February 2022
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My partner bought a Peugeot 3008 which was not due a service for 6 months. The deal included a free service which unbeknownst to her they carried out hours before she went to collect the car. Is there a grounds for complaint here? 2018 plate. Read more
20 years ago KIA had the awful Rio on sale. Now the company has the best and 3rd best selling car in the UK, quite a transformation. In the meantime we've lost Rover and Saab.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/car-market-1/2022-02/top.../ Read more
When my 1999 Mk1 Focus was in for repair thanks to a hit and run I was asked if I was OK with an automatic as that was the only courtesy car the repairer had.
I said yes and was given a 1998 Hyundai Accent estate 1.3 auto. Compared to the Focus it was like stepping into the first car I ever drove, a mid 1970s Datsun 120Y....
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Re the question on main page about heated windscreens and the reply about Ford. In the sixties LR had them as an option and the Monte Carlo Mini's used them also (check out the pictures). I suspect Ford acquired the patent when they owned LR , That's why the first mainstream manufacturers to offer them were Ford; LR and Volvo who they also owned. Had them on company Mondeos from V reg only used occasionally as I garage my car. Read more
I suppose that’s one of the things I miss about smoking. ( I’m not an ex smoker or a non smoker, just a smoker who hasn’t smoked for decades) ;-)
Anyway, if the car was frosted over, it took about the time it also took to puff on a stogie, to defrost itself as you casually observed the process while leaning on a wall.
Researching for new tyres. How accurate are the tyre gradings ? How much weight should I give to them ? thanks Read more
Tyres designated as XL (= extra load) do not necessarily have stiffer sidewalls than their "normal" equivalents. The load a tyre can carry depends on its inflation pressure and XL tyres can be inflated to 0.5 bar higher pressure than "normal" tyres to enable them to carry higher loads. The carcass cords in an XL tyre might have a higher tensile strength than those in normal tyres but can be just as flexible. With the exception of "run flat" tyres, tyre sidewalls are not designed to carry load and a tyre with no inflation pressure will support very little weight.
I'm aware of the above as far as it goes, but...My MX-5 uses 84V tyres. Many if not most replacements offered are 'XL' 88V. I've been led to believe that these tyres would need higher pressures, maybe 2-3 psi, to achieve the correct shape and even the load rating of the 84 rated tyre. The car is very sensitive to tyre pressures so I stick with 84 load rating despite the much wider availability of XL rated ones.
I've never been able to find "official" advice on this. The shape thing sounds logical to me - if they are designed to be the right shape at 36psi then they won't be the right shape at 29psi, will they?...
I had 20 miles left in my engine and drove into town and put £20 of fuel in my car and on way home car was pulling / slight judder . I drove home 5 miles I am wondering if I’ve put £20 of petrol into my car . AA will charge £100 can I just top up my full engine with diesel and this will sort it out . Thanks Read more
Despite what other's say not worth the risk for £100.
Despite what WHICH others say?...
I can't decide which one is better, a superb estate petrol only or a plugin hybrid?
Both are less worry about range, but I am concerned about upfront cost, running cost, and maintenance costs. Insurance group and road tax is also different between the two. Upfront cost seems higher for plugin hybrid. But does it break even (battery will get worse over time especially with uk climate) ? ... Read more
A PHEV will only make sense financially and environmentally if:
- it is plugged in to recharge daily
- your pattern of use is many short trips with few long ones
For instance a 15 mile commute could mean 75 miles a week on electric power. Round up to 100 miles to cover weekend use - shopping, social etc - ~5000 miles pa....
My car had a repair done at the insurance approved bodyworks , The 2 passenger side doors were damaged, They replaced the rear door but did a bad job on the front passenger door , So after complaining , They decided to replace the front door with a new door.
I have got all the paperwork from the first repair and today i dropped the car off to get the front door replaced.... Read more
Another nice thing about running bangers is/was you can distance yourself from all this autotrader skullduggery and hold on to the moral high ground.
Hmm...Do I need a smiley here?...
Quite surprised there's no diesel variant. With a 110PS modern diesel it'd be a good tow car.
If as the HJ article suggest its a big as a Skoda Karoq with only 110 PS I doubt it be much use as a tow car. The power and torque is pretty much identical to our Mk2 Focus 1.6 TDCi which was lighter and smaller than these SUV's and that would not have been a car I would have wanted to tow anything substantial with especially with 4 people and stuff on board. A 2.0 TDCi would have been a different matter which is what this needs to match it aspirations.
After an earlier thread about Dacia warranty including recovery excluding punctures I find that this exclusion also affects Renault.
So the main reason to call for assistance is excluded and most owners will only find out when it’s too late. Like the Rip off Britain correspondent who waited four hours for the RAC to inform him that the cover excluded damage to wheels.... Read more
There you are watching the TV or in the cinema and on come the adverts for the new cars. Zooming around coastal roads, through wooded areas, parked outside shopping centres, etc.
Showing wheels, instrument panels, sunroofs, boot floors, seating tec. All very shiny.... Read more
This advert for the Rover 800 was highly misleading. At the 17-18 second mark, it clearly showed that a Rover driver could confidently expect as many as three headlamp bulbs to be working at the same time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGEFVWDifbA
I think this was raised during another thread over the past year, as I remember watching that video before. Still puts a smile on my face.
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A son has had an ongoing argument with a Franchised Dealer,
2 years ago he bought a brand new car - offer of the week/month was a Free Service or Extras on the car....