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• Reducing motoring costs 17 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  law an order to be an important thing.In my short stay here I have had my car broken into twice with the police response being nil.
• Driving Music 18 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I reasonably regularly drive overnight to, or indeed from, Italy. Usually alone so music is very important. As most continental night time radio stations are fairly poor I take my own. I don't want you to think I'm doing a "Clarkson" in some transcontinental supercar, in fact it is mainly in my
• Advice on Choice of Daily Commute Car? 13 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  state that the car must be 5 years or under, so no point getting a 4.5 year old car and then having to change in 6 months. Ideally should have a least 1 years use out of it. Reliabilty is very important, just turn the key and go. Dont want the hassle of constant breakdowns etc. Also good comfortable
• Some new models seen today 11 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  this is for you with no grey import problems - I think it's hideous! For Christmas I'd like a commercial mulcher to attach to a John Deere and 10,000 acres of forest to go at. The demo of this thing showed it taking 6 10 foot length telegraph pole diameter trunks at a time and turning them to pulp in seconds
• Running two VAG diesels is uneconomic. 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  alongside it would be stupid. The spec for the hatchback car is pretty non critical but for a few essentials for long term bangernomics. I need a galvanised body, chain cam engine and a diesel engine (important to minimise risk of mis-fuelling and to limit CO2 emissions). I also much prefer driving diesel
• PLEASE SUPPORT THIS! 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  accident in 2004. His son was wearing his seatbelt incorrectly, and since then the gentleman has done everything he can getting the message across to people about the importance of wearing a safety belt. He is now going one step further - and started a cycle ride from Lands End to John O'groats on 1st
• Last Night's Traffic Cops on BBC1 15 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  it is something I have done in the past but when you see the stark reality of what can be the outcome then it really opens your eyes at to whether that call is important. Secondly, it also opened my eyes as to why motorways sometimes need to be closed off for accident investigation. If you are waiting
• Main dealer vs. independant 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  2 x A and 1 x B then it'll cost: MB = £1250 Indi = £700 (indi saving £550) If it needs 1 x A and 1 x B it'll cost: MB = £925 Indi = £540 (indi saving £385) The question is, once a car like this is 7-8 years old, if it's in good shape generally is it so important for it to have the FMBSH?
• 1997 Alhambra 2.0 auto - opinions? 27 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  age Primera would cost approx 4000 euro, or an imported Toyota Previa would be about 7500 euro) All advice gratefully received! - Gromit
• CAFÉ ? fuel economy 6 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  in getting the government to change the method of calculating the fuel efficiency so that it doesn?t look so bad. The old method used the vehicle weight. The new method will use the vehicle ?footprint? or wheelbase. Thus they have given to foreign importers the market for fuel efficient vehicles. What
• I would like to talk to a dealer - odd b 16 May 2006 (Forum)
  be vital. I have an idea that I would like some feedback on from dealers that think customer aftercare is important, or not for that matter, just in case I am talking pants here, which would be the first time. I have had a few conversations with local dealerships that just don't see existing customers
• Used car for £5000 - suggestions? 25 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  a used car. Main considerations are fuel economy and general costs to run, though safety is important also. Obvious options seem to be Yaris or Micra (but dare I say it these seem girly cars?), Corsa(long in the tooth?), Fabia (good cars), Panda (strangely appealling) or Punto (too old again?) Don't want
• Judging a book by the cover 23 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  he has just transplanted the original humble straight six with a tuned 454 that he imported from a motorsports division of GM. That's seven and a half litres of US muscle, with a holley carb the size of a three bedroomed semi, to you and I. As if this ain't enough, my smooth, gentle, laid back
• New car for mother. 3 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  ) with reasonable performance- i have advised her she will find most things slow after the 225 bhp volvo- and air-conditioning, if possible. We hope to spend around 5k on this car. The car will only cover at most 6k a year so fuel economy is irrelevant. Reliability is an important criterion for the new vehicle
• Honda CRV 23 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  considering it as a replacement for a 13 year old Volvo 740 estate. Although the Volvo is very thirsty I would expect to use the Honda a lot more and so the fuel consumption is quite an important consideration. I know that some regular contributors to the Backroom have CRV's.Any advice on real-world mpg
• Automatic versus Automated Manual 16 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  starts, etc not really wanted. Something easy to drive and not too heavy on the juice, also reliability is of importance. I have heard that the non torque converter autos and CVT's don't hold on a hill. If this is the case, how is it possible to pull off on a steepish hill, in one of these cars
• What rubber? 25 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  for the job, and look F'ing mean, which is important(!!, and are 205/50r15 The chosen few are(in order of meanness): Viking Millenium www.viking.co.uk Viking Protech 500 Bridgestone potenza re720 Goodyear eagle NCT 5 Bridgestone potenza re50 The Vikings are the first choise but i cant find much info
• Failed VW TDI PD engine 23 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  this is not a unique case. Has anybody else suffered the same? and have you got a better deal out of VW? Mine is an import so in theory the warranty was only a year. If I'm not unique a case it maybe something to consider before buy a second hand car with VW 115hp PD engine. Cheers
• How to insure - the proper way 7 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  as the main driver in order to build her NCB. For us insurance is important and we don't want to take any chances on that score so I suppose I'm hoping that someone far wiser than me will reply to this post and tell us that what I'm suggesting is indeed the best way to proceed. PS I know this subject
• Mercedes, what is wrong with you? 21 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Aaaah - the new E-class. Lovely motor. My boss won't have anything else. So given our new taxation laws as regards company cars, ever increasing interest in luxury diesel cars, the need for greater economy yet still the desire for powerful cars etc etc... ...Why the HELL are you not importing