March 2024
I collected my used 2018 Jaguar F-Type convertible from a Jaguar dealership on Friday and have just spotted that the rear bumper has been repainted at some point in the past and the paint is flaking off in several areas.
I pride myself on being able to spot bodywork issues but in this case I failed miserably (I'm getting on a bit now and my eyes clearly ain't what they used to be).... Read more
Hi Alll
Near finalising 2020 Superb 1.5TSI DSG buy and dealer gave the below options.. worth taking up these?
1. Cash (i have) ot PCP (dealer nudging me to and says I can cancel in Month2 post purchase. Cost: 2month interest on £13k; Benefit: i get 1yr extra (total 2yr) of warranty, service, MOT over cash purchase. Any experience of any hidden costs or issues with cancelling PCP and pay full amount for car in Months2/3 post purchase?
2. 3yr extended warranty £700 or 1yr extended warranty £350. Dealer said 1yr is good enough but i think 3yr gives me 2yr pcp + 3yr. Or xan I buy extended warranty later post 2yrs?
3. Autoglyn (ir similar option) for £500 for interbal and external cosmetics protection. I think it may be worth. Have googled DiY options to cost £60 but i read it needs well ventillated and warm-ish climate to enable drying which i cannot do now in these months.
4. Also f clined tyre protect and other offers. Read more
Thanks all
Went with only the 3yr extended Marshall Warranty in top of 2yr Skoda Approved Warranty.
This week's Bangers and Cash.
Toyota Corona 2.0l 4 door 1974, 31,000 miles, in original condition.... Read more
Thanks for the replies to my 70s Toyota query everyone. It is really quite impressive that a company has maintained quality standards for so long, when many other makers have not (Mercedes comes to mind, as does Honda given the current thread re Theophilus’s CRV
I have a 07 Astra petrol 1.8 hatchback . I was driving last week everything seemed ok .
I parked out side the house went in for about 10 mins went back into car and it was as if there was no battery in the car there was nothing no dashboard lights , no clicking ,the remote locking didn't work the battery was totally flat. I put a charger on the battery the car started and I drove off. I drove for about 30 mins with lights on there was no dimming of lights , no battery light on dash as soon as I turned the ignition off it went flat again . I have done the fuse test , cleaned the earth connection , checked no lights on , checked alternator all ok . ... Read more
If the voltage is dropping like that there's a short, surely? But why is it not present when the car is running, and why has it not blown the main fuse?
I wonder if the voltage is being measured at the actual lead battery post?
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As anyone used Autoscratch. I assume they are a national franchise but I wouldn't mind any info on them. They have good on-line reviews buut for all I know that could be friends and family... Read more
Not sure I understand why it was worth paying £350 to Autoscratch, but not worth going through the insurance?
Any claims you make (irrespective of fault) have to be declared to the insurance companies for 5 years. This increases the premium for 5 years (irrespective of NCD). This also applies to all policies which you are a named driver on and not just the policy in your name (which you claimed on).
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Brand new here and at my wits end. New to all this so please be kind. Bought a 91 Mk1 Golf back in April last year. Car of my dreams. Within 2 weeks of owning, car had to go to a garage to have £700 worth of repairs but the trader covered this cost. Since September, roof on the convertible has been leaking like a sieve. Went back to the trader who said nothing to do with them any more. Took the car off road, kept it covered in the garden. Interior was sodden, condensation and mould everywhere. So gutted by it. Eventually saved up enough money to get a replacement roof (£1900). Took the car to the guy to fit the roof, and he said the roof that was on the car is not the original roof, it has been replaced by a roof that doesn't fit. He put the roof down and showed me that the roof was hanging on to the frame by duct tape and cable ties. The inner pad was covered in mould and was sodden. He showed me the back window was held in place by staples and masking tape. The roof was never going to be watertight ever, due to the inferior materials used and the fact the roof had no proper fixings.
I bought the car from a classic car dealer, not from some bloke down a dark alleyway, so I thought the proper checks would have been carried out. I have gone back to him and explained that the man who fitted the new roof had to carry out an additional £400 worth of repairs (including getting a fabricator in to weld a new frame for the roof as the one I had was riddled with rust due to all the water just sitting on the inner pad). He said the only reason I needed a new roof was due to the existing roof not being the right roof and not fitted correctly at all. The car dealer is saying he is having nothing to do with it. He didn't fit the roof, I know that, but surely as a classic car dealer, there are checks he should do before selling a car on? The roof fitter showed me all the issues and said these would have been obvious to a dealer who knew what they were doing.... Read more
Just a quick update. After many discussions and a few legal letters, the garage that I bought the car off has agreed to pay half of the new roof for me. What a result! I am pleased with that and have accepted their offer.
I think you have done fairly well there. When you get the car back, I am sure you will look it over more thoroughly than the first time ? One worry for me would be that a car which has had a leaky roof for years may have rust lurking where the sun don't shine. I remember looking at a 205 soft-top many years ago which was dreadful in places - but I suppose some owners don't look under rear seats and such, and annual MoT tests may not either.
Was looking through the Facebook Marketplace Glasgow, this evening
A 2016 BMW 118 D M Sport Auto, caught my eye. Mileage was around 58000... Read more
Thanks for all the replies. I knew I would get some good impartial advice.
Ive been having a think on the purchase,and with hindsight, I think it was more a want than a need. I currently have an Astra GTC auto.Nothing wrong with Car. I need to stop looking at Facebook Marketplace. And as commented it’s like the Wild West on their. Virtual Minefield....
It’s well known that the addition of ethanol in petrol used in garden machinery engines and classic motorcycles is damaging carburettor s and supply pipes to the extent they need replacing rather than servicing.
Blocked jets and pipes that can’t be cleared by conventional means , even ultrasonics as it sets rock hard.... Read more
When burnt in an engine, CO2 from ethanol is similar to petrol but it is unclear what level of CO2 emissions are assumed for the ethanol content - processing of bio-fuels and carbon sequestration in new growth.
CO2 is CO2, whatever it comes from. The only offsetting possible is the difference between digging up petroleum (from geologically ancient trees) and ethanol recently made from fresh greenery. If vehicles need to burn more E10 than they would E5 to travel the same distance, the carbon balance may be smaller than expected ?
hello all.
Can anyone point me in the right direction of a pic/drawing of the engine bay layout with labels for a grand c4 picasso bluehdi 120 eat 6.... Read more
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We bought a 2022 insignia, new from a dealership. After about 11 months, a whistling noise developed in the engine area. It was brought in for "extensive tests", the dealership hd it for 4 weeks. We were told that a new engine was going to be put into the car.
The engine was finally replaced 3 weeks ago.... Read more
I assume Skidpan, there was some form of identification on the engine so that they knew they were sending an engine of the exact spec. required? A sticker on the crate doesn't sound secure enough.
Sticker with info (inc bar code) on cam belt cover just like the factory fit engine has.
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'for any reason you're not satisfied'. There are people who might want to take this literally, which could lead to unpleasant confrontations. It seems in this case an amicable compromise is being reached, so the goodwill supply has not run dry - yet....