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• Honda CRV 2 ltr. petrol - early clutch failure 13 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  burnt out at 40,000m. all my previous cars have done over twice this and still been o.k.when sold on. I have recently swapped a second car, a 7 year old MX5 with 115,000m. on original clutch. But honda insist its the way I drive. The CRV is mainly used for long runs and I use
• Diesel without dpf 29 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  I shall soon be looking at auction for a replacement car of about three years old. I don't specifically want to buy a diesel but most of the ex fleet cars at auction are diesels so I limit my choice if I avoid them. If I buy a deisel I wish to aviod the hassel of a dpf. I shall
• Volvo V70/XC70 (2000 - 2007) - Busted V70 D5 Cambelt 11 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I would welcome some thoughts please. I have a 5 yrs old V70 SE D5, thats just done 70K. It has 1 previous owner, bought at 3 yrs from a Volvo main dealer - driven by the wife carefully, less that 12K a year for the last 2 yrs. Left it at the airport for the week, 5 miles down the road
• Honda Accord Tourer (2003 - 2008) - 03 2.2 Tailgate Jammed Shut 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Tailgate is jammed shut (although I can open it from inside the car) The tailgate warning light is illuminated on the dash - Car is 6 years old purchased used from the main Honda Dealer in Chiswick London - full service history at main dealer and less than 65000 miles. What chances have I got
• Audi A3 + S3 (2008 - ) - 08 1.4 Paintwork 11 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  paint but the way it seems top be flaking off its almost as if it wasn't applied properly? the car is a year old and has done 19K. Most of this driving is down A roads with little done on motorways. Is this just normal wear and tear to be expected or does anyone know if this is a problem common
• UkCarBroker 30 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I did try a search but most postings seem to be over 2 years old. Has anyone had any recent experience with UKCarBroker? A long story short i was supposed to receive delivery of a new car on Monday which never happened (apparently due to the parent company suspending fleet codes
• Citroen C5 1.6HDi VTR+ - Used Car Good Deal? 10 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  , with a few drives for the trade I'm told and has a full service history, albeit the 1500 mile serice was done in Oct 09 (at 1477 miles) and it would have the 2-year service prior to me taking delivery (at 1500 miles but 2-and-a-half years old).   Any thoughts would be appreciated, the car
• Winter Driving in Norway 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  with little metal studs. They drive remarkably quickly for the conditions, but all the cars I saw seem to be in very good condition for their age (some at least 20 years old). No salt is put down, but some form of grit which provides grip but no melting facility. Mostly 2WD cars with plenty of RWD
• Ford Focus III (2008 - ) - 2008 1.6 Glowplug light 13 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Bit of an odd one this. I changed a few months back from a Focus II 2.0TDCI to a Focus III 1.6 TDCI . This new one never seems to illuminate the glow plug light when starting her up. At first I thought it was due to the summer weather even though the old car always lit it for a couple of seconds
• SEAT Toledo III (2005 - ) - 05 2.0 Valuation of car needing new gearbox 26 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I have seat Toledo with a shot DSG gearbox. I have been told the box can not be repaired (can't get parts) so needs to replaced. The all in quote to replace the box with a new one is £3500. The car is 4 years old and has done 82k, so a sensible valuation with a working gearbox is £5500. So my
• Peugeot service record incorrectly stamped 30 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, I don't know where my earlier post went, so trying again... I had my car serviced today at a Peugeot dealer. I had the 60 000 service done at 50 000 (car is 7 years old). But the techinician had stamped the 80 000 box on the following page of the service book! When I complained, the lady
• Nissan TIIDA/Versa (2006 - ) - on sale up here -where from?? 9 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  spares will be a major league PITA. In saloon form not pretty, but the hatch looks OK and my old man had one as a hire car in South Africa last year said it was great. Seems a hell of a lot of car for the money but really curious as to where these are coming from as it really is the replacement
• Passed on M40 18 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I had occasion to go to Oxford yesterday and on way back I was tootling along at 70 when a Ford 375 Consul passed me - now that was a shock as my old Zodiac never felt safe at that speed - it was the grubbiest one I have ever seen - painted matt black with painted on cat paw marks- the rear number
• Ford Fusion (2002 - 2008) - 2004 1.4TDi - Suspension coil spring snapped 29 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  as I am told by Ford that they have done a mod to the suspension for this car although no recall has been made. This seems to me to be a safety issue (at least potentially) and in forty years of owning numerous new and old cars I have never experienced a coil spring snapping on any vehicle. Has
• USA flydrive - car choice 24 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  We've just paid a deposit for a flydrive holiday in western USA next year; it will be our first time and we've decided to take the easy option of going for one of Virgin's packages, with one or 2 minor alterations. As there's only 3 of us (2 adults + 12 year old) we've just gone for an 'economy
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 99 2.0 Car won't start - starting motor replaced 21 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hello, My Dad's car wouldn't start and so he asked a family friend to have a look at it - he advised that the starting motor could be the cause of the problem so my Dad has replaced it. It still doesn't start - nothing happens when the key is turned except the first time after the motor
• How did Ford gain a massive UK share? 8 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  (the worst car Ford ever made?), the Siera a by then ten year old rotbox and the Granada which was just average. So how did they get away wtih it for so long? I am a Ford fan btw I just find it strange how they managed to gain such a share, but then BL did with their crap products too. How did the Marina
• Do they REALLY crush unlicensed cars? 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  We are plagued by the late night tearing around these quiet streets by a vehicle with very loud exhaust. Finally got the number yesterday- car contained the obligatory 4 young men with baseball caps speeding up to 50 then screeching to almost halting at the next junction. Interesting thing
• Rover 200 and 400 (1989 - 1996) - Electrical fault 1.4 petrol DOHC 10 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I was travelling at around 40 mph when the car experienced a virtual total electrical failure. At first the breakdown mechanic suspected a battery failure, he connected a battery booster and it no effect. The battery is only about a year old I had no problem starting the car about 5 minutes early
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2001 1.4 peugeot immobiliser chips 17 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Guys Just a quick one, can peugeot immobiliser chips in key fobs be reprogrammed or can the car be forced to take a new chip The reason i ask, lost my key the other day, a mate had an old key which he gave to me, i have had the blade copied and yes i know the car wont start because