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• Suzuki Baleno SZ5 Automatic - Suzuki automatic gearboxes 11 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  I have had 3 Swifts and a Baleno over the last 12 years - all bought new All TC Automatics and the 6 speed Baleno gearbox has been absolutely brilliant and faultless - it doesn't hang on to 3rd gear as the old gearboxes did It averages over 50mpg and is super smooth and instant
• Suzuki Baleno - help - inexperienced daughter wants to drop £8k 25 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  expensive impulse purchases on shiny things. Need some back up to give her solid reasons to get a good car at £3000 or less - to be fair she does need one, her old Jazz is held together by tape and prayers. I think a trip to Evan Halshaw would be in order?
• Ford Fiesta - Private plate and selling 10 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  So heres the deal, i am selling my first car it currently has a personalized plate attached to it. I plan to retain the plate which i know incurs an £80 charge but my question is, When i choose to take the plate off my car do i then have to wait for a whole new v5 document or can i simply
• Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - Citroen 1.2T engine failure 6 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Colleague at work told me of her father's woe with a 5 year old (but only 30k mile) Grand Picasso that has suffered total engine failure (cracked block?) which started with a seemingly impossible to diagnose coolant loss. However, in Citroen's favour, although the car doesn't have a full
• BMW118i - A new cylinder head at 20k miles? Why? 1 May 2019 (Forum)
  Very tempted to buy this from a large dealer: 2016, 37k miles, lovely condition etc - but the record shows it had a new cylinder head fitted at 20,000 miles. Call me old fashioned but I never heard of any car requiring such major work at such a low mileage. Haven't been able to get info from
• Corsa E (2016) - Steering Wheel Airbag Cover - Is this a big job? 5 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  for around £60 delivered. This doesn't include a new airbag as I don't need one, it's just the cover. My question is, is it a big job to take the airbag out of the old cover and put it in the new one? The car goes back in July and I'm worried it will get flagged.  Thanks
• MINI Cooper S - If not a Cooper S then what? Could this be put in discussion pls 29 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Evening, I was looking at buying a weekend car, 2.5k max maybe. Went through a phase of looking at MX5's, sat in one and wasn't me, Started looking at Mini Cooper S as had an old one as a first car, lots of bad news on the web but still can't completely discount it. Anyone got any other ideas
• Ford Fiesta Freestyle - Whirring/Propeller sound when accelerating 23 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  get an idea). This sounds increases with the speed but being an old car its at its best at 70 mph. Everything seems to be fine in terms of the coolant, oil, etc. I am useless with cars and haven't got a clue and scanning through the forums. It it s not incredibly loud and pretty
• Ford Fiesta Freestyle - Whirring/Propeller sound when accelerating 23 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  an idea). This sounds increases with the speed but being an old car its at its best at 70 mph. Everything seems to be fine in terms of the coolant, oil, etc. I am useless with cars and haven't got a clue and scanning through the forums. It it s not incredibly loud and pretty subtle
• Toyota Auris - "Worn" sump plug 23 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  I took my Auris in for a service at a Toyota dealer and was told that the sump plug was "worn" and that it would have to be drilled out or the sump replaced. The car is under 7 years old with a mileage of about 32000. That dealer has serviced the car since I bought it 4 years ago. I can't believe
• Any - Swirls on paint 23 May 2018 (Forum)
  My car is six months old and dark blue in colour. Even though I am fairly fanatical about how I wash the car, I have noticed light swirl marks in the paint now the sun has actually decided to come out. I know this is difficult to prevent as there are always particles in the air which can get under
• Amazing top 10 sellers in July 9 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  . Mercedes C - class -once a car to aspire to, now for the masses. Does that take the shine off owning one? 8. Vauxhall Corsa - the only Vauxhall here, not even an Astra in top 10 9. Mercedes A-class - the old upright one could never have achieved this position, not much of a looker, again IMO
• Mercedes 2002 Diesel Auto E class "Elegance" - Battery 6 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Where i live, the car is a bit exposed to the weather and when its freezing , it does start but i reckon if it was left for a longer term it may struggle. I remeber driving the old Dodge postal vans and having to be towed /jumped started on freezing mornings.. My question/curiosity
• Ford Focus 1.8tdci 2006 - Ford Focus 2006 1.8tdci low speed misfire 22 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  be a compression fault and he says it must be injector failure but they tested perfectly. Car has done 98000 miles and has had every service(I've had it since it was 6months old. There are no faults registered when plugged into diagnostic unit.
• Ford Focus MK2 2006 Petrol - Ford Focus consuming Engine Oil quickly 10 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  of oil consumption normal on a 10 year old car (96k)? My driving is mainly local (less than 10miles a day) 5-6 days a week. Any help would be much appreciated. Kind regards, Enzo
• Renault Laguna Coupe - Snapped cambelt 6 May 2016 (Forum)
  Cambelt snapped in the middle of the road,almost leading to fatal accident.Needs complete new engine costing £5000+ Car is 5 years old,38,000 miles on the clock. Renault's expected lifespan for Laguna cambelt is 6 years/ 96,000 miles. They are now insisting I pay 40% of the cost. 2
• C200 Kompressor 3 dr manual coupe 20,000 miles - Mercedes antenna repair 2 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  My central locking and radio mal-functioned.  Car is 8 years old.  Mercedes tell me antenna has malfunctioned and only way to check is to remove (and probably replace) rear windscreen at over £800 plus VAT.  Have already paid over £90 for diagnostic and key battery
• Idiot? - Not insuring the car properly! 29 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  A friend of swmbo who is very comfortably off leased a Mercedes C class for £400 ish a month and insured it and then let her 18 year old son take it to school one day.  He was involved in a collision and deemed to be at fault, but the insurance company are declining to pay
• Allowance Vs. Cash help 20 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  petrol) (currently own outright an mx5, that is getting old 100,000k miles on clock so probably due an upgrade, worth approx 4.5k)  OR New Company Car (a bmw/merc/audi of my choice (within reason)+ free petrol card (work & personal) annual mileage est 30,000miles (50/50
• Honda CRV 2015 - Garmin Sat Nav 11 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  CRVs are running on Version 3.9.  By comparison my old handheld Garmin system is fully up to date and has no problem in updating via download and is running Version 4.0.  Does anyone have any idea how I can get a more recent version downloaded into my car as Garmin Express continually says my