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• Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - 06 1.3 Yellow engine 'spanner' and missing 17 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  of the journey is a small amount more 30MPH, then up onto a dual carriageway and 70MPH all the way. Both times, it's never murmured at the 70MPH bit, and if I park up and restart, the yellow light has gone. First time it did this it was due a service, garage didn't find a fault code, or if they did
• The most economical... 16 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  ...car around £5k? My Mum has written off her Mondeo, and whilst everything is fine, she's looking at much smaller cars these days than when she bought the TDCi, my Dad having now got a much larger cruiser for their Spainish trips. In a never-ending quest for fuel consumption and cheap tax, she's
• who knows about immobilisers? Mk2 Golf 30 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Went to the shop in the ever faithful MK 2 Diesel Golf, only wearing 220k and just past its mot. Running and starting fine, came out, turned the key and the engine turned over lovely then cut out - turned the key again, all the dash lights came on but nothing happens. You can hear the solenoid
• SORN'ed vehicle and Producer - HELP! 25 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi I am new to the forum and would appreciate some advice. I foolishly moved a car which is registered as SORN off my drive in order to get another vehicle off the drive. I had the car parked out my house and had a knock at the door from a policeman asking who the car belonged to etc. He has given
• Vauxhall Astra Heater 11 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  cold air through. The tempreture gauge on the dash is also acting a little strange - its usually in the middle but now it seems the be dropping, sometimes even into the blue area even after having been driving (well parking) around the M25 for 40 minutes! I just dont' know what to do now
• ECU/ Diesel ! 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  inc rev counter flicking on/ off)- I parked up, ten minutes later started fine and drove home. Is it an ECU thingy problem ?? If so where located/ how many of them/ where to get one ?. LAST question - I `like` diesels, and would wish to convert the car. Which would be the best/ simplest diesel
• Vectra Multiplay CD problem - update. 10 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  - and that's if I'm parked up. Any movement and it skips like hell up until tracks 12 onwards. Three things left to try. 1. A CD-R from someone else just to confirm that my re-writer isn't at fault. Somehow I don't think it is though. The CD's work fine in all other home and computer CD players. 2. More
• Worn Ford key 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  it was parked turned into a clearway in the morning! I was surprised to find how easy it was to ' hot wire' the car (can be done with a screwdriver and no damage, any wonder car theft is such a problem!!) however the steering lock was a pig to get off, and I really did not want to break it just to get it home
• K Reg Volvo 440 - Demand from HM Courts & Tribunal Service from 2005 18 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Good morning   I am sitting dumbfounded right now. I today received a demand from HM Courts & Tribunal serivce for £200. They relate to three seperate incidents. A charge at Hastings Magistrate Court for no vehicle license dated from August of 2005, a fine called
• Abs and handbrake light 10 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  get to the main road the noise is there, but now I have an abs light and handbrake light having a disco. I parked up stuck the handbrake on and tried reversing, the handbrake is working fine it is holding the car. The light goes on and off when handbrake is released and engaged, it’s just decided
• BMW 320d SE (07 plate) - Car cutting out 14 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  be... Started this morning, it was cold 1.5C and the car started fine, but after this for about 3 seconds it sounded like it was struggling, this was whilst I was idle on the drive
• peugeot 206 2.0 hdi 2001 - engine cutting out 16 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  into the peugeot from my other car and it seemed to solve the problem.  Obviously not!!  The night she died the car had been driven throughout the day and had been fine. Oh, the battery removed from the peugeot was put into another car and started first turn of the key so obviously
• BMW 5 Series E60 - High rate of battery discharge & starting problems 7 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  noticed a message on the i-drive system stating "high rate of battery discharge". We drove to Winchester for the day and the car was absolutely fine, once again. We parked up all day, it started fine at the end of the day and drove home. I next used the car on Tuesday, but when I went to start
• All - Indicators 23 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  Drivers risk £5,000 fine and nine penalty points for simple indicator mistakes (msn.com)  I think this article is a bit
• Ford fiesta 1.6 petrol 2007 - Engine tapping noise 7 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  range you can hear the rattle/ticking. It's worse when driving past parked cars and built up areas as I can hear it bouncing of which makes it sound louder.  The engine is running really well and pulls fine with no problem except for this noise. The car has been serviced by me every 6
• Any / any - Looking for a car but I’m lost please help b 19 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Hi there , I’m going car crazy ! Driving me round the bend literally! I’m looking at a car for me and my son. I’m a single dad so money is tight ! A small car is fine as I have a small drive but will consider all can always park on road. Ideally looking for reliability to do at least 40 miles
• Up - How we're geting stiffed 18 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  silly taxation increases will happen in the next 4 years, cities are banning them, and the MOT is tighening its grip. Petrol. Well, a lot of cars are still "older" syle petrol. Not very economical. New 1 litres are here, but we have no idea of their longevity. Fine if you have a non turbo 60bhp VW up
• Most unused motorway service areas 5 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  After a baby induced unscheduled stop at Bothwell Services yesterday, it got me wondering which motorway services is the most unused in the UK. Bothwell has to be a candidate. At 6pm yesterday, we were the only customers, despite the M74 being fairly busy. Other than the car park (which
• Falsely accused of dangerous driving 27 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  and am waiting to hear back.  The neighbour has a habit of parking on another shared drive or blocking part of the entrance to our shared drive. I use the other drive to turn around and reverse into our space (residents fine with it). On that morning i did what i always did and he was walking
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 1.6 (115) poor fuel economy..help! 19 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  filter and plugs are changed and see what happens after that (Tyres pressures are fine). Is there anything else you can think off to ask the garage to investigate as a possible cause of the problem? Otherwise, nice car despite the annoying habit of not starting if I leave it parked on a (upward) slope