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• Audi drivers one inch from your rear bumper 25 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Just driven 300 miles and constantly had one audi after another driving one inch behind me, and no I was not driving too slow, mostly I had a long line of cars in front of myself plus some sensible braking distance, whether I was doing 5 mph or aherm 100 mph there they were an inch behind I let
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.8 TDCI stalling and locking up 1 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Just got my car back from another hefty service and MOT (new front brake pads etc), and also had the Instrument Panel replaced as it was one of the faulty ones that are replaced for £99 under the 'watchdog' scheme. When driving home, I was doing about 30 miles an hour and went to change gear
• Friend has had a nasty crash - need some advice 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My friend has just had a crash she lost control in a national speed limit zone and rolled the car. The tyres and brakes were brand new (fitted last week) could this be a connection? She went against my advice and put the new tyres on the front. She is ok just suffering from delayed shock
• Peugeot - 1990 2.5DT J5 vacuum pump question 9 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi People, I?ve have a 1990 Peugeot J5 based camper van, it?s based on the 2.5 turbo diesel chassis. It went in for a cambelt change last week (thought I would let someone with a 4 post ramp do that one!) and they reported that the brake servo was defective. Now I?ve done the pump test
• Hyundai Getz (2002 - 2008) - complete & utter incompetence 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hyundai Getz wifes car goes in for 2 year service at Main dealer 15k on clock. She's been moaning the clutch has been sticking.(i havent looked at it) Get car back: £246 bill : 2 yr service includes oil,plugs,brake fluid,air filter ...ouch Oil has not been changed..still brown and exactly how
• Rover 827 pulling to the left 21 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I've recently got hold of a big old 827 as a run about (Big and cheap). I've driven it about 1000 miles so far and it handles pretty well. It stops and pulls away in a straight line etc etc. However on a couple of occasions when braking, it's felt as if the steering wheel is being pulled over
• Pug306HDi - ABS warning light 12 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, car is a 2000W 306 HDi. My ABS warning light is coming on, it does the ignition check for a few secs and goes out ok, but will then come on when I drive, some times as soon as I start rolling but others it takes up to 5 miles. Also braking hard (ie stabbing them at 30) will make it come
• Ford mechanical ABS (Mk4 Escort) 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  turnover of BR members since then I thought I'd put it up again and ask if anyone has had any success with freeing up this kind of system? Quick recap, the "Anti-Lock" bit works fine, it just doesn't want to apply the brakes again (well, for a while [an hour] at least!). All curtosy of my gran who owned
• Truck Driving 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  module added to the test, so that some car drivers will have half a clue as to positioning on a roundabout when approaching a artic. As you said in your rant about accelaration, what about braking ?, you can see it now, Blondie with the two kids on the way to school in a 4x4 not out of place
• 97 Astra Rear Drum Size 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  97 P Astra LS Estate GM Turbo Diesel Having returned from 3 weeks away, the Astra Started fine, but my wife had parked it with the handbrake on, so there was a little friction from the sticking handbrake (I normally park in with the brake off following advice from other threads on this forum
• Corolla brakes down - gearbox broke ! 28 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Oh, what a fun day I had yesterday ! Early morning to work, my Corolla 2001 (incorporating noisy gearbox, as posted previously) decides today is the...
• Cost of covering high mileages in cars 9 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  miles+, and it may also be interesting to see how many miles owners of such cars get from brake pads, disks and tyres. In my case, I own a 1987 Toyota Camry turbo diesel (2.0 litre engine); mileage 100,000 miles Parts changed or repaired: Head gasket, alternator, radiator. Tyres last 37,000 miles
• Red Light Cameras 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  based on the fact that she believed it safer to pass the light rather than stop. The offence took place on a Friday evening, at 6pm rush hour, in extremely heavy rain. As the lights started their green->red sequence she braked from 40 down to the 19.2 mph that the camera recorded, but due
• omega problems? I'm not sure! 12 May 2003 (Forum)
  driving at all various speeds the car handles a treat until you take your foot off of the accelerator, then the rev counter immediatley drops back down to idle speed (around 700 rpm) and there appears to be no engine braking at all, Down hills especially with foot covering brake pedal it feels like car
• Clutch questions 23 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  the undercarriage on the road: steep and awkward camber!) I usually do the first bit in neutral because I don't need any acceleration and I can then give all my concentration to the brake and the mirrors, rather than having to think about the clutch as well. I know if my foot slips off the brake there is nothing
• Million mile Honda Accord 20 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  other parts (including brake calipers)!. Only been on a tow truck once due to a fuel pump failure at 741k miles. Interior also looking remarkably good for such a huge mileage.   
• Another automatic question 10 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  on the brake or apply the handbrake?
• Honda C50 etc. - Honda C50/C70/C90 Or Similar 9 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  I used to enjoy my little C50. I know they carried on making them for a long time. Are they still made anywhere? I quite fancy another one in my old age, maybe with better brakes....
• VW Sharan - ABS air gap 2 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Can anyone help with the air gap dimension of ABS sensor to ring on my 2002 VW Sharan 1.9 TD? Replaced sensors on both side, fail light extinguished but brake pedal is pulsing below 10mph on breaking from speed, any other ideas welcome, thanks, Mike.
• Red light camera flashed me! 16 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I was travelling towards the M3 in a 70 limit. The lights changed, I slammed on the brakes and came to a stop a few feet over the line. The camera flashed twice,probably showing that I was in the same place on both photos. Do you think I will get done? Thank you!