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  Meriva Wife of Windsor 27 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Meriva (petrol) has been sitting under snow and ice for nearly a month, whilst I have been in hospital. I can't drive until February 4th. Should I...
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  Scabballoys 12 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Please can you tell me why alloy wheel paints and lacquers seem not to last nowadays? I've always handwashed mine, never used a power hose or those dreadful...
• Kangaroo cars 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The plight of the occupants of the car speeding at 120mph toward a road junction in the USA, without throttle control or brakes was truly fear inspiring. I too had a sticking throttle problem with the second new car that I bought, although thankfully not the brakes. A stiff throttle cable
• Audi A6 + RS6 (1997 - 2004) - 98 1.8 A6 Brake Failure 21 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Audi A6 1.8T SE 39K spotless ( Father-In-Laws recently deceased ) I was driving the car in busy part of the city and slowing down gradually on a slight...
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 2004 2.0 Petrol Review 15 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  brakes did need re-aliginging but this is a known c5 issue. The car is very quiet and rides the motorway so quietly, any other car i ride in now seam to have hard suspension. Seats also very comfotable. Overall for a car that cost me only £5000 with 30 K on the clock i am very impressed. If you don't
• Do you recognise your car's cries for help ? 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  it was a Skoda and got a bit prickly, but the bearing has since been replaced under warranty. It made me think of a few noises that I can diagnose by sound alone; driveshafts clicking, propshafts clicking (but differently), worn brake shoes and brake pads grinding, cracked coil spring rattle, door seal whistle
• brake quotes - hyundai coupe 2.0se 1 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  im having all the pads and discs replaced on my car. hyundai coupe 2.0se. been ringing around some places and had some quotes that a have huge differences. nationwide...
• 214 bad vibration thro steering wheel 28 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  pressures and were a little uneven however made no difference and went through the MOT with this problem so assuming its nothing loose in the steering rack etc. Had an issue lately with the brakes as the drivers side caliper had shed its bolts and garage said it must have been due to vibration
• New driver - car handling 10 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  In the early hours last night our son got a call from a friend (18) who had gone into a ditch near us. He said he was not going that fast (???) and the brakes didn't seem to work. It was on a left turn - he went straight on. Fortunately the ditches had recently been dug out and mud piled
• ABS light on/off volvo 850 M plate 14 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  & gone for the Italian Tune Up. Done about 200 miles on it. Sure ain't a T5, but pleasant enough. Yesterday, after about 15 miles & over 50 mph the ABS light suddenly lit up. Hmmm. Check behind & apply brake progressively. Sure enough,lock up. Get to destination, park up & return some 15 mins later
• Uninformative Owner's Manuals 22 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  is glossed over in 3 pages (which can be summarised as "leave it switched on". I guess they are covering the user operation (fair enough) and product liability angles, but I really would like some more info - on VSA for example, which wheels are braked and under what circumstances (it says not all
• What happened? 3 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Talking of the C reg Nissan Silvia 1.8 turbo auto, which I was on another thread, I wonder if anyone has an explanation for this. Cruising down the motorway at roughly 80 in reasonably light traffic. In outside lane, plenty of room to the car in front. BMW in front brakes hard for no apparent
• which pads and discs for pug 306? 8 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I need new front discs and pads all round on my 98 306 xsi (2.0 16v). I would like my braking performance to be better so what would anyone suggest I get? I drive normally - that is to say no track days, no particularly frequent late braking - just normal road use. Disc-wise I will go
• the law not braking!! 10 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  afternoon folks! here's a snippet from last nights local paper, a police officer escaped punishment despite admitting smashing into another car, when...
• This month's 'Star Letter' 16 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  .....looking out for the M1. In the distance I could see what appeared to be a lorry travelling with barely visible hazard warning lights. My speed was 70mph. I then noticed that the lorry appeared to be slowing dramatically although it showed no brake lights. It was stationary ! I had no time to brake. I
• Baggy Corsas and FSH 9 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  every seal and gasket (blocked crankcase breather, or worn rings?), the front brake discs were badly scored, the brake pedal went almost to the floor, the throttle cable was almost seized, and the gearchange linkage was so worn that I never did find fifth. Also one tyre was down to the legal limit
• hybrids 16 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Interested in Volvo XC40 20/22 plate Some mention 'mild hybrid' non plug in which generates lecky through braking. Dont want a pure EV - long in tooth and feel uncomfortable from pure ICE as these extras surely add more to problems of servicing etc. Should I be worried
• Hyundai Veloster - mot 6 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Hi all,have not posted on here for ages so just a update on my veloster which is now 9 years old and 90k miles.just failed the mot on a wheel bearing and track rod end ball jiont..first  expense apart from  tyres and brakes  in the 9 years.although  had 2 keys replaced under
• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer - 2 litre Auto 2019 21 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Considering the above vehicle which is low mileage. Anything that I should be aware of? How smooth is the auto and what is the cruise control like with brake function. I have adaptive cruise at the moment in my current vehicle. What are the servicing costs? Thank you
• Audi A4 B6 - Broken wire in harness feeding boot lock 21 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  My indie repaired \ cable brake which feeds the boot lock latch mechanism. He is very busy at the moment so cant get the car in to him. He said the break was in the wires that bend in the rubber boot. Any idea how to repair the break ?