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• MG ZS 2017 - ! year on. Turned out quite nice..... 18 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  I had my thoughts on the cars when they were announced and not sure, writing some comments in the forum. , but took the Plunge when the Venga had a breakdown, even thought the Venga still had 3+ years warranty left. Have been pleasantly surprised, and yes, it has grown on me.
• SEAT Alhambra - Exchange/swap 17 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I am the the very happy owner of a 15 plate seat Alhambra i-tec and love the space, performance, versatility and practicality of it, we got the car on hire purchase (£303 p/m) in January. Unfortunately my wife has suffered a nervous breakdown and is taking a career break until her mental health improves and I need to change the car, ideally for the same model.
• Golf tdi 2009 1.6 - Injector problem 12 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I had engine management light come on with loss of power whilst driving after approx 150 miles. Breakdown advised no2 injector faulty. My car has been with a garage then diesel specialist for 3 weeks now has had all four injectors replaced, egr valve checked, fuel pump checked, new fuel filter (just in case), pressure valve replaced on rail.
• renault clio dci expression - need help! 29 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I bought a renault clio in sept 2010 from local garage started to have problems with cold starting since december several times had breakdown out which advised me to have it put on diagnostic machine did so today at renault dealership car has come back with allsorts of problems such as memorised egr , heater plugs inlet metering valve no 3 cyl combustion.which is gonna cost loads to be fixed and to top it all off the car was brought there in 2006 with over 102000 miles on clock, my mileage today is 86912 im in bits please can you tell me what i can do about this and if there is anything that can be done. only been driving for 2yrs and this is the third car that i have had feeling like i have no luck at all. will be grateful for any advice.
• Short Journeys 9 May 2001 (Forum)
  The warranty they are offering me now is Red Zebra which I think they issue with their used cars. It will cost £358 for 12 months and will include breakdown cover. Do you think it is worth it? Jason
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  Used car has broken down - Is the manufacturer or seller liable? 29 Jun 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a used 2012 Renault Megane with 61,000 miles on the clock from an independant garage three months ago. The car still has six months Renault...
• Pug 406 - Died, any ideas? 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Car sounded like it was trying to start, but had no ignition. The breakdown fella said "doesnt sound like cambelt has gone, it's turning over ok, i reckon engine management system failure". lets get it on the truck.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - HDi: Help - knocking sound from cold 11 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The car has done 50 000 miles or so and as far as we know, has not had the cambelt changed. My fear is that the garage will be uncertain and we'll be faced with the choice of either taking the car and worrying about it, or taking the "other" car, with all the hassle of changing the ferry booking/breakdown cover etc etc.
• Reliability Surveys - Expectations 6 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Leafing through the "What Car?" reliability surveys it is noted as ever that the prestiege marques came out very low down the table while some more budget brands came very high up. Since these surveys do not take account of just full breakdowns but also of little niggles that keep the car off the road, could this possibly be because of different owner expectations.
• Hyundai i10 - Hyundai i10 clutch gone after 15000 miles 12 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Its only done 15000 miles whilst driving home the clutch started to slip and I was struggling to make any momentum, I thought Id get home but I ened up aout 6miles from home at the side . Called the Hyundai breakdown who sent the RAC I waited for an hour, because the dealer was open they took the car there where theyve said they will look at it tomorrow and report back to me. Its still under warranty so it shouldnt be any cost to   me.
• Mitusbishi & Others - Diesel Particle Filter removal 30 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Have just had my car returned from the main dealer because of sooted up DPF and engine management light, Prior to my breakdown , Had done abt 120 motorway miles. They changed the engine oil and filter after regening the DPF, apparently the oil was corrupted and had been running above the fill level.
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 04 dci 1.5 EGR valve prob? 5 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Hi. The engine management light on my 04 clio dci 1.5 came on, on Friday got my breakdown out and they advised it was due an EGR valve fault and reset the car and would be ok to drive and if the light came on again to see a garage Well the light has come on again and the only thing that seems to be difference is the fuel comsumption.
• Aston Martin DB7 (1994 - 2003) - Insurance 20 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  As the owner of a number of high performance cars, including an Aston Martin and an Alfa Romeo GTA, I always regard it as a personal challenge to improve significantly on my insurance renewal premiums when I am notified of them. I have just received my Alfa renewal and it was £423 including breakdown cover.
• 1996 Megane 1.4 sudden cutout 20 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I usually park it in the same car park every weekday, so I don't suspect a transmitting device (e.g. mobile phone mast) which has activated the immobilser. Any ideas?
• patronosing letter from the AA 6 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Just had a letter from the AA saying my good lady and I have called them out 4 times in the present year(runs oct to oct for me)Apparently I am allowed 6 after which they will charge me £95 for any subsequent breakdown. To cap it all they said if our cars are unreliable call into one of their service centres where their experts would be able to service them. One of the callouts was for pop up headlights which didn't and their guy couldn't fix it.
• Prospective 300SE purchase 20 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  The car is not for me and will be garage maintained if bought, although by a suitable specialist rather than M-B. I'll check the directory listings but any suggestions for a specialist on Tees-side will be welcomed.
• Fiat Brava 31 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  SWMBO is getting a new car and last weekend we saw some Brava's in GTC in the most gross mauve colour I have ever seen. She loved them, also teh styler, which again didn't impress me. Still, it's her money so I will just go along with her choice.
• Family car for £4000 11 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I would like to buy from a garage to get the piece of mind of a warranty. A garage approx. 50 miles from me has the above types of car for sale, all 1 owner with print out FSH and high mileage (65 - 90K). I have looked at the car by car breakdown, but I would like to hear from people who have had experience of any of the above cars or can suggest other alternatives.
• Advice on Choice of Daily Commute Car? 13 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  The car must be under 5 years old, as company rules state that the car must be 5 years or under, so no point getting a 4.5 year old car and then having to change in 6 months. Ideally should have a least 1 years use out of it.
• No depreciation £5-8k sport car 24 May 2005 (Forum)
  What's come to mine is an mid-80s Porsche 911 coupe for £6-8k. What's there to look for on these cars other than in the c-by-c breakdown? My main worry is that everything will be welded/rusted together on a 20 year-old car and, as I will be working on the car myself, I will be blow-touching when comes to replacing parts.