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• Locking Wheel Nuts 22 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I have run a search on this subject, but found little info on the best available locking wheel nuts on the market. With a set of alloys and tyres costing in the region of 2 grand, - what make would B.R`s recommend as the best on the market ????
• Primera battery 31 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  One of my work-mates has a early 90's 1.6 Primera. Last night, he removed the battery to charge it, but when it was re-fitted this morning the car will not start. The engine is spinning over on the starter but will not fire, and yes there is petrol in it. Any ideas anyone???
• test car variability 28 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  I'd like to tap into the collective wisdom of this forum for help with a somewhat disconcerting experience I had whilst test driving a Suzuki S-Cross. I first test drove the car (petrol, manual, 2WD) a few weeks ago at a dealership near my place of work, and then again more
• Throttle Hesitation in Xsara HDi 22 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  or has an internal load. In this case, the car just ?chugs? as if it?s just getting intermittent spurts of fuel. ·The revs level where this tends to happen most is around 1400 to 1800 r.p.m. It does not seem to matter if the engine is cold or warm. ·It also tends to happen for a much shorter time
• Honda Accord Tourer (2003 - 2008) - at 100 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  are very slight driveline shunt in 1st and engaging 3rd gear is occasionally not quite as slick as it was. That really is it. Economy over 100k miles is about 41 mpg for the 2.2 diesel, but I don?t make any real effort to drive economically. Saying that, there?s a lot of motorway miles on there, so it?s
• Think I\'ve seen the last of my car.Part2 3 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Please see thread http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=15487 for previous details. DD. yes this thread rears it\'s ugly head again... An update: 2nd October: Went to collect car after giving them the chance to put right all the faults. Boot had been unlocked
• Tesla Model S - Tesla 9 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  I recently hired a Tesla model S for a day. It was an 18th birthday treat for my daughter (and a belated one for me) Here are my thoughts, good and not so good. Good. 1.       Amazing effortless silent
• Nissan S Cargo 1990 - 1990 Nissan not starting 17 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hi everyone I have a Nissan S Cargo that won't start, it has spark and has compression so that leaves fuel. It was running when I drove it into my unit which was a couple of months ago, when I say it was running, it was stuttering when it got hot (say after an hour of driving
• dealing with the 'great british public' 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Well it seems to be official. Certain sections of our population are m****s!  As stated previously my lovely old Skoda Superb 1.9Tdi PD130 is going. I was willing to give it to a good home insted of the £150 scrap value I was offered. But no one wanted it. Then SWMBO, the queen
• Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSi S - Replacing my Mondeo 1 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  the wheel arches in the boot.   Thereare  a couple of 2012  Octavia 1.2tsi' S's advertised locally for 9500-10k. 10K for one  registered Sept 2012. From a Skoda dealer . 13k miles. Manual gearbox.   The 1.2TSi has better mpg and half the Excise Duty of my
• Choosing a four wheel drive 4x4 - for school runs 28 May 2010 (Forum)
  area. I meandered down the M1 at this point (getting 70mpg down to Meadowhall) and noticed the wheels and tyres on trucks. They were all narrower than on the 4x4`s - as were the wheels on a coach. I thought - why not just fit HGV wheels on these prestige 4x4`s? Sure, they would
• Audi A3 Sportback (2004 - ) - A3 2.0 TDI S tronic - any good? 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I picked my mother in law up yesterday and she announced she has put down a deposit on a Feb 09 A3 2.0 TDI S tronic Sportback, from a main dealer. She is changing from a 99 SLK 230K, as its too small and low for her now. She drives no more than 10k per year, short local trips, with a few longer
• Motoring glass - scrape rub scratch 14 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  then - carressed by Prince Charming... (but before or after scraping off the pumpkins residue? and with what?) Many of us will have seen the diamond ring marks on side windows in years gone by. But now? There seems to have been a trace of certain trends in specific decades 1) Spraying de- icer 1960`s millions
• Why are so many BMW X5 drivers arrogant? 3 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I see cases of bad driving in all makes of cars, and I am sometimes guilty myself. However it seems to me that X5's are more likely to be driven badly than any other model of car. This incident happened today. I was a passenger in SWMBO's car at the junction of the A1 & M25 and stopped
• Was there ever really a 'golden age' for motoring? 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Being a relatively new driver, It is hard for me to gauge how things have changed over my lifetime as 17 of those years were as a passenger. The other day I was watching a 'road wars' type programme from the early 90's and for me it was quite interesting to see the subtle changes over today's roads
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9TDi S 130 - intermittant non starting 17 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, First post for me! I have an interesting problem with my Passat. It's a 53 plate 1.9 TDI S 128 (uprated to 168). Been working fine for the best part of a year, been serviced and the lot. Recently its not being starting on occasions. Having called the AA out a couple of times when
• Oil Filter tool Augmented suffering. Your Car? 19 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Its cold, its wet, you`re under the car again looking at the same old oil filter arrangement. You manage to get `The Tool` on and it promptly slips off.. So what`s your history with oil filter removal tools? and which car made you suffer most? Of course those thin skinned `spin on` cartridges
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - '06 R56 Needs headgasket replacing. Will it be ok? 21 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Dear John Since purchasing my Mini Cooper S R56 I have had problems from the word go! It all started off with a horrible diesel like rattle at cold start up, the dealer replaced the cam tensioner under warrenty, this had no effect and the problem continued, however to replace this the high
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 2001 1.6 zetec S breakdown 25 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I have a Ghia with the 1.6 Zetec S Engine. After sorting out the initial overheating problem it had when I first bought it (thanks in no small part to the members of this site), it has been a great little car with no problems. Today, i drove it to work and back and it was fine as usual. About half
• Fuel economy (bragging/ranting) 18 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  After being amused/shocked by Adam?s thread about how much his 600cc 8hp Focus consumed (6 mpg if I remember correctly) I?ve been keeping a beady eye on the trip computer of the 3 litre 406. I loaded it to the supension stops with wife, kids and elderly parents and took it to Gdansk for ten days