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• Nissan Juke - Nissan Juke radio problem 19 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Bought a Nissan Juke Tekna last August - ex Motability car - 3 years old, full service history.  Have had it serviced and MOT at Nissan main dealer in February.  Last Thursday, radio blacked out at the beginning of a journey so had to complete with no satnav or radio.
• Jaguar XF 3.0 S X250 - Changing Battery X250 2015 XF & Avoiding Issues 16 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  I understand the logic in keeping the power supply going whilst changing the battery with a OBDll battery saver but this type of work is not exactly my forte so would I be better taking the car to a Jaguar specialist? I'd greatly appreciate any advice from someone who has successfully changed the battery on their facelift X250 XF. The car still has it's original JLR 7 year old battery.
• Office of fair trading ,A JOKE 24 Aug 2021 (Forum)
   i had to buy another car as my renault was to expensive to repair ,so bought a Suzuki SX4 off gumtree from a local dealer ,i had to get a lift as i had no transport ,a neighbor who is a nurse gave me a lift but was short on time so i had no time to check the car out so bought it on spec yes i know never trust a dealer even though he advertized it as in good condition  It had a lot of paper work as was in what looked like great condition ,,driving home 4 miles the fan kept going on got home then did the checks to find no water in the engins at all put water in to find a leak from the back of the engine , im disabled and 73 to old to work on the car  Other faults were ABS did not work but no dash light come on front brakes down to 2/3mm Front tyres down to the wear blocks ,,bottom joint worn out + wheel bearing going out .
• Land Rover Discovery Sport - DPF just cleaned by Land Rover (AA partner) 26 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  See below but 20 days later the red DPF light is back on and in limp home mode again. Also after they took the car it came back with small chip in the windscreen. The car is 2.5 years old and I dont want It cleaning again after only doing 50miles. Dont want big bills when warranty runs out. Whats my rights?
• VW Golf 1.6tdi SE running report 2013 6 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  I purchased this car one year old from Motorpoint in Birmingham at £15k.  the mileage today after 6 years is 130k - all components are original including car battery.  Its had an oil change between on average 7-8k using VW Quantum 504/507 spec, between 10k to 90k each oil change was at 5k interval (miles).
• Peugeot 508 - Can't take the gearbox in the 508 e-hdi anymore. 23 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Dropping the clutch too much in sport mode pulling out of a junction so the esp comes on and the car drops all power for a split second. Can't afford a new car and this car would be alright except for that gearbox. Already been at garage for a gearbox reset/upgrade, didn't make a bit of difference.
• Ford S-MAX - Child Observation Mirror 8 May 2019 (Forum)
  When on our test drive I was sat in the back whilst my husband drove and I asked the sales guy about the mirror as I use it all the time in my old car and he showed me the sunglasses holder and said it didn't have a mirror as it was an option for one or the other when ordering which I thought was stange. By the time it was my turn in the front it had slipped my mind to check properly.
• Hyundai Tucson 2.0 Diesel - Advice used cars: 2 more years or double mileage? 7 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  I plan to upgrade my old 14 y.o. Citroen C3 for a car slightly bigger and more reliable and I've found two Hyundai Tucson for what it seems a good price.  Both are "Hyundai Tucson 2.0L CRTD CDX", both have had two previous owners, booth look in quite good conservation and both prices are around £2500, their main differences are: 1) 115.000 mi and 12 years (2007) 2) 65.000 mi and 14 years (2005) The next week I will test them, but assuming that they "feel" similar, what is your advice?
• Used Hyundai ix20 - dealer or franchise? 9 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  My S-i-L wants me to help her find a new car.  She currently drives our old Renault Modus and after seeking advice on here and elsewhere the consensus is the ix20 should be ideal.  She is going to her local dealer tomorrow for a test drive to be sure it ticks all the boxes (high driving position, good boot space and capable of seating 4).
• Any - Smeary Windscreens - Lets Make Em History 6 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  We have 2 cars, a newish Ford Focus and a 3 year old A4.  Both cars are well cared for but even though only the Audi does a lot of motorway miles, both have perenially smeary windscreens. I have tried everything I know to cure this as follows :- Thorughly cleaning screen with pressure washer detergent or special extra strong glass cleaner, then rubbing the widscreen dry with screwed up newspaper or kitchen roll.
• Ford Focus - Snapped auxiliary belt 6 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  The engineer at Ford said that he had never seen a belt tear like it had. Ford won't compensate me at all said the car is outside of warranty (5 years old) and said that the 100000 mile is a guide and they can snap at any time.  So I was wondering if anyone had a thoughts about what I should do next? Should I leave it and just put it down to bad luck?
• n/a - School bus driver causes crash gets off with fine 26 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  v=5xFFcV1U7tE Dash Cam footage captures the horrifying moment a bus driver on a school run ploughs into a womans car after running a red light. The bus driver has avoided a driving ban after causing a crash by driving through a red traffic light. 21-year-old Philip Onions was fined £147 and ordered to pay £85 costs.He had more than 20 pupils on board at the time.
• That is the question.... - So the kids have left home......... 23 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  The kids have all but left home. The trusty old Toyota Avensis verso has killed it's water pump and drive belt plus maybe a few other things. even if it gets fixed it's going as we don't need a seven seater junk carrier. The wife has said now you can buy a car you want...but it has to have 4 doors.
• Smart headlight 8 Jan 2016 (Forum)
   Where there is no GPS signal the system can track road marking and read traffic signs.  Perhaps this is for the future driverless cars.  If not, I can imagine many young drivers coming to rely on their ‘automatic’ headlights and the resultant accidents. But, why does a driverless car need headlights at all ?
• Changing vehicle 1 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  A couple of years ago I sold my large motorhome and car and bought a VW T5 campervan as my sole vehicle. Now, at a rather ripe old age, I am selling the campervan, giving up camping and moving on to other holiday such a cruising.
• Audi A5 Cabriolet - Audi finance new buyer help needed!! 14 May 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all,    I was after some advice if possible!!! I'm just about to come off my company car scheme and am very green when it comes to dealing with buying a car.    I've been offered two deals and I'm not sure if they are any good or which one to choose and was hoping someone could help?
• Adelaide Insurance for holders of LGV/PCV licences 8 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  If any of you guys out there have an LGV or PCV licence it may be worth giving this company a call. They are based in Belfast and specialise in Car Insurance for holders of the aforementioned licences. I renewed my car insurance on November last year and for an at the time 11 month old Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi KX3 it cost me £159.10, yes thats right £159.10.
• Honda Jazz - Honda Jazz 1.2 (Manual) Gear Problems 26 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, The car is just over 3 years old and run about 20000 miles, I had it for about 11 months. I noticed a few problems: 1. Sometimes, the reverse gear won't go in, have to depressing the clutch again for it to go in, but it doesn't happen all the time.
• Nissan Almera 2002 - Halfords broke my knob 6 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Given that its a 10 year old car,  is it likely to have been something they did, and can fix, or just tough luck? A loose wire than can be reconnected? All the other lights and their knobs next to it are fine. It feels a bit pedantic going back just for this but I do need to change the blower settings at night and this is suddenly a lot harder than it used to be as I cant even see where the dial is.
• Insuring a second car - Positive result 21 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  My father has been advisd not to drive any more, as his car is 11 years old with very low mileage, we have decided to sign it over to me to use and to run Mum & Dad round as required.  As his insurance was expiring today, it was all a bit rushed, I could have SORN'd it for him, but would have had to claim the outstanding RFL back (I think!).