October 2023
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I have always had Vauxhalls, so parts and servicing are cheap. However, i have been tempted by a Scala. I test drove a 2021 1.5 petrol Scala and a 2019 1.0 Turbo petrol Astra, the Scala was so smooth, although the Astra did have more mileage. But both had good engines.
From what i can see online the Scala will be more expensive for parts and servicing than an Astra, but more reliable?
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Great to see Toyota finally seeing sense, the new, great looking Prius will be sold in the UK.
Rear headroom is lacking in these so I do wonder how many will end up in the hands of cabbies.
Hello,
I purchased a used 2019 Vitara 1.4 allgrid auto a few months ago. This is my first car. I practiced in the last few months. The car is very easy to drive around town and turning is accurate. I found the car steering to be on the light side and feel a bit twitchy after 50mph. My sister used to drove Volvo V40 said steering is lighter than hers. Can someone tell me if it has speed sensitive power steering? can I make it a bit heavier at high speed or I need to adapt to it? My tyres pressure set to 33psi.
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Korm**** tyres are a mid range tyre , part of the Michelin group . I’ve got them on my bmw . They are an ok middle of the road product . You may find the continentals a better proposition.
A large part of the attraction to driving an EV is the effortless way one can get down the road.
Now Toyota want to make it more difficult -
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Great thread, really enjoyed the humour!...
Hi Folks,
I've a budget of 6-7K - I am looking for an automatic car without any problem and cheap to run, insure and maintain but unable to find a good car. I am ok with a hatchback or SUv. not a saloon at the moment. ... Read more
Hi Folks,
I've a budget of 6-7K - I am looking for an automatic car without any problem and cheap to run, insure and maintain but unable to find a good car. I am ok with a hatchback or SUv. not a saloon at the moment. ...
Hello everyone i have an issue i need to change my exhasut flexy pipe and apparently vauxhall don't make it. Can you advise how to deal with this situation. I have 1 year to change it.
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Super confused with the above two models.
Not sure which one would be the best for me. For my budget I might get a 70k mile example of both.
I would Lloyd to know your opinion on both. Please do let me know how reliable these cars are and how much it would cost for servicing.
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This is my past experience of a BMW 1 series and a Seat Leon 1.4.
Mine was a 118D ES Edition. Had it for almost 6 years and other than servicing and consumables the only additional expense was battery (replaced under warranty) and a pair of front springs. Over those 6 years it averaged about 48 mpg (calculated not form the lying dash display). I accept they don't have great rear space but that was not an issue for us which was why we bought it. Compared to the other cars we looked at (Golf, Civic, Auris, Ceed etc) it was head and shoulders better and not a lot more money....
We have three cars in the household. Two recommend Helix 0w-20 but slightly different specs because one’s an Audi, the other’s a Honda. Third car recommended oil is 5w-30. My question is - do I really have to buy three separate bottles to top up at £45 to £50 in total or can I just use the 5w-30 on all cars as I have half a bottle of that left? Thanks. Read more
I’ve bought some compatible Shell Helix 0w-20 which fits the Q5 so I’ll use that on the five year old Civic too which also takes 0w-20. Probably not strictly the right oil but surely it’ll be ok in a very small top up? Got some 0w-30 for the older A1 already which I gather is recommended so I’ll use that if needed. Thanks all.
You could probably get away with almost anything. There have been rare reported cases of engine failures due to mixing oils, but IIRC these were due to unexpected interactions between the Viscosity Index improvers at extreme low temperatures, causing the oil to gel, and they were probably mixing more than "top up" quantities.
On an old car, I used straight SAE40 for top up of a 15W40, (reasoning that it had no VI improvers to interact, and would tend to restore any viscosity loss due to shear). Might work as a "universal" top up?...
I bought a cheap, slightly damaged 2016 Forester. The left passenger door is a little bent and badly scratched. It doesn't quite fall closed like the right one and needs a little pressure or slight slam to close. The door opening seems perfect as do the hinges.
I'm looking to replace the door. I have seen a nice one on ebay, in blue, but its 2009-2013... Read more
Gen 3 & Gen 4 - there is a 100 mm difference in wheelbase - 10cm / 4 inches is a lot - 100% no chance the doors are the same.
After having my trusty Astra Estate written off I'm in the market for a new used car. We were looking to upgrade anyway and get something with more space as Holiday trips were a struggle with family + dog.
The key need is to fit two car seats and have space in the rear for another (admittedly slim) person to be relatively comfortable for longer holiday trips and have a good size boot for prams/cots/luggage... Read more
For the budget the OP appears to be a little too fussy.
When buying at this price range you need to accept shortcomings when finding a good deal.
A left field option is a petrol Fiat Tipo estate
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“ Well done SLO, I only posted this morning in jest and in no way meant it to be offensive to yourself, don't always agree with everything you say but hey life would be boring if we all had the same opinion, hope the leaf is still going OK btw....”
Not offended at all, made me laugh.
Leaf is keeping SWMBO happy so it’s solid gold as far as I’m concerned.