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• Keeping Calm on the Road 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I am finding it difficult keeping calm on the road these day. What with idiots pulling out of junctions in front of me, making me brake sharply, then pootling along at well under the speed limit. Grrrrrr. I overtake as soon as I can and regretably take risks to do so. i know I shouldn't but I just
• Vx Omega Airbag light ON 11 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  codes in a DIY sense. My car also has one 16 pin diagnostic port in the fuse box and one 10 pin diagnostic port?? in the engine bay on top of the suspension strut next to the brake fluid resevoir i.e. drivers side of engine bay. What is this 10 pin port for? I would really like to know. It must
• Bullying HGVs on M'Way 6 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  traffic moving well, when he decided he wanted to pull out whether I was there or not! He pushed me from the middle to outside lane and he wasn't for braking to let me pass, god forbid an HGV might slow down and let a car pass. With some forsight the car in the outside lane must have seen what
• Tried to follow HJ's advice... 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  a small country... The car's a scream to drive though, very quick, really nice seats that grip you securely, and when I realised that I'd over done it on the approach to a roundabout during the test drive, I pressed the brakes and the car practically stood on it's front end! Fantastic stopping power
• Car mat warning! 9 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  into a suitable gap in the traffic. I then lifted my foot, only to find the accelerator caught under the front of the floor mat, with me hurtling towards the chap in the Beemer in front of me. Cue frantic de-clutch, sounds of 5 cylinders on the rev-limiter, heavy braking and desperate attempts to tug the mat
• Golf Mk 2 - Lots of repairs needed! 3 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Hello all - I'm new to these boards and have found an absolute wealth of information! And as I've just bought an ole Golf (1988 1.6 CL) that needs a bit of work doing to it, I will probably test your patience several times! It needs an oil change and the like and new brake pads and discs (which
• Jazz Test Drive 28 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  car. I'm going to sleep on it though, but the ride quality is what has let it down in my eyes. Everything else seemed fine. Nice little engine. Good brakes. Light clutch. Looks like I may have to hang on for the D-4D after all. Thats assuming Toyota can bother to let anyone know when it's going
• Jensen Interceptor - A day with an Interceptor 23 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  . A whiff of throttle, turn the key and the 440cui engine fires with a distant rumble of thunder that subsides to a lazy, loping beat.  Select drive with a soft clunk, a dab of brake to control the creep, then ease away into traffic.  It’s effortless:   the steering is as light
• Spent £826 on repairs this year on a reliable car 23 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  cracks so replaced them to be sure) £60 for a pair of Barums 4) Two new front brake pads £45 inc labour 5) New front wiper blades £15 inc fitting 6) Two new front springs £156 got ripped off but it was an emergency 7) New catback exhaust £100 8) New MAF sensor (did this myself) £86 for a genuine Bosch 9
• Suzuki Vitara - Join motorway and changing lane 27 Nov 2023 (Forum)
   that I should not make others to brake or slow down for my actions.  
• Citroen C4 - Citroen C4 08 - Inner Drum Sticks? 5 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  or wander when driving or braking. I notice it clunks over bumps and potholes, and there is a creaking noise when turning into roads from stationary position. The car was a freeby, and due to big dents and scuffs isn't worth anything, so wondering how to treat the situation.
• Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer - Numerous problems 7 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  buy their warranty as he couldn't afford the £400 they wanted for one year. Since then the rear brakes have locked on (2 new calipers) a road spring has snapped clean in half (2 new rear springs) a speed sensor has stopped working and it is now having a front wheel bearing replaced
• Car accident where other driver is trying to rip m 11 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I recently had a minor car accident where I hit the rear bumper of a car in front of me. We were both stopped at a red light and I didn't realise that after I had stopped the car, it started moving again (like when you let go of the brake in an automatic car). This meant that it hit the car
• Hyundai ix35 - ix35 Stick or twist? 26 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  and regular long trips and need to carry a couple of sea kayaks (up to 60kg) on the roof. The ix35 is comfortable, but drinks derv and has cost me much more than I would have expected (brake discs, calipers and the inevitable TPMS valves snapping no matter how carefully you look at them!) plus the dealer
• Honda Jazz 1.4 - Old Honda Jazz driven - still good! 22 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  like a train, scampered up the road like a startled rabbit, and didn't seem to notice 200 lb of kerosene in the boot! Still felt tight, braked, steered and stopped like a new car, no rattles. Trim still good, seats looked like new, just needed a bit of a valet. If you need a neat
• audi A3 sportback hybrid - audi A3 not moving 14 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  everything but can't find anything wrong, not symbol lights are on and parking brake off.  any ideas of what to do? or try? My guess as of now, is that even thought it says the eterno battery is almost full I am thinking there is a misreading somewhere. So, I thought I will unplug
• HGV security 30 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  . Not forgetting the innocent bystanders, how about anticollision systems with autonomous braking? The technology exists, do you think it will it be adopted? It seems the warnings that ferry truckers have been giving for a long time are finally turning true but in an even grimmer way than maybe even
• Vauxhall Astra - looking at car 20 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  looking at this later thoughts please.    Vauxhall Astra CD 1.6 petrol with full Irmscher body kit and styling comes with 17 alloys upgraded brake disks and pads four nearly new tyres recent clutch and timing belt, brand new exhaust it has been professionally lowered ( comes
• Toyota Corolla Verso - MMT Transmission 23 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  ! I have had the car from a year old.  Run it for 8 years (and over 130,000 miles) and had no problems other than the general maintenance stuff like tyres and brakes etc.  But the high mileage and age mean the car's probably only worth about £3K at best.  Seemed like a lot
• Old drivers killing pedestrians 26 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11270380/Driver-83-mowed-down-mother-when-he-mistook-brake-for-accelerator-in-his-classic-Mercedes.html It seems this year I've read of several fatal incidents involving old f***s mowing down innocent pedestrians in cark parks, in busy