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• New Car Time - Replacing Nissan Primera P11-144 6 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  , new exhaust system, rear brakes, accessory belt, get the oil stain out of the rear seat - could be looking at £1500 I reckon tops.   So what to get instead? I do 10,000 miles per year, I don't like debt, I don't have a budget per se, the cheaper the better, but my homework
• Daihatsu Charade (2003 - 2006) - 12000 mile report 3 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  kit with the seats folded - infact it didnt and I had to put stuff both in the front footwell and on front seat, something that I dont have to in the Daijit. The gearbox is a bit noisey but I think that when it has its 6th year service and its first gearbox oil change, this should certainly quieten
• Renault Twingo - Arnold Clarke will not do body warranty inspection 16 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  to ensure what Im paying for is carried out with consumables actually replaced? Service and MOT £175, you can watch the MOT but not watch the service. And how much for just an oil change? £110! Nah, Im not up for that. Receptionist say I can pay for a service at another dealer
• Ford Focus tdci 11 plate - Advice needed 23 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  the events. June 2017 - engine light on and halfords say need a new solenoid, aa covered this Nov 2017 - Turbo failed aa cover we just pay for parts that aren't covered for turbo change leave garage get home light back on halfords say to drive for a few days so can do a reading it stays on and start
• 2004 Astra G 1.7 CDTI 80ps - Astra 1.7 CDTI Starting Troubles 4 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi right its my mates 2004 astra G 1.7 CDTI 80ps Problem is it wont start on the key starts fine with a bump start or i'm guessing with easy start also altho i haven't tried this yet. Fuel filter and air filter have been changed and made no difference When
• 2001 Fiesta Zetec-S - Fiesta playing up 16 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Sparks New Fuel filter But sod all. After i put the new coil and plugs in the EML came on. I reset the ECU and the light went and has not come back since. Both oil and coolant are fine and not dropping or does not have any foreign stuff in it. I bought a ODB reader that bluetooths
• Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - Another Dealer Servicing Rant 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  deliberately left it like that. Inevitably, after the dealer had the car for a couple of hours the phone call came asking if all four tyres (with at least 3mm of tread, more on the back) could be replaced but no mention of slow puncture. In addition they wanted to change front pads and discs that were still
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1997 1300 Noisy engine and slave cylinder issue- n 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  seal failure (there is a puff of blue smoke at start up and it does use a bit of oil although only around 1 litre per 1000 miles which is normal anyway for the engine?). However the engine sounds really noisy its not a rattle it is almost like a pump (the temperature gauge reads fairly high but never
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8 Zetec, Intermit. Whirling/rattle gearbox 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  again. The noise is really loud (audiable in all gears except 5th) when it happens and is constant through all gears when in gear although this weekend it also happened when freewheeling with the clutch applied. The car drives perfectly ok and changes gear smoothly without issue. There appears
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 1998. 416 model - heating issues 15 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  . then couple of days later heater now heater only blows cold. car has had new radiator, plugs, leads, dizzy cap, starter, thermostat, recent oil and air filter change. also after reading through this web site other symtoms have lots of white smoke and water from exhaust at all times and whithe mist and petrol
• Vectra 98R 2.0 16V Cutting Out 23 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  My 98R Vectra 2.0 16V estate has started to stutter and cut. Beyond topping up oil and changing the odd bulb and wiper blade I leave my maintenance to a small one man garage, but he has not got any diagnostic stuff, so tommorrow I am going to bite the bullet and take it to the local dealer
• Peugeot 308 SW 1.2L Puretech - Peugeot 308 SW 1.2L Puretech Engine Problem -P1032 28 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  me, but I did not notice any change in performance or noise from the engine.  I booked the car in for a service with my personal mechanic whom I have used for years with the hope that he might find the problem, but he couldn’t fit it in for a couple weeks.  In the meantime, I chose
• MGF P Reg Coolant Overheating 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  first thought was HGF, so I checked the oil, no milkyness. I called out the AA, they did their pressure and chemical tests and the car was fine. They towed me to a local garage who said it WAS HGF and the head had to be sent off for the tests - ie £££. I was not convinced so I got the AA out again
• Renault Clio - Water leak, Renault/RAC unable to find 25 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Bought a Pre Reg Clio a few months back,  2 weeks after buying the car, I checked the car for oil, water etc and noticed that the water reservoir was totally empty, To i topped it up with approx 1 to 2 litres of water, So i thought that the water cant have been checked before i bought
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  Have there been many cases of problems with the Volkswagen Golf since the emissions fix? 13 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that many Volkswagen Golf that have had the emissions fix have had subsequent problems with the engine. Is this correct?
• Vauxhall Zafira A - Ecotec 1.6 - turns, fires, immediately cuts out. 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Can anybody offer help? My cheaply purchased Zafira A 1.6 16v petrol has been pumping out a lot of smoke (clouds!), feeling "strangled" and underpowered, and knocking under load. It burns a lot of oil, I top it up about twice a week and the knocking stops immediately afterwards, but returns
• Mazda 3 2008 - Service interval reset. DPF lamp flashing. 18 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  . At first I thought this was serious, but it transpired it was just the service interval indicator needed reseting. I had changed the oil and filter on schedule, but had been unable to find reference to resetting the service interval, and some 1000 - to 2000 miles later the "DPF" started
• 2003 vectra 2.2 dti - limp mode 15 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  hi guys im new here i have a 2003 vectra 2.2 diesel and i buy it with airflow meter problem later i went to the mechanic to scan it and it was the air flow so i got a second hand from a friend car wish one him hv been crased im the back but the engine was working fine ...well my mechanic changed
• Any - BMW vs AUDI 14 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  2 A4 cars completely immobilised by shearing of the oil pump drive, one decorated the floor in the middle of a roadworks on the M 25. So I made an appointment to test drive a Q5, the guy called me several times to confirm it, only to call me again at 19.30 on the evening before
• Nissan 100NX 1.6 Targa - Reconditioned gearbox failing! 9 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  and a new clutch (i paid for the clutch). Now the gearbox was starting to crunch a few months back so i went to a different garage to get the oil changed and they told me there was lots of metal in the gearbox and it couldn't be refurbished. I thought they was trying to get money out of me so i left