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• Ford S-MAX - S-Max reliability and the alternatives 3 May 2010 (Forum)
  seriously again about changing car and finally getting enough space for our young daughter and all the associated paraphernalia. As we now need a bigger house, we've unfortunately had to reduce our budget to £13,000. We drove a few options yesterday, and think a 3 year old S-Max 2.0
• Ford S Max - Ford S Max Titanium - 150,000 miles - Worth buying 10 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hi I've been offered the chance to buy a Ford S Max Titanium, 2007 with 154,000 miles on the clock. It is is Diesel. Went to see it yesterday and it looks ok, and has service history from Leaseplan. The CamBelt was changed 1 year ago, but the cost to do it was only £279 which
• Seat Belts 10 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  It\'s 20 years since seat-belt use was made compulsory , not that people should have needed compulsion . I have read that there\'s 90% compliance , but from my own observation I reckon it\'s quite a lot lower. I\'ve talked with people who don\'t use their belts, who reckon it\'s a matter
• 06 Polo S No boot/hatch light????!!!! 27 May 2007 (Forum)
  Model Polo S 1.4 TD Oct 06 I knew a hatch/boot light was not an original fitment when I bought it.. But it seems a paradox that you get heated and remote door mirros but no light in the boot/hatch? It is 'standard' on the SE bt colud not get one at the time.. just upgraded an S instead to near SE
• S-Type Jag- advice requested... 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I have a strong and possibly illogical compulsion to buy an older S-type. Could any S-type owners or similarly experienced backroomers either talk me out of it, or stoke the flames of my desire, as it were? Budget's about £6k, though this could be stretched a fair bit, given sufficient desire
• 1930's family car? 31 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  A friend of mine asked me today about getting a weekend car that his whole family could enjoy. He likes the 1930's style but he doesnt know much about which ones are any good. he is decided on the era of car so just looking for suggestions within the 1930's. He wants something that can easily seat
• Air Con trouble - Daewoo Lanos 23 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  worked but again it emptied after a month (so there\'s definitely a leak somewhere) but they tell me that the dye is fine and theat there\'s no trace of a leak. Given the low value of the car, I am not sure it\'s worth asking them to investigate further but nonetheless I\'d like to know, it might just
• MOT TOm-foolery. 16 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  A mate had his car pass an MOT. During a 10k mile service performed after the MOT on the same day the following faults were found. 1) O/S outer C.V. gater small pinhole 2) N/S/R wheel bearing slight play and noise (£15 +£10 +VAT) 3) O/S/R lower swivel slight play (£16 + £10 + VAT) 4) Front
• 60's transport special 17 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Fellow Backroomers, I am so so sorry I forgot to post this earlier in the week, you all know how it is. Tomorrow Sat 16th Severn Valley Railway is having a 60's transport special. 40 cars from the 60's, 20 trucks and buses from the same era will be on display at the various stations up and down
• C*h*e*a*p k************** For S*a*l*e Cardiff 25 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Deleted.  Rhymes with 'rowlocks'.
• sford s max - smax timing belt?? 22 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  does a 2006 ford smax have a timing belt or internal chain
• MINI Cooper and Cooper S - BEWARE Mini Cooper S - WU05 UYB 13 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all. I want everyone to beware of the above registered car being sold by a West London dealer. I owned this car for 4 months and had to resort to legal...
• MINI Cooper S - Condensation in rear lamp cluster 5 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I have a 5 week old Mini Cooper S that when it is washed the O/S/R lamp cluster starts to mist over - this is quite minimal to start with but then gets worse over a couple of hours to the effect that 3/4 of the lens is covered in mist. This lasts for 24 hours. I have taken it back
• Ford Focus TDi Estate - Reliable Diesel Estate required....once more 21 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  A mate has asked me to put up a question regarding replacing his Estate with a newer vehicle. He currently drives an  `04 plate Focus  Estate which has covered 125,000 and has never given any real bother in the four years he`s owned it and returns excellent MPG.He`s moved all
• Audi A3 3.2 Quattro S line - How to sell an Audi A3 3.2 Quattro S line ? 31 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend the best place to advertise such a car ? My brother is looking to sell his, as he just got a company car. this is a perfect example...
• Mercedes Benz S-Class W221 - S CLASS WITH MAJOR HANDLING PROBLEMS 28 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Bought a brand new S320 CDI in July 2007 and since then it has been wearing tyres off in approx 8000 miles average. There is a constant shuddering coming...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.6 Zetec s Gearbox issues 7 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all Im not sure if this is the right place to post so I hope you will hear me out :) Ive got a 1.6 zetec s focus which ive recently bought it?s done just over 100k Today I had the clutch replaced as it was well and truly knackered but after getting the car back there is a distinct high
• Horn Problem ? Seat Leon 5 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  HJ?s car by car for the Mk1 SEAT Leon identifies a problematic horn. Can anyone tell me if it?s an easy job to fit a new horn and whether a standard replacement horn from Halfords (currently £8.99) would suffice ? I guess it?s just a simple job of matching up the wiring? I have tried the local
• S-Max or Touran Owners 21 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I am in the process of changing my car, test driven my options and am now down to 3 possibilities: S-Max 1.8 TDci Titanium X Pack Touran 2.0 Tdi SE DSG Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 Hdi Exec The citroen is probably too new for you input but if you have an S-Max or Touran diesel, could you please
• Cooper S Stiff Gearchange 4 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Just traded in my 03 Ibiza TDI Sport for a 55-plate Mini Cooper S, and after a few days have noticed that the gearchange and clutch both seem to be pretty heavy - there's absolutely no way you can just 'slap' it into gear like I could with the Ibiza when a quick gearchange was required. I don't