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• Six months with a Skoda 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  . The only lead the Focus had over the Skoda was a better crash test result. The car arrived in August last year having been driven up from our lease company?s pound in Oxford and so had 400 odd miles on it to start with and since then I have followed the breaking in advice in the FAQ section. Oil
• X300 interior bulb replacement 27 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  from the trim panel (front also remove trim clip at leading edge of door trim) and remove panel bul lifting upwards. Front door remove the one screw at front end of interior door pull having first removed the covering tab. Rear doors remove 1 front and 2 rear screws on door pull. Work way around
• Best & Worst drivers by region 1 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  last year, according to research by a leading insurer. Financial intermediary Admiral has looked at the claims frequency of one million motorists across the UK in 2004 and produced a list of the ten best and ten worst places in the country. Motorists in the Harrow postcode area are top of the list
• 1999 Passat Electrics, niggles 17 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  this function), but I'm concerned that a problem with the central locking could lead to someone being trapped in the car, or the car becoming unlockable. Finally, from time to time the one-shot operation for opening or closing the driver's window doesn't always work - the window only continues to open/close
• Big Brother Speed Limiters 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  , who is leading the project denied it smacked of Big Brother. ?I don?t think it is Big Brother to enforce the law,? he said. ?This system is cheaper than speed cameras and more effective at changing driver behaviour.? A 12-month trial has already been carried out successfully on one Ford Escort
• Santa's vehicular dilemma 13 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  as a spacecraft re-entering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team
• Mondoe Mk3 - Fender-Bender reimbursment 26 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  and it shows exactly what happened; ten seconds after I stopped behind him in a hospital ‘Drop Off’ zone,  he reversed around 6 feet into me.  Attempts to contact him lead to zero response, until I received a letter from my insurance company (who I had already contact but told
• FIAT Grande Punto - Fiat GPunto starting problem, glow plugs 13 May 2014 (Forum)
  , alien sound, etc.) Should I take it as a coincidence with some other problem getting worse? 2. If it's not the glow plugs, what could it be? Electrical? GPCM? The flashing glow plug light leads me to suspect something is still wrong there... What should I get checked next? 3. Could
• Ford Focus 2.0i ESP 2000 petrol - Car battery capacity 21 Nov 2011 (Forum)
    On (*) above the roadworks are currently resulting in a slow 4 way controlled junction leading to an up to 4-5 minutes wait. I've probably switched the engine off, probably once, at this junction to save fuel/emissions I don't do many longer journeys - sometimes at weekend, but probably nothing for last
• Vauxhall Corsa CDTi 05 plate - V Bad fuel consumption + minor electrical niggles 26 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  the same fuel garage (bar the odd time when I am out of town).  I have done Liverpool to Aberdeen (some 375 miles once i get through the town) on 3/4 tank from brimmed.  I have a lead foot so can do 85mph when average speed cameras allow. Based on this I reckon I get about 125miles to 1/4 tank
• Citroen C5 - C5 2.0 HDi failed and found timing incorrect/rocke 26 May 2010 (Forum)
  700 miles, the vehicle suffered another problem which lead me to call out the RAC. I had booked the vehicle in back at the servicing garage to be looked at when I returned, but it didn't get that far. It was taken to another Citroen garage who found the timing to be incorrect
• Driving USA 26 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  carriageway that leaded to our resort there was a worker controlling traffic and these were interspersed with big police cruisers. A really good idea was the doubling of speeding fines when workers were present and speed sensors showing your current speed (there should have been more). All in all, quite
• Honda CBR600F - charging problems? 26 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  of jump leads, the bike fired up instantly, and all seemed to be well. I left the bike in my garage overnight connected to an Optimate III. This showed the battery as being discharged but recoverable, and the lights all went green after about an hour and a half. For the lights to go green, the battery
• How to Stop children using the bus 16 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  part in a pilot scheme which will allow them to opt out of providing the free transport. After three years, the government will review the results of the pilot, and some people believe it may lead to all local authorities being ordered to follow suit. At the moment, free school buses cost local
• Xmas Quiz 24 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  is the oldest female solo singer to top the UK charts? 2. Led Zeppelin chose their name after a comment by who, saying the band would go down like a lead zeppelin? 3. Which was the first CD single? 4. Which was the 1st record to feature a fade-in beginning? 5. Who was the 1st musician to organise a charity
• Right to Silence court case Monday, and publicity 23 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  times the normal figure! Has anyone ever heard of a fine of £750 for 17mph over the limit? It seems quite extaordinary, if not vindictive, even though we argued that we have a valid arguable point of law, and also that speed cameras are leading to increased fatalities! When MS said we would appeal
• nissan micra s auto 2001 - advice on what to get sorted? 23 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  fully warm - around 30 mins of pure driving (We've had snow and only -1c to -3c temps) which is leading me to believe it could benefit from new spark plugs too.  At low speeds I can really feel the gear changes but only when it's changing gear from 20mph and under. This frankly terrifies
• Any - Does Start/Stop Technology Really Save any Money? 23 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I note with some interest, that several popular leading european automobile manufacturers, such as Mercedes, VW, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia etc are making a big deal of their start/stop engine technologies and that the application of this, to something like a Honda 1.2 litre Jazz  'just' manages
• renault clio 1.4 - where do I stand legally about providing licence? 10 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Question - do insurance companies have legal right to demand copy of drivers licence at start of new policy? Please read lead up to question below: I took out an fully comp insurance policy with a new company to start on 9 june. They sent letter stating I must provide them with proof of my
• Friends now reunited 8 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  gate and on the slope that leads to the small wood and pre Beeching branch line - now just a trace on the fields, except by the end of the Cemetery, where there is a secluded wooded area - home of the exceptional tree. I remember them as saplings as a child, but now one of them looks like