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• Crow Trouble 4 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  but what do they know I was in command of the situation.  I did not harm the not so little black chick but was just curious as it was hopping along terrified I suppose. Well eventually humandad came out with the lead and escorted me in. So for the last few days a sit at the patio window watching a two
• Dropped kerb 19 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  they can’t use the dropped kerb? Does he own the dropped kerb and the footpath leading from/to it? His wording was very particular in the way he said “I haven’t spent £2500 for everybody to use MY DRIVE”. Is the dropped kerb and footpath “his drive”? Is it his land, his property? I didn’t make a scene
• Volkswagen Polo - '57 plate VW Polo brakes issue - faulty ABS? 12 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  , there is a propensity for ABS units from VWs this age to have a serious fault that should have been recalled and wasn't? If my ABS unit is one of these models, is there any way for me to get some form of goodwill from VW on this? The fact that "everything points to the ABS unit" leads me to believe that they know
• Vauxhall Zafira A - Loss of instruments, charging suspect 1 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  (ppl report this) and the relay box. Unbolted earth con to body and joins in battary leads, and cleaned and refitted, no sign of corrosion or bad connections.  Raditor fan connections inconvenient to access, and the alternator looks a right pain to get to, probably have to take the radiator
• Used tall car for tall driver 28 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  this to be much more comfortable and better for my back than the "legs out in front" position in most cars.  I'm 6'6" tall unfortunately which has lead to problems as even large SUV/Crossovers don't seem that much bigger inside than smaller models (the car grows but not the space for the driver). We
• Fiesta 2002 TDCI 5 door hatchback - Drivers door will not manually unlock...MOT due 16 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  no idea about this, I would be grateful if anyone can give me any information, advise on this. Also: Can I for example lift, move the latch so that I can open the door? With the outside handle been loose could that have broken from the mechanism, and would that lead to the inside handle
• Ford Fiesta - Ford Fiesta lack of power - possibly catalytic con 9 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  to climb at any respectable speed as it just doesn't pick up speed well. It's not misfiring - I dI'd have a few issues with misfiring early-mid last year where the coil pack, spark plug and HT leads all decided to go on separate occasions.   I was told by a large chain garage
• Animal antibiotic use partly restricted by Food a 27 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  loans instant approval, and turned to an online search on xxx More people showing antibiotic resistance In the U.S., over half of the staphylococcus aureus infections are resistant to the four leading antibiotics used for infections. That means bacteria
• Crosland Filters to Close 15 May 2014 (Forum)
  , founded in Nottingham in 1955 by Jack Crosland and Tommy Shields, became one of the country's leading filter manufacturers. In 1988, it was taken over by French-owned Precision Mecanique Labinal and was subsequently acquired by Sogefi.
• vectra c 1.9 cdti 2004 z19dth - vectra c 1.9 cdti sri (not starting) 28 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  the battery was going flat so i tryed again and it was just clicking nothing there so i got some one to jump me of with jump leads and that would not start the car nothing there so a couple of strapping young lads came and push me of and it started so i drove home 10 miles and when i got home i turned
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - Help!!! Please....astra mk4 no power 17 May 2011 (Forum)
  leads the engine cut out apart from the 3rd one it wud run the same. is this normal? you can rev the balls off it when idle buttheres hardly any power to drive at all and when driving it just wants to stall. also there is a hissing noise coming from
• 1999 R reg Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 LE LPG - Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 LE LPG help wanted... 10 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  and a lot of condensation accumalated inside the car.  When I tried to start it up using jump leads it seemed like there was smoke coming out of the vents.  After that i could drive it but the dials were not working, eventually they came back on there own, but were erratic at times.  After
• Mazda 6 - Mzda 6 sport D (143) 2007 Wheel bearing 19 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  having the smaller bearing. Now this leads me to believe that I have some 'Hybrid' components fitted to my car, curious in it's self but the real killer is that I still haven't got a replacement bearing. I have tried Industry bearing distributors and manufactures and have still had no luck
• Auction bargains - No V5 21 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  had are sub £100 to replace a hydraulic pipe (between clutch pedal and gearbox), and sub £100 to diagnose loss of power and replace HT leads and plugs to fix. I don't need to change, but I am tempted and may keep the Focus in the famly and move my mother's Punto on. Anyway, enough background
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9Tdi130-Charge Pressure Negative (17964) code 27 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  into the tnk and starting the engine. However it hasn't work this time. The car has gone into the garage and they found a fault code: 17964 - Charge Pressure - Negative deviation in Turbocharger wastgate regulator valve. The garage removed the hose leading into the regulator. They said it had a leak
• Reversing into driveways - surely safer? 2 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I've always reversed into our drive as I believe it's far safer than trying to reverse out onto the road. We live in a large cul-de-sac, with many 'branches' leading off it. I live fairly close to the entrance to the cul-de-sac so get quite a bit of traffic going past. However, due to the lazy
• MOT - Helpful fast fit 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Since they've been the subject of quite a bit of adverse comment here in the past I thought I'd relate our most recent experience of a leading fast fit outfit. The wife's car needed it's MOT but having been involved in a accident whilst parked some weeks earler and sustained some rear end damage
• BMW 525d Touring (Aug 2004) Engine Fire 19 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  brigade after the fire was extinguished. I need to know of any little fires that may have happened to the new 5 series. Or any electrical faults that could have lead to a fire. BMW reckon that my insurance company needs to prove that there was a mechanical or electrical fault before BMW will get
• Falsely accused 7 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  and should pay! I then pointed out that the till slip showed me buying DERV and the previous transaction was for super un-leaded which would be of no use to me whatsoever, also the total volume of the two purchases exceeded the capacity of my tank. She then accused me of filling up cans which I had
• Dealer advice re naff Vauxhall 20 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  gearbox issues and on Saturday a massive engine failure (looks like entire ignition system) leading to a red faced me being towed to said Vauxhall dealer by the AA. Fortunately had this happened 24 hours later I would've missed a key work related flight at a significant loss of money, time and business