August 2024
This doesn't seem to be possible with a post 2016 ICE car without running the engine. The electrics go into a sleep mode after a few minutes and turn off the audio system. Couldn't do it in my 2021 Duster. Present car is a little better, Clio E tech hybrid. If the car is put into Ready To Drive mode, the radio will stay on, with the engine firing up occasionally to keep the batteries charged up. I hate supermarkets and prefer to stay in the car while my wife gets the shopping. Does anyone have a way around this, and do pure EVs behave in the same way? Read more
Follow up from the servicing dealer
Extended Warranty Quote... Read more
As mentioned in the other thread, note the use of the word 'may'.
Exactly this....
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.
Afternoon All,
Hope all is well.... Read more
I have a suspicion that the obvious new driver choices will be more expensive to insure than something more left field. The more new drivers opt for C1/Aygo/108/Corsa/Fiesta, the statistically greater the chance of those models are of being in accidents. Hence premiums rise. Opt for something Korean, or a 1.0 Fabia, and they may be cheaper to insure because they’re deemed ‘safer’.I'd agree with that. The more younger drivers are driving cars (and making claims on), the more expensive the insurance will become for subsequent younger drivers, regardless of insurance group.
While two examples (separated by nearly three decades) is certainly not conclusive, it should make the OP (and anyone else in similar position) stop and think....
I have a 2012 corsa d 1.2l petrol. Whenever I drive it it runs fine for.sbout 3 minutes after which it doesn't go past 3000 rpm. The car doesn't show any electrical issues. I've run a cylinder compression test and it passed. I installed new spark plugs and cleaned the intake manifold. The car seems to make a loud noise around the catalytic converter but it doesn't produce black smoke which I read is one of the symptoms. I'm probably gonna try to unbolt the converter and see if that fixes the issue. Is there anything else thos could be? Read more
An infra red thermal gun will give some indication of any hot spots in the exhaust system .
Would you expect hotspots to coincide with blockages?
I wouldn't, particularly, (in the abscence of any experience) and I'd think, without experience, or a "normal" system for comparison, IR readings might be hard or impossible to interpret....
Hello, grateful for any advice, we've just bought a used approved Golf Mark 7.5, only 1 week ago, and done 2 journeys, and suddenly got a right rear tyre pressure warning, could hear a very faintly hissing puncture, got AA out and has a small sidewall puncture, spare tyre now on. As it's a sidewall puncture it cannot be a repair, and besides it's a really cheap Nexim tyre, which doesn't match any of the others (front left is a winter Michelin tyre, front right and back left are Dunlop tyres, we didn't think to check the tyre makes / matching). AA chap says they really should match at least each rear with each other, and two front tyres with each other, and one front tyre only being a winter tyre is odd and could make the car view one way or another. Also we do wonder whether given there was no apparent reason for this puncture, no nail etc, it could have been there at purchase but just got a bit worse leading to the pressure sensor triggering.
The car comes with 2 years used approved warranty which as usual doesn't cover tyres, as classed as wear/tear .... but could we have any come back given we're within the initial 14 days within which no quibble exchange is possible? Read more
Why not go to a reliable independent garage and ask them what they would charge for 4 new tyres. You’ll then know where you are and won’t need to think about tyres again for 3 years.
I’d budget for £130 for something reasonably reliable
Not buying yet but went on the Skoda site to look at the specs and prices of the new Superb which have been recently released.
You cannot get the iV as a hatch, only as the more expensive estate.... Read more
Keep clear of the Honda civic. I purchased new the 2022 2lt hybrid civic. After just 13500 miles the steering started to play games. From rock hard to easy the car was all over the place and at 70mph. The Honda steering has a fault which Honda U.K. will not except. Honda usa as four legal actions from motoring bodies on behalf of hundreds of drivers. Three deaths have been put down to the steering fault. I also had one hell of a job selling the car as many dealers did not want the Honda. I had to px it for a Skoda just to get shot of it. Look up Honda civic steering faults.
This morning had a test drive in a Brand new Suzuki Vitara.
Nice to drive, quieter than the Korando, but seats narrower and after a few miles calf muscles complaining and back and hips too. If it's like that for me, it'll be worse for youngrovergirl.... Read more
I’d say spending a huge amount of money buying a new car every few years is a bit of a waste.
Myself I've tended to buy nearly new end of model cars (Yorkshire price) and keep for about a decade then effectively throw away- that served me well when doing a high mileage. My last Superb effectively cost me £75 / month capital - if you divide the purchase cost (less what I sold it for) by the months owned,
Times have changed and things are way more expensive than a decade ago and in addition it'll rapidly become more an more difficult to buy a new car with an internal combustion engine - could be last chance cafe about now! Once not available used prices may go up re supply / demand etc...
I'm looking for some advice from those with more experience - I'm struggling to decide between two motors. One has 2 stamps vs 10.
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Buying a high mileage Diesel which is 8-9 years old is very brave. One without full service history is madness.
I hope you have £2k cash to resolve and faults when things go wrong: as they will....
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