August 2023
My mother is a long time serving traffic officer in France and she sent me a footage taken by her partner from a road collision between two Tesla's that took place a couple of weeks ago.
She describes a series of multiple explosions that followed an intense fire that required a full two lanes civic road to be shut.... 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
In my opinion, if you don’t get the keys by next Friday I would walk away and demand a full refund.
That is unless you got a seriously good deal making it cheaper than a pre reg option.
If you do walk away consider getting a new Vauxhall astra. It’s the same car but likely it will have bigger discounts.
Signed up for help with this car..
After 20 years of being stored in a leaky garage, our 1992 Escort Cosworth had finally been unearthed.
The cars quite a state (Can’t seem to find a way of uploading a photo..).
So I’m here to find a good, solid, one-stop shop to restore the Escort to her for my glory.
Any recommendations? We’ve seen R&M Classics on instagram who seems to 1) Not need the business and 2) Be guesstimating at a premium with quotes of £20K minimum.
All input and advice greatly welcomed !! Read more
The other issue is the fortune it would cost to run if the OP decided to keep it after it was 'restored' to its former glory. Sky-high insurance (prime candidate for theft, type of driver associated with ownership, little safety features, etc), pitiful mpg, high VED, no ULEZ exemption as it's only 31 years old and not 40+, likley specialized (and thus high) general maintenance costs.
A former manager of mine had (and maybe still has) a Aston DB5 in similar condition - he spent over £000k to do it up - yes, it's now worth a lot more and looks great (it did the last time I saw it, admitedly some years ago now), but he could afford it as he was near to retirement with a life of savings to pay for it.
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
Heres Mr O, torqeuing a spark plug like a pro, 6.20 in
Hi,
My nearside side light works intermittently..thinking as a starting point to try changing the bulb but would welcome any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.. Read more
Will do. Thanks!
Anyone else noticed petrol and diesel prices creeping up recently?
It’s being blamed in distribution issues caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite the fact that we haven’t imported any from Russia this year. And supermarkets holding onto a greater margin on fuel sales.
But we have bought 6.2 million barrels of jet fuel from India, which came from Russia… Read more
<< ... some of the filling stations - especially those on holiday routes - decided to up prices during the staycation getaway after many changed their plans from the 'hot and firey' Continent. >>
I suppose some may have done, but profiteering at filling stations is pretty short-lived, as motorists soon discover what is going on, especially with help from eager websites. The only place it seems to work permanently is on the motorway or very close to it.
Just looking for some advice, passenger interior mirror light was left on for approx 3 hours. Car started fine, then drove home on the motorway for 40 mins.
Almost home, the battery light came on. Newish battery (September 22). ... Read more
Ford smart charge alternators can be very hit or miss if they are not a genuine product. My sons focus had a recon unit from a motor factor and it lasted 3years. Check charge voltage with your meter . Needs to be over 14 volts , engine running.
Realised the other day the bays I've seen for charging are for just one vehicle. Are there charging points that make allowance for having a caravan/trailer/horse box etc too?
I will move this one into the EV Questions thread.
" Advice: This car blocks the path when they charge their vehicle. I can't get by with my mam, who is in a wheelchair, unless I use the road" #parking #uk
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“ More expensive to buy” Not necessarily, the Nissan Leaf is no dearer used than an equivalent petrol or diesel hatchback. There are compromises to be made if you travel long distance but for 99% of needs it’s a very decent car.
Just done the deal on the new Golf eTSi 150 DSG and having read the above looked at how much a new Leaf would actually cost.
Retail is exactly the same at £30,500. Discount and PCP contribution on Golf, PCP or 0% finance on Leaf. Quick tap suggests that the Golf is about £4000 less....
So Volvo are going to build an electric MPV, guessing it will try to rival the likes of the Alphard, Elgrand, Starex and the Buick GL8. Not sure any of those have full ev versions.
www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressre...v Read more
Yes agreed. They do talk of a ‘global launch’ but also specifically China, which thinking about it is interesting given alot of the luxury mpv market is instead RHD. Buick GL8 is (or was) relatively popular in China tand i suppose given Geely’s ownership a Chinese launch is to be expected.
Maybe we will see it arrive here in more basic trim as a london cab!
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