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• Kia Sportage 2020 1.6 GDi - The Drive Home, First impressions 3 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Quarter tank of fuel, Sportage floor mats fitted foc. Everything as it should be. Salesman super, NO B/S... went through paperwork, no attempt to sell unwanted add ons, just the guff to sign declined, boxes already ticked... Paid, had a brief chat and left. 50 ish mile home, Ebbsfleet to Dartford crossing on the old A road, then M25 and A12 home.
• 1 Dec 2019 (Forum)
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• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 31-08-2019 21 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Which Car "expert" answered a query form someone about an HRV - he dismissed the HRV as under powered. This was probably based on their "expert review" of the 2015 1,5's. He recommended a CRV!! - the query was from a driver of a 12 year old Jazz - even the slow HRV would be OK for a driver of an asthmatic Jazz. Obviously they had not done their homework on the 1.5 Sport than can do 0-60 in roughly 8 seconds.
• Unknown Part Name 13 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Hi, I know nothing about cars but the other day had to put in a new battery into my S Type Jaguar after googling how to do it. However there was a tube connected to a plastic part that went into the old battery that I now know was needed to release gasses. I still have the tube but the plastic part that was in the battery that the tube connected to I no longer have because I disposed of the old battery..
• Nissan X-Trail - x-Trail models 22 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  I have been looking for an ideal 4x4, by that I mean it has to have the right seat height for a disabled person to get in & out. These have proven to be the ideal height after comparing other 4x4's, but there is a problem and thats which model and how do you work out the difference between them all to narrow down your searches. I am not looking at the new style and much prefer an 8-10 year old automatic diesel that has been looked after and wont need lots of work to keep going.
• Honda Jazz 1.4 CVT - acceleration noise 12 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Maybe a bit like the sound of hot water going through a radiator at home, a sort of tinkling shhing sound. It does not make this sound in N, only D and I can't hear it in S, possibly as the engine is noisier? This is with all aircon / fans etc off, and it doesn't go away once the engine warms up.  It sounds as though it's coming from towards the left of the engine bay.
• Mazda 3 - Poor (dangerous?) dealer advice 27 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  When servicing and Mot'ing his Mazda 3 in September the main dealer reported a crack in the clutch cylinder. They tooped up the reservoir and said it would be OK for s few months. There were no Mot advisories. Last night the dash brake light came on and the reservoir needed topped up. The fault cleared. The thing is the Mazda only has one reservoir shared by brake and clutch systems.
• 1986 Daihatsu Skywing (flat tappet OHC) - CG-4 Oil OK in an old Petrol Engine? 3 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  I've acquired about 15 litres of CPC 15W40 China Petroleum Corporation (Taiwan's state-owned, I think, oil company) Superfleet CG-4 oil. Seems a pity to waste it, but the drum doesn't appear to carry any corresponding API "S" classification.  What, if any, are the likely issues in using a diesel-only oil in a petrol engine? For about the past 5-years I've been using a 50-50 mix of CPC SAE 40 and Mobil Delvac MX 15W40, both of which are primarily diesel oils but also show SJ.
• Premium estate advice 5 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I currently have a 63 plate 320d m sport which I love and have narrowed down to the following. Merc c class 220 and sport estate Audi (facelift) A6 tdi s line/black edition estate BMW 520d m sport estate Concerns are Audi and BMW are a bit dated inside and the Audi is due for replacement next year. Merc is very nice but maybe a tad small? Don’t need to go through all requirements, budget is circa £20000 Any views or other suggestions of similar cars welcome
• fan of the BMW i3? 22 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  :  http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Telsa-S-BMW-i3-electric-cars-shortlisted-2014-Car/story-20394966-detail/story.html )
• Big Car Crash Coming ? 20 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  In this Daily Mail 'This is Money' forum post (yesterday) on car financing: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-4664356/Has-Bank-England-s-squeeze-easy-credit-started.html#ixzz4lxEgKs3L  A 'Sally' from London makes this interesting comment: "With car finance, how does the second hand market work, say if you "rent" a new car for 2 years at say £222 pcm with an up front payment of say £1,000 which is about £6328 then after the 2 years are up if you then take that off the price of the car new what price does the car need to be sold at second hand to still make money for the dealer that bought it from the manufacturer"?
• Advice re buying a secondhand crossover 1 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  We're looking for a decent spec'd version with as many bells and whistles as possible. We aren't bothered by make so that isn't a consideration. Bizarrely my partner is S Cross so if they are any good it would be great but if not it would be an expensive coincidence and I'm just chuffed she's not called B Veyron! Any advice re. choosing a make model would be very gratefully received.
• Which cars have 'quickclear' windscreens? 6 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Anyone know of any mass-market car with such a feature? Did I read somewhere that it's available on the Skoda Superb? (The s/hand cars I'm considering are the aforementioned Superb, Hondas Accord and Legend, Lexus LS400, Toyotas Avensis and Camry, Mitsubishis Galant and newish Colt diesel auto, Nissan QX, Renault Vel Satis and an M-B W124 or the later W210 E220 CDI.
• Record Second Hand Cars Sold 18 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I read (in another paper) that a record 8.2m second-hand vehicles were bought last year. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-4227156/Can-guess-nation-s-favourite-used-cars.html An increase of 7.3% year on year !  I drive by car dealers forecourts (Swindon) and they are stuffed with secondhand cars. I see TV & hear radio adverts where big dealers are boasting of umpteen thousand  cars in national stock but I think asking prices are still high, particularly cars with 80-100k on the clock.
• Peugeot 306 XUD9TE Conrod failure 30 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Taken from the excellent car-by-car breakdown section of this most excellent site..... \"Spate of conrod failures on 1997-1998 R and S reg 1.9 XUTD diesels; one case of a late reg T: too many to attribute merely to running with low oil levels. Seems only to affect cars built from April 1997 with DHY (not DHX) serial number engines.\" Please see the pics here ~ http://groups.msn.com/honestjohn/interestingshots.msnw?
• Golf 1.6tdi se DSG - VW warranty 29 Oct 2016 (Forum)
   I have discoverend some loose interiro trim on my car.  Will VW cover this;and, how can I get an appointment at the VW s******ship within the warranty period.  What if i'm offered an appointment that is a few days over the warrnaty period/deadline. I bought the car as a one year old car and the car has a standard 3 year new car warrnaty.
• Volvo V70 - Car been in repairers for 2 months. 18 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  'It's ready.'..back yesterday promised, no car. Took curtesy car back yesterday on their word. For two months I'm driving round a new Merc S class arranged by the ins companies...v nice too..It's totally mad. It would have been ten K cheaper by my reckoning to write mine off, not that I'm moaning because of course the settlement never gets anywhere near the true value of your car.
• Citroen C4 - Auction question 31 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I bought a Fiat Bravo at an auction 4 years ago, car has treated me really well and it worked out as a great but doing 25k a year is making me look again. I've been able to find some low mileage 4-5 year old C4's and after reading into it I'm given the impression of a reasonably reliable car with high depreciation which suits me. I have found an automatic that is actually the model to avoid but having never driven an automatic I'm still interested.
• BMW 3 Series - Which one to choose 16 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  You must have had a million of these questions on here, but I have been struggling for days to make a choice - by the time I do, all will have been sold ;) I am looking for the best choice of these to take account of insurance, economy, tax and ongoing costs - ie anything to do with £££s. Also in a quandary about age/miles balance. 2008 (58) 318i SE 39k with extras £7,399 2006 (56) 318i SE Auto 37k £6,500 2011 (61) 318d Olympic/Performance Edition 112k £7,500 All have good MOT histories (minimal/no advisories) and full service histories and are in a similar condition - ie good for age.
• Counterfeit Xenon HID Bulbs? 13 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  PowerBulbs (the automotive lighting specialist, verified by Philips and OSRAM) is working in conjunction with BBC 1’s Fake Britain to help customers become more aware of these fakes. The show's producers would like to speak with anyone who has had the misfortune of buying a fake in order to establish the scale and seriousness of the problem.