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• Volvo V70 TDi classic - opinions ? 11 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  plenty of life left in them, or will they become complete money-pits.....? A lot of them also seem to be automatics - I quite like driving an auto, but have only had japanese ones so far (with no problems)- What is the reliability of the V70 auto-box like, especially at these sort of mileages
• Renault madness 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  We bought a Renault Grand Scenic (7 seater) Last year...Nice looking car, great features, okay to drive. I was only concerned about two things. 1. It has an automatic parking brake. (A kind of fly-by-wire device)... French....Bound to go wrong. It did. Not only is is a complete pain to use when
• Volvo 850/V70 Diesel Auto - Good Buy? 2 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  asking about £6K - are these worth buying or will they just be huge money-pits ? Currently have a 12year old Toyota corolla which has 110K miles, no creaks or knocks so rather surprised with the Volvo.! I now need an economical large automatic estate car capable of occisionally towing a very large
• Computer Related Questions - Volume 73 24 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  amount to a list of links to everything previously visited or is the actual content of each page viewed automatically saved on the PC? Given the proportion of chaff v. wheat on the web I don't want my pc rapdily filling up with junk. Finally, just to reiterate, we're using an old W98 equipped machine
• Nissan Primera 1998 problems 19 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My 1998 2.0 petrol automatic Nissan Primera had been good as gold from when I bought it last april on 26k miles to this summer. It now has 56k miles. Recently, though It has had a real problems which a host of franchises, independent and specialist garages have been unable to locate. Basically
• Are vehicles more reliable? 8 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  the rising warranty costs and claims is the increasing complexity of vehicles. Today, nearly 40 percent of the value in an average vehicle is tied up in its software and electrical systems. A single car may have as many as 70 different processors, controlling everything from anti-lock brakes and automatic
• 'Low mileage' taxi 2 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  for such a low mileage, especially when in the late 80s, if money were no object, you'd almost automatically have chosen a petrol. The other possibility of course is that it had actually done 1.216M miles (70k pa!). Incidentally, it wasn't even the oldest cab I saw that night - there's also a D-plate Volvo 740
• Motor Bike Bashing Thread! 6 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  a close one last night having overtook a car on M8, looked in mirror, signalled and pulled in to inside lane just as motorbike went whizzing past on my inside. When driving at night I look in mirror and brain automatically checks the headlights in each lane. It is very hard to distinguish a motorbike
• Mercedes CLS concept car goes production 23 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  form, the CLS Coupe will come with V6 and V8 engines, and will feature Airmatic pneumatic suspension, seven-speed automatic transmission, Sensotronic brake control, bi-xenon active headlights with see-round-corners function and latest-gen climate control. The German giant reckons that since the CLS
• Undisguised new Volvo S40 pictures 4 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  stars at NCAP. If I recall correctly, this is not allowed, regardless of how the car actually performs, when steering column mounted, because of risk to knee in a heavy collision. Apparently even not having an audible seat belt reminder automatically precludes four stars, and whether NCAP is contrived
• VW Self Diagnosis 20 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  being plugged into the vehicle. The rear door would not lock/unlock using the keyfob, central locking button, nor the automatic drive off lock. It could only be unlocked/locked manually. The engineer plugged the computer into the car and straight away knew that a connector was loose in the door. I am
• BMW X5 3.0d Sport Extras 17 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  , leather seats (heated), automatic gearbox, 6 CD changer, and a few others. Whilst I do not quibble with the auto box, and perhaps the leather seats (unheated?), I am a bit dubious about the others. My guess is that they will push up the selling price (and dealers commission?) without adding much
• ever heard of this? 29 May 2003 (Forum)
  Interesting story from the Green Flag man who came to get my Vectra started the other morning. He was an experienced mechanic and at a garage he worked at a few years ago they had a problem with a car with an automatic gearbox which kept sticking in one gear and wouldn?t change up. He remembers
• VR6 auto gearbox problems 22 May 2003 (Forum)
  I own a 1995 Golf VR6 automatic which has covered 57,000 miles. Having noticed a slight whining noise that coincides with the auto-box changing up at around 35-40mph I had a VW technician road-test it with me. Further checking with his diagnostic kit revealed faults with the gear-box and engine. He
• Toyota Imports 12 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  In September this year my wife bought a silver Yaris Verso GLS Automatic from Trade Sales in Slough. I checked it very carefully and it was to full UK GLS spec. The car was imported from Belgium and there were a number of similar models at the delivery centre. I eventually got the Vehicle
• Review of 3 Scenics 8 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  at first sounds like a total gimmick but it is a wonderful invention. As long as you have the card on your person, then the car senses that when you put your hand on the door handles and it opens automatically. You then just press the button on the dash and the engine starts. Translating that into everyday
• Any used car - "Sibra" Nanocarbon lubricant 17 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  of nanocarbon materials, the technology of which is protected by patents. The suspension is intended for use as an additive in oils for normal and forced operation:   - gasoline internal combustion engines; -diesel engine; - car transmissions (except automatic transmissions
• Nissan Almera Tino - Suggestions for Automatic replacement 18 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  Hi Folks I have a 2001 Nissan Almera Tino (thats the MPV variant of an Almera hatchback for those that don't recognise it) 1.8 petrol manual gearbox...
• Mini Sony Nav-U70T satnav review 13 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  ) resulted in a new route being worked out by the end of the slip road. It also doesn't do that irritating thing of trying to re-route you back to the original for miles after it's obvious a new route is better (a la Lexus I'm afraid) Three D map zooms in and out automatically as you approach junctions
• Replacing my Audi Convertible 13 May 2024 (Forum)
  for something similar, convertible or coupe but now want an automatic. I like the A5 but understand the multitronic gearbox is to be avoided, which leaves BMW or Mercedes. Looked at a C class coupe and E class convertible over the weekend. The sad thing is that 4 years ago I paid £3,600 for an 11