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• Speed bumps---tell me please 30 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  them at walking pace or less? Are there ways of reducing the damage--like going over at an angle ? I've heard of a sharp stab on the brakes and release just before the bump. Are cars really not designed to cope--bumps have been around for years. I'm assuming that the cars I see hammering over them
• Mondeo disc/pad change 20 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  life out of them before having both changed. But now the brakes have started to judder some, I'm going to have to get them changed. I know you are meant to get pads changed with the disc change but if the pads really are so new does anyone think I would get away with just getting new discs
• 8 yr old Audi A6 valuation 4 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  . A few stone chips and a couple of scrapes to the bumper. Small area of rust re-appearing by front wheel arch base, probably from previous bad repair ( 10p sized, we had it fixed before for about £150) Small ding with small paint crack on rear. ABS and hand brake warning lights come on for a second
• vw passat tdi, oil change problems 21 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi can anyone help me i own a vw passat tdi year 2000, problem is i have never had a car before i cant service myself i always do all my own brakes, services etc. Does anyone know what oil i can use in my car the vw recomended oils are to expensive, i am aware this model is a long life service
• Peugeot306 noise & vibration over 30mph 27 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  hill, turning a corner or putting on brakes. The noise does not change at all when changing gear or when slowly pulling up handbrake. Only ever started when going above say 50mph and when i'd slow down to about 30mph would stop. It also only started about half an hour in to a drive when car was warmed
• Fiesta '96(P) 1.8D takes ages to start! 10 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 (P) mark IV Fiesta with the 1.8 Endura diesel engine which has covered (allegedly) 50,000 miles from new. I have only owned the car a month and in that time had it serviced, which included oil & filter change, air filter change, fuel filter change, cam belt change, brake fluid
• Rover Metro Ascot Price Guide Please 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Metro Ascot 1.1 in Aqua Blue (or like that kind of blue!) It has done 38k miles, just passed its MOT, following having a new radiator, tyres, and brakes changed. It has been driven by my mum, which can be translated to - slow and easy! (i know this has no bearing on the costs!) The body work
• What age to stop driving? 13 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  On my way home from work last night a car pulled out in front of me from a side-road forcing me to brake hard...and then proceeded to travel at 20 mph. After pulling my hair out for a minute or two I pulled up alongside the driver at a roundabout and saw it was a very elderly gentleman perhaps
• VW Servicing 1 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  brakes, batteries, tyres, exhausts, electrics, hoses and cooling system * Free replacement bulbs (except headlamps) * All fluid levels checked and topped-up free of charge 50% off MOT with full Service Which should I choose? Regards John
• Is my QX finally broken? 16 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Everytime I used the car in the last two week, it has stalled at least once per journey. Everytime the car is fully warmed up and the car "shiver" for a second and the engine just stopped. (If I catch it in time before stalling, I can keep it going with throttle and Left-Foot-Braking, though I
• Freelander TD4 problems! 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, a couple of queries I was wondering if anyone could help me with! First, I have an intermittent fault, occasionally when I press my brake pedal the amber TC light and the amber hill descent light come on. They may stay on for a while or go off again almost immediately. Does anyone know why
• Darwin, again 27 May 2005 (Forum)
  in the braking process. Last seen stood at the kerb having an argument with each other...
• Citroen ZX - sanity check 10 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, A colleague at work has replaced his ZX 1.9D "M" avantage 144k with a Xsara and is looking to sell the ZX. He's been pretty up front with what needs doing to it : Brakes soft - fluid change? Timing belt could do with replacement Poor starting - glow plugs? Needs tax, MOT due in July
• UK drivers paying too much for parts 1 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  frequency then, I know, the disparity would be a lot less. Higher volume parts, such as filters and brake parts are where all the sales revenue is so that?s where all the pricing effort goes in matching the competition. Meaningful parts price research is based upon these basics: Selection of high volume
• Fiesta 94 LX Common Earth problem? 30 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi Got a really strange problem I need help with. Whilst driving along my airbag/seatbelt light comes on and then all of a sudden my dash lights and external lights dim, i have no brake lights or hazards and the car slowly comes to a halt. I got it going again just by pumping the throttle
• Making an accident worse 16 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  , checked that there was no damage. Car behind then reversed back a bit to give the old gentleman chance to do his hil start. But he hadn't put his hand brake on and this time rolled back again but managed to smash the headlights! Any other examples of accidents made worse?
• Fiesta 1.3 engine query. 9 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  on cluth/brake and seem to increase. I am thinking it is the idle control valve at fault and have cleaned it but to no change in the fault. My real question is could there be anything else at fault before I shell out £70 on a new valve? And also could it be a switch of some sort on the clutch because I
• The solution to UK traffic problems? 4 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Stuck at a newly installed set of traffic lights this morning, I had a brainwave. If most A and B roads were made one-way, then * all the traffic would move a lot faster * distance travelled may increase, but fuel consumption would be little different due to less acceleration and braking
• Bridgestone B391?s 23 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Bridgestone B391?s on Almera 1.8 I have just replaced a set of these (4 years old and 27K) because one of them had a crevasse at the edge of the steel belts. I had the wheels off to change the brake fluid and checked the tyres over as you do. This one was at the 2 mm marker and I was toying
• Driving in the Rain 11 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  ? Does safe braking distance mean nothing? Do drivers not understand how high their bow wave goes over other cars? MPV and HGV drivers seem to be particularly poor at this - hey guys, some of us (and our engines) are nearer to the ground than you! Is it a foreign concept that if you hit surface water