Following on from the thread about if cars are more reliable. What has gone wrong with your CURRENT car and how long have you owned it etc?
Mine: Fiat Panda Active 1.1, bought new three years ago, now has 12,800 miles on the clock.
What has gone wrong:
Clutch pedal squeaked badly at around 800 miles, fixed under warranty.
Needed a new exhaust flexy hose, at around 2800 miles, fixed under warranty.
Brakes pad needed replacing at 12,600 miles got it done at my local for less than a quarter the price my dealer wanted.
Things that have gone wrong through no fault of the car:-
Discovered a big dent in the front wing, cost me £300 to fix.
A tyre had a slash in the sidewall, cost me £45 to fix.
My mirror got knocked off (I suspect by the binmen) cost me £98 for a new one.
As of the tomorrow the car is out of warranty.
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Nothing yet! - but I've only owned it for a week, tyre pressures were WAY too high, but that's about it, so far.
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Pug 207 Sport - 2yrs and 6 days old
1) Rainwater leak into drivers door pocket at about 1 year old
2) Water pump leaking at 20,000 miles - about a month ago.
The engine is a BMW VTi lump and apparently the water pump is a known problem.
Both fixed under warranty.
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>>tyre pressures were WAY too high
might be explained if the car had a towbar, but more likely the Runways were fitted by idiots ;-)
Swift just had 1st year service at 7700miles - no probs so far.
Last edited by: Lygonos on Mon 6 May 13 at 16:44
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>>might be explained if the car had a towbar, but more likely the Runways were fitted by idiots ;-)
No towbar fitted, tyres R brand new, car MOT'd 15th April ... AH's ;)
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Gone wrong: very little. Boot struts, screenwash connector, clutch position sensor (twice). And the clutch cylinder that leaked on to the plates and took out the DMF. That one was expensive. The other bits replaced have been worn out rather than failed.
That's in ten years and 130,000 miles. It's never been towed and only once failed to proceed - a gearbox linkage rod that an AA man re-engaged with a lump hammer and an iron bar. And the climate control is still working nicely, thank you.
};---)
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MB E320 coupe made 1996, owned for over 10 years.
Engine wiring loom disintegrated (common problem) causing coils to short out and spiking ECU.
Should have cost around £2500, £1500 ecu £500 wiring loom plus fitting, ECU repaired instead (story with warnings in itself) so total actual cost around £1200.
Rear screen delaminated, replacement is starting to go the same way after roughly 5 years, another common problem.
Windscreen was badly scratched by wiper blade so replaced some years ago.
Bottom ball joints worn, ireplaceable part of wishbone so 2 x wishbones, no i tell a lie one of those failed @ 2 years so 3 x wishbones, genuine article is some £300 a side, Febi aftermarket now fitted @ half the cost.
Broken rear spring so 2 x rear, springs new all round now as are all dampers...my choice leading to improved damping and tighter handling.
Overvoltage protection relay failed which eventually prevented starting, new relay £70.
OSF indicator lens fell off, new lamp fitted, £35.
2 x new batteries, the first new Bosch failed @ 2 years which was a big surprise.
Several new serpentine belts due to dreadful squealing, finally cured now it has one made by Continental.
Other than that its been friction parts and normal service/replacement parts, no drivetrain work at all but it has been very well serviced, if i'd spotted the wiring loom earlier then her record would have been quite good.
MB's are not simple to maintain but if you find a good make specialist indy then they can be an affordable luxury car.
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>> tyre pressures were WAY too high
Might be worth having a nose around the internet as that may have been intentional. Manufacturers' recommended pressures may be rather lower than optimum to take a bit of harshness out of the ride[1]. I've had a couple of cars that went rather better with a bit of additional pressure in the boots.
One that springs to mind is my old Mk1 Disco. Book reckoned something like 24 psi in the fronts. Both the specialist 4x4 tyre fitters I used and the LR specialist who serviced it reckoned that 32 psi was correct and that LR themselves were pandering to the cosseted backsides of the chelsea tractor set, to the detriment of the vehicle.
[1] Ford rather memorably went the extra mile here with the Explorer.
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>>Might be worth having a nose around the internet as that may have been intentional
Good point TC, especially as they were ALL over inflated, the tyres are Runway Enduro 816 which were inflated to about 2.4 bar all round,
I've reduced them to the correct? 2.0 bar front, 1.9 bar rear (cold)
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>> I've reduced them to the correct? 2.0 bar front, 1.9 bar rear (cold)
That should improve the ride dog.
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>>That should improve the ride dog.
The missus is using it today corax, she wouldn't really notice if I took the tyres orf altogether!
I'm changing the oil this weekend (weather permitting) I've got an OE oil filter coming, £13.95 inc. pp,
I'll be using Millers XF Longlife C3 5w-30
They don't too bad for working on IMO, s/plugs are accessible, once y'all get all the junk out of the way :)
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They're meant to be about 45 psi in the Insignia, but sadly my spine won't tolerate it.
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Is yours the 160 bhp engine FF? Does it use oil? There's one on our company fleet and the guy who has it is always claiming Xs for oil...
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"inflated to about 2.4 bar all round"
That sounds like the pressure you'd use for carrying maximum load. IIRC the Legacy is normally 32psi front and 30 rear, 34psi rear fully loaded and 36psi if towing a trailer.
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>>They're meant to be about 45 psi in the Insignia, but sadly my spine won't tolerate it
>>That sounds like the pressure you'd use for carrying maximum load
I phoned the pain dealer, spoke to a chap in their 'work' shop, he said to go by the sticker on the door pillar
(which I did)
The pressures were all higher than the max load recc. Gromit, not to worry though, worse things happen at sea, alas.
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>> "inflated to about 2.4 bar all round"
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>> That sounds like the pressure you'd use for carrying maximum load. IIRC the Legacy is
>> normally 32psi front and 30 rear, 34psi rear fully loaded and 36psi if towing a
>> trailer.
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Nope, those are the "Eco" pressure settings from the manual.
Can't tell you if it uses oil or not - have only opened the bonnet once! However, that was last week and the dipstick showed full.
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Had a 2009 (59 reg) Toyota Auris for 3 years and 2 weeks from new - 16000 mies. One of the retractible dashboard mounted cup holders broke - fixed under warranty.
Replaced with another new Auris in October 2012.
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The Avensis I just part exchanged - nothing went wrong in the two years I owned it.
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Merc, now on 58k, nothing so far
Qashqai, now on 40k, nothing so far. ( well, a couple of mirror issues...)
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My MB is now 18 months old and has done just under 24k miles. The only thing to have gone wrong is that the Satnav/infotainment got confused on returning from France last year and put itself in the wrong time zone. That required a reload of the software to reset.
We got rid of our almost 5 year old, 55k mile A4 cabriolet not that long ago -the 2.0T, manual gearbox variant. The only thing to go wrong with that in 5 years was that the iPod dock in the glovebox stopped recognising iPods. Other than that just routine servicing, wiper blades and tyres. The cambelt was due at 5 years, but we sold t before them. It was even still on its original pads and discs!
Our Up! is 8 months old, but has only done 3k miles. Nothing has gone wrong with it, as you'd expect. It replaced a 4 year old Audi A3 1.6. Again, nothing went wrong with that in 40k miles and it was also on its original pads and discs. ISTR that spark plugs were a 2 year service item though, and I thought it needed a rear wheel bearing, but it turned out to be a 50p shaped Goodyear tyre!
Mind you, its just not modern cars that are low maintenance or reliable. in 2007 I bought a 1988 BMW 325i Touring with 120k miles on the clock. 3 years and 20odd k miles later not that much went wrong with it either. Consumables like pads/disc were replaced, and I treated it to some new dampers. The only fault as such was a blowing exhaust, but that made the straigh 6 sound quite good :-). Had to be replaced before the MOT...
I *might * live to regret that statement - a couple of weeks ago (when the sun came out) I wished we still had a convertible. A few glasses of wine later, in conjunction with eBay, I was the lucky owner of a 1994 Audi Cabriolet. 2.6 litre auto with 126k miles on the clock. Only 6 weeks MOT (which I'd missed...oops) but also just £536. Fingers crossed
Peter
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I have recently changed my Honda Accord Tourer EX iCTDI, that I had for almost nine years, for a 2013 Honda CR-V EX iDTEC. The only problem I had with the Accord was a short in the wiring in the tailgate. This was caused by chafing and the insulation on one of the wires wearing away. It was an excellent, trouble free car. I think the CR-V will be the same. No problems so far.
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Skoda Octavia
Just short of 6 years old, 79,000 miles. Apart from servicing, a couple of bulbs and some new wiper blades and tyres, nothing.
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Lancer. 6 years old, 72k miles, nothing has gone wrong, and other than fluids and brake friction, nothing has needed replacement.
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Insignia EcoFlex diesel. Owned from new for three months, 5500 miles.
What's gone wrong?
* The DAB radio is STILL broken. But the part has arrived from Germany and it's booked into the dealer for Wednesday.
* A really irritating rattle coming from the plastic trim behind the rear view mirror. It's a box full of cameras and sensors and what have you, so haven't tried taking it off myself.
That's it. Paint is tougher than on the BMW. Clobbered the barrier into the work carpark with the wing mirror t'other day and took a layer of paint off the gate(!).
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2006 2.2 petrol Vectra. Currently has 86,000 miles on the clock.
Owned nearly 6 years now.
Fuel regulator and high pressure fuel pump replaced under warranty.
Replacement fuel regulator replaced a year later as part of a recall.
Cam chain and tensioners replaced. 70% goodwill gesture paid by Vauxhall as known fault.
Brake light bulb replaced.
Rear indicator bulb replaced as orange paint was flaking off.
Several headlight bulbs and sidelight bulbs replaced.
Aftermarket HID kit fitted as headlight bulbs are a PITA to change, and dipped headlights are crap.
HID bulb failed 2 years later, and needed replacing - grrr!!
Rear shock absorber failed. Replaced both.
New battery.
Front top strut bearing replaced.
Recent 4 wheel alignment carried out as 3 tyres wearing unevenly. Both fronts were toe-ing left, rear NS camber and toe was out.
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Best chop it in against a Mondy Dave...
:-)
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>> 2006 2.2 petrol Vectra. Currently has 86,000 miles on the clock.
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>> Owned nearly 6 years now.
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>> Fuel regulator and high pressure fuel pump replaced under warranty.
>> Replacement fuel regulator replaced a year later as part of a recall.
>> Cam chain and tensioners replaced. 70% goodwill gesture paid by Vauxhall as known fault.
>> Brake light bulb replaced.
>> Rear indicator bulb replaced as orange paint was flaking off.
>> Several headlight bulbs and sidelight bulbs replaced.
>> Aftermarket HID kit fitted as headlight bulbs are a PITA to change, and dipped headlights
>> are crap.
>> HID bulb failed 2 years later, and needed replacing - grrr!!
>> Rear shock absorber failed. Replaced both.
>> New battery.
>> Front top strut bearing replaced.
>> Recent 4 wheel alignment carried out as 3 tyres wearing unevenly. Both fronts were toe-ing
>> left, rear NS camber and toe was out.
Jeez - what a shed!
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Kia Pride 1994
Six years. It failed to start, dead on key. Pulled connector off solenoid and pushed it back on.
Differential 'mice' chewed a hole in gearbox casing - self inflicted!
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>> Kia Pride 1994
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>> Six years. It failed to start, dead on key. Pulled connector off solenoid and pushed
>> it back on.
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>> Differential 'mice' chewed a hole in gearbox casing - self inflicted!
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Clearly a much better made car than a Vectra ! :-)
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>> Kia Pride 1994
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>> Six years. It failed to start
And the 7th year you finally realised the battery was flat ;)
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2009 FRV 1.8 VTEC auto, 50,000miles.
Front discs and pads at 38k miles, likely to need rears at 50k service time.
Concerning line of rusting along edge of roof/windscreen surround interface - just outside painwork warranty but expecting this rectified by Honda.
Watch this space: goes in for service next Monday.
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tinyurl.com/frv-rusty-roofline
Car mine since 9k miles and 9 months old ('demo' car from dealership prior to this)
No windscreen repairs during my ownership.
Some issues on t'web of Civics rusting here, and FRV rusting taligates - black paint is by far the worst I've ever seen - dreadfully thin and marks with a fingernail.
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6 months outside original paintwork warranty, but Honda have agreed to authorise repair (respray of roof).
That's how to maintain brand loyalty.
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Not that bad really in 72,000 miles. It is not great but seems the big problems were done under warranty apart from the tensioner. If you use the car a lot in the city then shock absorbers will fail.
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I bet if it was a Toyota the engine work would have been complimentary though.
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Present car: Audi A5 2 litre diesel (32k miles)
32k miles. Started consuming oil after the second time that it was serviced. Taken to dealership for diagnosis. Been OK since.
Previous car: BMW 320d 2 litre diesel (68k miles)
- Intermittent wipers wouldn't work properly. Fixed rain sensor under warranty.
- Nearside headlamp kept eating light bulbs. Replaced outside warranty as goodwill gesture.
- Cupholder refused to open after we had used it half a dozen times. Replaced under warranty.
- Rubber seals came off drivers' door. Replaced under warranty.
- Turbo blew, taking with it exhaust manifold and cat. Got rid of car.
Previous Previous car: Nissan Primera 2 litre petrol. (128k miles)
- Broken bulb over rear registration plate. Cost pennies to fix.
- Nothing else. Excellent car.
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>> 2006 2.2 petrol Vectra. Currently has 86,000 miles on the clock.
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>> Owned nearly 6 years now.
Add to the previous list 2 broken springs.
The Vectra failed it's MOT today. Annoying thing is that it's the front offside, and the rear offside. Had it been both fronts or both rears would make things a lot cheaper.
If I go for genuine parts, then they come in pairs. If I go aftermarket then I can buy individually. Not going down the individual route as I am a believer in replacing things like shocks and springs in pairs.
So, 4 new springs on order, and I've also told the garage to replace the front shock absorbers at the same time. False economy not to have them replaced while the front suspension is in bits as you have to remove the springs to change them. As they've done nearly 87,000 miles they must be getting tired. Rear shocks were only changed approx 9 months ago and are a doddle to change anyway.
It's not a good month for my wallet, as the car insurance came up at the start of June (£314), and RFL is due at the end of the month (£260). On top of this it looks like approx £900 for the service, MOT, springs & shocks.
I can't remember the last car I had that failed it's MOT. Payback time now I guess.
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I wonder how much this sort of repair costs when adaptive suspension (dampers) are involved. Maybe the dampers are replaced like any other but have the adaptive/magnetic material in them?
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>> I wonder how much this sort of repair costs when adaptive suspension (dampers) are involved.
Airmatics on some MB's which have an integral irreplaceable bottom ball joint run to £1000+ a side, the dampers seem to last well, shame about the ball joints..;)
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>> Still a "Fan" ?
Thinking I might need a cooling off period.
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>> On top of this it looks like approx £900 for the service, MOT, springs & shocks.
Final bill was £800.17
(£241.34 for the service & MOT, £558.83 for the suspension repairs)
I'm hoping that is now correct as the 1st bill was £856.51, but following a query with the garage they realised they had overcharged me. Trying to decipher the bill is a total nightmare beause of the discount I get for having a Masterfit Service clubcard.
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>> Insignia EcoFlex diesel. Owned from new for three months, 5500 miles.
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>> What's gone wrong?
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Update: Drove home from work last night and the control panel for the radio died. Fortunately, however, it was jammed on Radio 4 and came back to life this morning. German engineering, eh?
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>> >> Insignia EcoFlex diesel. Owned from new for three months, 5500 miles.
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>> Update: Drove home from work last night and the control panel for the radio died.
>> Fortunately, however, it was jammed on Radio 4 and came back to life this morning.
>> German engineering, eh?
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And... broken again. But apparently the DAB is fixed.
According to the diagnostic, one of the buttons has failed closed and the system is disabling the whole panel as a consequence. If you'll forgive some cynicism, I suspect this might be related to the entirely unnecessary dismantling of the interior earlier in the month.
Now arguing with dealer as I've told them I'm not accepting the Seat Ibiza again and want another Insignia as a courtesy car. Or a Leon, because it looks good. Stalemate etc.
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Have you owned the car from new? > Skoda Octavia
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>> Just short of 6 years old, 79,000 miles. Apart from servicing, a couple of bulbs
>> and some new wiper blades and tyres, nothing.
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Honda accord 2.0 auto,1999 model ,currently on 101k miles,owned from 18 months old,only 2 failures;coolant thermostat and a lambda sensor.Starts first time,every time,whatever the weather.
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Saab 9-5 TiD estate, 2007. Owned for 6 weeks/2500 miles.
Picked up a screwdriver(!) through one of the back tyres at 50mph on the A507 last night - in through the sidewall, out through the centre of the tread. Tyre replaced this afternoon.
Nothing else yet.
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>> Honda accord 2.0 auto,1999 model ,currently on 101k miles,owned from 18 months old,only 2 failures;coolant
>> thermostat and a lambda sensor.Starts first time,every time,whatever the weather.
Very good cars those. Lambda sensor is known for failing. Thirsty beasts, but really reliable.
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>> >> Honda accord 2.0 auto,1999 model ,currently on 101k miles,owned from 18 months old,only 2
>> failures;coolant
>> >> thermostat and a lambda sensor.Starts first time,every time,whatever the weather.
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>> Very good cars those. Lambda sensor is known for failing. Thirsty beasts, but really reliable.
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Agreed. A previous employer had a manual version of the same year. Getting on for 200k when they got rid and still sounded like a brand new engine. Idled like a sewing machine. Not aware of anything other than consumables being needed either.
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Volvo V60 - 10K and 12 months old. No problems, not even had to top the oil up. First service booked for week after next.
Sharan - bought as a pre reg in December 2005. No repairs other than servicing and a set of front pads / discs in the last 90K........until last month when it got a new clutch / DMF
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Nissan Note, 06. 1600 auto.
Now on 5th boot catch but nothing to stop us using the car.
Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 TD auto. 86K 52 reg.
Never been off the road...broken front spring which I'll replace some time. No effect on driving. Bulb gone in high level stop light...not bothered. Needs a tyre and pads later this week. I've had the pads since before Christmas....bit heavy, those wheels, but I'll have to do it, don't want the discs damaged. New belt @ 75K
Ted
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Yes - bought from new. Skoda Octavia Elegance Diesel 1.9 TDI Plan to keep if for a couple more years at least.
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That's impressive not a single item gone wrong. Come next car change I think I'd be partial to an Octavia, anything about it you don't like?
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Not really. Not the quietest car I have ever owned - Fair amount of road noise but nothing I can't live with.
It's not an exciting car but it is hugely practical and reliable.
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>> Not really. Not the quietest car I have ever owned -
I found that when I tested one, a trait that also affects SEAT's as well. VAG group cars are not the quietest on the block, and when you throw away soundproof and damping materials to cut costs in those brands it really comes to the fore.
I think cars are getting noisier inside generally, weight saving I guess.
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The road surface can create a lot of noise in a car (try driving a leccie for instance)
I found the Lancer quite quiet on my recent 200 mile expedition to Havant, but only on tarmac road surfaces.
On the more-durable road surfaces with granite chippings added (most of em) the road noise was quite intrusive.
:3-]
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Skoda Octavia vRS estate (petrol) - 2 years and 23,000 miles: nothing so far. It replaced a similarly reliable diesel Octavia vRS.
BMW Z3 (2001 Y) - bought in 2008 with 70,000 miles: now with Suresell hopefully to be sold at auction. Only thing replaced was a noisy water pump - otherwise no problems in 13,000 miles.
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I've been biting my virtual tongue on the subject of my old Mondeo because mentioning it ( again ) might for reasons best known to themselves, irritate some ( again ) !
Anyway, it deserves another mention,
2002 51 plate Mondeo 2.0 TDCi manual estate in Ghia X trim
Bought it when it was 2 years old with 34k, sold it when it was 9 years old with 196k
It had two headlamp bulbs and a rubber exhaust hanger apart from normal servicing, brakes and tyres.
Total "exceptional" costs less than £10.
Nae too shabby really.
Should've kept it maybe.
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>> I've been biting my virtual tongue on the subject of my old Mondeo
Well done, you managed to go a whole day without mentioning the mondy, I had visions of you biting your knuckles for 24 hours.
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>> I've been biting my virtual tongue on the subject of my old Mondeo because mentioning
>> it ( again ) might for reasons best known to themselves, irritate some ( again
>> ) !
I still like to hear those lines Humph, just to remind myself that some of those tdcis are ok.
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2012 BMW 320d Efficientdynamics (F30) - 15 months and 23,500 miles.
- FEM body control module failed at six weeks old preventing the wipers and Stop/Start system from functioning correctly.
- Noisy, rumbling heater blower motor - this needs attention.
- Not a fault as such, but the paint marks if you look at it harshly. I think this affects all modern cars though.
- Whole list of intermittent faults that come and go. As in they won't surface for up to months at a time, then manifest for sometimes a single journey and disappear again. This includes:
- NSF indicator not working - happened three times.
- Loud knocking from front suspension over high frequency bumps (one journey in five maybe)
- Violent clutch judder. This has happened half a dozen times, but then disappears. It's really bad when it happens, but zero point in booking it in as I will go out to it now and it will be fine.
2003 Golf GT TDI PD 130 (mk4) - bought in 2008 with 85,000 miles. Now on 132,000 miles.
- Clutch and DMF at 120,000 miles (Job was "only" £400 thanks to an ECP voucher code and mate's rates labour)
- Front wishbone bushes are going to need doing before the next MOT
- Um.....
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Citroen C8 2.2 HDi 6-speed 2004 bought new, now at 67,000 miles
Rear brake calipers (replaced under warranty)
3 sets rear discs (anticipating 4th set)
1 set front discs
Broken NSF spring
Broken OSR spring
Both front wishbones
Both track rod ends
exhaust back box (new one needs hook welding back on)
2 batteries (last one just replaced under warranty)
DPF filter
Eolys reservoir
Fuel filler magnetic sensor (affected metering of Eolys fluid into DPF system)
rear wiper arm
Rear screenwash pipe disconnected
Plating on rear door handles flaking away
Rear brake caliper self-adjuster failed (currently under investigation)
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Recently sold the old Peugeot 306 HDi - it had been sitting on the drive doing little for the last 18 months. Acquired in 2004 with 40,000 miles or so, achieved 135,070.
In that time, little more than "consumables" were needed - the usual tyres, a battery or two, an exhaust system, headlight bulbs, one set of brake disks, pads, wiper blades. Well, I admit the air-conditioning packed up a while back and had had some attention before that.
Changed the cambelt around 75,000 miles. That's it. 53 mpg more or less however I drove it.
Not bad, I reckon.
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>> Citroen C8 2.2 HDi 6-speed 2004 bought new, now at 67,000 miles
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Have you had the timing belt changed? Otherwise, you might be adding that to the list soon. A friend's example failed 20k short of the recommended change interval. Despite a full Citroen main dealer service history, and this being a known issue with the model due to water ingress to the belt area, she could get no help or support from Citroen. She sold the car as a non-runner for spares or repair, at a huge loss.
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Fleet Prius II, now 4 years on and the thick end of 100,000 km on the clock.
Windscreen is a stone magnet (several chip fixes and one screen to date).
Auxiliary battery (the little motorcycle type lead-acid one in the back) has died twice[1].
That's it apart from the usual service items. Boringly reliable really.
[1] I don't think that's down to Toyota. Looking at it, I reckon that the importers (who added the leather and seat heat) have wired the seat heaters directly to the battery via an inline fuse. This is an astonishingly daft thing to do on a Prius and someone needs a hefty clout from the clue stick.
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Lexus 430
New radiator (two in a week)
New rack 'n' pinion. (you won't believe why it got damaged)
A new flidge-fudger thingy - something on the steering/brake/suspension bit that starts to vibrate when you press the brake. A £20 quid job - and it now needs to be done on the other side.
The garage also sent out the disks to be skimmed.
A parking sensor doesn't work.
Lambda light is on. Probably needs sorting for the MOT.
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>> Lexus 430
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>> New radiator (two in a week)
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>> New rack 'n' pinion. (you won't believe why it got damaged)
How has the M-I-L survived. Thats two radiators and a shed load of suspension parts trying to run the bitch over. Time for a fall down the stairs perhaps?
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"Time for a fall down the stairs perhaps?"
I'm planning a new patio in the far corner of the garden. About 2 metres long. (and 4 metres wide)
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406 2.0HDI (90) 2003. Owned from just over 50k, now 128,000 miles.
Endless list of 'service parts' including almost full exhaust system (bit by bit) excluding down pipes. Track rod ends (both sides), ball joints (both sides), Front Wheel Bearings (both) a front spring, Rear tie rod, Disks and pads all round.
Only 'non-service' parts have been a MAF sensor, and the heater blower resistor that I can remember.
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1998 Honda Prelude Vti SSS. Bought 8 years ago at 41,000, now on 126,000.
Apart from servicing and tyres:
One battery at 12 years.
One starter motor at 12.5 years.
One worn ignition switch at 14.5 years (a known fault and had already been replaced via a recall early in the car's life).
Front end sustained minor damage at 12 years in collision with wild boar.
2010 Honda Accord iDTEK Lux Innova automatic. Bought 2 months ago and already added 4.5k kilometres.
Nothing so far except the paint quality is very poor, I don't like the car much and I don't think it likes me.
1995 Jaguar XJS V12 convertible, bought four years ago at 71k miles, now on 76k miles.
Auxiliary cooling fan relay stuck on at 74k.
Warning at last CT (MOT) to replace front brake pads, now in hand.
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2005 Berlingo 1.9D Desire. Bought new, now coming up to 130k.
Usual service items including tyres, pads etc Various bits of exhaust - complete system in stages.
Unusual/Out of course
Worn pads & discs at about 40k - probably a dragging caliper but I couldn't prove it and warranty refused to pay for the discs.
Premature replacement of cambelt c70k - fraying due to worn idler. Fortunately it made a noise so was detected before catastrophe struck.
Clutch at 110k/7yrs - Pedal dropped to floor on Shrewsbury by-pass requiring recovery home. Garage had told me it was going but they've been saying same about my Xantia since 2006!
Alternator output corroded and broke at 116k/7.5yrs again requiring recovery home. This should have been detected at previous service and was probably repairable at recovery workshop with a bit more effort than was shown.
Last two are only occasions it's sat down at roadside. A far better record than any other car I've owned.
The Xantia would require a rather longer report but it's a great car most of the time.
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>> Worn pads & discs
Duly noted :)
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Oh, and the interior of the Accord smells - as we used to say - like a pox doctor's office. Do you think it's something they put in the aircon? Hondas didn't used to need that sort of thing.
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>> Oh, and the interior of the Accord smells - as we used to say -
>> like a pox doctor's office.
Having no knowledge of what a pox doctor's office smells like, I shall have to take your word for it!
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Citroen Picasso 2006 1.6HDi
Bought new 3/2006 - traded at 51,000miles 2/2013 - long term average 51mpg
Consumables
1000 gallons of diesel -long term average 51mpg
No additional oil usage
Still on original Front Pads/Discs
2 x Michelins Tyres at about 22,000 front ( puncture)
Wiper blades
Non -consumables
2 x thermal fuses in heater resistor pack on different occasions, probably aggravated by running heater on max when blocked with snow? about £2 total
1 pack of (50?) Front hinge bolts thin flat head torx - could not buy a single! about £7. One needed retightening under warranty and then about 2 times subsequently until I used super heavy duty locktight.
1 x rear exhaust box clamp/bracket only about £10
Let us see whether the replacement Berlingo is just as good!
Last edited by: pmh on Wed 8 May 13 at 08:34
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If my 'new' car had as many faults as some on here, it would have got chopped in by now(*)!
The Xantia onthe other hand just keeps going mostly. Had it 5.5 years, put 98k on it (starting at 47k) in which time it's had
Repair to the blower feed
Replacement blower controller
Replacement alternator (twice, the re-con unit only lasted 30k)
Track rod ends and one inner track rod
One drop link
Cat back exhahust, plus, welding of the (original) front section - needs welding again now
De-rusted the rear caliper / arm interface at 130k and replaced the (original) pads - discs are still original. Also had to replace a pipe at the same time as it was weeping by the time it had been yanked about!
New OSR suspension feed pipe
Repaired the OSR suspension strut which had corroded away, and leaked after I replaced the spheres
Replacement suspension spheres
Cambelt, tensioners and water pump at 110k
Front pads (3 times I think), front discs once, handbrake cables twice (consumable on the Xantia as they go the front so bend at the struts and break)
Repaired the rear windscreen wiper which had seized up, but it's broken again, and shorts the circuit when ever it is plugged in - thought I had fixed it, but no..
Replaced the electric in tank fuel pump - the only time it has failed to proceed and had to be picked up.
Resealed the boot liner about 6 times!
Still running original clutch, 'box, engine, shafts, wheel bearings, ABS sensors, wishbone bushes, ball joints, strut tops and more. Original windscreen but that is beggared and should really be replaced!
It seems a long list actually when written down, but fixing those as you go along means not much spannering till the last 15k miles. Hoping for another 2 years which will take it over 170k, think I might retire it then, if the MOT man hasn't already put the mockers on it
* Xsara Picasso was seemingly forever needing something, got fed up when the AC condenser burst, and it was due a cambelt and sold it. Bought a C4 G Picasso instead which has been fault free apart from a hiccup with a low fuel pressure fault bought about by the fuel filter never having been changed in 60k miles.....
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>> If my 'new' car had as many faults as some on here, it would have
>> got chopped in by now(*)!
If I'd paid the wrong side of £28,000 for the BMW, I would be absolutely disgusted. As it is, it's just mildly disappointing. This is definitely a car I like more for having no financial or emotional investment in it. What it does is great. Is the fault tally acceptable on any new car? I'd argue not. But it isn't my problem. If it breaks and they can't fix it, they deliver me a new car.
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Mine is a Passat, 12 months in June, nothing gone wrong in 21k miles. Drivers mats is getting a bit thin.
Wife's Fiesta is 18 months old - nothing gone wrong in 10k.
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>> Drivers mats is getting a bit thin.
Time for a new car mats thread? :)
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>>Time for a new car mats thread? :)
We've not had the ironing board thread yet!
:3-]
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>>We've not had the ironing board thread yet!
Didn't someone hereabouts say that they quite enjoy ironing? No, surely not. Perhaps it was bread making.
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My latest (Ahem!) pastime is mopping the kitchen floor with a steam mop :)
The ole woman bought one for about £30 and I sort-of sniggered at the idea but ... they're grrrreat!
(I must go and see if the washing machine has stopped yet)
:-(
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>> (I must go and see if the washing machine has stopped yet)
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>> :-(
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Good to see a well house trained Dog. :-)
I will soon be summoned to help empty the dishwasher, (at least I didn't have to wash up). :-(
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I run around with the vacuum cleaner now and again too, do the washing up (BY HAND)
I cook the grubs too, tonight we had 2 burgers (veggie) I put raw onion on the bottom of the bun, then the boyger, some lettuce next, ring of pineapple on top of that and, voilà.
:3-]
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>> >> Drivers mats is getting a bit thin.
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>> Time for a new car mats thread? :)
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A thread-bare thread?
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2003 Yaris d4d owned since 2005
New front disks and pads.
New front anti roll bar bushes and links x2 - speed humps.
New battery this year after 10 years.
Various wiper blades.
Nothing else.. Original serpentine belt is excellent and uncracked.
Need to change antifreeze this year.
Exhaust is original and pristine...
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>>Exhaust is original and pristine
Amazing mad f, how many miles has it covered since new?
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>> >>Exhaust is original and pristine
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>> Amazing mad f, how many miles has it covered since new?
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57,000 or thereabouts..
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Being a diesel they don't rot from the inside out
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>>57,000 or thereabouts..
Low miles then, for the year ... diesel is it, ah,well, that explains it.
The mark 1 and 2 look better than the 2011 model IMO, good review from you on HJ I see.
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>> 2003 Yaris d4d owned since 2005
Great cars these. My mechanic has these as courtesy cars, and my mum has one. If I ever fell on bad times and I needed something cheap to run and reliable, this is what I'd have. I drove the courtesy car (1.0L) to work while my Forester was being looked at and I'm always impressed by how the car is much more than the sum of it's parts. It's not a scintillating drive, but it's so easy to get used to straight away, everything works, the driving position is spot on, and they run on fumes. They don't fall apart and last for years. Brilliant dependable transport on a budget.
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Previous car, 2008 Fiat Panda Cross, 42,000 miles in just over 4 years
Water pump replaced
New heater (control to switch to recirculated air broke)
Rear dampers replaced
Above repairs done under warranty
Turbo replaced (seized boost control valve)
Replaced front drop link
2 sets of replacement rear discs and pads due to disc corrosion and a sticking caliper
Latest car, Dacia Duster Access 4WD. 5,000 miles in just over 3 months
Original wipers useless from new and quickly replaced under warranty
How glad I am that I spent £10,995 on the Dacia rather than £4,000 more on the latest model Panda Multijet 4x4!
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>> How glad I am that I spent £10,995 on the Dacia rather than £4,000 more
>> on the latest model Panda Multijet 4x4!
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We have a council obsessed with speed bumps and neglecting potholes, and no longer drive for more than four hours a day. The Ceed estate handles well but has tyres that look like rubber bands and has firm suspension, so a car with high seats, soft suspension, fat squashy tyres, and does not have lots of toys to break makes the Duster top of my list for my next car. I am not due a new car until 2015 by which time ESC will be compulsory on new cars in the EU. (An option on the current Duster).
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>> I am not due a
>> new car until 2015 by which time ESC will be compulsory on new cars in
>> the EU.
What's ESC? I'm not very good on abbreviations. I Googled for it but didn't find anything relevant.
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Automatic emergency braking will also be mandatory by then, either using radar or laser (so that will be radar then).
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>> Automatic emergency braking will also be mandatory by then, either using radar or laser (so
>> that will be radar then).
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Hmm. I ran an MGB roadster as a daily driver for several years not too long ago. Cheap parts, cheap servicing and very cheap insurance. Not much to go wrong and everything that can go wrong is easy to fix.
I'm getting awfully tempted to go back to Classic motoring as principle transport, now that it also seems to come with a metaphorical two fingers shoved up in the direction of Brustrasellsbourg.
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>> What's ESC
My guess is Electronic Stability Control. Also known as other things like DSC etc.?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_stability_control
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Electronic Stability Control
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What has gone wrong with your car?
The exhaust flexi decided to fail other week a small hole or split under the braided bit, a new pipe was £££ so alternative was to replace just the flexi with a new part welded in.
£100.00 still some £200.00 cheaper than the new front bit which has the cat in place.
Speed humps blamed for the fault with it flexing as we drive over them.
Car 58 plate vectra diesel.
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Manufacturer recall to replace a faulty wire/relay in the cooling fan circuit, on an 07 plate Focus - risk of fire apparently
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What has gone wrong with your car?
I hesitate to say this, I feel like it's tempting fate but - Toyota Auris 1.6 TR (petrol) bought new May 2010, now on 41,000 miles and nothing has gone wrong yet. They come and collect the car when it needs a service, so I've never been back to the dealership since I bought it.
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What has gone wrong with your car? - Dog
