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• renault megane - Renault Megane - Broken again 14 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  I have a Renault Megane Dynamique 1.6 16v on a 54 plate. In the 2 years I've owned it I've replaced: gearbox, window motors, all fuses x8, shock absorbers - all of them - twice, battery x2 (not with cheap ones either), complete brake system x2, all bulbs at least three times each, and now today
• Renault Clio II (1998 - 2001) - 1998 1.4 Strange grinding/noise on engine braking 27 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  noise? when I took my foot off the accelerator at 70+ mph (I'm thinking its when the engine was naturally braking). The noise stopped when I put my foot back on the accelerator or when I put my foot on the break. The vibration didn't affect the steering and none of the lights in the car came on, it just
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2005 2.0 tdci - Front Brake Discs 14 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  and then got the brakes done - in doing this they said that they would have to replace my rear discs due to damage by the over worn pads. I have just had a call from the garage doing the service and they have told me that the front discs are on a poor state and need replacing. How can this happen in only
• Cars still being flogged to death, no saving then? 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Haven`t seen much change around the City ring roads in driving habits. Cars surging past on full turbo boost, then braking heavily at the next roundabout. Made me wonder, where`s the evidence of concern for saving money? Everyone was really flooring it on the ring road this AM. (As always) You
• Slow moving ambulance(s) may be on call 16 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  mph limit) and 25 mph max on other roads. The driving was brilliant, moving over in plenty of time to allow others onto the road at junction without him braking, he was careful not to impede anyone in the outside lane. What shocked us was the way some other drivers behaved - yes, the mercedes driver
• Nice man Neil at Halfords 8 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Yesterday I went to Halfords at Edge Lane in Liverpool as one of my lights was out. I asked for a brake light as when I put the brake pedal down one of the back lights did not come on. I asked what they would charge to fit it and he said £2.99. I was going to take him up on this as seemed
• No brake lights - what would you do? 9 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Driving home yesterday evening with my son in the front seat and almost drove into the back of an elderly and very shabby Mk1 Range Rover. I realised reasonably quickly that the RR had no brake lights. I managed to pull to the side of him at a junction and wound the window down to tell him. He
• Almera N16(2004) Handbrake Warning Light 6 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  As per the subject, really. My 18mth old Almera's suddenly started to flash the brake fluid / handbrake on light when I'm going around corners. Doesn't seem to matter whether it's left or right turns. I've checked the brake fluid level - there's plenty in there (the car was serviced no more than
• VAG brake disks/pads 4 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  of the disk on the inside. He also said he'd seen this on a couple of Boras and a Golf MK4. Just thought I'd share this with other owners of cars built on that platform which might have common brake components. As an aside, I'm starting to wonder if this may explain the gradual reduction in fuel economy
• EBD - will different tyre sizes confuse 22 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I have a Vauxhall Astra Mk4 which has ABS and Electronic Brake Distibution (EBD). It ran on 195/60 x15 tyres as standard. I always move rear tyres to front and put new tyres on the rear, as recommended (no opening of old debates, please). As part of an "upgrade" I fitted 205/60 x15 on the rear
• Noisy 306 18 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  306 i've had). Could it be a sticking caliper? Or the bearings, ball joints or cv joint? 2. The brakes have always been noisy (more squeaking!). I've had all 4 pads & discs changed, so I assumed that this would cure the problem. Unfortunatley it hasn't and it appears to be a little worse than
• Road safety advert inaccuracies 23 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  of the ad, the car has its brakes locked! When skidding, the car has very little stopping power, and so im sure if the car WAS travelling at 30(or less) and had braked in the manner shown, it would also have hit the child! Surely the producers shouldn't have used a car with locked wheels to demonstrate
• Seatbelts remain top safety enhancement 5 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  chances of dying in an automobile accident were four times higher than they are today. Since that time, the industry has outfitted vehicles with dual braking systems (1968); disc brakes (1960s); antilock brakes (1980s); radial-ply tires (1970s); shatter-proof safety glass (1968); collapsible
• Rear Foglight Use and Abuse 19 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  of these lights - they're often pretty dazzling when the fog's not too thick, and can make it hard to pick out brake lights ahead (particularly when only one's working!). Also, when driving in busy 'convoy' traffic, the sudden uncovering of a fog lamp a few cars ahead can be mistaken for brake lights, and I've
• Proposed F1 changes. 1 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  . Driver swapping would be good to see but would not appeal to serious F1 fans - too gimmicky. Its the changes to the cars technology which would improve the closeness of the racing. Having controlled brakes/electronics/tyres e.t.c. Removing auto gearboxes/traction control would mean more driver input. One
• New car Rights 16 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  and after 12 courtesy cars and obviously a long period without driving my vehicle, the problems are still there. Well .... the above is not strictly 100% accurate, one fault (The brakes squealing) still remains after 6 months. The rest are new problems created by (IMO) incompetant workmanship
• Dandy Trailer Tent - Curses 26 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  on to the next one and managed to snap the stud.  That got a bad word. Not sure what to do.  Local mobile repair guy reckons I'll be alright on three studs for a few hundred miles if I don't brake much.  Other option is to buy and fit two new braked indispension unts in the morning
• Ford Fusion - Rear wheel bearing replacement 28 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  2003 model, no ABS, drum brake. Optimistically (encouraged by Haynes manual) making some progress (got the brake drum off and the circlip out) but now a bit stuck (like the old bearing). Does any one have a favourite trick which does not need specialist equipment for getting the old bearing out
• Ford fiesta 1.6 zetec s - Can I put new mintex m1144 pads on used brake disc 23 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, I am thinking of cha going the pads of my car as the pagid pads I have are a bit crap tbh. I have also got pagid discs and have probably done around...
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  Can you recommend a non-corrosive alloy wheel cleaner? 8 Jul 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Can you recommend a non-corrosive alloy wheel cleaner which will remove marks, due to brake dust?