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• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 99 3.0 530d Autobox Issue - ?? 9 May 2009 (Forum)
  ....where I understand ATF (yea I know these cars use a special L.Life fluid...) should be more like 30W. It is not possible to drain the Torque converter on these babies without taking said box out or doing the old oil cooler off trick and running the engine. Anyway... I have spoken to one garage
• Car choice dilemma - £5-7k 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hi there, As many of you may be aware, I am not satisfied with my 1.6 TDCi 110 LX Focus, 5dr 06-reg. Having paid £9,000 I actually consider it disappointing as an all-round car (handling inferior to old model, no real equipment e.g. computer, heated front screen, alloys etc, and the interior
• Good Deed for the day, maybe. 12 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  and confronted the old lady driving. Said that she tapped the vehicle but that no damage was done. I told her that she did a lot of damage to that car and said I was going to inform the owner. Upon saying that, I started to walk the half-mile back to the damaged car, leaving my fiancee and our dog in my car
• Which non-Diesel Taxi car to buy? 23 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Hi I am looking to buy a used car for private hire, the requirements are: - between 3 and 8 years old or under 3 years if depreciated a lot. - Hatchback rear opening or Saloon with big boot and foldable rear seats - Reliable - Petrol or Hybrid engine or hybrid diesel
• Other - Big+Tall guy - car recommendations please 1 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  or automatic, and I''ll be buying an old 2nd hand (max £2.5K budget) if that helps narrow things down. I'm looking for something that primarily accommodates me - I won't normally have passengers and if so, they'll have to fit themselves around me. I'm wary of cars that have the massive (WHY
• Simple late 90's small car engines - advice needed 13 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I need to buy a new small car as we need two cars. We currently have a 1.3 Fiesta Ghia which is ok but has lots of annoying problems nobody can fix although its a simple engine. I am thinking about buying an old style Corsa B 8 valve, 1.4 is there anything I need to be aware on these engines? I
• Cars are different inside 17 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Some wise old car enthusiast once said in my presence that the outside appearance of a car was its least important feature. He proposed that it was how it felt and looked inside and indeed how well it drove that was the really important thing. I have to admit that I have in the past, spent hours
• Ford diesel engine needs replacing 5 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  it and told me that one of the con rods is a bit bent. I will have to pay for a new engine or the old one to be disassembled and rebuilt with new parts for several thousand pounds. I would be interested if anyone can say how this can happen, since the car use to run perfectly and only Ford dealers have
• Caveat Emptor 11 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  that these are quality cars because it is an open BMW sale, but many of the cars had not been serviced for over two years, many three year old low/average mileage cars had three/four owners. I know that walls have ears, but at this auction they must have had voices as well, and been bidding to the auctioneer, because
• Your help needed ASAP 5 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  / work with no way to get back so i took the car when they offered 2 years free servicing as a goodwill gesture, since I live in a village with no bus service to speak of and having on friday sold my old car privately. I am absolutely fuming, The order placed was for a brand new car with the service
• Landrover valuation 17 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  as a 1986 car in good cond. My valuation £5/6K ? Seller says car is basically 2 years old. Depreciation of £1.25 pa (unrealistic ?) gives £11.5K. Any thoughts ?
• Suzuki Swace - Some views as requested by GB 23 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  of the servicing.   Nothing has went wrong to date in the 12,000 miles it has covered. at 2.5 years old the front tyres (Bridgestones) are on 3-3.5 mm with the rears on 5mm from gentle driving. The colour of the car is an unusual dark brown/purple metallic which is not standing up well
• Mazda 6 - Cam sensor fault, replacement engine cutting out 14 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  Mazda 6 2.3 petrol sport (2005) as the oil pump had failed and knackered the engine (65K miles). I did decide to replace the engine and found one online for £1500 (reconditioned - Japp Auto Parts, UK). The engine arrived, the old one was taken out by a local garage and the new one put
• Problem Polo Repurchased 24 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  An update on my troublesome VW Polo, if anyone remembers some old threads regarding its electrical woes. Background. Bought new, now 16 months old has had electrical problems from new resulting in 5 long stays in the garage, and 8 breakdowns. The problem was intermittent and hard to pinpoint
• Ford Mondeo - 2001 Mondeo 2.0tddi - various/related problems? 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  and there is a really bad vibration (another thing that makes us suspect DMF on its way out), you get past that then at 2000rpm it rattles terribly, and surges until you get to about 2500rpm then all fine.  If you hold it at 2000rpm the needle bounces between 1750 & 2000. Confused, it's a 9yr old car
• Nissan Almera Tino auto late 2003 - Steering wheel vibration at 60-65mph plus,not w/b? 20 May 2010 (Forum)
  Anyone help, would be appreciated. Been going on for 2 months now. Car has branded tyres, all good condition. Bought a used Tino (mini MPV). Impossible to test drive it at speed (village, 20-30mph limit). On my way home I got on to roads where I could get above 30mph and at 50mph
• Hyundai i20 - Messy key situation 7 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  I (or a locksmith) not just retumble the new lock to the old key? What would have been the correct way to have done this - would Hyundai have to have been involved, or can car locksmiths do it?  And secondly, if we can get the original key reinstated, can a car locksmith
• Ford Mondeo Estate TDdi - Fuel leak 24 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  ).  Having installed the new pump I noticed a leak when I started up the car.  So I removed the pump to resolve the problem but now I'm getting a constant stream of diesel from the fuel line coming from the tank.  Makes no sense to me as it wasn't doing this when I removed the old pump.  Even
• SEAT Leon ST - Honda Civic or Seat Leon 17 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  I be?). My main concern is that the electronics might play up, and this might be one area where Seat is weaker than other VAG cars. But even Hondas aren't perfect in this respect when they get old. Any thoughts?
• In general - Diesels 12 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hi all I'm looking in to getting a 2nd hand car , still trying to decide diesel petrol.i prefer the diesel more to do with torque than anything else, living in Norfolk with slow drivers I'd prefer the extra torque for the safer over take but still fear the horror stories that exist