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• Peugeot 206 paper oil filter 16 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  of restriction. I am reluctant to force the element any further in case the plastic body is damaged in some way. This type of filter must be fairly new (the car is one year old), as it is not covered in the Haynes manual, which has just come out this year for the 206. Bob
• Strange French Custom 2 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  Well, obviously there are a few (!) but the one that I'm interested in is that If anything strikes sharply the windscreen of a car when a French person is driving, they immediately press on the inside of the windscreen with their thumb or finger for a couple of seconds (this is when
• Jerky Mondeo 25 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  When I recently had my 1995 2 litre Mondeo serviced I mentioned the car was jerky when accelerating at the lower end of the revs in 3rd and 4th or generally hard in these gears.I felt the problem began to develop shortly after an elective cam belt change at 68k.The garage (not Ford) could find nout
• Vauxhall Meriva A - Car written off then parked hire car hit and run! 7 May 2012 (Forum)
  . This was picked up on Saturday morning and I was asked to go to a local hire company to pick up a car. At the time they only had a Vauxhall Meriva available. I took it and drove three miles home and parked it outside my house. Ten minutes later I left the car there and went off in the car of my old driving
• Is this a weird fantasy? 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I was recently left without a car as the old one died, so a few weeks shopping around and eventually got a great deal, however, two of the cars I viewed were: 1998 Rover 620 and 1995 Lexus LS400 - both of which were ready to die also. Always loved big luxury cars but could never quite afford
• Family car for £4000 11 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Can anybody give me some advice? I am looking for a 2nd family car for approximately £4000. I have so far narrowed my selection down to: Ford Mondeo (Petrol) Citroen Xantia (Diesel) Vauxhall Vectra (Petrol or Diesel) Nissan Primera (Petrol or Diesel) I want the car to be no more than 4 years old
• Insurance- car not owned 11 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I know the usual old chestnut: My insurance says I can driver a car belonging to someone else (TP only cover), but what this really means is that car ALSO has to have insurance. However, I have just noticed that my new Tesco insurance, while saying the usual bit about driving another car
• Any considered - Best car to buy at 3 years old 25 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  I'm hoping and planning to semi-retire in 3 to 4 years when I'll be 65. My existing company car will be traded in in 9 months time. I'll have the opportunity to buy my next company car after 3 years
• Merc C200 24 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Having just returned from visiting rellies abroad.  During our stay we were lent a Merc C200 Avangarde Kompressor (age unknown, mileage 140k) which was very kind of our hosts, only required to fill with petrol. Unused to such large posh cars I will give you my feelings regarding
• Protection from rear impacts 13 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  are safest in the rear seat of a car, but it feels to me safer for a 2 year old toddler?s forward-facing seat to be strapped into the front passenger seat in a ?99 Micra in case anything runs into the back of the car. Bit of a dilemma really, if you?re after a car which is shortish in length (perhaps you
• Skoda Roomster Se TSI 86bp - The first new car purchase 16 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  This is my first post on this site so hi to all. My wife has just come into a little money and she decided to spend some on a new car. We have two medium sized dogs and are fed up with having the back seat down on our 11 year old Micra to accominadate them. So have a look on web sites to se what
• Limited info to choose a new car for Mrs H 29 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  as follows; Mrs H, " I want a new car, my C3's nearly 10 years old now." H, seated, browsing this very site, "It's actually just 7 years old. Anything in mind, my dear?" Mrs H, "Something that turns heads." Pause. "In red; bright red." H, looking at the rolling Citroen advert and pointing at the pics
• vauxhall corsa 52 reg - second hand car issues 17 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  , son says oil light staying on, diagnostic oil pump gone. Where do I stand with this dealer? Who wont take my calls 7 months in and already the cost is mounting up. Do I have legal case or will just be the cars old, wear and tear
• any - buying a new(er) car 26 May 2012 (Forum)
  Went to my local dealer with my 3 year old car, just mot'd and full service history. they know the car and all about it. you would think i'd get a better deal eh? Not on your nelly. salesman said they would not put it on their forecourt but would trade it out.(trade in price was in line with what i
• Mazda 2 - Battery replacement 11 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Car is just 11 months old and only 3.5 miles on the clock. It's used every day and is garaged overnight. Left the office as usual at 5pm but car wouldn't open with the remote (keyless entry/start). Used the manual key to open the driver's door. No courtesy lights, no dash lights, wouldn't start
• FT: Insurers examine cutting premiums for greener 24 May 2021 (Forum)
  offering lower premiums, as the industry faces growing pressure to use its underwriting policies to tackle global warming..... "   Essentially they plan to give lower insurance to greener cars.    However, I question a lot of this. I have a 16 year old a low
• Honda Civic ES 1.8 - Honda P2040 code 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  if the problem persisted.. The car is 6 years old and 90000 on clock. I run it well nearly every day. This morning I tried to accelerate and the car lost a little power and the check engine symbol started to blink. A few hours later when I drove the car, the symbol stopped blinking and the car had regained full
• Nissan Almera - Daughters Car Accident 3 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  My daughter had an accident when she was driving from her drive down the road and passed two parked cars when a car reversed blindly from his drive and hit my daughter on the rear wheel arch. My daughter had right of way.  The guy entered into her path.  It wasnt even the front
• Timeless car action scenes 14 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Bullitt and The (original) Italian Job are most likely the greatest car movies of all time, but there are countless car chase/crash scenes which will always be remembered. Any thoughts for a top ten? For utter hair raising madness, the car - train chase in French Connection is an all time classic
• Any - "More Than" car change charges 4 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  ". They said it would be £22 to change the details via them and suggested she waits until tomorrow to see if the system lets us do it for free on the renewed policy. Luckily we Sorn'd the new car when she bought it, pending sale of the old car, so waiting a day is not a major issue. I appreciate