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• When is a New car not a New car? 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  and/or any similar experiences and hopefully succesful resolutions. sadly the car also came minus a proper service guide/booklet,radio guide,cigarette lighter for the receptical and a few other blemishes. Thanks in advance.
• Shock ! F1 gets interesting 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Elimination of all radio comminucation between car and driver Allowing only two cars per team (ie: no spare cars) Some REAL changes which should close up the grid. Finally the controversy..... Villeneuve Vs Button The mental games have started even before a wheel is turned. Jaques has called Button
• Legal people check this document please? 7 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  , that's where you come in! Here it is: (photocopied onto headed notepaper) Contract between Xxxxxx Cars Express Couriers Ltd (Hereinafter referred to as "The Operator" and [driver's name]. The following conditions will apply from 15/1/03 to all Private Hire drivers working through The Operator's radio
• My lousy Xantia 12 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  with the ignition on or off but at least the screaming has stopped. And altough all the array of warning lights come on plus radio lights etc it wont start .The starter motor spins and then just runs out of puff and lies down and dies. How do I fix the alarm ? Is it just a new Battery to cure everything ? Help
• Crime doesn't pay ... 11 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  money at gunpoint. Bezuidenhout said once they realised the kiosk had no money, they took the cashier's wallet, cellphone and two-way radio. A co-worker of the cashier realised something was amiss and pursued the two men. They ran off in different directions - one towards the car (AGAIN
• Hyundai i20 - What year i20 should I buy? 19 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  ...my model had a lot of spec and perhaps things that other people would consider novelty like the heated wing mirrors, DAB radio, climate control - I really appreciated!!! Especially compared to the cheap fit-outs of the cars in Dubai (honestly surprised my Ford Kuga didn't come with a cassette player
• Campaign to stop expat pensions and benefits 5 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  the UK in pensions and benefits paid to so-called expats. I would like to start a campaign. I have already written to my MP, the DWP and the PM - predictably no response from any of them. I understand (from a Radio 4 interview 18 months ago) that £6Bn a year leaves the UK in the form
• New Used car - Which one 24 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Adaptive Braking Lane Assist Electric adjusted seats Xeon/ LED lights and Day time running Parking assit DAB Radio Keyless Go Stop Start Auto Climate control Speed limiter and cruise control Sat nav is poss Quite like the idea
• Nissan Almera - Nissan Almera - Strange Starting problem 6 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  a brand new battery and still the same problem. I thought it was the alternator so got a multimeter and with car off the volts was about 12.3 and then with the engine on it went to 14.4 ... turned on fog lights, AC, radio etc and volts was 14.1 or there abouts.   Here is the crazy part, she
• Mazda 121 - 1.3 - 1996 - Draining Battery 25 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  . Checked the obvious, interior light, radio, side-lights etc, etc. All off When I put a multi-meter acoss the live battery terminal to earth, it indicated a  full short, which is a little worrying... Should that happen, surely that is dangerous? Disconnected the alternator, short still
• Volkswagen Golf 2.3 V5 2001 (y reg) - Buying Volkswagen advice 19 May 2010 (Forum)
  , front armrest, adjustable steering column/wheel, front/rear electric windows. Remote central locking. Electric/heated door mirrors. Front/rear fog lights. Radio/ 6 CD autochanger with eight speakers. Trip computer. ABS & ASR. Cruise control. Remote alarm/immobiliser. Full VW service history file
• Future advances in car technology 9 May 2009 (Forum)
  the policy, the insurance co will send a radio signal to the car usng existing mobile phone technology. The next time you go to drive your uninsured car, it simply won't start.
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9TDi S 130 - intermittant non starting 17 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  , but did for some reason turn the radio off and back on again, I dread to think what this could be - maybe electrical or wiring or just a faulty ABS sensor? Thanks a lot if you have any ideas before it next goes into a garage for yet more cash going on it. Paul.
• Renault Safrane (1992 - 2000) - 1995 2.2vi overfuelling/rough running on start 10 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  exasperation I called the RAC to witness the rough running / petrol smell which eventually cured before their eyes - the RAC man radioed a colleague, describing my Safrane as having a "female problem - being unpredictable"...It's probably best if I don't agree with that! I would, however, really appreciate
• Crash & cash it scam 13 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  This was on the radio today and is very common practice - apparently. Probably old hat and has been flogged to death already... ...but just in case it has not, I pass the info on. SCENARIO You are tootling down the road minding your own business. Suddenly the car behind you does a TWO car
• Citroen C1 (2005 - ) - Have you driven one? 1 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  if the better equipped models deal with these issues (well some of the them)? Overall, a five door automatic version would suit me quite well if it had a/c, radio controls on the steering wheel, you could get into the boot without requiring the key and I could get comfortable more quickly.
• Help please! Before I'm priced off the road... 3 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  LEZ and other anti-4x4 legislation that is crippling us. We're not bothered if the vehicle has electric windows, air-conditioning, a radio, central-locking etc as our present car has none of these things so we won't miss what we've never had! The only essential criteria is that the drivers headroom
• Peugeot/Citroen TD / XUD starter 10 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  , assorted metric ring spanners and a flat head screwdriver. Disconnect the -ve terminal of the battery first - and note your radio code if needed. Remove the air cleaner - the big box on the right, by unclipping the three fasteners at its base. Disconnect the three pipes that go in by loosening
• Mazda 3 mini road test 29 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  visible with a quick sweep of the eyes across the dash, unlike my Subaru or SWMBO Hyundai. The radio seems to be very good, but as I had no manual , it was also complicated. Its the first time I have driven a Tiptronic except a Merc. I can't quiet explain, but I prefer the Merc system of flicking left
• Insurance scam, be warned. 26 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  There was a report on Radio 5 Live yesterday about a scam in the Manchester area, it is apparently getting quite common. They interviewed a driver who had been following another car onto a roundabout with no other traffic in sight, the other car suddenly braked hard and the driver lightly bumped