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• Tyres buying/selling and pressures 19 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  local SEAT dealer for another electronic problem they found that my tyres were overinflated at 38 psi when it should be about 33. They adjusted the tyre pressures. My question is: anyone any experience of Avon ZZ3's or can recommend a tyre that's good in the wet but doesnt increase the road noise. I
• New Driving Licence Fiasco! 18 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  to insurance companies with 5 years of inflated premiums.(Probably £££s) £19 for a replacement licence. £4 for a Post Office to 'look' at my documents. Cost of a passport photo. Above all, though, UNBELIEVABLE HASSLE to get a clean driving licence again! Wish me luck..... Graeme
• a nation of shopkeepers ... NOT! 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  they tell you that they have a set of AP`s in stock, ready for shipment, tomorrow I e-mail/phone them to confirm that I am effecting payment and inevitably I get the "We will order the brakes as soon as we received payment" WTF [don't ask - Ian], you told me that you had them in stock yesterday
• Naughty VW dealer 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Another unfortunate story of main dealer rip-off attempts.... My colleague at work has a S reg 1.0 CL Polo with full VW service history, he has always used the local VW dealer here in the west (obviously cannot name it). He rang up on last Monday to book the car in for a service, they said
• Insurance sending me ga ga 22 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  insurance and get a refund. The years premium would be around £600 but no-one will be specific about how much refund we could get on cancellation after 2 months usage. I suspect it will be prohibitive with admin costs etc. The premium is high (both in our 50's with clean records....honest m'lud)because all
• General Q's about car servicing 17 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  experience - bought Hondas new from dealership (2Mills, Ledsham, Cheshire) and got very good service so always went back there. When we moved, we found a different story. Chepstow - dealer closed down, Newport (S Wales) new dealer opened up - thought they *were* VERY expensive, only went once, next time
• Stitched up by Audi main dealer? 6 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  rate for a UK car etc etc The warranty on imports is 1 year, so I rang and asked when the warranty ran out and they mentionmed its not unusual for them to sell imported S3's, and that they 'make up the balance' so that the car comes with the full 3 year uk warranty. They've sent a copy of the warranty
• 1966 and all that 4 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  " crowd who say leave well alone, "my old man did 350 thou in one of them and never put a wrench on it etc". Personally I think the original Ford V-8's are fabulous motors and over-engineered in the best of older US auto traditions. Since even a flatout expressway storm seldom pushes it above 3000 rpm
• Old Habits die hard 1 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  There was an interesting thread a couple of months ago wondering if we worry unduly about frequency of oil changes, type of oil, running in etc. ? a subject that is still aired frequently in the Backroom. The consensus of opinion was that following the manufacturer?s service schedule
• Nippon pong remover 12 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  day. In the meantime I have the manufacturer?s blurb and would be happy to fax this to anyone who wanted to obtain a supply or contact the factory to enquire about distributorship and score maybe a UK first! My email is growler@philippines.com.ph The same store incidentally carries a Japanese paint
• Gear Oil Questions and Answers 15 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  We are often asked why don?t you do an article on Gear Oils? Well, an article would be very complex but here are the answers to a few FAQ?s that we have had over the years. What does API GL mean? API stands for American Petroleum Industry and GL stands for Gear Lubricant, see below
• Jaguar XKR-S (2008 - ) - Warranty problem after service confusion. 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  car until this is sorted out. Oh. This is the best bit. Because they?ve said they?re not covering the work then I cant have the replacement car. So here I am. Car Less, well over £1,500 per month out of pocket that?s before sorting a replacement out and potentially having a bill of over 8k
• Mercedes Benz CLK W208 (1997 - 2002) - Advice on dealin with bad service from dealer 9 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  : The car had just come in in part-exchange, this was born out by the fact it had not been valeted yet. The car had been supplied by the dealer to it?s previous owner four years previously and he had now brought it back and traded it in for an E Class They already knew about the suspension and it would
• Mazda 3 & battery / tracker issues 13 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  and almost daily the battery would die.  It had gone to Mazda for investigation multiple times but they couldn't find anything.  Eventually  he complained to the finance company who agreed a full refund and compensation.  Meanwhile, Mazda found the problem(s)..... A tracker fitted
• Dacia Sandero - advice on broken down car from dealer 8 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  My elderly parents (in there 70's ) brought a second hand 65 plate dacia sandero 0.9 petrol in late august from a dealer.  I did a bit of research and reviews suggested  the dealer seemed ok but a bit of habit not supplying or honouring warranties. They went ahead and brought the car
• Ford Fiesta - EAC Fail 7 May 2020 (Forum)
  and even a proper garage couldn’t get any codes at all when immobilised :We have recovered your vehicle.Patrol found the following fault code/s:\N{ }\N{ }System : Engine control 1 - 07N / SIM 22\N{ }\N{ }U0122 - Unknown fault. Error Message : .\N
• Toy time 28 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  nirvana and away from the wife during lockdown? Found a few interesting things on sale but all things equal I’d love an 90’s hot hatch like a late 205 GTi 1.9, XR2i, Golf MK II GTi 8v, R19 16v or possibly a more mundane but rarer and often historically more important mainstream car that no one
• Garage hasn't fixed car properly, what to do? 8 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  old and possibly burning oil and that would / could be throwing the sensors off and advised we get rid of the car sooner rather than later. That was 2 weeks ago and now the light is back and the same error code is back, it isn't hesitating but I am guessing, s before, that comes next. I
• How/Where to report a scammer? 24 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  wanted £500 back as I had sold him a car fradulently, or he would sue me. I told him he was talking s*** & I wasnt gonna refund anything. Now, 3 days later he has advertised the car for sale, at £7000, calling it "the best example in the UK" and "only 69,000 miles", making
• Ford Focus Zetec - ECU failure not covered by warranty 21 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  residue – which Stewart had already done whilst replacing the engine(s)) and £227.98 for performing diagnostics for an injector or PCM problem). We declined to pay these costs, collected the car from Ford on December 18th 2017 and were charged £42.49 – a ‘token gesture