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• Kia Soul - kia soul 11 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  hi again  I'm now considering and researching the kia soul , does anyone have any views. Probably a 2013/14 kia soul mainly school runs of about 20 mile round trip twice a day ( 40 ish miles total ) each trip is about 3miles town/slow drive and 17 miles 50 - 60mph . I added
• Ford Galaxy - Needing advice on buying a banger 22 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  third kid, and both my wife and I run our own businesses. So our thinking is this; Buy a banger of a 7 seater, and a decent city car (Mii/citigo/up etc). Looking for your thoughts on this - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202109117264775?utm_campaign=Email_a_Dealer
• Peugeot 307 SW - Bought a trade car with no V5C 13 May 2021 (Forum)
  Hi A friend has just bought a car privately from someone who works in the motor trade who was running the car himself and he in turn appears to have bought the car from a friend who is another dealer as a trade car and has been running it as such (i.e. he never bothered to get the V5C
• Honda CR-V Hybrid - Disconcerting drive 2 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  I've passed my Toyota Verso on to son-in-law (his 17yr old Skoda Octavia estate no longer economical to keep running) and this evening taken delivery of a CR-V Hybrid. It's my first experience (in more than 50 yr driving) of a hybrid - or for that matter an automatic - and I think
• Chevy 250 straight 6 30 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  it original. But, as far as internals go, what should I do? It runs well as is. Did cars in 1967 still run on leaded gas? If so, what do I need to do to convert it over to unleaded? What about the crankshaft, you're supposed to use zinc additive to protect the lobes or something, is there anything I can do
• Daihatsu Skywing - Getting air out of the cooling system 9 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  into, and stopped after the fan had run for a couple of minutes. Obviously not good enough. More thorough procedures I can think of include::- (a Running it untill the coolant boils, disabling the fan if necessary. This will hopefully drive off any trapped air, but could risk damage and/or injury
• SEAT Leon 1.9d - Car not running... Clink noise, smoke & burning 3 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Hi folks, My car just died on me today. I was coming up a hill on the way home and decided to give it a little extra 'juice' as the road was empty. Got...
• Toyota Verso 1.8 Valvematic 2010 - Limp mode cured by Italian Tune up 24 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  repairs to fix a problem that isn’t there decided to take car on it’s high Rev journey for several days only to find out the computer warnings disappeared.Car has now done further 850 miles, since initial computer warning and is running like a dream . Performance has always been good but now realise cars
• Vauxhall Combo 1.7 Di - 2004 - fuel blockage / intermittent Black smoke 24 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  October 2016.. can anyone help ? A year on from buying the Combo (Sept'15), I was getting more than the usual black smoke coming from the exhaust. I had the van serviced and it did run better for about 3 weeks. However, the black smoke has returned and it seems to happen
• Peugeot 307 - Grinding noise when trying to start - Peugeot 307 14 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  and this grinding noise appeared and I thought the engine was still running but then realised it wasn't, but it was the same noise as if the car was already running. The car started the second time and it got me home
• Citroen C1 - Water pump replacement as a precaution? 24 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I have acquired my mums old Citroen C1 to get to work following a change of job. It's going to be used around town to get to work (only 5 miles each way but the bus takes FOREVER!) and probably get a decent motorway/A road run at weekends.  I understand the water pump
• Any - Advice needed to buy first car in the UK 2 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Hello, Thank you for reading my thread. I am searching online for a while now to find which car is best for me, I drove for ten years but not in the UK, and I found this forums very promising. I am looking for a cheap to run car, I do care about the size and look of the car as well, so basically
• VW Polo 59 Reg 1.2 Petrol 30,000 miles - Engine stalls/nearly stalls at idle when cold 12 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  . Now the weather is cold again the same problem has returned. I have to leave the engine running for 3 mins before the revs go to normal. I have checked for a vacuum leak but I cannot see or feel any issues with the pipe. I have been running the fuel down to nearly 0 for the past 18 months so I am
• Skoda Octavia - Skoda 1.9 TDI 2003. Limp mode. Turbo problem 22 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Hi Folks Hoping someone may be able to shed some light. Been doing some work on my mums 1.9tdi octavia. 2003 155K If driven hard, after about a mile it goes into limp mode. Just done the VNT mr muscle clean. Run it with the code reader on, no fault codes. If you turn
• n/a - Importance and value of diagnosis and experience 19 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Just successfully completed a fix to my central-heating Combi boiler.  After many years reliable running, I noticed very high readings on the pressure gauge.  Summoned respected local plumber, who hadn't had this problem before, so rang the makers. Could be a blockage
• Corsa - Clutch/Gear Problem?? 20 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  I am struggling to get my 1999 1.2 16v Corsa SXi (corsa B model) into gear and I am really baffled as to what is the cause. You see, its absolutely no problem when the engine is cold, its only a problem when I have been driving around for 15 - 20 mins and the engine has got to running temperature
• Honda CR-V - Disconnecting a faulty alternator 6 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  got the battery charged, so will have no problem starting the car and driving it for a couple of miles without the alternator running, but I want to disconnect the alternator so it doesn't flatten the battery or (worst case) start a fire. There are two electrical connections on the alternator
• daf leyland 45 - my Daf leyland 45 won't star s reg 1998 3 May 2014 (Forum)
  i have a daf leyland 45 and it wont start as of recent. it has been parked up since september 2013 with the occassional start now and then to keep engine running. its a cummins turbo engine. batteries went flat and i put them on charge and easily started it and let engine run for a while
• Astra 2.2 Sri - 2001 - Won't Start 22 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  emissions six of months ago.  It had been running good for its age since then.    Until last month I did
• Toyota Carina E 1.8GS Petrol 1997 Manual - Intermittent Misfire 14 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, My previously 100% reliable car has developed a misfire. It is very intermittent, ie one minute the car's running as sweet as a nut, then it misfires for anything from 5 secs to 20 secs, then it runs fine again. It doesn't seem to happen when the engine is cold, only when it's thoroughly