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• Auction prices ? too high 27 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  companies to get better prices ,but both are benefit in the long run What is going on out there?Are they being too gready and running the prices up because at more than one venue ,you could see no one was bidding until the last few bids and that defeats the object of an auction surely ! Anyone agree!!!
• Mitsubishi Galant - Noisy Engine @Start 28 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  to be noiser than most engines when standing outside the vehicle with the engine running. I lifted the bonnet and left it running and the noise appears to be coming from the left handside of the engine block (the area with the plasctic housing at the 'end' of the block - where all the belts are located
• C5 2.2 HDI uneven tickover 29 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Whils I was at the dealer regarding the air con condensation, I asked about the cause of the slightly uneven tickover, which occurs sometimes (mainly when starting from cold). It tends to run in little surges, basically, and is more noticeable when the air con is on. It was suggested
• Peugeot 106 help please 12 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I've posted this all over the place and no one is responding and I'm getting desperate. I own a peugeot 106 phase 1, 1995 1.1 petrol. Basically I filled it up both oil and coolant last week and the car is running sweet. However i noticed at the weekend that the coolant seems very oily and I
• Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6 starting problem 14 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I recently purchased a Peugeot 205 gti 1.6 and set about repairing all the bits that had dropped off. After changing the head gasket I found the car would not run. It turned over, would catch briefly then die. After setting up the throttle position sensor I managed to get it to run and it did so
• Nissan QX 1999 3ltr 100k miles 17 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  A friend is away on holiday and has left her QX on my drive to have a look at; I have noticed a number of faults: I) Air-bag light flashes- what is the likely cause of this? ii) Poor running- she complains the car occasionally feels sluggish. I just tried to start the car and it cut out each time
• Two Policies on One Car 6 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I've tried searching for the answer but cannot find a scenario like ours. Basically, step-son has a car with about 2 months insurance to run. He then intends getting rid of car before college but wants the one years no claims. He's asked his mother can he transfer the remainder of the policy
• Inexpensive motoring - how? 17 May 2005 (Forum)
  ) and run it into the ground, but run the risk that it might have a dramatic failure early in its ownership that makes it expensive? My own circumstances are that we need two cars, mostly for shorter trips, with 2/3 people, and not much need for load/luggage. Add to the mix that we live down a lane that's
• Fiesta stalling 14 May 2005 (Forum)
  inclination was that it was flooded, for no good reason. Where should I start to poke around? I think it's on the fuel side rather than electrical catastrophe, although quality of spark might be a factor I suppose. I haven't looked at anything yet. I took it for a run last weekend and it seemed to run fine
• Ford Focus C-Max 2.0tdci zetec 24 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I have a problem with the above named car. The engine runs but only at tickover. The car has only done 11500 miles. I diagnosed an ECU failure, the man who came to collect the car to take to the garage stated "its computers gone, its not going anywhere". I have had a similar fault on a high
• mondeo overheating, help! 2 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Our elderly '94 Mondeo 2.0 petrol is overheating, but not losing water. Seems OK on several longish runs then symptoms reappear. Symptoms are after running for some time or idling for a few minutes; temp gauge creeps towards red, heater goes cold if set to hot. Stopped immediately and checked under
• Polo 1.4 2002- Emission light reset 20 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  80-odd year old chap who lives near me called me today. His 2003 Polo 1.4 was running terrible (missing, no power). 'EPC' and 'Emissions' fault lights were on. The car is only a year old and had just been serviced by the VW dealer (25 miles away). I checked the engine over and found
• Is it me or is it the car ? 14 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  anything that my 1.8t Golf Gti wasnt more than capable of and I'm not being stupid - maybe enthusiastic ! Car: BMW120d, RWD, Sports suspension, Run flat tyres. It occurs to me I am now driving a RWD car with a heavier engine upfront along with run flat tyres which, to use a racing analogy feel like
• Weired Golf GTI problem 3 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who has a weired problem with his 1992 Mk 3 Golf GTI. It is suffering some undiagnosed electrical fault. It's happened twice and he has taken it garage can find the fault. The symptoms are as follows: Hot engine (normal long run) under deceleration
• compression saab900 16 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  we\'ve just bought a \'98 saab 900s bifuel (petrol/lpg saab installed) at what seems like a pretty good price @£2500. It has done about 110,000 miles . The gas was not working when we bought it but the vendors said it was a fairly cheap repair. After conventional service the car was running
• 306 xsi 99 erratic revving 13 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I bought a 306 xsi on a v plate and from the day I left the garage I've been getting problems with it. When running normal it loses power and "kangaroos" as though it is running out of fuel.It also idles erraticaly and has stalled a few times. I took the car back to the garage and it was blamed
• Extended Services/Tuning Boxes 1 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Is there any wonder that buyers of ex fleet and many privately owned turbo diesels run into turbo and fuel pump problems at less than 50k miles on the used car market, and then get an adverse opinion of the vehicle as a result of abuse by the previous owner/driver.??? After visiting BMW forums
• Medium/small estate for £2000? 7 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  just been talking it through with him. My first reaction was "Mondeo estate". The situation is that he is retired, wants something cheap to run, doesn't need a powerful car, but does need a bit of space to carry round an electric wheelchair in the boot. He then mentioned an Astra estate
• 2nd car diesel v petrol 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  A forthcoming job change means I need a 2nd car. As I only need the car for work, I?m trying to workout how best to ensure my running cost are covered by my mileage allowance. A small petrol engine car, e.g. Fiesta 1.1, Corsa 1.2, Peugot 1.1, gives lower insurance and tax, but a lower allowance
• Overheated Rover 214 - Help! 15 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  pumping hot air and the guauge dropped back to normal! So I got home ok, most of the water was gone, but there is no sign of any water loss. Left it for an hour, refilled the water and run it up to temp. Still cannot find any water leaks, drips or weeps anywhere - everything is tight and dry. However