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• Ford Mondeo - Best way to move on an MOT failure 5 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  of (lights, wing mirrors etc) the scrap what's left.  I've got myself a new car and can park the old mondy off road ok. Thanks for any suggestions.
• Ford All New Focus ST Line 1500cc - Ford SYNC 3 1 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  car was not cheap and I am very disappointed in the infotainment system, which I consider old fashioned and not up to modern  technological standards.
• any - driving in bus lane penalty charge notice 2 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  posts that differ from others....cheers  ;)   Another thing connected ...this "offence" occured on the same day as i bought the car and i cannot be absolutely sure what time i bought the car,i think it was probably me driving at the time (photo evidence is shown) but the old owners
• Ford Focus MK2 - Timing belt - to change or not change? 11 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  I have a Ford Focus MK2 1.6 petrol 74KW 100PS and have been told by a Ford dealer that my timing belt needs done after 8 years or 100,000 miles. My car has recently became 8 years old (end of July 2018) but has only just done under 69,000. I bought the car April 2017 when it had 47,500 miles
• Clarke 4000 Jumpstart (part number 6240030) 12 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Clarke Jumpstart 4000, a few months old, only used once to start a car, and once to inflte a matress via the 12V socket; always kept on trickle charge, kept in the house. Anyone have one who can answer this for me please? Two queries: 1. It is giving out a permanent alarm sound
• Insurance & Selling Damaged Motor 28 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Greetings all One of our better neighbours has ended up with a damaged car and a private settlement, and wants to get shot of the car. Insurance appears not to have been involved, and during a recent conversation the subject of getting rid of it came up. My feeling is that the motor would
• 1972 MGB GT 1.8 - Buying a 1972 MGB GT 22 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Dear Sir, Recently I found that an old friend was going to sell a 1972 MGB GT, which had been lovingly cared for all its life and was now under its own cover inside a garage. (Two owners from new. Present owner has had it for 40+years)   It is a car I'd always admired, but I
• Worthwhile? - Independent Car Inspection 1 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  provide me with an old report that they received following an inspection so that I can make up my own mind??. Any help would be appreciated
• Citroen Xsara Picasso, Renault scenic - buying mpv with £2500 budget 18 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  a new cam belt, which would be due, the seller will not drop the price but has offered to do cam belt at trade which he says will be around £300, making the car £2800, is it worth it or are there other alternatives? I have also seen 9 year old scenics at this price similar milage and marivas with less
• Citroen C5 Estate 2.2 HDi (2001) - 'Tailgate open' warning 23 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all -- first time posting on this site and really hoping someone else has managed to solve this problem! I've had this car since it was 6 months old and it's actually been amazingly good apart from odd Citroen-style electrical niggles. The current one is driving me mad: it often
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2003 1.4 Zetec - front suspension 8 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  . It was driving find before trying to move it from the garage. I know some cars have failed springs but thought it only made them sag a few inches. This looks like the old Mini hydralastic failure when the whole car drops down.
• x type 2005 sports model 2l - Fix or Sell xtype 2005. New to forum 27 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Hi there, I have an xtype 2 litre sport. Nice car, I have had it since 2006 and service it each year at a garage. It began cutting out under load and will restart. Also occasionally after a short journey it won't turn over although my battery has tested as good. A local garage has offered
• Passat B5.5 front balljoints - costly! 11 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Just a quick heads-up to any other Passat B5.5 (MY2000 to MY2005) owners -- be ready for a bigger bill than expected if it fails the MOT on the front upper suspension arm ball joints. My 2003 car (51,000 miles) has failed on ONE ball joint but the entire upper arm assembly on that side has had
• Honda FRV - Honda FRV popping out of some gears 12 May 2015 (Forum)
  wonder if anyone else has any ideas? The car has done about 75k miles and is 6 years old. Thanks.  
• To diesel or not to diesel, that is the question 30 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  My Mileage is about to increase from around 10k a year to around 18k. At the moment I drive a 10 year old 2.0l petrol mazda 3 and on a long motorway drive I get around 38mpg @ 80mph yet my  friends and colleagues that have a German
• Toyota Corolla Saloon - Possible engine re-build or cylinder replacement 25 May 2014 (Forum)
  I have a 15 year old Toyota corrola 1.4 vvti has done 90k I have lost a broken spark plug and possibly a broken drill bit under the cam followers as well on the 1st cylinder and possibly has caused damage and is making essesive noise is this possibly an engine rebuild
• Volkswagen Golf IV - Would diesel engine wear show in the MOT smoke tes 29 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm new to the forum and wondered if someone could help me with a diesel engine question. I've spotted a VW Golf E SDI I like. It looks reasonably well cared for, and only about 70000 miles for a car over 10 years old. Unfortunately the service history is a bit patchy. The general
• Yaris/Mazda 2/Hyundai and more - New supermini confused 6 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  culprits - new yaris, jazz, Mazda 2, jazz, polo also the Hyundai i20. The only car I am not sure about is the jazz, which seemed quite a firm ride. We have many pot holes around here! I wanted to like it as reliability is key. The new yaris is bigger than my old one, also higher up the price list. Any
• Large Family Estate Recommendations 16 May 2013 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a large family estate with a budget of under £12K. It needs to accomodate the wife and 3 children plus associated luggage. I'd like the car to handle well and not be too sluggish as I'm currently driving a 03 Mondeo hatch 2L 136PSI TDCi  I'd ideally like to buy 2 to 3
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus 2 facelift soundproofing 19 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  not having a quite car at average speed would be a deal breaker and unfortunately at this time I don't have the posibility to drive one and see for myself how good it is compared to the old one. Thank you so much!