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• Mondeo Zetec 2.0TDCI Duratorq 2010 - Acceleration problem or not? 28 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  buying this car) and the only diesels I drove were TDI. Is this normal behaviour, is the car automatically adjusting something that affects the RPM. Any ideas greatly appreciated, I still have 6months warranty.  Regards,    
• Diesel Auto for under £4500, What would you buy? 25 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  My partner only has an automatic license and she wants to upgrade her 2003 Toyota Yaris. The yaris has been a great little car. Its reliable, Great on fuel (40mpg average around town) and nice to drive. Shes just looking for something abit bigger and classy! I want a diesel for economy
• Nissan Micra K11 - Nissan Micra K11 no gears at all 11 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, I purchased my 2000 Micra K11 automatic, engine 998 s, 5dr few months ago. The car ha 80k mile but was rinning great. It passed MOT in Feb 2013. The problem is that I now have no gears and the car behaves as it was in N. Engine starts with no problems and when selector is moved to R
• Anyone been successful in the small claims court? 7 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  it for an imminent family trip to south of france & made this clear to the dealer. He said this was the car to get us there and back! At the time of sale he kept telling me not to use the overdrive button (automatic tranmission) as it would damage the gearbox but having since spoken to Toyota they have said
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 06 1.2 - Engine Malfunction 2 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  light on the matter. Thanks in advance Robert {edited to remove make/model/year/engine info from header as this automatically gets included from the mandatory boxes that you have to fill in}
• Vauxhall asta 1.6 16 valve 2004 - Vauxhall astra engine problem 3 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Hi there. I am new here and heard through friends that this is the best place for advice. My car has been eating oil like mad for a while. Started to loose power and stayed in high revs before changing gears(automatic). Had the cat change and fitted a new egr valve. But problem is still
• Mercedes CDi 220 2011 - Genuine Ad or a con---Mercedes cdi 220 27 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  ?   Ad link: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201207449398279/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-to/27500/body-type/saloon/price-from/22500/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/maximum-mileage/up_to_5000_miles/maximum-age/up_to_1_year_old/transmission/automatic/model/c_class/make/mercedes-benz/page
• Hyundai Getz - Cheap To Run Small Car Up To 3K? 14 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  My parents gave me a low mileage Focus 1.6 automatic to replace my 16 year old K11 Micra as a second car.  The car is great it is lovely to drive but is too thirsty and costs £245 a year to tax.  I have decided to sell it and add some towards it to buy a cheap to run small petrol
• Ford Focus Ghia 1.6 2006 - Check Engine Light and Alarm 30 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  and the car can only be opened by using the key in the lock.  It seems like the car is in a factory mode where the alarm is automatically disabled after a period to prevent false alarms and discharged battery during transort and storage.  I sure I can get this fixed relatively easily by a ford
• Vauxhall Omega Estate 2.2 Y22XE - Auto Gearbox fault 30 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  recently developed a problem ..... from cold it seems to take a long time to change from 1st to second then when the engine gets to 3500 rpm the orange engine management light comes on and the onboard computer dash screen states "automatic gearbox, check" - after registering this fault code
• renault megane auto - endless starting problems 7 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  a new battery, had the antifreeze changed, the coils have been replaced, all the connections and wiring has been checked. Then both RAC and garage decided it was the interuptor switch (the switch that stops an automatic starting in gear) I've had that replaced. (Its also serviced regularly and flew
• Renault Megane Cabriolet 1.6 CC 98 S Plate - Renault Megane - Rendom Engine Reving 12 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  in Neutral (not that often). More often than not the problem is the engine revs too high.  It can be fine and then all of a sudden I am aware that the engine is pulling (like an automatic in drive or an old fashioned "choke" being out").  Quite often when this happens if in neutral
• Toyota Celica (1994 - 2000) - Why would insurance company lie about quote? 27 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  to pay the whole years premium for my current car (the Lantra) because i'm paying monthly and the insurance just started for that car rolling over for another year from November 2009 (i've been with them a few years paying monthly) and they renew automatically unless i say otherwise......but why would
• Ford Escort (1983 - 1990) - Bangers - buying an oldie 19 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Thing is my youngest daughter tried to learn to drive about 9 months ago but couldn't get the hang of gear changes/steering, etc all at the same time (whats that about females being able to multi task?!)... So she gave up... However she's decided to have another go, this time in an Automatic
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 98 3.3 problems starting car 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Please help we have been experiencing problems with our automatic petrol 3.3 Chysler Grand Voyager and are up againt the wall after running out of solutions. When you put in the key in the ignition the information centre lights come on and the car starts but none of the displays within the priemium
• Which used car to buy? 26 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  people going slowly in front of me, and partly just that I've had the Beetle for 4 years and feel like its time for a change to something a bit faster and more comfortable. The only other needs that I have are that it has to be an automatic, I don't want it to any less room in that back for adults
• Help! (hoping) to buy a nearly new van tomorrow 8 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  of manufacturers warranty still left on it (10 months). I've been told that it is automatically valid to the next owner and that I dont need to do anything. Is this correct? 2/. The owner has not got the complete service history documents from the last year, but has said I can contact the Merc dealership
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.6 cold start/cooling fan on problem 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  to the ECU which in turn controls the fuel(including cold starting) and cooling fan amongst other things.So if this sensor goes belly up and sends out a signal that the engine is very hot,then I presume a)the fan kicks in and b)when you start from cold,the ECU is told not to use the automatic choke.Any
• Best Insurance Comparison Site 29 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  the insurer and explained the situation and asked them to re-quote taking this into consideration. They added £80 to the Confused price so I bought it there and then, but they said I had to call to cancel current policy otherwise it would be automatically re-newed. I did this and the person I spoke to said I
• Is this an insurance scam 27 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  it is a scam to get cover on a car for a few days/weeks to avoid the new cameras for automatically checking whether a car has insurance? The insurer (Zurich), my bank (Cahoot) and the police (Thames Valley) haven't really been very helpful in the matter. My bank suggested I do nothing as it only happened