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• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - Evoque used prices 26 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  At what point in the current lifecycle will prices start to give? It's now 3 years old but prices are still 80-85% of full price! Will they only start to come down when it is replaced? Most ed4's are still £25k+ and its only £30k new - is there still a waiting list inflating used
• Citroen C3 auto 1.4 2002 plate - fair pricing of fitting shocks and retainin units. 18 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  I really want to know what the normal cost for  fitting two new front shocks including new retainers. I live in North London so I know the cost is going to be more than in Sunderland or S. Wales. Garage quote is £425 inclusive
• Nissan almera 1.4 1999 - brke piston sticking 5 May 2014 (Forum)
  THE REAR O/S PISTON IS SIEZED, CAN I UNSIEZE IT! IF SO CAN YOU TELL ME HOW. AS NEW ONES COST £74.00 WHERE I COME FROM, WREXHAM NORTHE WALES. DOSE THE PISTON SCREW IN OR PUSH IN I HAVE TRIED WILL NOT MOVE!    MANY THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME
• Audi A4 - Audi A4 without DPF? 19 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a Audi A4 without the DPF's, May I ask when the Audi A4's started the DPF system on there cars? was  it 2005 onwards or before? I understand the eralier 1.9 TDI didnt have them?, I also hear the 1.9TDi's
• Mitsubushi 1 2 Mivec 3 automatic MIRAGE - is this a true automatic? 17 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I have at the moment a Renault Clio Expression AUTOMATIC which is great but the petrol consumption is only in the 20's. This car seems to good to be true... Automatic... no road tax... and 61 mpg. But I can only drive the True old fashion automatics What size
• Ford Focus TDCi 53 plate - OBD2 compliant ? 30 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I'm just wondering of this is OBD2 compliant ? The EEC directive for diesels says "all vehicles from 2004" and all new models from Jan 2003. Connecting my ELM327 to this , I get 'no response from ECU' using various s/w , but all works ok on my 2006 Fiesta (naturally) , and worked fine
• Jaguar XF - Cambelt or chain 23 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I have been told by a dealer (not a jaguar dealer) that the xf has a cam chain rather than a belt. I recently had my s type belt changed so that when I sell it that's been done. But can you confirm for me about the xf as I don't want to buy one then a few days after have to have the belt done Your
• Peugeot 406 - Peugeot 406HDI Steering Play 27 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  I have a bit of play at the steering wheel it looks like the universal joint to the rack is a bit sloppy. It it easy ro replace? Do I need to work from both inside the car und underneath? Are they all the same on the 406's? I think I may need to replace the rack as well as it appears
• Renault Megane II (2002 - 2008) - Electric Windows 4 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Long time no post but I've just got to have another moan about the electric windows on my 04 Megane. The passenger front has gone again - it was only repaired in August last year. That's 5 times (3 x NS, 2 x O/S) in just over 2 years. Is this a record? Can anyone beat it?
• Chrysler voyager - Engine swap? 26 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  It's probably a long shot but I have a 51 plate 2.5l crd voyager and the turbo and egr valve have gone, my father inlaw has an s reg 2.5l tdi with a lot of bodywork issues but mechanically sound he said I could have it and see if I could switch everything over engine electrics etc Any info would
• SEAT Arosa - mpg 14 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  its my wife,s ,i put 4.54ltr in a can and drove till the fuel light came on then zeroed the trip meter and put the fuel in ,it only went 31 miles ! jeez its only 1.4 ,i have a 22year old ford escort 1600 auto that does a lot more to the gallon than ,i would have thought that in 22 years things
• Mercedes E320 estate - Tyres in Europe 24 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  HI - I'm driving to Italy in Ocotober and returning via Austrian and Germany in November. I have read I need winter (M&S - mud and slush rated) tyres after October 15. Is this true? Can I pack a set of chains just in case? Or shall I bite the bullet? Any recommendations of winter
• Living laser cell 23 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Inspired by Jamie745's transparent planes thread, another technological and biological advance! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13725719 http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2011.99.html Researchers have managed to get a living cell
• Peugeot 406 1,8 1997 - Peugeot 406 1,8 8 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, My Peugeot 406 is running well only when the engine is cold(although difficult to start), but after a few minutes the engine starts to misfire and to lose power. The spark plugs are OK but 2 of them was covered by oil and dirt. I removed the injector`s plug and the engine
• Ford Focus Mk1 2.0 Saloon - CV Joint replacement 2 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  The o/s CV joint on my car is making a hell of a racket even on gentle parking manoevres. Have never changed a cv joint before, I assume on this car there is an inner and outer one. Is one known to wear more than the other and are they a relatively simple job for a home mechanic like me
• 1997 Ford KA - 1997 Ford ka elec cooling fan 1 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  The AA turned out to my daughters ford KA as it over heated in a shopping center. They tightend up a hose clip and declared the elec cooling fan U/S. How do I check the cooling fan or its sensor . Its not seized up, spins freely.   any help would be great. NM
• Sighting poll - the urban fox 10 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Have you ever seen one? If so, where and what was it doing? Funnily enough, despite being up at 5am most Mornings, I`ve never seen one locally. Perhaps it`s because we are in a plastic rubbish bin area and in the suburbs. Once saw a rat run across the ring road, between two
• ford focus ghia - Whats the cost of replacing brake discs and pads 10 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Hi,   I've just had an MOT on my S reg Ford Focus Ghia 2.0 and it failed because of the rear brake discs and brake pads are badly corroded. They have quoted £260 to replace them.   My question: Is this a reasonable price for replacing the rear brake
• Name and discuss the bike quiz 29 May 2010 (Forum)
  Here is a temporary pic of a bike engine - taken on our travels. 1) Name the bike Alternatively - discuss the engine or write a short 200 word story about it`s past riders and events encountered. Aim General amusement - so creative writing is in. Clue - ve hav
• Clutch slip 5 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Please forgive me if this is entered in the wrong place, but I would like to hear from anybody who has experience premature clutch failure on Citroen / Peugeot, I am only interested in 2.0 HDI (138) on a six speed gearbox. My family owns four C5's and we have had to replace three of these due