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• VECTRA MISSFIRE 7 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  £168.43 FOR A NEW CAMSHAFT SENSOR,TECH 2 DIAGNOSIS,PARTS AND LABOUR ESTIMATED AT 1.5 HRS. MY PROBLEM IS,THE CAR IS ONLY 2.5 YRS OLD 26000 MILES ON THE CLOCK IS REGULARLY SERVICED AT A VAUXHALL DEALER AND HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER PROBLEMS BEFORE. WHY SHOULD WE PAY THESE EXTREMELY HIGH PRICES
• Mazda Xedos 6 - Jerky drivetrain 28 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  near as fluid as driving, say a BMW 318is Coupe (my old car), in the same conditions. Anyone have any ideas or any experience or how to cure this? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
• Honda CR-V Hybrid 2020 - High Oil Consumption 1 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a six month old Honda CR-V Hybrid (2020) with 10k on the clock. At 8.5k the oil warning light came on when going round a motorway junction loop and checked the oil level which was on the minimum mark, so topped up to the correct level. I thought oil was thrown out with centrifugal force
• Hyundai Tucson (old model) - Just Bought a New 19 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Fiesta money). The new 2021 model is amazing with but there are no serious discounts on it as it's so new.  It is the SE NAV model and comes with metallic paint.  I know the Tucson isn't the trendiest car but it is noticeably larger than the Ford Puma and VW TROC and its Seat
• peugeot 107 - how much to haggle for <1 year old city car 16 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  hello! my cousin has recently passed his test. yey! the destination and nature of his new job necessitated the ability to be mobile. seeing as he is a new licence holder, young, male and lives in a ghetto area (......east london)  the choice in cars which would
• Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 D - Automatic Gearbox Fault reving up for it to engage 2 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  shoots forward or reverse. Obviosuly, this could cause a problem if he was parked between to cars. Once the car has run for a bit, the gearbox is fine and no issues. I am quite concerned as he is 70 years old so his reaction is not as got as it used to be. The car is booked into the garage
• Is it safe to use a jump starter on all cars ? 26 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  carry their cars hand books with them and I would have reservations about jump starting say for example a year old Toyota Land Cruiser in which case we are probably back to square one and waiting for the breakdown services. Whats the general concensus? Anyone know if there are current cars
• Rover 416gsi 1993 - Driving a car thats been stood for a few years 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Hello folks,    I recently have been given a 1993 rover 416gsi from an old relative who has given up driving,and as i now need an automatic thought it might be worth a shot. The car has done 66,205 miles and has full service history and has been garaged all its life
• Small car with a big boot 15 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Rather than muddle this with the spare wheel thread, I think it'll be interesting toi take up Engineer Andy's challenge to those of us who enjoy advising on buying a new car. If I've got the message right, Andy, you want something no bigger - ideally smaller - than your Mazda 3
• Hyundai i10 or Peugeot 108 - Please help: Buying first car 19 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I am a newly qualified driver looking to buy my first car. I have only basic knowledge of what to look out for having only really driven a Citreon DS3 1.6 litre diesel, therefore I was hoping for some advice here. I am interested in two cars, both only 1 year old, reasonably
• any - Buying Secondhand Cars. Easy !!! 20 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hello one of previous questioners ask why there are not many private sellers and you said because the government have made it harder for the private individual to purchase a car now off another private individual. Please correct me if this is wrong, but there are 2 ways  for private
• The courtesy of `comrade` vans and commercials 11 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  too, to some extent. Pop out in the other, car version of the Punto though and there`s a marked difference - it seems to be visible in the pecking order of cars and no longer a comrade to commercials. The odd neck turns in traffic with the old Punto car and you occasionally detect that supercilious
• She's leaving home - the insurance dilemma 16 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Our daughter departs for Uni in a few weeks. Her car will remain at home. As for any 18 year old, the insurance cost is high and she can't afford to continue to pay for that whilst away. The simplest solution would be for the car to remain taxed and insured but not used. But her insurers seem
• Changing Engines Mid Car 19 May 2004 (Forum)
  (presumably an Escort engine) and I was wondering how difficult it is to change engines in a car. I don't know myself because mine was already done before I bought it. Is it just a case of pulling the old one out,and whacking the new one in or is it more technical (I have a feeling it may) and how expensive
• New Astra 1.8 CDX Problems Update 9 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  In the old backroom archive I posted about a friend of mine who was having driveability problems with the above car. After issuing an ultimatum my friend persuaded Vauxhall to take back the car in exchange for a new 1.6 (my friend having no confidence in the 1.8 by now). There is a sequel
• Clocked car 15 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all, So i bought my car from a private dealer 9 months ago and have been using this car to learn to drive in, i then passed my test recently. Now when i bought this car it is a 10 year old car that was advertised as low mileage as it had only done 13,000 miles. Now i did consider it unusual
• Any - Advice needed to buy first car in the UK 2 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I am not interested in very small cars like old ford fiesta or yaris. Mpg is important for me as well as other run costs and insurance. My budget is max £2k, the cars that I've found interesting are : Nissan Almera Nissan pixo Peugeot 207 VW polo Volvo s40 I need help and advice to select a car
• Porsche 911 964 - Insuring cars for long-term use in Mainland Europe 27 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  My family and I moved to Berlin in August 2012.  I have an old Porsche 911 that I would like to bring out to Germany for the duration of our stay (2-3 years).  I have spoken with two insurance companies, both of whom have informed me that I cannot insure the car for overseas use
• Bought a shocker ! Advice please.... 3 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, My parents recently bought a car from a Chrysler Jeep main dealer, its a year or two old. Within a week, it had broken down. They supplied a courtesy car and collected the jeep and repaired it. It turned out to be the flywheel, apparently, but the car was returned in working order
• Trolleys and car-parks 22 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  be pushing a heavy trolley load of tiles in a DIY shop car-park whilst at the same time trying to placate a 2yr old boy who has just been removed from the Thomas Tank Engine ride-on when said trolley should bash into an adjacent car. Further suppose that the owner of said car should get awfully stroppy