March 2025
astra drove and parked next morning it wouldn't start spark plugs changed emissions control valve changed.
Car starts with difficulty.when warm starts with no problem.After night in garage it will not fire at all.any ideas tia. Read more
I'm really confused about what type of car to go for next. I'm concerned for the environment so was thinking along the lines of a hybrid but hearing good & bad things about them & running costs, and doubt I can get much within my budget (£10-12K) so will this force me back to petrol?
I do about 10-15K miles here and little or no urban driving. I work a lot on farmland (think muddy tracks in winter) so 4WD useful but not so if too pricey, but high ground clearance a must. I need reliability and affordable running costs; not bothered on brand, anything that holds value an advantage. Power-wise something intermediate, perhaps.... Read more
I have a similar situation and drive a Suzuki Vitara. There are plenty around and the Allgrip is 4wd with selectable modes.
Hello guys, first post here.
We just bought a 2hnd 2021 VW Golf, Gill's first car in a decade. It has Apple CarPlay, which neither of us has used before. Gill has a well-used iPhone 7 on iOS 15.1. She wants to use CarPlay to play music from her phone, but so far no joy.... Read more
I’m sceptical of VW’s response.
The first thing I’d be doing is diving into the menu of the car’s screen and performing a factory reset. Take it back to the default setting with which it came out of the factory.
Then I’d be trying a considerably newer iPhone, using your Apple supplied cable.
Our Nissan Note is now 15 years old and the breakdown cover provider we currently use (Eversure) does not provide cover for cars older than this.
I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a company that would cover a car of this age? We do have another car which is just 5 years old so a policy which covers both cars would be ideal or maybe one providing personal cover.... Read more
Green Flag cover up to 16yrs old, weirdly they do up to 25yrs if you take out European cover. I’ve always found them good value. Touch wood, I’ve not broken down in a car since 1996 though so I can’t vouch for their actual service.
New tax laws coming into force from 1 April will deal a big blow to the small business owners that rely on these dual purpose vehicles which they can use for business and pleasure .
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So if you are say a small time builder. You need family transport and a work vehicle. The dual cab pick up can do both in one vehicle. Now you'll need to buy two vehicles? Very green I'm sure.
If any small time builders actually did that or could afford to buy one of these, you would have a good point.
Hi,
After a protracted search we decided to proceed with buying a seat Alhambra (2018, S trim) as our new family car (see previous posts).
We had an inspection carried out on it but didn’t try driving it with all the kids in so never tried the middle seat belt.
Got it home and went to put in the car seats and found the middle seat belt (which feeds from the roof) is covered in mould. It’s very very thick mould.
I’ve heard Alhambras can suffer from leaks but thought this was in the models with the sunroof, which we deliberately didn’t get.
We have owned it less than 24 hrs- from a not great dealer (hence the inspection).
Obviously should have done my own checks and feeling terrible that I missed this.
What does this mean for the car?
I’m going to approach the dealer on Monday - aware under consumer rights protection I can ask for them to repair/ replace the seatbelt but I’m more worried about what the underlying problem is that caused the mould.
Looking closely now, there is signs of some mould between the rear seats and on the third row back seat. Car has obviously been valeted prior to sale.
No obvious smell of mould or damp, no obvious wet carpets or footwells.
Would be grateful for any advice anyone can offer. Read more
Not uncommon to find a bit of mould after the car has had the seats shampooed. Wouldn’t be concerned unless there was more obvious signs of damp. The seats on these along with many other VAG products stain easily so it’ll have had a wet valet to prep it after years of family use.
For those who hire car abroad....
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Any comments on how an ev can die through lack of use and how you guys get over leaving it parked up for a length of time rg at an airport whilst you are on holiday . Read more
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That makes sense. No fault code because the computer doesn’t know the reading is not correct. Remember, computers are clever but they have no brain.