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• Car Vs Lorry - Minor accident Royal Mail 13 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  My Mrs has had a minor shunt with an RM lorry whose driver refused to get out of his cab to exchange details. Not sure yet if we even have the correct reg no. Obviously my Mrs livid but I do not believe it is even worth pursuing. The car is 19 years old and it is cosmetic damage which we
• Hyundai i40 - Gear Linkage Issue 24 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  The gear linkage broke on my car, a local garage said they could repair it.   Anyway after a few days he said, it was foo big a job and after spending 2 hours trying to remove the old one he gave up. Does it sound normal to be forced to pay for a failed attempt to repair my
• The holy grail or just fantasy for under £5000 ? 21 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  , golf etc but something different  Is that possible ? Even suggestions could get me thinking  p.s. I do love classic cars but I don't think many of them are reliable enough and some really do look old haha    
• Any - Electronic handbrakes 10 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  I am hoping someone on here can answer a question of mine. With electronic handbrakes,you apply the handbrake when parked and release it when setting off(or auto release). My question is what happens in emergency brake failure.The old fasioned way was to dip the clutch and slowly
• Used car advice 10 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  I've just sold an old Porsche Boxster S (25MPG) and am about to part company with my Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.6D (60MPG). I'd like to replace them with one car that finds a healthy compromise between the 2. I'm looking for something with great economy as I cover around 24k per year, some style
• Audi S3 - Imports 11 May 2016 (Forum)
  Have just purchased an ex demo car from a main dealer, about 6 months old. When entering in the reg number to pay for the Dartford crossing, it came up with the suffix "S-A" after the model type.  This made me suspicious that it may be an import and I now notice that the car
• VW Polo 1.2 Moda - VW Don't care 4 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi. My five year old 1.2 VW polo, 50K approx fully serviced by VW has suffered a serious problem resulting in the timing position moving. I have been told a new engine is required and no guarantee other parts are not damaged. VW is not interested as car is out of warranty even though they have
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi - Fault Code p0221 29 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi. 3 times over the last 6 months the car has hesitated and during gear change the revs do not return to idle. I have changed the switch on the clutch pedal, no better. when the car hiccups it does so for a few days then the Glow Plug light comes on and the car goes
• SEAT Ibiza ST - Any thoughts on this car? 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hi folks, Anyone got any thoughts on the Seat Ibiza Sport Touring? Thinking of buying one with a little nipper due in July, seems to be a good option of small ecconomical car, with big boot to keep all the baby related kit in. If anyone has owned one and has any comments
• Toyota Auris and Auris HSD - Motorpoint and imports 24 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I am currently toying with the idea of buying a <1 yr old Auris Hybrid from Motorpoint. There seem to be lots of glowing reviews about Motorpoint however I understand that they import most of their cars which then do not come with a standard warranty. Would I be correct in my reasoning
• Dazzling fog lights cause 300,000 accidents 31 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  DRLs - in particular the led types fitted to the latest high end Mercedes I find painfully bright and dazzling and some DRLs seem to stay on even when the headlights are turned on. Hardly the kind of car that an 18 year old drives. The amusing "report" is at What Car.
• Child safety seats after a certain height. 6 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  My 8 year old niece has reached the magical hight of 1.35 meters. However my sister has insisted I carry on using the booster seat when she is my car,, well no me personally, but you know what I mean. But from my point of view it isa pain in the neck, the bucket seats in my MX8 make it hard
• Smoking nearly new diesels. 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Quite often, as today, I see new or newish cars (less than 4 years old) pulling away at the lights leaving tremendous black clouds behind them. Even see newish cars, that smoke quite a bit even when just pushing forward a little in a queue. To me, obviously victims of tuning boxes or remaps, but I
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 2007 1.8 Spongy brakes 10 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  The brake pedal on my Avensis (1.8 petrol) is quite spongy and requires a firm press for the brakes to respond. The car stops okay in an emergency but it's quite unnerving at times in traffic. The car had just 6k on the clock when I bought it from a Toyota dealer at 18 months old and was used
• Ignorant smoking driver 16 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Walking through Leeds today waiting to cross a junction. We were waiting for a car to turn right - a 58 reg MB C class Coupe. In turning right the driver threw half a cig out of the window, just missing me and my 2.5 year old daughter. After turning right the car had to wait at a set of lights
• Car written off - time to buy a new one 27 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  My Peugeot 207 was written off last week (drunk driver steered into it whilst parked). I must say, I never really liked the car - sluggish and a bit like driving a tank. (1.4 model). Anyway, I don't have a huge budget (probably around 8k) and want to get something fairly new. A year old would
• BMW 1 Series E81/E87 (2004 - ) - Starting after long period standing 21 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I have been in hospital for 5 weeks and as I am the only driver my car, a BMW120d, about 12 months old, has been standing in my drive. I am now home from hospital and may be able to drive in a week or so. Could you advise me what is the best way to get the car ready and what to be checked before I
• Washing cars 18 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  One of the shiniest cars I've ever seen was a colleagues old Rover 90. He swore that all he ever did, was wash it occasionally, polish it once a year, but whenever it rained, he'd go out and go over it with a chamois. I polished mine last week, and as all it had done was a few town miles, after
• What would you do? (Selling car, fault) 2 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  on eBay, where any old piece of rubbish seems to get a good price, describe the fault and just see what happens. Other than that the car is fine. I've changed the oil every 6k, etc.
• Replacement for Volvo 440 auto 4 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Looking for a replacement for our old Volvo 440 auto. Seen a 01Y Megane 1.6 16v auto and an 0202 Astra 1.6 8v auto both at around £5500 with around 20k. The Megane is a nice car (Dynamique spec) but I've read bad things here and in Parkers about the auto box. Anybody got any experience