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Superb is meant to be really good to drive and pretty reliable. Petrol I assume? Id go for that personally or the new Toyota Corolla/Camry if you want newer.
random car maintenance/ buying etc questions (catch-all thread)
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Superb is meant to be really good to drive and pretty reliable. Petrol I assume? Id go for that personally or the new Toyota Corolla/Camry if you want newer.
Puddy_Tat
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and maybe worth doing it before next phase of london ULEZ gets close to happening - fairly sure second hand prices of diesel cars has gone down since first phase happened
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For that run, the A3 should be ok
nick
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FWIW
Skoda superb arriving today
The Merc went to we buy any car: they gave a price a few hundred better than PX, and the manager was vey helpful friendly and added a bit to the value his computer was giving (West Dulwich WeBuyAnyCar FWIW - we both agreed the company needs to start managing its reputation better).
I actually preferred to go WeBuyAnyCar, as I didn't want to look in the eye the poor sod that is going to buy that Merc. Word to the wise - don't buy a 61 plate silver E350 (7 seats):, the alloys are all kerbed to buggery, one is possibly cracked (slow puncture, despite having the tyre repaired twice), the DFP probably needs replacing, and the suspension is leaking air at the back - and that costs a lot to fix
Skoda superb arriving today
The Merc went to we buy any car: they gave a price a few hundred better than PX, and the manager was vey helpful friendly and added a bit to the value his computer was giving (West Dulwich WeBuyAnyCar FWIW - we both agreed the company needs to start managing its reputation better).
I actually preferred to go WeBuyAnyCar, as I didn't want to look in the eye the poor sod that is going to buy that Merc. Word to the wise - don't buy a 61 plate silver E350 (7 seats):, the alloys are all kerbed to buggery, one is possibly cracked (slow puncture, despite having the tyre repaired twice), the DFP probably needs replacing, and the suspension is leaking air at the back - and that costs a lot to fix
Puddy_Tat
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they are pretty much volkswagen remoulds now aren't they?
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
audi -> VW => skoda all use the same structural stuff I think
Haven't had a play yet, but have discovered the bloody thing has KESSY - which means I have had to drop £7 on a pouch to keep the keys in (paranoid moi?).
but still - umbrella in the door. Just like a Royce
Haven't had a play yet, but have discovered the bloody thing has KESSY - which means I have had to drop £7 on a pouch to keep the keys in (paranoid moi?).
but still - umbrella in the door. Just like a Royce
Puddy_Tat
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I'm starting to contemplate the next car
was told at MOT last autumn that there would probably be a couple of hundred quid's worth of stuff needed for this year's MOT
and front end (it's front wheel drive) is starting to get a bit noisy (rumbling sort of noise) which is not a good sign
blargh
was told at MOT last autumn that there would probably be a couple of hundred quid's worth of stuff needed for this year's MOT
and front end (it's front wheel drive) is starting to get a bit noisy (rumbling sort of noise) which is not a good sign
blargh
kalmatthew
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VW Seat Skoda effectively just trim levels on steroids from what I can tellHow do I find the exact part I need?
The pipe feeding the front windscreen washer is split, and I thought I could Google the part number and order it, then fit it myself?
Apparently not, because all my searching just leads to generic parts that don't seem right. I've tried self bonding tape in the meantime but that didn't really work.
How would Urban's car folk approach the problem? Glad of any help.
The pipe feeding the front windscreen washer is split, and I thought I could Google the part number and order it, then fit it myself?
Apparently not, because all my searching just leads to generic parts that don't seem right. I've tried self bonding tape in the meantime but that didn't really work.
How would Urban's car folk approach the problem? Glad of any help.
dessiato
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I got some from Halfords. It's pretty universal size, you cut it to length. I'd avoid a dealer like the plague for this type of thing.
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Of course try Halfords, who may even fit it or there are lots of forums for owners of a particular make and full of very knowledgeable people who know all there is to know about a given car.
mx wcfc
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I bought a kit off eBay when mine split. It didn’t work very well and I had to bodge it with gaffer tape. It was fine for a while but just got it fixed properly by the garage that did my mot and service today.
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
This is the car I sold - 11490 to you sir/madam
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I sold for £6200 last month, so that is an 86% markup. - before fettling expenses. No idea if that is a standard markup, or they saw me coming.
It looks like they replaced the alloys (they used to be boy racer black), and may have patched up a rip on the drivers seat. Don't know if they have fixed the innards, so it may still have a DPF / limp mode issue, and the suspension will need sorting
Avoid
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I have just read a quote about someone who bought a CX5 and said the sales staff took 2 hours showing him around the car. I know the guy had exceptional circumstances.
I don't know that I have had anyone go over a car with me at all, including when I bough the CX3. My only question was how do I turn of the front parking sensors which
they couldn't answer! I remember vividly test driving my current Alfa. "When we get on to the dual carriage way, when the road is clear, pootle along in 2nd gear, then floor it
What have other peoples experiences been like when buying a car?
I don't know that I have had anyone go over a car with me at all, including when I bough the CX3. My only question was how do I turn of the front parking sensors which
they couldn't answer! I remember vividly test driving my current Alfa. "When we get on to the dual carriage way, when the road is clear, pootle along in 2nd gear, then floor it
What have other peoples experiences been like when buying a car?
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
So when I bought the Merc before the one above
I thought I would prove to the dealer that I wasn't a tyre kicker, and knew of what I was talking
I asked him to show me the dip stick so I could check the colour of the oil.
He informed me they don't have a dip stick. Suspect that this conversation was factored into subsequent negotiations
I thought I would prove to the dealer that I wasn't a tyre kicker, and knew of what I was talking
I asked him to show me the dip stick so I could check the colour of the oil.
He informed me they don't have a dip stick. Suspect that this conversation was factored into subsequent negotiations
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That reminds me, before I bought the Brera I test drove a c class coupe. It had a spoiler across the back window and I said how useless it was as it really would not improve the handling and simply blocked rear vision. Without a hint of irony the salesman said it was for stopping the rear screen icing up.
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
My Skoda has an ice scraper inside the fuel filler cap.
And an umbrella in the door - so it is in many respects identical to a Royce
Perhaps the C class one was just a bigger/better version ice scraper? .
You should have ripped it off to test its scraping capabilities
And an umbrella in the door - so it is in many respects identical to a Royce
Perhaps the C class one was just a bigger/better version ice scraper? .
You should have ripped it off to test its scraping capabilities
