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• Offended Almera owner 16 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  automatic, has a sun-roof, seats 5 and has a 6 CD player with decent speakers. In the colour I chose, it actually looks quite good. It may have a rather brittle ride but, as described above, it gave me good value for all I could afford at the time. Is it me? Do I have no sense of humour? Or is it that I
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 2001 2.0T PAS fluid requirements 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  The PAS fluid on the Volvo could do with a top up and I have a 2 month old container of Halfords "Ford Automatic Transmission and Power Steering Fluid to Ford spec ESP-M2C-166H which I bought for the Mondeo and used about 200ml of. Can I use this stuff, or are these fluids really manufacturer
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 92 2.3 auto erratic tickover 11 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  1992, 2.3 automatic, 142,000 miles Normally runs very well but lately the idle tickover is a bit eratic and rough. It normally runs at about 750-800 revs and is very smooth. Now, it sometimes runs at 550 revs and seems to be nearly going to stall. Starts fine, hot or cold, and the economy
• Audi A3 + S3 (1996 - 2001) - To remap, or not to remap? 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi There, Just a quick question really. I have an Audi A3 1.8T (Automatic tranny 2000 - 53K) and am thinking about getting a remap of the ECU to increase it's power. I enjoy the car at the moment, but I thought a remap would put a bigger grin on my face. Don't get me wrong, i do not intend
• Opinions on Volvo C70 Convertible? 16 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  hi all, long time since my last post. Wife has decided she likes the look of the volvo convertible her colleague is selling at work. Car is a 2003 53 reg Volvo c70 convertible. 2.3 T5 turbo engine. Automatic gearbox. Silver body with black hood. Asking price is £8500. Mileage is 127k. She
• Total loss - need advice 11 May 2007 (Forum)
  . Ideally, we'd like to replace this with a similar car. Having had a look on autotrader, we'd be looking to pay from around £4K for an automatic Focus with similar mileage. 1. Would you consider this a reasonable valuation? 2. I am planning to write to the insurers asking them to revise the valuation
• Clio problems 29 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  have any advice on what the problem might be? It's an automatic car if that makes any difference. Many thanks in advance. Regards,
• Zafira 1.8 auto gearbox oil (2002) 16 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  While pricing some bits for my cam belt change I thought I would get some automatic transmission oil for my Zafira 1.8 with a AF17 gearbox ? Haynes manual and a friends VX tis cd (2003) says it should be VX part No. 09 117 946 but having been down to the VX dealers they say it should be Dexron11
• Oil change? 16 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  of maintenance, and although this car is petol-engined, I'm wondering if it'd be wiser to get an oil-change now. (As an automatic, it often seems to be doing only 1500 RPM, which feels a bit on the low side, and there are airly frequent 5-6,000 RPMS burts on kickdown, tho both are interspersed with long bouts
• 2-litre Laguna auto freebie 5 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  SiL's Volvo 340 has burst its radiator, and a rich friend with lots of motors has offered him a 94 2-litre Laguna automatic for nothing. The car is said to be in good condition and has a new autobox less than a year old. Mileage is said to be low, about 5k a year average. It's a specced-up model
• MB 320 - new GB but not finding gears 2 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  hi there - i've got a high mileage 320 and have recently had a new automatic gearbox put in as the old one was making a horrific noise. However, I've had this symptom existing before the change and it still happens now : 1. whilst driving along, and after no specific journey time, when I go
• Ford fiesta Bioethanol conversion 27 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  equivalents. It also seems that some modification to the injector pulse widths is necessary, but i'm unsure as to whether this would be dealt with automatically by the closed-loop control of the engine management? The reason i ask is that i have a crazy idea to convert my mk3 fiesta 1.1 CFI to run
• 1998 VW Passat TDi poor performance 3 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My automatic tdi Passat performs very poorly when overtaking or going up long, steep hills, it's OK on the flat and mild inclines, but gutless when the going gets really tough! It's as though the turbo isn't working, how does one know if it's working? There is definitely no "kick in the pants" when
• whats the perfect car for me 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Here is a list, in order of priority! 1. safety. in a smash, needs to keep me safe. plus wife and kiddies. 2. automatic. driving with two mobiles at each ear, means..no gearstick allowed. 3. space. needs to fit golf clubs, bike and weekend fishing kit. also, kids + wife. 4. cost. needs to fit
• How do I remove wheel wash marks 3 May 2005 (Forum)
  I hate car automatic car washes. The wheel wash brushes decided to position themeselves halfway down the car instead of on the wheels. Result... two circular wax rings about 6 inches in diameter left on the paintwork. Should I use T cut? or is there something better? Ive heard T Cut can be too
• Test Drive Technique...? 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Folks, How do I test drive an automatic to get a feel for the condition of the autobox? I'm on the search for a large reliable cheap load lugger. The latest possibles are an Audi A6 2.0 SE (N plate, 130k miles) and an Audi 100 2.6 SE (K plate 102k miles). I'm happy enough with the prices being
• Computer related questions. Volume 43 14 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Firefox is my default browser which as many will know has Google as the built in search engine. Perhaps unreasonably, it annoys me considerably that when searching Google, I am automatically connected to google. es . I know that Google's own preferences may be set to search for reults
• SoftRoader 4x4 's 14 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  to 1000 miles on a weekly basis, but average of 250 miles per week. Reliability - This will be a self purchase to last 4+ years Automatic gears. No people carriers - we do not need 7 seats, but do need a big boot. We have looked at the new Honda CRV, and the Mitsi Pinin. The Isuzu Trooper is too thirsty
• Reliability: 528i vs S-Type 15 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, a friend is current looking at 5 year-old (1999 S/T/V) RWD automatic with 100k on the clock, large saloon at £5-6,000 to replace his 10 year-old Scorpio. He has narrowed down to BMW 528iASE or Jaguar S-Type 3.0SE auto. Would anyone kindly comment on the 1) which is more reliable? i.e
• Problem 125cc scooter (4 stroke) 16 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I have three problems with a brand new 125cc Scooter (4 stroke) with automatic CVT transmission which I hope someone can help me with. The first problem is that on one occasion, the engine stalled when turning into a junction. This happened when the engine was completely warm and it was raining