November 2023
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....
In the recent HJ article on carparks, we read this quote
"Sadly, there is no easy solution. Cars are unlikely to become smaller any time soon, while rebuilding hundreds or thousands of car parks across the country is just as unlikely,"
Surely it is possible in most larger carparks to simply repaint the lines with more space? Obviously there would still be some "small car only" spaces. but in most cases, a row of ten spots could be repainted to create nine larger spots - how hard is that? And yes, it would reduce income somewhat (many are rarely, if ever full), but a small increase in rates could cover that
It is surprising to me that large supermarket carparks don't already offer a section for larger vehicles. They have special parking for disabled, parents with children, online order collection, etc. Why not provide some larger spots as well? It's like the housebuilders who add a new garage that only fits a 1970 Mini...
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<< Greek, Turkish, Italian, Thai, etc etc were largely regarded as "foreign muck". The dominant UK fast food was fish and chips - in fairness there are probably less today than then. >>
While perhaps true, none of that shows that 'restaurants are expensive', just that the choice of foreign muck is much wider. Food now is a relatively small part of a family budget, accommodation is usually the big expense.
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?
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?...
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?...
Peugeot Partner went in for service & MOT 2 weeks ago. 10yr service.
Service done, failed MOT as expected, needed a spring doing. Husband asked for timing belt doing as it's 10. Then we got a call to say it wouldn't start. There's power, but no starting. They plugged the computer in, computer says all fine.... Read more
Any news on this please.
Been browsing on Car And Classic quite a lot and came upon this last night. As mint as it appears to be, still quite an ambitious asking price!. I wonder if there is a fan out there with the money and willingness to buy it?. ... Read more
As for reliability, the Dolomite Sprint does have a reputation for suffering much the same cooling issues as the Stag (unsurprisingly). So highly unlikely that either one would be a lot more reliable than the other.
Indeed - mine also suffered from the water pump problem. It was situated high up on the slanting block and would surreptitiously leak through an aperture in the block. I can't remember if there was a coolant level warning but if the level dropped too much the head would overheat with CHG failure and possible head warping. Fortunately this never happened to me as I caught it early and replaced the pump. Otherwise it was reliable mechanically - rust was its undoing. ...
Do the clutch switches show correct operation of pedal down and released? There are 2 switches on the pedal .
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