July 2024
Bought the above from a well known major car supermarket. To cut a long story short, when it was serviced the brake discs were 20mm front 9mm rear, pads 4mm front 3 mm rear. My question is, is this acceptable and should they have replaced them all before sale. They didn’t do the service as promised but they paid for Halfords to do it, so asked them if they had serviced it and found these measurements would they have replaced them awaiting reply? 38500 on clock. Thank you Read more
Hi, I have replaced the head gasket, oil change ect. The runs well but the but it's idling at 1500 rpm.
Fault codes... Read more
The dephaser pulley relies on oil pressure to operate . Do you have a good oil supply to it ?
Hi first time here...
I had a no-fault claim with my car insurance to which my vehicle was passed to an accident management company (AMC) that took the vehicle away to be assessed.
Without my knowledge they assessed the vehicle as a category N write off and pursued the 3rd party's insurance for payment. I was told the 3rd party paid the car assessment price (let’s say £2000) minus the salvage value (let’s say £300). IE £1700.
On gaining the assessors report… it stated the pre accident value of the car was £2000
My question is... has the accident management skimmed off the savage into their own pockets... IE should I receive:
the assessment of the car (£2000) plus the salvage (£300) = £2300
OR
the assessment of the car (£2000) minus the salvage (£300) = £1700 plus the salvage (£300) = £2000?
To date I have not received all the payments owed to me but they have already sold the car on to a third party.
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If your car is a 'total loss' your insurer should pay you what they consider to be the market cost to buy you an 'identical' vehicle. They keep the written-off car and raise what they can from its parts, or possibly sell it on for repair.
You should be able to keep the car and repair it, but if you did, they would deduct the 'sc-rap value' from your payout.
I´m looking to buy a second hand car, approximately 6 years old and I´ve found this VW Golf which looks in great condition generally, runs well and is at a good price from a local car dealer.
My only worry is that there is a small crack in the framework at the back left of the car (approx 1 inch) - only visible when you open the boot. Aesthetically it´s not a problem but I´m wondering if it could be a sign of structural damage. The car salesman assures me that it´s not but he does admit that it shows that the car must have had a knock in that part of the frame. ... Read more
"My only worry is that there is a small crack in the framework at the back left of the car (approx 1 inch) - only visible when you open the boot. "
Impressed you spotted that. I probably wouldn't have, and the salesman wont be much bothered, since the chance of the next punter spotting it would seem to be rather small.
Chatting to my trusted local Independent today, I gathered that in order to access the systems on a 2013 Dacia to fix a lighting issue there was a fee to pay to Dacia.
This kind of thing is becoming more common, he says, reminiscent of the former reluctance to give independents technical information, which I think was outlawed as anti-competitive. ... Read more
Maybe a question of degree. Refusing to supply a workshop manual is anti-competetive, charging for one is not. So how much to access online info would seem to matter.
Sometimes its a question of culture....
Just curious - I have noticed a trend recently (post-COVID) in sales ads for used cars. Increasingly, vehicles with 80-90K miles on the clock being listed as Low Mileage. Is this the new bar now for modern (better build?) cars - as compared to say 30-40 years a go when 80-90K would have been a high milage range? Or are people just doing more driving nowadays so that 80-90K is just not that much in distance terms anymore?
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I had a Micra, inherited with stupidity low mileage. Gave it a good clean and (slight) polish and asked a premium. Flogged it straight away (should've asked more).
Approaching a set of lights that had just turned amber, didn't think I could get through them in time, so slammed on the brakes. However to my horror the car still kept edging forward. I kept breaking but it kept moving. I put my hazards on as the car partiallt or maybe completely (can't remember) went over the white line. Thankfully no cars about other than a van in the lane next to me. No idea what happened here but will get the car checked out. Is there any legal defence for this? There were no lights or other cars about other than the van but I'm speaking hypothetically. Read more
Follow-on thread now running in Technical:
Hi all I am new to the forum. I am hoping you can help me. I am looking for a used SUV that has electric memory seats. I don’t have a big budget so I am wondering if older cars have this feature that would be more affordable? I have about £5000 to spend. Read more
Lexus ???
Foged bout it......
As posted elsewhere, our old Subaru has reached the end of its working life after 20 years and needs to be replaced soon. We decided to buy a new car and looked at hybrid options but as we have to place the car in storage and are out of the country for up to 6 months of the year, hybrids posed a question mark. Now someone has suggested leasing or renting a car during the 6 or more months of the year that we remain in the UK and return it just before we left. I did not think renting would be cost-effective over several months but am interested in exploring the lease option about which we know nothing.
Can people advice me on this please? We are a couple of retired doctors in our late 60s and in good general health. No insurance claims in the last 15 years. Read more
I checked on the recommendations in that link and found that leasing a car will not really suit our plans because most companies offer a minimum of 24 months contract; while there are a few who might consider a 12-month one, even that will not suit us because we will be abroad for at least 3 to 4 months of the year during winter, perhaps as long as 6 months.
But long term rental will certainly suit us and a couple of companies have come up with positive responses. Apex Car Rental and Sixt have packages that start with 3 to 6 months rental contract followed, where required, by a monthly rolling contract. Apex in particular impressed me with the manner in which they understood our situation and responded with all the right answers. Looks like we will go with one of those two assuming that the terms are acceptable....
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As above - the fist MOT is at 3 years for most people on here - are you thinking of Northern Ireland?