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Things things to watch out for..... It's a Renault!

Big spec 2007 CRV I only got in earlier in the week today.

Audi A8 today, I'd have been interested in the auto .... If it had been a fiesta 1.0 we looked at micras and the wife hated it.

Two today. Jag X Type and Skoda Octavia VRS Estate. Took a strange part ex on second (for me) 2011 NEW SHAPE Nissan Micra Acenta 1.2 Auto in Plum, 5,000 on the clock. Any idea what I can expect to retail that for? Bit out of my usual comfort zone really? Or anyone want to make a trade offer on it ? It was his grandmas car but she has given up driving now. Car is nice though.

Seeing this from a different point of view as garage owner, We have dealt with warranty claim firms before and they get nervous on certain makes of vehicles and particular models (even though they will happily take dealers money for the warranty). One of them being the 1.6Turbo Diesel engine which is a Peugeot/ citroen unit but is found in the Focus and Volvo also. this unit suffers due to its position of the turbo (right on top of the engine) with bad oil feed. If they blow the manufacture recommends a complete new engine (basicly they are throw away units). Now you can change the turbos but even turbo companies make you sign a disclaimer on that model stating they take no responsibility when fitted to them models as its a design issue. I have seen and also learned myself that if you just bolt on a new turbo they will go again very quickly. You can strip down the sump drop the oil and give it a good flushing and fit a new oil pump which can see out the car but even then Ive had mates in the trade with the fault returning. How this engine never became a big issue or a scandal I am not sure. See Cars Derby, the 2.0 Diesel engine is a old unit and to my experience is a reliable unit, but somtimes you just get a problem car that makes you swear never to buy again. Also agree that C4 petrols are a good unit. Lee

Mondingo estate, 2 kugas, Audi A3, RAV4 and an MG ZR px. 6 in the end.

The mind boggles with these warranty companies. Had a customer who purchased a Skoda Octavia from us roughly 7-8 weeks ago. The dash suddenly stopped working which was causing a problem starting the vehicle. Intermittent problems were happening with the wipers all round on the car and airbag warning lights were coming on and off. Anyway we send the dash out to a company who repaired it and had it back quickly, airbag light cleared and was just due to faulty connection and his front wipers were working fine. Rear wiper motor was clearly faulty and the customer had mentioned a bit of a noise in the front of the car. A wheel bearing was playing up. Dash was not covered under warranty so we meet the cost on that no quibbles. We send the claim in to warrantywise who decide to accept the claim for the rear wiper and the wheel bearing but as the claim has happened at the same time they have averaged the cost of parts and labour. I argued this point that these 2 parts are in no way connected but very much a case of computer says no. Although I should consider myself lucky because most claims we have sent recently have been approved. Yes, that really is pretty much why I have been spending 10k a quarter with you so you do cover the components listed if they do fail on used cars. Try arguing the toss but pretty much getting no where. The main thing is if I had said to customer I can fix your dash at my own cost, I can fix your wiper on warranty and if you come back in a week I can fix your wheel bearing then Warrantywise would approve it. Because the 2 unconnected parts have gone at same time they won't it is in the terms and conditions supposedly. Glad I have switched to having my own warranty fund and having policies administered elsewhere.

Pahahaha. Is it not just me then :P. I will say "I am sure you a perfect driver but would you mind if I just maneuver the car out of the forecourt into the car park" (i am now frantically wiping mould into the palms of my hands and buying as much time as possible by driving really slowly and wiping like I have never wiped before)

I remember years ago in my early days (when I was wet behind the ear but still paying VAT) trying to make a claim for a Renault Safrane (insert your own punchline) head gasket and part of the claim was a skim. They refused to pay out at all because I mentioned skim and that was wear and tear, if I had not have mentioned skim they reckon they would have paid out. Up until recently, I never used a warranty company ever again.

I thought I'd heard of it before......FarmersgolfFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Preparing for a swing in Farmersgolf.Farmersgolf (Boerengolf in Dutch) is a farm land game modelled after the sport of golf. It originated from a cheese farm run by Peter Weenink in Lievelde, a small village in the Achterhoek region of the Netherlands. It was invented out of frustration with costly golf course fees in the Netherlands, and with a test called the GVB (Golfvaardigheidsbewijs) which most Dutch courses require players to pass before being allowed to play. The first game was played in 1999, and since then games have also been played in Germany, Belgium, Sweden, France and Finland. There are currently about 70 farmers golf locations in the Netherlands, and over 110 Europe-wide. In 2005, over 10,000 people played the game on Weenink's course alone. Farmersgolf is played with a special wooden golf club, with a club head in the shape of a wooden shoe, or clog (in Dutch: klomp). A farmers golf ball is, with its 20 centimeter diameter, much larger than a traditional golf ball. A golf hole is made by placing a bucket in the ground and a flagpole beside it. The 8 to 10 holes have, on average, more than 200 meters distance between them. The defining feature of Farmersgolf is that the game is played on an otherwise unaltered farm. Obstacles and "hazards" include anything one might find on the farm, including live cows, ditches and barbed wire. The Farmersgolf name is trademarked in several countries and Weenink hopes to establish an international association that will raise the game to the level of serious sport.

So happy someone wrote this post. I have been wanting to for a few weeks. It is a nightmare!!! I am going to try the anti bac wipes

Not a part exchange but about 10 years ago I sold a TATA Loadbeater Pick Up to the local egg farmer. Imagine stereotypical Devon/Dorset farmer type in a little Britain type way and you get the idea. He brings it back for service and MOT and I have to drop him back to the farm in it. In the back are 6 big dustbins which he asks me to unload, not a problem expecting them to be full of grain. I was wrong, they were full of the slops and waste food scrapped off peoples plates from the local holiday camp. I'm sure people don't have stew and dumplings for breakfast so they were clearly from the day before and left in the summer heat. I still remember the smell now...........it never leaves you....never !!!