November 2024
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With some great advice off these forums, I bought a Mazda 6 in Jan this year. Really happy with it - all I have had to spend is £40 for a new roll bar. Servicing is coming up, and so far it has always had a main dealer service, until its last one at the second hand car dealers. ... Read more
The excellent local Honda Dealership staff have recommended that I always drive in 'sport' gear mode for an overall efficient performance, rather than 'normal' or 'eco'. The exception is in town traffic. They say that technically this makes sense.
I would welcome informative comments from Tech people in the know. Thanks... Read more
As Honda is today - I wouldn't take a blind bit of notice of what they say about any facet of cars or driving.
Stupidly I left the rear window open last night and woke up to a wet interior. I know the carpets will dry out but what about the window switch. Is there anything I can do to dry it out or is it a sealed unit? Read more
Back seat was that wet I ended up putting a small electric oil filled radiator in the car overnight together with the dehumidifier on full. Obviously did a risk assessment first. Seems to have done the job despite it being -5 overnight.
Hi, and help please!
Just a short 23 years after my first lesson, I passed my driving test last week :-) ... Read more
I also recommend a Vitara, they're great value for money and well nailed together. That said if your budget is say 8 grand spend no more than six on the car itself. Save the extra two grand for insurance/tax etc.
In August this year I part exchanged my Subaru XV for a 2020 Skoda Kodiaq SE drive, 1.5 TSI ACT, petrol, 7 seater, manual, one owner, 24,00 miles on the clock. Very reputable garage/car dealer, full service, 12mth warranty etc.
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OK just contacted garage, mentioned thrust bearing and DMF here is their reply:
We replaced both of those parts you mentioned along with the clutch plate itself. The thrust bearing is what we suspected and whilst we had the box out to do that we did the clutch and Dual Mass Flywheel (DMF).
With almost 250k miles under it's wheels, my poor Nova has suffered another head gasket failure due to erosion of the waterways in the Alloy Cylinder Head.
The recommended antifreeze has a hard job balancing the alkali factor to protect the cast iron block, and an acidic factor to protect the alloy head.... Read more
John, I don't think your TR7 will have done anything like 250k miles, ......
True, currently just over 73k...
Wheeler Dealers bought a Jaguar S type V8 with 200k miles and sent an oil sample off to Millers to find if the engine was in good shape.
High levels of sulphur was detected which indicated coolant loss, possibly down to head gasket failure.... Read more
..... and sent an oil sample off to Millers to find if the engine was in good shape.
High levels of sulphur was detected which indicated coolant loss, possibly down to head gasket failure....
I always wanted to tour Europe by car. Of course most people would want a sport cars, except they are not practical in terms carrying luggage / boot space.
Some cars are just too big for Mediterranean countries or tight parking spaces. ... Read more
Dream practical car for a European travel tour?
A medium sized well engineered reliable and durable sports car. Mrs F and I went on a camping holiday around Europe in 1982 in my newish 1980 TR7 DHC, and still have a nostalgic 'Boenigen Camping' sticker stuck behind the seat. The only spare we had, apart from a wheel, was a fan belt. I am fortunate that Mrs F, the TR7 and its still unused spare fan belt are still with me, as reliable and durable as ever....
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We have owned our Vauxhall Mokka from new. It has a full service history and 125,000 miles on the clock. A few months ago I noticed an acrid smell from the exhaust. It is noticeable as soon as the engine is turned on. It passed it's MOT in August with no advisories. I have tried a fuel cleaner and a cat cleaner but these have made no difference. The engine is running fine and there are no warning lights on the dashboard. Does anyone know what the cause could be ? About a year ago there was a leak from the turbo hose which was replaced. Could this be a factor ? Read more
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We have owned our Vauxhall Mokka from new. It has a full service history and 125,000 miles on the clock. A few months ago I noticed an acrid smell from the exhaust. It is noticeable as soon as the engine is turned on. It passed it's MOT in August with no advisories. I have tried a fuel cleaner and a cat cleaner but these have made no difference. The engine is running fine and there are no warning lights on the dashboard. Does anyone know what the cause could be ? About a year ago there was a leak from the turbo hose which was replaced. Could this be a factor ?...
Laid up after some surgery. Watching a lot of YT. Have to admire Jet2Holidays optimism. After the first 900 views of their advert and still not purchasing. They're still showing it every four minutes. The rictus grinning young lady the stupid song the lot.
It's been five weeks so far....understandable why people go loopy having the same advert every four minutes day and night....I need to get out. Read more
It is possible to block ad sites by editing the hosts file and adding a list of sites you do not want to see. There are lists available on the internet of thousands of sites which are annoying, malicious, pornographic, etc. Do a quick google for host file blocking and it will come up with instructions on how to do this for Windows, Linux or Android. The benefit of blocking adverts this way is that your device never even downloads them. You just download a list from the net
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I think all engines in the Mazda 6 have cam chains so service every 24 moths is a bad idea. I'm not sure whether the original posters car is petrol or diesel but if the latter then even more regular oil changes a good idea as the DPF implementation is poor and they are known for polluting sump oil with diesel.