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• Petrol into Diesel Nissan Navarro 18 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  of starting motor if 1 i add more fuel ie diesel hehe and getting a jump on battery??? All help appreciated as I am sure it wont go down with my employer to well , Car is a one year old Nissan Navarro Yours Muppet
• Peugeot / Citroen HPi (petrol) 28 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My 30 mths old 406 is fitted with this (2.0L petrol, low emissions) engine but it hasn't run properly all this year. The dealer says there's a problem with the unit that advances the valve timing (apparently it has VVT just like the Honda's). They change the unit but within a few wks it plays up
• Frugal MPV 20 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Well I knew the MPG figure for my Mazda MPV (2.0 litre turbodiesel) would be be far better than my old Volvo but didn't think it would ever be this good (despite the manufacturer's claims)! Having set the odometer to zero last time I filled up and brimmed the tank again this morning after 314
• Anyone got any ideas ? 30 May 2004 (Forum)
  tired of this I'm getting to the point of wanting to sell the damn thing - I never understood why people did this until now. Obviously, I'm good to lose a stack of cash if I do this. Anyone got any experience of trying to reject a car this old ? Thanks (in despair), x2l
• Vectra Advice 9 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, I\'m thinking of buying a 1yr old (03) Vectra SRi from one of the Supermarkets and and wondered if anyone has any advice on these cars - I\'ve heard and read mixed reports, most negative ones being about image which I\'m not too concerned about. I\'m not sure whether to go for the 2.2 petrol
• Defected to the dark side 7 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  My Mondeo (01 1.8 LX) was approaching it's third birthday so it was time for a change. Picked up the replacement yesterday - a four month old Vectra 2.0T SRi. Initial impressions after a day of ownership are very good. Build quality seems better than the Ford alhough the new car is not quite
• Cat D loss Vans 26 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  I know there's been a thread on repaired cat D loss cars, but I was wondering about the feasability of buying a well repaired Cat D loss Van. I would probably be looking at a Merc Sprinter or VW Transporter that had been exposed to light use only and about 4 to 6 years old with reasonable mileage
• Rover 25 17 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  3.5 years old. 30,000 miles. Three times in the last 9 months it has burned out the plug and valves on No. 4 cylinder. Each time the plug and valves have been replaced and been ground back in, or whatever they do. When its not just on its way out, it runs fine. It looks like its about to happen
• Wobbly Pug 21 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Okay guys: Car is a 2000 Pug 406HDi. It went in a couple of weeks ago for a service, and emerged with a new tyre on front offside. Tracking and balancing were also done at the time. However, I now get a nasty vibration at anything over 60, turning into steering wheel wobble at 75-80
• USA 7 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Just got back from New York, I got in in the end after all the panic, and I noticed a distinct lack of BMW's. Loads of Merc S-Class and E-Class a fair few Lexus and of course loads of big American Lincoln Town car's but very few BMW's. I would have thought the X5 would have been a huge seller but I
• xantia speedometer 20 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, my fathers got a problem with the speedo on his M reg 1.9TD citroen xantia whereby when the car starts running it registers no speed but then after a few seconds the needle moves up to and stays at around 50mph until the engine is switched off when it falls down again. I've checked thru old
• Worn driveshaft? VW Jetta 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  On my old VW Jetta (120k) there is a muffled but definate\'donk\' when accelerating hard from a standing start. It sometimes happens if I accelerate slowly and suddenly increase. There are no problems on full lock steering, is this likely to be a driveshaft? My stepfather thinks it might also
• It's not very hot Mum 7 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Sapristi! Heatwave in UK and the best we can manage today is a lousy 31 C in clouds and rain. Just collected Number One Daughter off Gulf Air from London and she says she's feeling cold. I mentioned the pristine 1982 Merc 230E my 87 year old neighbour is trying to sell me. It is a superbly kept
• Passat TDi 115 - mystery noise 30 May 2003 (Forum)
  My Passat TDi 115 , 68000mls, 3 year old, has a sound like a blowing exhaust manifold but the noise only occurs after a longish (50 mile plus) run. When it occurs it has a regular beat and in the car has a very low base sound. The garage has heard it but when it went in for the last service (a week
• Volvo 945 ? 17 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Hi gang - been toying with the idea of replacing the old Tardis and popped in to the new Volvo dealer nearby. They are waiting for a px'd 945? se turbo estate with fvsh up to Nov. last year (service overdue therefore). Can't find any reference to a 945 model designation anywhere so don't know
• Audi 1.8T (163) Engine 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I have a company car on order, an A4 1.8T SE which I ordered without a test drive. I have since read in various publications that the 1.8T engine is getting old and is noisy and unrefined compared to the very latest engines, e.g. the FSI (which is sluggish on paper). Has the recent uplift
• Which diesel auto estate? 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Arrival of a large new dog means it is time for a large estate car (probably 1-2 years old. As a diesel fan (Passat 110 TDi saloon), it must be a diesel, for my wife it has to be auto. So I have a limited choice, several candidates are not available as auto diesel e.g. new Mondeo and I fear BMW
• Merc ML Clutch problem 7 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I'm having a problem with the clutch on my ML 270Cdi 6 speed. The car is 2 years old and has only done 14K mls and I think this lack of use may be causing the problem. Sometimes the point at which the pedal meets resistance when declutching is nearer the floor i.e the amount of free play varies
• Fiesta steering, or doesn't!!! 27 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Hellllllp...!!! i'm a pretty good mechanic, but this one had got me stumped and i don't want to waste perfectly good riding weather trying to find out whats wrong with my car!!! it's an L-reg ford fiesta (the missus's old motor)and the steering had got stiffer and stiffer, almost like if you have
• Diesel MOT 9 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  I am required to submit my car for an MOT test before the usual 3 year time, because it is used for private hire. So: it is a 17 month old MB 320 CDI diesel with 45,000 on the clock. I am told it will be revved to max. governed revs. up to 10 times to get the acceptable readings - I am also told I