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• Technology and the lack of information for drivers 28 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  . Anyway, it set me thinking, we have cars that can talk to us, display all sorts of useless information on their laughably named "trip computer", radios with ever mode complex displays, in built sat nav.....little marvels of technology So why......does it cost £50-£80 quid for a garage to plug something
• Ford S-MAX (2006 - ) - 07 2.0 Unusual noises - Any ideas of causes 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  , and nothing to worry about. Is it? Any ideas? 2) Higher pitched whine ? this is not immediately noticeable especially if playing the sound system loud. The noise is a little like the whistle from an out of tune AM radio station. This sound appears to be coming from the front centre of the car. My
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 1999 1.8 Central Locking 3 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  if necessary. If the remote battery is good and the system partly works then the cure that I use is to simply disconnect the battery and leave it for 30 seconds or so and then reconnect it. If you have a KEYCODE radio, then this will lose it's code, so ensure you have the correct code. If you dont have
• Jaguar X-Type Estate (2004 - 2007) - 2005 2.0ltr Query when starting from cold 23 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Just a enquiry, after a cold night on Monday about 3 degrees went to start the car did all the usual waited for glow plug light to extinguish etc dash lit up as normal, but on trying to start it turning the key to position III nothing happened radio, heater still on dash as normal, it did not even
• M6 congestion 31 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  that suits them and not us. If there is no obstruction to any lane get the traffic moving. Even the local radio reported that they had no idea what was causing the congestion. They offered "weight" of traffic. NO I screamed in frustration, its those gantries and the morons operating them.
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 96 1.4 Charged battery - gone flat overnight 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, A week or so ago I noticed my immobiliser was not blinking as usual and my digital readouts were faded when I got into the car but then went blank after first attempt to start the car. I figured the battery had died (I hadn't used the car for a few days and thought I'd left the lights/radio
• BMW 3-Series E92 Coupe (2006 - ) - Finally got off the pot 3 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  touched the gas. It pulled like a train. The steering is so heavy I will build up muscles in my arms. And it's so direct it could be replaced with a rocker switch marked right and left. There's little risk of information overload with the heater and the on/off button for the radio. But at the end
• Audi A4 B6 (2001 - 2005) - 02 A4 ignition/ steering lock problem 22 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  to the car and now the steering lock will not release. He's tried all sorts of jiggling of wheel and key, then applied a little brute force. The key now turns 180 degrees in the ignition and turns the radio on but will not turn on the ignition (will not start the car), and the steering wheel
• KIA Sedona (2006 - ) - 2007 2.9TD Auto - short test drive 15 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  with electric drivers seat, leather, heated seats, cruise etc. The only disapointment is lack of radio controls on the wheel. Confortable seats as well. I just got in and drove. £22,000 OTR approx. Compared to the alternatives (Citroen/Pug, Galaxy, Espace & Voyager, it is better value, has better warranty
• Battery Failing? 2001 Vaux Vectra 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  to put the headlights on. The offside lamp was flickering - my headlamps are HIDs so was fearing the worst. I then went to start the car and everything dropped out but I managed to get her started with some perseverance - radio in safe mode and the idle a little lumpy but soon settled down. I took
• should my car do this??? 27 May 2006 (Forum)
  listen to the radio)and thought no more of it. However since discovering that they apparently did miss something on the check I am now a bit worried. I have just read the handbook and it describes this type of locking as 'double locking' but says that you need to press the lock button on the remote
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 98 1.4 - sluggish performance and EML. 8 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  anything wrong with it. It seems to have an intermittent sluggishness problem. The fuel gauge seems to stick every now and then so I have to guess how much is in there. My fuel economy seems to have plummeted too. My radio seems to be possessed and have a mind of it's own. When it's cold, and I've been
• Inferiority Complex 13 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  to stop to check if my car was OK. One mile later they gave me a toot on their horn, not a "you idiot" toot, more of a "hiya" toot. Anyway, got to next junction to find they pulled up alongside me - a beaten up wreck with 4 young lads wearing baseball caps inside, radio blaring out and tinted windows
• Vocabulary 24 May 2004 (Forum)
  mild swear word, even though she never uses them herself. And you can hear the A, B, C, P and S words on Radio 4 at 6.30 ? not that I?d like to see them all over the BR. So why not lighten up a little, mods? Nothing wrong, surely, with the odd use of carp or something humorously abusive when emotion
• New car order gone wrong! 16 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  interior with factory order options of a FF alarm and radio buttons on the steering wheel. JJ has off their own back decided to order me a different colour that even they do not know what it looks like and told me the blue interior has been discontinued and again off their own back have ordered me a black
• VW Golf Mk IV 1 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  climate control sports suspension, sports steering wheel and instrument dials. However it comes without any radio / cd player. My main worry is that they dont allow you to test drive and I havent seem car of similar spec ie diesel tiptronic in a sports model at any VW dealer so dont know what it drives
• How to reduce motoring stress... 24 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Hello Coming back from Gloucester on the M4 yesterday , I began thinking about how the Government could begin to put to good use all the millions of pounds generated by speed cameras. An education campaign on TV,Radio and in the press!!! Here's what they could cover: 1. Lane discipline
• Logbooks/Car documents 16 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  documents for the car. I told him the post office story and he said I should have gotten it in the mail by now. I didn't know I was supposed to get anything in the mail. He took my name and address and radioed it in with (I assume) my car reg number, but I couldn't hear the reply. He seemed bothered
• peugeot 405 5th Gear Problems 11 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  position for neutral. When 1st, 3rd or 5th is selected the lever is nearly touching the plastic where the radio is! There was a problem in that a bodged fix had been done where the bellcrank bolt attaches to the steering rack - which needed a replacement of the rack (And the fact that the rack was leaking
• Top 10 Anti Boredom Remedies 23 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  the radio stations, not too keen on building up a huge mobile bill so your mind turns to other things. Top 10 remedies... 1. Deciding on whether I would swap my car for the one that has just passed on the opposite carriageway - not recommended for motorways 2. Counting and recognising the different types