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• Am I odd? If I won the lottery I'd buy a 23 May 2006 (Forum)
  ...... BMW 850, mid to late 90's. Does this make me: a. insane b. blind c. Someone who truly appreciates a classic modern car, a car of my youth, that really sums up the in-yer-face yuppe mentality. 0 t0 60: 5.8secs, 20mpg, 380BHP, 5.6litre V12. What more does a man want? Oh, insurance group
• £1.5k, A4 or 323? 12 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Now here's the thing. Friend loves the A4 and the 323, but which should he choose? Both 1.8's, both roughly same cost to fuel/insure. I've heard question marks on the Audi's reliability and the 96 SE he's looking at has done 107k, while the 97 Mazda has done just 82k and we've not heard of any
• Vectra TD 2.0 No Power Engine Light 1 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Please can some one help me with my Diesel 2.00 TD Vectra? The Problem: The past month the engine management light keeps on coming on when I go above 60 mph but not all the time but knower days it?s nearly all the time. If I stop at traffic lights and the engine is idling the management light
• Self-charging batteries 27 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  -to-side, and as the magnets slide past the coil enough electricity is generated to charge a capacitor. It?s early days yet, but the first applications are to power navigation buoys at sea, rocked by the waves. Then there is a device proposed to keep mobile telephones charged up, rocked as the owner
• How can it be so difficult to find a car 25 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I?ve been trying to find a 51/02-reg Mondeo Ghia X for 2-3 weeks now. Both Joe at auctioncarbuyer and I have been looking around and could not find one that?s in good/original condition and at book price. Now, I want a top spec car, with electric, heated (leather) seats, cd changer, auto-dimming
• lifetime warranties 19 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  It must be back in the 1980's that Japanese manufacturers introduced 3 year warranties. Since then, nothing much seems to have moved on. I think Hyundai now give a 5 year warranty but I wonder if thats a marketing thing, as they try to increase market share, rather than a permanent global
• Nail in tyre 17 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Evening all, took my Vectra in for a service this week and was informed afterwards that there was a nail/screw in o/s/r tyre. Tyre had not lost any pressure and dealership said tyre couldn't be repaired because of where the nail was. I've had a look at the tyre and can only see what appears
• Advice - car written off 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Well, round 2 of my Corolla saga is the crash repairer thinks the car written off - Insurance Company sending engineer to confirm. Car probably worth £2,000 (2001 S but with 165k miles), so cost of repair - maybe £1500 - nearly equal to worth of the car. Advise - the car is actually very sound
• Red Lights and Emergency vehicles 18 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  . A+S Constabulary and other emergency services may have a wait on their hands. Would others risk their driving record and wallet?
• Foreign Highway Codes 6 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I drive abroad for about 4 months a year, mostly in western European countries and have always been a bit uneasy about not having an English translation of their Highway Code(s). We quite rightly expect foreign drivers in Britain to abide by our rules and it seems reasonable that we should follow
• restoration/repairs 4 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  1, hi bit of advice needed really, i want to get myself a classic to restore have my eye on either a datsun 240z/260z, a triumph gt6 or a late 80's 911 only problem i have is in where to find these cars that are need of restoration? i subscribe to practical classics magazine but these cars don't
• Mini pistons and rings. 13 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Here\'s a subject that will have most of you racking your brains. I race a Class 1 Mini in autograss,and have just recently detonated 1 of a new set of 4 pistons.A nice little hole has appeared in the top,and to say I\'m mighty fed up would be an understatement. I am therefore looking
• Part-ex question 5 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have just done a deal on a Mini Cooper S from a main dealer and have agreed a part-ex value subject to visual inspection etc, no problems there as car is as described. Part-ex is a 52 plate scenic and the deal they have given me is about £750 less than I would have expected. I am happy
• 911 issues 26 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I have a new job that will involve a train trip to London, rather than driving 85 miles a day. Start in a couple of months. I propose to sell my Leon Cupra (53 reg, 41k miles, serviced by SEAT every 10k), and buy a 1980's Porsche 911 with the proceeds, largely because I can, and it may be the last
• Growing consumer debt 6 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  to buy the car. He also wanted to put a 'cherished number' on it so I helped him sort out the DoT paperwork. The number was of the form XYZ 123A (i.e. the old style introduced in the 1960's). The number didn't look anything special at all to me - but the 'XYZ' bit was his initials. I was staggered
• Strange sight 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Was on the M40, 1 junction before High Wycombe going East/Southbound, when I spotted in my rear view mirror some police bikes just over half a mile behind. They all had the blues going and as they got closer I noticed that there was a blue S-Type Jag in the middle of them. As they got closer I
• Mondeo 1.8 Zetec Timing belt or chain? 26 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I have a Mondeo 1.8 Zetec on a 51 plate. Since having acquired the car recently, I decided the check when the timing belt was changed only to be advised that Mondeo?s don?t have timing belts, but have timing CHAINS. Being a novice on technical matters, could anyone let me know whether this is true
• Seat Ibiza Burnt out Valve 11 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  BHP unit so guess head needs to come off for inspection and replacemnet of valve (s) car has done 54K. My question is what causes a valve to burn out, I assume valve clearance if too small can do anything else I need to be aware of. No idea what this is going to cost to repair do you ? Thanks
• Peugeot 306. Vibration & noise.. 6 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I'm probably being thick/gullible here, but.... My Pug 306 is nearly 6 years old, 65k miles, and having the first round of mechanical bits replaced, exhaust,...
• Removing Ford Fiesta Door Hinge 7 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Removing Door Hinges I?m trying to change the driver?s door on a J92 Ford Fiesta Mk3. I?ve stripped the door down and removed everything so that the door is only connected to the car by the two hinges. I?ve bought the correct hinge pin removal tool from Sykes Pickavant, it fits but I can?t shift