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• Bikes on the box 25 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  People frequently moan on the backroom about car programmes on TV. I have just turned on to the weekly Two Wheels magazine on Men and Motors, to find once again that most of the show has been devoted to Wayne Kershaw presenting indoor trials from Sheffield. Bikings equivalent of Cilla Black
• insurance dodgers 15 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Reading an article from a few days old Daily Mirror today at the mother in laws. By Quentin Wilson regarding a garage somewhere who found he had plenty of punters for his cars Providing they had 12 months road tax they would pay the price on the screen with no bartering. Then it clicked
• Brake fluid change 24 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  It is usually recommended that brake fluid is changed every 2 or 3 years. When my car is serviced by the main dealer, they check the fluid boiling point. The latest service on my 3 year old Focus says the boiling point is 196 deg C, with a minimum allowed of 155 Deg C. So is there any need
• Rusting repairs 27 May 2001 (Forum)
  Where do we stand on iffy repair work a few years on? My mother has a six year old VW Polo which sustained superficial damage to the offside about three years ago, and was repaired and resprayed by an insurance-authorised centre. Now the rear wheel arch and the weld around the sill are rusting
• Are current VED rules simply killing old cars? 9 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  again... Are current VED rules simply killing old cars? (Regardless of whether it's necessary) Are they designed to push people into buying new cars?  Let me give you an example... using my own car. My car is a Volkswagen Lupo SDI. It has a 1.7 N/A Diesel Engine. It's not fast
• Selling Faulty Car to an Online Car Buyer 26 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  more than 50 miles, so I'm considering trying one of these "we buy your car" type websites. Chances are I problably won't mention the issue in the hope they might not notice it and they'll later either repair it or sell it on. I'm wondering if anyone has done this or am I being a cheating old so and so
• Classic Car - Car Panel Dents 1 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Hi all I have an old classic car and i have a dent in the car door panel, the issue is that this one is problematic in that the metal has stretched beyond its shrinkage limit. So what this means is that if i push it, it pops back in and leaves a hole and if i push it out from the other
• Ford Fiesta - Buy a Ford Direct car without seeing it? 29 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  the car based on the word of the dealer and have it delivered to me? The cars I have seen are all less than a year old and no more than 2000 miles on the clock, infact some only had a couple of hundred. Also, from what I hear Ford Direct cars are usually in great condition, has anyone bought one
• 2003 Astra Convertable - Car Alarm 20 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently purchased a 2003 Astra Convertable and am very pleased with the car. But the alarm occasionally activates when I start it. There was only one ignition key when I bought the car and this key sometimes came apart. So thinking that this may be the problem I had another
• First Car 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi    I am looking to get my first car at the grand old age of 30. I am looking at small, economic, cars but want one that is fun to drive, and has a decent level of kit. I would also hope to get one with decent warranty. I am aiming to spend between £6-£8k
• The post christmas car wash.... 24 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I dont fancy the swirls and scratches of their many used sponges and brushes even though really I shouldnt be bothered as my car is 12 years old. Used my christmas present of a microfibre wash mit and I can recommend them espically when using two buckets. Now settling down with a can of beer
• Tesco extended car warranty 19 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Car is coming up to three years old and so the warranty is almost up. I am debating whether or not to take out an extended warranty. The official Citroen warranty is around £350 and seems to have too many exclusions. However I came across this warranty from Tesco - £259 - seems pretty
• New cars in a terrible state 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  and there were dents and scrapes all over the front wing and driver's door. The alloys were absolutely wrecked from kerbing. Whoever's responsible for the upkeep of that car ought to be ashamed of themselves. It is not the first time, I've seen a few new cars go buy me that are in such poor condition my old
• unused vehicle blocking driveway 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi. I have a varient twist on the old 'someone's dumped a car in my driveway' problem I live in a shared house. 5 rooms 5 tenents 3 cars 2 parking spaces. one of the cars is effectively a 'dumped' car and is not used by the tenent. It just sits decaying in one of the parking spaces - preventing
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - Broken window writes off car? - Advice please. 22 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  One of our family cars is an old(L Reg) Peugot 106 diesel ,We've had it about 7 years. Thieves broke the dropglass opened the bonnet and stole the battery and the face of the stereo foolishly left under the seat. Informed the insurance company and they've come and removed the car because its
• Service on car out of warrantee 24 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I have a Mazda Tribute, great car but as it's 3 1/2 yrs old and out of warrantee (we did not opt for extended warrantee option) we're looking at getting it serviced, etc. by independent Mazda garage in Northumberland or Tyne and Wear. Has anyone here got any suggestions/names of garage
• Insurance options for 17 year old 20 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  it up and down the drive and it's terrible, but everything works so it will be fine for him, who has no interest in cars. I had a Seicento Sporting in 1999 which I thought was excellent, but I was upgrading from a mk1 Panda with 34hp.  I don't think we're going to take him out to practice
• Reducing road noise 10 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  One of the main roads near my home was resurfaced recently. The new surface is very smooth, but the most noticeable thing is the reduction in road noise. When you are standing next to the point where the new surface butts up against the old surface and a vehicle moves from one to the other, it's
• Peugeot 207 - Any mechanics in Scotland looking for trainee? 13 May 2014 (Forum)
  I am a 27 year old from just outside Glasgow looking for some work experience at a garage while I am studying the level 2 and 3 vrq in automotive servicing & repair. I have a mechanical aptitude and have been self taught to some extent and have undertook jobs such as replacing wishbones
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 02 1.2 intermittent starting problem 19 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  My daughter has inherited my wife's 2002 1.2 Clio. We have owned it from nearly new and it only has about 38000 on the clock. Recently the car has refuse to start about one time in ten. This seems quite at random, the engine spins over perfectly on the starter, but does not fire. First I fitted