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• dexron 111 with castrol z - oil compatabilaty 5 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I have a hilux surf and auto box runs using dexron 111 oil.Now because its my everyday car for work and towing trailers and a large caravan around europe,.I would like to know weather replacing the dexron 111 gearbox oil with the synthetic castrol z oil is possible.Would i have to have the box
• Toyota Previa (2000 - 2007) - .... any alternatives? 13 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  get decent boot space with the back seats, and a huge boot space with them folded away. The problem is, they no longer make them for the UK market. We don't want new, probably just a year or two old. I've looked at quite a few second hand ones, but they all seem to be very highly priced for a car
• KIA Pride (1991 - 2000) - Strange rattling sound 28 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  it for a test drive. I couldn't hear anything like she described. I parked her in the passenger seat and set off to find some speed humps. I drove over successive humps, at increasing speeds, until at nearly 30 MPH she shouted out 'that's it' - what that poor old car has to cope with! I repeated the experiment
• Tight old man needs advice (trade Rover 75 - buy)? 20 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  in the pub say that dealers are "... giving cars away..." 'cause the market's so bad ... where are they all ? the ones I've encountered offer me £1K for mine (probably as good as I'll get) and no movement on the asking price of anything I'm looking at ... I'm Ok to spend about £5K and want something small
• What small auto? 29 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  come through for her (and never argue with a woman who's made up her mind) what else can she have, brand new, within budget? She's not a girl racer but defintiely no blokes' or old people's cars allowed, even though the classic buyer of a small automatic is a pensioner couple! I have my suggestions
• Super-saloon - realistic running costs? 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  specialists, which I can stomach (just). I know the M3 needs valve clearances adjusted by BMW periodically @ quite a cost. I'm not fussed about using main dealers if I don't have to although it might be more appropriate with a 5 year old car like this than my 9 year old Porsche. Interested to get views
• Length of time 'till first MOT. 22 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Processed an extremely tatty 2005 '05 reg Passat today with 17k up so ready for disposal. What shocked me though was the state the car had got itself into. All tyres worn with front two nearly bald on inside edges, cracked rear lense and chipped and cracked windscreen. I'm not an expert but i'm
• Insensitive morons in DVLA 3 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  My father died not long before Christmas and is survived by my mother. One of my tasks is to notify all and sundry of his death including DVLA about his car.(1.3 Totota Yaris 21/2 yrs old - 5500 miles). I followed precisely the way to advise DVLA by reading the guidance notes that come with the V5
• Vauxhall Astra Heater 11 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  - is there something I have't done - the oil and water levels are fine - do I need antifreeze (i'm south african and we don't have that problem & I think the mechanic has done it already). Admittedly I am driving 80 miles a day round trip & the car is old but it was serviced 3k miles ago. Any one with any clues
• Freelander Air Con Mystery 14 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  moved from Discussion to Tech Matters I have a 1-yr old Freelander TD4 with an air con problem which seems to mystify the dealership. It was barely 7 days old when the air con system completely discharged. The dealer reseated a pipe but the system has never worked entirely satisfactorily
• Ford head unit connector pinout 2 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Hi I am trying to install a old style (standard size) Ford 2006 RDS head unit into the old 89 polo, as it's original head unit has died, and as the rest of the car is not far behind I do not want to spend money on a new head unit. I have the original ford connectors > flying leads and know
• Skoda Yeti - Notifying DVLA of sale to trader 20 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  I’ll make sure payment is taken prior to them taking the car but should I give them them V5C and then notify online tomorrow morning or should I do it the old way and complete yellow section 4 and keep that and post it off, rather than doing it online? Thank you Jay
• Ford Mondeo - Lost log book and wrong address issues 8 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  I just recently had my car written off in a non fault accident and the car is being picked up for scrap by the insurance company on Monday and I’ve just realised I’ve lost the v5 registration and that my car is still registered to my old address(I moved 2 years ago)I’m an i****.I still have
• Golf mk 7 - New VW paint problem ? 27 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Has anyone had any issues with the paint on the latest golf ? Mine is 2.5 months old and , when I've cleared bird mess from the bonnet with a brand car shampoo and car sponge , small ' swirl ' scratch marks have appeared. I've never had these problems before and washed my wife's Hyundai
• Used cars - Hybrid more reliable than IC engine? 1 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  Asking for a friend (really).. She will be retiring soon and wants to buy a small used car for about £8k.  Possibilities include Honda Jazz, Toyota Yaris 1.3 or Yaris Hybrid. Would it be better to go for the hybrid?  I have heard they are more reliable that the IC
• Car alarm keeps going off 22 Jul 2018 (Forum)
    Is it possible for an after market car alarm fitted to a 15 yr old vehicle to be adjusted so that it is less sensitive to passing vehicles ? For SOME TIME  now-Nearby to me a landrover-parked outside on the road-has an alarm which periodically( 3/4 times a day
• renault megane 1.9 dci - Lights dimming whilst driving 30 May 2017 (Forum)
  have noticed how terrible my lights are when they are on dipped and have on some occassions watched them go down, like when a battery runs out on a torch.    The car still holds a charge okay and starts as well as can be expeccted for an old dci
• Heated Steering Wheel 19 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  I should be grateful for any advice on which relatively inexpensive cars have a heated steering wheel either as an option or preferably as standard on a top spec car. That's because my wife has Reynaud's, one symptom of which is icy hands, and she would really like to swap her car for one
• Renault Modus (2004 - ) - Anyone with a Modus automatic? 22 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  available at around 3 years old - are they likely to be motability cars? Is this a good or bad thing? Any other thoughts on a small(ish) auto for around £6000? Would like 1.6 engine or bigger as have found the few smaller engined autos I have ever driven are too sluggish. Andrew
• Audi A3 Sportback - What should RPMs be for normal driving? 13 May 2015 (Forum)
  steering, it increased to 9 mph in 2nd gear and 12 mph in 3rd gear. I have known this happen on my old deisel cars, but it never used to happen to this petrol car before the service.  Any advice greatfully received. Thanks