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• Volkswagen Golf - VW GOLF MK7 CLUTCH PLEASE 7 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  the engine. When I turned the engine back on it would no longer go into gear at all. With the engine off it will go into gear but is stuck in that position if you turn the engine on. The car is 3 years old with full VW service history. Always been driven sensibly. Occasionally parked
• Cat c- to buy or not to buy? 31 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Me again, sorry! Thought id start a new thread as my old one went  forever! Ok so...badbusdriver sent me some links to some cars on ebay (thanks!) but the micra i was arranging to look at? Well i rang the guy to arrange a viewing and apparently hes taking it off ebay as he
• KA StreetKA - Ford KA overheating 31 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  ..   Fan now operating correctly - still overheating Renewed thermostat  -  still overheating (old one was ok) Replaced Heater control valve  -  still overheating Had no water pressure (no water coming out of heater hose when removed for test) so had water pump
• Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - HPI Check - High Mileage Issue 2 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hopefully someone can shed some light on this..... I'm interested in buying a new car from a private seller. It is four years old and was first registered in September 2014. The HPI check flagged up an unusual sequence of mileage. Within one month it has an RMI mileage of 53,664 (October
• Rover 25 1.4 Model - Petrol Year 2000. - inlet manifold gasket 8 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  in resovoir water bottle.  It is not worth repairing as car is 18 years old. Time and likely cost to repair the heater.   regards Delysia  
• Ford Galaxy - Roof Bars 13 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  for both models from what I have seen online. Has anyone re-used their old roof bars on the newer model or know 100% if they are compatible or not. I would just try them however I will need them straight after the car handover so I need to buy some very soon if they will not fit. If anyone knows
• 28 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  kit comprising belt, idler pulley, plus new automatic tensioner will be around £80 the lot, so the whole job should be under £150 all in. Get that chassis steam cleaned in the spring then coated in something like Bilt Hambers underbody waxes and you will still be driving that old
• Volkswagen Golf - Should I risk the DSG (7speed) 22 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  to dry clutch. Any opinions on the 7 speed? I'm looking at buying a 1 year old car with around 10-15k miles on it. Another option would be Ford Focus with powershift. Any thoughts appreciated. I'm only really interested in reliability, after my Toyota with MMT twice proved a near death trap (even after
• Renault Grand Scenic - water flooding into footwell 23 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, Hoping someone could help/advise on this issue. I have an 18 month old Renault Grand Scenic, still under guarantee.  Following heavy rainfall, there was strange whistling noise from the air vents.  Water then began pouring into both driver
• VW Passat - Buying a used VW - Should I worry about recall? 1 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  I've just put a deposit down on a 3 year old 2.0 TDi Passat, and whilst checking the history of the vehicle found out that it is down for recall due to the recent vw dieselgate, so I will get notified by the DVLA as to details of the recall. As I understand it the "fix" is to update
• KIA Venga - Dealer salesman ignoring what we want! 29 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I took my old friend with the chevrolet aveo along to our local Kia dealer to enquire about a venga. In 3 years he has done the princely total of about 15000 miles. Salesman, all of 2 weeks in the job insisted that a diesel would be perfect! I had requested a rio 2 petrol spec
• Nissan X-Trail - Probably a stupid tyre question 2 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hello there. This is my first post so please go easy! Whilst on mat leave I have changed my car from a 2014 1.5 dci Nissan qashqai to a new 1.6 ntec dci Xtrail. The problem I have is that I have four lovely 16 inch rims with winter tyres from my Qashqai I am guessing wont work with my xtrail
• Honda CRV i-Vtec 2002 - Cold starting and judder 10 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  My 13 year-old Honda CRV (petrol), 67,000 miles, owned from new, has become less easy to start in the cold weather and runs 'rich' when it starts; it is difficult to achieve a smooth clutch release until the engine has warmed-up (after a minute or two). Once warm, it runs perfectly
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - Diesel Hatchback choice 21 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  My other half is looking at a Mercedes Benz A class (amongst others), 6 months to a year old in either A180 or A200 guise.  She does the mileage to justify a diesel and wants a car with a really nice spec. Are there any issues with them and are they MB engines fitted to them
• Ford Focus - Hesitancy on accelerating after slowing down 16 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  a   kangaroo effect. In the old days of carburettors, I’d have suggested a blocked jet
• Ford/focus studio 1.6 tdci - Help with EEPROM 28 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  coming up are can or EEPROM could anything mechanical cause the ecu go crazy or would anybody know how much it would cost me to get new EEPROM or new memory as u can copy all your old problems to your new memory I've been told any help please I love this car it's done great cheers
• Ford Focus - Roof bar Fixing points - risk of corrosion? 23 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hello. I have installed roof bars (Atera) to my Focus. I first had to repair the damage caused by the previous owner who had removed the mastic from over the holes on the driver side and tried and failed to remove the old screws. They were all mangled and jammed in so I had to drill them out
• Honda Accord 96 - Refit Repaired ABS Modulator - new problems 9 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  it. My mechanic then put it back in but the light is still on so he checked the fault codes and there are four new ones coming up along with the two old one. ECU Testing advised him to clean sensors and reset but no luck. Does anyone have any experience with this? My car has been off the road now
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - 'W' reg - Heater always on hot 3 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, first of all, apologies for the lack of vehicle information - its my father in law's car and he's 80 years old!! From what he's told me, the heater rotary dial is on cold but there is a constant stream of hot air coming out of the heater. I know nothing about this model
• Ford Mondeo Estate - Sold a vehicle which has been clocked 13 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I bought a vehicle three and half years ago which was all in my name and owned by me after a few months the good lady decided that it was to big for her and i advertised it and sold it. The vehicle at the time was just over 2 years old a few days ago i had a letter from the person i sold