August 2025
My son recently bought the car from a garage it is 14 yrs old with 190000 miles. after just 10 days it has developed several faults, gear box leak and injector problems and a frayed alternator belt which the service book claimed was replaced in May by the garage. After contacting the garage to reject the car they claim it was a private sale, sold as seen etc. He paid for the car by money transfer to the garages named business account.so surely this is not a ,private sale. Advice please Read more
Last friday we wnt off to Mersea island to eat at "Seafood at Dawn " ...... In case anyone not too far away likes seafood at very reasonable prices......
Anyway, cooling was not at its best so booked it in yesterday and £129.98 later we have nice cool air ready for the trek to York on Sunday. Read more
This afternoon I saw another korando...
First other one I've seen....
My partners Captur suddenly displayed an engine fault message and don’t drive.
She has noticed the cooling fan continuing to operate for a long time after parking up .... Read more
Nice one! Always good when people come back with a follow up, so many don't...
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I've been hit with a 2k fine for driving my car whilst SORN.... Read more
Did you buy the car recently? If not, the fault is theirs. Driving untaxed may have a higher penalty though.
Seems unlikely. Driving while SORN implies a deliberate misuse of the system while driving untaxed could be an oversight....
I have a guy working with me at the moment, he drives a Defender with (I believe) the 300tdi engine. Yesterday, it sprung a fuel leak just as he arrived - diagnosed as a problem with fuel lift pump. He got a replacement and set about fitting it today.
After a lot of arguing with an almost completely inaccessible bolt, he eventually got it swapped over and went to start it. No problem with the starter, but just not catching. ... Read more
Its cases like this where make/model specific forums can be an excellent source of advice and tips.
The Hilux and Landcruiser forums have been a mine of useful info which is freely shared, maybe more important if you have one of those vehicles because the specialist indy who saved the day over the phone in this Landrover case are really thin on the ground for Japanese vehicles.
The venerable Ford Transit turns 60.
This all reminded me of when I was selling BMC Fg light trucks, EA vans and Sherpas in 1976 onwards
Bought a 6 month old Ford Explorer Premium Extended Range RWD last week, to replace my 5 year old Puma. The Puma was a great car, bought at 3 years old. The only downside to it was that I struggled to get comfortable in the seat on long journeys, the seat base is very flat… As I cover about 25k a year, it gave me a reason to look for another car, I generally only keep cars a couple of years and had the Puma seat been better, I could have seen myself keeping it a bit longer than usual.
SWMBO was a key factor in this purchase, she liked the Explorer when we tested it, so the deal was done. Who knows, this car may be one to keep for more than 2 years. We still have SWMBO’s Puma, and I’ve got an older XC70 for alternative use, so going electric won’t present any issues.... Read more
Predominantly VW technology underneath .
I’m looking for a small city type car that I can use to pop into town and park easily, and that my 17 year old can learn to drive in.
I have a hybrid Renault Arkana as my main vehicle, so a small manual gearbox car is all I’m looking for, A/C required. Hopefully when he’s passed his test, he will take it on, so must be very low insurance group too. Budget is £3500 max. Location between Salisbury and Southampton.... Read more
I doubt the "looking after the pride and joy" factor will make much difference to the sort of significant corrosion threat that the OP is concerned about, since people (and especially old people...er...except me, of course) generally dont do anything about that, though they may AUTOGRIM their sundays away topsides.
On the rare occasion this 'old person' cleans the car, I probably spend more time hosing down the underside than cleaning the rest. I did once polish and wax it in my ten years of ownership....
Brought dacia duster when I have the light stalk set to auto
Have noticed the rear lights also come on is this correct ... Read more
Another annoying thing on the Duster is that if you accidentally knock the indicator stalk (I do it all the time), the indicators flash 3 times and there's nothing you can do about it.
All my cars have done that for years, its for changing lane....
I currently drive a Golf 8 which mostly, I love. However, my passion is fishing and I have to take frequent trips down rutted muddy tracks. This is where the Golf gets into trouble. My next car needs to be more fishing friendly.
Selection criteria:... Read more
How about one of these?!
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How much was paid? If it was retail money then it’s reasonable to expect some comeback, if it was a cheap car at private/trade money then some issues are to be expected and priced in.