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Who’s sorny now? 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
In July this year I part-exchanged my old motor home for a new vehicle with a West Country main dealer. I posted the V5C/3 document for the part exchanged... -
Peugeot 2008 1.2 puretech 130 EAT6 Allure Premium - five year report 19 Oct 2024 (Forum)
The cambelt looks good and is no wider than my homemade cambelt width checking tool. Despite the minor niggles of a radio that won’t stay on for long unless the engine is restarted and a pathetic peep of a horn, Mrs F and I continue to be well pleased. It is not yet old enough to tell whether Peugeot’s purported superior mechanical and bodily longevity still pertains but we hope that it will see us out. -
Ford Fiesta - '09 Fiesta Electrical Issue 4 Jan 2020 (Forum)
Oh and in the 'secret menu' the battery voltage yesterday before completely dying was showing bt080, today after i jumped it, it was showing bt095 to bt110 with no lights, climate control, radio, anything. With electrics, dropped to bt080 again then died. I'm at a loss as to what the hell is going on, surely it can't have killed 3 batteries and 2 alternators?! Help! -
Our electric Smart doesn't reach the claimed range - what can we do? 23 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
Smart provides a range figure of 99 miles for its Smart EQ. In the two weeks we have had ours, we have never had an indicated range of more than 72 miles... -
Audi a6 saloon limited edition 2003 - Will I be paying the correct price? 15 Aug 2013 (Forum)
It has 2 previous owners and comes with the following: Electric Heated & Adjustable Door Mirrors Electric Front Seats (height adjustment) Electric Windows - Front & Rear Full Air Con with Individual Front Temperature Controls Multi Stack CD player in Dashboard with Cassette & FM Radio Sat Nav built in Cruise Control Speed Control (if required) Electronic Computer for MPG average, fuel left, vehicle range etc Outside Temperature sensor Audible & Visual '2 hour' Driving Warning system (when been driving continuously for 2 hours warning you to take a break) Front & Rear Parking Sensors (can be turned off) Remote Central Locking (will even close open windows when locking vehicle from remote) Lockable Glove compartment 3 Hidden compartments (for storing valuables out of sight) PAS ESP (can be turned off if required) (Traction Control) ABS Front & Rear Fog lights Front & Side airbags (Passenger front can be turned off) Rear seatbelts Alarm - Anti-theft with interior ultrasonic protection (can turn off interior sensors as well so kids can still be safe inside a locked/alarmed vehicle) Immobiliser Rear Spoiler 17 inch Alloys (including spare) Centre Console (hinge broken but still usable) Full Black Leather upholstery (although drivers seat showing signs of wear but NO holes) Leather Steering Wheel & Gear Knob Rear passenger heat/cool/air-con outlets Rear passenger 'cup holders' Sports Seats Head rests x 5 Body Coloured bumpers Fully Zinc Galvanised Body All the above are/were Factory Fitted from NEW Plus FSH and new tyres all round. -
Ford Focus 1.8 petrol 03 reg - Faulty Ford Focus Dealer Issues 6 Aug 2013 (Forum)
They gave me a 3 month warranty against failure of parts on the car. I have driven the car about 700miles. On several occasions (windows down, radio off, quiet road) I thought I heard the noise again however I dismissed it/thought I must be imagining it because that exhaust had been fixed, right? Anyway I booked it in for cam belt, service and health check by a reputable garage.... -
hyundai ix35 - sat nav problems 26 Feb 2012 (Forum)
She could not complete instructions when approaching roundabouts, all i ever seemed to get was " bear left and then", and then nothing.............. it was getting rather annoying, so I called into the dealers to report the problem about 6 weeks ago, and never heard anything back from them. Then last week my whole media system just froze, nothing worked , no radio, no cd player, no sat nav, no reverse parking sensor, it just froze. So after booking my car in, and also telling them about the "bear left and then" issue, I was told that they had other customers with the same problem. -
Ford Fiesta MK2 - Can I charge my car battery with a smaller charger 10 Jan 2011 (Forum)
If not, I'm happy to build some kind of immobiliser switch to the battery so that I can turn disconnect it when not in use. There is no radio or engine code to worry about, and aside from the clock losing time there's really no problem disconnecting the battery every time. But it would be nice if there was no short circuit Either way, can I give my battery a bit of a charge using the little charger, or is it plain stupid? -
Which of these two Volkswagen Polos should I buy? 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
I've seen and test driven a Volkswagen Polo 1.4S 52 with 48,000 miles. It's up for £3495, has a full service history, one owner and is HPI clear. Is £3300... -
Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 01 1.8 Running very rough - electrical issue? 22 Feb 2010 (Forum)
I've bought HT leads but not yet fitted them due to only ever remembering mid journey. When it's really stuttering, it interferes with the radio, again leading me to believe it's an electrical fault or a short somewhere. Someone suggested it may be the ignition coil pack. I can get a new one of these for about £50 but I don't want to spend the money unless it's likely to help, plus I don't know how difficult the job is. -
Citroen C5 II (2008 - ) - C5 Impressions after four months. 3 Oct 2009 (Forum)
I have to use a cable to connect my Tom Tom Go to the aux sockets in the glove compartment to get the commands and stored MP3 audio files over the car's audio system, but this does not pause the car's radio when the GPS gives directions. Overall I'm extremely pleased with the car -
Ford Fusion (USA) - mini road test 14 Sep 2008 (Forum)
Spec: 3.0L 221HP V6 6 speed automatic gearbox Sports pack Climate control Cruise control etc. Microsoft Sync with Sirius Satellite Radio I think the Fusion is a USA specific car, but it's broadly equivalent in size to the Mondeo. Cabin is roomy and comfortable with enough cubbyholes and sufficient buttons to keep most people entertained. -
FIAT Grande Punto (2006 - 2009) - Impressions of 28 Oct 2007 (Forum)
If someone wants to steal your fuel and the cap is locked he will just put his tin under your fuel tank and bash a hole with a screw driver. Lockable caps are a waste of time. Same problem with the radio. I could get it to switch on but not to switch off. I spent 3 weeks with the volume at zero! Either it was broken or it was over complicated. Then the seal on the drivers door fell off and the grille became loose. -
The hypocrisy in road pricing 5 Dec 2006 (Forum)
I was fuming this morning whilst in the car listening to a debate on Radio Five Live speculating on the contents of Rod Eddington?s report on road pricing, I did not catch all of the show however the presenter, Mathew Bannister, did not help my blood pressure, he tended to defend the principals of road pricing when almost all phone-in callers were against it hence not presenting the neutral stance one expects from the BBC. -
Peugeot 406 display and audio prob. 29 Dec 2004 (Forum)
The actual lcd was faulty, so I bought one from ebay (of a V reg 406 glx estate) and installed it. Everything seemed fine- the stalk controls worked, as did the radio and tape. But when I select the (Standard boot) CD multi-changer, nothing - It wouldn't recognise it. So I exchanged it for another one (from a standard 406 coupe 2001). Installed it, and that seemed O.K., it recognises the cd changer, until I tried operating the stalk controls. -
A most reliable car 17 Dec 2002 (Forum)
It has never failed to start and run or do what it is required of it and I see it now shows 120,000 km. The cassette has packed up but the radio still works. There is no significant rot anywhere although the white paint has faded. The same was true of all the others: the 1980's one which looked like a copy of the Merc 190E is still a favorite with Manila taxi-drivers today and Lord knows what they must have survived to still be running. -
Range Rover 1989 3.6L EFI light 11 May 2002 (Forum)
Now: Last weekend my Sister visited and on a day of very dense fog was out in the Range Rover {The US Spec of 1989 is that of a Top of the line all options fitted Vogue I think but it does of course have Cats fitted and runs on unleaded (All we have been able to get over her for about 10 years now)} Well she left the fog lights on when she got home and yesterday when I went to use it I found the Battery stone dead I put it on a smart charger for 24 hours and this AM all was well (after I recoded the OEM radio Cassette) except that the EFI light is ON... car is running perfectly and I ran it by a friends place that does the Local equivalent of a MOT he checked all the numbers from the Dynamometer He had run for said (passed) test last month and if anything they were a touch better... -
Golf MK5 2004 1.6 FSI - Golf Mk5 2004 1.6 FSI - VAG / VCDS Scan - Fault Co 24 Oct 2016 (Forum)
Labels: 1K0-959-702-MIN1.lbl Part No: 1K0 959 702 E Component: Tuersteuergeraet 09 0116 Coding: 0000052 Shop #: WSC 01279 785 00200 VCID: 316D7849A8AA52B6C1-8064 3 Faults Found: 00470 - Company Comfort Databus in Single Wire 011 - Open Circuit - Intermittent 00933 - Electric Window Motor; Passenger Side (V148) 005 - No or Incorrect Basic Setting / Adaptation 00944 - Heated Exterior Mirror; Passenger Side (Z5) 012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 56: Radio Labels: 1K0-035-1xx-56.lbl Part No: 1K0 035 186 J Component: Radio BNO 0016 Coding: 0040400 Shop #: WSC 01279 785 00200 VCID: 2D556439B4923656E5-8078 No fault code found. -
How can I stop my new keyless car from being targeted by thieves? 8 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
I will take delivery of a new Jaguar XFin a couple of weeks. One downside is the thought that the keyless entry system may allow determined thieves to... -
Why are Toyota's mpg figures so far removed from reality? 2 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
It can surely be little short of misleading to promote the Toyota Prius based on one particular quality, which, in real life, will never be displayed or...
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