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• Battery Failing? 2001 Vaux Vectra 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  to put the headlights on. The offside lamp was flickering - my headlamps are HIDs so was fearing the worst. I then went to start the car and everything dropped out but I managed to get her started with some perseverance - radio in safe mode and the idle a little lumpy but soon settled down. I took
• should my car do this??? 27 May 2006 (Forum)
  listen to the radio)and thought no more of it. However since discovering that they apparently did miss something on the check I am now a bit worried. I have just read the handbook and it describes this type of locking as 'double locking' but says that you need to press the lock button on the remote
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 98 1.4 - sluggish performance and EML. 8 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  anything wrong with it. It seems to have an intermittent sluggishness problem. The fuel gauge seems to stick every now and then so I have to guess how much is in there. My fuel economy seems to have plummeted too. My radio seems to be possessed and have a mind of it's own. When it's cold, and I've been
• Inferiority Complex 13 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  to stop to check if my car was OK. One mile later they gave me a toot on their horn, not a "you idiot" toot, more of a "hiya" toot. Anyway, got to next junction to find they pulled up alongside me - a beaten up wreck with 4 young lads wearing baseball caps inside, radio blaring out and tinted windows
• Vocabulary 24 May 2004 (Forum)
  mild swear word, even though she never uses them herself. And you can hear the A, B, C, P and S words on Radio 4 at 6.30 ? not that I?d like to see them all over the BR. So why not lighten up a little, mods? Nothing wrong, surely, with the odd use of carp or something humorously abusive when emotion
• New car order gone wrong! 16 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  interior with factory order options of a FF alarm and radio buttons on the steering wheel. JJ has off their own back decided to order me a different colour that even they do not know what it looks like and told me the blue interior has been discontinued and again off their own back have ordered me a black
• VW Golf Mk IV 1 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  climate control sports suspension, sports steering wheel and instrument dials. However it comes without any radio / cd player. My main worry is that they dont allow you to test drive and I havent seem car of similar spec ie diesel tiptronic in a sports model at any VW dealer so dont know what it drives
• How to reduce motoring stress... 24 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Hello Coming back from Gloucester on the M4 yesterday , I began thinking about how the Government could begin to put to good use all the millions of pounds generated by speed cameras. An education campaign on TV,Radio and in the press!!! Here's what they could cover: 1. Lane discipline
• Logbooks/Car documents 16 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  documents for the car. I told him the post office story and he said I should have gotten it in the mail by now. I didn't know I was supposed to get anything in the mail. He took my name and address and radioed it in with (I assume) my car reg number, but I couldn't hear the reply. He seemed bothered
• peugeot 405 5th Gear Problems 11 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  position for neutral. When 1st, 3rd or 5th is selected the lever is nearly touching the plastic where the radio is! There was a problem in that a bodged fix had been done where the bellcrank bolt attaches to the steering rack - which needed a replacement of the rack (And the fact that the rack was leaking
• Top 10 Anti Boredom Remedies 23 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  the radio stations, not too keen on building up a huge mobile bill so your mind turns to other things. Top 10 remedies... 1. Deciding on whether I would swap my car for the one that has just passed on the opposite carriageway - not recommended for motorways 2. Counting and recognising the different types
• When is a New car not a New car? 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  and/or any similar experiences and hopefully succesful resolutions. sadly the car also came minus a proper service guide/booklet,radio guide,cigarette lighter for the receptical and a few other blemishes. Thanks in advance.
• Shock ! F1 gets interesting 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Elimination of all radio comminucation between car and driver Allowing only two cars per team (ie: no spare cars) Some REAL changes which should close up the grid. Finally the controversy..... Villeneuve Vs Button The mental games have started even before a wheel is turned. Jaques has called Button
• Legal people check this document please? 7 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  , that's where you come in! Here it is: (photocopied onto headed notepaper) Contract between Xxxxxx Cars Express Couriers Ltd (Hereinafter referred to as "The Operator" and [driver's name]. The following conditions will apply from 15/1/03 to all Private Hire drivers working through The Operator's radio
• My lousy Xantia 12 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  with the ignition on or off but at least the screaming has stopped. And altough all the array of warning lights come on plus radio lights etc it wont start .The starter motor spins and then just runs out of puff and lies down and dies. How do I fix the alarm ? Is it just a new Battery to cure everything ? Help
• Crime doesn't pay ... 11 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  money at gunpoint. Bezuidenhout said once they realised the kiosk had no money, they took the cashier's wallet, cellphone and two-way radio. A co-worker of the cashier realised something was amiss and pursued the two men. They ran off in different directions - one towards the car (AGAIN
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  Is a Ford Puma Black a future classic? 9 Jan 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I own a year 2000 Ford Puma Black Special Edition with 53500 miles on the clock which has been a much-loved family owned second car for around 14 years....
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  Our fusebox caught on fire - do we have any recourse as we've only owned it five months? 21 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We've owned a 2013 Volkswagen Passat for the past five months. This morning, while my wife was driving to work, she heard a crackle and thought it was...
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  Which family MPV will be reliable and has room for three adults in the back seats? 18 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Our 12-year-old Renault Kangoo is now on its last legs, our Hyundai i20 is too small as a main family car for two adults and three growing kids, and we...
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  Why are Jaguars particularly comfortable for me despite my bad back? 12 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  12 years ago I was in permanent pain whether sitting, standing or lying down. My chiropractor told me he could no longer help me after 20 years of successful...