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• Strange Hillman auto box 7 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Yesterday L'escargot started a thread about the Hobbs gear box, but i sort of side traked the thread with Overdrives!Anyway Perhaps someone may remember these, and enlighten me As a young boy in the 60's we were friendly with & lived next door to an old boy, who had become disabled,so had decided
• Children damage and responsibility question 1 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  children for playing at the front as they don't understand boundaries and it is worse still as it is housing association so some parents aren't bothered around the adjacent properties.  BUT if you happen to look our the front window and see a 3 year old dragging his bike up the side of your car
• Porsche - The Road to Unhappiness - Buying a Used Porshe 15 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Despite all my doom and gloom warnings about the "Black hole" of sports Car ownership, my 32 year old son is in the market for a "cheap" (circa £5k), 986 Boxster as an occassional weekend car (he has a modern car for everyday commuting). Given that he is hell bent on ignoring all
• Leon 2016 FR 1.4 150hp Auto - Seat Leon 2016 dsg noise when pulling away 18 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  gear changes e.g 1st to 2nd. I think it MAY be clutch related as it does it until the clutch feels fully disengaged e.g. once the car has began motion.  I'm going to book it into the main dealer (warranty call) but I know how these things can go, backwards and forwards with the good old
• Volkswagen Golf V - Turbo replacement?! 9 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  I bought a second hand Golf. Experienced a whole heap of problems with it and the dealer. Took the car to a VW main dealer to get diagnosed to prove issue with dealer - no joy with the dealer, but VW diagnosed a turbo problem. Ended up getting VW to sort the problem (new turbo
• '98 VW Passat SE 1.8 20V - Car Stereo 9 May 2015 (Forum)
  So, I got a new car and fitted the stereo out of my old fiesta in this. I swapped the red and yellow power lines on the ISO harness so the stereo would come on with the ignition like it should and retain its settings/presets. After 2 weeks the stereo turned off while driving. I found out
• Cavalier 1.7d - Tight coolant hoses 31 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  , there are no air bubbles in the expansion tank, it has never had a head gasket and due to the cars age which is now 25 years old could this be the start of the head gasket starting to go?
• Subaru Legacy - Vehicle Road Tax Refund. 24 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  ,instead of the expected two ,obviously due to the salesman having no interest in me and my finances, so he has cost me £23.33 because of this new car tax system.(If he has been using up any fuel left in the car this of course is now illegal). Under the old system it was in my
• Peugeot 406 - Immobilizer light on, car fails to start 12 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Drove my car the night before ok and in the morning the Immobilizer light was on with the dashboard road lights indicator flashing constantly and the wipers being active. I can hear the fuel pump priming, the engine turns over but it won't start because the injectors are disabled by the ecu
• Vauxhall Meriva A - Headlamp assembly replacement 7 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  to do on the old Cavalier - £5 from main dealers and a 5 minute job to replace) so it looks like a whole new headlamp assembly will be needed at a cost of £ouch. Replacing the bulbs in this car is a nightmare - I know that the unit can be moved forward by removing two retaining bolts
• Peugeot 306 D Turbo HDI - Faulty electrics 18 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  by. Yesterday my wife went to start the car and there wasnt enough life in the battery to turn the engine over quick enough. I then charged the battery and fired the car up no problem. I have gone to start the car up again this morning and again, has turned over too slow to fire up. It has
• any - Fire extinguishers 2 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  .  The fire that I saw involved an old type Skoda and the fire occurred in the engine compartment, on the street, when the car was being driven.  The occupants, a woman and children, legged it and I rang the chief of the fire department, who I new personally.  He arrived in a van a few minutes later
• Mitsubishi Lancer (2009) 1.8MIVEC - Mechanical details (Cam, clutch etc 17 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  than the newer Focuses are, and if the technology is basic I'm hoping that the Japanese build should ensure 5-6 good years out of a 3-year-old without the car costing a fortune.
• Nissan Pixo Automatic - Limp Home mode? 27 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  .   Obviously the selector was in “D” and no warning lights came on. The car was taken in and was returned within a day saying they could find nothing
• Audi A4 - Dashboard lights 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  My 1996 A4 TDI is a nice old car that I have had now for more than 11 years - but it has one annoying  feature: in daylight, and particularly when you are driving into the sun, the speedometer and rev counter are almost impossible to see against the light.  At night the display lights
• Audi A4 Avant - New car A4 Avant or 3 series touring - diesels 1 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Okay gents. I'm thinking of swapping my 4 year old A4 Avant for something newer in 2011. I'm looking either at another A4 Avant B8 shape or possible a 3 series touring with the 2 litre diesel lump.  The 3 series touring are now significantly cheaper because I think
• Killer trees 29 May 2010 (Forum)
  It seems every week there is a TV image of a barely damaged roadside tree that has been hit by a car. The outcome is usually a crushed car and dead or crippled car occupants. I can understand the scenic and environmental value, but not why they are still being planted at about a yard from
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 95 1.1 Heater not fully working 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I've just bought a new fiesta 1.1 and as my old car died a sudden death I didn't have much time to be picky about it. The heater doesn't seem to really get hot, it gets just about warm enough to clear the windscreen but not to actually warm the car up. Thought it might be the age of the car
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 96 998c Timing chain rattle 23 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  hi, is it possible that a loose timing chain could be causing the horrendous rattle coming from my micra engine? my tiny car has gone from being as quiet as a mouse to sounding just like an old diesel taxi! thing is, it came on immediately yesterday. was fine at 9am when i went to the shops
• During and after the airbags go bang ? 26 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  As i am just on the point of owning a modern car now I have a daughter I would like to know if anyone knows what its like when the airbags go off, do both front and side all go off together in any accident. after having seen the video clip of the old lady giving the mercedes a clip on the nose