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• Renault Drive test drives - great idea 21 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  your way home or hang around and watch a racing driver racing a racing car around a small track, see other people doing obstacle courses etc. It was all very relaxed and well run. Anyway, it must have cost Renault a lot to stage these, but if it helps lead to sales, good on them. I wonder whether
• Volkswagen Passat CC (2013) - Catastrophic brake failure after service error 1 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  ? Longer version: On Monday was driving, with my two children, on a A road leading up to a roundabout. I approached the roundabout at around 60 mph and pressed the brake. Nothing happened. I looked down to see if I'd hit the accelrator accidently - we were quickly approaching the roundabout
• The death of the diesel engine? 19 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  of the decade. That's according to leading automotive engineers, who say a combination of increasingly stringent emissions regulations and the high cost of new-generation anti-pollution
• Mazda 5 - Mazda 5 DPF light reset success! 14 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  is an old extension lead a blue crimp and bit of metal out of the blue wire to insert into the box. The copper wire needs to be attached to the negative (-) on the battery. Then put the piece of metal coming out of the blue
• Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi, 2001. - Occasional rough starting 27 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  , with smooth idling and good acceleration. Problem started about 1.5 yrs ago. All glow plugs and their leads have been changed but problem still exists. During recent service, garage found one fault code P1200 but did not have time to further diagnose. In searching this and other
• MB C220 CDI - momentum warranties - the wear and tear scam 25 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  onto the engineers report.  The failure mode is correct, but of course it was a sudden failure.  My own engineer's report says: Rotating mechanical components will always be subject to wear.  Under normal circumstances, this leads to a gradual reduction in performance
• 2003 Saxo 1.5D - 2003 Saxo 1.5D does not want to budge... 28 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all. Few problems have lead me to this site.. I have a 2003 Saxo Desire 1.5D, and over the past few days I have been unable to start it. First of all there was life in the Battery (only 3mths old) - Now Flat - even doing a jumpstart does'nt get the car
• Volkswagen Golf IV - White smoke from exhaust 14 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  a trooper and the temperature gauge has risen several times from 90' to 120' in the 30 miles I have driven it.  The trader said they couldnt find ANY white smoke coming from the exhaust so they just done a basic engine service, doing an oil change, new leads and plugs and a new air filter. When
• Review - Punto van Mk2b 1.3 Multijet (pre DPF) 9 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  not seated properly - two minutes to fix. Possible design faults?  door check strap on drivers door wore after only 15,000 miles leading to a clicking sound on opening. Fitted a new one (cost £15) and used a couple of drops of Mobil 1, now and then, instead of spray grease.It`s still like
• Car Radios. 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  about with a hacksaw blade to fit it. The second was one of the first Stereo FM radios around, cost a fortune and would hiss like a kettle and crackle in time with the revs, despite many chokes, capacitors, and new leads being fitted. The radio was as deaf as post and could pick up rock all. Anyway
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 2.0 Engine stalls a few seconds after starting 13 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  before the revs die, it will catch again for another 5 seconds. It is logging the P0351 and P0352 Ignition coil faults, but I have swapped coils and HT leads and it didn't help. I have measured the voltage to the coil power feed during this stall (min-hold multimeter) and it never drops below 14V
• Honest John's advice after cyclist RTA [Read Only] 1 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  him of the full facts. If you are saying the cyclist wove into your path and caused the collision, then that, combined with him not wearing fluorescent clothing, might lead to a decision in your favour rather than his. "I wouldn?t mind doing this if I thought I could get away with being found
• BMW 5-Series E34 (1987 - 1996) - 1989 3.5 Does My Car Have A Cold Start Valve 12 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  possibility is the fuel pressure regulator could be knackered leading to overfueling, ill have to check this tomorrow. at the minute i just need to get it to start and rev properly so it will idle then i can start to look for the issue, so i was hopin to find and just disconnect the thermo time switch which
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - Thinking of selling my C3 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  mode about 6 times, all of which have lead to them not knowing what has caused it because the code it comes up with is not recognised. Power steering going all of a sudden, then coming back with no logical reason. Then one by one things going wrong - I've had to call RAC out 4 times in just over
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 1999 5.0 V8 M5 - Throttle Problems 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  the car since last August!!!!(I have had it returned to me several times with the fault still occurring)!! They say there is nothing showing on the diagnostic machine or in the history? They have changed Both air flow sensors All the spark modules (spark leads) All spark plugs Some form
• Which car to buy? 18 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  the spec on these following the facelift and I think they're pretty comfortable, tyres should wear slower than the MG, parts will never be a problem but I've heard tales of MAF, EGR and injector problems. Jag X Type 2.0d Sport - As per the Mondeo really, also concerned at possible discontinuation leading
• NIP - who was driving? 11 May 2007 (Forum)
  they can check if the photographic evidence can be of assistance in identifying the driver, will this automatically lead to the Conditional Offer being voided and therefore a court hearing as the leaflet "Speed and Red Light Detection ............" seems to indicate? Any thoughts on this would be much
• Cyclists - psychopaths? 12 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  dogs not on leads? Or little children? All had helmets and lycra so must have been serious about the 'sport'. Over the past few years I've twice been scared witless by a cyclist going at full tilt on the pavement and passing me from behind so I was unaware of their presence until I felt the whoosh
• Help Please. Major Pug 206 Problems 22 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  of the day. Yesterday, with the extreme cold weather, it failed to start despite me trying to using/pumping the fuel primer. I called the AA out who attached plug leads to the battery which did not seem to help, but after several minutes eventually did tick over. So I took the car to the dealer who said
• Engine failure just prior to trading in. 23 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  , and I guess I would have noticed hitting a deep pool of standing water! The dealership and Saab UK insist that it's water ingestion and the only other thing I could think of was cambelt failure leading to a cracked head and coolant being sucked in and then out the airintake, thus making it wet