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• Any - Holding the car on the clutch on gradients 3 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  there are several drivers holding the car on the gradient using the clutch.   They are not driving autoboxes as they don't have brake lights on, and the cars often roll backward a little before trickling forward again -- which they wouldn't do if they were autoboxes in 'Drive'.   Seeing
• Nationwide Autocentre... Experiences? 30 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  my wife's RAV4 (6 years old). It was a slightly mixed experience, as there was a mix up over whether genuine Toyota parts should be used, which were eventually. But we didn't get the usual call saying there were lots of things wrong, just advisories re. the exhaust and brakes (for future work
• any - Pedal position -- pictures? 22 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  certain models. For reference, the Focus's accelerator pedal is around 2" too far to the left for me, and the brake pedal more like 3-4"(at a minimum) as they have made no effort to group the two pedals together as the typical Japanese carmaker does. They're also set far too high which is going
• Ford Fiesta - Bearings failure after 3 months 20 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi - my car failed its MOT in May and had new brake drums and bearing replaced. However on the way to work there was the loudest sound coming from underneath my car - so I took it to a gargage (different one). They said the wheel bearing was knackered and needed replacing. It seems clear
• Honda Jazz 1.4 - Honda Jazz Service Rip off? 15 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  of: Changing oil filter, brake fluid, fuel filter and pollen filter. I don't know what prices for servicing are meant to be but this seems a bit steep to me. What does everyone else think? Should i stick with Honda or find somewhere else to get the service done. If so, any recommendations
• Salt and the road surface reservoir 30 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  in the warmth while the motor shimmers with a heat haze. Then you find yourself on the motorway and it rains.  There it is on the car windows again - and nibbling ast the brake lines, corroding those little nuts and fasteners and starting to rot the ever so vulnerable cheap skate radiator
• Toyota Auris (2007 - ) - 07 2.2 Clutch down but moving on its own? 4 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I've noticed that my car moves forward on its own with the clutch fully pressed. Today in traffic i was on a completely flat surface in neutral. Getting ready to move i put it in first with the clutch pressed right down. And the car started moving very very slowly. Back in neutral, brake and i
• Some people dont like to be overtaken [Read Only] 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  that the driver of the Passat had floored it, not a problem because the FocuST can overtake for England though it meant that I had to accelerate harder than should have been necessary and that I had to brake as I came up behind the other cars rather than simply feathering the throttle and blending in. I
• Why aren't refunds given if a 'fix' doesn't work? 12 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  the law? It could be construed as a type of fraud. I recently asked my wife to take her car into a garage because the exhaust was making a noise. She was shown a hole and properly charged for a part that worked. Had she been charged for new brake discs, and left with the exhaust still barking
• ABS damn nearly killed me.... 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  So here I am doing my best to be responsible. Pulling out of a sideroad (ungritted, black ice everywhere) in an AWD Jag X type, brake gently, hit the black ice at which point the ABS kicks in. BUT, the car doesn't slow, and I'm now sailing towards the main road even though the pedal was hard down
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.25 Car reverses without lifting the clutch 22 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  powers my brake and then eventually stalls, at this point my gear stick is stuck in reverse and will only free up once my foot has left the clutch. All my other gears are fine, it just seems to be reverse, any ideas what this could be??
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 03 2.0 collapsed front springs 10 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  2 collapsed front springs, (both broken in the middle!), on this diesel Vectra at 90,000 miles of careful, all on road, driving. No warning. But broken on taking the car in the morning. Heard 2 clicks (thought it was the usual hand brake problem), then immediate thudding in the wheel arch. Parked
• How many points/fine will you get if... 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Just seen a woman i know carrying 4 children in the back. 3 were wearing seatbelts. She had an adult in the front seat and a child in the footwell. She is also driving with 2 faulty brake lights. Only the middle one in the rear screen works. So she is carry 2 children with no seat belts, for which
• Ford Galaxy (1995 - 2006) - Should I scrap her, my good & faithful servant 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  ie my dear old Galaxy is due her test on the 3rd Dec Bought June 1998, 207, 000 miles, should good for another 50,000 or so? She will possibly/probably need an exhaust, or moderate /extensive welding brake pipes? main light switch etc. But running like a clock, & I love her to bits ( & too mean
• Renault Scenic (1999 - 2003) - 03 1.9 Vibration 15 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  which feeds the turbo, front brakes and discs. Now the car is actually running there is a very bad vibrating through out the car between 2 and 3 thousand revs. The car has only meant to have done 48,000 miles. It is not the engine mounts any advise please before I put a hammer to it.
• SAAB 9-3 (1998 - 2002) - 00 2.0 Differences between standard front discs 3 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I need to buy some front discs for my car and the price differences are enormous. Now I can understand that the pads would/could have different compounds and be made from different materials, offer different braking characteristics and resistance to fade, hence differnet prices for the pads
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 Hub nut removal 11 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I want to remove the brake drums from my '97 Fiesta to examine the linings. In order to remove the drums, it would appear that the drums and hub including bearing must be removed as an assembly. I have never seen the type of hub nut fitted. It looks as if it is made of hex. shaped laminations held
• Cheapskate parts. 27 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Any experiences of real pennypinching engineering by manufacturers ? My own refers to my Honda, a make noted for quality. I have two brake master cylinders on the handlebars. Both have the normal rectangular covers and seal as used by Honda on many models. I needed to change the fluid after
• What does the law and used car warranties mean? 4 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  braking the law by not offering a warranty?
• The best of driving, the worst of driving 26 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  , on the single carriageway roads, everyone drives about three inches off your bumper, regardless of how fast you're going (and I'm usually within 2-3mph of the speed limit). They're not driving aggressively I don't think but everyone seems to have forgotten their braking-thinking distance is something like