January 2021
My dad went ahead and bought a 5 ton van not knowing it was 5 ton as he put the plate into insurance and it said it was a 3.5 ton van. He got MOT done at a regular garage where they also thought it was a 3.5 ton van and did it.
The van in question is a VW crafter CR50 MWB. How do i go about fixing this without the MOT garage getting in trouble as the fella there is my dads mate and he would be devastated if he caused him some kind of fine or ban from the MOT board.... Read more
With a couple of threads of ‘time for change’, I’m sort of in the same boat. I have a 2010 KIA Ceed autometic diesel estate which I have had for seven years, and has been the best car I have ever had; and it has exceeded my expectations in many respects. However, over the last year I had to spend about 200 pounds on a new a/c condenser, and a small amount on a new battery. Then in December the auto gear changer jammed up a bit; no parts needed but something had siezed up costing me a hundred pounds to fix. Then, at the MoT just before Christmas it failed from parking break efficiency failed; again, no parts needed but something else was seized up so another hundred odd pounds.
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I paid out for a cam belt and water pump on my old V70, gave it a good clean and plan to keep it for as long as possible.
How do I go about sorting out a car which has no owner but has been sat in a barn for nearly two years, with the same dead owner. Just recently found out that the V5 is still registered to my dead grandfather, if I contact the DVLA will there be any consequences for this? Read more
I bought a car from the estate of a deceased. Letter from the solicitor confirming the right of the widow to sell it wasn't necessary. Just re-registered it in my name and had it for 9 years without a problem.
The solicitor would have knowledge of the estate, whether or not there was a will etc. and if there was what went to the widow. ...
Hi. I have owned the above car for 16 years. It had 16k on it when i bought it. has now covered 227k miles. It has been epic. Surely the greatest engine designed ever (duplex cam chains rule) However recently the car would cut out without warning at any time. Had the AA out and when the OBD reader was connected 4 codes were displayed , P0404 , P0335 , P0216 and P1665. Was a lot of oil on the front of the engine and i suspected a bad electrical connection because of the oil. Then sprayed liberal amounts of brake cleaner to remove the oil. The problem went away for a day.It then came back. Was gutted. Went to spray the oiled area again and whilst moving the wires around that were attached to the block connector at the back of the main diesel pump all of a sudden i noticed one of the wires in fresh air . Hmm. Went to start the car again and it would not even fire. Got the AA out again and told the technician about the broken wire. He got his soldering iron out he soldered the broken wire and the car has not stopped since. No more fault codes. Best fix ever. Read more
Simple fixes are a great achievement. Sadly with modern cars , those days are gone . I think we’ve gone downhill since the Mk 3 Mondeo . Even basic jobs are now a mission.
Evening all, hope you're keeping well during these strange times.
Coming up to 3 years since we bought our wonderful Jazz. Its a great car and thus far we've had no problems. OK, the tenacious "Codgermobile" label still attracts the attention of tailgaters, though I've kind of got used to that. But its time to move on, and I'll be looking for something a little bigger, though I doubt whether I'll find anything as reliable. I did consider upgrading to a third ( or fourth, not sure) generation Jazz Sport, the discontinued model with the 1.5 litre engine, but there are few of them out there and they tend to be a bit beyond my pocket. ... Read more
I did briefly consider the option of a Civic just before buying the Jazz, but at the time prices were just out of my reach. I'd certainly look at that option again, so thanks for reminding me, catsdad....
The joy of technology. www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/the-cattle-...f Read more
So say I've bought one of these new fangled self driving cars and it comes up to a cattle grid. Am I stuck in the middle of the road until wind bourne erosion fills up the ditch?
IMO, the drivers got too close to the side of the grid where the wooden wall is/steel bars, as my old Civic with the same or similar system never had a problem with Cattle grids, there are a fair few on the Isle of Wight which I have been across and never has the collision mitigation system come on...
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My local garage has traced an engine management light on our Leon to a faulty Lambda sensor (Bank 1 Sensor 2 to the rear or downstream from the catalyst). I can get the part much cheaper online than from the main dealer but I'm flummoxed because there appears to be 2 different parts with (slightly different) part numbers both coming up as suitable for my car.... Read more
Sorry, should have been clearer. The garage who diagnosed the fault will fit the sensor. They only seem to source from main dealer parts though and suggested I might be able to get the part cheaper from an online parts store. So I'm only sourcing the part, the garage diagnosed the problem and will fit it, cheers.
Hi. Can anyone provide me with the roadie code for my 6000 radio serial number V092192
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(Answered in the other thread.)
It's apparently also not the safest car out there in a crash, getting only a 1 star NCAP rating.
A lot of the safety star ratings are for electronic safety aids and things like seat belt unfastened buzzers. It would be interesting to know why the Wrangler got the low rating. Perhaps it is for failing crash tests but maybe it is for not having some electronic gizmo. Quite a few people turn off all those gizmos as soon as they get in the car as they find them distracting.
We all know that common sense disappeared for many years ago and most seem to have the attention span of a goldfish.
However I was totally staggered this morning. Hertfordshire has its first dusting of snow in a while. Then on local radio we get reports of numerous minor accidents and the M1 southbound closed around J6/5. Whats so hard about driving to suit the conditions? Read more
I cleared 6 inches of snow off my car yesterday.
We have lived with two days of drivers in various vehicles believing foot to the floor is how you get up an icy 1:20 hill. That included an A3 quattro driver who had no understanding that tread on tyres is more important than the number of wheels driven....
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A mate of mine bought an ex RAC or AA Transit to tow his large (very large actually) car transporter. He needed the Heavy Duty Transit because of the weights involved but unusually for an HD one it only had single rear wheels. He was frequently pulled up by the Police at checkpoints since they suspected he was over the weight limit, once they ahd checked the facts he was never fined.
His MOT's were done at the local Councils depot.