Recent content by sanddancer55

The seat belt pulls forward and locks once but then if pulled even slightly it keeps coming and won't retract. With a bit of fiddling it eventually retracts but then does it all over again. Luckily we put my 4 year old grandson on the other side of the rear seat or I wouldn't like to think what...

Aspect Garage are a piece of work. They rang when they got the letter of rejection and said they would collect the car and leave a courtesy car. We told them it had gone too far for repairs and we wanted our money back! 2 weeks later and 15-20 telephone calls and they said the car had been...

Letter of rejection sent! Watch this space!

Hi back again! Diesel fuel leak now! Took the garage owner to task and he PROMISED all the repairs would be done at one time and we could have a courtesy car. He PROMISED he would ring within 2 days to arrange the date. That was a week ago and not a squeak from him! I have written the letters to...

I really don't know what their game is. I thought buying from a garage using Autotrader would be half decent but I feel they actually have no idea about the mechanics of a car. I have said they are not refusing to repair the car but they seem hell bent on wearing me down with the time they keep...

Here we go again! Had the car in the garage again last week ( 7 days out of 28!) This time they changed the ERG valve and fitted a new starter motor. Just been outside and there are 3 small puddles of coolant under the car. The garage have never refused to take responsibility for the the...

Got car back after 2 days! The mechanic said he had checked all the hoses and tightened a couple of clips. He had also added "Radweld" to the radiator although he wasn't sure if there had been a leak in it. I expressed my concern at his "belt and braces" approach but he merely looked blankly at...

I only bought the car last week so still well within the 1 month warranty period. The salesman at the garage has been ok and said to take it to the workshops and they will look at the problems. I am concerned that the coolant problem is something serious and they do a temporary repair until the...

The saga continues; coolant level still dropping and now trouble with ignition. Switched on and dead as a door nail. Tried again after a few second and it fires up. The info display also goes back to zero so it sounds electrical. Rear offside light is off too! This just gets better and better. I...

Update on coolant,it appears there is a leak but I don't know where from. Noticed a couple of spots of coolant on the ground this morning. I doubt very much that this car has had either a service or an MOT. I will do battle tomorrow with the garage. I got a 1 month warranty so I am ever hopeful!

Just bought a "53" plate A3 2.0 TDi Sport and it was supposed to have been serviced and had MOT. The car has done 106,000. Warning light for coolant came on followed shortly after by "Turn off engine" sign. Coolant level seems fine. Any suggestions as to cause?

I don't know what a remap is. I don't want to have to do without a car for how ever long it takes to do the job. Wouldn't I have to notify the insurance company and DVLA if I modified the engine? Surely then emissions would be effected too making the tax higher?

I need to change my current car, VW Golf 2.0TDi Sport 5 dr bought in a moment of madness as I needed a 5 dr car due to a new grandson. My previous car was a 3dr Audi A3 2.0TDi Sport and I loved it. The difference in bph is 35 and I did test drive a 1.9 and felt it a little slow in...

I drive a 2.0 TDi Sport 3dr at the moment but due to a new grandson I need a 5 door car. Financial constraints forced me to look at the 1.9 sportback. I am beginning to regret it now. I have placed an order with Audi Stockport and it is the guy there that told me there was a problem. In fairness...

Hi I've just been told today that the A3 1.9TDi sportback that I ordered last week may never arrive. Apparently Audi have stopped taking orders due to unprecendented market forces both nationally and globally. Has anyone heard anything about this?