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• How often do you perform basic checks? 14 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  this. With regard to brake pad material and the like, I just work on a "will it last to the next service?" basis when I'm servicing the car. If the pads or discs look even remotely like they will need attention before the next service time, they get replaced. I'm not proud to admit that I don't ever go under my
• Put off any new purchase... 17 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  for good mpg, economic to fix, fit 2 adults 2 toddlers,longevity, looking to spend 3-4k. Options with issues I know about. Mondeo ? clutch, bushes, wind noise Vectra C ? coil packs, oil burning, flat spots, turbo lag, smoking, clutch A4 ? brake pipes, air con, cost to fix C Class ? rust, glow plugs
• Audi 80 2.0E 1995MY 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  and there is not any judder through the steering wheel or when braking. It?s difficult to tell which side it?s coming from but think it?s the NS. Should I replace the NS inner CV joint (age & 105k mls), could it be the hub bearing although there isn?t any movement or perhaps the gearbox drive flange end? I am
• Ka Questions 25 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  questions. Is the speed of the windscreen wipers adjustable? I can only find two settings: a bit too fast and fairly intermittent. Is the car likely to have ABS? The owner of a brand new Ka tells me this is a recent addition. I find the braking to be far less keen than I'm used to (I'd been
• UK's worst driving by area 6 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  . Yesterday I had to brake suddenly to avoid an impact with a car pulling out of a side road. This is not unusual. I've had numerous cars use the left hand lane of 3 to turn right at a roundabout while I use lane 2 to go straight across. I've seen this happen to many other people too. And at roundabouts
• Firestone or Michelin for my car? 2 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  was especially worn. I followed your advice and left it for a while. However, due to a combination of things, namely the front right tyre wearing more than I like, driving past a Police checkpoint more days than not, and this strange problem whereby if you dab or brake normally at high speeds, the wheel
• Vectra recall 22 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I have an 03 Vectra 2.2 turbo diesel, which several times last year displayed a worrying problem. Three times at low revs , but accelerating, in 5th ,the engine management system switched to emergency mode, which reduces revs. Put simply, you slow down, but without any external warning, eg brake
• Kia Picanto - good buy???? 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I am looking to get rid of my ageing Fiat Seicento w-reg 67k on the clock as some problems are coming very soon ie: Head gasket is going - approx £300-400 to repair Needs new tyres @ £70 per corner (cheapest price as already checked) - £280.00 Brakes new discs + pads ?? Headlights need sorting
• Threaders 23 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  off side front wheel and totally destroyed the bumper, radiator and associated bodywork. Had to brake hard, tried to avoid by crossing into other carrageway but no avaiil, luckiliy this was a possibility or it would have been a side on.Mr Myopic in his 70's taking wive to Hospital for an operation
• citroen AX - head gasket leaking 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  , and is the price for fixing it reasonable? Is it worth doing? The rest of the machine is very tidy - just had new brake pads and tires on it, new exhaust last year, and she still does a fab 55 to the gallon. But she has just passed 100,000 miles, so.... Help!!! Vikki
• The "French" fight back. 20 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  was a 1,6L; the first Sierra was a 2,3D, the other 2 being 2,3DLs. I experienced the following breakdowns with them: - Cortina 2 broken fan belts. Sierra 1 3 broken drive belts, 1 broken gearbox, 1 broken starter motor. Sierra 2 2 broken drive belts, 1 broken clutch cable, 1 broken brake
• Accord Problems 30 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I've just returned from France, after spending three months there, and I've encountered the same problem with my Accord that I had last time. Briefly, the 20 amp fuse that protects the brake lights and horn has blown a total of 23 times! The car has been back twice to my local dealer in the UK who
• Peugoet 306 D-turbo Intermmitant tacho 7 May 2005 (Forum)
  to be taken out and cleaned No idea how to remove the weather cap without damaging it. The wire from hall sensor has a fualt same problem again There is a loose earth connecting somewhere in the dash again no idea where this connection is, Evey time you touch the brake the clock autodims
• Volvo S80 Engine cut out problems 14 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I have a Volvo S80 2.4, 2000 with 132K on the clock..for the past 3 months I have been having a problem with the engine cutting out. This normally happens when I slow down, say coming to a set of traffic lights, or pedestrian crossing or when I hit the brakes suddenly. Sometimes the car behaves
• Which old banger? 5 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  #1 Vauxhall Cavalier, 1.6, J reg, 144K miles, brown-silver eczema paint, saloon, T&T->April05, exhaust looks OK, some nasty rust on brake pipes where they pass under clips, tyres thin-ish, been standing 2 months, runs OK after a minute or two, slightly crusty around wheel arches, slightly grubby
• pug306td 96 electrics 3 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  the stop light and brake light come on on the dashboard. Strange without the key even in the car this shouldnt happen, also the immobiliser seems to disarm itselfb (toad) doesnt have the factory immobiliser as originally it was a n/a derv. The turbo conversion was done a year ago and never had any problems
• pug306 slight steering pull 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  the chance will swap nsf and osf wheels, to see how that affects it (just incase one wheel is out of round due to excessive toe in/out wear). By the way, if I brake and let go of the the sterring wheel, it does NOT pull to one side. Any other ideas on possible causes, or things to try?
• White smoke from M Reg Astra 1.4 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  but as it had been sitting for a while the back brakes had locked. Before going any further we added some of Halfords own brand radweld as we knew there was a very slight leak on the radiator. This is where the problems started. As soon as car was put into gear again the white smoke started to appear
• Ford Fiesta rear shocks 29 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Good evening my learned friends, Whilst doing a brake shoe change on my Mk 4/5 Fiesta (facelifted), i noticed that the o/s rear shock needed replacing due to oil weeping on the side of it. Replacement looks fairly easy, i have a slight problem regarding the set up of the new shocks. Whilst
• Why can\'t I be left to think for myself? 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Why can?t I? It seems wherever I have to steer or brake there?s a non-skid road surface to help me. To get me to ?behave? at junctions there are traffic islands, road markings and traffic signals, maybe together tending further towards confusion than helpfulness*. There are speed bumps everywhere