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• Leaf 20 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  . Apparently the car helps with this. I don’t think I could live with this palaver, how would you go about a long trip? I don!t know the real distance between charging needed but I can imagine running out of battery in the middle of nowhere on a cold January night.
• Mobile Electric charging point 6 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  generator and car having charging capacity to take 100kW could charge a car up in about 45 minutes. Just looked up Jaguar I pace. On a legal basis would it be permissible to run the genny on red diesel as it would not be directly used for propulsion ?        
• Service history - does it really matter? 6 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  a hill!  It`s troubles really began after I got it!!! 2 and a bit years later still going strong. Did the run back to the UK from Hungary with nary a hitch. Maybe I was just lucky.......
• BMW i3 - Depreciation on Petrol Hybrids and Fully Electric 26 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Hello all. Thinking of going petrol hybrid or possibly fully electric to replace a Fiat 500 that we only ever use for short runs and commuting about 30 miles a day. The form to post here requires I put in a make/model which I have said is BMW i3, but not wedded to that, if anything
• Mr2 Mk3 - Fog Light 28 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  My MR2 is due its first MOT under my ownership, I know there are no issues apart for a blown fog light bulb. Went to replace the bulb today but the bulb is OK. The fog light has only two wires running to it, a pernament live and a earth (at leat that is what the colour suggests
• Fiat croma 1.9 JTD - Timing belt change 16 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Hello,    My everyday volvo has just been written off by the local rubbish lorry. and so i am now in need of a new run around. A friend of mine owns a garage and has a fiat croma 2005 1.9 JTD awaiting prep for sale. he has offered the car to me for a very good price
• Toyota Avensis 2001 1.8VVTi Petrol - Dash Battery Warning Light on 23 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hi  My battery holds 12.6 volts off the car. But is losing charge when connected to the car. Alternator charges at 14V., and engine will continue to run if positive battery disconnected. So Battery and alternator / rectifier appear to be working, but I seem to have a parasitic drain
• 54 plate Ford Focus Zetec Climate 1.6 - Blower motor problem 30 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Hello Before I start dismantling my car to get to it, does anyone have any ideas or experience of the following problem. My blower/ heater motor appears to running properly at all 4 speeds but is making a horrible viabrating noise and actually isn’t pushing any air. I suspect there might
• Strange noise on '10 caddy 15 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  then stop. This does not happen every time, and only ever happens after a short run, of which as a window cleaner i do a lot of. Any idea's what this might be and should i be concerned about it? Thanks.
• Ford focus hatchback - Reversing light not working 15 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  my friend has an 05 plate Ford Focus and she purchased a reversing sensor that fastens under the number plate, anyway we tried to get it up and running, everything was working fine (reversing light coming on) until we connected it all together, now she has no reverse light at all, we thought
• Mercedes Benz E class E220 DIESEL AUTO (2002) - Transmission 12 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Same car, further development! ! When engine is cold, it revs fine and goes into gear forward or reverse, though I still have it parked because when the engine has been running for 10 to 15 mins and warmed up sufficiently, it still revs? Good power etc but only in Neutral or Park,  put
• N/A - Services/Deliveries - No Joined-up thinking 15 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Besides the school run I seem to be increasingly held up by what appears to be lack of fore thought by providers of services or deliveries.Surely the council contractors of refuse collection and street cleaning could avoid the the rush hour on the busiest main throughfares - after all
• Mercedes a160 w reg semi auto - Hesitation/misfire 4 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Help. My a class developed a misfire and hesitation about two weeks ago. After abit of research a common known fault is the throttle body. Ive had that cleaned out and the sparkplugs checked. when I drove home from having this done initially the fault was still there but after a few miles it run
• Astra/Corsa - Stolen Vauxhall Fronts 18 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  There seems to be a spate of thefts of entire fronts from Astras and Corsas in recent months (especially locally in West Yorkshire). I wonder why this is so: Do drivers of these run into things more often than drivers of other models? Is that because they tailgate more
• ford focus petrol zetec 1.8 w reg - Whats this part please? 28 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, Can anyone confirm what this pipe is referred to as please? If you look down on the focus engine it runs from the 'bar. that sits on top the radiator ( its the left hand side of the 2 pipes on the right hand side. The other end goes into the smaller port on the thermostat housing
• Fuel system cleaners- which one is best 19 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  as it contains more detergent. Would it be better using super unleaded such as shell opimax? I have read my manual and I think that it was made to run on normal 95RON petrol.
• Mazda 5 - How to keep dpf healthy 24 May 2016 (Forum)
  ,Will the pdf will stay healthy? 4.What is cold run? I belive my questions will be answered. Thank you :)
• BMW 320D M Sport Convertible - BMW Cracked Rims 10 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  of down sizeing and/or moving off run-flats. So what size and whoose rims and tyres to fit? 
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - Out of Warranty Repairs - Cylinder Head Gasket 18 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  My 2008 Toyota Avensis has developed a Cylinder Head gasket problem - unfortunately it is out of warranty as it has done 67,000miles and the warranty runs out at 60,000miles. Estimated cost of repair £3,000 including a new cylinder head. Dealer has managed to get some concession on parts from
• Mercedes Benz C200 W202 1990 - Petrol in oil, smell from dipstick strong. 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Good Morning, I have a strong smell of petrol coming from the dipstick. Just had oil change and filter 4 weeks a go. Any ideas on the cause and if anyone has had a similar problem with the same model? Car is running fine and no out of the ordinary problems whilst driving