April 2021
Hi the factory fitted car radio in my car has an intermittent fault where the radio sound just goes off and on. The power to the radio is always there, the fault doesn't happen if listening to a cd. The sound can go off for a hour then come back on or it can be just 5 minutes. Anyone have any ideas what's causing this? Do i need a whole new unit or could it be just a loose wire at the back of the unit?
Hello All,
I would like to thank everyone for their very helpful advices on Small SUVs that i was going to buy.
I want to share with you all that i think i found what i want to get but it will be in the UK in September 2021, it is Toyota Yaris Cross. I do not want to buy it brand new therefore i decided to get something for a year/two and i want to get Toyota Yaris as they are bombproof and very popular thus hopefully won’t be a problem to sell.
I know that 2020 range is more advanced. I would like to ask owners of Yaris what range is better to get and if 2019 will be also ok. Thank you all in advance!
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I am a member of the UK Yaris forum for yonks, not scientific observation but I see far more issues raised by the owners of the Hybrids then petrol. Are you willing to backup your claim with some facts?
LOL! The irony of your comment!...
In a parallel thread Skidpan and BBD have touched on this question, which I am purposely keeping completely open-ended: why do some buyers habitually buy new cars, rather than used ? There can be all kinds of reasons - and I would like to hear any of them - but knowing how depreciation sets in, they would have to be serious ones. Read more
. Then around the early 80s vauxhall launched the Astra with a 75bhp 1.3 that seemed extraordinary how they'd done that...
Remember ordering these for the office in the eighties and they never really hit the spot with me.
Then the Rover bankruptcy and lots of bad publicity.
But seeing one today in a lovely dark blue driven by a retired gentleman I'm wondering whether I would like one
It must be a diesel because of the bad reputation of both the petrols.
But I should like your views please . Read more
Rover 416 GTi - Well made and classy with leather and wood combined with 128bhp Honda twin cam motor. These were genuinely nice little executive saloons.
Yeah, always liked the R8 Rover and these especially. Nearly bought a H-plate 416 GTi in about 1996, it was in that vivid green over grey, with grey leather. At the time I had a G-plate Civic with the same engine, wish I kept that too!
In a previous post I expressed alarm at the tedious amount of time it took to complete this simple task-but I eventually sent an on line submission with all the details DVLA required.
I quickly received a response and a notification that I could track the progress of my application and the on line advice was that everything had been noted and my new post code was accepted etc.... Read more
It appears DVLA are in a serious predicament, but I understand the delays.
I applied for an over 70 license in February, before my birthday in April. I completed all the forms D2 and D4, as I needed to preserve my towing weights for our caravan; and everything posted recorded delivery....
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my Mazda CX5 2.2 diesel 2014 went in for a recall for a safety issue with the shutter valve. I picked the car up and a few miles down the motorway all power cut out without wanring and rolled to a stop at the side of the road. The police came got the car out of the way and it was recovered back to the Mazda dealership. They've had the car for two weeks and phoned yesterday to say they don't know whats wrong with it, Mazda UK don't know whats wrong with it, but they 100% can say its nothing to do with what they did. I argued this and spoke to the manager, who eventually told me that they do know its an issue with the fuel not going through, but thats all they know.... Read more
"Mazda UK don't know what's wrong with it, but they 100% can say its nothing to do with what they did"
Hmm - But if they don't know what is wrong with it, how can they say that it's 100% nothing to do with what they did?...
Recently took car in for recall, and they gave me this piece of paper:
This thread seems to have gone as far is it can in terms of helping the OP, some different opinions have been given, it's up to him now to act. I don't think there's anything more to add so I'm locking the thread.
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Seems pricey to me? Read more
Small update: I just watched a video from the Aussie equivalent to HJ, John Cadogan, who was reviewing (track day) the i20N. I wonder if we'll get this car, given (unlike Mazda) they appear to push their hot hatch models in the UK these days? More affordable than the i30N, but still quick at around 0-60 in just over 6.5 sec.
If these vehicles know where they are etc. by Satellite signal how do they cope in wooded areas . Normally SAT NAVs lose signal where trees line both sides of the road giving the driver no information about the road ahead.. Read more
If the ALKS works on clear road markings then I wish it luck. Heavily used roads have markings obscured by tyre marks and low-maintenance. Even I struggle sometimes on a wet road into the sun. I cannot see any advantage in ALKS other than a driver's aid like cruise control. Let another country try it first and pick up the pieces.
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My corsa B has a cooling problem. When the temperature goes up beyond 100, steam starts hissing out of the radiator inlet pipe. This happens after about 20 minutes of being sat idle.... Read more
know when fan should kick in. listen out for it
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