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• Toyota Yaris Hybrid 1.5 CVT 100 PS - Leeway on exceeding service intervals 8 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  My Yaris Hybrid is 6 months old with 9600 miles on it. It's almost due its first service (I require 2 services per year due to covering 20000 annually.) The earliest date the dealership can book the car in is 11 days from now (24th August) but I have plans for this weekend and next week
• towing- any thoughts? 6 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  With reference to my previous post. I currently have a Skoda Superb 1.9Tdi 130 PD diesel. It is nearly ten years old, mine from new and has about 200K miles on the clock. Full service and repair history. Original clutch, exhaust etc. Friends advise me to fit a towbar to it and use it to get used
• Volkswagen Passat - Import to UK - Xenon Headlights requirements 8 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all, I am importing my 2007 VW Passat 3.2L 4M into the UK. I currently have Xenon Headlights, does anyone know if there is a requirement to adjust the beam on those headlights so they are UK compliant.  Because the car is less than 10 years old, putting light deflectors
• Citroen C5 Tourer 3.0 HDi Estate - Door hinges not a warranty item? 2 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  My car is just over 4 years old with 40k miles.  The driver's door is making a bit of a graunching sound when opened, the Citroen dealer says it needs new hinges.  These are apparently not covered by warranty (I have Citroen extended warranty) but are considered "bodywork" problems
• Renault Laguna - 130% increase from AA - stick to the RAC 23 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  of cars older than 10 years old. I would not recommend the AA at all. Even the CEO of the AA is not interested. Total waste of space.
• ANY - Suggestions But comfort 1st 17 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  It's that time coming around again, I would like in my next car, Comfort 1st 2nd and 3rd qualities, petrol, preferably manual but not against a proper auto, not a "low" driving position, under manufacturers warranty, approx 1 year old, mid range and not too small. french/italian/vag need
• SEAT Ibiza SC - Diesel in engine oil 24 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  My first car is a 3 years old SEAT and it has packed-up 5 days outside the Warrantee. The engine has been wrecked by the leakage of diesel into the engine oil and with weakened lubrication the oil pump has failed, etc. Is this a common fault? How did the oil make its way
• ford ka - 2001 ford ka mileage 15 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi Just bought a used ford ka for £740, 12 years old with a mileage of 49k. Its a bit battered but was happy with it as a second car. When I got home I had a terrible thought - the odometer only has 5 digits and so only goes up to 99,999. So now I have a feeling the mileage
• Vauxhall Astra 1.7 dti DIY remap y17dt Isuzu - Vauxhall Astra 1.7 dti DIY remap y17dt Isuzu 13 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  As the owner of an old Vauxhall Astra 1.7 dti, I have been aware for a while that simple remaps are available that give a lot more power with only a small loss of economy. £200 though and it's not my car, it's my ex's. So with that in mind, about £3 seems the order
• Modern diesels ticking time bombs,when to get rid? 22 Jun 2013 (Forum)
     I had a conversation with a work colleague yesterday who seems convinced that my   DTEC Honda Accord with 66k, not yet four years old will shortly explode in a ball of    flame.I told him the car had been faultless to date and that sticking
• 2003 Ford Focus 1.8 TDDI - Crank position sensor 30 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  My car has what I believe is a common fault on this model. Engine "jerks" at low revs and intermittently cuts out when cruising. Internet folklore indicates this is the Cam or the Crank position sensor. Q1 Unable to find a cam position sensor, is one really fitted on the tddi ?. Q2
• VW Tiguan 2008 SE tdi auto - Mechanical problems ... 20 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Just wondering if anyone out there has had a similar experience. My 4 year old Tiguan (42,000 miles) has just bankrupted me!  The following faults have been found : The propshaft has been replaced the coil/springs on the rear suspension have been replaced
• Audi A1 - Flywheel and clutch damage 25 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Dear All I've sadly fallen victim to dual mass flywheel issues on my 9 month old Audi A1.  I've lookeda round the internet and have discovered that DMF have been troublesome for all amnner of cars and warranties are not lived up to as the retailers blame it on driving style.  I
• Williams ? - Fire at racetrack 26 May 2012 (Forum)
  as engineers attempted to dismantle a damaged car. The article raised the question as to whether the fire was caused by a battery situated beneath the fuel tank.  The battery is/ was used to provide a speed boost lasting 6.6 seconds every lap. Am I old fashioned in imagining that locating
• Vw Polo - break fluid change in between services or can it w 2 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  I understand the 1st break fluid change is due after 3 years and every 2 after that. I used to do a higher than usual milage, but am now back to 1 service / year. However the car will be 3 years old in march 2012, where as the service is due in July. So I was wondering if I should have
• FORD ESCORT 1990 1300CC - I have too keep topping up break fluid resovoir 18 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Any mechanics out there that live  near Birmingham  Airport  that can do repairs on my ford escort. Its an old car and I can't afford garage prices £45.00 per hour.  I will pay a mechanic to do the work. Can you suggest anyone or someone whom has
• Nissan Micra - Nissan v Ford 6 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I have an eleven year old micra which has been great but I am thinking about replacing it .  I would like another nissan but i am not that keen on the micra shape now and I don't want a pixo.  The car shape i really like is the ford ka but having previously owned two fiestas, I
• 15K to spend on new or 1 yo 23 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Mazda 6 2.2D 125 or 163 2009 Passat 1.6D 2010- old model, fantastic fuel economy but is it reliable? Mini Cooper Clubman  2010-  hard ride? perhaps pointless Lexus IS 220D 2009 any other cars I may have overlooked? Many thanks  
• Vectra 2005 1.9cdti - Removal of Alternator 31 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Please could some help.  With reference to a previous on alternator for my car i have managed to find a replacement part.  But having trouble removing the old part.  I have removed 2 out of the 3 bolts stated in my haynes manual but cannot locate the 3rd stated
• Night-time driving-glasses? 17 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  The thread about flashing oncoming Xenon-headlit cars prompts me to ask whether anyone can recommend night-driving specs to reduce glare. I'm not au fait with the most recent issue of the Highway Code but seem to remember I'd heard that the Code's advice (exhortation?) is not to use such glasses