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• 2001 Fiesta Zetec-S - Fiesta playing up 16 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hello,   My Fiesta is poorly. It started with a little judder on start up and white smoke. This was about one month ago. No signs of Head gasket...
• Saab - Car Registration sale 23 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  I recently purchased a car and the seller was less than honest about the condition of the car it needed repairs carried out at quite a alot money £££'s maybe more. The issue is the seller had a cherished plate on the car but did not remove the number before the sale. I
• Citroen C3 - Need Advice re Insurance Co.'s slow response 9 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  My car was in an NCP Garage and rolled down the ramp and hit a stationery vehicle. I immediately rang my insurance. They sent a garage to evaluate...
• Fountains of the North - Trafalgar square in dreams 23 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  The decision making had been protracted and difficult - what with Wakefield being the drinking capital of the five towns area - but eventually a plan was raised that would allow `The Merrie City` (as it`s known - and for good reason - burp - just google `The Westgate Run`) The grace
• Musings - Freedom is not an illusion - the biro 21 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  OILRAG!" An inducement via memory to lay an your back as an adult and tap away with whatever you want - even a biro - or perhaps it`s 2010 equivalent - a mobile phone. If they were able to shout (and toss a blackboard rubber)  from the grave - they would likely say the mobile phone
• Torx T30's and phlips head screws rounding 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Thanks everyone who helped with my least queery youre oviously all ver knowledgable, I gues this is sometning that evey expirienced mechanic will...
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 00 2.7 Claim against 10 Year body warranty, help o 14 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I have a year 2000 Boxster, which has spent its life under the main dealer and extended main dealer warrantys. Basically it hasn't wanted for anything....
• Repairing cars in this recession. 5 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  of very complex equipment, will we see a renewed demand for those superb easy to work on a well designed cars of 80's/90's, carina/corolla/primera/cavalier/405/loads more contenders. Are all those parts available any more, like most here i've been enjoying the more favourable economy and have run
• Overtakers, what reaction? 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  ', anyway i spy in the mirror a van overtaking me, he's left it a little late, so i ease the truck over close to the n/s verge to give him some room, no probs he's by without drama and flashes a thankyou..so far so good. But as is nearly always the case, the driver(s) coming the other way maintain
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 1.9D Hard to start, then almost total fail to s 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  This is the D8A engine swap in a DHY 197 model. The engine settled in and I handed it over to my son, who reported in the second week that it was getting...
• Advice re:selling my BMW at auction 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  fine scratches on the lower f/bumper that won?t T-Cut out (ran over a badger!)?????.BUT it?s done 168,000 miles. I bought the car in 2002 with 86K from a lease co, and have added the remaining 82K with no problems. Full service history - BMW and more recently BMW indy specialist plus I?ve documented
• C-Class: Diesel & Petrol 18 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  doing in the urban environment. The Kompressor engine had that nice low down grunt, from it seemed, about 800-1000rpm. Once moving, say fast A-road or NSL dual carraigeway, it was no contest, the CDI 's 'stomp' with 295ft/lbs @~2200rpm makes overtaking much safer & seemigly unaffected by passenger
• Oh so *that's* what the BMW badge means 15 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Just swapped a 1997 Jap import Honda Prelude Type-S for a 1996 BMW 528iSE and I have to say, I'm very impressed. (It was a free swap, no money changed hands.) Having never driven or even been in a decent, modern BMW before, I'd always wondered what the fuss was about, but now I've got one, it all
• Changing Times 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Having travelled many times to the Czech Republic in the past six years, it struck me over our Christmas holiday trip how much the mix of metal has changed in that time, and with this, a shift of attitude towards car ownership. Originally, nearly every car in SWMBO\'s backwater home town
• Top Gear team switch lanes 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  The speculation is over, Top Gear is no more, well soon anyway. I know users of this forum have been looking forward to its demise as there are countless threads on this topic in the archives, I know I have. It really doesn?t cut the mustard when compared to Channel 4's Driven series
• Toyota Prius not rubbish to drive shock! 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  move off from rest the first time in a Prius. One is the unexpected shove in the back from the acceleration. The other is that it?s virtually silent. Or at least it is until you push the pedal too far and the petrol engine starts up. That?s not to say the engine is noisy, it just interrupts the eerie
• Kia Sportage Audi Q3 - Need advice buying used Kia Sportage or Audi Q3/Q4 18 May 2024 (Forum)
  Mrs . Also one with good spec. I lpersonally like Kia Sportage but I’ve seen Sportage from 2014/2015 doesn’t have leather seats but they look better than older ones who though have everything. My Mrs likes Audi Q3 s but I’ve had couple of A4s before and had loads problems ??.
• Peugeot 206 hatchback - Automatic gearbox problem 3 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  as the 'clunk', which can > really throw the passengers/driver forward sometimes, the gear lights on > the dash flash between the 's' and the '*' (frost) indicators. It mentions > it in my peugeot user guide provided by them but doesn't say why it happens or what > causes
• Charging location wot I visited 20 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  to drink it and I'm up at 80% (from less than 20)  so off I go.  Lovely stop, an M&S, Costa a newsagent a chemist stand.  Ahem facilities and comfy chairs.  If this is the future I like it.  It makes the premium leccy price acceptable , especially as it was spotless, tidy
• Honda Jazz 2012 1.4 CVT - Honda Jazz CVT problems 15 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  will it eventually break down all of a sudden? Sorry about the big message. TIA for reading and hopefully giving me some advice. S