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• 2003 Ford Focus ghia - MOT advisories 3 May 2014 (Forum)
  restraints system warning lamp does not illuminate. 2. Nearside front brake pipe slightly corroded 3. (at rack) power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage. 4. Nearside rear lower suspension arem corroded but not seriously weakened 5. Offside rear lower suspension arm
• Fiat Scudo 2.0l JTD 2002 - Turbo failure 25 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  and the turbo failed last week. Its going to an expensive job to get the van fully repaired because of the turbo. I wasnt to fussed about the oil cooler and p/s pump as they are easily fixed but when the turbo blew i knew i had been duped due to the limited running of the van. Im sure its the bearings that have
• MINI Cooper - MPG on a Mini Cooper 16 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  purchase because I was unhappy with it but was told I should leave it until 10,000 miles or so for the engine to loosen up and give it's best economy. I was told there was no fault with the car at all. At that time the mpg was low 30's. It is now December and the car has done just shy of 12,000
• HONDA CIVIC TYPE S 55 REG - VSA,,,,,,,,, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND /!\ 28 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Have any other Honest John readers had the same problem as me? The VSA warning triangle and /!\  came on, joy of joys, and won't go off.  I...
• Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 97 2.5 300 TDI starting problems after lift pump s 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Changed the (noisy but functional) lift pump on dad's 97 Disco 300TDI over the weekend, since when I have had massive problems with air in the fuel system. I...
• Mileage discrepancy. 17 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Bit unusual to be posting this as a seller (it?s normally people on the other side saying how they?ve been had), but I?m hoping you guys will give me some impartial advice. Recently sold a car to a trader (after owning it a month) which had a speedo fault. Had the speedo changed but didn?t get
• Driving, heat, and corporate manslaughter 27 May 2009 (Forum)
  leased a van as the new kit won?t fit in the back of a car. Despite my strong resistance, we?ve saved about £100 a month by not having aircon. I know that sounds trivial, but when I was in Munich last week it was already 27 degrees, and it?s likely to be 35+ by the time I do the trip in July. Frankly
• Choosing an automatic - the good & the bad ? 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  . Looking at the market in the 1300 ? 2000 cc range there?s not always the choice you might think since auto?s are only available on some engine ranges, and not many diesels. However I?m a bit indecisive about the best auto to look for, the pros & cons appear to be : ?Conventional? hydraulic box
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 01 1.2 Coil light appearing and cutting out. 8 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I was wondering if you could advice me before I call to book in my car I have only owned for 10 days. I?ve just brought a Y reg 1.2 16v Clio.. only 47?000 miles on clock. So the car?s been fine until the other day and a little orange/yellow coil light came on and engine cut out and poor idling
• `Tupped` by French behemoth in city street 23 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  likely be our only interaction. So what`s the point? Well, two things really. Firstly all this took place under the scrutiny of the city camera`s and she had not put a 30min (max) ticket on her motor. I watched front and back, for the appearance of the Stasi, that have now taken to wearing fleeces
• Most influence on your spannering? 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  , which book(s) or magazine(s) have helped you most in your lifetime of oily skinned knuckles, crucial lost widgets and foul language? Or did parents, uncles or friends help you on your way? I ask because one of my son's mates has had an old Mini bought for him and he wants to wire in an array
• BMW E21 - distributor and poor running 30 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  green). Replaced leads and it now runs much better but still the stuttering on moderate/ hard accel and I also noticed (in the dark) arcing again, but less so. I also noticed that the distributor cap has scoring in the plastic around the contact diametrically opposite to the one that?s arcing noticeably
• Mini Cooper S Vs Mondeo Ghia X TDCi!!! 12 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I know - you couldn't make it up but my auntie is torn between these two cars. The Mini is 02 plate with twenty something miles on the clock and the Chilli...
• Have you renewed your Road tax 13 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Walked past the wife?s car and stopped?shock horror the road tax disc read 31.5.06. Having never missed renewing in almost 50 years how could it happen. Well I have a system of when receiving the renewal reminder of placing it in a prominent position ( top of my monitor) and get new tax disc at our
• Tyres (all makes) 24 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  then for 2 months the car started to tramline from the back end on motorways, making for very scary driving. I went to make sure balancing was fine, and it was, so i went back to Merityre where the bloke took one look, tuttuted and scolded me for not putting P6000's on the car. He told me that the Perillies
• Which? Reliability survey - Vol 2. 19 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  and if the alarm has gone then it\'s a false alarm\" After 3 sets of steering wheel stalks, 2 replacement Control Units, 3 brake light switches etc etc etc I was handed the car and asked to \"see how I get on\" \"Have you fixed it?\" I ask. \"No\" is the answer. I kept their courtesy car and told the dealership
• Breakdown Mechanic killed my car 21 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  are confirmed. The starter\'s fine - but the flywheel has 6 of it\'s teeth stripped - and I can only find 4 of them. Immediatley I\'m thinking of shouting at the his employer and getting them to pay for the repair.. but what chance have I got of that happening?? At this point *any* advice
• Those WOW! moments remembered 20 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  way!) Now i'm a proper supercar admirer so most of my moments are supercar related: Seeing a red Lamborghini Countach Anniversary model in the late 80's - 2 weeks after it was introduced, park on Southampton High St, brand new on its own with no other cars round it, and aged 12 running across
• The adventure begins... 16 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  ! :-) Just a quick thanks to HJ , Andy S and everyone else who gave me advice on choosing. I've taken HJ's advice and not opted for the super hard sports suspension+ with 17" wheels and I think that's a wise move. His recommendation that it's "the most fun car there is" (C by C) I'd find hard
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Zetec - Lack of knowledge about engine cover and under tra 3 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  this be hiding a significant issue for the car going forward in respect of possibly costly repairs.  My instinct tells me it is, however, I am not very well up on any cars younger than late 70's models. Thanks.