September 2024
Can anyone recommend a decent grease for a steering rack please?
It’s for my Audi A4 B8 with an electric rack, the boots still do their job it’s just the factory grease on the worm gear/inner tie rod could do with changing.
TIA Read more
Looking to purchase a used 7 seater, can pay up to around £18k maximum but would be happy to spend much less if a suitable vehicle can be found. Do not want small turbo engines and would rather have a relaxed power train not stressed that can do 100k miles some of it in Europe over the next 5 years. So essentially 20k miles per year but could be a little less. Looking for reliability and ease of ownership rather than brand or image. A vehicle that comes to mind is the Prius Plus but welcome other ideas. Read more
I also looked into the Toyota Estima. Many are imported, and they receive good reviews on this forum. However, servicing and parts availability could be something to keep in mind....
Hi there,
I have absolutely no idea about cars, hence why I wanted to ask your advice.
I own a 2007 Ford Ka. 73,000 miles. It recently failed the MOT for the following reasons:
Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects):
Fuel pipe leaking excessively or a risk of fire filter pipe area (6.1.3 (b) (ii))
Repair immediately (major defects):
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
The garage quoted £200 plus labour to fix the suspension issue. They said that they'd need a technician and put it up a ramp to quote on the fuel leak issue. I had to take my car away though as I was going abroad the next day for 3 weeks. MOT has expired since.
Now I'm back and have a bit of a dilemma. I long wanted to get another second hand car, mainly due to persistent dashboard light issues but also last winter the garage advised that the floor was soaked on driver's side and they presumed it was rainwater getting in but would need investigation that I never bothered with. I work from home and barely do 2,000 a year.
My budget is £2k for a new second hand car and realised that might be better to stick with my Ford Ka - the devil I know than taking a gamble on a cheap car.
What do you think?
Thanks ever so much in advance,
Rachel Read more
First hit was
i bought a car from a garage and traded my car in last Friday . The finance was taken for £25 for the new car and my trade it was going to be paid as cashback as the outstanding finance on my tradin car was paid off using my Visa card. The garage have my trade in and I have the new car they have not replied to any call until Friday when they said they were not happy with the car and said it would need to go to auction and they also said it had an engine management light on and that a diagnostic test showed things had been switched off. On handing the car over there was no light s , the garage signed to say they were happy with the car but are now saying it needs a new key but I did say I only had one but happy to pay for another .roof rails ( I have these) . They wanted a service history and mot this was all provided . The garage manager said I wasn’t paying this out I stopped the money coming to you and said he was running a diagnostic test then hung up on Friday and didn’t call back . What are my rights ?? So there was absolutely no engine light on when we handed the car over and my local garage who I fully trust said there has been no warning lights switched off. I genuinely had no bother and had services don and it was mot done in June . It’s a 19 plate with 38k miles Read more
And contact your Visa cc to state that you are in dispute with the Dealer and they are trying to withhold monies for the PX - I hope it wasnt a debit card
And contact your previous finance company to make them aware that the dealer is trying to backout of the Px...
Hi everyone, new poster here, Ive been doing some research on the new euro 7 emission requirements and it appears that the EU published back in April that the new standards will be implemented in 30 months time for "new types of cars" and in 42 months time for "new cars". I have attached the link below. My question is what will this mean for all of our existing low emission zones like ULEZ? I was thinking of buying a used diesel as I do well over 20k miles annually but am concerned that as soon as euro 7 comes out ill have to pay to take it into cities like London and Birmingham. I usually keep my cars for a long time when I upgrade so am not too keen to have to change again in a few years time. I guess my question really boils down to how likely do you all think it is for ULEZ to upgraded to euro 7 and is it wise for me to buy a used diesel at this time? Your advice is greatly appreciated
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/04/12/euro-7-council-adopts-new-rules-on-emission-limits-for-cars-vans-and-trucks/ Read more
Apart from making money, the ULEZ has made no difference to the atmosphere at all, but no one knows what he will do at any point in the future, though some rumours have said he will tax peoples driveways because they contribute toward flooding,
other daft ideas are in the works but no ideas so far what he will do, the most i****ic Mayor we have ever seen I have doubts you would get much info from his office as they have no clue themselves unless they come up with another madcap idea of ripping drivers off....
Our caravan weighs 1600kg unladen, so I was wondering what the best cars that do not cost and arm and a leg may be to tow it with. I had a Mondeo previously that could tow 1800kg. Wondering if I should go for same but estate this time (not many about), or try for something different like Skoda Superb.
Any caravan owners have other thoughts. Cannot afford an SUV really, but willing to look at anything people think worth a squint at.... Read more
Thanks for your replies.
My only concern with higher end cars are the cost of running and repairs, as I have to live on quite a tight budget. Will have a look at them though, and then look at cost of running and repairs.
I've had my Corolla Estate about a year. 87,000 miles now. In the year of having this car I've replaced the Drop Links 8 time's, due to a knocking on the front end. Each time the car is quiet for some miles, then it starts knocking again. An MOT inspector said he'd have to pass it as he can see nothing wrong with it, even though a test drive showed there was definitely a knocking. Any ideas, it's really got me down and at a loss. Thanks for reading Read more
Assuming a similar arrangement to my Avensis, I'd say check the front struts top mount. For some reason, the nut on top gets loose with all the potholes; easy to tighten and apply some locktight as well, so it's stays shut.
Hiya,
I'm looking for suggestions for a 3-5 year old car for a budget of upto £14,000. It needs to have:... Read more
Thank you!
I need a hosepipe for washing my car, but I live on the ground floor of a block of flats. To make it work, I would have to run the hose from my kitchen mixer tap through the window and out to the street, which is about 9 meters away. Luckily, there are no pavements to worry about.
My main concern is that I have very limited indoor storage space, so I'm looking for the most compact solution. My parents have a Karcher pressure washer that I could borrow occasionally, but I’m not sure if I have room to store it. But I might use that for the occasional clean. Ideally, I need something that works for both normal water pressure (from sink) and powered with high pressured with the Karcher.... Read more
Those expanding corrugated hoses have very thin walls that are easily punctured by gravel and suchlike then up leaking liek a sieve.
Advice is not to use a pressure washer (I know hand car washes do!) they can force water past door seals and bearing seals....
Hi. Please could you advise re. Having a Saab 9000 as a classic car proposition. Some seemingly well cared for ones are for sale for decent money. Is there anything to look out for? This car would be for my friend who can only now drive automatics, so how strong is the auto box in these cars generally? I understand that the 9000 was one of the last 'true' Saabs before the 'cloned Vectra' 9-5. Does that make the 9000 a better buy over the more modern 9-5? Thanks in advance. Read more
I’m a big fan of the 9000, particularly the early models before they cut quality and added spoilers and other faff.
From my time working at a Saab dealer ('90-'95) that isn't my recollection at all. The early 9000's didn't feel that well put together in terms of interior trim and certainly not a patch on the classic 900. In my experience, the quality on the 9000 steadily improved during the lifespan of the car....
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If its a rack and pinion, that involves metal to metal contact without roller bearing skid considerations, so a moly and/or EP containing grease might be appropriate, as sold for inside CV boots (not of course in Taiwan).
I ordered some Comma stuff from the sadly now defunct Pilrig Motors,though it was cheaper on’t nyet. Should be pretty widely available...