April 2024
Looking for recommendations of a good, small car battery jump-starter. <£75.
Car is a 2.0L diesel BMW Touring (non-dpf). Read more
Looking for a used 7 seater for under £3k. its a 2nd car, and the 2nd rear row of seats will very rarely if at all BUT allows a big , HIGH boot for my 3 alsations ( Yes 3.. one is small though )
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Forgot to give an update
In the interim I bought a 2005 VW Passat 1.9 tdi highline 100bhp estate for £1200...
Thinking of changing my Seat Ateca 1.5 fr evo auto for the above vehicle.What is this vehicle performance,does it compete acceleration with the Seat or is it a big sluggish given the weight and body size?
I have not ventured to the dealer as yet but I drove a 2019 VW Golf estate 1.5 evo auto about 18 months ago and it was lacking in power.... Read more
Perhaps your current car has been mapped, was it bought new?
I took a Vitara (Manual 1.4 Boosterjet S Allgrip) for a short test drive today.
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Just to wrap this one up, I did try another Vitara in the end, and decided to buy it. I saw it at about 11:30 and, after harassing the poor salesman, it is now sat on my drive. At least he can enjoy a drink with his commission.
The steering problem didn't exist on this one, so the other must have had something worn that was causing it to wander. ...
Sadly my Audi A4 convertible died last weekend.
The car was a 2009 final edition, one of the last A4 convertibles before the A5 came in. It had a 2.0 TFSi turbo petrol engine, good for around 200hp.... Read more
The older types of refrigerant were definitely colder!
I couldn't find any reference to this on HJ so here it is.
Faced with the reliability problem of the 1.2 PureTech belt, Citroën, DS, Opel and Peugeot have implemented a new warranty extension of up to 10 years or 175,000 km since March 19, 2024.... Read more
Bought a old Peugot 207 a few months ago. It's showing the low oil light when I start it. Had a check using the dipstick and the level looks OK, but the dipstick isn't 'holding' very much oil when I pull it out, so might not be accurate. Simple solution is to ust top up the oil to be safe.
Problem is I don't know what oil the previous owner used. No indications of the correct oil to use in the car manual or on the service record!!! A check online suggests all 207's from that era use OW-30, and some can use 5W-30 as well.... Read more
For 3 decades now, I've used the lowest cold viscosity with the rated hot viscosity - that gets oil around the engine fastest when it's cold and warming up - which is when most engine wear occurs - I'm presently using 0W-30 in my 3.0 TDi VW which is rated for 5W-30 - but importantly I do ensure it meets the correct VW specification.
My late lamented Skywing had very little carbon on the piston crowns and in the ring and oil control grooves, despite being ancient, and running a bit rich by the plug appearance....
Son's Astra (90,000 miles) went into the garage after loss of power, suspecting head gasket.
Investigation shows camshaft deeply grooved, suspect other key parts also FUBAR and a fresh engine is required. (Ebay has one for about £1280).... Read more
The second hand engine trade are notoriously shady. I’d take the Ka and bin the Astra too. The Ka uses the final version of the old Yamaha designed Zetec SE motor which has a very good rep for reliability so it’ll make a very decent little commuter.
SLO and elekie, with my opinion backed up by your advice, the lad has now bought the Ka from his brother and the Astra is to be disposed of for best price he can get. Many thanks!
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Pleased you got t sorted. Thanks for updating the thread, as you say it might help someone else if they hit upon this thread when researching the same problem.
Currently looking for a replacement car and want to be able to view given the plethora of options (and Covid spec cars) - when I search on Autotrader the first couple of pages are cars from Cinch available with a mile which leaves me trawling for the non-Cinch cars that are physically available to view.
Any suggestions on how to exclude/block these ? Read more
I’m finding Autotrader has become very annoying in putting up non search area results for most searches. Cinch is definitely appearing for virtually any search, but I seem to get random car dealers up to 180 miles away with cars in a up to 25 mile search radius.
I wish Autotrader would have a tick box for physical stock within 25 miles as a search option.
I couldn’t bring myself to buy a £15k car unseen and undriven....
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Your experiences, bazza, mirror my own entirely.
The great thing about that particular company is the fella who runs it and to whom you usually speak when ringing. He's a real enthusiast himself and uses his devices for all sorts of things other than starting cars. He does a lot of outdoor adventure type stuff and uses the battery packs for all manner of purposes and is happy to spend time talking about them. There's never any pressure, he just seems to enjoy getting involved and sharing his experience. But I expect you've found all that out for yourself....