August 2021
I have wanted a personalised plate for a while and am considering one now I'm getting a new car. Looking online shows loads of different sites where you can buy them, all promising the "best prices". Are there any sites to avoid or any sites that are worth using? I know DVLA do auctions but apart from that I don't know where to look for the best Read more
I have a roof box and need to store it in the garage when I'm not using it. A quick search shows a variety of different wall hangers but can anyone recommend a good one? Read more
Is there headroom to fix a couple of wooden rails from one side to the other and just lift the box onto these?
i had to buy another car as my renault was to expensive to repair ,so bought a Suzuki SX4 off gumtree from a local dealer ,i had to get a lift as i had no transport ,a neighbor who is a nurse gave me a lift but was short on time so i had no time to check the car out so bought it on spec yes i know never trust a dealer even though he advertized it as in good condition
It had a lot of paper work as was in what looked like great condition ,,driving home 4 miles the fan kept going on got home then did the checks to find no water in the engins at all put water in to find a leak from the back of the engine , im disabled and 73 to old to work on the car ... Read more
Get the car back to the dealer and ask for a refund or the car fixed properly.
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Hi all,
I've recently started a thread about a jump start going wrong and my car immobilizer becoming activated. Now every garage I've called has been busy for at least a week. If it's not against the rules, could anyone recommend a decent mechanic, preferable mobile, or in the padgate area of warrington? ... Read more
It might be worth a look at the HJ Good Garage Guide:
My car key is getting more & more difficult to use as a remote, whilst I have a spare in better condition that needs recoding to the car.
Does anyone know if it’ll need genuine Jaguar software to code it, or a generic code reader? Read more
All sorted - took the new battery out of the non-functioning key, put another new battery in and all is good….
My local supermarket had travellers camped out. They have a 4 hour maximum parking with CCTV.
It goy me thinking, without a postal address. How do they insure their cars and get car tax reminders?.... ... Read more
The travellers have now returned to the school rugby pitch. I thought they hadn't gone far, I spotted several groups of them shopping in Morrisons two days ago - they were conspicuous not just by the style of clothing and hairdo sported by the younger women but by the fact that not one of them was wearing a mask.
The school has now begun court proceedings to have them removed. Oh well, adds a bit of colour to life, I suppose....
Hi again all,
I left my (09 plate, 1.25 petrol) fiesta in a carpark for 20 days without driving it. It was dead when I tried to start it today. Unfortunately I allowed a chap to try and give me a jump,.when he did, the cables started to spark and smoke heavily, and the rubber on the able melted, and obviously my car didn't start. I called out breakdown company who told me it was an imobiliser fault and he recommended taking it to a Ford garage.... Read more
Not really. Anything beyond fuses will need specific test equipment.
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My wife needs an auto and really likes a Golf. I'm conscious of some of the supposed risks in this choice. So back ground assumptions - vaguely 9 - 10k price point, FSH, newer than 2013, automatic, sat nav, we'll keep it for 7 years & do 40k - choices Golf MK7 1.4 TSI, Leon 1.8 TSI, Leon/Golf 1.2 TSi. For similar money what would you consider to be the less risky option, eg. 2013 1.4 Golf with 40k or 2018 1.4 Golf with 100k or 1.8 Leon with 80k or 1.2 Leon with 40k? We currently have a 1.2 TSi Leon manual and it's rock solid.... Read more
OK, thanks for the feedback. I was hoping that post 2013 they'd sort some dsg issues out like on the 1.4 TSi but reading the feedback it sounds not. I've got the Toyota Auris / Lexus as next option because I know they last, just a shame it's not as nice a car to be around with as the Golf.
I notice that the Rapid, Tipo and Baleno are the budget bargains for a medium sized car.
Which would you recommend?... Read more
I cannot discuss the Baleno or the Tipo but the Toledo (Rapid) with the 110 bhp engine will cruise all day at 130kph (80 mph) across France, and for me on 1200 miles I achieved 46.9 brim to brim mpg. The car has nice toys eg bluetooth streaming of the music on my mobile telephone and the satnav comes with traffic alerts, albeit sometimes I wish they would be announced a little earlier! Some may say the ride/handling is not the best, not having driven others I cannot say however it certainly isn't bad, especially with 15" wheels although I haven't ever pushed to the limit either. For a couple or 4 persons very adequate, for 5 it would be a squeeze owing to the rather narrow width of the car.
(Note I used a mix of E5, E10 SP95 and SP98 fuel - I didn't note any driving difference with any)...
Can anyone recommend when to change the timing belt on my car. It has covered 90K with full dealer service history. Read more
This will be the Peugeot psa engine . 10 years or 100k miles . So sooner rather than later .
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Some related cost: most insurers will charge you their standard admin fee to swap the plate numbers on the policy, usually at their inflated prices which I have seen at £25 to £75.