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• What value a "life" on my protected NCB? 11 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Came back to the car the other day to find some so-and-so had left a large dent in the door. Have been told it needs a new skin and quoted £650 for the repair. With a £150 excess I would be claiming £500 from my insurer but losing a "life" on my protected NCB. I presume that even though
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - Petrol V Diesel 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, First of all best of seasons greetings, been looking at Grand Scenic from a well known car supermarket, year old petrol dynamic 7 seater for £7700, low mileage. Been reading the forum on the diesel French engines, and basically been put off any modern common rail engine, and poor
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 00 1.8 key fob problem 27 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  We only have one key for our passat, which fits the ignition and the passanger door, we unlock that and reach across to open the other doors(wife not impressed and 2 kids out of sight) The fob would not unlock the car about 6mths ago, so i replaced the batts and it still would not work as i could
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.3 being a little odd 17 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  hello all, well i managed (if anyone remembers my old thread) to get my heating fixed, which i managed to do half myself :D car has yet another niggle. so im driving along 30mph 4th gear and then suddenly goes funny (not hugely) its a bit like its reving and then letting up and then reving
• SEAT Ibiza III (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.2 VAG 1.2 3cyl - Recurring coil pack failure 15 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  charge for it, even though the car is 4yrs old - on previous occasions they've put a spare in and then made her drive to a SEAT dealership to have it changed under warranty. Is coil pack failure still an issue with VAG? I know it was huge years ago, but surely they should have it sorted by now
• Secondhand bikes - why so expensive? 13 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  When I had a mid-life crisis to consider obtaining a bike licence, I was struck by how expensive even quite old models were. Consider, for example, the following comparison: http://tinyurl.com/5dl95u http://tinyurl.com/5bwzpo Whilst I accept bikes have an outright performance advantage, they do
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8tdci starting problems 14 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  the starter motor over for a long time until it starts - it's like trying to start a 40 year old diesel engine! The car has only done about 30000 miles. Glow plugs have been replaced and also cam position sensor and leads without result. It has been put on one of these hand held computer diagnostics
• Another what banger :-) 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  We need to change our current primera hatchback for an estate car which will be able to fit 8' x 4' plasterboard in the back and other large items. Unfortunately the budget for this is peanuts ie under a grand + whatever we can get for the primera (probably £50!). Any recommendations as to what
• Does running your tank on empty cause problems ? 24 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  One of the economy tips given recently is keeping your tank low on fuel to save weight. I was telling someone this, and he recounted that famous motoring old wives tale that "running your tank on empty brings the muck out of the bottom of the fuel tank". Whilst I've heard it repeated many times
• Subaru Legacy and Outback Diesel (2008 - 2009) - Is a good engine or not ?! -possible purchase. 6 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, So is it a good engine or bad, because I'm confused? Honest John: "Starting from cold, the engine sounded like someone was shaking an old metal bucket of bolts under the bonnet. " Jeremey Clarkson: "No. It?s crap. Normally, diesels are happiest at low revs in a high gear. Not the Legacy
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 07 1.4 Window Rubbers 23 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  My wifes Jazz is just over 12 months old. Since new, she has had to wipe any moisture off the outside of the door windows. Opening & closing the widows does not remove any rain or dew from glass. With the drivers window half open, I can see a gap between the glass & the window rubber. I confirmed
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 2001 2.0T PAS fluid requirements 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  The PAS fluid on the Volvo could do with a top up and I have a 2 month old container of Halfords "Ford Automatic Transmission and Power Steering Fluid to Ford spec ESP-M2C-166H which I bought for the Mondeo and used about 200ml of. Can I use this stuff, or are these fluids really manufacturer
• Turtle wax colourmagic / Tcut colourfast polish 20 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi. Has anyone used these products as I am thinking of doing so as I have(like most owners) acquired some minor scratches and scuffs on my year old (metallic silver) car. Some of these are self inflicted by too rigourous cleaning with the wrong cloth trying to remove bird lime and tar marks etc
• Simplest to service new small petrol engine? 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Got into a conversation about small petrol engines and what would be the simplest to service, an engine with hydraulic tappets, chain cam and not with wet liners or known weaknesses. I realised at that point that i knew nothing as I have been diesel focussed for 17 years. I remember an old 1.3
• Renault Laguna (1994 - 2001) - 00 1.6 16v - Has the 'pencil' coil gone again ? 25 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  although some seem better than others(the old ones seem best)has anyone idea is the problem still the coils? problem is that the car seems to think its a kangaroo all help appreciated thank you
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 2000W How can I reset the central locking? 18 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  child locks and I cant get them open. I can open the passenger and drivers door individually with the key, but the central locking does not work when I open and lock the doors. Any help greatly appreciated, cant get our 2yr old in the car at present.
• MG MG TF (2002 - 2005) - Laying it up 22 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  as possible for the next 5 months (it might still need moving now and then to get at things in the garage) or should I be starting it every fortnight and letting it warm up etc? To look after the battery I will be attaching an Optimate battery conditioner that has kept my dad's old VFR battery going for many
• Ford - KA (2002) - Smokey on cold startup 4 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Ford ka, 52 plate, 40k miles, fsh (oil changes every 10k but now due). Old 'Enduro' pushrod engine with injection. Car is producing a fair bit of grey (not blue) smoke on startup when cold, worse after standing overnight, worse again on cold days. Just a bit too bad to 'let it develop' although
• Public Transport 9 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  the government and greenies want us out of our cars and we face moronic, SCUM that do things llike this http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=60474&in_page_id=34 Summary A charity worker was beaten up and left for dead after politely asking a fellow rail passenger to move out
• 306 estate tyres 18 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  with the car and have lots of tread but they are cheapo budjet tyres and i have got some motorway miles to cover. Im a firm believer in paying for what you get and am interested in the bigger brands. Ive read a review of vredestein sportact 3 of being very good but wanted some more opinions. My old man