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• Cadillac cars with diesel engines. 4 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  \"General Motors, the world\'s largest car company, is preparing to take Europe by storm by introducing diesel engines into its luxury models. General Motors is planning to produce Cadillac cars with diesel engines in a move that should make the luxurious American marquee more appealing
• paying for a car privately 29 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Hi Could someone tell me the best way of paying for a private car It\'s £15K so I don\'t want to carry that sort of money around in my pocket. The dilema is i can leave say a £200 deposit cash & the rest by cheque but then I have to wait for the car until the cheque clears etc. What pitfalls
• Don\'t complain about your next speeding 11 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  HELSINKI, Finland - Police gave a record $216,900 speeding ticket to a millionaire under a system in which traffic fines are linked to an offender\'s income. Rest of report in the \"Speeding (mostly excl cameras) XII\" thread. DD http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=19795&m
• '86-'94 Jaguars and TD tyres 19 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Can someone please tell me whether the not-too-successful Dunlop TD tyres fitted to early 'XJ40' Jaguars were abandoned when the 4.0/3.2 litre engines were introduced - or was it done when the catalytic converter was fitted as standard? i.e. were some non-cat 4.0's produced with inch-sized wheels
• Service reminder reset - Astra 10 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 98\' Astra. Where the milage counter is a warning comes up for a couple of seconds when a service is required when the car is turned on. I\'ve had the service done but they didn\'t reset it for me. It\'s not a major problem just one of those annoying things. Any ideas how to reset
• size matters, ramblings 22 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Why do small people choose big cars, when they can hardly see over the steeing wheel. Why do guys well over 6ft go down the M4 in VW lupo's or Toyota Yaris. Why do fragile looking young women drive 4x4's? What happened to The Doctors car, one titled lady owner etc?
• Mondeo II Recall 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Just thought it might be useful to some of you to know that my father\'s 52 plate Mondeo has just been recalled due to a fault with the handbrake assembly. Apparently, in some conditions, the handbrake will just not hold the car, he hasn\'t had any problems yet though. Also, the car is booked
• Oil Residue - Nissan Micra 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I have a lot of oil residue under the timing belt cover on my 1995 Micra 1.3 SLX Auto.I asked the garage to fit a new gasket last service but they jsut tightened it and cleaned the residue away. It was ok for a while but now it\'s starting to come back again. Should I insist on a new gasket
• Better looking estates 20 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The why do they bother thread has me thinking. What estate cars look better than the saloon or hatch they are based on. My list is Rover 75, New Avensis, Alfa 156, most BMW touring(s), most volvos, new mondeo. And I always loved the look of the old rover 3.5 when they had the non standard estate
• Historical Help wanted 24 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Are there any experts out there that have heard of a firm called Bickley Motors. They were active in S London, 1920ish, making bodies for RRs and other chassis. I ask because the owner, a Mr Levett, was my Grandfather, I now have no family that were around in those days to ask. I found a huge
• Shop a Neighbour? 15 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Is £500 going to turn the head of someone to report people they know to "have had a drink" to the police? If I saw someone obviously worse for drink I...
• Discovery Dti fuel filter warning 29 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  In-Laws are visiting this weekend (non 'car' people) driving Discovery Dti on an 'S' plate. Fuel filter warning light is on, and in that wonderfully vague way of hers, sister-in-law says " oh, it's been like that for a while". They're due to return to London tomorrow (200 miles) what do people
• changing a hub on a vectra 17 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Hi I need to replace the O/s/f hub on my 97 vectra. I'm led to believe this will be fairly straightforward- jack up car, support, remove wheel, caliper and disc, remove hub end cap, undo hub nut, swap hub and refit. Is there anything I've missed?- also where's the best place to position a trolley
• Salesman's Commision? 6 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a new Mercedes A140 Classic LWB for £12700 from a Mercedes dealer in Glasgow. I stay in Perth, but neither the Merc dealer in Perth...
• Mondeo Buyer 13 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Looking to buy a 2.0 petrol Mondeo (manual gearbox), R,S or T reg; prices seem to drop substantially when mileage is over the 100k barrier. If I buy a Mondeo with 100k miles, what major costs should I budget for over the next, say, 30k? The alternative is to buy a Mondeo at 60-70k but pay a premium
• Toyota Rav4 1996 30 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I am about to put a deposit on a Toyota Rav4 1996, N Reg, 28,000, airbags, sunroof x 2, stereo, good condition, 2 previous owners, full Toyota service history. can anyone tell me if this is a good price #6,495.00. Thanks P>S> KB if you see this, what do you think? viewed the vehicle today.
• Mondeo T-Diesel ..MOT Failure 3 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Hi My 1989 18 Mondeo Turbo Diesel has failed the "Exhaust Analyzer" test for it`s MOT. I`ve been told to take it on a long run , driving it at high revs to "clear the exhaust out". I understand the reasoning behind this , but should I be trying/changing/adjusting anything else to get it to pass
• Rear ending, what to do? 21 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  the wheel? ...etc. Just wondering. S.
• Converting to Wire Wheels 8 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  I have an MGB with ordinary wheels and am thinking of converting it to Wire Wheels. Can anyone advise me of what`s involved in doing this.ie What do I have to buy and do to carry out this change.? How much will it cost for either a D-I-Y job or for a Garage to do it? Is it easy to do? ( Any
• My old cars. - MOT histories 18 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  2019       Mileage 105,227 miles         Repair immediately (major defects): Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Offside Headlamp aim