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• 2.0HDi Xsara Camshaft timing belt 2 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I own a Citroen Xsara 2.0HDi which is nearly 4 years old and has approx. 36000 miles on the clock. I intend to keep the car for another 2 years or 50,000 miles before I sell it. I would like to ask the experts 2 questions:- 1. When would you recommend I have the camshaft timing belt changed? 2
• Renaut Diesel V 3 litre petrol 20 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Backroomers, I am looking for a 3 year old Renualt Grand Espace. Renualt espace diesels get a v bad press - engines fall to bits - see HJ in DT today, plus HJ car by car breakdown etc etc etc Has anyone any exp of the renault 3.0 petrol as in the Espace? I do less than 8,000 miles pa, so fuel
• ford warranty still valid ? 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I just bought a 18 month old Ford Focus Zetec 1.6, seems like a nice car, pleased with it, you may have already read about it under thread 'auction prices'. I'm wondering if the warranty is still valid, not that there is a problem, I'm just trying to decide whether to get a main dealer service
• Insurance anomalies 27 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I have just had an motor insurance renewal letter from the AA. My wife and I have a car each, both insured via the AA. Total cost for next year is £900.86, this includes five year's no-claims on one policy. They then offer, in the same letter alternatives of 737.21, this includes £75 to protect my
• Reclaiming Contaminated Friction Linings 20 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  I have a car that I have discovered has a front friction lining contaminated with grease from the hub-bearing. Having rectified the leak, I'm wondering if it's possible to reclaim the contaminated lining, which is practically unworn. Before you throw your arms up in horror, the car is 73 years
• Fiat Punto - Leaking camshaft cover 16 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  My wife's 1999 (old model) Punto was serviced 1 month (500 miles) ago by our local Fiat dealer. When I opened the bonnet today I noticed a thin film of oil had leaked over the front of the engine from underneath the camshaft cover. Closer inspection revealed that the front nearside camshaft cover
• Update - Undriveable Astra 1.8 CDX 8 May 2002 (Forum)
  The Vauxhall technical rep has driven my friends car and it is to be swapped for a new car. Edit by David [Mod]...Here is Godfrey\'s post that started this topic on the old forum...... New Astra 1.8 CDX problems - Godfrey H Mon 29 Apr 02 22:41 A friend of mine has a new Astra which has
• Headlight colours. 12 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  There's been a few threads regarding new brighter headlights etc, but l haven't seen any mention of the perculiar colours new car headlamps seem to be chucking out. I was under the impression that lamps had to be white to yellow. Now many new cars (and those owned by grill fiddling boy racers
• Stench from Aircon 16 May 2001 (Forum)
  I have noticed a rather unpleasant smell which seems to be coming from my car's vents when the aircon is operating, which has been neccesary more than usual in the last few weeks. although I use the aircon all year and have not noticed it before. The car is a Peugeot 406 Estate with a HDI engine
• various - car rental as a new driver 12 May 2023 (Forum)
  (and some require you to be at least 25 years old).  I was about to give up until I found that Enterprise is the only rental company in the UK that allow you to rent a car regardless of driving experience, as long as you have a clean license and are over 25.   I plan to do a day tour
• Suzuki SX4 - Aircon woes 23 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  no reason to  not believe this car will last at least another 5 years.  My wife thinks it's a waste of money on an old car what do other back roomers think? 
• No appeal of sub-£10k cars with VED of £500 ?? 12 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, As some of you may know, I swapped my Jaguar XF 3L petrol for a Rover 600 earlier this year. It is now 4 months since I did this, and I can still see my old XF for sale on AT. Recently the seller (trader) reduced the price by about £800 so it's now just under £9k
• Personlised Number Plate - Logistics? 17 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  if needed and I still have the physical number plates that were removed from my old car. Any advice greatly appreciated.
• VW Golf - 5dr Golf registered as 3dr with DVLA, HPi & VW 16 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  . I'm sure that there is nothing dodgy with the car - it was originally a VAG owned lease car and then one private owner from 2 years old but I'd imagine that when I come to trade the car in within a few years this could present a problem. Is there an easy way to change the V5, HPi report and VW
• VW - Extra miles on clock following a sale. 23 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  I'm trying to get another take on something that happened after my daughter traded in a car at a VW garage. She had a drive in a demonstrater and agreed to buy. The car, as I said was a demonstrator and had approx 7800miles on the clock. The trade in was a 10year old Focus with approx 55k
• Returning a lease car 19 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  The Juke goes back to the lease company next month. I have looked at the BVRLA website for specific advice about the condition in which a car should be returned, but it is password protected - so much for care for the consumer! The car is about to be three years old and has done
• Skoda Citigo 1.0 - 3 cylinder regression 27 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  fabias with the old 1.2htp 3 cylinder engines, which in comparison are quiet and silky smooth as they use a counterbalance shaft. The new 1.0L 3 cylinder engines very obviously dont. The rest of the car? Tat. Reminded a bit me of my first polo in 1976, talk about cheap feel and basic!! The quality
• Hyundai i20; Ford Fiesta - Hyundai i20 vs Ford Fiesta 22 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I am looking to buy my first car to commute to my job (40 miles a day). My priorities are reliability and safety and at the moment I am mainly looking at Hyundai i20s and Ford Fiestas. My budget is £6500 and I prefer the car to be less than 5 years old
• Motability Renewal Options 11 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Im posting on behalf of my 74yr old father. His Motability car is up for renewal from next  month and Ive been trying to help him come up with a decent replacement for his Citroen C4. He never ventures onto the motorways at all and very rarely uses roads with speed limits in excess
• Jaguar XJ8 3.2L year 2000 - Battery drain 19 Sep 2013 (Forum)
   The battery on my year 2000 XJ8 3.2L runs down to 20% of capacity and c.11.9 volts if left standing for two weeks after a run or charge, and the car on occasion has not started due to a low battery. Disconnected from the car the 100 AH battery, Bosch 12 months old, holds its charge