Scary Bear Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I’m a young-looking 50 year old. My Volvo is making some terrible noises. I have an early start commuting to work and I’m concerned the noise may be annoying my neighbours. I’ve tried winding the windows down and turning up the heating - usually good advice - but that just makes the problem worse. Should I try turning the radio up too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 32 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: I’m a young-looking 50 year old. My Volvo is making some terrible noises. I have an early start commuting to work and I’m concerned the noise may be annoying my neighbours. I’ve tried winding the windows down and turning up the heating - usually good advice - but that just makes the problem worse. Should I try turning the radio up too? I would consult with the Minister of Transport. She lives just doon the road. Or maybe she is one of the neighbours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Blue Brazil Forever said: I would consult with the Minister of Transport. She lives just doon the road. Or maybe she is one of the neighbours. Good suggestion. Hopefully she can offer some advice. I’ll write to her now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Good suggestion. Hopefully she can offer some advice. I’ll write to her now. Don’t bother with that. Just get up a 1/2 hour early for work and go get the car warmed up. She’ll find you. HTH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 4 hours ago, RH33 said: So you're the reason there's a queue of blokes at my door. Just glad that the anomalously high number of doorsteps you have will be of some use. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 New toy.Semi-mid-life-crisis car. Turbo, manual transmission, 200+hp but getting 40+ (US)mpg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 If anyone's got an old Nissan, the latest satnav updates on SD card, Version 11, are actually up to date. The maps on the ones I've bought before I don't think had changed since around 2010. I bought mine from this firm https://www.satnavconnect.com/ for £39, Nissan charge £109 and you can get them for around £20 on Ebay I think. Covers Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 21 hours ago, Raidernation said: New toy. Semi-mid-life-crisis car. Turbo, manual transmission, 200+hp but getting 40+ (US)mpg KIA is doing some incredible design stuff just now. Fine choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Shandön Par said: KIA is doing some incredible design stuff just now. Fine choice. In the US it’s truly kicking ass. Currently offers a 5 yr/60k basic warranty and 10 yr/100k powertrain warranty, in the US….what’s the current standard warranty’s in the UK for Kia? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, TxRover said: In the US it’s truly kicking ass. Currently offers a 5 yr/60k basic warranty and 10 yr/100k powertrain warranty, in the US….what’s the current standard warranty’s in the UK for Kia? 7 year/100k is standard, details in the link. https://www.kia.com/uk/owners/insurance-and-warranty/7-year-warranty/terms-and-exclusions/ Edited June 21, 2022 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 6 hours ago, TxRover said: In the US it’s truly kicking ass. Currently offers a 5 yr/60k basic warranty and 10 yr/100k powertrain warranty, in the US….what’s the current standard warranty’s in the UK for Kia? It was always 5 here as they established themselves as a budget/relatable brand but 7 years/100k miles now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Kia have seriously upped their game. The ev6 is a great piece of kit my neighbour has one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but does anyone have any good recommendations for a car leasing company to lease through. Cba spending a ton of cash buying a car outright anymore, don't think PCP or HP really represents good value either anymore and think I'm earning enough to lease something decent now. Also, if anyone has done it before, feel free to post up any do's and don'ts. Thank you, thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 22/06/2022 at 00:48, TxRover said: In the US it’s truly kicking ass. Currently offers a 5 yr/60k basic warranty and 10 yr/100k powertrain warranty, in the US….what’s the current standard warranty’s in the UK for Kia? On 22/06/2022 at 01:43, welshbairn said: 7 year/100k is standard, details in the link. https://www.kia.com/uk/owners/insurance-and-warranty/7-year-warranty/terms-and-exclusions/ 7 years is standard here as well, and fully transferable if you buy second hand within that period. I'm hopeful I will be changing car in the next year, looking at a Kia, either PHEV or fully electric. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I was on a country lane and got into a multi-car stand off which ended up with me doing multiple hill starts in reverse up quite a steep wet slope. Clutch was smoking quite a lot. Let it cool down and seems to be working now. Do i need a new clutch? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, coprolite said: I was on a country lane and got into a multi-car stand off which ended up with me doing multiple hill starts in reverse up quite a steep wet slope. Clutch was smoking quite a lot. Let it cool down and seems to be working now. Do i need a new clutch? Most likely, no. The smoking is overheating of the clutch, which can easily occur with a situation like that. If it works normally after cooling off, and isn’t difficult to use or notchy now, it probably suffered little long-term damage. It will have a slightly reduced life from worn off friction surface material, but as long as the clutch wasn’t already nearly worn out, that’s unlikely to cause other damage. It is possible you’ve massively overheated the flywheel, but that takes a lot more than you’ve described. The only way to know that is an inspection, which would entail basically removing the clutch…so, if it’s working normally, I’d not worry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Just now, TxRover said: Most likely, no. The smoking is overheating of the clutch, which can easily occur with a situation like that. If it works normally after cooling off, and isn’t difficult to use or notchy now, it probably suffered little long-term damage. It will have a slightly reduced life from worn off friction surface material, but as long as the clutch wasn’t already nearly worn out, that’s unlikely to cause other damage. It is possible you’ve massively overheated the flywheel, but that takes a lot more than you’ve described. The only way to know that is an inspection, which would entail basically removing the clutch…so, if it’s working normally, I’d not worry. Brilliant, thanks! The cost of a new clutch was giving me the fear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, coprolite said: I was on a country lane and got into a multi-car stand off which ended up with me doing multiple hill starts in reverse up quite a steep wet slope. Clutch was smoking quite a lot. Let it cool down and seems to be working now. Do i need a new clutch? No, but you probably need driving lessons. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, coprolite said: I was on a country lane and got into a multi-car stand off which ended up with me doing multiple hill starts in reverse up quite a steep wet slope. Clutch was smoking quite a lot. Let it cool down and seems to be working now. Do i need a new clutch? One for future reference but if you’re on a single track road the general principle is the uphill traffic has right of way. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but does anyone have any good recommendations for a car leasing company to lease through. Cba spending a ton of cash buying a car outright anymore, don't think PCP or HP really represents good value either anymore and think I'm earning enough to lease something decent now. Also, if anyone has done it before, feel free to post up any do's and don'ts. Thank you, thank you. I took out my first lease a couple of years ago. It's due back next month and will be replaced by another lease. Theres a couple of comparison sites you can use such as leasing.com or Lease Loco. There's also a thread on pistonheads.com where people will post up lease deals which might not be displayed on those sites.In terms of tips, I'm sure there's also threads on Pistonheads which have hints and tips when it comes to leasing. The main thing which I took on board is not to bother with a maintenance package unless the length of the lease term exceeds the warranty on the car. I think maintenance costs also include servicing but, in my case, I didn't bother with the leasing company's maintenance package and just took out a separate service plan to cover services as that worked out cheaper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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