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  A Grand Monday: Ford Granada Scorpio 2 Jul 2018 (News)
  . Three owners, 41k on the clock, MoT, decent interior... although it's not without its issues. A recent coolant change and a new thermostat hints at some cooling issues that might be worth checking out (possibly and air lock). But the vendor is extremely upfront in his description - they're
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  Sainsbury's slashes petrol prices by a further 2p 16 Feb 2018 (News)
  . Unfortunately, the average price of fuel paid across all UK forecourts has hardly changed, reducing by around 0.5p a litre to 121.53p for unleaded and 124.21p for diesel. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: "This goes to show that several supermarkets operate regional pricing models
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  IAM: Winter wrought with visibility dangers 15 Dec 2009 (News)
  with paper or leather." Wet roads meant puddles splashing up on to the windscreen and heaters on demists meant "blowing traffic fumes, suspended oil and smoke onto the inside of the screen". He added this "quickly builds to a film of grime, which is a major cause
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  Volkswagen launches improved fixed price servicing 15 Jul 2010 (News)
  peace of mind and easy budgeting through competitive fixed routine servicing costs and transparent ‘per job' prices which include parts, oil, labour and VAT for routine maintenance items. An MOT test for any Volkswagen aged between three and 10 years with an engine up to and including 2.0
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  2012 Honda Civic 12 Sep 2011 (News)
    road   conditions. It goes on sale in the UK in January 2012. Every change was made for a reason. In project leader Takehko Masuda’s words, “form follows function”. It is much more aerodynamic than the old car with 12.6% better CDA which brings a big improvement in high
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  Is your car in safe hands? 4 Nov 2009 (News)
  does your technician measure up? Nominate your local garage today and we will ask them to put forward their best technicians into the annual search for the Top Technician in the UK.   The Top Technician competition was created 7 years ago to help change the public’s
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 6-6-2015 6 Jun 2015 (News)
  suggested we should use a 10W/40 or 10W/50 grade. Do you have any comments on what the problem could be and whether a change in grade of oil would be a good idea? JH, cia email The valve stem oil seals will be starting to fail and need replacing. I would definitely
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column: 23-5-2015 23 May 2015 (News)
  you like the look of and trust what you inner instincts tell you. Ask when the timing belt and waterpump were last changed. If anything worries you about this car, don't buy it. All we have on them is here:  /carbycar/seat/leon-1999
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  Ford Offers Low Cost Service and Breakdown Package 9 Nov 2009 (News)
  . In addition to a service that includes an oil change, a new oil filter and a new air filter, vehicles will also benefit from a free Visual Health Check covering more than 25 vital maintenance and safety assessments
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  Golf and Bora get PD 130 engine 20 Jun 2001 (News)
  to increase the speed with which fuel enters the combustion chamber and the geometry of the injector apertures has also been changed. This reduces particulate emissions by 25 per cent in comparison with conventional injectors. Exhaust gas recirculation brings a further reduction of particulate emissions
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  November marks four months of lower petrol prices 4 Dec 2019 (News)
  expensive than Asda on diesel. The price of oil fluctuated throughout November from a low of $61.96 to a high of $65.37 at the start, averaging $62.91. The pound dollar exchange rate changed very little over the month, starting and finishing at $1.29.
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  Earls Court motor show Austin-Healey to go under the hammer at Festival of Speed 19 Apr 2017 (News)
  turned detective to discover how the car went from show star to rusty wreck. For the first decade of its life, the car’s travels and service history were meticulously documented Receipts detail every oil change, engine overhaul and clutch assembly. Images of ‘TAC 787
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  A Grand Monday: BMW 5-series (E34) 11 Jul 2016 (News)
  . The vendor also says, ‘There’s a small oil leak from the rocker cover… and the cable to the gearbox can get stiff when the car is hot making the gear selector stiff - this does not affect the gearbox and gear change which are very smooth and strong.’ With good E34s starting
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  Silverstone to mark 70 years of Grand Prix heritage 19 Jun 2018 (News)
  was at the time a disused wartime airfield. The track was demarcated with 170 tons of straw bales plus 250 oil drums and, curiously, saw the drivers racing flat out towards each other from opposite ends of the same long runway at RAF Silverstone. Despite hasty preparations, a full 25-car field
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  Zymol Polish Now Available In the UK 20 Jan 2008 (News)
  , www.morethanpolish.com resigned its distributorship on 7 December 2007 due to changes in operational and commercial arrangements imposed by the UK Swissvax Importer. At this point Morethanpolish was delighted to take the logical step of advising its customers to switch with us to Zymol, the undisputed market
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  Zymol Polish Now Available In the UK 20 Jan 2008 (News)
  , www.morethanpolish.com resigned its distributorship on 7 December 2007 due to changes in operational and commercial arrangements imposed by the UK Swissvax Importer. At this point Morethanpolish was delighted to take the logical step of advising its customers to switch with us to Zymol, the undisputed market
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day five 2 Jun 2013 (News)
  fashioned ways, and cars that do old fashioned things, like drop axle oil everywhere. Keith Ashworth is changing his springs, he has cut down some modern Mercedes ML springs and got them to fit, he is optimistic it will solve his problems, and the Ford Model T is here, the workshop has never seen
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  Rare 1961 Oselli Mini 'Barn Find' Headlines Classic Car Auction 10 Aug 2012 (News)
  off the road in the early 1980s, then sat gathered dust in a garage for the past 31 years. Restoration projects like this are now much sought after at it is estimated at £7,000 - £10,000. If you don't fancy oil under your fingernails, there's a near perfect 1969 Mini
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 18 14 Jun 2013 (News)
  to adjust downwards. The two Holdens sounded glorious, and drowned out the cuckoo nuisance, and car 38 the Ford V8 of Mike Reeves and Michelle Jana Chan swept through the wood at an even, steady V8 growl - recent oil-pump problems presumably cured. Looking very slow was car 15, the Ford Special
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 4 Apr 2015 (News)
  .   Luber alles? Based upon your previous recommendations I propose an intermediate oil and filter change this month for my 2011 Freelander 2 190PS diesel. It has done 4,000 miles since its third dealer service. However, in July/August of this year we will tow our 1,700kg caravan 1,800 miles