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• Car advice needed please 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I need a new car! Car is needed for short journeys to the station , town, and as I have to drive to work 5 days a month 5 x 150 mile round trips to London (clear run on the way in, traffic on the way out) And the occasional trips away whan I have time off. I'm currently driving an old Volvo 360
• Ancient Polo wiring fault 4 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Car - 1983 VW Polo. Fault - both wipers and heater fan seem to run slowly, especially when first switched on - they then gradually pick up speed. If you switch the wipers on when the heater fan is running full blast, the fan almost stops, then picks up again. Alternator seems to be charging
• Tipo turbo diesel not starting>>> 20 May 2002 (Forum)
  My 91 tipo turbo diesel wouldn't start today after running for about 3 hrs I came home for a while and when I went to leave it just spluttered for a while with no power then died. Have checked for fuel which is present engine side but there seems to be no suction from the fuel pump. I disconnectd
• pug 206 woes 27 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  A girly friend of mine has a Met blue 98 S Pug 206 LX 3dr with air. She over-expended herself to buy the thing and can't really afford to run it. So now it is playing up bad (out of warranty in July) and she can't afford to fix it. A mechanic friend has looked at it and he says it is only running
• Oil Type - GTI Teenagers 22 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  and semi-synthetic. Can anyone advise? Surely 0W-40 would be too thin at the temperatures experienced in the UK? Also, a large number of 17 year old GTI drivers run their 13 year old 160,000 mile motas on Mobil 1!!!!! With the notorious valve stem oil seals on the Golfs they must cost more mpg on Mobil
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• Any - DOG & the MOT 29 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41761864 The link is to the BBC news we page it states thousands of cars running around eith the DPF removed and the MOT may change to help detect it.
• Toyota Auris - Which car to choose 1 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hello, Out of a Toyota auris,mazda 3 and ford focus (all 2008 model) which is the most realiable and cheap to run?Any advise will be helpful.Thanx
• Ford Fiesta 1.0 eco boost - Knocking 7 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Has anyone with above vehicle come across the problem of its engine starting to knock at idling speed when up to running temp?
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  Volkswagen Caddy Black Edition extended by popular demand 14 Jan 2015 (News)
  
• ford mondeo 2007 diesel - redex additive 7 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hi there   I hear a lot about redex additive and was wondering if people find it improves anything at all.  MPG engine running etc?
• breakerless ignition - porsche 924 17 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi My porsche runs on contact breakers and i wondered if we can still buy conversion kits for breakerless ignition. If so, any ideas? thanks Steve
• Micra 1996 heater blower 11 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  The heater blower motor in my 1996 Micra will now only run on the fastest of its four settings. Is this an easy problem to sort? Any help gratefully received, thanks
• Seat Arosa 12 May 2006 (Forum)
  Anyone have any opinions on a Seat Arosa 1.4 Manual? (T-Reg) Cost to run/ repair etc? I've been looking at a 106 but a Arosa has come up nearby! Thanks Phil
• 5k. Focus, Civic, 307 or anything else? 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Got 5k to spend, want a car roughly the size above if not smaller as new, reliable and cheap to run as possible. All suggestions welcome
• Unleaded in a Porsche 924 or 944 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me what years of Porsche 924/924S & 944 can run unleaded, tried combing the web and found nothing I trust! Jim
• Annual mileage to justify diesel 1 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  This has probably been asked/discussed before but is there an accepted benchmark annual mileage figure where it becomes cost effective to run a diesel car over a petrol? Thanks
• New Primera 2003 model 28 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Does anybody have any experience of what the 2003 model is like to drive, run and fix. What are cost of ownership like, mpg spares etc etc.. thanks
• Insurance Premium with Conviction 29 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if you should be able to get a discount on your insurance premium if your convictions have run out (over 4 yrs it says in the dvla) in the middle of the policy?