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• Conversation with a mechanical fitter 14 May 2018 (Forum)
  ') or a Ford Transit Courier with the 1.0 ecoboost engine (clutches dont last long) A few recent things he mentioned -  * currently only Landrover dealers can change the rear brakes on the discovery sport, its meant to be very complex with the electric parking brake
• Underbody rustproofing or sealing 8 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  I have an 08 Avensis which I have owned for a year put 20k on so far and has been o Good car, just flown through its MOT. When I bought it I checked the MOT and all was good only brakes tyres lamps etc.  I've been looking at avensis' for someone else and it appears that a lot
• Nissan Micra 2003 - Nissan Micra problems 27 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I have a 2003 Nissan Micra for a couple of years. It passed its MOT recently with flying colours, no problems, no advisements. Yesterday, when coming back from the shops, the car suddenly jerked as if the brakes had come on and i was sure I saw some lights on the control panel flash
• Toyota Yaris - New car (not for me !) 22 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  parents selling the car for her), in white. With 12 months MOT (just done at Toyota dealers, along with a service). Advisories on front brake pads looking thin, also on sidewalls on both rear tyres, which look old enough to be original, amazingly. The bumpers are a bit shabby, there is a nice
• volvo s60 - Skidding Issue 28 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  I have found that lately I have been experiencing light skidding on uneven surfaces whilst driving. I have 4 good tread tyres with the correct pressure around. I am not experiencing issues when braking. I find that when I drive over a non-smooth section of road (small holes, grates, joins in tarmac
• Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 Diesel 2008 08 reg - Steering Problem advise, cannot seem to resolve 11 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  , Track rod ends, brake callipers, brake pads, drop links , a front wheel bearing and on two occasions full four wheel alignment. Both garages have no further idea on what is causing this. It has a new MOT and no broken springs or leaking shockers visible and no accident damage repairs visible
• 1.4 - Buying a second hand Golf 8 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  !  The first day he has it--he then takes it to a tyre/exhaust/brake centre and replaces all four tyres, new wipers, the main exhaust system and a new set of brake discs/shoes all round-he allows around £1500/£1800 for this. Apart from the obvious risk of driving a  a slightly older car
• Ford Mondeo MK4 2.0 TDCI Diesel 140ps. - Ford Mondeo auxiliary belt problem 2 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  powered brakes and water and oil pumps working.Is this a correct assumption? and rather than towing the car with no power brakes and no power steering (nightmare but dooable) this seems like a better idea? Any thoughts on this
• Ford Focus 1.6 02 plate - possible bearing/drive-shaft damage on 1.6 Focus? 27 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  immediate thought was wheel bearings. I took apart the n/s left hub and the bearing is fine. The o/s bearing also appears ok with a simple test on the wheel for play/grinding, all seems in good shape. Next, wondered about brakes - front brakes also seem fine, not stuck or obstructed that I can see
• Peugeot 306 Meridian HDi Estate (2001) - Intermittant loss of power 19 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  had it happen when pulling away in 1st and all the way through to 4th at varying speeds although the RPM is always around 2500-3000. Anyone have an idea what is up? On an unrelated note, is there any reason why my brake pedal would have dropped, its constantly activating the light switch
• Accord Diesel Problem 4 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  I returned from France yesterday having covered about 2,000 miles in my Accord diesel. There were a couple of problems, and I wonder if anyone else has experienced these. The fuse - 20 amps - which protects the horn and brake lights blew a couple of times. I don't know when this occurred as I
• Nissan Primera 2.2TD P12 - ABS and Engine lights on 31 May 2012 (Forum)
  as there is also an engine fault code and it is losing power and I am having to restart the engine to get going again. The only way I can describe it is as though I am braking but I am not. Though it feels like more of a cut out than actual braking. When this happens, the speed drops to about 40 max
• Mitsubishi Colt - Insurance rip-off?? 23 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I am messaging for my daughter in law. She recently had a very low speed shunt, she went into the back of a car which initially moved out of a superkarket car parked, then braked suddenly, she braked but unfortunately caught the back of the other car. There was no visible damage
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.0 - TC ABS speedo intermitant fault 25 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  switch the tc off the abs light stays off and the speedo works but i can`t turn the tc off if the light is already lite i have removed the 10 amp f35 this time on starting tc nad abs came on dim and stayed on but where bright on pressing the brake and dim with brake off (didn`t try the speedo with fuse
• movano 2007 2.5 cdti - movano(renault) problems! 6 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  its coming up with throttle postioning sensor now so swaped the pedal over with another van thats the same and still nothing, when you put your foot on the brake the revs drop down to normal tick over, have changed the complete throttle pedal unit as i mentioned, also changed
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - 2005 1.4 petrol - failed it's first MOT! 17 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  on: Front Wheels Brakes Imbalanced Although to me it drives ok. It was tested at my local Kwik Fit, where the service seeme quite good. I've got it booked in for a free brake test on Wednesday morning to try to get to the bottom of the problems. I am interested if anyone else has experienced this and what
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 - Ford Ka really low MPG 22 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  driving, quite a bit of braking involved, but surely 20-25 is very low? i have had the car from new ,and its covered just over 7,000 miles since new. it's never been driven hard, i keep the revs low, change gear as early as possible, very cautious with my acceleration/braking, so cannot see where
• Honda CR-V III (2007 - ) - Replacement tyre time. 18 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  being close to the bone, they performed very well in the recent bad weather, never losing traction (apart from one slide down an iced up hill when I "forgot" to come off the brakes ! - it sorted itself out once I took my foot off the brake !) - never losing traction or giving any "moments" - the upshot
• Impersonating a Police officer? 9 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  and straight into lane 3, causing me to brake sharply, as I was braking I also flashed my headlights, to let him know I was there!!! He thrn pulled back into lane 2, let me past, then pulled back out behind me and flashed a set of blue strobes that were on a temp mounting on his dashboard!!!!! My other half
• MG - BGT 1961 1.8 Unable to start the engine 9 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I have MK1 1961 MGBGT which i restored for my daughteras 21. After a few years left in the workshop unused, i decided to re mot it. Driving to the garage i tested the brakes to get them warmed up, when suddenly there was this thump thump noise, found out later it was the fan hitting the radiator, i