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On looking for a second-hand car on Gumtree over the past few weeks, I have noticed a huge number of cars failing the HPI Check with :- "An insurer has declared this vehicle a total loss (write-off)" I checked 7 Corsa's, around 2012 plates, and 5 of them were declared write-offs by an...

I spoke to my mechanic and he said he has seen many Corsa's of this age range with the same sub-frame rust problem. This is apparently a common problem with the Corsa D of this age. My present 54 plate car is a Corsa C - and he says the newer Corsa D is a weaker car than that. So if Vauxhall...

You can see the full MOT history here :- https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history Question is should I be put off by this MOT history - because many other Corsa's of this age range seem to have a similar range of problems - I've checked quite a few. Or is this sub-frame issue and maybe also the...

What do you think are the best models of cars to go for at around 2010 age range, ie the ones least likely to be falling apart due to rust ?

How come ? I've done a survey of about 8 Corsa's of that age group and most of them have a similar list of MOT failure points but are still going strong. How do you know they did little maintenance ? Practically every one of the 8 Corsa's I checked had "Front coil spring broken" at some point...

Mileage 57,000. Would a main dealership like this take a risk on a bad car ? They sell loads of Corsas of this age range as part of their "value range". However I am still worried and might try to cancel. However how common is a sub-frame MOT failure - is this such an unusual thing ?

Hi I am about to buy a 2010 Corsa 1.2 16V Energy 3 door from the local Vauxhall Dealership. They have just MOT'd it last week and are awaiting a couple of parts for it before I take delivery of it. When I looked up the MOT history I was pretty worried to see :- August 15th 2018 :- Pass No...

I was surprised to see so many bad reviews on Bristan on Trustpilot :- https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/bristan.com

Hi I am looking to buy a pair of High Neck Pillar Taps for my kitchen sink as the ones I got recently were something of a disappointment - as I described in my previous thread :- https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/is-this-normal-for-taps.486940/ Can anyone recommend any good tap brands and...

Great information thanks

Thank you Water is not coming in from top surface of sink - I should have made it clearer - it is the top metal nut, just under where you see the gold colored thread, not the black plastic nut - it is under that metal nut where the water is seeping.

Hi I am experiencing a leak under a kitchen hot tap, coming from under the bolt that screws onto the thread of the tap under the sink. It is not a major leak, but builds up over time. I was just wondering, as its fairly old plumbing, could I just get some kind of sealant and spread it round...

It won't be cheap when their water bill comes in !

So this is by design then. This doesn't seem though to be a very good design - either fully on or fully off - since when should a tap work like that - I have never come across this in my life. For one thing it is very wasteful of water, and its incredible such a design could even be allowed.

Can you recommend any taps you think are good as replacement ? This problem happens on both the hot and cold taps.

I am not sure the answer to your question - however the full turn of the tap is 1 and 3/4 turns - after 1/4 turn it is only a small dribble, after that it comes on quite suddenly, and at 3/8 of a turn it is a fairly fast flow, at 1/2 turn it is as fast as you'd ever likely need it, at 1 full...

The flow reduces without any change in position of the tap handles. There was no similar problem with the old taps, which could flow in a very thin steady stream indefinitely (they were changed as the handles got too stiff to close easily). I just wondered if this is how taps worked these days...

Hi I just had two new taps installed on my kitchen sink, the plumber said they were of the make "Deva". I noticed something odd about them though - when you leave them running they will gradually reduce the flow rate until they eventually practically stop. This happens only if the tap is on at a...

That's why I'm going to drill a small hole on the top horizontal section of the pipe, on the top side of pipe, so it if did back up for any reason then it would just escape through the hole rather than get to the boiler, so the boiler could keep on working. If there was any problem with that...

Well I've decided I'm just going to fix this myself - I'm going to dig a fair sized hole around the pipe and fill it with limestone chippings (a 25kg bag from Wickes is £4), and cut the pipe at ground level so it sits right on the chippings. Then the condensate will always drain away, and...