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• 4k to spend on weekend/fun car 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Looking at spending around 4k on a car. It will only be used at weekends and will probably only do about 3,000 miles per year. Reliability is important and i dont want to be speing a fortune on tax (they have enough of my money as it is!) so maybe a pre 03/01 model. Not to bothered about fuel
• Toyota MR2 (1985 - 1990) - Where,s the fuel cut off switch ? 17 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me if there is a fuel cut off / inertia switch fitted to an early imported MR2. It is a workmates car and I have not had a chance to look at it yet. Not sure of the year but seem to remember it is what I would call the Ferrari shape (80`s ?). The owner is unable to find the switch
• Autotrader drives Top Gear's Toyota Hilux 4 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  free from studs and the dark tints removed from the front side windows ? important to avoid snow glare......
• New car advice 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Good morning, I am looking to buy a new small car to be shared between my 3 sons (ages 19-23). It is going to have to be capable of long journeys as 2 are at uni in Scotland. On top of that safety and running costs are important priorities. My initial thought was for a 5 door Fiesta 1.25 zetec
• Merc 190 diesel 30 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  important to me. One thing that I found curious - I got quoted virtually the same price for insurance on one of these as for my Fiat Seicento - whats going on there?
• Babyseats in a Lucida/Estima 30 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all, my Daughter has purchased a Toyota Import above with the 8 seats. The problem we are having is fitting two baby seats in the car, the original seat belts seem too short, I purchased a couple of extenders off of Ebay, but the couplings did not fit, although the idea was brilliant. Has
• Toyota Estima Estima 4 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I posted this request yesterday but it seems to have been deleted My Toyota estima import sometimes on first starting makes clunking noises until it finally starts then whitish smoke until it burns off (FUEL?) The car runs great ,and will stat every time without problem until it has sat overnight
• 406 rain sensor gel pads 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  plastic. I assume that since it is optical the material of the lens is important. Neil
• Choice for new car 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  ) Looking at Volvo and Saab for safety reputation as well which is important to me. anyone any thoughts or experiences on any of these models? cheers all Cmbdon
• Signalling going out of fashion 23 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  ' to the title so other backroomers know what the thread is about. This becomes more important later in a Forum search because if there is no key word in the title it can't be found. HJ)
• Substantial VAG sales growth in UK 19 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  be grateful for a response. I am looking for a link or reference to use. It is important otherwise I would not keep asking. Apologies for the repitition.
• Anyone know the AXR Crossbone? 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  can't find the report online. The UK importer mentioned on the French website doesn't have anything on AXRs on its website. Does the Morini 400 cc engine have any track record in other uses?
• Car Depot, Hull 14 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Does anyone have any knowledge of Car Depot supermarket in Hull. They currently have 55 reg 2006 model 2.5 Impreza STi's at £22,495 which seems a good deal. The ad says UK spec but are these likly to be imports? I know the obvious answer is to ask the company but I just wondered if anyone has had
• Pollen filters necessary? 27 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Just serviced the Vectra and replaced the pollen filter. Cost over £10.00 and as usual thought what am I changing this for and why not just throw the old one away and leave the box empty. Obviously an important piece of kit for people who suffer from pollen but for the fortunate ones who don't what
• 306 power steering 24 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  hi, the power steering pump has self destructed on my 306 1.9td '96,i rang a breakers and they said i need to know the pulley size as there is a quarter inch difference between them, how can i find this out as i don't have the pulley anymore? will peugeot know? also the more important thing
• Help! Mitsubishi GTO aftermarket parts 26 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I wonder if any of the esteemed members of the backrooom may be able to help? I'm trying to source a set of wind deflectors that fit around the side windows on a 1997 Mitsubishi GTO. A mate managed to break one of his and now wants to find a replacement set. His car is an import and it's
• A Chinese Fit 4 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  the existing market where they can sell the Jazz all day at circa £10K. The only reason to import a Fit to the UK is in the 1.5 Vtech form which I believe are produced for the Jap and Malaysin markets.
• tyres for shogun 14 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, need a new set of tyres for our 02 shogun lwb. The Dunlop TG35's have lasted 45k miles and have been OK, but I have nothing to compare with. Comfort, long life and wet grip are important. Low rolling resistance would be nice aswell. Off road driving is limited to a 1 mile pot holed unadopted
• Mitsubishi FTO - what to look for 7 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Been asked to look at a few Mitsubishi FTO's by a lady who wants one. There's a few for sale within a 40 mile radius (Autotrader!) AFAIK they will all be grey import and 8-9 years old. I don't know a vast amount about these cars - apart from that they suffer the usual Mitsi idle control
• 'CAFE' in the UK 30 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi A question for HJ really. In the write-up on the 2005 MY Honda Jazz, HJ mentions that Honda are not importing the more powerful version of the Jazz because they are using the Jazz model to maintain their CAFE rating. I had never heard of CAFE but a quick search on the Web revealed it stands