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• Hyundai i40 - High mileage Hyundai 26 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  I've spotted a 2011 i40 with 82,000 miles. What are peoples thoughts on such a car given Hyundai's 5 year unlimited miles warranty? Currently it's averaged 28000 miles a year, we only do 6000, so at 6 years old that average would be down to 16000 a year. And the poor thing deserves a rest LOL.
• Skoda Estelle - Disc pad cross reference 31 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I've a set of old, unused, Ferodo disc pads for a late Estelle. Any idea where I can find a cross reference list to see what other cars they'll fit. They're no use to me but someone might find them useful. I thought I'd put them on freecycle.
• Current scrap values? 24 May 2013 (Forum)
  Just wondering if Backroomers have any ideas on the current scrap value of cars, what with the price of metals going up. Could we expect to get anything for the old Fiesta that we intend scrapping at the end of the month - or should we just be grateful that someone will get rid of it for us? I
• Ford Focus TDCI 2009. 1800 - Diesel 'flatspot?' 24 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  At 1800 -2000 rpm the engine stutters as though  it has a flatspot. Can drive through the stuuter ok. Garage computer shows no codes and they do not know the cause. Bit like a petrol engine flatspot you used to get on old cars. Starts ok and no oither problems. Engine done 38k miles.
• Ford Focus - after sales 6 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I've recently bought a 5 year old focus from a main ford dealership. I've been driving it a week and have discovered 3 heating elements in the rear windscreen don't work and a little rattling noise from the front of the car when travelling on the motorway. do you think it reasonable to take
• CRV III ES auto Feb 08 regd - New Plastics? 10 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Had the car for 2 yrs and is superb except for the awful interior plastic which marks just by looking at it. Has anyone had experience with the new model which is supposed to have improved plastics? If so, what's it like? Looking to part-ex old for new if this is now sorted.    
• Proton MPI 1996 - automatic gearbox fluid change 23 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  hello Does anyone know a rough price for an automatic fluid change on this car? it's an old Mitsibushi design of some sort. Just over 70,000 and never been changed aFaiK.  Seems to shift oK and is smooth. So for cheap motoring it makes sense to try and keep it going that bit longer...
• Hyundia i30 - Traffic Announcements 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  The audio system on my car (2 years old) is good apart from a poor tuner.  When the TA button is pressed, there are frequent drop-outs as well as traffic announcements.  Now, I get the drop-outs but no announcements.  (The drop-outs can be stopped by switching out of TA
• Nissan 370Z (2009 - ) - - great value! 8 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  See HJ's road test. I have never been a Nissan fan though the old (Datsun) 240 and 260zs were good in their day, the 280 and 300 less so. The 350Z looks and sounds nice, I was following one in the ST the other day, lovely V6 wail as it revved. And the 370, from £28k, a lot of car for the money!
• Refurbishing a steel wheel 12 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I need two new front tyres (so I get one good spare too) and my current spare is outside as the tyre has a puncture and is also ten years old. I itend to replace it with a brand new one and have the wheel on the front of my car the problem is it has a bit of rust on it. Can I safely sand the wheel
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Wheel size 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I have 2 hubcaps from my old car, Focus Ghea 1.8, can't remember if it had 16" wheels Hub cap measures 15.5" across outside face and 15" across wire bit on back 16" wheels fit ?? Part number 98AB-1130-MC
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 Internal fan not working. 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  The internal fan on the wifes focus has stopped working. There is nothing on 1 to 4 of the settings.. I have had this problem before on an old car and it was the heater resistor so I changed this today but it still does not work. Another other suggestions would be a great help....
• Cleaning outside of windscreen without shrieks 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  On an old car of mine no matter what I did the windscreen wipers used to make the most awful noise when it rained. Washing windscreen, using glass cleaner, replacing wiper blades, cleaning blades, whatever - still the same. Perhaps the springs on the wiper arms were wrongly set - who knows? Just
• Toyota MR2 (1990 to 2000) - T-Bar, any experiences ? 1 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Getting my 205 cabrio ready for sale, a winter project, and starting to think of a replacement. Rather like the look of the old Mk2 MR2 T-Bar and there seem to be a few on e-bay around the £2k mark. Any of you guys have experience/advice to give on this car? s
• Polo vs 207 13 May 2008 (Forum)
  Mrs gsb has decided it is time for another car. Considering either of above 1.4 petrol (not 16v) 5dr between 1-2 yrs old. Would expect to keep for long term, had current 405 for 10 years. Always been happy with the various pugs owned and leaning towards the 207. Views on any real pros/cons
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - 2003 - rear heated screen 4 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  the rear heated screen on my wifes polo isn't working. i've checked the power supply right the way back to the contacts on the rear screen and it's o.k.is there any product or any way of fixing the heating element if that's the problem.the car is 3 years old. thanks.
• Nissan Almera (1995 - 2000) - Best bumper polish? 21 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Due to an insurance job I now have a brand new bumper on the front of my car. It looks daft at the moment with an old worn black bumper at the back. Can anyone tell me a good bumper polish that will get it like new again? Thanks for any help. (ps. They are the black plastic bumpers)
• Free Kia Carens if you have 5 kids! 17 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Kia are giving away a Kia Carens if you have five kids........ Sounds too good to be true? Well yes! You have to have 5 babies (all at the one time) by the end of the year!! Chances are they will not give a car away as the last Quintuplets in the UK are now 5/6 yrs old!
• Mondeo MK3 clunk 11 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I have a 2005 MK3 Mondeo 2.0TDCi Zetec S - I've noticed a clunk/creak type noise at low speed pull away and deceleration. Sounds like it might come from the passenger door but maybe elsewhere. I've noticed other comments re engine mount problems but this car is less than 2 years old with only 20k
• Common rail vs 'normal' direct injection 29 May 2006 (Forum)
  How do these compare in terms of durability? Obviously old low tech indirect injection diesels are where the 'indestructable diesels' legend comes from, but how less fragile is an older setup than CR? For example, the VAG based 1.9 110hp that will be in the Toledo I buy, vs the HDi setup in my