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• VW Passat - Scammed by (deleted) 15 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I have decided to expose xxxx on all the forums I can, after what they did to me as CAB couldn't do anything.  I paid £2000 for a recon engine in my passat and regretted it badly, the car came back with endless problems which ultimately lead me to trade the thing in for a big
• Advice on a future used car purchase 31 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  locking is playing up and I'm concerned it may lead to a more serious, show stopping issue. I'm caught in two minds whether to buy something roughly 10 years old - petrol, FSH, maybe 1 owner, a brand/model thats generally considered reliable or go for something like a 3 year old Auris (maybe
• 2003 1.8l Mondeo Estate, 144k miles - Ford Mondeo Mk3 Hesitates and Stutters during acce 23 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  is turned over with a plug lead disconnected - they generate such a high voltage without a plug to limit it, that the internal insulation breaks down. It could also be a partial blockage in the fuel system, if changing the fuel filter disturbed some crud in the pipes. A tank of Premium unleaded
• Any - Analysis of Rechargeable Battery - Electric Cars 16 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  ' nature of this activity is ideally suited to rechargeable battery-electric propulsion. (Milk delivery floats, and golf buggy carts, commonly seen in the mid to late 20 th century even used heavy Lead-Acid batteries and yet they seemed to work satisfactorily
• ANY - Inefficiency of Rechargeable Battery-Electric Cars 12 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  ' nature of this activity is ideally suited to rechargeable battery-electric propulsion. (Milk delivery floats, and golf buggy carts, commonly seen in the mid to late 20 th century even used heavy Lead-Acid batteries and yet they seemed to work satisfactorily
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  Why are insurance companies increasing premiums for people who have attended speed awareness courses? 12 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A leading insurance company has now decided to count attendance as a speeding conviction for motor policy purposes, typically raising premiums by about...
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  How can I prepare my Jeep Cherokee for a long drive with a caravan? 29 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I used to use my 2004 Jeep Cherokee 2.8 CRD Limited to travel backwards and forwards from Exeter to Manchester. More recently we use hire cars, so the...
• Effective Goal Setting 25 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  different ways to use a paper clip. The second group, knowing it has to meet a specific goal, usually lists 25 to 30 uses. Specific, achievable goals lead to effective goal setting. Be Specific Goals should be specific. Every year, as the end of December approaches, abounding humans boldness to lose
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 93 1.2 Cat red hot, cyl 1 plug carboned, black 31 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  and others realised that the problem is probably that cylinder 1 is not firing properly, and that excessive un-burnt fuel from there is being ?burnt? in the CAT (its job). Obviously this releases a lot of heat!!!! Found distributor cover was very messed up so, replaced, plugs, leads, distributor cover
• Hit and Run Compensation 3 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  before and got away with it then, in the criminal courts as the person they hit then was a family friend and they got the case dropped.  Which leads on if the police were brave and took action first time around maybe this driver would of got the message but they let him run free which
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 03 2.0 Engine cutting out - diesel 17 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  filter has been changed, this is why. My car had a full service history up until I bought it, but when we changed the fuel / diesel filter I found it to be very, very dirty inside and was also surprised to see it was a Denso fuel filter which lead me to believe it may never have been replaced from new
• Honda UK - Where did it all go wrong? 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  , efficient petrol turbo engines, no coupe or sports car, no funky small car (their biggest mistake in my opinion - the Toyota iQ is the car Honda should've made first). Just flawed and old-hat cars with little variation and, now the S2000 has gone, Honda no longer make class-leading engines, which
• Vauxhall Tigra (1994 - 2000) - Advice on what to do now. 30 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  to the coil pack because cylinder 3 does not fire up, they changed the sparks and ignition leads as well. i called trading standards and they said they are breaching their contract as they are giving the car back to me damaged. i threatened the head office with going ahead with trading standards, and the guy
• Help me choose my dad?s next car... 21 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  (another XM gripe) and space enough for two sets of golf clubs with trolleys. The XM's lack of a/c has frustrated him on many occasions over the past 13 years but he has enjoyed the frugal and torquey diesel engine and, of course, the class leading comfort. An auto box is not a must-have, but it would
• need Legal avivce citroen c8 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  pending Heater mixer R Belt tension wheel R Rear door motor R Exhaust Earth lead R Loss of power steering ?? Work to report Rear Seat Wear Roof Bars Please feel free to add and delete items, I am no mechanic but it?s a canny list Yesterday the windscreen wipers stopped working at speed
• Back from Japan 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  transport, as you would expect, was reasonably priced and superbly efficient - not to mention clean and with a freedom from UK-style anti-social behaviour. Driving in Japan was not as bad as I had been lead to believe. Most traffic signs are also in English and congestion, even in Tokyo, was not that bad
• Pug 206 XSi Various Probs 5 May 2005 (Forum)
  in traffic. The fan does not activate until the needle approaches the mark after 90 which leads me to believe 90 should be the normal full operating temperature position. The in car heater does produce heat. After 15 minutes of running the engine was warm to touch but the top hose was not warm. Could
• Criminal's £200,000 p.a. Insurance Bill 18 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  of the money. "I'm not disputing the fact he should receive treatment by the NHS but it's quite disproportionate for a comparatively small health authority which is already facing difficulties balan- cing its budget. It's going to lead to cutbacks in other services." A Department spokesman said it "does
• Doing it yourself!! 10 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  of the things that most of us would, such as check the air filter, fit new plugs and HT leads and look for faults in the fuel system. It was all to no avail. It was suggested that the ECU was to blame and, as you will know, this item is far too expensive to replace in the vague hope that it could be at fault
• Renault 2.2dT - Glow Plug Change 22 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  WITHOUT removing the manifold. The only "must have" was some blue tac in the 7mm socket so as not to lose the electrical connection nut (a magnetic socket would be much better). Long nose pliers were also required to manipulate the electric leads. We inspected the inlet manifold and its bolts very