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• Vauxhall Zafira A - How long can an average petrol car run for? 24 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  . We have it serviced usually once a year and every year it just flies through it's MOT.  The only thing that ever seems to come up on the MOT is when the tyres need changing.  We also usually try and get the advisories sorted out every year too. We have two garages in our local
• Things we didn't ask for on cars 22 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  for a battery. 4. The DPF.....great idea, especially the regen cycle being so bad on many cars that it starts diluting the sump oil with Diesel. No problem I read just change it if the oil level rises too much...whaaat, we pay a lot of money for quality lubricants, with fancy ratings and don't worry if it gets
• Skoda Karoq 1.5tsi DSG - One year in 5 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  I've had the Karoq for a year and about 10,000 miles now, so thought it was time for a quick update. Two very minor problems when I first got it: 1. 12v sockets weren't working.  I changed what I thought was the fuse to no avail. 2.  One of the rear tyres had
• Woe, Woe, Woe ! 18 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  wanted one. Asked them to order alarm and arranged to go again one week later. Arrived p.m. to collect car and paid £310+ for additional work, full geometry realignment (tyres wearing unevenly), change auto transmission fluid and gearbox oils, fit reversing light. Next morning, in daylight, look
• Luddites of the world unite 23 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Mini on the road. Constantly having to work on it just keep the damned thing running. Now, I bet you could buy a MINI, change the oil every 5000 miles, never do ANYTHING else to it and it would go on for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of miles. I remember trips to the coast as a kid (early
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 03 1.4 HDI poor fuel economy, how to identify prob 12 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  not normal, has a more of clunking rattle sound to it. So my thoughts from the reading I have done so far are MAF sensor could be faulty, or maybe I have a problem with my turbo (the rattling sound). The power delivery seems fine as far as I know. Its due an oil change which I will be doing over the next
• Peugeot 205 record? 1 Nov 2000 (Forum)
  after the originals nearly caught fire on the first event. Smoke and smell everywhere and no brakes: quite exciting really! Oil and filters have been changed every 6,000 miles and it certainly paid dividends. I stripped down the engine after 230,000 miles and the machine shop refused to believe me
• All makes and models - All cars are unreliable according to this site 11 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  I have £7,000 to spend on a car. But, just when I think I've decided on the make/model, I check on this (and other) site under the Good/Bad section for said car and there is always a list a mile long under 'Bad'. For example, VW Golf Mk6 is riddled with reliability issues such as oil/engine and DSG
• Corsa CDTI 2004 - LOTS of Black smoke..... 13 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  the work was done..... So i decided to have a look at it as i am quite a good mechanic but have little experience with Diesels, so with a bit of help from a mate with another Identical CDTI and the Internet i have changed the following with no joy, also the working car didn't play up
• Please help me choose a diesel estate car 25 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  it into the local dealer.  We also complained about the harsh shifting of the auto transmission. 1,000 Euro later, we have a new alternator, wiper motor, wiper control, and an "oil change" for the tranny.  They said you could not flush this transmission, so the change is the best they could do
• Honda Accord Tourer Diesel: 20k report 13 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  this may be down to my using the climate control permanently, and to relatively fast cruising on the motorways; it's not a disaster, but it's certainly not as good as I'd hoped. Having said that it does still seem to be improving. The engine has probably used about a litre of oil in the last 8000 miles
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 ABS pump 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  occasions! On one occasion I discovered that the service hadnt in fact been done, although I was charged for it, not even the oil was changed. This has come at a very bad time for me because only last week my daughter (for whom I had leased a POLO for 2 years), had the end of lease inspection. The car
• F25 BMW X3 - New car run in 4 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  - their passenger's - to dip.  Don't they have earnest graduates to phase these things out, or was it too costly , or am i too fussy on this ? Lastly for now , cannot see waiting until May 2014 as per dashboard advice before changing the oil,  that will be done at 1 year. Here's to hopefully
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.8 Zetec -re-fitting speed sensor problems 31 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  at explained the problem and took it back but to be phoned and told after they had took the sensor out again to check there was no oil or anything around it they had noticed some grating on it. They stuck their finger into the gearbox and there seems to be a bit of metal sticking out inside the gearbox
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 93 1.2 Cat red hot, cyl 1 plug carboned, black 31 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  , examined and put back the exhaust from the CAT to the tail pipe, no restrictions whatsoever! Changed Oil and filter The car seemed to be possibly missing a little, so I checked the plugs and found No.1 was thickly furred with carbon. After cleaning, this quickly returned. Reading this (excellent) site
• Mazda 6 2007 TS 2.0 Diesel - 41000 miles and catastrophic engine failure 4 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  specialists but genuine Mazda parts) I was really happy and chuffed as it was a fantastic car - it never missed a beat.  I got the car serviced on 25000 miles at a Mazda dealer and I had the oil changed with genuine parts at 37000 miles.  On Saturday past I was driving home with my 1
• Corsa 1.2 Vegas Starting Problems 10 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Vegas. 62K and very well looked after. Recently took half a day to service using engine flush as the other half uses the car for short journeys and rocker box can show signs of emulsification. Ran through the basics, flush, oil, filter etc etc. At the same time fitted new pads, discs and arranged for 4
• Air-con question - T Reg Peugeot 406 24 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  it, added extra oil & die, and regassed it, and could find no leaks. (~£85 vat, 1yr warranty) * Brake discs & pads (~£175 vat) * tie-rod replacement (ends worn) (~£100) vat) Now, it came out, and went back in very quickly when copper-slip on this discs & pads made the brakes a little dodgy (and took
• HGF 150 miles from home. Fantastic! 21 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  at the back. Uh oh (or words to that effect) Opening the bonnet, the expansion bottle was steaming away like a teapot and the oil filler cap was spread with ?mayo?. Yep, it's the head gasket. Head gasket failure, at any time or place is inconvenient, but 150 from home whilst visiting relatives was very bad
• help in choosing next car 3 May 2005 (Forum)
  old, compared to 1yr for Honda or Mazda). The Lexus always seem to do very well in surveys, but will the ride be too harsh? (Another disadvantage of the Nissan is that I feel every bump in the road!) Also, not too keen on 20,000 mile service intervals - should the oil be changed more often than