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• Volkswagen Passat (2005 - ) - What price for 55' passat at auction? 20 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi After having a company car for a few years Im now in a job where I need to buy my own. Im looking at either an Audi A6, VW Passat or Ford Mondeo. Hatchback or saloon models & 2.0 diesel engine with manual gearbox. I favour the passat, although maybe not the best looking ive had one before
• I have had a dream 17 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I've just woken from a terrible dream (really, this is not a metaphor). My daughter has a 2 year old 1.1 Active Panda that has given flawless service. However, in my dream it was overheating, the dealer had taken the steering wheel off and replaced it, rotated by 90 degrees, the gear change linkage
• Mercedes Benz - CLK - decided to go for it! 16 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I have had a complete attack of madness! We were driving past an independent Merc garage and i saw a CLK 3.2convertible and before I could get a grip on sanity out came the credt card,down went a deposit, the old diesel was exchanged and I have a pretty 'ungreen'car. I am just so browned off
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 04 1.4 head gasket oil leak. 6 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  as £700.00, can anyone tell me if I have a leg to stand on with Peugeot as the car is now 3 and a half years old? Thanks very much for any help
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 - Replacing gearbox. What's the 4 pin plug for? 29 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I'm in the middle of changing the gearbox on my fiesta as the old one had alot of miles up on it and was graunching and popping out of gear. I bought a low milage gearbox , but now I have my own gearbox out next to it I notice that looking at the front of the gearbox from my car, there is a large 4
• Minimum part-ex deals - just a con? 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  a healthy profit margin - even if the punter's old banger is sold for £100 scrap...... Has anyone actually bought a car under a similar promotion? Did it feel 'genuine' (for want of a better word)? If it's just a 'con', could you extract the same price from the dealer - even without the p/x?
• Peugeot Partner Combi (2001 - 2004) - Pugeot Partner Combi - Buying a Demonstrator 27 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  My parents (early 60s) are after a car and are looking at the following: http://www.waters.co.uk/used_car_Peugeot_Partner_Combi_Estate_14706.htm They are currently driving a 10 year old 806 that they have had for 10 years. Before that it was two 505s. Obviously they are fond of Peugeots
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain 8 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hi my mum owns the above-mentioned Clio. The issue is, if the car is left standing for more than 4 days the battery is completely flat! She has had several new batteries and several people look at it saying things like ?it doesn?t make any sense!? There is nothing obvious like an interior light
• Alfa Romeo 166 (1999 - 2005) - 2000 TS clutch change 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I've been advised that my Alfa 166 (2000 lusso) needs a new clutch as the old one is very heavy to operate. Was wondering if clutch/thrust plate is most likely problem (or aomething else????) and if so can anyone can recommend a reasonable specialist in Hants or Dorset. I have been quoted around
• Ferrari sold in my Honda dealers !. 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  to sell it by a football players agent. It went for £120,000, a small premium over the new price I was told. The car was only 4 months old and had only 2 yes two miles on the clock. Must have been owned by a rich footballer that just wanted to own one for the hell of it. It was in the showroom
• Ford Explorer Firestone Tyres 16 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  This is an old subject rearing it's head. I've recently bought a 2000 model Ford Explorer from a non-Ford dealer which is still fitted with Firestone Wilderness A/T tyres. I recall somewhere that Ford were offering to replace all of these 'regardless of age or mileage' due to the earlier problems
• how to replace a ball joint? mk3 Fiesta 13 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  How do I get the old ball joint off? I've drilled out the 3 rivets and got the end off the wishbone, but the vertical bit at the top won't come off the hub for all the effort I've put in. Left it all to soak in wd40 overnight, although it already moves around a bit so not seized in. I'm thinking
• squeeking 206 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  this problem is due to i think speed humps because now everytime i go over one my 206 has this dry creaking sound from the front wheels as i go over them and then creaks from the rear wheels when they travel over it, is this a fault with the car or something drying up or what? it sounds if im
• Paintwork warranties 17 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  under the 3 year warranty unless see-through holes appear before April 2008? This is disappointing - my 10 year old Astra with 131k is virtually rust-free. In the 1970/80s Japanese cars used to succumb to the demon rust very quickly but I thought they would have sorted that out by now.
• Shock absorbers - Vectra-C 18 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I have a new shape Vectra 1.8 petrol LS spec . The car is just coming upto 3 years old in November , but has done 106,000 miles now. I did have a problem with the rear suspension which turned out to be worn shocks , the originals where replaced with GAS ones , the originals where OIL. This has made
• SAAB 900 Covertable & Audi cabriolet 29 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I'm interested in buying a SAAB 900 convertable the old model last of the proper SAABs purely as a summer leasure vehicle i've owned a few classic cars in the past but i'm finding less & less time to tinker (also less incalnation to tinker!) so want something more modern that i can jump in and go
• Consistency of MOT Testers? 24 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My old banger failed an MOT a couple of months ago and I declared it sorn as I was in no rush to fix it. Anyway, Now I've got it done, but don't want to go back to the same tester as I had a disagreement with him. I'm wondering if it is ever common for other MOT testers to look over the same car
• Rubberneckers 8 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I was on the northbound M40 on Friday lunchtime in fairly light traffic. Suddenly the Discovery in front skidded to a halt(and I mean skidded - no ABS?) and swerved into next lane and all traffic came to a stop; after a couple of seconds everything moved off. The reason? An old VW camper van
• 406 slight vibration 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  On my recent auction purchased 406,I have just done 1500 miles on a round trip into France,and unfortunately,the rear horizontal link bars had to be replaced while I was there,as the old ones had expired.The idea was to get back to Britain and have the bars replaced here.Anyhow..... The car still
• Where are all the FIATs? 18 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Most car makes seem to be represented on this forum but we don't hear much about Fiats. SWMBO is pestering me about changing her old Toyota, so far we have narrowed the choice down to another Toyota, maybe a Yaris, or a Renault Modus (my favorite), or a Panda 4x4. No she doesn't need a 4x4 but we