June 2022
The new Toyota EV, the one with a name that sounds like a chemical formula or is it algebraic has been recalled when barely in production. The car was developed jointly with Subaru who have also recalled theirs. Apparently the problem is with a bolt that could fail. They have identified the problem with only a limited amount of cars produced and none for the UK market. I do not know what the current trend is with manufacturers marketing their EV cars with obscure numbers and letters like VW with their ID3 and 4, nothing much to say down the pub when asked what do you drive.
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Gear linkage broke on my car by work, we have a garage on the same road so I asked them to take a look. They confirmed it was the linkage cables and ordered the part.
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Pay the garage, get your car back and then sue them in the small claims court.
Yes, if you don't mind a bit of hassle, and perhaps some further cost. But maybe the threat could have the desired effect.
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I'm currently looking to purchase a used DS3 Crossback, and am looking at various cars; late 2020 models with a diesel engine are so unpopular at the moment there are bargains to be had.... Read more
I think Vauxhall were desperate to make the Corsa the UK's best selling car. When I got mine on lease, it was about 2/3 of the cost of a Seat Mii...
And, yes, it's horrible in the back.
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We think we may have bought a cloned vehicle. Absolutely gutted. Paid cash and no way of contacting the seller. ... Read more
Where property comes into hands of police re crime if there is a dispute as to ownership an application can be made for Mags to issue order as to ownershipp
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Our neighbour is looking for a first car for his 17yr old boy,
The son is a spurs fan and refuses to contemplate anything red (a***nal colours)..... Read more
My advice would be don't bother, particularly if the teen's making stipulations about colour.
SWMBO learned to drive late and was determined our daughters wouldn't make the same mistake. Their seventeenth birthday presents were driving lessons, until they passed - they'd been well drilled....
If so, a cautionary tale!.
Was at my mates the other day and he told me about an incident involving his daughters partners car, a Golf GTI. He had the gubbins for the radar cruise/brake assist forcibly removed from the grill area while parked in Aberdeen. ... Read more
I got talking to a chap the other day, he had the led headlights stolen from his car, it was caught on his house cctv, took them under 5 minutes.....
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My wife recently inherited a Corsa and I noticed some cracking on the tyres this morning. It's in the long in between threads section. It runs around the whole tyre and is the same as in the photo for two of them. A third has it but not so bad. And the fourth is ok. ... Read more
"though it was never mentioned why?"
No idea, except I remember there being some comment about it revealed a security flaw. Different software in those days (khoosys)
Aaah. They're chocked underneath, so presumably weighted at the top. They'll need rebalancing.
You could also tilt the reference frame to apparently defy gravity....
I have had 3 Swifts and a Baleno over the last 12 years - all bought new
All TC Automatics and the 6 speed Baleno gearbox has been absolutely brilliant and faultless - it doesn't hang on to 3rd gear as the old gearboxes did... Read more
Thought the Baleno had a automated manual box? Fairly sure the one I drove for a day did? Does/did yours have the column mounted shift paddles?
No - the 2017 Baleno has a TC box - 6 speed with optional paddles...
Hi, Id like some advice before contacting the seller.
I bought a 63 plate BMW x1, it came with a new mot and a three month warranty. I've had it a few weeks now and have noticed small patches of oil on my drive. When I went through the mot paperwork I noticed it says it has a small oil leek but nothing to be worried about. The car cost £7000. ... Read more
Did you buy it from a trader? If so (forgetting the warranty) you have consumer rights for up to
6 months, if local then if the trader is good he may well help you out. But I would clean up the affected area and see how bad it is, may just be a few drops
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No - the official emissions report stated that the only emission was fairy dust.