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• Renault 5(1.4)-intermittent problem 2 May 2001 (Forum)
  I have an intermittent problem with my 1996 Renault 5, 1.4 (C3J engine with Electronic Ignition). When the car returns to idle the car nearly stalls, then the revs pickup automatically and everything is fine. This only occurs when the engine has been run for a few miles. The car has covered 35,000
• 7 seats but dont like MPVs 1 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a car with 7 seats for family running around and the occaisional longer trip, but dont like big MPVs as they seem a bit van like. I've got about £8-12k to spend and it has to be an automatic. My thoughts to date: Vauxhall Zafira, Peugeot 406 estate, maybe an old Mercedes E-class
• Motorway fuel economy 27 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I have a changed cars from a 2L car engine to a 1.6L hoping for greater economy. The 1.6L car is much more economical in "general driving" but about 5 mpg worse (35mpg against 40 mpg) on a steady 70-75 mph long run on the motorway. Am I going to have to stick to 55mph on the motorway
• Any (preferably expendable) - NeoChoke1 8 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  ]   I decided to leave the clips and wing nut off so an explosion was "only supposed to blow the blahdy lid orf".   It wasn't running at all well and I thought it probably needed the carb stripped and cleaned, which I was putting off. It started on the lighter if it was left long
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - Long term running report on an 04 diesel auto. 1 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  cranking & has never seemed to be any the worse for it! Fuel consumption whilst we?ve had it has always hovered around the 35MPG mark, although if you fill it when hot & do a reasonable run up say the A1M then you?ll see 43MPG or so on the trip. It?s been run 95% on Shell V Power although it makes zero
• Why do you run so many cars? 5 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I often wonder if we can get our vehicle count down from 3 to 2 or even 1, and release some of the money tied up in them and reduce insurance, running costs etc. But for the reasons outlined below it would be difficult. Me - for pleasure - needs to fit 4 people, plenty of space, safe to drive
• Ford Focus 1.6 2009 - Engine Malfunction on dashboard 20 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  Hi people   Needs some assistance. In past two days  warning lights were showing on the dashboard. (i.e )  brake skid light in orange light on (acceleration reduction showing  ) red oil light showing while engine running.. This had happened
• Any - EV’s and vegetable oil. 2 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  that are, in turn, charged by generators running on vegetable oil. The generation process is 90% lower carbon emitting than diesel and the requisite number of trees will be planted to hit net zero. It’s a temporary solution until the chargers are permanently hooked up to the mains.
• MG4 - Driving school EV 11 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  and  may even be looking at an EV as their first car. Also cheap running costs for the school as driving school cars don't do huge daily mileages and a lot of it is in towns so ideal EV territory.
• Vw golf gte - Hybrid car 7 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  I’m looking for a car that’s a self charging and plug in hybrid along the lines of a golf gte, where it can either be plugged in or charge when driving. During the week it would be used for short journeys so hopefully would run on battery, then at the weekends longer motorway journeys. Other than
• Any - Dashcams 5 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  So, following on from being driven into yesterday, sitting waiting at a give way this morning a pedestrian runs along the pavement to my left and straight into the busy major road trying to catch a bus. Apart from seemingly setting an altitude record off the top of the windscreen of the car
• to be decided - electric cars for the elderly 5 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  I am in my 80’s and run an ageing Honda Jazz iShift. Goes very well, but is now 14 years old. My wife drives the car mainly to visit nearby friends all within five mike radius. I use it for getting to a couple of social clubs I belong to. Our combined annual mileage is barely 2500 miles
• Any - First ever NIP 24 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  Got my first ever NIP in the post today after 18 years of driving, bit miffed but have to good my hands up. Was doing 50 in a 40 on a duel carriage way I was in a rush as running late but still my fault none the less, I've filled it all in going to send it off first thing Monday
• Vauxhall Corsa - Cracking in between the treads (long ways) - is it 2 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Hi My wife recently inherited a Corsa and I noticed some cracking on the tyres this morning.  It's in the long in between threads section.  It runs around the whole tyre and is the same as in the photo for two of them.  A third has it but not so bad.  And the fourth
• Best reliable economical used car for £6-7k 15 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Hi all, looking for some advice on the best used car for a relative. Needs to be reliable, economical to run but still decent to drive and not too much of an ‘older person car’! Budget is £6-7k but that doesn’t seem to get you much at the moment. Car will be mostly
• The cat that gets the cream - Ora Cat BEV 2 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  , and makes the MG ZS very, very dull. If this is as good as it looks, they'll hit the ground running. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BvevMKcXmc
• Land Rover Range Rover P38 (1994 - 2002) - 1999 2.5TD lumpy tickover 8 May 2021 (Forum)
  My Local independent ,has not managed to isolate this problem. The BMW diesel looses its tickover when hot, i.e. on a fairly long run ,you might stop for traffic lights and the engine looses its smooth tickover when your foot comes off the accelerator ,it needs a blip on the throttle to recover
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 51 reg 2.0 petrol - value & fuel consumption. 2 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  Glad to see the website and forum is still doing well in its new restful blueish look! Anyone run a Mondeo Estate 2.0 petrol to know their real life fuel consumption? Also I wonder what a trade sale (not p/x) value would be for a clean 51 plate Ghia with 86K and history up to 70K? Thanks, David
• Nissan Note 2006 - Oil sump corroded and porous 20 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  and for the record, I'm not intending to keep the car for much longer but still need to keep it running and would like to get a couple of quid for it when the time comes. Cheers
• vw 2.8 vr6 - vw 2.8 vr6 oil cooler hoses 13 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  parts diagram it is shown as the right hose?  it has been running like that for a couple of years