The marina handles are one of the more reliable components…With Marina door handles what’s not to like about old discos
but definitely not a disco (even though it has the disco soft dash!) 
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Disappointing car, great neighbours
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but definitely not a disco (even though it has the disco soft dash!) Cabinetman
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Dead right Roger, we changed tyres on our VW Touran, the ride was very harsh indeed. Can’t remember exactly which Michelin we put on it but the difference was a complete revelation, smooth, ironed out the potholes yet still stopped and cornered as well as previously.
Guineafowl21
Nordic Pine
Range Rover Classic, of course! Very nice.The marina handles are one of the more reliable components…
Steve Maskery
Old Oak
I finally got my car back today. New battery (what sort of battery lasts only 18 months?), but then they had to reinstall the operating system. We last rang on Wednesday afternoon and were told that they would text me when it was ready. So this morning we rang again to have a good moan, to be told it was ready and they had sent an SMS. Well I'd not received an SMS.
My neighbour Patricia, she of the large-sized clothing and the chain-smoking habit, offered to take me to Limoges to collect it. When I got into her car, as well as the smell of stale fag smoke, there was the smell of Oliver, her bulldog.
We chatted. It was good for my French, because she doesn't make allowances for my slowness (but it does mean that she has to repeat things a lot). She smoked. I tried not to be sick, but at least she did open the window.
When we got there it turned out that it had been ready since Thursday. I asked about the SMS. They had sent one - to the wrong number. One digit out. Grrr.
So I'm mobile again. New battery and new 2-year Warranty. I hope I don't have to claim on it.
S
PS Oh yes, everything was now in French, but fortunately I had a good idea where to look to change that.
My neighbour Patricia, she of the large-sized clothing and the chain-smoking habit, offered to take me to Limoges to collect it. When I got into her car, as well as the smell of stale fag smoke, there was the smell of Oliver, her bulldog.
We chatted. It was good for my French, because she doesn't make allowances for my slowness (but it does mean that she has to repeat things a lot). She smoked. I tried not to be sick, but at least she did open the window.
When we got there it turned out that it had been ready since Thursday. I asked about the SMS. They had sent one - to the wrong number. One digit out. Grrr.
So I'm mobile again. New battery and new 2-year Warranty. I hope I don't have to claim on it.
S
PS Oh yes, everything was now in French, but fortunately I had a good idea where to look to change that.
That brought back painful memories of the time when we’d hired a car in Japan for a week. Car was delivered to our hotel and keys deposited at Reception and off we went. After a few miles realised we were lost so tried the SatNav. Yup….all in Japanese. And as for filling up with fuel….don’t even go there. Or the automated tollbooths….they take no prisoners
Blackswanwood
Old Oak
Reminds me of the time my son (a teenager at the time) changed his mums phone to Arabic settings ... until then I hadn't realised she knew so many swear words!
Steve Maskery
Old Oak
Je ne suis pas content.
I went to the next village yesterday to see some friends. Got in the car to come home. Even before I'd left their farmyard, my car gave a deafening hoot and flashed up ""Warning" System Fault". It's exactly what happened a couple of weeks ago, only that then became "System Failure". I got home, switched off and restarted it. No error message.
I asked my neighbour to ring the Nissan garage for me. "It's just a bug". Really? "If it happens again, ring Nissan Assistance". So now I'm on tenterhooks waiting for it to pack up again.
S
I went to the next village yesterday to see some friends. Got in the car to come home. Even before I'd left their farmyard, my car gave a deafening hoot and flashed up ""Warning" System Fault". It's exactly what happened a couple of weeks ago, only that then became "System Failure". I got home, switched off and restarted it. No error message.
I asked my neighbour to ring the Nissan garage for me. "It's just a bug". Really? "If it happens again, ring Nissan Assistance". So now I'm on tenterhooks waiting for it to pack up again.
S
13 yr VW caddy is hardly a fair comparison to your woes Steve but “bugs” in the EPC (Electronic Power Control) do happen.
I’d been having intermittent misfires for a while, usually while pulling up hill in 3rd of 4th. With a pending trip to UK with return trips from Exeter to Ramsgate planned I took it to garage who could not find a fault and suggested dirty petrol etc they put some “engine cleaner” in the tank and misfire stopped. Drove from Portsmouth to Exeter then Exeter to Ramsgate then back to Exeter without a problem; on the journey back to Portsmouth misfire started again and I was struggling to get up hills. I decided to over rev the engine thinking it might clear any possible dirty fuel. Bad move. EPC and Traction Control warning lights came on. A303 was closed and I was in the middle of nowhere following diversions on country lanes. Misfire got worse and I was seriously worried about making it to Portsmouth, still about 1 hour away at this point, but I did not want stop in the middle of nowhere.I was worried if I stalled or stopped the engine it would not restart so I hit the hit Auto Stop Start button (turning it off). This immediately threw up another warning and error message.
I did then stall, heart was in mouth as I restarted the engine. Warning lights did not reappear, Misfires stopped. Made it to Portsmouth without incident and have been driving for two weeks since without incident, no misfires, no warning lights.
If at all possible try and get to a garage for them to do a diagnostic test before the EM or warning light disappears. With no error to diagnose there is little they can do other than claim a bug.
My ageing VW will be replaced in a few weeks so no point trying to solve the problem.
I’d been having intermittent misfires for a while, usually while pulling up hill in 3rd of 4th. With a pending trip to UK with return trips from Exeter to Ramsgate planned I took it to garage who could not find a fault and suggested dirty petrol etc they put some “engine cleaner” in the tank and misfire stopped. Drove from Portsmouth to Exeter then Exeter to Ramsgate then back to Exeter without a problem; on the journey back to Portsmouth misfire started again and I was struggling to get up hills. I decided to over rev the engine thinking it might clear any possible dirty fuel. Bad move. EPC and Traction Control warning lights came on. A303 was closed and I was in the middle of nowhere following diversions on country lanes. Misfire got worse and I was seriously worried about making it to Portsmouth, still about 1 hour away at this point, but I did not want stop in the middle of nowhere.I was worried if I stalled or stopped the engine it would not restart so I hit the hit Auto Stop Start button (turning it off). This immediately threw up another warning and error message.
I did then stall, heart was in mouth as I restarted the engine. Warning lights did not reappear, Misfires stopped. Made it to Portsmouth without incident and have been driving for two weeks since without incident, no misfires, no warning lights.
If at all possible try and get to a garage for them to do a diagnostic test before the EM or warning light disappears. With no error to diagnose there is little they can do other than claim a bug.
My ageing VW will be replaced in a few weeks so no point trying to solve the problem.