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• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - 2003 1.0 Keyed car 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  incident on our old Fiesta Zetec-S, cost £650 at an indie bodyshop seven years ago! I took it down there with a view to paying for it myself, and ended up sticking it through on the insurance after I got the quote.
• Motorcraft oil or Castrol GTX Magnatec 5 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  , Are the gearbox's really sealed for life or would it not hurt if i changed the gearbox oil while i am at it. What Gearbox oil do they recommend. Also what are the benifits of changing the gearbox oil. The car is only 5 years old and has got 32000 miles on the clock.
• Pleasing fuel consumption 19 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Just done a brim to brim test on the Focus. It's a 1.8Tdci, 115bhp, now done 75,000 miles. The old bus is returning just over 50mpg in day to day driving, 13-mile commute, occasional run down to the caravan in leafy N Yorks, pottering about, etc. I'm not the world's fastest driver, but rarely
• Ford - £5,000 to spend, which Ford estate? 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  A mate is going self-employed, and most of his work will be for his old bosses who are in the US. He'll use the car for Dad's taxi runs, viewing the relatives, trips to airports and offices around the S of England etc. No regular commuting. He reckons he'll clock up 12k a year, he thinks he's
• Renault - 2002 1.4 - Power Steering 25 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I have an old shape megane (2002) which has developed a problem with the steering. When the car is cold, the steering is stiff (very heavy). Once the wheel is turned, it clicks and the steering feels fine, except for this click which is still present. I can feel the click on either direction
• Is the UK Driving license OK for Bosnia? 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  . The Bosnian border guards are meticulous, pedantic and gagging for any excuse to find fault at the best of times. The car hire company allows cross border rental for a fee so that's appears not to be an issue. My full driving license is the old paper type. Many thanks, Steve
• New car after March. Budget: 8-9k 31 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Dear all, can you help? I am looking to change my faithful old PUG 406 1.8 to something a bit newer and a bit more up market. My requirements are as follows in no particular order - Reliability, economical, reasonable maintainance cost, comfort/smooth ride, low to average mileage. I do about 10k
• Import part ex values. 23 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I have an old-style Ford Focus 1.6 Ghia which I bought as an unregistered import from Motorpoint in 2005 - it is registered on an 05 plate. I recently went to my local Ford dealer to test drive a new Mondeo. When enquiring about my car as a part-ex I was offered £4400 for it & the salesman told me
• London Congestion Tax 31 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  that relate to Goods Vehicles etc, but a Land Rover 90 is getting horribly nearer a normal car in my mind... and as I drive an 8 yr old 3 litre petrol car that i'm planning on keeping, i'm getting a tad worried...is Red Ken after me?
• Diesel load v additives 2 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Having had the use of diesel cars, trucks, farm tractors, and marine engines, in my experience the operators / engineers invariably say that the engines run smoother after a full load run when they have been lightly loaded for a period. Does this clear out of soot have a similar effect as a fuel
• Mini One or Fiat Grand Punto 9 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  I am looking to spend 6k on a car for my wife,i suggested a Mini one and she was keen but now has seen that she can get a pre-reg Fiat grand punto for the same money.My heart says go for a 52 plate 5yr old Mini out of warranty with around 50k miles,my mind says go for the still under warranty 1k
• C-Max coolant level 22 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  , and the coolant level wasn't flagged up then, but I must confess I don't check it myself regularly. I was wondering how normal it is to have to top up the coolant level, given that the car is only just over a year old, with 12,000 miles.
• Mondeo - mpg 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I bought a 2.2 TDCi 155 Titanium x 5 Dr on a 06 plate about 2 weeks ago; everything else on the car, so far! is fine. However, i've noticed that i'm not getting as good mpg as my last 2.0 TDCi 52 plate Mondeo. The specs of the 2.2 show 46.3mpg (from Ford) yet on my car info display it averages
• Galaxy/Espace or Sharan 11 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Looking to spend up to £7000 on a people carrier (almost got a bongo but couldn't part with 7k for a car over 10 years old). Looking at around 99-01 reg, petrol engine i guess as theres not many diesels under 7k and don't do enough mileage to make it a major factor. I quite like the espace
• Selling Jazz CVT 26 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  to sell it to a Honda dealer? Where would be the best place to advertise for a private sale? I'm also unsure of value, I had thought around £9.5k but is that a little optimistic. Its not an easy one to price because most 54 plate cars are the old model, and there isn't a great many CVT's around.
• Fiesta Rust 20 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  . The car is ten years old. Is this an MoT failure, bearing in mind that the car passed an MoT recently at a reputable garage. Is there anything I should worry about, should I get it welded or simply give it a squirt of Waxoyl? -- Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else
• Worth a call? 25 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, Got a message on our answerphone from a chap who has apparently bought our old MINI. Seems genuine enough, but I was wondering if by calling him back to have a chat about it I was heading into unforseen peril. The only thing I can think of to try and route out rouge-dom is to call him
• tyre wear: nsr worn more than osr 15 May 2005 (Forum)
  My passenger side rear tyre has around 3mm of tread left. The driver side rear has around 4.5mm left. It's a very noticable difference to the naked eye. Both are Dunlop SP9000s that came new with the car (Yaris). The car's done 48k miles, and is approaching 4 years old. On both tyres, the wear
• Smokey Ford Diesels 26 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  My 95 Escort 1.8TD chucks out a fair old smoke. Once up to a cruising speed it appears to die down - its at its worst during acceleration - especially if there's another car behind you with its lights on highlighting the smoke. The car has 78K miles on it - serviced often, uses no oil between
• Getting an MOT certificate 25 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  My (nearly) new 10 year old Volvo has just sailed through the first MOT I have had done on it. The last time I had to spend more than about £10-£20 to get a car through the test must have been in about 1989! Am I just lucky? Or just a careful owner? For example, a friend of mine had to spend over