I've just bought a 2011 Kia Rio 1.4 petrol. There's much to like about the car but having driven it for quite few hours, now, I have to say I find it most uncomfortable to drive. One reason for this is that the clutch is on the heavy side and the biting point is near to the floor. It bites smoothly without judder, and gear changes are absolutely fine, but driving in stop-start traffic is really hard work and I have to sit nearer the steering wheel than i'd like because of the very low biting point. So...

Is there some way to adjust the bite point of the clutch?

Is there likely to be a way to make the clutch lighter?

Or is the only way to resolve this a totally new clutch?!

Just want to know if the above may be possible before I visit a mechanic. Thanks! Read more

I recently experienced the driver-assist features in a VW Polo. All of them were terrible. The car would routinely mis-identify lanes, sound a siren and flash a screen telling me to stop, pop-up unhelp warning whenever approaching roundabouts, and it would release the handbrake prematurely when starting on hills. It wasn't a feature set that impressed me.

I've read that automatic emergency braking (AEB) triggering erroneously has been an issue with some cars, including Hondas. I expected better from Honda.... Read more

There is an interesting letter in the ""frequently asked questions". Basically a buyer has been perfectly happy with his EV and traded it after 3 years for the same car but latest model. It promised a range of some 285plus miles which he was happy with getting some 250 miles with the old model. The reality with the new one he says is "barely 200 in cold weather" due he thinks to the new car having a heat pump. He is having difficulty with rejecting the car on these grounds which would appear to me if the facts are true a valid reason. Range is almost a third less. Read more

Hi,

So....I placed an order for a brand new 308 SW (what a gorgeous looking car ??) in May this year. Initially had a look at one in dealership quick chat to sales guy and left him to sort his best deal and went home. He later emailed me the deal which I accepted and signed Vehicle Order Form online. Delivery estimate 1st August. All happy.....

Step forward to late July and contact via email to say expecting car within days as it had arrived in the country...

4th August I get a V5 for my new car in the post! Queried with garage and advised due within days....

As of today I still haven't had contact to advise car is at the dealership...I had a little moan a couple of weeks ago and manager said he'd refund me a couple of months car tax and a full tank of petrol.

My issue now thought is not only have I lost out on car tax but also will be well over a month's warranty and worst of all surely as it's going to be after 1st September before I get the car it should be a 73 plate not a 23?

I can only assume the garage registered for their benefit financially before they got sight of the car?

Am I right in feeling really aggrieved here?

I've no problem with it being delayed it just doesn't seem right I will end up with a 23 plate car after September!!

I'm tempted to threaten to walk away from the deal (I never paid a deposit) and see what they say.....

Anyone else had something similar??

Don't want to mention the dealer yet as not given them chance to see what they'll do but it's a big national dealership...

Thanks Neil Read more

Looking for iridium plugs for this car and I notice that tightening torque is listed as 23 Nm for Bosch and 17 Nm for Denso. I am not confusing the 1.2 engine with the 1.0 so I fail to understand why the torque setting would be different. Could someone please enlighten me. Read more