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If it's Euro 4 you should be able to take the DPF off and map it out and still pass the MOT...

Not sure they test main beam or fog beam pattern in the MOT so probably won't worry the OP??

The OP said... Criteria is that I need an estate which will be reliable, not ridiculously expensive to run and not utterly soul destroying to drive

We had similar in our old fabia many moons ago. Even with plenty of screenwash the pump and valve arrangement froze and split

Yep - just silicon greased the seals so sorted there... can't get it inside though as the MX5 is in the garage (and not sure it would fit anyhow!). Think I'll have another blast with the hairdryer later to try and dry any moisture out then give it another squirt of WD40 and see what tomorrow brings. Interestingly I had a frozen on brake caliper this morning as well - it dragged the pads on the disk for a bit until they heated up then popped off with a bit of handbrake waggling. Been fine since...

-8 this morning here and same issue again. However, I found a mini travel hairdryer in the back of a drawer last night (it literally fits in the palm of my hand) and 30 seconds of that blowing on the latch mechanism this morning and I was sorted. The hairdryer now lives in the boot and an extension lead in the garage just behind the garage door!

Had the same freezing door / lock mechanism here the last few days as well but it has been -5 or so. It only appears to affect the drivers door so I'm starting to wonder if it is just down to how I park on a slope that means any thaw leads to water running into the lock which then freezes, or if it's to do with the drivers door being the only one with a keyhole in the handle?? Like you I've yet to find a solution and have tried squirts of WD40 and de-icer as well, which don't seem to work, meaning I've resorted to getting in the passenger side, starting the car and turning heater and heated seats on full tilt to warm things up.

jaguar say they spent a lot of time perfecting the pop out handles so they don't jam or freeze... the cynic in me doesn't really believe that given recent experience the last week or so with frozen door handles and doors due to the daily thaw / freeze cycle

Yep - the reviews I've seen of the Honda E seem to rate it highly purely on the full width 'screen' inside which personally i thin looks awful... and don't get me started on the fake wood trim.

For me for personal use at a 'reasonable' and 'realistic' cost there's only two options on that list - the Soul or Kona... The others are all stupidly priced and well out of my price range, too full of 'guff', too 'premium' or too small. However, I probably won't be buying one anytime soon unfortunately

I'm south west on the Derbyshire / peak district border - so sounds like it was similar across the city! 4hours commute is bad though!

4" of snow here in Sheffield today (my part anyhow) with what appeared to be hardly any gritting or ploughing - no problem for our old Octy 4x4 with Cross Climates getting to and from hospital across the other side of town with my daughter...

It's still f'ugly no matter how many vids of it are posted...

Ours was bought in June 2007.. so yes! Although admittedly it was 3 months old at that time

In 36 years of owning multiple cars most of which have been run for over 13 years and well over 100k miles I've never taken out or needed an extended warranty. You are far better looking after the car and, if your worried about repair costs putting any money you might have paid for a warranty aside.

S-Max then???

Figured a minor thread revival was due... Spent some time fixing my daughters headphones today (moments of joy thread) and that got me thinking about the Leak 3000 headphones that my late father in law had which in turn got me thinking about vinyl and playing some records... So a strange afternoon ensued with me decidingto play some Jean Michel Jarre and my youngest enjoying it so much we played five of his albums back to back... She was quite intrigued by the story behind Rendezvous and the connection with the ill-fated space shuttle.

The horn on my Swift is also a feeble 'meep' but those on my old mx5 and Octavia are much better. I wonder if its to do with any recent legislation on noise levels? Either way replacing the one on the swift is on my list of jobs as I always feel a small car should have a decent horn given the number of times drivers of big cars try to bully you out of the way

Yeah they are... Its a slightly narrower one at 775mm wide as its next to the archway to our utility room so we didn't want to block anything. Plus SWMBO preferred the layout of it so who was I to argue. Still huge compared to what we used to have though.

Agree with you there... They drive really nicely and the interior is a good place to be as its comfy, well laid out with good access and visibility. I was hoping shed go for it as we might end up with her cast off eventually and it would be a cracking car for my daughter in a few years. Overall I think the Arona is a much better car than the Jazz but it wasn't to be... And it sounds like you got a cracking deal as well!

He he... With my daughters special medical diet we currently have an american fridge freezer (272L / 138L) plus a standard under counter freezer (90L ish) plus a table top fridge (40L ish)... And they are still all rammed at times...

Nice - I looked at an Arona in that spec with the MIL last year... unfortunately she went on to buy a Jazz... Stupid thing is she was taken with it and liked red with a black roof (she didn't like the silver they offered) but they could only find a red with a grey roof... The jazz is grey...

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I looked at the Picanto before buying the Swift but found it too small in the back and the rear seatbelts cut into you neck when fastened. But other than that quite decent.

Of the cost of the hearing aid is anything like my mother-in-law's it'll be more than the value of the car!