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• Car catches fire during service. What to do? 19 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  , and as it could not be forseen in combination with the fact they were not driving means it?s her problem. A couple of questions: Whose insurance does she claim on? What does she need to do next? Thanks Joe
• Nude male motorist spotted 12 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Today on my way to work I spotted a nude male motorist. At least I assume he was nude, as he certainly wasn't wearing anything on top, and he seemed a bit anxious. He was in his late 30's by the look of him. A perfectly ordinary looking chap - except for the lack of clothes that is. I'd got held
• Navigation, Sun and Compass (No Sat Nav;)have you? 28 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Two points, Historical interest (Not Sat Nav) 1) Ever navigated by the Sun? 2) Ever used a compass? corrected (perhaps) to true North in relation to a road map or car journey/City map? Regarding the Sun, Back in the early 70`s entered Glasgow (for the first time) and entered a grid pattern
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1800 Endura Failure to start 3 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, I've got 1998(S) Fiesta Courier with an 1800(?) Endura normally aspirated unit in it. It being an excellent starter, it failed to do so this morning. After investigation I discovered that nothing is coming out of the injection pump. I suspect the fuel cut-off solenoid is at fault
• Advertising Standards (additives etc) ban 25 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Anyone remember the car magazines from the early 1960`s and the "change your valve springs every 10,000 miles" adverts? If you didn`t do this the advert then informed of the dire consequences of "valve bounce". Then there was some change in the advertising standards and those ads were dropped
• Hyundai i30 (2007 - ) - Better than Golf AND Focus according to Autocar 7 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  "arguably" a better all round car than either of them. One part of this test involved "blindfold" driving as well, under controlled conditions. One tester got out of the Focus swearing blind it was the Golf because of its weighty, solid feel. I thought I was going mad saying the S-Max I drove recently
• New used car needed 30 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  ok but no where as smooth as I'm used to. I've read comments about the long term reliability of the TDCi system. What else would others suggest? I was distracted by a 2.0T Vectra SRi yesterday - I'm confused! Help me! I even looked at a 3.0 S-Type with 110K on it for £5K and was tempted (divorce
• Life span of an unused spare tyre ? 16 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  What is the life span of an unused spare tyre? We have an S reg Mondeo and a V reg Focus both with totally unused space saver spares that are stored in the dark, in the dry, in the boot. I have read that oft quoted "five years and ditch it" statement. But where has this come from? I can understand
• Tricky Garages 10 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  using sub standard oil at services. This was in the depression of the 90`s and it seemed to me looking through her repair receipts that the garage had found its own way to survive those years by generating its own work.
• A tale of three cars. 3 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  a few disappointing months the Toyota was replaced by one of the then-new first generation of FWD Mazda 323's, a 1.5 GT. This was just as well made as the Toyota and nearly as much fun to drive as the Fiat. On my very first drive I caught sight of myself in the mirror, grinning idiotically
• Warm start problem - Renault Megane 1.6e 14 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Renault Megane 1.6e Sport (R reg) The car starts and runs normally until it warms up when the engine cuts out and would not start until it cools down. Clicking sounds can be heard from the fuel pump relay and the injectors. The longer story: Some time ago my sister?s car suddenly started
• A mysterious problem - BMW 25 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  for perhaps 25 minutes. My wife tells me, let?s try to start it again ? turn the ignition once, the engine fires. We ask the breakdown to not to come as the car seems to be running ok. We drive a further 70 miles up the M1 and reach home - absolutely no problems ? BUT the DSC warning light stays on, all
• Built in Sat Nav overpriced? 8 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  so you can get a NavMan in Tesco for under £100. However, if I want a sat nav in next year's Ford S Max, it is still going to cost £1500! That buys an awful lot of electronics these days. I appreciate that car manufacturers hope that a built in sat nav continues to have a certain cachet but I
• being pulled over 20 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  In 24 years of driving I've been pulled over four times, twice resulted in SP30'S- fair do's. The other occasions were 1; driving down the M40 @ 23.00, 2 weeks before xmas, fortunately it was deserted, I spotted the cop car coming down the slip road and moved to the middle lane to ease
• Economy/MAF Sensor - 1.9 TDI Seat Toledo 25 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Does a failing MAF sensor always light up the engine management light? How fragile are these things exactly? My economy has been down since I changed the oil, diesel and air filter. :-S I had to be quite rough and ready with the air filter housing, as I couldn't get the big pipe off the lid part
• Saab losing plot 31 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  or slightly more ugly Taureg. Also saw the new Jag coupe on the road and a Aston Volante, both very pretty, the latter head turningly so. Lee -- There\'s no place like 127.0.0.1
• Money to burn 22 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  in with experience or suggestions( please - no Mondeo TDCI s!!) 1. Current car Astra coupe is in fine condition worth £4k?(51 plate 80k fsh 1 owner) could trade in for £9k worth of TT or similar 2+2 2.Always wanted a Harley ,get 2 yr old for £4k ish for an 883 sportster 3.MGs either a midget -seem to get a good
• Running costs, Accord coupe versus IS200 21 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  mileage isn't great (about 15000 kms per year). Does any one have any comments on long term costs for servicing and repairs. (I'm thinking of Alfa-Romeo threads where 156's have been described as 'bottomless money pits - no offence to you Alfa-ists). Basically, I don't have much money, but I can buy
• 03 Rover 25 2.0 TD IL ...should I? 19 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  at the valuation guides. Are the Rover 25's ok or is there any glaring problems that I should know about? I have a L-reg 106 1.4D at the moment and it feels like the clutch is about to go (again!) but apart from clutch problems it has always been mega reliable and I wouldn't mind something similar again - just
• Slow Starting Honda Civic - Spark Plugs? 28 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  "better Cold starting"? I presume these are platinum plugs NGK code ZFR5F-11 Or could it be something else that?s faulty?