Low Maintenance Reliable Small Hatch?

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"Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Fraser Johnston <fraser (AT) jcis (DOT) com.au> wrote:

How often do you change the headlights anyway????

Can be a lot if he drives with them always on - cheapies from motor
factors / halfords lasted 2-3 months in the Volvo making them a pain to
keep changing (although volvo make it easy) - that's about 8000 miles,
which is probably 1-2 yrs for normal night driving use. Changing to Volvo
OE long-life (they do a longlife bulb for about 3 quid more than the
standard one) extended it to 9-12 mths.

If you've got hard to change lamps then I'd definitely recommend buying
replacements from a Volvo dealer - same went for tail lamps too.

Then I suspect there was something wrong with your Volvo...

I've never had a headlight bulb go, including a Triumph Acclaim, 25k miles
in a 405, 30k on the 206 and they're automatic so get to flick on and off
going through tunnels and everything. Blew a tail light on a 50cc bike
once making it do 60mph down a hill... (they're on some kinda half dyno
system).

well on volvo's they are always on, HID's are the answer there

i was surprised how easy my 328 is for changing headlight bulbs. with the
lump of an engine in there i was expecting it to be tight and fiddley and to
lose some knuckles but nope! not even any swearing involved

The Octavia is easy.

But looking at the missus's fabia, unless I go to the now defunct local
dealership, I imagine it is something like, Remove the rear hatch, then
continue forward removing anything that you find in the way until you
reach the headlanmp. Then remove the headlamp.

refitting is the reverse of removal.
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#32

In article <528v0nF1n51d8U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net>,
iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com says...

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How do they fare reliability wise?

Well, they are a VW, but cheaper and sportier.

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Carl Robson
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