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• My wife is car hunting alone! 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  a deposit over the phone. Needless to say that received a no. Mileage isn?t much of an issue as we will do low mileage so by the time we get rid the mileage will be in line with what is expected after 3 or 4 years. Tyres, brakes and bodywork will get a close inspection and we expect a lengthy test drive
• Prius v. diesel Verso 12 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  boot but a big space under the floor. Silly spoiler and steeply-raked rear window makes rear vision difficult. Nasty foot-operated parking brake. Verso - More lively than the Prius: automatic available only with the petrol version. Diesel engine quite subdued, much quieter than the B-class
• Motorway behaviour... 31 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  " as they were called recently) in some microscopic japanese go faster thing. Why would you tailgate a Landcruiser ? You'r e not going to intimidate me and if I do hit the brakes you're not going to do me much damage either. Although I'll be picking bits of your car out of the tyre treads for weeks. If I am
• DIY - Is it required? 16 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  with their cars and bikes, when these were far more unreliable and needed lots of maintenance. I have never seen a TV programme on car maintenance and my father wouldn't have had a clue what torque was; although he was adept at decokes, ignition timing and renewing linings on brake shoes and clutch plates. I did
• selecting your vehicles lighting 7 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  the Daytime running lamps operate in the low beam circuit? yes--------5 no------- 3, do the daytime running lamps operate at aprox 60% reduced brillance? yes--------5 no------- 4, do the Daytime running lamps extinguish with park brake applied ? yes-------5 no------- 5
• Ford Zetec 1.8 high idle 1 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  about 60 000 miles, and still drives OK. The clutch will need doing soon but Im reluctant to pay out more money until the Idle speed is sorted, I've recently spent about what the cars worth on tyres, exhaust, brake disks etc.and all the above. Arrgh Help ! (Bangs head on wall)
• Road rage - advice please 15 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  fingered gesture. He must have dropped a gear as he then did a high speed overtake (residential 30 mph zone) followed by slamming on his brakes forcing me to stop. He then got out of his car, swearing, and gesturing menacingly, and then started towards me. I checked my rear view mirror, turned on my hazard
• Mk III golf suspension problem 13 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  10 miles and started hearing clonking noises under braking and when steering. Drove back to the garage and they looked at it and said the bush had not been compressed sufficiently because the bolt wasn't tight enough as the thread in the sub-frame was damaged. Basically they said I'd need a new
• Distracting motor cycle behaviour 1 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  as the group started undertaking, rapidly accelerating/ braking, slowing down, weaving in/out etc. in what was heavy but relatively free moving traffic as we approached the M25. One of the bikers nearly caused an accident as he undertook a line of cars in the outisde lane and almost drove into the back
• VW Inspection service lunacy 27 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I went to my local dealer in London (SW11) yesterday to price a basic first inspection service on a 2003 petrol Passat. Quoted a hilarious GBP183 for what is essentially an oil change and check of the brakes. My dealer local to my parents (Bolton) wants GBP66 for the same service. Assuming
• To replace or respray....?? 11 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  around £4000. Or they have done 86,000 miles which is the mileage that My Corrado was on when I first bought it. I don't want to buy one of these and have to do all the work that I have done to mine all over again! (I've had a new, exhaust, clutch, clutch master cylinder, power steering pump, Brake Discs
• OMEGA HELL 5 May 2002 (Forum)
  I purchased a 1996 Vauxhall Omega 2.5CDX Petrol in January. The car was brought for a good price as it had an oil leak from the engine and needed new brake discs, pads etc. I had I checked over by a local car trader who told me it was sound, but would also need the plug leads replaced
• Motor May 13th 1972 8 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  , steering and brakes. Excellent luggage platform with high lifting tailgate and self-levelling suspension unaffected by load. A comment that the 7-litre AC Cobra had held the 0-60 record time of 4.2 secs for over four years and they couldn't see when it would be beaten. Small ads including a boxed unused
• Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 diesel - First 5 months of ownership 25 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  in the dark. The foot operated parking brake takes a bit of getting used. If you park on a slope and don't press it down hard enough you have to remember to keep your foot on the main brake pedal and press the parking brake again to release it and then again harder to put it back on.I guess it has to work
• BMW 3-Series E90 (2005 - ) - 325D Final installment 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  revving in a way which doesn't sound especially designed in. I should just knock it back into D and let it be an auto. Instead I panic and back off the gas. With engine braking this immediately brings the car almost to a complete standstill without benefit of brake lights. Consulting the rear mirror
• 20 MPH 21 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  .  The 30mph limit was introduced as far back as 1934.  There was hardly any traffic around then and in the last 10 years traffic has gone ballistic.  However in simple terms vehicles with Fred Flintstone stopping power have moved on a lot and todays cars are entirely different in terms of braking
• N/A - Luton Van Road Rage 8 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  blowing my horn thinking he has not seen me, I have a car close behind me so I cannot brake. The Luton Van effectively overtakes the HGV by driving down the centre line between myself and the HGV. I’m not sure if the HGV had to go onto the Hard shoulder to avoid a collision. After we overtake the HGV he
• SEAT Leon - Dealer Illegally Changed Service History 27 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  ) so i got my money back only even when this could have been a more serious issue as I could have been driving down the motorway and that thing snaps on me and the car would have lost power steering and the brakes, so I made a complaint about this issue and was told this could even be a legal matter
• EV versus PHEV 5 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Electric, last week, and a Kia E-Niro this morning, pure EVs have a lot more going for them than I'd thought.  Both of these can go at least 250 miles on a charge, and that can if needed be eked out a little further if you don't rush and you use regenerative braking.  Both have terrific
• Any - Real Fuel Saving at Low Cost 4 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  similarly sized but much more expensive hybrid engined cars such as the Toyota Yaris Hybrid. For example, improving fuel economy from 51 mpg to 59 mpg in June/July 2019 on a 94 mile round trip, with the car driven gently (no aggressive acceleration or braking) but cruising at around 65 mph on dual