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• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.4 Should I stick to 15W-30 oil ? 14 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I owned for five years a fabulous Fiesta Zetec S 1.4 from 1998, and even though the engine seems to be working fine -it has 72000 kms in the clock-, I wonder if I should use a different motor oil since my owner's handbook recommends 15W-40, perhaps because Ford considered that the car would
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 1996 2.5 V6 - Head Gasket Repair 13 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  , the symptoms are signs of steam coming from the tail pipe(s). Using a small amount of coolant, with some evidence of gases in the reservoir. It looks like it is early signs of HG failure and that is why I am hoping this product can do a realtively good fix, for a fraction of the price of a new HG!
• Audi A4 B6 (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9 tdi non starter 9 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Just wondering if any of you's guys have ever encountered anything like this,having replaced the front disc's and pad s the week prior I am now left with a non-running vehicle,which gives me all the faults displays,but points to there being a fault in the abs system,it will turn over but not start
• BMW 3-Series E92 Coupe (2006 - ) - 320d or 325i 24 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  small and will probably all balance out when taking into account the higher cost of servicing a diesel. 2. The credit crunch seems to have hit the price of larger petrol engine cars more than diesels and there are some 325's available at pretty keen prices at the moment. I intend to keep the car for 3
• M1 -Light at end of tunnel ?. 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  lanes of business, to be precise, all the way from the M1's interchange with the M25 at Junction 6a to the heady northern heights of Junction 10, just below Luton. If all goes according to plan, a journey that seemed to take half a lifetime in the grim, dark days of traffic-jam hell should be completed
• Offer 25% off asking price? 9 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  should be unrealistic in how low you offer and try and get a substantial amount knocked off. If you don?t, go elsewhere.? Faughnan?s tactics were used in the survey. Dealers were offered at least 20% less than the amount they were seeking and few refused to bargain from this starting point
• People advertising cars - your pet hates 9 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Mine are:- 1) People that take 100's of pictures but forget the inside of it, I always like to see the interior as this gives a very good indication of how well it has been cared for. 2) People that blank out the number plate - what are you trying to hide? 3) People who put SOLD AS SEEN - Again
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 00 Rear suspension subframe- chassis corrosion. 22 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, One of my work colleagues has the above mentioned BMW 323 (e46), which has failed it's mot on chassis corrosion where the N/S/R subframe bolts up to it. The chassis seems to be a box section with a section within it that holds the nut that the subframe bolts on to. The chassis has cracked
• KIA Rio (2005 - ) - painted bumper re-finish problems 18 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Whilst on a visit to my parents last week a builder's van backed into my car (he was doing work for my dad!) . He put an unsightly 3 inch gash in the painted front n/s plastic bumper. I had it sorted on Tuesday at one of the franchise chip fix outlets, they rubbed it down & filled and re
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 03 1.4 Fading of Red Paintwork 12 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  . It looks like these are areas of the body impacted by weather at motorway speeds. We can live with this but if it can be corrected with minimal damage to the layer of paint, which product(s) would the forum recommend? I'm inclined to try T-Cut for metallic finishes but if there's anything gentler I would
• Audi A5 and S5 (2007 - ) - new cars with delivery miles at auction 1 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  any advice as I saw a lovely a5 coming up, but don't know how to proceed. I have also heard that sometimes Audi will bid up the price of their cars at auctions such as the TT's and the A5's. Is that actually true? Thanks can for any help, Cheers Steven
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 2005 2.0 Towbar Wiring - access to battery 21 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  the existing channel located on the n/s under the plastic floor trim, but I cannot find anyway to get from the footwell into the engine compartment. (The existing loom seems to be routed between the inner and outer front wing, but I can see no way to use that same route without removing the front wing!) I
• Rover 25 (1999 - 2005) - 04 1.6 Starting prob - lights on but delayed start 20 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  are quite varied (cam shaft sensor seems to be a possibility). The problem is erratic but it will still happen even if just previously started successfully, also makes no difference if it?s hot or cold. The garage did get the same problem happen to them, but no fault recorded. Any thoughts / ideas would
• Mitsubishi Colt CZC Cabrio (2006 - ) - Owners' experiences thread Vol 4 [Read only] 10 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  ***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 5 ***** Hi been watchin Paul2's messages to see if he got his CZC2 before mine, I ordered mine on the 22nd February and still no car
• Renault Clio III 197 (2006 - 2009 ) - Experience of Renault Clio Sport 197 15 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  a Mini Cooper S which will probably make more financial success. Think is the bespoke naure of the Renault Sports is Very mouthwatering. They are made in their own small factory apparently like much more expensive cars.
• Selfish use of a dropped kerb 15 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  there we never had any trouble at all with parking, even with 3 cars in the household. The new owner (a lady in her late 60's and has been moved in for about 2 weeks) lives on her own and has one car. Speaking with her the other day she said that she was fed up with people parking accross her driveway
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.8 petrol help with cooling fans 9 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi If anyone is able to help I would greatly appreciate your advice. My S reg Pug 406 LX 1.8 petrol (with 156000 on the clock) is starting to do my head in. I know how to drive a car, but when it comes to repairing or diagnosing problems I get really stuck. Everytime I turn the ignition off
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 00 TDi won't start 13 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  i have a 2000 w reg tdi s, passat. after leaving the car stand for a week, i went to start it but the battery was dead. i wnet to jump start it, but the ignition would not recognise my key, so i was advised to leave the ignition on and let the imobiliser reset to my key. after a bout 10 mins it did
• SEAT Toledo III (2005 - ) - Service Due Indicator 4 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Thought you may wish to know of observations I have made concerning the next service due indicator. Firstly, turn on ignition, wait for instrument display to settle down, press and hold down trip meter reset and distance to next service figure (in 100's) will be displayed in place of mileage
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Oil cap left off 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  and slightly messy engine bay. Not oil everywhere, just on the surrounding area Now it was obviously dark so I couldn?t really see that well, but I?ve cleaned up as best I can, and topped up a little bit. Again because it?s dark can?t really get a decent dipstick indication. Will have a look again tomorrow