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  • Mitsubishi Galant 2.5 v6 sport - Taking a dealership to court over cosmetic damage 20 Feb 2012 (Forum)
    Hello everyone. I'm having a nightmare with this car and your advice is needed. After searching auto trader for over 2 hours i found a galant stating. 4 Doors, Automatic, Saloon, Petrol, 102,000 miles, Silver, 3 Owners. STUNNING LOOKING VEHICLE THAT PULLS LIKE A TRAIN,11 MONTHS
  • Driving simulator experience 9 Sep 2009 (Forum)
    type automatic housed in a dome. The engine, bonnet etc have been removed, but the rest of it is intact. Speedo and rev counter work as do warning lights, indicators repeater light etc. After 20 minutes of accompanied training to get used to the controls - the steering is a little light
  • Best van for up to £4000 please 7 Sep 2004 (Forum)
    for a newer van. Disco TD5 is now on the very back burner as there is nothing wrong with the 200TDi (Oh dear lets not tempt fate, otherwise the works van will become an automatic Nissan Almera!!!!). So, the trafic as a van is fine, though looking tatty at 187K + miles and is hell on earth on the motorway. I
  • New Car buying tips.... 1 Oct 2002 (Forum)
    fared? For this reason only buy new Renaults, Alfas, Fiats, Peugeots, Rovers if you expect high depreciation or patchy quality. 13. When haggling do not get rude or appear to be more knowledgeable than the salesperson. 14. Do not buy any Renault with an automatic gearbox. 15. When collecting the car
  • Speed cameras examined 28 Apr 2015 (Forum)
    will not be released to the driver without their permission. Vector What is it? A form of average speed camera similar to Specs and officially known as a two-lane bi-directional ANPR (automatic numberplate recognition) camera. How does it work? It uses ANPR
  • What used family car? Too much choice is a curse.. 29 Oct 2020 (Forum)
    ) – not used for daily business commute, but used regularly for around town driving, weekend getaways and family holidays.   Must-have’s / preferences ·         Gearbox – Must be automatic
  • Unpleasant MOT experience at Kwik Fit 25 Jun 2018 (Forum)
    warning: long story...(for the short version, just read the text in bold) I went to Kwik Fit on the 18th (farnham, Surrey) for my Fiat Panda's MOT. Afterwards, I was told by the front desk rep that my car had failed the emissions test . The rep automatically tried to book
  • Honda Civic - I know this car is clocked 12 Jan 2014 (Forum)
    identity theft. Click here for more information Purchase Receipt To activate your guarantee please download and complete the purchase receipt using one of the links below: PDF Document    Download PDF Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need
  • I bought an Almera 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    looked at several, but the one I bought is an ex-Motability 1.8SE automatic 5door hatch, just over a year old, mileage in the low teens, pretty much immaculate. I paid half the RRP of a new version of the same thing, and several hundred less than I would have paid in the cheapest of the supermarkets
  • Motoring myths 13 Oct 2005 (Forum)
    automatically fail your driving test if you stall the car Not true. The test examiner is assessing your ability to drive safely, complete certain manoeuvres and demonstrate that you understand the Highway Code. As long as you correctly handle the car once it's stalled, you should be ok. Do you know of any
  • How crooks are stealing cars without a key 16 Mar 2015 (Forum)
    Dagenham and the Dartford Crossing, was a police car fitted with an automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) system that alerts officers to vehicles recorded as being linked to crime. Further down the road were four marked and unmarked pursuit cars, waiting for the nod from the ANPR police car
  • (my) Autotrader gems 25 Aug 2022 (Forum)
    sliced bread!. This turbo automatic seems in very fine fettle, the interior in particular looks like its never been sat
  • Jensen Interceptor - A day with an Interceptor 23 Aug 2014 (Forum)
    , I’ve never driven an automatic car that has such good and immediate responses to your input. The car’s handling is still tidy, too.  Initial mild understeer gives way to a nice balance on long sweeping corners, and the car stays firmly on line, feeling well planted
  • Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - 05 2.2 Clutch Problems 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
    in advance. Naturally I have lost confidence with this car. I intend to replace it with a ?tank? of sorts. We are keen to continue caravanning. Could anyone comment on automatic gearboxes for towing. Again, Thank You in Advance. Best Wishes and Happy Everythings, Len Bullock, Weston-Super-Mare
  • Citroen C4 (2004 - ) - Mini review - impressed! 17 Sep 2008 (Forum)
    SWMBO has a business trip coming up and a hire car has turned up: A Citroen C4 1.6 SX automatic! I can't say I've ever been a Citroen fan in particular, but SWMBO commuted in it today and came back raving about it, so I went for a little blast myself. The first thing that strikes you
  • Are cars just TOO fast? 26 May 2005 (Forum)
    cars to comfortably cruise at 80mph, not restrict acceleration or other performances. No doubt there would soon be a plethora of aftermarket chips to get round this. Simple solution: if found to have been tampered with, then automatic instant confiscation of vehicle. Modifications to be confirmed
  • Why do you run so many cars? 5 Oct 2004 (Forum)
    wants nothing bigger than she has and I don't want anything smaller than the Land Rover. I think that would become a stalemate! So if anyone can help me with a large 4 x 4 manual the size of a ford focus and automatic, we may be onto a winner! The thing is that together they may only do 12000 miles
  • Mitsubishi Outlander - Could it be a failed DMF on a SST (Dual Clutch)?? 20 Nov 2020 (Forum)
    company directly, assuming the fault is covered, it should be as "all components, friction materials, bearings, ECU's" of automatic and dual clutch gear boxes are specifically named, as is wear and tear - I'll just pay a 20% excess for parts. But they will charge more per hour if its not under warranty
  • Audi - Reversed into pedestrian - any thoughts 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
    was behind me. My car moved back around 3 feet, and at that point I bumped into a pedestrian who had crossed the road on a zebra crossing behind me. I had not seen her over my left shoulder and the collision happened as I took my foot off the brake and onto the accelerator (it's automatic). Goes
  • All makes and models - All cars are unreliable according to this site 11 Aug 2016 (Forum)
    , electric or other stuff to go wrong, but they are all rusty ;) I recently sold my BMW M5 as it always cost stupid money to fix when it went wrong, and it was getting on a bit anyway. I recently bought – as a temporary runaround while I find my ideal car – a cheap 14-year old Vauxhall Corsa automatic. I
 

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