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• Hyundai Santa Fe - Chances in small claims court 12 May 2012 (Forum)
  the Hyundai network of dealerships to get the car serviced Hyundai are not willing to offer any help towards the repair. They have said the gearbox will need to be replaced and this will cost £2850 inc. Is this something I could take under the consumers rights act as I am sure a automatic
• mini roundabout rules 23 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  them.  Am I misunderstanding something here?  I can't find any definte advice for this situation.   I know its a bit give and take sometimes but I find in the above scenario as soon as i let one car in a string of them who all want to go north to west automatically presume
• MkII DCi - Scenic - Parking brake fault after pads changed! 20 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  a "Parking Brake Fault" warning, red stop indicator flashing on dash, parking brake lever LED flashing, and car beeps when first entering. Parking brake functioning perfectly, as always. Will hold fine on a hill, will auto-release etc, and apply automatically when engine turned off The garage
• any - Overall feelings about reliabilty 15 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  honda jazz  suffered from battery problems Triumph vitesse (classic) differential failed but at 46 years old can't complain too loudly about that citroen c2  semi automatic gearbox gave some tense moments but always got me there citroen picasso chevrolet matiz
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2005) 1.2 SXI - EML on and loosing power! HELP PLEASE? 30 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  does not drive correctly and the engine managament light still comes on. I can't take it on the motorway as it just automatically goes into limp home mode. I have since had various other parts replaced and checked :- Engine Loom, Inlet manifold, injectors, crank sensor, fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel
• Honda Accord UK (1998 - 2003) - 00 2.0 Cold Start Fast Idle Problem 4 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  X Reg 2.0 Honda Accord Executive SE (Auto) 64K Miles On a Cold start it fast idles at just over 1000RPM (which i gather would be normal to do with an automatic choke) After about 5 mins driving, once car warms up a bit it does the following: - when stationary idle stays at 1000RPM, no matter
• Renault Modus (2004 - ) - 05 1.6 Batt drains overnight, on random occasions 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  A friend. let's call him Don, has a Renault Modus petrol automatic. At random, he will come out to it in the morning and find the battery flat or virtually flat; won't turn the starter motor anyway. A jumplead start and it will go, and be fine again for days/weeks. The alternator and battery have
• Toyota RAV-4 (1994 - 2000) - 00 2.0 Poor mpg 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi Just taken ownership of an X reg (2000) second generation 2.0 automatic 5-door Toyota RAV4 and I'm concerned about poor mpg, getting in the region of 18mpg. I think the official combined figure for this model is around 30mpg. Example, put in approx 4 gallons (£20) of petrol three days ago when
• Honda CR-V (1997 - 2002) - My first CRV keeps coming back to haunt me! 9 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Although since November, 1997, when I bought the first CRV in Passion Orange ( for once both my wife and I agreed on the colour), I have had each of the later models and currently have a CRVIII (Petrol ES Automatic), my original CRV keeps turning up in various local car parks to haunt me! I live
• Mercedes Benz - C220 - My new motor won't be a Merc ! 23 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  , and now the automatic gearbox has packed in and the care does't even start anymor During all these wondersful events, MG gave zero support or took part of the cost on their account, a dealer I do know better said off the record this was a series that never should have been sold as the quality was 100
• Diesel engine destroying itself? 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  of regulars here..;) Now i ruminated over this for a while as you do and tried to work out the best way to stop this occurring once a diesel engine has started to consume itself, i have a theory which would require nerves of steel and would probably be impossible in an automatic. Before i make meself look
• Adaptive cruise control 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  In the recent thread on cruise controls, we got a variety of views on how we (generally) like them and (generally) find them surprisingly useful, even on crowded British ? or English - roads. But how about the recent innovation of the ?adaptive? cruise control, intended to maintain an automatic
• Toyota Avensis (2009 - ) - 2009 model - details released 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Interior 1 http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6297/3rdgenerationtoyotaavenki9.jpg Interior 2 http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/6545/3rdgenerationtoyotaavensp6.jpg No official details on specs released yet however - No hatch - 6speed automatic transmission offered on diesels - Possibly 4wd available
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 LPG fuel problem 7 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  , but the engine struggles until either the petrol kicks in automatically or I switch it manually. It doesn't happen all the time, but usually it's when the engine has just been started from cold. Sometimes after this happens I switch to petrol then back to gas again and the same thing occurs after a few minutes
• Learning to drive manual transmission--Question 5 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hey, y'all: Here's a story that might make you cringe: One day when I was seventeen and had recently got my driving licence, my dear father decided he was going to take me out in his car and teach me to drive a manual transmission. (I had taken all my behind-the-wheel training on automatic cars
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 2.0 (auto) diesel misfiring 16 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Its an '02 automatic diesel with over 100,000 miles on the clock I have had problems from new, where the engine occasionally misfired and then stalled when approaching a junction. Worse when cold. Engine is very rattly at about 1700 - 2000 revs and sounds like a taxi. Glowplug comes on occasionally
• New car options - your thoughts - Merc vs Audi etc 21 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  commute 120 miles per day so on average do 24k miles per year and that's before business miles are added - approx another 3-4k per year Would prefer a 'prestige' marque Automatic is a desirable option to have for me - spent too many years stick shifting now and want an easier option Not sure
• Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - Is this too good to be true (i.e. a scam?) 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Chap selling a 2006 AUDI A4 AVANT S LINE QUATTRO 3.0TDI AUTOMATIC for less than £13k. I answered ("email the seller") his AutoTrader ad and he has replied that he's in Austria (business went bust) and can't get any price for a r-h drive car from local dealers. He suggests we use eBay's purchase
• Handbrake Calamity 21 May 2007 (Forum)
  to the limit as I have always understood this is bad for it but it was certainly almost there. Should I go back to mini or is this due to the fact that I did not put the car in gear. Having been used to an automatic I did not really know that this was essential when parking on an incline. In other words
• Audi A4 or BMW 5 Series Touring? 20 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  sure both cars would be excellent but my head says Audi but my heart says BMW. Our requirements are fairly straightforward - good/big boot space - good fuel economy - annual mileage circa. 8,000-12,000 miles - manual or automatic ( what's best?) Budget is anything up to £17,000 but it might