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• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 2000 Boxster S? Would you buy?? 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  car. It has full Porsche service history and in April last year it had a main service along with having brake pads etc changed. MOT/service/tax are all due April 10. The car itself is absolutely immaculate - bodywork is perfect and the interior is literally as new. I've had a hpi check done
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 2001 1.8LS - Intermittent, now constant misfire 31 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Good evening! I have a 51 reg Vectra 1.8 LS, with 96000 on the clock. Apart from tyres & brakes etc, everything was fine, until the last 2 months (owned the car from 11 months old, 12000 on the clock.) The car is the Z18XE engine model. Approaching a roundabout one day, as I droppped into 2nd
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9 TDi Alternator belt tension. Manual / auto? 18 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  if it wasnt done correctly. I know I am probably worrying for no reason just wanted to know if my car has a tensioner auto, as if it does I probably know it would tension it self automatically. On another note, I was told today that rear brake pads will need doing in 3-4 months, I only replaced front
• Volvo 850 (1992 - 1996) - T5 problems 5 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  ). Anyway, took the car to local trusted indy for a service & check over. Calls me with a list of problems. Couple of small bits- tracking out, tyre, check strap, but major concern is brakes. Needs - front discs & pads, in a few months - rear calipers, discs & pads very soon Both of these aren't a huge
• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - 01 2.0 Catalytic converter & O2 sensors-what type? 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  replacing sooner, but if they won't fix my issue then I will pay extra for better parts, so if anyone could advise me that would be greatly appreciated...buying suspension parts, braking parts etc it easy but I haven't a clue about cats and lambda sensors.. Thanks.
• Fiat 500 vs Hyundai i10 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  calves as she used the brake and clutch peddle. She was struggling to drive it anything like smoothly and felt claustrophobic, finding the retro dash up close was not so nice. The 500 was noisier, particularly transmission noise and the ride was fidgety. The i10 was quieter and enjoyed a better ride
• Choosing an automatic - the good & the bad ? 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I currently run a Focus 2, tdci which apart from a flat spot that was never fixed & poor brakes is largely ok. However for the next car I really fancy an auto ( it's my age ). I?d be shopping in the B or C sector and am after something reliable, economical but with perhaps a bit of go if needed
• Landrover off-road experience - truly amazing 20 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  , steep up/down hills etc. The instructor drove a part of the track initially and then asked me to drive the rest. On few stretches, the car tilted side wise ~30 degree and it was scary. Yet I managed to pass without much drama. While going uphill, even if you press the brake, the car won't roll backward
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.6 Dipstick reading 16 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, My cousin owns a 2002 52 Focus 1.6, with about 60K on the clock. During a recent visit, she told me that the oil light had occasionally started coming on, often after the brake was applied (flashing on, then off... not staying on). A few enquiries revealed no recent service (ie over 12
• America Unchained 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  by a passing pick up driver who took pity on them, and continued to do so even after it appeared the Torino accidentally hit the back of his pick up as the Ford brakes were not that efficient. Personally is a film would recommend to other backroomers, just to witness the complete change of attitude between
• I must be having some sort of crisis. 2 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  II Punto Sporting - but with more poke, way better brakes and even sharper handling. I didn't think in this day and age any car could put a silly grin on my face just driving to work and back, but this one does. That is all :-) ------ Edit: I know what date it is, and no this isn't.
• Random starting problems with MK3 Fiesta 10 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  As some of you may remember I've been having problems with my Fiesta burning oil. N reg 1.1 Kent engine with fuel injection. Anyway I took it for the MOT in June and amazingly it passed with only a seized rear brake cylinder causing it to fail. The machanic but some stop smoke in to get it through
• Pug 205GTi 1.6 - Low tickover & cut out. 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  her idling isn?t right, it can sort itself out with a bit of persuasion from my right foot gently lifting the revs, however, when we're tottering down the road together and we come to some traffic lights, I apply the brake and the revs drop off and she cuts out. Now most of you are probably thinking
• mk2 Mondeo TD driveshaft removal probs. 4 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  . Anti-roll bar droplink disconnected from strut. Caliper off and tied up out of the way, and brake disc removed Track rod end balljoint split. ABS sensor removed and tied up out of the way. Strut top mount slackened 5 turns or so. Bottom balljoint split. Hubnut removed. Driveshaft outer joint pressed
• Mk1 Leon temp gauge & fuel gauge 31 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  , secondly I don't fancy enduring the rattles and squeaks of poorly replaced trim etc afterwards. Something else happened with the brake pads/disks which I'll post about elsewhere, so I'm feeling a bit glum about my car right now - hoping it doesn't fall prey to any more electronic gremlins ... TIA
• What price 5* Ncap crash protection 30 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  of the A post (without me braking it would have been through the drivers door). The bus driver was trapped in the bus and had to be cut free. 3 ambulances, two fire engines, and the Leicestershire air ambulance landed in the field next door. Its a scary moment folks. The seatbelt pre tensioner deploys so hard
• ..and then this helicopter just appeared 14 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  the seatbelt and depress the clutch in order to start the car, and then press the footbrake to release the electronic parking brake :-( I guess I was very lucky, as there are just two small dents in the body work, which dent masters should be able to deal with. The car was only 4 weeks old. I've had 4 cars
• "Medical" vans 25 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  driving. I probably didn't pull over as soon as I could of, but I was worried that if I moved from my lane or touched the brakes to pull into a gap he would have hit me. He was that close. Definitely the worst bit of driving I have seen in a long while. This section of the A34 is stop-start
• Lunatic on M1 6 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  with. The BMW pulled in front of me and the driver braked, fortunately, not too hard. At that point he decided against further stupidity. I stayed well away from him as he drove on in front of me but I noticed that he carried on with his strategy of going past vehicles on the inside and then pulling out
• Front end shunt: cheap repairs? 26 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I've just been involved in a shunt. I drove into the back of another car, going at 35 mph through some roadworks. The other party braked suddenly when they saw a police car with flashing lights waiting to emerge from a side road. My fault, driving too close. Damage to other party (newish Peugeot