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• Farewell Honda 12 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  the proverbial Swiss Watch. When the car tax rules changed etc I bought her from the leasing company at 78,000 for £5k and transferred her into my name. Carried on the main dealer service till 92k then just did my own after that. Pleasure to drive, comfortable, quick, great handling and roomy for the many week
• Omega MV6 hesitation on acceleration 5 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  consecutive tank-fulls). The cam-belt and tensioners are up-to-date (about 15,000 miles ago they were changed). She doesn?t use any oil (I cannot remember when I last topped it up between services). No water leaks. No high temperatures shown. Air filter standard Vauxhall, exhaust Kwikfit replacement system
• 2nd Hand Vehicles - After Sales Faults 28 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  oil changes. To cut a long story short(er), I have had the car fixed at a cost of £280 which I am now trying to get back from the guy who sold it to me. He denies there were any problems with it - I know he's lying! I've written and am about to start Small Claims Court proceedings against him
• LPG Conversions 19 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  and so far it is just great. The engine oil has stayed clean and I have not changed it yet-just about to. THe conversion paid for itself in 9 months at a mileage of about 2500 per month. I save 55% on fuel costs, including the cost of driving to fill up with gas. I must be "pinchy"-See last weeks
• OMEGA HELL 5 May 2002 (Forum)
  I purchased a 1996 Vauxhall Omega 2.5CDX Petrol in January. The car was brought for a good price as it had an oil leak from the engine and needed new brake discs, pads etc. I had I checked over by a local car trader who told me it was sound, but would also need the plug leads replaced
• A very detailed explanation of how DPFs work 2 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  level reaches a threshold value (the fuel being 7% of engine oil volume), a red warning lamp and 'Service Required' message is displayed. Depending on driving style, a small percentage of vehicles will require an oil change before the standard 15,000 miles service
• First wheels 7 May 2007 (Forum)
  of routine care, I took it to a small garage (still a service station) near the top of Parkway in Camden Town. The service man, a gloomy but fairly sympathetic Greek, agreed to flush the engine and change the oil, and suggested an underbody oil spray. I had never heard of one of these, but it didn't cost
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - Two weeks (almost) review and update 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  gears can make smooth 1st to 2nd changes a bit of an art form, but familiarity improves the situation. Chassis: Competent, but not as good as my old Mondeo, and let down mostly by steering that is alarmingly dead, particularly around the straight ahead. There's a little weight as you apply lock
• New Car Time - Replacing Nissan Primera P11-144 6 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  , new exhaust system, rear brakes, accessory belt, get the oil stain out of the rear seat - could be looking at £1500 I reckon tops.   So what to get instead? I do 10,000 miles per year, I don't like debt, I don't have a budget per se, the cheaper the better, but my homework
• Daihatsu Charade (2003 - 2006) - 12000 mile report 3 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  kit with the seats folded - infact it didnt and I had to put stuff both in the front footwell and on front seat, something that I dont have to in the Daijit. The gearbox is a bit noisey but I think that when it has its 6th year service and its first gearbox oil change, this should certainly quieten
• Renault Twingo - Arnold Clarke will not do body warranty inspection 16 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  to ensure what Im paying for is carried out with consumables actually replaced? Service and MOT £175, you can watch the MOT but not watch the service. And how much for just an oil change? £110! Nah, Im not up for that. Receptionist say I can pay for a service at another dealer
• Ford Focus tdci 11 plate - Advice needed 23 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  the events. June 2017 - engine light on and halfords say need a new solenoid, aa covered this Nov 2017 - Turbo failed aa cover we just pay for parts that aren't covered for turbo change leave garage get home light back on halfords say to drive for a few days so can do a reading it stays on and start
• 2004 Astra G 1.7 CDTI 80ps - Astra 1.7 CDTI Starting Troubles 4 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi right its my mates 2004 astra G 1.7 CDTI 80ps Problem is it wont start on the key starts fine with a bump start or i'm guessing with easy start also altho i haven't tried this yet. Fuel filter and air filter have been changed and made no difference When
• 2001 Fiesta Zetec-S - Fiesta playing up 16 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Sparks New Fuel filter But sod all. After i put the new coil and plugs in the EML came on. I reset the ECU and the light went and has not come back since. Both oil and coolant are fine and not dropping or does not have any foreign stuff in it. I bought a ODB reader that bluetooths
• Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - Another Dealer Servicing Rant 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  deliberately left it like that. Inevitably, after the dealer had the car for a couple of hours the phone call came asking if all four tyres (with at least 3mm of tread, more on the back) could be replaced but no mention of slow puncture. In addition they wanted to change front pads and discs that were still
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1997 1300 Noisy engine and slave cylinder issue- n 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  seal failure (there is a puff of blue smoke at start up and it does use a bit of oil although only around 1 litre per 1000 miles which is normal anyway for the engine?). However the engine sounds really noisy its not a rattle it is almost like a pump (the temperature gauge reads fairly high but never
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8 Zetec, Intermit. Whirling/rattle gearbox 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  again. The noise is really loud (audiable in all gears except 5th) when it happens and is constant through all gears when in gear although this weekend it also happened when freewheeling with the clutch applied. The car drives perfectly ok and changes gear smoothly without issue. There appears
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 1998. 416 model - heating issues 15 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  . then couple of days later heater now heater only blows cold. car has had new radiator, plugs, leads, dizzy cap, starter, thermostat, recent oil and air filter change. also after reading through this web site other symtoms have lots of white smoke and water from exhaust at all times and whithe mist and petrol
• Vectra 98R 2.0 16V Cutting Out 23 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  My 98R Vectra 2.0 16V estate has started to stutter and cut. Beyond topping up oil and changing the odd bulb and wiper blade I leave my maintenance to a small one man garage, but he has not got any diagnostic stuff, so tommorrow I am going to bite the bullet and take it to the local dealer
• Peugeot 308 SW 1.2L Puretech - Peugeot 308 SW 1.2L Puretech Engine Problem -P1032 28 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  me, but I did not notice any change in performance or noise from the engine.  I booked the car in for a service with my personal mechanic whom I have used for years with the hope that he might find the problem, but he couldn’t fit it in for a couple weeks.  In the meantime, I chose