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  • After oil change problems

    Good morning, I changed the oil at my car (Twingo C06) last year. Now I have problems that the car is stuttering quite violently when giving gas and this is getting worse and worse. If I check the oil level by rod, the oil level is exactly in the middle of the scale. I first thought there was something broken like throttle valve, spark plugs, … Now I have unscrewed the lid of the oil pan and there is everything at the top with white fat. I pull the stick out, but is quite normal there I look through the hole through the fat, but I don’t see any oil at all and it looks like there’s no oil in it. What kind of fat is that and how does that come about?

  • Can it happen that the cruise control blocks the brake pedal?

    I had the situation two times last time with a rental car (Kia with circuit) that I was driving with cruiser highway, and the brake pedal could not pass through – it seemed somehow blocked. I immediately pulled the hand brake without trying for a long time, and the car (acted at 80km/h as I imagined a full pressure with pedal, so with something slingling) to stand up. The first time with approx. 80km/h, the second time 20 minutes later with 30km/h. Two interpretations: 1. I was tired, it was a rental car, I accidentally kicked next to it, and the foot was still half on the gas and half on the brake (or somehow oblique on the pedal) somehow wrong. 2.With the car something didn’t agree. Against 1 speaks that I have been driving the car for a week, for many years regularly different cars drive, and something like that has never happened to me. But is 2 at all possible, so that the brake pedal for some technical reason not sofor t is going through properly?

  • Squeaking brakes – TÜV?

    Servus! At the beginning I have to admit that I’m pretty much the last person to know cars. But I’m totally unsure and would be happy if you could tell me your opinions on the following issue: I’m driving a Mercedes A-Class. About 2-3 months ago the brake pads were exchanged, because this small screen told me that brake wear is taking place. The new brake pads are not original Mercedes brakes, but rather rather a bit cheap (as I understand it). e) and was installed by a buddy. After that the display was gone and everything was good. Unfortunately it started to squeak while braking, otherwise however no faults. According to buddy no big problem. Then I had to go to the TÜV and was afraid that the something was faulted and I had to pay a lot. Everything examined, nothing at the brakes determined, but 1-2 other defects. I then fixed that, however, has passed too much time (private unfortunately some things happened) and now I’m a little late for the re-show (is that so?). I know, now everything can be checked again and it gets unnecessarily expensive again, my bad luck. The brakes squeak now a little more than last time. My question now: If they squeaked last time, but the function was apparently spotless, then I can get through this time with squeaks? Or do you think that it was “only lucky”? I was told that squeaking is no problem at the TÜV and if I vo This time it will probably work out for a month. Nevertheless, I’m kind of scared and it’s a bit embarrassing to entertain the hall through a loud squeaking. 🙂 Maybe someone wants to add his mustard to it…

  • Why wide brake pedal in automatic mode?

    Moin, is a banal question, but I can’t find a reasonable answer to that. Why do automatic vehicles have a wider brake pedal than a switchcar? It’s clear with a switchcar that the space is missing and you might get the brake pedal when you dome it. But that doesn’t explain why automatic vehicles have a wider brake pedal. Especially nowadays, where the strategy with as many equal parts as possible is used to reduce the costs. As I see it, this is already e Ever so, so no new invention or relic from ancient times. Does anyone have a plausible explanation for this?

  • Four used cars to choose from.

    Hello, I would like to buy a car, which I need mainly in the city and 3-4x a month for shorter highway routes. I drive the car with my wife and soon possibly with offspring. Since it becomes my first own car and I have hardly any idea of cars, I would be happy if you could write me something about the cars that presume me. Bzw which of them you would take or exclude and why – regardless of the price. Highway I do not like to drive e.g. because I would like to have a car that doesn’t get too loud in the interior and dampen road unevenness. It would be important to me to have a car that rarely has to go to the workshop, whose repairs/replacement parts and insurance are not too expensive. I don’t drive particularly sporty, but it would be nice if my car had enough power to quickly complete overtaking operations. These are the cars, all have automatic, air conditioning/automatic, 5 doors and are gasoline: Mazda 3 1 .6 SportActive: Dealer 46.000 km 77kW/105PS EZ07/2007 Checkbook Peugeot 308: Private 100.000 km 103kW/140PS EZ02/2008 Toyota Auris 1.6 VVT-i: Private 113.204 km 91kW/124PS EZ03/2007 Hyundai i30 1.6 Comfort: Dealer 121.305 km 85kW/116PS EZ04/2008 Checkbook

  • Purchase advice – Maximel comfort – PS little – Let’s Go!

    Huhu dear community, I would like to hear from some experts and car interested recommendations on motor vehicles with the following parameters *Price max 100K *Maximum comfort *Maximum equipment of assistance systems *Low PS, no performance necessary *Look partly irrelevant *Prestige completely irrelevant Mfg and thanks in advance

  • Looking for young combo up to 20k – diesel?

    Hi together, I am looking for us M/W/Kind (10 years) a robust, reliable combi up to 20,000 Euro. The car should be max 3 years old, still have (rest) warranty and maybe not more than 50-55,000. Due to an annual drive of 25,000 – 27,000 km, I probably prefer a diesel. My driving profile looks like this: Daily 30 km easy route Land/Bundesstraße, shopping trips 2-3 times a week approx. 7km easy route Landstraße. Aubs- and sometimes weekend rides over the train. I hate to have a vehicle where you think in the morning, if you overtake a trecker in the afternoon 😉 But I don’t need a family rocket, rather healthy midfield 🙂 As a must-have equipment I need Bluetooth hands-free equipment and air conditioning. If there was a glass roof (panorama or sunroof) for my child, I would be the hero and the family peace secured 🙂 What is (not) possible? We are currently driving e in the Ford Focus Mk3 1.6 ecoboost with 150 hp (among other things driving profile purchased). I find the engine and chassis really top. But I find the processing under all Sau, sorry. The errors and defects are a story in itself…. Therefore for me no Ford would be considered any more. From VW one hears lately only horror and recall stories. What does it really look like? Visually and from the processing I find the Audi A4 Avant really good, but at least the pain limit erreic hen, if not blast. Thank you very much. Greetings Florian

  • Accident with hitchhiking expert report insurance refuses

    Hi, in the fall I parked in a parking garage. When I come back my driver’s door is damaged. Next to me is a BMW X5. Wheelbase, entry angle fit exactly. Driver escape? Because the BMW X5 has fixed plastic on the wheel boxes, you can see nothing with it. With me is sand dust to see and the paint scratched. Can it be that a solid Kunsstoff on wheelbox has no traces, although the nevertheless sensitive paint has scratcher? After long waiting I have everything with In the evening, after work, I went to the police because of the advertisement. Damage according to the workshop 1000,- Euro. The opposing insurance (Kravag) commissioned Carexpert with an expert report. The expert looks at it. After that the insurance registers and says according to the expert report it could not have been the X5. I demand the expert report. But the insurance does not let me see it. What would you do? Many greetings!

  • Request for help Car insurance cancel novices

    Good afternoon Community I am 18 years old and have had my driver’s license since Thursday. My father has 2 cars ( Ford Kuga , Fiat 500) . Now he has on Friday at the Concordia the Fiat 500 in my name insured. He pays 750 euros a year!! But he pays already by his name also every month money for the Fiat 500. So we pay double! 1. I want to cancel tomorrow this is going to go? 2. Then I want to let my father’s first insurance run like this, May I the car then drive? 3. Does the car insurance accept the termination? My father has not paid anything yet Thanks in advance LG

  • Can you please give us some advice – insecure when buying used cars…

    Dear people, I intend to get myself a car with my wife, with which we can survive longer journeys (Hamburg – Zurich, have to commute for a while) reasonably pleasantly, as well as on site then often shopping and driving to work – perhaps already big enough to transport a small family in it. And in my search I came across an offer, which first seems very attractive: BMW 318d DPF Touring, EZ 04/2010, 154,328 km, Diesel, 105 kW (143 hp), Automatic. The whole for 999€. Now I have looked at it, it looks from the outside and the interior really in very good condition, also nowhere found rust marks, tire profile is also reasonably ok. However, the (private) dealer told me that the VAT is not passable (I think it might eventually be imported into Switzerland), although on the website the price is in 999€ (gross), 8395€ (net) (19% VAT) and there is no service booklet. well I can trust his statement that it is really accident-free and how is the price in relation to the performances? (if indeed also with a test drive a good feeling exists and he could somehow show me that it really had no accident?) And what does it look like compared to another, following offer (in comparison) – is the additional expenditures worth?: BMW 118d DPF, accident-free, private provider, EZ 03/2008, 117.000 km, Diesel, 105 kW (143 hp), automatic, (Lim ousine). The whole for 850€ VAT not passable Thank you for your help and comments!