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• BMW 3 Series Touring 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  reasonable service from it for the above period, whilst at the same time driving a good quality and capable vehicle that has already suffered a great deal of its depreciation in somebody else?s hands. The image/status/prestige isn't that important but service and quality is, hence looking at what I think
• leasing and options 1 May 2007 (Forum)
  ) Metallic paint heated seats blinds sunroof. i would have thought the first four were beneficial and the last three are because i want them - always said if i bought a car it would have heated seats and i want a sunroof again. Great on a summers evening. Blinds being the least important. i might have
• Should I buy a 4X4 5 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  a Freelander TD4 - but seem to have reliability problems A shogin pinin seems not to have a good towing ability I do like to drive quite quickly but acceleration is more important than top speed, I have to admit for a little bit of boy racer.... so like alloys, side steps etc ! mpg is obviouly and issue
• Obtaining missing service history? 18 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  it and changed the all-important cambelt and tensioner - but it would be nice to know what else has been done in it's 125,000 miles...
• Car insurance - your opinions sought 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  compaines (by phone, email, post)? Do you stick with the same company year after year or always look for the best deal? What is most important to you - lowest price or level of cover? What would be the best way of buying car insurance in your opinion? Any suggestions appreciated! Many thanks and I look
• Recommendation challenge 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  be embarrased to drive a member of the opp. sex in! reliable economical electric windows sunroof central locking budget is up to approx £2500 Don't know what else is important so will go with above, does anything spring to mind apart from fanciful wishful thinking on my part? Any advice is appreciated
• Oil filter leaking? Escort 1.3 1 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  or sometime but I'm just wondering how important the cleanliness of the oil filter mating surfaces need to be? I say this because I was a bit slap happy when screwing the new one on and didn't wipe the old oil off first. Do you think this is what's caused the leak? Cheers Mike Farrow
• Classic bad driving 15 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  - he reverts to lane 1 . CRV goes back to lane 2. I doubt any of them had any idea of the danger they , and other road-users had been exposed to . After all, driving is just what we do between the important bits of the day
• 75000 mile Type-S, what needs doing? 7 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I'm now the proud owner of a Jap import Prelude Type-S (the 220bhp monster jobby). For a six year old car that's done 75000 miles it's in absolutely gorgeous condition, and the engine is amazingly sweet. (Revs out to 8000rpm without missing a beat.) It's been well looked after
• Forum search 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  100Ks worth of posts! Feedback welcome... Have fun Oh, and BTW, if you see a big difference between numbers of posts for a particular person and that shown in their profile, it's because the archive forum uses their name as a text string - it came from the old open source phorum data imported, whilst
• Moron councils ... 25 May 2003 (Forum)
  Today, you may have noticed, is Sunday. This is an important day of the week for our local council, as it is the only day they can get out onto the roads, and pick up the rubbish, dead dogs, change blown lightbulbs on streetlamps etc. However, today it is also persisting down with rain here, and we
• The Government and traffic 29 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  It was recently raised in the House of Commons that over the last three years, road deaths had risen from 3421 to 3450. At the same time, Traffic Officers have fallen by 8%, with the Met losing a quarter. Bob Ainsworth, Home Office Minister, said: " The importance given to traffic policing should
• Women Drivers 26 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  of my other hand. In all the confusion of trying to straighten out the car using my knees against the steering wheel, it knocked my cell phone away from my ear which fell into the coffee between my legs, splashed and burned my thighs, stained the seat, ruined the darn phone and DISCONNECTED AN IMPORTANT
• MBRM - a figment of the imagination? 15 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  ....); one or two suggested that he might send them to me by email, but I didn't hear from him, and so thought it can't have been that important. Finally, before I dive back under the bonnet, it's very nice to see you again, Carole A.
• Stuck Xantia rear door + an MOT? 25 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  the deadlock disabled. I assume a total fix will require replacement of the locking mechanism but this is impossible with the door stuck shut. And yes, I realise now that I should have fixed it while it was working every so often!! However, the most important question follows here - will the car pass its MOT
• Traffic Signs 12 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  altogether." All I can say is what a load of old codswallap - since when has spending our money bothered governments? So the most important speed limit is the least visible - mmm nice.
• Rover 75 ? 8 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  an immaculate service history. Finally, what can I expect to get for my 94 Rover 620 Si Auto ? Glass's says around £2500. But the mileage is on the low side for my car having covered 58K with full service history and the important cam-belt change at five years old. This place seems to be a goldmine
• Fuel level gauges 19 Dec 2000 (Forum)
  capacity (well, at least the old S-Reg Clio brochure stated that!), but I have never managed to fill more than 37L, even when the red warning light is on! Surely it is important to have a gage which accurately show the correct amount of fuel left in the tank for safety reasons? I would appreciate
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  Should I switch to all-season tyres? 9 Oct 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Just bought a new car and it is fitted with summer tyres. Should I change 4 brand new summer tyres for All Season tyres before winter sets in? Or should...
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  My wife is disabled but received a fine for parking on the pavement - can she appeal? 17 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  My wife is disabled and parked her car fully on the footpath, the footpath was wide enough for prams wheelchair users to pass safely however my wife has...