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• Best reliable and economical car for £2000-3000 29 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  basically have that to spend on something more economical. I'm thinking maybe... VW Golf tdi (90 or 110 as I have heard the higher bhp PD models can be unreliable) is this a good idea or is there anything better out there the most important thing to me is reliability and economy a close
• Nissan Serena - Advice needed please - replacing & upgrading 29 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  for something a bit bigger inside than a NS, more like VW transporter space. My budget cannot go past 2k unfortunately. The NS was thristy and noisy but a real workhorse (an import so also pain in the butt to replace parts). Obviously I need to think of the following:- Fuel
• Tips for Defensive Driving 19 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  in mind. Speeding: Speeding would result in cutting down once reaction time. Each speed increase lowers down the ability to react in time of hazards because one may be covering more distance in less time than it takes. This is a very important step at night because darkening restricts one’s
• Toyota Yaris - Toyota hot starting problem 21 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I wonder if anyone can help? My car is a Toyota Will Vi, a Japanese import with Yaris mechanicals. It has the 2NZFE 1.3L VVTi engine. When it's cold, it will start every time with a few churns of the starter. When the engine is hot, eg I drive somewhere, leave it half
• Volkswagen Beetle - VW Beetle 1.6 (2003) ESP Light on 11 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  light came on. Turns out I had a hose which had got a hole in it, so yesterday got the hose and my normal mechanic replaced it ( decided it was more important to have my car than to take it to have it done under warranty). So this morning went to Tesco, and the ESP light comes on. I am starting
• Corporate image and a cherished registration 6 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  too). Or perhaps the boss was late for an important meeting ? Perhaps better to go for a low key standard reg if you're going to drive "ostentatiously" ?
• Advice please on best car to go for 4 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  to ferry about also. Fuel economy is most important, i travel approx 40 miles a day in the rush hour round town. budget about 3k! Doesn't have to have any extras air con and so on, i just need economy and reliability Can anyone offer any suggestions as I just don't know what to go for thanks
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 Central locking issue 15 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  the driver's door opens - no others. Sounds strange, eh? Any ideas? I'm not *that* bothered, as it's a 10 year old car I'm learning in, so central locking isn't really important for learning to drive... but it's a niggle that if it can be easily or cheaply fixed, I'd like to resolve. Thanks in advance.
• Volvo V70 (2007 - ) - Which £18,000 family estate car? 22 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  S60, and the dull driving experience. Has anyone been through the same buying process recently and have any views on the Volvo or the alternatives? We don't tend to change cars that often, so running costs are more important than depreciation.
• Learner driver - must it be ins. group 1 only? 9 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  is this: how important is the insurance group in the decision of which car to get? Obviously we're not going to get something in, say, Group 10, but does it make a big big difference in insurance premium if we got a Gp 4 car as against a Gp 1, where the choice is really thin? I know we're going to be paying
• Subaru Forester II (2002 - ) - Forester tyres 10 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  major brand tyre when other replacements will be required in about 5000 miles? Also, how important is it to replace all tyres at the same time as suggested in the manual and is it acceptable to have one brand at the front with another of the same size and rating on the rear? At present I have two almost
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6 Advice please on buying car ? 27 May 2009 (Forum)
  really say it has a "full service history." I am worried about parting with my money with this knowledge as oil and filter changes are so important.
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1992 1800 Questions timing belt change Golf AAM 25 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  the auxilliary shaft. I think the auxilliary shaft drives the distributor so its timing is important. Off the cranksaft are some vee belts which drive the power steering pump,alternator and water pump. The water pump is not driven off the timing belt. Do i need to remove the crankshaft pullys in order
• Happy New Year from New Zealand 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  . Local past-time seems to be running over possums at night... Good news is... diesel at 45p/litre and petrol around 60p, and this in a country which has to import all its oil! And more amazingly, the pump prices have fallen by around 45% since the summer oil peak! How much have our UK prices gone
• Winning an argument over speed cameras 25 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  certain elements of the cases were unfair, all this person could keep saying was "she shouldn't have been speeding." His air of superciliousness and self-satisfied smirk were annoying to say the least. Think of Norris in Corrie or maybe a self-important traffic warden. He really wound me up. He won't
• I have started to cycle 1 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  (Thread headline changed so Backroomers know what it's about without having to enter the thread) Much as I loath it, I have started to cycle places - Im taking my car for a service/MOT later and im cycling the 5 miles home. I can see it will become increasingly important to be 'bike fit
• well done lady texter! 22 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  , young child in back seat. Of course, she was texting and completely oblivious to all around her. I shot off and she stayed in the o/s lane texting as people flashed her and undertook her obviously still doing 45. Later overtook me, and guess what...another obviously really important text to send
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace II (2008 - ) - HJ's road test has arrived! 18 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Turns out that Friday 13th was a pretty good day, after all. HJ's long awaited (at least if you are a Berlingo enthusiast) road test of the new Berlingo has arrived. In fact, this event is soooooooo important, that I thought it was worth starting a new thread, rather than posting yet another
• Toyota - 10th Generation Corolla - Not in the UK - WHY? 18 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrOWjCpE9Hw look on autotrader ie, its there, they are even going 2nd hand now. Why oh why have Toyota UK let us down. I really like the car, and am ready to downsize, but just cant get one in the UK. Do I import? Also the 6th generation Camry is out. Do we have it here. Do we heck
• Ford Granada/Scorpio (1985 - 1998) - Curious about what I didn't buy 6 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  imports, this one had a certain flair about it that really interested me, likely because Merkurs were such a rare bird here. It's still sitting on the lot, BTW--anyone want it? Thanks.