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• What's the point of driving a quick car slowly? 23 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Just venting my frustration here but left work today and got stuck behind an Aston Martin. Yes, stuck. I couldn't keep up in the 30's (since it was doing a steady 45ish) and then when we got to derestricted roads we managed a steady 40 but braked at the merest hint of any curve, whether we needed
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.8 Potential problems with low-mileage Focus 14 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Recently inherited Grandfather's Y-reg Focus 1.8. 11,000 miles FSH and always garaged. Only done 500 miles pa since 2002. My concerns: 1. Doesn't run very smoothly and lots of condensation from exhaust. 2. Original tyres (2000 manufacture), too old? 3. It's on its original cam belt. 4. Brake discs
• MPGs when idling / rolling down a hill 11 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Citroen C4 Picasso 7 seater Right, if I dip the clutch down a hill the mpg counter gives roughly say 400mpg, as you would probably expect. Strangely though if I 'engine brake' it down the same hill it goes all the way up to 999mpg. Now I saw something a few weeks back that suggested modern
• Audi A3 + S3 (1996 - 2001) - 1999 1.8 ABS light occasionally illuminating!! 25 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  A friend of mine has a audi a3 1.8 sport 1999 and the ABS light comes on occasionally, it always goes away again, she had a VAG diagnostic test done and the fault code was something like no power to abs brakes, so the garage who did it cleared the fault code and for a while it did not come
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - Checking for fluid leaks 20 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I am going to see a Fiesta tomorrow, its very cheap and basic but I want to spend a good hour looking over it. I have my dads to compare it with the same engine, so I know what it should sound like etc. However is there any easy way to spot oil/water/brake fluid leaks from underneath considering I
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 2001 1.6 cooling fan from cold 12 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  when i start my 51 reg 307 after 5-10 seconds the temp gauge goes to red hot & display reads engine coolant temp too high & stop,fan runs constantly, checked wires for brakes, new senders,relays, its been on computer & comes up with error code p118 or p180 cant remember which but it says cooling
• You and yours 26 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  On the BBC radio 4 yesterday the YOU and yours program was all about motor cars and some parts were quite intersesting until they interviewed a numpty who owned a service repair garage (with more eqipment in it than a NASA space station) who went onto say such things that you cannot renew brake
• Dazzled by Mitsubishi 11 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  up at traffic lights etc. they were exceptionally bright when the brakes were being applied and as this was an automatic it was very uncomfortable being the car immediately being said vehicle. Surely there should be regs. limiting the amount of brightness emanating from this type of assembly
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - 2002 1.2 Engine cut off in low revs/slow traffic 13 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  my 2002 VW polo 9n (1.2 petrol) seems to cut off in low revs/slow traffic while i have clutch all in and braking is there any reason to that? its working finr when in normal speed? all i can say is i got countless problem with my VW polo 9n, never ending....please help me expert {engine info
• Speed limiter and cruise control 22 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  both speed limiter and cruise control. Plus it has an auto parking brake with hill start assist. Do they work well? I managed without them just fine all these years. Sounds v expensive if things go pear shaped? Ta
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 04, 2.0L DTI LS - Sparodic flashing service light. 12 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hello... Having a few issues with my Vectra C. Yesterday the dash light to say theres a bulb out came on. So therefore I replaced the brake light. From just after replacing that another light has started to appear with a car & a spanner thru it. It is not staying on all the time, just coming
• Honda Accord Tourer (2003 - 2008) - 2003 - Hot offside rear wheel 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  at again or is it likely to settle as the new brakes bed in? Don't think there's any significant binding as car will roll on a minimal slope. All advice appreciated.
• London to Brighton run 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I spent a very pleasant couple of hours this morning on the corner of Streatham Common watching this pass. I know every car was now over one hundred years old, and the brakes leave something to be desired, but I was positioned at traffic lights, and I was amazed by the number that 'ran a red
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1.25 SI Zetec Heater Blowing cold air 19 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi My car was in the garage a couple of weeks ago for a new petrol tank, new clutch and brake adjustors. When i got my car back there was no water in the window washer pipe and the engine cooler tank was low, therefore i topped up both these with cold water. Since then my heater has just been
• Paired speed cameras more effective? 6 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  A lot of villages on main roads in our area have speed cameras. Locals who know the road tend to ignore the 30 limits, braking for the cameras and then accelerating away from them. But one village I've been going through recently has two cameras, one about one third of the way through, the other
• I have my new Ibiza..... 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  -pod plug in slot! Nice white dials, it's SOOOO great to be back in a 6 speed proper manual rather than DSG and yes, it's nowt exciting but it does have lovely alloy wheels with red brakes.
• xantia suspension fluid. How do I drain 12 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, just wondering how I drain excess fluid out of my citreon xantia suspension. the brass ring is just above the second red ring when the suspension has settled at the highest level and the engine is idle. I have a feeling that my fluid is way over full. My brakes are very sharp and are sticking
• Accident Advice - Police? 10 May 2007 (Forum)
  Brief outline?. Wife?s was turning right at a traffic light controlled junction. Third party ?jumped? the red light and emerged to wife?s right. Both parties braked but collision was inevitable (wife?s front end with third party?s nearside door). Third party has admitted he did not see the red
• BMW Failed MOT 16 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  My 2001 325 has just failed Mot through ; Near and offside front lower suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint and the (brake reaction bush) suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement. I have been quoted £509 by BMW dealer to fix (they say have given me 30
• how to remove scrapyard pen markings 13 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Put my 2 replacement doors on the Primmy last w/e but can't get the markings off the doors that the breaker wrote on them, you know, "Primera '99 n/s/f" plus their part numbers. I've tried petrol, WD40, brush cleaner, brake cleaner, white spirit, meths and soapy water. I can get a bit off