dodgey 2nd hand car

Richard53

poipo wrote: »

lol the people here.. If all what is wrong with it is the sparkplugs sorry you are just retard!

In English, please.

AdrianC

poipo wrote: »

lol the people here.. If all what is wrong with it is the sparkplugs sorry you are just retard!

Umm, what spark plugs would they be?

Brooker_Dave

lora1026 wrote: »

WThe main 120 slow blow
Fuse has blown so no dash,

What happens when you change the fuse, has your garage indicated why the fuse has gone?

I myself have never come across a car that just had one fuse covering every function?

AdrianC

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

I myself have never come across a car that just had one fuse covering every function?

It's not uncommon - and, arguably, very good practice - to have a single fuse covering everything bar the starter and maybe charging.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

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Sparkplugs indeed when you find a set in a DIESEL engine give me shout as far as I'm aware they are GLOW PLUGS and there are huge differences in their operations between the two :rotfl::T. must be the best insult fail of MSE in 2015

jimjames

lora1026 wrote: »

Just feel that we have paid top
Money for a car that needed a lot of work u can get the same car for a lot less like £2500??!! Thanks

So why didn't you buy a cheaper one and have some budget to pay for fixing bits? To be honest £400 is neither here nor there and could easily be accounted by condition or mileage between 2 vehicles the same age.

lora1026

As you are all quite aufey with cars my astra is now causing me a headache. CDTI 1.7 54 plate grinding noise passenger side brakes had mechanic put new discs and pads but still the noise sounds like metal on metal any ideas thanks

As for tbe !!!!!! Toyota it's the glow plug rely shorting the fuse and its
Going back to the trader for repair
But I'm not holding my breath. As they say hind sight is a wonderful thing!!

londonTiger

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

start putting it in writing and send via signed for delivery (someone told me to put an empty match box in a brown bag with the letter so they so actually sign for it and not refuse delivery of it) give him 14 days to respond. then send another with another 14 days grace to respond but head it in letter before action. If your rejecting it you make it plain and why you are and remind of the verbal agreement Twice of it in a letter. if then no response, then onto county court, where you maybe offered mediation between yourselves to sort it out of court, if that fails it will be heard before a judge to decide.


Do not drive it. once you reject it no longer belongs to you, be clear that they can collect it upon refund.

I have access to a label printing rig. One up with be to reuse an amazon cardboard mailer. haha. They'll be so excited to get it that they'll sign for it. then KA-BLAM!

forgotmyname

Get yourself a new mechanic. metal on metal noise and they couldnt spot it or diagnose it properly whilst changing the brakes?

Richard53

AdrianC wrote: »

It's not uncommon - and, arguably, very good practice - to have a single fuse covering everything bar the starter and maybe charging.

Off-topic, but can you explain why having a single fuse would be good practice?


I am planning a resto on an old trail bike of mine, and one of the things I am planning to do is reconfigure the wiring loom so that it doesn't rely on one fuse for every function. One 20A fuse covers ignition, lights and even indicators, which is great for simplicity off the beaten track, but not good for regular road use. I had a slight short of the headlight supply to the frame one night (age-related chafing of the insulator) and it killed everything - all lights, engine, the lot. Not even the option to put an indicator on for some emergency lighting until you could get off the road. On a dark, unlit road with heavy traffic, it was pretty scary.


Just interested in your reasoning.