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• Review Fiat Doblo 2002 JTD "the Fault-Master" 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  As it was known by Mrs O - although as the miles and failures mounted she was not so complimentary. It might have been due to those narrow front tyres locking and skittering at most modest speeds when braking on damp roads on a nearby minor road downhill stretch - where you have to halt
• Big cars: further to fall? And what would YOU do? 22 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  : the last service bill included £450 for suspension and engine-mount bushes and the dealer also wants to replace some other oily underparts and ? gasp ? the original brake pads. Then there?ll be the timing belt to do at the next one; it could easily add up to £1,000 in the next six months. So ? at last
• Renault Laguna III (2007 - ) - impressions 9 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  , more petrol like perhaps. The steering is almost over sensitive at low speeds and not quite as sharp as I would like at higher speeds, it doesn?t seem to sharpen up as you press on like the Mondeo though the ride is very good and the overall ride handling balance is fine. Brakes - excellent though
• Accident, but Ins. policy cancelled 3 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  and braked to slow down. The following car was driving faster than her, and the rear OS wing on the following car collided with the front NS wing on Ann's car. The police who attended the scene apparently said that both drivers contributed to the accident, i.e. that neither was solely at fault. They did
• Low mileage Xantia - am I sane to reject 6 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  mechanism felt stiff. ? maybe lack of use. As usual the steering felt very detached but the barkes were perfect ? no odd noises, powerful and straight line braking. It rode and cornered smoothly. At £2,699 from a garage with a year?s MOT I was impressed but decided not to buy it. It was nearly perfect
• Bullitt Mk 2 is back 6 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  gauges in the dash working and find a way of polishing the dulled plastic dial covers (all suggestions welcome). Also the rear brake-cum-indicator red lights are not very safe or visible compared with today's laser jobs and the garage says convert the backup lights to indicators. We already rebuilt
• Subaru Forester - First 2 months and 2,000 miles of ownership 27 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  quick to put the car into gear and the car refused to restart until it was in neutral. Like most of these systems it can be turned off. Only problem to date is a slight steering wheel shake under braking. I reported this shortly after I took ownership and the brake components will be changed under
• 2007 Mini one 1.4 - Bought faulty car from dealership. 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  dealership. My dad has paid for new alloys, new brake pads and the diagnostics test as well as £1000 for my mums insurance (she's a new driver) and £80 to transfer a private reg onto the car. My dad feels like he's investejd too much money into the car to just return it and get his money back and ideally
• Mini one 1.4 2007 - Advice on faulty car from dealership 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  dealership. My dad has paid for new alloys, new brake pads and the diagnostics test as well as £1000 for my mums insurance (she's a new driver) and £80 to transfer a private reg onto the car. My dad feels like he's investejd too much money into the car to just return it and get his money back and ideally
• Volvo V60 - The first 10,000 miles 25 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  it was available as an option.  - I don't like the electronic parking brake, which is for some reason down by my right knee, and is also counter-intuitive in being push forward for on, pull back for off.  Give me a proper handbrake any day.  - Checking the engine oil level requires
• Volkswagen Polo GTI 2015 DSG 1.8 TSI - Need to reject / swap car 21 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  in vouchers and told me to go on my way.   Since then the car: Keys have been stuck in the ignition even though the steering hasn't locked and it has been securely in parked gear - several times. Brakes are squealing/whilsting consistently, in reverse and coming to a stop
• Audi A3 Sportback - HELP!!!? 2 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  ?   For the new car I’ve just spent £300 replacing tyres because they were classed as dangerous and £200’s worth of replacement brake pads and discs waiting to be fitted at hom again because they were dangerously low
• Any - Does Start/Stop Technology Really Save any Money? 23 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  and winter, by the use of an intelligent external charger purchased from a well known 'german owned' supermarket chain for just £14. Without knowingly or deliberately modifiying my driving style, routes taken or overtaking/braking habits, the uncertainty in mpg measurement appears to be of the same
• Landrover freelander - total loss non fault accident 19 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  a further 7 weeks. In the meantime I had no car to get to work and was "let go". So all in all I've had £1150 for a freelander which I paid much more for spent a lot to get all brakes replaced, head gasket, it had 12 months MOT my stereo worth £200 mats worth £70 etc all of which
• Audi A6 Avant - Car sold with misfire but garage reluctant to help 25 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  wouldn't expect to find on a 11 year old car. Recently I had the cambelt changed at an Audi main dealer and their inspection turned up nothing untoward except normal wear and tear on the suspension and brakes. There is one problem that I have yet to get rectified though - the engine misfires when
• BMW 1 Series E81/E87 (2004 - ) - 120D SE : 6000 mile ownership report 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  units, but they are certainly not as efficient. The car handles, stops and steers quite brilliantly. The brakes are extremely powerful and reassuring, and feel like they have been transplanted from a much larger and more expensive car. The steering is quick and direct, body roll is minimal, understeer
• Lights Out 13 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  their tyre tread or brake pads. Another sixty penalty points and another few hundred in fines, should a traffic copper have been present. Well, the traffic copper would have had to give a damn in the first place I suppose. Changing a headlight bulb or a tail light bulb is not a difficult task. Checking
• VW Touran - A user review 16 May 2004 (Forum)
  cars, you can?t see the ?corners?, but you soon learn where they are. There is a place to rest your clutch foot, but the centre console is the same for LHD and RHD cars. This means the hand brake is next to the passenger seat, which can mean playing ?touchy feely? with a passengers dangling hand. Apart
• Snow experience and skid pan? 13 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  , not much grip on ice of course. Good tread clearing ability. Only downside was the lack of shoulder meant they did not dig in too well on tight bends in soft snow thus giving mega understeer even at 10 mph. That was when the ESP cut in , which seemed to apply the inside rear brake and helped to pull
• Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 2008 DPF and Turbo Woes 25 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  on a rolling road and clear codes/dash lights for £50. Great. 3 weeks ago my car had new brake discs fitted following its MOT. Within 5 days of the MOT I experienced sudden loss of power but no dash lights. I believe this is limp mode but I have also heard limp mode described as not being