May 2021
Well decided to use the Toyota buy on line purchase for a new Toyota Yaris .
An absolute nightmare !... Read more
This could so very easily have had a different outcome.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-57284221... Read more
a MK2 Vauxhall Cavalier was taken in on the back of a breakdown truck. The roof had been peeled back from windscreen to the tailgate, drivers seat bent back with lots of dried blood on it. Turned out a truck driver tried overtaking a tractor on a bend, half way past he sees the Cavalier coming towards him, jumps on the brakes, back of the truck swings round and the Cavalier driver, having nowhere else to go, went under the rear overhang of the truck. Needless to say, the Cavalier driver was killed instantly
I did an RAC/ACU motorcycle training course back in the '60s, like an earlier mod here, PU. Part of that course included a non obligartory screening of car accidents. One of the after events included a film of (allegedly) Jayne Mansfield's crash. It was meant to be shocking, thought provoking and horrifying. It concentrated the mind wonderfully. Several who attended left the room. I survived (so far) to my '70s.
Can anyone help please. Looking for radio code for Ford Fiesta 2008. S/N V035312 Read more
Fantastic, many thanks
Hi,
I work for BBC Radio 4 and am working on an item about the increase prices of used cars lately. Looking to talk to someone who is buying a used car at the moment.
Email address is dave.james1@bbc.co.uk if you fancy chatting send me an email and I'll give you a call.
Cheers,... Read more
Maybe one that SLO may come out of retirement for!!!!
Cheers Concrete
People renewing their home or motor insurance will pay no more than they would as a new customer from January.
We have multicar with LV. The renewal just arrived so well after the new announcement from next January. 2cars policy increased by £20. Separate policies on compare the merkats £100 less. Rang LV they would only reduce by £30 but why not quote this up front!! So LV losing my business some £500. Hard to understand their business reasoning other than they are about to be swallowed by venture capitalists so good riddance. I cannot see much changing after January, you cannot win with these guys. I suspect they will gang up and prices will just increase
Hello, I have a 2007 Ford fiesta 1.6 petrol and have noticed that the passe ger side wheel is hotter than the drivers side. I have installed a new caliper and regreased all the parts that need greasing and the wheel is still hotter than the other side. The only thing that hasn't been replaced is the brake hose.
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AFAICT, the square seal distortion, and maybe the dust seal distortion also, will pull the pistons back a bit.
Since the pads aren't stuck to the pistons, only the springs (where fitted) and disk runout will be effective in returning them....
Apologies if this post is in the wrong place as it's in part a technical question, but mostly its asking for advice on what to do with my car as I think it needs replacing.
I got my first car in 2017, an 07 Proton Gen2, bought off a friend for £300. I'm only just thinking I'm going to have to sell it and I'm gutted. The engine has started stalling sometimes when putting the clutch down after braking from 30+mph, (either to change gear or come to a stop). Often there is a hill involved when this happens.... Read more
Moderators can facilitate the exchange of emails if DaveyK is still interested. I would not recommend putting an email on the public forums.
Hello. I put this out again but now on the right place, My turbo just died so I had a replacement. And now the car won't start sometimes, when it starts it's just sit there and as fast I hit the gas pedal it dies straight away, I thought maybe the battery was a problem cuz that was broken to so I put a new one in, nothing happens, the injectors is fine, the dynamo is fine, I just had a replacement on the mass air filter or what it's called, so that's fine to. Is there someone that maybe had the same problem and have some ideas of what it can be? Or other people that have any ideas? I'm sorry for my English writing if there is any misstake, I'm not english.. :D thank you very much for feedback. Read more
Thanks for reply my post, I found the problem so the car is good as new now. Everything was connected. But since the turbo broke down, the intercooler was full of oil so I empty it and cleand it, :)
Hello there, is it easy to retro fit an auto dimming rear view mirror to the above car. Is the wiring hidden somewhere behind the existing mirror??
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Probably not . I doubt if there is any wiring for it hidden away .
spent £3750 on a car 6000 miles down the road and 10months my mot BILL is due AND £1300 the garage said to PASS CAR ,i looked back at the mot history and was suspect to see that mot have had advisories on every year and never been attended to or fixed to my knowledge yet the mot that come with the car had a pass with no advisories and my new mot came with the past history of all the years advisories £1300 bill all in one bundle ,all the MOT are done by the same MOT inspection garage who has covered its history who is situated next door (and why they didn't pick up at least one of advisories over the last 10 years when they did the MOT the previous advisories had been corrected as not showing on the mot I thought, is this a honest garage Read more
I really don't understand why you think the MOT history is suspicious?. If anything, it may be slightly suspicious (especially the rear disc) that there were no advisories at all on its last MOT, but that was a year and 7k miles after its previous one. But your comments that the MOT history is, essentially, proof of of your claim that you have been duped by the garage who sold you the car and/or the garage who did the MOT last year, doesn't hold any water.
Looking at the MOT history, apart from the current fail, the most (advisories) mentioned was 2016 (5 years ago!), and most of the text is taken up by saying that all 4 tyres are near the legal limit. Other than that, the deteriorated suspension bush is mentioned, as is a 'slightly' binding rear brake, so nothing serious. The year before that, 2015, the suspension bush is mentioned (for the first time) along with a slight exhaust leak and a loose heat shield. Again, nothing serious. ...
I have had that experience even with 2 Toyota dealers within the same group .