April 2025
Hi im looking for help to see if there are any hyundai mechanics or ex hyundai mechanics that can help me with my hyundai i40 1.6 estate . And willing to fix the car as the fault code won't go off and I've had things replaced what the diagnostic was showing and the code is still showing. . Ive had new egr valves and new mass air filter and the car still won't run. It runs if the air mass flow is unplugged but plugged back in it won't run. Thanks Read more
Noticed today on the main road whilst driving home that a camera has been installed on one of the lampposts pointing towards a strip of road where speeding is problem. No other indication of what the camera’s for. Any ideas what it might be doing? Read more
Likely a traffic monitoring camera.
If speeding was an issue then one of those temporary speed display signs would likely be deployed first to monitor the situation. ...
I was prodded by an old Brummie mate today to remember the 20th anniversary of the collapse of MGRover.
Sad indeed that it had slipped my mind. Read more
There's T reg 200 still rattling around the local town, I see it regularly. It looks a bit dog-eared but it's entitled to do so at that age. The L series diesel still sounds good and strong.
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Im an Irish resident who travels every weekend to the UK.... Read more
We have family who come from Canada, Iraq. and the EU. Never had a problem adding anyone on temp cover on our policies for the past 15 years.
Saw the two above cars in the past few days out on the local roads.
Omoda grey ? overtook me and looked fairly innocuous..... Read more
Is it me or does that Omoda look like a cross between the KIA Sportage (front) and the Nissan Qashqai (rear)?
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Update number 2
It was the main charging cable which is being replaces under the vehicle warranty....
Not long found out that the £42000 car I foolishly signed up on PCP at Honda has lost £19500 of its value after 6 months with only 1800 miles on the clock, it’s worth less now than the buy it price at the end of the 3 year PCP, I love the car but no more Honda’s for me after this, Read more
PCP or contract lease are the only safe ways to finance a new EV. This protects you from the instability in the used market as the trade try to figure out what to do with the things and how to repair them at viable money when they do go wrong. It’s as if the manufacturers want them to fail when they price repairs at nonsensical money. I’ve heard stories of Renault Zoe chargers costing £5/£6k to fix, which is madness for a relatively simple piece of equipment. Plenty of them coming up for sale as non-runners for this reason.
Hi my son has a Citroen c1 2011, it has a high bite point and my husband put it in 4th gear the other day. ( It was parked on drive) And took his foot off the clutch and the car didn't stall. Hubby said he thinks clutch is on its way. Any thoughts appreciated ??
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Clutches are weak on these, but they’re cheap to do and any garage can do it. As already said it’s circa £90/£100 for a clutch plus Labour to fit it. Not the end of the world.
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I have put down a deposit on this Hyundai i10 (RF16YZM) with 34,303 miles on the clock. MOT history shows no fails and two minor advisories from years ago - other than that it's a clean sheet. However, from 2021 the car has no proof of servicing (lines up with when new owner, an older lady, took on the car). That means it has gone 3.5 years or 20,000 miles without proof of servicing.
Have had a test drive and there's no weird sounds, feels good to drive, and is immaculately kept apart from the wheel caps that the seller is going to replace.
Have tried contacting Hyundai to try and find missing history but could not progress due to GDPR.
Was feeling anxious about the lack of service history so got my mechanic cousin to have a look and he believes it's a great wee car, but noticed thinning brake pads that the seller has agreed to replace. My cousin also said that if I am worried about the service history I can give it an engine flush after 5k miles for peace of mine?
Despite all this I'm still very anxious about the gap in service history. I am naturally a very cautious person so I am looking for someone to tell me whether I am overreacting and should buy the car or if I am right to consider moving on.
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I’d buy it . Sounds like a great little car . Certainly get oil and filter done . I wouldn’t bother with an engine flush . Waste of time .Thank you for your advice, would you recommend getting the oil and filter done straight away despite the garage having receipts for them doing it for sale, or should I wait a few thousand miles then do it?
Absolutely no point changing the oil twice - assuming it has been done properly, of course. Only a very shady garage would charge for an oil change they hadn't done, as that would be fairly easy to check ! Make sure there is a new filter though, if you or your mates can....
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Hello - I’m new here and had a question if anyone has got thoughts.
We are in the market for a used EV and it’s down to the iX3 or Mercedes EQC. Generally we prefer the iX3, but it’s rear wheel drive not 4 wheel and we live on a hill, so a bit concerned about traction when it gets to icy winter conditions. Does anyone have experience with this model and could comment?
Thanks very much for any help.
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I don't think the 4wd on the Merc would make much difference. It's not a 'proper' 4wd with diff locks and low ratio gears so is probably more of a performance and handling thing. I think it makes sense to have it on an EV to get the power down better, but it's not going to turn it into an off roader.
I suppose one issue quite specific to EVs is that they often come with 'special' tyres that are supposed to improve efficiency and reduce wear. What this really means is that have a harder compound and lower rolling resistance. Combine that with the extra weight of the batteries and the very accessible torque and I think you'll have a vehicle that is very hard to drive in snow and ice....
So the engine isn't running at all with MAF plugged in?...