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• Vauxhall Astra GTC - What else if not head gasket? 1 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Hi All,  Wonder if anyone had similar issues. I have a automatic, 1.4 Astra GTC, petrol car, 40k miles, 2016 plate.  I had coolant problems since last year, some hoses were changed last year as the coolant leaked out. Then it was fine till like September, I noticed when
• Driving licence @ 70 9 May 2022 (Forum)
  as it is automatic. Nobody "working from home" needs to process it. But can I then apply for D1 as a minimum to be restored? I gather you can continue to drive a category providing it is under application. That way I can be much more assured that I have the licence for the french trip, and also continue to drive
• Honda Jazz - Catalytic converter theft 9 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  , although they will all be getting on in years by now.  Also, he wants an automatic and I warned him about the Powershift gearbox, although I’m not sure mk1s had that transmission - did they?  He also mentioned Kia so I told him about the 7 year warranty.  He is open to Mazda too
• Hyundai i20 - What year i20 should I buy? 19 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  , literally the only thing I didn't like about my previous car is when driving on the motorway I always felt like there should be a 6th gear, my friend drove my car and did the same thing - automatically reaching for the gearstick to put the car into 6th but of course there is no 6th gear. So
• Audi Q3 - Car on order with all the things Backroomers hate! 15 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Mrs 72 dudes recently had a medical reassessment for PIP, and to our surprise, she has been awarded the enhanced rate of mobility, meaning entitlement to swap her benefit for a Motability car. She wanted a high driving position and automatic, so it was off to look at small SUVs. Not being
• Is Big Brother watching your cars every move? 3 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  A few days back I posted in a thread (can't remember which one) that the Mazda USA website revealed their cars there are fitted with Telematic Control Units which are activated by Mazda before delivery and thereafter automatically transmit a vast amount of data back to Mazda. This covers both
• Toyota Starlet - Transmission Problem 19 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I’ve had my Toyota Starlet GLS ‘98 automatic for 16 years and she’s been an absolute trouper! However, just out of the blue she started making a noise, what I originally described as sounding like a spoken dokey on a bike (remember those days!). Anyway in she went to my local mechanic, it’s been
• Dodge Caliber - Car won't start - battery issue? 8 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  hi, new to the forum, hoping for some help/advice please. i own a Dodge caliber, bought brand new in 2008 (automatic, 2 litre, petrol). On a handful of occasions over the last 8 weeks or so, it's needed a jump start to get going. I took it to a national, reuptable servicing company
• 2017 Hyundai Tucson 2.0 TDCI Premium SE auto 4x4 - Problems on a nearly new low mileage car 13 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Hey, I purchased a (nearly new) 10 month old automatic Hyundai SUV from a Hyundai dealer, three weeks ago.. (2017 Tucson Premium SE 2.0 diesel 182 bhp auto 4×4). Since, I have discovered that: – the car accelerates slowly between 50 – 70 mph whilst overtaking
• Petrol, AWD, auto - which SUV? 7 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  to resale value for diesels with so much diesel bashing in media. I want:   petrol (reason cited above) SUV/Crossover AWD automatic  with AEB (auto emergency brake)  with ACC (adaptive cruise control) new price
• Bargain motor for, err, umm,....somebody 7 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  hire company which happened to share premises with a daihatsu dealer, in both manual and automatic form, and thought they were highly amusing. But i suppose i am a bit weird in my car taste!. I like cars which are small and light, i like cars which make you smile, i like cars which are odd, and i like
• Auto gearbox - any reliable unconventional ones? 21 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, My wife has an automatic-only licence and does about 24,000 miles a year. Until now we've had Petrol 1.6L cars like the Astra, Focus etc. We buy used (2-3 years old) when the car's done about 20,000 miles & px it at 100,000. Our usual budget is around the £7-£8k
• Best car for London 30 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  is for automatic, so with that in mind it's down to: MINI Cooper auto media pepper Audi A1 1.0 DSG7 Sport + tech + comfort pack Toyota CHR hybrid Icon (basic) VW polo r line 1.0 dsg/1.4 BlueGT DSG (+opts) I've test driven the CHR in a higher spec but didn't like it on the motorway and thought visibility
• Peugeot 206 1.4L Look 8v petrol. - Very rough idle on start up!!!!! 14 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  .  But now that issue has been resolved, when starting, whether the engine is cold or at optimum temperature, the car appears to have a misfire for roughly 30 seconds - seems to tie in with the automatic choke. Once the choke kicks in, the car is as smooth as anything. However, if I try to drive before
• BMW X1 2016 SDrive - Help with BMW x1 Sdrive Diesel 13 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi,   I was waiting like a hawk from the time the new BMW X1 got announced. It looked soo much better than the old one. Now that it is out, I have test driven the entry sDrive18d Automatic diesel and it was just brilliant.    Problem is that I do
• Chrysler Sebring - Chrysler TPMS & new MOT 18 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  . However I believe that warning light will now be an automatic MOT fail due to changes in MOT rules. I suppose my questions are: Is it fair to have an MOT fail on the basis of a system I no longer have and took out before the rules changed? Is this challengeable? Does anybody know whether it is possible
• Fiat Qubo or alternative - Fiat Qubo or...? 8 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  she closed one of her  shops (she assumed that only one car would be necessary and our main business car is a FIAT Doblo). Now the automatic gearbox has gone on the Mercedes and she's looking for a second car (having recalculated and found it would, after all, be useful). She wants
• Ford Focus - Up in smoke.... Some advice please 28 May 2015 (Forum)
  in the daytime (he was using them in automatic mode) This happened a couple of times and he booked it back in at the garage he bought it from to be checked. A day later he drove
• Third party insurance wont pay 6 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  to be granted article 75 by a judge which they couldnt have done in 5 hours but the insurer said they are automatically article 75 when the policy holder had the incorrect insurance. I work for Direct Line, my own insurance say they are talking rubbish as do the Motor Insurance Bureau
• Toyota Aygo - Aygo semi-auto transmission problem 7 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  it as a "gearbox problem" and said with automatic cars the gearbox cannot be repaired, just replaced. I was quoted £2200 by Toyota and £1500 by the same independent garage. Just by chance I sat in the car again and wiggled the gears (next morning) and as if by magic, the car started up! So I drove off