August 2024
Having passed my driving test 590 years ago and always buying diesel cars since I was 26 due to towing various caravans, I now realise that I need a completely new education about newer cars.
My last car purchase was early 2016 which was a Honda civic, as this is the car that came out best on here for MPG at the time (except for electric cars) which I could not afford and was far too ‘new technology’ for me to want to deal with.... Read more
Hi. I am writing to ask for some help with a vehicle I have recently bought. It is a manual 2017 Mazda 3 diesel with 35,000 miles on it and I have noticed that the gear change doesn’t feel right. I have observed the following behaviour:
- The gear stick is stiff to change between gears and feels like it is catching or dragging as it changes between gears. It can be very noticeable when selecting 1st, reverse or changing to second and 6th but occurs on all gear changes. It feels notchy and inches several clicks before engaging the gear rather than one smooth action.
- It can be difficult to engage 1st/reverse gear from standstill with the clutch on the floor or to change to 2nd gear. It feels like the gear stick is blocked from selecting the gear even though it is in the right rev range.
- The biting point seems to vary from being low to being at the end of the clutch pedal travel. The clutch pedal can feel easy to press or very heavy to press and can suddenly bite much harder even after the biting point has engaged. It is very difficult to have a smooth gear change.
- When manoeuvring in reverse where the clutch is up it doesn’t feel like it is biting very much and it is hard to move the vehicle. Lifting the pedal more doesn’t seem to make it bite more.
- There has been some vibration experienced through the clutch pedal even when depressed.
- The car jerks when lifting off the accelerator even at the slightest movement of the pedal in higher gears. Further it feels like there is some jerking in the transmission when accelerating or cruising.
This behaviour is unlike any I have experienced on other vehicles I have driven. When this isn’t happening, the gears can be really slick and smooth and easy change with no resistance and it is easy find the biting point.... Read more
Do I detect the whiff of AI?
I think you do, what puzzles me is why one would bother.
I will post this in the Motoring forum as it gets more visibility.
It seems the phantom post-hider is still at work, I have managed to force some of the missing ones back to public view but this irritating fault needs fixing as it's making the forum close to unusable. ... Read more
I assumed I was being somehow politically incorrect.
But then again, maybe I was...
Recently brand new unregistered 40 kWh Leafs were being advertised for £14,995. I’m interested in a 59 KWh Leaf and I’m wondering if there might be some similar deals on the larger battery Leaf soon.
There are some knowledgeable folk on here close to the trade, could they please advice.
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Whilst there is still new LEAF stock coming through (although the last Sunderland made LEAF was made a few months back but they are still filtering through) the larger capacity model was withdrawn sometime beforehand and all the recent examples are the 39Kwh model.
Having just written off my husbands 2013 plate Mondeo, I am now looking for a replacement car. I have a 13 plate Honda Civic which is returning a milage of around 54mpg driving into and out of a city 5 days on a 26 mile round trip.
We currently have just over £8k of that we can access by the end of next week, and I have today seen a Peugeot 2008 1.5 Deisel at a local car sales place.... Read more
Thanks, I will see if I can find this forum.
Initially my roof/boot were slow to open and close, often stopping in the same places which was fixed by just repressing the buttons. I lubed up the pivot points and it did make a noticable difference, didn't random stop anywhere near as much but does sometimes (usually when the boot is nearly closed. It still seemed slightly sluggish opening my roof/boot but definitely slower than it should be closing them.
After noticing my old pump was leaking (fluid level was fine), So I bought a sc*** one but I couldn't get the clamp off so sprayed wd40 carefully around the edges to remove the sludge and oxidised oil. I also sprayed a bit into the holes where the hydraulic lines go into the pump, let it run out then let it sit for a couple days. Refilled, reinstalled (lines put into pump look untidy but they are all in the correct places and secured.... Read more
I saw a video in which they opened the roof a few times to clear the air out. I managed to get the roof down, it didnt seem particularly slow other than at the end which is where it usually stops if it fails, Unfortunately when closing the roof, the boot lid lifts as it should but the roof itself doesn't lift up, I had to manually help it shut. Now the boot doesn't work again,
Daughter went to look at an MGzs clearance, but called by the dealership on the offchance this morning for an HS for £22845 if she wants to take a look. The all new model. Read more
She still doesn't like the touchscreen controls for the aircon and ventilation, but is listening to what hubby and others say about MG customer service.
So probably still a no....
Hi the MID/Navigate car insurance checker isn't working for me. Nothing happened when I click search. Does anyone know if there's an alternative or any info on when it's likely to come back up? www.askmid.com/ Read more
Yeah working for me this morning. You'd think they might put a message on the search page!
Hi, this is the second Peugeot that I've owned (the previous being a 2008) in which the engine cooling fan (I assume that's what it is!) comes on frequently, and stays on for a while after turning the ignition off. Previously, it seemed to happen when I made two journeys close together, as if it hadn't had a chance to fully cool down between trips (and yet I could make one really long trip and it didn't happen.) Anyway, I just put it down to it being a quirk of a French car, but this morning I drove the car for only 10 minutes from cold, and the fan started up. I'm sure that it shouldn't be coming on so frequently, so any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Oh, just to add that the temperature gauge shows it to be "normal". Read more
Peugeot often put the cooling fan relays in the front grille, as a result they get their contacts clogged up with dirt and crud.
Try getting to them and giving the contacts a clean with electrical contact cleaner. That's fixed many 307s and 407s which have come to me with this problem...
We lease car on motorbility and specification says heated front windscreen, we have a button that lights up when pressed but seems no heated screen. So when went in for first service asked garage to look at. They said oh we are in contact with motorbility about this. 2 weeks went by so I got intouch with motorbility who knew nothing about it. Anyway cut along story short I contacted vauxhall customer services and after a few weeks came back and said case closed we are doing nothing about it ,no compensation. Motorbility are shocked as well . Does anyone know if I still have a case ? Read more
I’m a touch curious about how you test for a heated screen (apart from looking for the wires) in August?
Any compensation, in the case of a misbuild, should surely go to Motability, as it’s their car?
Vauxhall’s website says the Ultimate grade has it, optional on others.
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DPF = Diesel Particulate Filter ; EGR = Exhaust-Gas Recirculation. DPFs became standard fittings on most European diesel cars from about 2006 onwards.