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• Toyota auto stalling 2 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  a specialist run a computer check but that revealed no specific problems. Obviously the finger points at the engine management unit. I fear that the Toyota agent's diagnosis would be, without hesitation, 'Replace the EMU' but this is a very old car for such an expensive remedy that is irritating rather than
• Buying a Beetle 16 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  SWMBO is about to embark on a 3 year nursing course. I have promised her that once she completes it and gets a job, she can buy a Beetle as she has always wanted one. Yes I know there are better cars etc but when she says she wants a real Beetle to go with the 30 model ones she has, you will kind
• Excessive brake pad wear - Fiat Punto 23 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  fell off a couple of months ago. Surely it should have lasted longer than 2 years. My Punto drives like an old car. Has anyone else suffered the same problems? Fiat Customer services have been so helpful they told me it was my style of driving and even put the phone down on me! When I phoned back
• 3 Doors or 5 Doors? 10 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Do backroomers have any views on 3 door versus 5 door cars? I am about to buy a replacement for the trusty old 5 door Sunny soon. I want an Almera. The choice of doors arises because I don?t carry rear passengers much or have youngsters and their clobber to carry around. Previously 3 doors would
• Audi A4 Reliability? 28 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  to the electronics/engine management system of his BMW 320D at less than a year old. Are the enormous volumes that BMW/Audi now sell at affecting build quality? I must say, if I was changing my Co car now I would go for another Accord.
• Anyone else ever owned a Fiat Regata 10 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  ..or am I the only unfortunate victim of this italian job. Although I couldn't complain about the car (much), I found spares could be a real problem, so much so that even SWMBO gave me the blessing to get another one cheap for spares! Oh and the rust, well mine wasn't that bad but would have
• Fiesta clutch 5 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Have recently given daughter the wife's old Fiesta Azura (M Reg). Daughter is complaining of a problem which we've had at least thrice before, and I wondered of anyone here has any ideas. When you release the clutch there is a twang noise (like a spring, but more plasticky) and the clutch appears
• Exchange of fluids! 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  We have a 2 year old Skoda Fabia 1.9 tdi, with the PD engine. It has covered just under 45,000 km and we hope, as pensioners, to keep the car in good running order until WE are not! I asked my Skoda dealers to carry out the 45,000 service last Monday and in addition requested they change
• Franchised Servicing or not? 2 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1998 VW Passat that is due for a service about now. Since it is now a 5 year old car is it worth paying the extra in order to get the VW stamp in the service book? So far it has been serviced by VW but I would like to save some pennies. It is likely I will be driving the car for a few more
• Sticking electric windows 29 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Son just called to land the latest problem with his car on my lap. The drivers window which has been taking longer to close lately would not fully close leaving a gap big enough to allow a thiefs arm in. As it was the drivers window I was not very confident of fixing it as the car is 14 years old
• Cam belts and all that! 13 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Just picked up my Vectra 2.00 CDX estate from its 40K service, which involves a cam belt change. I specified, when I booked the car in, that I wanted the tensioners changed at the same time and this was duly done, but on the old Vectra, like mine, Vauxhall don't quote a price for the complete job
• Worst EU madness yet 2 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  I have just returned from an Easter family visit to an old colleague who now works in admin for the EU in Brussels. It is an open secret in his department that EU moves are afoot to compel Tony Blair to agree to make us DRIVE ON THE RIGHT BY 2010. Anticipated rejection by UK Government
• Physical degeneration and the motor Car 12 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Topic, `Have your priorities of a cars features changed over time, in a way you would have once never considered? with particular reference to the ageing process.` I remember age 17yrs laughing at the `Old Man`, who was contemplating power steering on a car back in the 60`s. The humour
• Ford Focus - Selling an older car/buying a newer car 20 May 2016 (Forum)
  would get about 750 for a trade in but we already have 1300 invested so this would be quite a loss. Any suggestions on how we should handle this or what our best bet would be to getting a new car and not taking such a big loss on the old one?
• What to do with a deceased's (worthless) car? 27 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  in one side.  It was my brother's old car and I think it might have been an insurance write-off (non-economical repair) although it is now back on the road.  Also, the head gasket is on its way out, so safe to say the car is probably only worth a trivial amount.  I don't know if I
• Mazda RX-8 - new car tax rules, we've run into trouble 18 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  My son bought a car from a local garage doing a trade in on his old car. The sale completed on the 2nd October but prior to that the garage had taxed the car on his behalf so that he could drive it away. He queried with them whether they could still do that with the new car tax rules
• Which company car to choose ? 13 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  , as I will be paying fuel for private mileage. I will still have access to my old car, a Vauxhall Astra diesel, as my wife will get this. 4) If the car could feel special in some way - something like leather seats, 'climate control', cruise control, or 'sporty appearance', this would be a bonus. I do
• New DVLA rules for cars sold with no V5 18 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  declare a SORN on the car, but the person I spoke to said I didn't need to do that, but she really didn't sound very convincing... Fortunately I do have somewhere to keep the car off-road whilst I wait for a new V5, and I still have my old car, but the moral of this tale is surely don't buy a vehicle
• Car-by-Car Breakdown 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  any car. What would be useful would be HJ total car type sales per month vis compliants/known faults as a percentage. Any comments?' I was interested in the above posted by Old Oiler in the Vectra thread, but thought it was best to follow it in a new topic. I do agree that if you look
• Car smash - urgent advice req'd 7 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  crashed into my old car. The parked car has an mot and road tax. First question...is it legal for a car to be parked on the road with no specific insurance, so long as it is roadworthy (MOT) and Taxed? Once a week I have been driving the car to keep it from seizing up, I have been driving