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• sierra 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Everyone says we're gonna be ripped off but we've found a sierra on a K plate(1992) with only 61,000 miles, new clutch, new gearbox, new brakes, 10cd multichanger, infinity speakers in a custom shelf. The only rust is a tiny bit starting on the rear wheel arch. The car looks in really good nick
• Vectra clutch slave cylinder 17 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Been losing fluid from the combined brake / clutch fluid reservoir on my '96 vectra and have tracked it down to the clutch slave cylinder, according to Haynes workshop manual this looks a massive job involving removing the front subframe and gearbox. Has anyone had this job done? What sort of money
• Black Box 20 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  The BBC news tonight carried a story about parents of a 17 year old in the USA who had fitted a Black Box to his car. It enabled them to monitor his speed, acceleration and braking. It occurred to me that if we made it compulsory to fit them in the UK, together with a GPS tracker, we could do
• disabling ABS 16 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Hi I'm getting an almost permanent judder from the brakes on my bora sport. How can i temporarily disconnect the ABS to see if that's the problem ? (the handbook suggests there are 4 fuses on the battery of which one is ABS motor realy and one is ABS main realy, but doesn't help you identify
• Cheap ZX - urgent! 9 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  J reg Citroen ZX 1.4i Advantage 59000 miles No history £750 Drove well enough and bodywork, clutch and gearbox are excellent. But would need a service, the tracking is quite bad, and there's a squeaking noise from the brake pedal. Would also need aerial fitting. I've since found out that on J reg
• A LEGGY OMEGA FOR A GRAND 31 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  to transport Civil Servants about. With 102k, knocking bushings, a loss on power at low revs, loosing coolant through the water pump, warped brake discs. What Have I done
• Worst cars of the year Germany 29 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  These are the awards given by the ADAC (AA) for the highest number of problems occured during the year. 1st Alfa Romeo /Fiat problems to numerous to mention. 2ndMGf just about every car broke down. 3rdOpel frontera brakes,steering,gearbox failure and exhaust problems. Special prize to DB for the C
• Grade of Petrol 20 Nov 2000 (Forum)
  recommend 95 octane Also you may wish to know that my car was recalled for a brake master cylinder change - this isn't in your list of recalls
• n/a - New car gadgets 24 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  if you exceed the speed limit. Don't need or want it. Never got close to anything to trigger AE braking but it did briefly beep as a bin liner blew across in front of me, didn't actually brake as the 'obstacle' cleared. Dash display persistently telling me to change up (no doubt programmed
• Hyundai Kona - Mild Hybrid Wierdness 13 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  they bother doing this and not just fit an automatic gearbox instead? Some of its "start stop" logic was rather illogical too - for example if the engine had gone off as described above, it seemed to always restart if you pressed either brake or clutch pedal. In reality when driving this as you would
• Honda Civic 2009 - Wheel alignment (tracking) - am I going mad? 27 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  feeling the full benefit when driving? It’s almost like it takes a while after the fix, for everything to slot into its rightful place. 4. The guys checked the brake discs, which are apparently a bit corroded on the lip. Am I right this wouldn’t be relevant to the steering being heavy at low speeds? I
• Nissan Xtrail 2017 - Ex rental purchase 27 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  wear and tear than I’d expect on a vehicle of this age. We travelled 3 hours to collect the car, so it’s not easy to return to the dealers in question. On the journey home (2 hours in) whilst slowing from speed I noticed a brake judder not apparent on the test drive, this is still present (assuming
• N/A - Speed camera idiocy 27 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  - it's an indicated 70 mph, maybe a tad over; the satnav says 68. About 100 metres before the camera a white Kia Rio comes bombing past. I'm thinking there's going to be some heavy braking in a minute. Spot-on. Except that the car has moved straight into Lane 1 after overtaking. I have no chance
• Vw pôlo 2004 5 door 1.2 3 cylinder E engine - Advice on cylinder head 14 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  reached the age where many things will start to fail. I've never had a new exhaust or brakes pads or brake discs or coils nothing really anything other than normal servicing things. Two garages I have spoken to won't touch it which worries me they say they are too busy and the other garage that I have
• Ford Focus 1.6 Elle (02 Plate) - Is this Ford Focus 02 worth it? 30 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  be a power steering leak as the reservoir was empty   MOT advisories: - Exhaust back box has minor hole causing exhaust fumes to leak - Brake pipes slightly corroded - Brake discs are worn but not severely - Bushes are worn but no excessive movement
• Ford Mondeo - mk2 mondeo 1.8 verona mot emission please help 18 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  please help, i took my car for its mot on monday, tester was off sick so they offered me a free pre mot so we could get it ready, new number plate, rear shocker and adjust back brakes, all done. took up this morning and its failed, broken front coil spring corroded brake pipes ( we can do those
• VW - Intermittent Throttle problem - Main Dealer Servic 12 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  pedal and coils, I saw one obscure post about a similar problem on another make suggesting that a brake pedal switch could cause a problem. So I bought a new one and fitted it and the problem has disappeared. Now the interesting thing is that the switch that was on there is not vw
• Mazda 5 Furano 2.0 Petrol - ABS Brake Pump 19 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Despite loving this car (it's my wifes) I am now rather angry at the ongoing costs of running the vehicle - so much so that I will not be buying another...
• Zafira B - Intermittent whistling noise on Zafira B 11 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  If i put any sort of pressure on the brake pedal it goes away. As soon as i lift my foot off it starts again. Apart from the noise and pulling to the left. I have no other issues with the car. It starts first time, handles
• Ford Fiesta 1998 - Fiesta Handbrake Efficiency 15 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a 1998 Mk4 Ford Fiesta but have been having some trouble with handbrake efficiency. Sorry it's a long story! My MOT was due and the rear brakes were getting worn so my girlfriend's dad fitted new rear brake shoes, new pistons, a new handbrake cable and adjusted everything as best