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• Is it required? 8 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  the engine was lubricated. Suspension, brake systems, steering and so on. I am from a generation that remembers grinding in valves, re-bores, decokes and when 20K from an engine without attention was a subject of interest in the pub. I wonder if our experience in our early motoring years has given some
• Alternative power. 4 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  charcoal filters when it brakes and recharges it actually produces negative pollution. (it cleans the air as it is used!). Er.. so where did that one go then? Excuse my poor memory but was it this forum that talked about electric cars that could do 200 miles for 60pence etc.. which all the car company
• Garage trying it on. What do I do next? 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  tyre worn, but the biggy was that I was told my front brake discs were worn low, and my rear ones had worn right through and wrecked the discs. So new pads all round recommended plus new rear discs, and that'll be over £400 please. I said no. At the Nissan garage's recommendation, I replaced discs
• VW 2023 T-Roc Life TSI - Excessive tyre wear 31 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  57.933mpg over 9,154 miles. I do not slew around corners or roundabouts, I do not accelerate quickly nor brake heavily and this mpg better than VW quote. I have not yet contacted VW. I would like to hear what others here have to say. Regards, Pete.
• Mondeo Mark 1 Ghia X 6 Cyl. 2.5 l. - Restoring a car - stolen on 22 March 2024 16 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  absorbers, brakes etc. etc.. Although the car was still insured till September and had road tax, there was no MOT since it was off the road, this will aid the police in ANPR, I think that I should notify the insurance company but to have them wait for a period. What to do? Jaymack in High Wycombe         
• Hyundai i30 - Hire car 20 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  is manual (good) but the centre armrest/cubby box obstructs it. Handling is fine and the ride actually very compliant (no low profiles). The gear change is positive and easy to use and clutch and brakes well-weighted. As a honest car for doing all the basic things right, I would
• Autonomous driving light 21 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  With so many cars are now having options to drive autonomously on motorways, I wonder whether it will make sense to provide an indicator light (like brake light) to make following vehicle aware that it is being driven without active driver input. When using adaptive cruise control
• Tesla - Do EV batteries explode in a collision? 2 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  lanes civic road to be shut. In the footage, the Tesla (seems like a model Y but can't really tell) was hit from behind by another Tesla model 3 and a small fire is raging from the back of the car hit. After few minutes the fire get larger and popping sounds are heard, then all hell brake
• Nissan x trail - Nissan x trail 2015, horrible squeak. 29 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  is going round, its catching onto something. My local Nissan initially advised changing the brakes, but the sound has remained and they just told me, they don't know where its coming from, even though I have taken them on a test drive and they heard the sound. I have attached youtube link, in the hope
• Skoda Superb - Boot lid not opening 1.9TDI greenline 2009 24 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  it and rear brake light flashes twice and two motors sound to open as a hatchback,  none of this is happening now, when you lock the car too the hazards dont flash.  i did get a parrot phone kit installed on wedenesday last, problem occurred on thur mid day- is this the root of the problem
• Vauxhall Mokka X - Automatic Gear Box Query 19 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  Park to Drive it feels fairly smooth, but when I shift from Drive back to Park it feels very stiff and more difficult to move. Why should it feel ok in one direction and not the other ? I always do things correctly, with my foot on the brake and I make sure to squeeze the trigger
• Toyota Avensis - tapping noise after oil changed 30 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  this month, only new battery and brake parts such as pads, discs and pipes to the back.. Had the car serviced and I can hear a tapping rattle from the engine when it is cold. I think the garage used the wrong oil because this was not there before the service.  The mechanic says he used
• 2004 Honda Jazz CVT 1.4 - Glitch under load 7 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  mode. Not in 7 speed or manual mode. I have removed and cleaned (overnight in brake cleaner ) the EGR valve. No difference. Runs as usual before and after the event. Any ideas please? Thanks for reading. James.  
• Garage council 10 May 2019 (Forum)
  . It's been 5 weeks now and no news. Through a small gap at the top of the garage, one can see the car. So we he knows it's still there. What are the powers and obligations [if any] of the council in that case? Is it trespassing, as he did not brake anything to get
• Bangernomics aside - about as cheap as it gets? 29 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  yet. Took to my local indie (around £700 for all this). Dealer servicing is a joke. It may be cheap but I think they spend more time cleaning and hoovering it than anything else. My indie said the rear brakes unlikely to have been looked at since new, they were virtually seized.
• Fiesta rear suspension bushes question 21 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  and noticed one of the bushes they have not managed to get all the way in, it's sticking out and they have had to adjust the mounting point to suit (there is a link to some hosted pictures below). Also the welding doesn't look too great either. On top of that they have left the hand brake cable off the clip
• Honda Shuttle/Odyssey - Bye bye Honda Shuttle - what next 28 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  At long last the legendary reliability of our T-reg Shuttle has come to an end. She's failed the MOT not only on various tyre/brake/suspension items but also on emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and, for good measure, 'dense blue smoke.' So how can we hope to replace it ? My wife
• leaning peugeot 106 4 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, Ive just bought a 94 105 XND. It all seemed fine when I bought it but Ive just noticed, parked in a car park, that it leans to the right. Or rather the car leans at the front to wards the drivers side. The car drives farly well, goes in a strait line, brakes in a strate line and goes round
• Galaxy - Ford galaxy 1.9tdi which version is most reliable 7 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  of these .was any improvements made  Between each model release from 1995 up to 2006  As there are a number of issues on most if them I am trying  To get the best and least troublesome Version I can fix  and  remove most  Serviceable parts like brakes shocks
• tightening track rod locking nuts 4 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  . They are also replacing the front brake pads so will have the car up on the ramps etc. Does anyone else think it's excessive to charge so much tighten 2 easily accessible nuts? Perhaps I am wrong but shouldn't this take about 10 seconds per nut?   They also want £30 to "de bug