July 2022
Hi, i'm after buying a caravan and need a car that'll tow upto a decent weight for my 8k. Thinking large estate or possibly an SUV. I will use if for towing, weekly 30 odd mile drive and the occasional long motorway run. The mpg of a diesel is appealing but everything i look at people warm me off for DPF, EGR, etc. issues. I was looking diesel versions of Subaru Outback, Rav4, Avensis, CRV, V70 2.0. These all have about 80k miles for around 8k. Am i asking for trouble? Should i just get petrol and stomach the bad mpg in the hope of good reliability? What petrol car would suit my needs that might have decent mpg? Any advice appreciated. Thanks Read more
Hi there.
I currently have a noise what sounds like a grinding type noise coming from my L200.
This noise only appears once the vehicle is up to temperature and only does it when it hits 1500rpm. It will stop again after passing 1500rpm.
This is when driving and also when in neutral revving the engine.
A local garage has had a look and they think it could be the DPF causing the noise. They informed me they took the turbo apart to see if anything there is causing it and they put a smoke machine on the car to see if any holes are present, they could not find any issues.
They have just told me to monitor the noise and see if it gets worse/affects performance.
Has anyone had a similar issue/got any advice on this please?
Many thanks! Read more
Inconclusive, but it seems very common
Hi all
I am new here and not at all clued up with motors so hoping you can help!... Read more
The bit you've quoted above is my reply to someone saying I was prejudiced against Peugeots for no reason. It's not no reason, it's because they've produced some rubbish down the line.
It appears to be for no reason, because you haven't given any, except to say that Peugeot have 'produced some rubbish'. Whatever that means. But perhaps this is not the thread to go into any detail.
Adam Kay the TV doctor of “This is going to hurt “ fame tells us of the pain he has endured with his Jaguar i pace in an article in the Sunday Times today.
Apart from “ Range Anxiety “ and finding a compatible charging station after discovering his car won’t charge from an extension lead at home he experienced the Heater Control Unit failure that seems to have snowballed recently leaving many cars at the Main Dealer waiting for a replacement unit which are on back order and a 14 hour dashboard out job.... Read more
Would expect JLR to claim the cost of replacing the modules from the supplier which will be huge considering the 8 hour labour involved in taking out the front dash and loan cars for extended periods up to five weeks.
Is that true that the replacement modules are failing too ?...
I’ve spent hours scouring through forums but I think it’s best if I just ask directly for some advice as I’m really starting to get confused with all the conflicting opinions.
I need to buy a 7 seater for under £3.5K- it will not be getting very much use at all, a handful of times a week doing food shopping etc (usually only a mile or two each way) and the odd day trip say once a month or so. It will be just children in the rear seats so no need to worry about lots of space. I only need this car to last me a couple of years until I can replace with a better one once I’ve finished uni and am in full-time work.
Just looking for something that isn’t going to break down on me and have extortionate repairs- what should I be looking out for when going to view cars? I’m a complete novice, I’ve been doing a lot of research but I’m still not really sure on anything and I’m worried about people trying to sell me a rubbish one (stereotypical small blonde young and probably look as much of a car novice as I am lol)
Please, any help and advice is so so appreciated Read more
The reason for petrol recommendation is due to a combination of reliability and running costs. It is all too easy to think of running costs as simply mpg, in which case diesel obviously wins, but there is much more to it than just that. If something goes wrong on a diesel engine, it will cost much more to fix than a petrol equivalent, routine servicing is going to cost more, and of course diesel itself is more expensive to buy at the pumps than petrol. It is generally reckoned that for diesel to be worthwhile you need to be doing circa 15k miles or more per annum. Of course there are situations where diesel makes more of a case for itself, even if doing less miles, such as if you have a caravan (particularly a big one), because the torque of a turbo diesel will make it much less hard work.
The fact that you will be doing a weekly motorway trip will make things better for diesel in one respect, because the reliability problems surrounding modern diesels are generally due to being used only for shorter journeys clogging up DPF's. But the budget you are working with means you will be looking at older cars which throws up two potential issues. 1, as any car gets older, things can and will start going wrong (see comment above). 2, you may unwittingly buy a car who's DPF is on its last legs resulting in a crippling bill for you (rather than its previous owner). ...
Not sure whether this would qualify to go in the 'technical section' or not but anyway...two issues:
1. My long-standing water leak into my Mazda3's (gen-1 saloon) boot is getting quite bad now. During heavy or sustained rainfall, some of it gets into the boot, and seemingly not via a (partially) failed boot opening seal.... Read more
Thing is you have to be sure, if the drain is clear the water will go away.
My point was that the water ends up on the bunded boot liner (its not just a mat) - think of it like a soap dish catching all the dregs from on top. All that happens is that in warm / dry weather, the water that came in when it was raining evaporates off....
How would i be able to get Confirmation of Pay for home loan? Is there any arrangement on the off chance that I don't have any verification of pay or address?
How would i be able to get Confirmation of Pay for home loan? Is there any arrangement on the off chance that I don't have any verification of pay or address?
IME in the UK, last remortgaged c2008, we produced payslips and perhaps P60 forms. Both in tenured employment in the public sector at the time. If you're self employed then more hoop[ jumping will be needed. ...
Hi, I retired recenly age 61 and have a bit of a dilemma about a 'retirement' car.
I've always driven large saloons, even back to my student days. It always seemed like you could go a few years older than 'normal' and get a lot more car - choose carefully/low mileage and you can get a genuine slice of luxury for the price of a new hatch. I always took car allowance rather than a company car.... Read more
Sure that I answereed a very similar thread recently but the 15K budget ruled out my suggestion of a Toyota Camry.
If you can make £21K though ... www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206297277109...
I've had the car serviced and need new front tyres. The depth on them is 2.65 for inner (both) and 2.56 outer passenger side, 2.77 driver side. From that would you say that the wheel alignment needs adjusting? Thanks. Read more
Standard advice is best-tyres-on-the-back, so strictly speaking you dont need new front tyres, because you'll be moving the re-tyred front wheels to the back.
I’ve just watched a you tube video called, “ look what you’ve done” released by Durham constabulary, it is regarding an accident last year on the A1 , I don’t know how to post links, so you if you want to view it you will have to search for it, if anyone was in any doubt as to what can happen whilst using a phone whilst driving then this video will make it very clear,
it’s very harrowing so if it’s not for you then do not watch, ( I have no connection with anyone in the video, this is not spam) Read more
Very sobering, and surely a saultory lesson for anyone who thinks that either 'multi-tasking' and/or driving too close and not paying much attention at speed on the road is not a problem and their 'modern safety systems' will prevent an accident.
Even 'hands-free' phoning can be extremely dangerous, because it takes the attention of the driver's brain away from the road, especially as the person on the other end of the phone often does not apprecaite or care about what is going on on the other end of the phone other than what they are talking about....
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Must agree that 170k miles is well past the "just run in" stage. Buying any car with those miles on is a gamble.