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• Skoda Fabia 1.4 Power steering problem 18 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Can anyone please help. My Skoda is 7 years old and the power steering stopped working yesterday, the indicator light for the steering came on. There is no problem with the fluid, however the puzzling thing is that an hour after it stopped working and I limped the car home, it was fine
• mercedes slk230 servicing 13 May 2007 (Forum)
  On a 4 year old car (when services due would be dashboard indicated) does anyone know if simply changing the oil and filter would provoke a "service due" light due to the change in cleanliness of the oil? I am a fan of frequent oil changes but see little point if my efforts to look after the car
• Do tyres have a maximum life 9 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  My 5 series Touring is now nearly six years old, but has done a low mileage. I am following the BMW service plan and obviously the car has been MOT'd and as part of this tyre tread has been checked and signed off. However obviously weathering must impact the life of the tyres. As the car is six
• rubbish tyres 26 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  whats the worst tyres youve ever fitted to your car?, i put a pair of cheap chinese budget tyres on my motor and i couldnt hear the radio above 30, i had them balanced but the car still juddered and hopped ,in the end i put my old ones back on (very worn bridgestones) so i need to replace them soon
• Small automatic runabout recommendation 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  My old Nissan Bluebird is nearing the end of its life at last, and needs replacing this year. It's only a second car, which gets very light use (to and from work if I don't cycle, and occasional evening trips when the other car is in use), so I'd like something smaller, and I'd like an automatic
• auction prices -Vs- retail 10 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  just come in from a night out, went to cardiff auctions. lots of cars with very few people, what sold was fetching retail money. many vehicles went unsold, cant remember the details of individual cars except a two and a half year old daewoo matiz with 126000 miles went for £2500 provisional
• Fiesta Wire Loom Query 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, I am putting a new cd player into a Mk3 fiesta when I removed the old one from the car there is a grey/yellow wire, coming from the car loom end not the radio, which isn't connected to anything. Not sure if it should be it's been stripped and just hanging bare. Does anyone know what
• Corrado VR6 Electrical Problem 30 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  period where previously unknown faults manifest themselves. On an 11 yr old car I suppose this is understandable. Thanks in advance for any help. Regards DougB.
• Civic servicing 4 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 9 year old Civic which I have serviced my self for the past 5 years, oil, filters etc and it seems to run fine. The car passes its MOT with no problems. What checks and adjustments has the engine been missing out on over the last 5 years, if I was to put the car in for a tune up which
• Rover 45 Turbo diesel problem 21 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  My boss owns one of the above - just three years old. The car is lacking power on inclines, almost as if the turbo isn't kicking in and he has to drop down to second and in some cases 1st gear. The car accelerates on flat roads no problem. No obvious black smoke from back end. His local garage
• Ford Warranty (II) 11 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Recently picked up an eight month old Mondeo at an auction. It was an ex Hertz car and "sold as seen". Very pleased with it. However, on reading the service history I notice the car had been serviced after 7 months with 14,300 miles on the clock. I assume it should have been serviced at 12-13,000
• Depreciation cost 31 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  My new Audi will be ready on 1st September when I trade in my 3 year old one. Ignoring costs of fuel, insurance, servicing, road fund licence (all more or less common to any car) and limiting my calculation only to depreciation and loss of interest on the £20k+ originally tied up, my car has cost
• Only in America.... 26 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Telegraph today - In a live car chase broadcast on TV in Los Angeles police surrounded the car and unleashed a hail of bullets killing the 23 year old robbery suspect ( outside a school). The TV stations apparently regularly broadcast chases because it pushes up ratings. It is common
• wax free shampoo? 28 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  . As I polish the car regularly I do not need these wax treatments - just a plain old wax free shampoo. Any ideas? Thanks. Steve
• Porsche Boxster Insurance? 4 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone care to have a stab at a rough minimum price it would cost for a 47 year old guy, living just outside Bolton, solicitor by trade, to insure a 52 reg Porsche Boxter. No idea of the model, so lets say the most basic. Is a Group 20 car. Am asking on behalf of his ex who is seeking maintenance
• Skoda Fabia or New Nissan Micra 10 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Im looking to buy a 1/2 year old supermini and can't decide which one will be the best choice. Having read glowing reports on both, as far as reliability and low cost fuel consumption for say 1.4 engine for either of these - which one will be the best buy? I want to keep this car for many
• Wing Mirrors 2 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  A few weeks ago there was a thread about Real Wing Mirors. Well I have just come out of the Toyota Car Show rooms in Tokyo Bay Centre and the was a Toyota Century V12 limo and yes Real Wing Mirrors.　Mind you many of the Taxi@s in Tokyo have these old things stuck on the wing. I will try
• Piston Slap 26 May 2003 (Forum)
  I own a '99 VW Golf 1.4 which has always had a pronounced ticking from the engine, initial thoughts are possible camshaft wear although the car has only done 53k but further investigation has led me to believe that it is piston slap. After contacting VW UK they do not want to know as the car is now
• new car for 10-12k any ideas 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi guys have 10-12k to spend on a 5 door /saloon hatchback 2-3 years old. What do you recommend? must be very reliable - so no ford, vauxhall, peugeot, renault. Must seat 4/5 manual. Running costs should be reasonable in motoring terms. I was personally thinking of newer shape VW Passat TDI
• Dental work 19 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Leif I think the best strategy is not to get too worked up about it. It's annoying - especially if it's your own money - but you can't stop it, short of "guarding" your car all the time. By the time the car is three years old it will look like all the others. Alternatively, you could do what we