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• Hyundai Getz (2002 - 2008) - Hyundai Getz service cost £350 9 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  My nearest dealer is quoting £350 for a 4 year service. They tell me it includes change of oil and filter/air filter/spark plugs/brake fluid / fuel filter and inspecting the rest as normal. The Issue is I also have a noise that can only be described a 'piston slap' in the engine.(more than tappets
• Muppetry of the week 6 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  vanishing gap. Fortunately, exceptionally heavy braking avoids a collision leaving me nothing more to do than lean on the horn and hint by way of polite sign language that I don't think much of his driving. Can you imagine filling out the insurance claim form? They'd never believe you. :-)
• Speed bumps. 14 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  . Additional pollution will only be caused by those who choose to accelerate and then brake in between these bumps, but unfortunately there is no way to legislate against this kind of irresponsible driving. It is generally accepted that certain areas are in need of traffic-calming measures and any potential
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - 04 1.0 Squeaking from the front 26 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  to a stop. I'm fairly sure that it stops when gaining speed although of course it becomes harder to tell. The issue doesn't seem to have any adverse affects to handling, braking, etc. but I am slighlty worried that it might be a syptom or become the cause of a more serious problem. Does anyone have any
• Need a home servicer for a feature 7 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi - HJ has given me permission to put the call out for any Backroomer who would like to take part in a feature on home servicing. It's for Auto Express, and I'm after anyone who shuns the garages to service their car themselves. It'd be more minor service items like oil changes, replacing brake
• FIAT Grande Punto (2006 - 2009) - First service costs - being ripped off? 1 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  asked them what they were going to be doing for £194 as I think that is very expensive for a first service and they said they would change the oil/filter, air filter, clean brakes and replace the spark plugs. Why do plugs need changing after 8,000 miles? I have never had plugs changed every year
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 01 2.0D Display malfunction 25 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  of the car, together with a red lamp symbol appears on the dash sometimes even though all the bulbs are ok. Whilst driving these features cycle on and off for periods of several minutes for no obvious reason and with no apparent link to use of the lights or brakes etc. I suspect there may be something
• Should she get rid of the Nissan? If so, what for. 10 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  My daughter has a V reg Almera. Laff if you like but she's had it 6 years and only needed tyres, battery and a couple of shocks replaced. Until now that is. Last MOT is needed welding on the rear ends of the sills - common problem I hear, and now needs work on the brakes and other bits and pieces
• Traffic lights - heavy rain and on amber 8 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Was just approaching a big junction doing right turn and the car in front hesitated, I almost approached the line and the lights changed to amber I so stopped [nothing behind] but the wet roads and my new brake pads which are not yet bed in meant I was about 1 foot over the stop line. Now
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 99 1.25 cambelt change 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  bolt. But my one doesn't have any tapped holes only three slots.This makes very difficult to hold.Is it possible to put the car in gear with the brakes on and try to undo the bolt this way without turning the crankshaft. This will also apply when refixing the pulley onto the shaft . I hope the pulley
• Average speed cameras and the teflon chancer 24 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Due to expand this summer, I was led to believe and perhaps as popular here as a slug in a salad - but... Don`t you just long for them? The guy who tends to do 50 on our 30 mph inner city ringroad and brakes hard for the cameras. Those 90/100mph (and more) outer lane teflon chancers . What else
• MOTs 5 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Interested to hear from any MOT testers - booked my car in at my usual garage for MOT and a couple of repairs that I was told would need doing for the MOT at the service I had last month (rear spring and rear brake pipes corroded). So I booked in car for MOT and this work doing. Paperwork shows
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Best car, worst car 3 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Just been pondering the best and worst car I've owned over the past 20 years. Spookily, the best car was a Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec, bought new in 2002, which, at 110,000 miles is still going strong - and is even on the original brake shoes. My wife drives it every day and it's still going strong
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6LX Seems less 'nippier' since a service 21 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  me, I just got used to the car etc.. Is that right? I just think that it was much more responsive before.... I will need to change the front brake disc before the next mot. Is it safe to buys these disc+pads set from eBay? Thanks. {header amended to make less vague - ie, a brief description
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 1999 523 BMW steptronic gearbox stuck in "park" 5 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  stuck in park and wish a quick temporary fix, lift the gear gaiter out and then the surround, you will see an aluminum lever, with foot on brake and ignition on, this lever will also release the gearbox from park, you can then check fuses at your convienence. But you have to use both hands and one foot
• looking after subframes & sumps - pictures 25 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The van`s 3 years old now, never been polished, but this is what I do underneath. The grease on the subframes (as pictured today) has been on two years - Castrol CL waterproof grease. I touched up the brake pipes - not really needed - last August. On the sump is high temperature Castrol HMP
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - Coolant life 21 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  to Provence and back on half a litre of oil and still had the original exhaust system and rear brake linings). I have replaced it with a Renault Grand Scénic petrol 2.0 litre auto and am puzzled by the new service intervals. Now the book specifies a glycol based anti-freeze. The Mégane used glycol
• Third party insurance help please 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  managed to hit the brakes and swerve a little but there was no time to avoid and I ploughed into it. I was injured also my passenger and my car is a write off. The driver of the car I hit was arrested for drink driving. I only have third part fire and theft cover plus legal cover. Okay that's
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - Strange Ford service 13 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  that the brakes and steering did not have the usual just serviced feel (I can't explain that, but I always notice a difference). Oh well. So much for an official Ford dealership.
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 01 2.0hdi What to check before a remap? 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, Getting the car (110 hdi to 150ish) remapped next week. Its recently had a new clutch on it and soon to have its alternator belt done too, along with new brakes (pads and discs) and new suspension coils + shock absorbers in the last 6 months... oh and new tires all round! I believe