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• Any - Autocar - 5,000th Road Test 2 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  it accordingly). Various articles include “The history of the road test”, their “50 greatest road tests” and a retest of the first car they tested – an Austin Seven Ruby. I have only thumbed through it so far but it should keep me occupied for many hours
• focus tdci - ford focus tdc 115 03 new engine wont start!! 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, i have recently bought a focus tdci, which some one has changed the engine in and its not run since. im not sure if they changed the complete engine inc pump/ injectors ect ect or just added the old bits on, whats the best way to go about sorting this problem? Are the pumps coded
• Skoda Octavia - failure of driveshaft gaiters 18 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I have a Skoda Octavia 2 (2005)TDI with 32,000 miles. I have had driveshaft gaiter failures 3 times in 4 years at MOT time. The first was at 3 years old and 17,300 miles. Are Skoda gaiters less reliable than previously? I had a Vauxhall for 10 years and 115,000 miles with no problems also
• citroen c2 - use of an aerosol klaxon 23 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Gentlemen I don't think this contravenes rule 112 of the highway code, but what do you think?  I keep an aerosol horn in the car.  They are very very loud.  To be honest, I use it to signal my displeasure at the following: litterbugs, jaywalkers, street drinkers, aggressive
• Family Estate 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Time to change the (wife's) family car (2002 MkIV Golf,63K,good runner but now too small for 3 kids & 2 dogs). (It's been suggested that my prized (but impractical) BMW E39 535i goes, but I reckon if I manage to get her a suitable replacement for the Golf, she'll back down
• Ford Puma 1.4 1998 - Puma cutting out and loss of power 31 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  every time on re-starting, but then just cuts out after a second or so.  Any one any ideas about where to start?  I am worried about being ripped off senseless by a garage and spending a fortune on a 12 year old car with 126k on the clock.   Cheers!
• Volkswagen Golf V - Clutch Issues 3 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Mk V Golf  a 1.6 petrol engine its 2.5 years old done 26000 miles. I took it in to a vw garage in march after 2nd gear was not shifting very  easy . After argueing they replaced the 2nd gear syncho which they found to be faulty they told me that the clutch was fine
• VW PAssat 2l diesel - 2006 new shape passat cambelt 6 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I have the chance to buy a 2006 PAssat 2 L diesel estate at a good price that has only done 30K miles.  Had one service at 20K main dealer.  It is an ex company car so has been looked after.  Question is does it still have a rubber band cambelt (rather than the sensible chain
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.8 Windscreen surround loose... how to fix! 17 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Today, after driving about 60 miles on the motorway, I heard a odd 'wind rushing' noise from the car - as if the window was open, although all were closed. Anyway, it turned out that the surround above the front windscreen is a bit loose - presumably a goodly bit of high-speed driving and wind did
• Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - 04 1.7 Timing Belt for 1.7 CDTI 14 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  and realised the car is 5.5 years old (not 4.5, I'm having trouble with the mental arithmetic involving 2010) but thought it would be easy to find on Google, however it's proving to be more difficult than I thought to track down. Thanks for any replies!
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 06 1.2 Engine fault code PO132 02 sensor high 17 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Car running strangely. Engine being hesitant, also seeming to rev when engine running at standstill. Has been into garage twice already, first time yelow warning light reset. Still problem so Pre Cat 02 sensor replaced but still same problem and light came back on again, any ideas what it could
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 02 1.8 How to replace passenger side air vent 16 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  not return round? Any help for a 25 year old female with a boyfriend who does not have a clue about cars would be very helpful!! Thanks
• The scrapyard this morning. 4 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Had reason to visit a scrappie for the first time in 25 years today! I assumed the motors would be dismantled, parts cleaned and labelled and on the shelf, I was expecting a kind of Argos - only dirtier! But no - nothing had changed! the boss man told me where the car was and off I went, had
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 94 1.1 Major Battery malfunction 27 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I have never had this problem with any of my cars, so it has puzzled me I recently took the old battery out of my 205 as it was dead, and replaced it with a brand new one, the problem came when I connected the negative lead to the battery... as soon as I did, a crackling sound came from the front
• Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - 08 1.4 Has the clutch gone ? 20 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Hope you can help. I have a 1.4 Vauxhall Corsa D, 18 months old with only 5000 on the clock. Yesterday, when I was driving along (I think I was in third gear), I pushed down on the clutch to change gears and there was a very slight resistance - then a clunk noise. I could still change gear
• SWMBO and the cyclist. 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  and laid into her about breaking the law and how the footpath was for people, not bikes. Her excuse was that she was going to rejoin the cycle lane as soon as she could after the parked cars. Wifey told her to get off and push it there to which she called SWBO ' A stupid old trout ' Wife retorted
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 02 TDI Excessive oil Consumption? 26 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Does anyone have any experience of the oil consumption of a Golf TDI. My wife's car (9 months old) has just required 2.5 litres of oil after 12,000 miles. (I work overseas so the oil level had not been checked - and the wife is not very mechanical!) The low oil level was only recognised when
• Slip road use. 13 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  right from the left lane, I usually use the right lane, not overtaking cars in the left lane. The only down side is this can impede the progress of the swoop to lane three drivers. Anyone know why "keep left" seems to over ride all else for most drivers, or is it the "use the full width of the road
• What should I bid...confused! 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm planning to go to an auction tomorrow to view a Mini Cooper. It's an ex-lease car, three years old. Here's where I'm confused... Parker's guide reckon it's worth £11k, but there are a few advertised privately on Autotrader for £8k. To be honest I saw the Autotrader first and thought I might
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.3 Knocking noise from steering 14 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  This on my dads car, we have already had the CV boots and control arms replaced a couple of months ago. The lower wishbones are just over a year old. When steering left the front suspension makes a creeping and knocking noise. It also does this over bumps. I know the top mount bushes are now