March 2021
Hi...
I need to buy a second-hand 'runaround' that serves the purpose of picking up the kids from school while our 'main car' is doing the commutes. So I need it to be safe, reliable, cheap to run and under £1,500. Is that realistic and, if so, what should I be looking at? Always liked VWs but happy to deviate. ... Read more
Hello all,
Noisy and rough riding cars trigger my migraines. In particular the low frequency noise and vibration from diesels and their exhausts at idle, and the rough ride and virbation/noise caused by stiff suspension and low profile tyres.... Read more
A mazda 6 on 17 inch wheels, preferably the current generation, but pre-facelift model.
Hi all can anyone help me am looking for the ac drain hose plug or pipe on the Ford Fiesta 2015 as my car gets wet drivers front footwel only wen I use the air con can’t see any leaks so am sure my drainage is blocked Read more
I think the op is referring to water entry when the ac system is operating , rather than rain water entry .
Hi. I have an Audi A1 2021 and am looking for the location of the hazard light fuse so I can hardwire a dv750x dashcam. It doesn't show it in the owners manual which is a bit strange. Can anyone help? Thanks. Matt
OP. If you can afford a new Audi you can afford to pay someone to do the job properly.
This gives an idea of what's involved, including a discussion about the issue with fuses staying live after shutdown....
Ford have announced the end of their large car production .
Never had one, don't know what I'll be missing.... Read more
2 or 3 years ago Ford America announced that it would in future be making only SUVs, given the popularity of that style of car in the US. They love ‘em. So I’m not surprised to learn that the Mondeo is to be discontinued, although that may not be the reason over here. I have a feeling that the Fiesta and Focus are selling too well to discontinue them, but we’ll see.
I do wonder if the craze for SUVs will fizzle out, although there is little sign of that at the moment. I would guess that some new type of vehicle will be invented at some time in the future and then we’ll all go mad for them. I’m starting to ramble a bit with my thoughts now, but maybe the switch to EVs will spawn a completely new type of car which works particularly well in EV form and which nobody had thought of before.
Hi all,
Just had my winter tyres swapped back to the summer set. One of the summers had a bulge so they put the winter one back on that wheel for now. The car drives OK surprisingly. The odd tyre on the front. Car is RWD.... Read more
Would you
Keep the winter tyre...
It’s a shame as it’s a truly superb car and in my view far better than many German brands offering but at a far lower cost
However life moves on although I have to say I believe battery is a dead end. Hydrogen is the future Read more
Have a 59 Mondeo Titanium X Diesel 70,000 miles. Fantastic car. Roomy. Smooth drive. Powerful. Well built. Solid doors. Hugely underrated. Filled with toys. Never let me down. Going to buy a Mondeo Vignale soon despite Ford phase out. Sad to see my Mondeo go after the sterling service it has given me. Just upgrading and getting newer, thats all. Hopefully, many will panic at the phase out and I can be gifted a good deal for a newer model in a superb range that is already a good deal....
Absolutely fine but don’t forget to declare the income as the taxman will want his slice. Read more
Those who saw this afternoons programme which involved a gardener who bought a Ranger for £2800 , high mileage lots of dents etc.
The engine overheated and the local garage diagnosed a head gasket blown.... Read more
Apparently the HG blew when the car was taken On the motorway.
Hello, I am trying too find a hissing noise that occurs when I accelerate and wanted too see if it was definitely a vacuum leak. I have plugged an obd2 reader in and at idle the short fuel trim is going between 0 and - 5. Then when I rev the car up too around 1500 rpm the short fuel trim level is at between 0 and +5. Is this normal?. Also the spark advance is around 6 degrees at idle and goes up too about 33 at 1500 rpm. Also the long term fuel trim at idle is between - 3 and - 1 and goes too about - 0.5 at 1500 rpm
Any help would be really appreciated Read more
If you think it’s got an air leak , your would be better off checking the emissions on a 4 gas analyser .
Browse
.jpg)
Mate of mine does property maintenance and buys bangers form £400 to £900. He does zilch to them and when they have a bad mot off they go. He's had if my memory serves, E class estate, Meriva, Jag estate, the present one, his oppo is even better, MX5 for 14 years and again zilch done to it except the MOT, not even changed the oil. If I had £1500 to spend I'd get a car for say £700 and save the rest in case of tyres or exhausts etc needed a going over. Another mate ran 2cvs all his working life, used to buy 2 for very little and used one as spares for the other. Reckoned the engines were unburstable, he floored them all the time, they sounded like a demented swarm of bees.