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• VW Passat 2001 2 Litre Petrol 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Car has 80000 miles on it in the last 18 months the emmission control light has come up on the dashboard and stays steady ,engine runs normally .Emmisions are ok, just passed MOT ,Fault codes dont through any light on the problem .It has been reset three times by VW and the light comes up 18 days
• Biodiesel update...I wish! 12 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Being an environmentally aware kind of motorist, I have been keen try running the old Passat TDI on biodiesel. I live in east Somerset and there is nowhere locally that I can find that even sells low-percentage blend of the stuff. All the websites about biodiesel outlets seem never to be updated
• New large US oil discovery 7 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Chevron have discovered a new large oil field in the Gulf of Mexico that could increase US reserves by up to 50%. Wjat is also interesting is that BP and Shell have drilling leases in adjacent areas. Perhaps our oil wil not run out quite as soon as we expect. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money
• taxi driving 4 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  hi all quick question i have been doing a number of courier runs recently mainly to southern italy but sadly this looks like it will be coming to an end, having spoke to an pakistani friend of mine he has told me about a spare hackney carriage plate that his dad has but cannot use as he is back
• MGR and outstanding finance 15 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I have today run an experian backgroung check into a Rover Streetwise I was hinking of buying. The car was bought from a dealer in Jan this year for cash, the dealer had bought the car at auction ( disposal of MGR assets). The check shows outstanding finance from Capital Bank, with an agreement
• '99 Focus 2.0 Coolant Loss 27 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  any other leaks from the hoses running to / from the coolant reservoir? any ideas what this sort of job will cost, this car is becoming a real pain. Thanks in advance Pete.
• Key fob programming and batts! VW Passat 19 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  At the end of a shift 0100 hours discovered that my remote key fob for VW Passat 51 reg stopped functioning! Can still get into the car using the actual key,so could get home! Suspect that the batteries have run out. Does anyone know a good site to obtain these batteries online? The other key
• Best new car for £5000? 18 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Right my mother in law is 70 at the beginning of July. Her 1993 Metro is close to expiry and her children (including my wife) want to club in £1250 each to buy her a new car. She lives in Farnham, has a small garage and only uses the car around town with an occassional run up to Oxford. Max mileage
• Deals On Wheels 5 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  . The Mother after the test drive also pointed out she would discount the car as the Tax had run out. So no insurance and no tax. Great !! and the TV program allowed that to happen. DOOOOOHH. Regards Peter
• Aldi Sat Nav 21 May 2006 (Forum)
  Well A suitable Sat Nav reached the price point where its now worthwhile for Nicole to have one for the Clio. Aldi, Sunday Special (had to fight past the people getting the 79.99 DVD recorder), got the Medion for £149.99. (down from £249/£179) Its an MDPNA 250 - T. ( a mio reference chasis) Runs
• My 309 diesel what to do. 16 May 2006 (Forum)
  It's done 218000 miles and it's time for another timing belt change, but perhaps I should get rid of it. It runs fine no major faults. It has never had a clutch change though and the alternator's done about 140,000 miles, the water pump about 90,000 miles. There could be expensive jobs
• Lexus IS250/220D (2005 - ) - diesel Urban MPG 15 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  or will it improve as the car is run in. Lexus claim a much higher urban MPG Any experience or comments thanks alan
• Pug406 HDi Fuel Pump 16 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Not sure I dare ask this in light of previous posts.... My 406 has started making a low 'brrrrrrr' noise which seems to come from the fuel pump on the engine. It started intermittently but now seems to do it all the time, but the car runs fine. Any clues as to it's cause? Is it likely
• Radiator leak - Citroen ZX TD 7 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  My ZX has developed a leak in the radiator this morning. The rad was replaced about 18 months ago so I'm not too happy - it's run on the correct antifreeze, changed at two-year intervals so it shouldn't have corroded away. A new rad is £95 min, and i think that there may be a slight leak
• Nissan Almera trip computer 7 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Does anyone know how these things work? I reset mine last time I filled up 20 odd miles ago, and since then the MPG has sat resolutely at --.-. It usually starts displaying numbers within a mile or so. The miles are accumulating, as is the running time. Interestingly the remaining range has
• Corsa Under Engine Panels 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Some recent time spent under the Corssa's run by my son & daughter led me to thinkning.. The 1.0 has a panel (About a foot by a foot shaped) fixed under the engine near the wheel, so does the 1.4 but . . . The 1.0 has it on the near side and the 1.4 on the off side. Am aware that the 1.0 has
• Tough reliable car suggestions. 27 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I've set myself a budget of £1500 (anything way under will do) for a car that fits these requirements: - Must be pretty reliable. - Easy to repair (spares easy to source, etc.). - Have strong running gear so can handle poor roads. - Not be a proper off-roader (i.e no landrovers, landcruisers
• Changing car - what would you do? 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  around mid March in order to keep the 3 yr warranty running. What would you do? service it, or not bother?
• Fast idling post HG replacement. (Polo) 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  ? The car is running better than it ever has before, with a smoother idle and better performance (just in case that helps)
• Upgrading car audio - difficult for DIY? 6 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  How difficult is it to upgrade car audio ? Not the unit itself so much, but rather the speakers, and in the case of my Octavia, running extra wires to the rear for the speakers (seem to be some mount points under the rear parcel-shelf). The speaker driver-units in my Octavia must have cost about