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• Rover KV6 2.5 29 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  . It seems that there are still KV6's in the current 75, and having seen recently a TV programme highlighting the KV engine problems that Rover are still encountering makes me wonder whether Rover have resolved the KV6 problems. It seems impossible to get a definitive answer from my local Rover dealers
• astra brake light problem 23 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone suggest a solution to my problem with the brake lights on my son's 1.6 P reg Astra premier, Im minding the car for him whilst he's working away, It,s not getting a lot of running coupled with me being away on holiday, when I came back and tried to start It the battery was'nt up
• Spurious VW leak 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  if any of the recnt work I've had done could have resulted in this. Could it be an AC coolant leak? I'm quite unaware of the possibilities so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thx. S. PS My temp gauge has not been working for a while now, still waiting for VW to check it out and let me know what
• New XType Diesel Has Broken Down 29 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I received my New XType SE Diesel on the 6th September 2003(Earlier than the launch date of 10th September) The engine is the same as that fitted to my Ford Mondeo TDCI Zetec S.(Part Exchanged for the Jaguar) The timing cover even has a Ford Stamp on it. The car has just Broken Down after 8 Days
• LPG Problem - Rover 820 6 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  The LPG system on a friend's car decided to pack up at the weekend. The car is an "S" reg Rover 820 Auto, with (but don't quote me on this) a LaVorta? LPG conversion. The car was driven all the way from Oxfordshire to Dover and onto the Ferry to France with no problems whatsoever. However, upon
• Home Trader 11 May 2003 (Forum)
  on the Middlesex side of Walton Bridge, there are a couple of home traders operating, with cars parked in the road or in lay-bys. A number of people told me they had complained - to no avail. The council were not interested and the trader/s ignored them and then one night someone went round several of the cars
• Tyres for an S280 Mercedes 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I'm told by everyone, including Honest John that the S-Class wears tyres very quickly, especially on the front. Typically 6,000, 9,000 or 12,000 miles depending on who you ask and how you drive of course. I drive like I'm on a Sunday jaunt. Apparently. ;) Which ones do folk recommend
• Petrol smell... 6 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  valve or be vented? Does anyone know for sure either of these points ? FYI The EVAP system o the Galaxy consists of charcoal canister under front O/S wing with vapour connection to fuel tank and purge valve. Normally an evaporative emission control system uses a sealed tank cap and vents the tank via
• Double Standards Officer. 18 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  malarkey. Strange, then, that a mere seven pages later an article on the new Mini Cooper S is printed, heralding its 135 mph capability and seven second 0 - 60 times. The article went on to say "the important figures I like to quote are the 50 - 75 mph overtake time" and last time we looked, 75 mph
• Caravan towing speed record 5 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  attempt but this time being towed by a Mercedes Benz ML500, the powerful V8 4x4 setting the record at a breakneck 174 km/h. This record is also under investigation as a world normally-aspirated production car towing record. Details of this will be confirmed shortly. So what\'s the world record
• Feeling menaced? 19 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  , while their counterparts in the North West go down as Britain?s wimps with 37 per cent. And a whopping 69 per cent of drivers surveyed confessed it adversely affected their normal driving habits when a bike is behind or beside them".
• Blind spots, wing mirrors. 17 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  that one sticks onto one\'s wing mirror so improving visibility. Has anybody out there any experience of such an item and could advise whether it works or not. Is there any other solution to this problem. I am going on a trip of approx. 450 miles within the next few weeks so would really, really like
• 4X4 that runs on both Petrol and Diesel 22 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  this without actually using 2 separate engines or changing the properties of the fuel itself. Anyway, we set about looking for this mysterious vehicle, only to come across the then newly introduced (to Sri Lanka) Nissan Patrol; Unfortunately our friend?s English wasn?t that great ? he had mistaken the word
• Worn Ford key 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Sister in law got stuck outside her local chipper last night in her fiesta (mid 90's I think) she could turn the key in the ignition, but with no resistance, there was no electrical activity and the steering lock would not come off, so the car could not even be towed. Sods law kicked in and where
• Mega-stars wot I know. 22 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Seems OGL* is scheduled for another appearance on LBC this Saturday. 1) who's listening ? 2) anyone know what time (current UK time) ? Their website doesn`t show it. 3) who`s got the wotsits to review him in the same way you do Driven/Top Gear ? (not me). Also, HJ, I know that you`ve done
• Kenlowe Hot-Start - The Saga Continues 14 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  In case anyone was discouraged from getting one of the devices by my tale(s) of woe:- Kenlowe has kindly replaced the heater/pump unit again, but after some discussion with them & my garage, it was suggested that the continuing failures were probably due to the switchback routing of the connecting
• Follow on to car jacking thread 27 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  and it needs the whole world to agree on duties. My thoughts, what about domestic flights? Next time I put thick end of £50's worth of diesel in how far do you think I would get with the line that I should not pay duty am on my way to a meeting re exporting UK products and importing some wine, beer & ciggies
• LPG 26 Nov 2000 (Forum)
  In Honest John,s Telegraph column a correspondant was (more or less) rubbishing LPG powered cars. Here in Australia the current story is very different. Ford sells its big car, 4.0 litre six (FALCON), sedan, wagon and utility with factory fitted dedicated LPG as an option. (NO petrol tank
• An extended test drive of a new shape Audi A6. 12 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  I have recently had a new shape A6 2.0 Tdi S-Line Multitronic on a 5 day extended test drive and here are my thoughts. To put a bit of background to this, my company car is due for renewal and I had originally short listed a Merc E and a 5 series for test drives. Unfortunately the E has now been
• DIY Transport Policy 4 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  . Buses: 1. Forget about trying to persuade people en masse to use buses instead of cars ? it won?t work, and there?s no point trying to build a transport strategy around the assumption that it will. 2. Dedicated bus lanes are pointless ? they just create a tailback which stretches beyond the point