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• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 1994 E320 Coupe - Cruise Control problem 2 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  and it'll go away" problems, whether it's endemic to the car or whether it's a precursor to something more more serious/ expensive going wrong. Anyone here come across this? The car is a 5 speed automatic by the way and has the drive-by-wire throttle pedal. I've checked some of the many thousands of MB
• Land Rover Defender (1946 - ) - Anybody ever washed a paper air filter? 30 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  life of the element and reduce costs (and landfill). Has anybody ever done this? The LR Defender Tdi maintenance section says (only for elements not contaminated with oil or carbon deposits): soak the element for 15 to 60 mins in a solution of automatic washing machine detergent and water. Rinse
• Ford Mondeo 1995 idle speed control 28 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Following on from the petrol issues of late, I have had my car at the main ford dealer due to severe problems with tickover speed and stalling at low revs (its a 2.0 Petrol auto model). Stalling as you turn a corner or on a roundabout, in an automatic, can be such fun when the power steering cuts
• Omega Estate 2.2 TDi - any thoughts? 14 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  A colleague is offering me one of these - 2002, 130k (km), lots of goodies. It´s the automatic apparently and has all the toys. It´s a bit early for us to get rid of the Astra (we´were going to wait til next Autumn), which is still running perfectly, but I thought I would have a look at it at least
• Stereotype bites the dust... 7 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  , (due to headrest being in the way), driving a white Metro 1.1?. Teeth go into automatic grind mode (the road, although two-way, is about 5 miles long with no overtaking stretches. I anticipated twenty-five minutes of creeping and sotto voce muttering.. Well! Another preconception bites the dust... I
• So why not a Yaris then? 23 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  year old Toyota Yaris automatic. Preferably 1.3 to give a bit more grunt, and 3 door to give best possible access to the passenger seat. Air con and a CD player would be nice as well whilst we are at it, and of course the benefit of toyota reliability and quality. I am pretty much decided on the Yaris
• Taiwan top for radar trapping? 17 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  but it helps to know road numbers the occasional Rover 600 and the odd Freelander Toyotas, Toyotas, Toyotas Don't try drag racing at the lights with a Kia Picanto EuroStar automatic! And parking tickets. I think I got a municipal one but as it is in Chinese apart from the car reg I had no idea what to do
• Peugeot 306 Auto Stalling Problem 24 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I own a V Reg Peugeot 306 Automatic (from new) and recently have started to have a problem with the engine stalling when at traffic lights / junctions - this could happen in any weather conditions and makes no difference if the car is cold/hot. It doesn't always stall sometimes it is fine
• omega gearbox bizare problem 23 May 2005 (Forum)
  I have an Omega 3.0 Elite with 46K on the clock, The problem i have is the automatic gearbox. When the engine and box are cold it runs fine with perfect barely noticeably gearchanges is very quick to respond to demand on changing gear. you can manually move
• I have a Question Volume 58 22 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I have just purchased a PIR triggered outside light that also has the option to automatically switch on after dusk to provide a constant level of background light. When a heat source comes in to range, it the switches to full brightness, returning to the dimmer background mode afterwards
• Oh Dear! 16 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  ' shape to it .... and she was only trying to park! Apparently she mistook the brake for the accelerator (automatic) and, well you can guess the rest! At this risk of HJ mentioning the dreaded left foot braking... I know but... The garage mechanic suggested we did not open the bonnet "Otherwise
• Insurance for test drives 31 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  liability for any damage that occurred, or would that be OTT? I'm particularly paranoid about this, because it's a very nice car (4 yr old 5 series) that might attract, how shall I put it, interest of the wrong kind. Also it's an automatic, and I've read all the warnings about left foot braking
• Low Mileage usage? 12 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  only use the car when really needed (she does a lot of local work for the school, parish council, church, etc). I was thinking of changing it for an older automatic (93-onwards). Should I go for a petrol or a diesel? I should stress I'm not worried about running costs - so the 'diesel-savings
• Toyota Estates Camry, Carnia or Avensis? 15 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  . Ideally I'd like the car to have the following features: 2.0-2.2 engine preferably diesel Automatic gearbox Rear load cover Air Con Remote Locking Alloys I cover about 400-500 miles a week on average and so a reliable car is a must. The bigger the car the better as far as I'm concerned but what really
• S80 aircon and fuel consumption 15 May 2003 (Forum)
  Are we paying too high a price for aircon in terms of fuel consumption? I acquired a 1999V Volvo S80 SE(170)automatic in January and have been really pleased with it - fast, comfortable and never missed a beat. Naturally I did not choose it to save on petrol bills and following HJ's advice
• Shock ! F1 gets interesting 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  on them, except under strict supervision) Elimination of traction control, launch control and fully automatic gearboxes (possible derogation for all or part of 2003, to be followed by absolute enforcement in 2004, if necessary by standard ECUs) Elimination of pit to car and car to pit telemetry
• Car Claim 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  and welcome. Rang Norwich Union, no claim form required, all details taken over the phone by a very pleasant young lady. About 2 hours later Carbody of Banbury turned up, took away the damaged car and left a replacement. They even managed to dig out an automatic for us. The car was repaired when they said
• Wrong Spark plugs! 11 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  anything about electronic control units on Vauxhall petrol engines. Seems they were automatically shutting down or limiting engine speed if any non-Vauxhall spark plugs were fitted. It all sounded highly improbable but we nevertheless made the phone call to Vauxhall. To our surprise (and indeed
• Mazda CX-5 2018 diesel - White smoke problems 17 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  happening more though as time goes by and when it's cold outside. I've also noticed recently that when the car is cold the automatic gear changing can sometimes feel a bit sluggish and not so smooth. There are no errors messages and the glow plug light does light up momentarily when the engine
• Where are all the deals going? 1 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Fellow motorists, I am in the market for 2nd hand vehicle for the missus to get the drivers licence, petrol automatic and on the smaller side (up to segment C is fine though) I have  a budget of 2k. A budget that up until now never failed to get me good cars for 20 years wherever I