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• HT lead longevity - Audi A6 26 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  My \'98 Audi A6 2.8 85,000 is starting roughly on damp mornings [recent new plugs] - does anyone agree might be worth renewing HT leads? In previous VW/Audi cars they only seem to last about this long, yet my 24yr old TR7 [62,000m] works well on the originals [carbon fibre, not copper
• Tyre out of shape 26 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Has anyone has this before, My rear nearside rear tyre on my 306 has perished along the centre line, which has out the tyre out of shape. At first I thought the wheel was out of balance but neither me, nor the wife remembered curbing anything. Admittedly the tyre is over 2 years old and has
• Megane seized caliper. 19 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Just found the front caliper has seized on my Megane (1.6 8b 1998 ABS) which has rather worn down the pads a lot. Looks like I'll have to replace the caliper, is there anything I should look out when doing this job as it has ABS? I've done a caliper replacement on non-ABS cars before without any
• timing chain nissan micra 30 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  recently bought a 2 1/2 year old micra with 13500 miles on the clock which appear genuine. The car has been laid up a lot since new and I bought as a repo. The timing chain rattled a lot on start up and was fixed under warranty by the local nissan dealer, tho' there is no service history
• 1987 Isuzu Piazza 8 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  with Full Isuzu service history and lots of old receipts in excellent condition for about £500. Would I be really stupid to buy it and just be getting myself a load of problems or is it a good car at a good price? Thanks in advance Chris
• Rusting on Mondeo Mk3 Hatch 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  year paint warranty (car 19 months old). He has taken some photo's and will send the case to Ford to see if they will cover it. Any comments? Anyone else had this problem? James
• Jazz to an Astra 4 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I wonder if any backroomers would like to comment on a car cahange that I am considering.I owm a 13month old Honda Jazz with 20,000 miles.I mailnly use it for motorway commuting(120 miles twice a week).My father in law has a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Club 2001(y) on a motability plan with one year
• Weird and Wonderful? 15 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  A news snippet that made me chuckle found in today's Sun newspaper in one of their "Sun Spots", I think its a way of reporting the weird and wonderful. Anyway I have omitted the owners name for fear of public persecution:-) "An Austin Maestro stolen from its 39 year old owner, was found sub merged
• ageing space wagon 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  My Mitsubishi Space wagon (2.0L Auto)is now 7 1/2 years old and well used. At 106,000 on the clock I have been thinking about changing it (for a Mazda 6 estate or another Space Wagon) but I read in the Honest John review of the older Space wagons that they were good for 300,000. Its been regularly
• Peugeot 306 XLDT 22 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  /2 inch of standing wayter this morning!, following a downpour. I think it is comming from the outer main seals. The car is 8 years old. How much would a Peugeot dealer charge for renewing both sides and can it be done elsewhere cheaper? Thanks for any help.
• Peugeot 807 - first sighting? 18 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  I am pretty sure I saw a Peugeot 807 yesterday - being driven through Ipswich in convoy with a Renault Vel Satis. Quite a striking sight. Expect an article next month in one of the motoring mags - 'Big Funny Looking French Cars - Group Test'. Saw a Ford Fusion as well, in a metallic beige/brown
• Elderly cats 3 May 2002 (Forum)
  The emissions figures for my 12 year old, 140,000 mile Audi were CO 0.09%, HC 78ppm. Minimum even for a post 1992 vehicle is 0.3% / 200 ppm, although my car gets tested on the older standards (3.5% / 1200ppm). So presumably the catalytic converter is working just fine. Judging by its external
• Power Steering Problem - air??? 7 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Hi, My father has an Opel Zafira 1.8 Elegance, approximately 18months old and low mileage. When the engine is running and the steering wheel is turned, there is a bubbling sound coming from the steering column. Sounds like there could be air in the system? The car drives fine and the power
• Those bloody catalytic converters again 23 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  My cat has just failed - '95 BMW 735. The car in fact has 2 cats - 481 miles each. The non-franchised garage can do the job for me but says he can only get standard parts. Does anyone know a cheaper solution (other than leave it until it drops off). Also the garage say that the part comes
• Buy new with PCP, but settle immediately? 2 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  I'm looking around at some nearly-new car options to replace one of ours which has gone to the sc***-heap in the sky, but also seeing various new car offers with substantial discounts "subject to taking out a PCP". Some of these seem to offer the possibility of a new car for barely more than a 1
• Mazda CX-5 - Car buying help if over 100k miles? Is it safe? 30 May 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm looking to buy a Automatic SUV and was looking at this Mazda CX-5, Its top trim but has over 100k miles but will full main dealership history and is only 5 years old (2019). What are your thoughts? Would there be alot of service stuff to pay as it done over 100k? Sorry i'm
• Toyota Yaris mk II 2007 - Unresponsive driver console 28 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  Driver console is completely blank, ignition switch does not start the car. Headlights and cabin light do not turn on. Seems to be no power at all. Central locking not working with remote key fob. Car battery is 18 months old, reading 12.56 volts. Disconnecting
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet - Mercedes auto box reliability 4 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  . So we're looking at a car around 10 years old. I quite fancy the auto box which would surely help with the weird foot operated parking brake arrangement on these cars but I was wondering if there were any major reliability issues with the 7G-Tronic box. It's obviously something major
• Keep older gti or not 2 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Bought a 2002 1.8 golf gti 6months ago for my 20yr old daughter and I to share. Only due to be driven maybe twice week. She loved the car which is why we bought it and it drives very well. Due to change of circumstances she is now going to be the main driver and using it 4 or 5 days
• Opel/BMW choices - Can't decide between 4 cars! 25 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  After moving to the UK I am stuck between the Insignia/Astra/1 series/3 series. I am looking at the 2009 onwards Insignia, 2010 Astra and for BMW 1 and 3 series it's the 2004-2012 ones. I will buy a car that is 2010-2012 and less than 80k miles.  I have read so much but what makes me