Andy Dufresne Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, CountyFan said: I got my renewal in last week. Fully £500 more expensive than last year. They are no longer my insurer. She was £40 more but they then discounted it to £15 less than last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 15/01/2021 at 22:55, RandomGuy. said: Its fine unless you've got a BMW X1, which utterly shit the bed unless all four tyres are perfect and destroy their transfer box. Bizarre, shitty, cars. Are X2s the same? Quite like them although probably wouldn't get one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 10 hours ago, PWL said: I only started using Compare the Market after a ridiculous premium jump from Aviva after a good few years with them. I now never renew and shop around when it comes to existing policy running out. Yes it's half an hour's work but the savings are mental. And that is when sticking to household name insurers. Some of the smaller ones are even cheaper. Worth doing it for all your insurance products at renewal and not just vehicle. TL:DR never auto renew. Do a good check of reviews before just going on the cheapest though and check the small print for extras. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Get quotes via gocompare or similar, discount the rubbish and go with the best overall, although this year my renewal with admiral was less than it was the previous year and when your only around £400 in total for 2 cars it can't get much cheaper anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, CountyFan said: Are X2s the same? Quite like them although probably wouldn't get one. Don't honestly know but wouldn't be surprised. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) What a c**t of a day. On the way to work, my driver's side window decided to fall right inside the door. AA came to look at it, but he wasn't able to get into the window to pull it up to secure it. Window is currently covered with a mixture of polythene and bin bags and is taped up to f**k. This ever happened to anyone else and If so what were the costs involved?? Edited January 30, 2021 by philpy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 What a c**t of a day. On the way to work, my driver's side window decided to fall right inside the door. AA came to look at it, but he wasn't able to get into the window to pull it up to secure it. Window is currently covered with a mixture of polythene and bin bags and is taped up to f**k. This ever happened to anyone else and If so what were the costs involved??What kind of car is it?A few years ago I had a Clio where similar happened. It was just the mechanism on the inside that was gubbed. Picked up a part for buttons from a breakers and took it to my local garage who charged an hours labour to fit it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 59 plate seat altea. Going to take it round to the garage I bought it from on Monday and get them to have a look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 4 hours ago, philpy said: 59 plate seat altea. Going to take it round to the garage I bought it from on Monday and get them to have a look. I'm thick about cars but that sounds like a basic clockwork thing I'd have a go at by taking the inside of the door off and having a look, which may or not be easy. Youtube is your friend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Take the door card off and fish it out. In all likelihood its a little plastic tab thats failed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 17 hours ago, philpy said: 59 plate seat altea. Going to take it round to the garage I bought it from on Monday and get them to have a look. 13 hours ago, welshbairn said: I'm thick about cars but that sounds like a basic clockwork thing I'd have a go at by taking the inside of the door off and having a look, which may or not be easy. Youtube is your friend. Scrap that, I'd go with your plan. Looks a bit fiddly unless you have all the right tools and a great memory for putting it back together again. I've found from experience how easy it is to break plastic fittings if you don't know how they fit together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ORrlXMDo8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Remember having a Hyundai coupe many years ago and the mechanism failed for the drivers window, took the mechanism out and jammed it up with a block of wood in the door, had it like that until the car died. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodallegabombs Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 59 plate seat altea. Going to take it round to the garage I bought it from on Monday and get them to have a look.I had a 58 Altea where the same thing happened to both front windows. My dad also had an 11 plate where the same thing happened. I think there is a bit of an issue with moisture causing corrosion on the piano wire bits which snap / come loose from a fixing.He took his to the garage where they sorted it with manufacturer parts and charged somewhere in the region of £250 inc labour (this was maybe 4 years ago). Although they said it was a c**t of a job due to being so fiddly.I bought a £75 kit off eurocarparts, took the door to bits, fucked about with it for a couple days without success then sheepishly deposited at said garage with tail between my legs.Unless you are quite dexterous and good with finicky wee things and have the patience of a saint I’d suck it up and head to a garage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 19 minutes ago, rodallegabombs said: I had a 58 Altea where the same thing happened to both front windows. My dad also had an 11 plate where the same thing happened. I think there is a bit of an issue with moisture causing corrosion on the piano wire bits which snap / come loose from a fixing. He took his to the garage where they sorted it with manufacturer parts and charged somewhere in the region of £250 inc labour (this was maybe 4 years ago). Although they said it was a c**t of a job due to being so fiddly. I bought a £75 kit off eurocarparts, took the door to bits, fucked about with it for a couple days without success then sheepishly deposited at said garage with tail between my legs. Unless you are quite dexterous and good with finicky wee things and have the patience of a saint I’d suck it up and head to a garage. Oh hell no. I'd end up like the angry guy from chewin the fat . Thanks for the advice though, much appreciated 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Pug 205s were notorious for this. Mind fell off the runners a good few years back, with only 20 miles of a drive to get home in a blizzard. Fucking seething. Fortunately it was an easy if slightly tedious fix. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Happened to me on a micra. Came off the runners as frozen and motor had kept pushing it.Door card off.put back on runners and a sealant to secure it.I have a blown motor in one of my rear doors.Also the auto lock on opposite door has an open circuit.Pain in tits 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Update. Took car up to a garage 2 minutes from the house, guy managed to get it back up and secured, and disconnected the wiring. Wouldn't take a penny for it. Phoned me back this morning, managed to source a regulator, it's coming from Germany so will be 2 weeks. £130 including parts and labour. Quite happy with that outcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 My Jeep is currently back at the dealership again as, for some bizarre reason, it won’t start if the temperature is below about 20F ( pretty common here in winter)Definitely not a battery issue and seems to have them stumped Thankfully it’s still under warranty and the keep giving me loan cars.Got this one for now It’s not a V8 sadly but has all sorts of silliness like “track mode” @sport setting” & “launch control”I’m having great fun [emoji1787] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Raidernation said: My Jeep is currently back at the dealership again as, for some bizarre reason, it won’t start if the temperature is below about 20F ( pretty common here in winter) Definitely not a battery issue and seems to have them stumped Thankfully it’s still under warranty and the keep giving me loan cars. Got this one for now It’s not a V8 sadly but has all sorts of silliness like “track mode” @sport setting” & “launch control” I’m having great fun ^^^Big team found. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: ^^^Big team found. im unreasonably annoyed that you beat me to this by 4 minutes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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