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• Chevrolet Captiva - servicing diesel engine 18 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  A very cautionary tale on the Chevrolet forum currently. as follows, lady buys car from a large national chain not a franchise, car is imported!  car bought june 2009, first serviced december 2010, first service, possibility oil not changed at service at main dealers despite
• Sorry, very dull topic!! - Washing greasy overalls/work clothes 1 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  My son has just started an apprenticeship for one of my customers who imports, tunes and develops high spec Jap sportscars (Nissan GTr's, Subaru's etc) and loves his job. The workshops are almost sterile in cleanliness terms but he somehow comes home filthy most days! Aside of telling him
• Renault grand scenic AUTO - Need to find someone who has a demonstrator 1 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  really need to test drive a vehicle, to make sure I can reach/see everything comfortably before I commit to a 3 yr lease I'm interested in the 1.5 dci auto,  but any auto will do, as driving position/internal layout are more important than engine to me at this point. I'm in the east
• Any make lada 1500ghia - rev counters 22 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I read a letter in a motoring section in a newspaper yesterday where the replier called a salesman a patronising moron for telling a customer that rev counters were a non needed accessory on modern cars and went on to explain how important they were to keep revs in a particular range to aid
• Website Moving 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all When I have sorted what HJ wants to do with the replication servers that we currently have I will get rid of the posting buttons so you guys can't post stuff that will get lost in the transfer. There will then be a delay while we export and import data when you will be able to visit
• Toyota Corolla Verso (2004 - 2009) - 08 2.2D Detachable towball - what should it cost? 11 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  knee on it when squeezing past the car in the garage. Our Toyota dealer has quoted a fitted price of £500 - which seems steep, but they can get it and fit it inside a week, which may be important. I have two other dealers locally I can try, but is there another option I should consider that won't
• Accommodation for Silverstone 19 May 2009 (Forum)
  or inbetween. To muddy the waters I'll only come if I can tie it in with meeting a client in London and thus get a two-fer so good transport links are important. I won't have a car and I'm concerned about leaving the circuit after the race with a million other people. I'm open to any advice, can you solve my
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Falken Tyres For My Mondeo? 30 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  by several folks as good on a Mondeo and I'm just looking into them. The two possible types are ZE912 and FK452. I can get either fitted/balanced for £70 which seems almost too cheap if they are any good. Wet grip is important to me.. also towing traction pulling a boat off a damp slipway. Any thoughts
• Losing Passports, Credit Cards etc 25 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  that one should photocopy passport and car documents and make a list of relevant elephone numbers and anything important to one and then include the text and attachments in an e mail which one sends to oneself. Then, so long as one can get internet access it should be possible to retrieve this information
• Decision made - I'm having a shiny new 09-reg... 26 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  the all important flaps and mats. The only other extra is a windbreak - really just because only CC buyers can have one. I know sales are down, but there must be others in the Backroom who are having a new car. PU has 'fessed up to a Honda - no p/ex I heard, the guy's garage must be almost as big
• Nissan Primera IV p12 (2002 - 2006) - Tyre Choice - 16" 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Looking to replace tyres for Primera. Size is 205/60/16. Michelin website suggests Energy Saver in H or V speed or Primacy HP in V speed. All are 92 Load Index, so no difference here. Which is a better tyre to choose? Safety is important - roadholding and braking performance, also ride quality
• Honda CR-V III (2007 - ) - Poor projector headlight performance 9 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I drive in a rural area so the headlights are very important at this time of year. On main beam they are fine but on dipped beam very poor and this is using the projector part of the headlight. I don't want to install anything which is either illegal or will cause glare for oncoming drivers
• Ford Ka (2008 - ) - HJ new Ka road test 1 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  , it seems no sunroof will be available on the Fiesta either - unless I missed something. 3.The words "8 year no perforation body warranty" at the bottom of the price/specifications page. That is the really important bit!
• Mitsubishi - Any more ideas on these faults? 25 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  into the workshop next week before we test drive it again. A friend who is going to look over it next week hthinks it's a possibility the car has had a front-end shunt (he hasn't looked at it yet,so it's just a thought)as also suggested we check it is not an import .I couldn'y see any sign of a respray,though
• Castrol Edge HTHS Viscosity, mPa?s @ 150ºC ??? 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  has important implications for such factors as engine fuel economy, valvetrain wear and bearing protection." Source http://tinyurl.com/5zxtwz
• Toyota - Liteace 94 2.0 not changing gears 13 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  hi i hope someone can help me? We bought a import liteace, it ran ok till we got home then over heated, so we were told it needed a new head. We had it changed, it went ok, then over heated again. It had a hole in the rad so we had it changed, but they towed it back. Now we have it home
• Looking for a New MPV, advice needed 29 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  , at auction) and the following things are important to me: -speedometer and gauges in front of the driver, as opposed to in the centre console (rules out the Picasso) -good fuel economy, ideally a better economy than my 1.9 dTi scenic.... I expect this to be diesel... but would consider a good petrol -i
• What to replace 2006 Mondeo TDCI estate with? 3 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  unreliable and troublesome car that I have ever owned. We have decided to p/x for a different car, one with a petrol engine. Can anyone make suggestions as to how to take this forward? a/. Suitable large petrol estate car for 12,000 miles pa; reliability is very important. b/. Cheapest place to buy new
• Fuel prices protest 16 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  who would normally be working during the week to attend. This action will be initiated at a refinery or storage depot somewhere near you. Anyone wishing to support action is requested to make your way there at the alotted time. Transaction again wish to emphasise the importance of legal protesting
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 00 1.5 EML has come on but running o.k. 26 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  as it's running ok then carry on your journey, but the light will probably come back on again (which it did). Now it's running perfectly well, just with the engine light on all the time. I just wanted to know, how important is the sensor in the grand scheme of things ? The engine's running normal, so