I have noticed a faint thud when coming to a stop or driving very slow in my 2016 Merc GLA 220d 4Matic. I jacked the car up and checked the wheels incase they were loose, or a bearing was knackered, but all was ok. I listened in the boot while someone was driving and it is coming from the rear. There was also a very faint whine too. I wondering if it's the 4Matic playing up. I have read common issues are the rear diff and the Viscous Couplings.

Can anyone give any advice or any way I can determine what's at cause?... Read more

On my return home today I had caught up with an absolute crawler with a very low power motorcyle behind him, i had to follow the pair for a few miles and junctions. knowing the road I was ready to overtake on a stretch that has clear. It was clear I checked my mirrors and the motorcycle to see if he would overtake. After a short delay checking I indicated and accelerated to pass. As I am along side him he suddenly starts to swerve towards me making some small contact and scratching 2 panels. Thankfully he didn't come to any harm and there was no visible damage to the bike, we both stopped once safe to do so and exchanged details.

Will the insurance company likely see this as his fault, my fault or both? and subsequently clobber my premiums?... Read more

Hi everyone. I've just bought a 2021 XLWB Relay with the aim to do an immediate conversion into a camper. I bought, it on Sunday and by Wednesday it's be stripped out, including seats and bulkhead and I've also cut a 400x400mm hole in the roof for a Maxxfan. That's when I saw the little sticker in the windscreen that said 'next service due at 104k miles' - the clock only says 33k!!!! Whoops.

I've got the original service invoice from the garage (95k miles) and proof from the van's original owner (a big multi-million pound company) that they sold it directly to the trade seller that I bought it from. It's a slam dunk really. ... Read more

Hi

After a bit of advice please.

I purchased a Clio from a garage in April. I paid £4795 for it with 105,000 miles on the clock. It had a 6 month warranty (total max claim £1000). New service and MOT 2 months old.

After a couple of weeks a horrible grinding noise was coming from the engine, along with a brake issue.
I returned it to the garage and they diagnosed a faulty gearbox and warped brake discs. I had only done 150 miles in that time. They claimed on the warranty for the gearbox and replaced with a reconditioned one. I opted to pay a bit extra from my pocket for the clutch and flywheel to be replaced.

Yesterday there was a grinding noise again, this time when the clutch was pressed down. The AA came and recovered it to the garage. The garage said the gearbox has gone again (only driven a further 300 miles with the recon gearbox). They said they will replace it with another recon gearbox and a new clutch and flywheel again.

I told the garage that I have done less than 600 miles in the car, and that I had given them an opportunity to rectify the gearbox already, but now I believe the car is not fit for purpose and I want a full refund under section 24 of the consumer rights act.

As thought, he told me to do one. So I’m perusing this with legal representation.

However, I wondered what people’s thoughts are regarding the original repair.

The garage told me that the recon gearbox was from eurocarparts. However googling it I can’t see eurocarparts selll gearboxes. I am also surprised a recon gearbox would go wrong after so little mileage.

I have a suspicion that to cut costs they’ve tried to repair the original fault and never fitted a recon one.

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You just know that the last words before the shunt started were ‘Just listen to this…’

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