November 2023
Came out of Lidl with the shopping to find that our lovely 2006 Meriva had the hazard lights flashing. Pressing the red triangle button had no effect, and the button itself does not flash at as the same time as the indicator lights. The car functions perfectly - no warning lights on the dashboard - had no option but to drive home with hazard lighs flashing! The lights would not stop flashing until I removed fuse number 2 (5 A - immobiliser, hazard warning lights, exterior lighting). However, with that fuse removed, car will not start. So can only drive now with hazard lights flashing. Any chance this might be something simple? Any ideas gratefully received :-) Read more
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After just investing the best part of 650 to replace timing belt/water pump and oil and filter change, I have just had gearbox failures from the (what I now learn as notorious) Powershift gearbox. The fault code (as read by the AA) was 'Shift Solenoid D stuck'. I called a local automatic gearbox specialist who quoted 2800 as a minimum to rebuild the gearbox - and other damage found could add to that quote. Given the 'webuyanycar' price is less than 3k, anyway, is it best to reluctantly sc*** and move on?... Read more
What do you think is decent. Min quote I have had is 3k - and they said it could be me some unspecified extra depending on what they find!
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So, a little update!
It's been in and had the injector replaced, the eolys fluid replenished,...
A friend is a fan on the Nissan Juke. I have to admit that they seem a pretty reasonable for a small cross-over. I an however staggered by the amount she has had to spend on repairs and maintenance over the years. The latest one lost power a few weeks ago and was recovered by the RAC. A burnt exhaust valve was diagnosed and a quote of £2000 given (seemed a lot to me but I am old skool). Anyway the total bill has come to just under £3,500!!! Does this seem right? The price for skimming the head and inserting new valve guides is £600. A similar job on my V6 Calibra was £200 for both heads seven years ago. What are peoples thoughts? Read more
Yes, unsurprisingly Alfa’s 5 year warranty didn’t last long either.
I've seen a 15 year old car for sale, immaculate, 2 owners, excellent MOT history, with no significant advisories ever and any have been sorted by the next MOT, but there's no service history or receipts.
Does the condition and excellent MOT record negate the lack of service history?... Read more
Y'all seem oddly preoccupied with tyres, a consumable appendage.
Not oddly, sensibly....
Hi, my daughters Qashqai starts ok with the key but the steering lock won’t engage and the central locking doesn’t work. I can get a ignition switch from the breakers with 2 keys but I am wondering if something needs to be reprogrammed to make it work. Looks like a simple switch but don’t really want to waste time and money if it doesn’t work. Hope someone could advise. Thanks. Sparky 100. Read more
I'm having the same issue, narrowed it down to 'something' in the ignition barrel last night so your explanation is really helpful! Any chance you could post a link to the part you bought, or at least a search term you used so I know what to look for? Also, did you need to remove the ignition barrel to replace it? How big of a job is it?
Is the writing on the wall for big bare grilles? According to this camouflaged Neue Klasse BMW more tasteful griiles could be about to return.
www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bmw-neue-klass...v Read more
Yuk what a hideous thing, makes the Allegro VDP look a model of taste.
I think this discussion has run its course and at the OP's request closing it now....
I’m looking for something that i can be dailied but is also a lot of fun, i don’t need something silly fast but with a small kick and some excitement.
Was looking at volvo c30 or 2l mx5 but i know they’re rust buckets and prob not great for your only car and a daily. Prefer manual petrol but a bit of efficient fuel consumption would be nice. I’ve listed this below as it’s my current catch and think it’s a good deal for mileage love the idea of rwd - www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202310263349508 Read more
What about a Mercedes SLK? For £5k you could easily get a low mileage 2010 model (R171) with service history.
There are three 2010 SLK's on Autotrader within a £5k budget, mileage ranges from 95-116k and all are auto. Include insurance write offs and there are another two. Given what he is looking for, surely the MX5 mentioned by the OP would be a better fit for his requirements than an SLK if going own the route of a two seater?...
My father's Audi 100 sadly got in the accident from the back after a little lorry had brake failure smash at 20mph thankful it did not happen at 56mph.
When the car was taken away to the sc***yard, I thought about the older cars how great they were, because they had very big fuel tanks the Audi 100 is 80 litres (+1 overfill) it did over 700 miles from 1.8 petrol engine injectors I think. It was an amazing trip from my home to Scotland when we went on holiday in 1997 my father only filled up once in a week!
Now I see most modern cars have very limited fuel tanks than what I see back in the 1990s. My car is a Toyota Argyo 1.0 vtti 2017 it has 35 litres with a range under 280 miles is pathiec.
Is that something to do with emissions to reduce the weight of the cars to downsize the tank?
Fiat 500 is 28 litres, Panda 35 while the old for an example Citroen AX 43 litres, the Peugeot 205 it has 47 litres!... Read more
The A6 might be nearer in size, but over the past thirty years cars have got bigger, from bottom to top of the range of most manufacturers. The 100 was Audi's luxurious top of the range flagship. The A8 is its larger modern equivalent. The lesser Audi 90, like the modern A6, was for the 'executive' market.
If you think the A8 is the modern equivalent to the 100, you must also think the 100's period rivals included the BMW 7 Series and Merc S Class. ...
When people are daft enough to deliberately attempt to drive through obviously flooded roads do insurance companies simply say " oh poor you let us pick up the bill for your loss". Just that youtube seems to be full of such i****ic behavior. Apologies if this has been covered before Read more
Driving into it is both ignorant and stupid.
So your advice is not to drive if there are puddles on the road?...
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Alarm sounder has probably been put into section 13 , as are most Vauxhall sounders of this age .