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• Dodgy Practice? 18 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  A manufacturer is currently advertising an attractive package very heavily in the national press and indeed on this very website. So off we all go to local dealer and their response, is they only had 3 each of the cars/package in question and the deal is now off. So why the heavy ad. campaign says
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Suggestions for replacing... 30 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  lots and lots of miles on. Seriously though, any suggestions would be appreciated. I reckon my car is worth £1200 and I could afford probably about another £7-8,000. I do on average 10,000 miles a year, am 31 years old and am a Pisces. P E
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - '97 1.2 86k Stuttering Engine 13 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  experience was symptoms like this was a cracked distributor cap on an old cortina. The Clio engine will stall once stationary or coasting but will immediately start on the key I've cleaned the plugs which looked normal based on Haynes pictures. this resulted in the car maintaining it's idle, although
• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - Good Cust service 1 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Noticed recently that one of the alloys on my Fabia vrS was showing signs of corrosion. Car is 2 1/2 years old. Went to dealer (Henrys in Glasgow) who took photos of it and emailed away. Skoda authorised replacement under warranty. Henrys allowed me to collect the wheel, take it home and apply
• FM radio reception after crash repair 1 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  - can anyone suggest what might have happened or how to narrow the fault down? I've checked the transmitter info - there's no work going on or power reduction etc. The very old radio in my other car works fine - so I'm completely confused. Thanks! CD
• Why do bikers do it? 25 May 2007 (Forum)
  Took my boys to the lakes today - nice and sunny, bit of a trip on a boat, lovely day, all in all. Both I and the 11 year old noticed there were loads of bikers about. Most of them were stood next to the rows of parked bikes, stretching, looking rather sweaty and uncomfortable in their leathers
• MOT vagaries 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  My car was manufactured in May 1993, and has a catalytic converter as standard. Usually therefore at each MOT its emissions are tested according to the post-92 more stringent requirements, for CO, NO, and Lambda. However, every few years for some unknown reason the tester decides to use
• clutch failure on 2005 8000-mile Meriva 5 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  The manual clutch on my father's 2005 1.6 Meriva, which he has owned from new, just failed abruptly leaving him stranded on the A38. The car has done under 8000 miles. Nearly all of that has been clocked up on motorways and country roads. His garage/dealership told him the problem was down
• Isofix group 1 seat 26 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  My daughter is close to 9kg and we need a group 1 car seat, Isofix compatible. Has anyone bought one recently? We have been looking, but very few stores keep a wide selection. The key issue is the seat will have to be moved from one car to another every day, so anything too fiddly, or heavy
• weber carb icing on golf 28 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  and found my heat despertion plate was missing so i fitted one with the tube to the air box but icing is still happening. Im pulling my hair out now as i work for an Audi dealer and even the old skool techs are stumped! Ive only owned the car for a couple of weeks and changed the carb as the 2E2
• Clio tyre wear and noises 12 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Afternoon All, how goes? As per previous notes, I have not changed my old clio and have decided to to run it into the ground and buy a car for the other half, she will not see it very often as it will be small and fast. Anyway... I am having a few probs with the nearside front wheel/tyre. I have
• Skoda Fabia Head Gasket problem 14 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  of a head gasket on the way out - the car has never overheated. I bought it at 5yrs old with 1300 miles on the clock..!! This looks like a Felicia motor to me but no manual is available. Does anyone know the torque settings for the head bolts and stretch bolts? Can I use Felicia ones? Am I likely to get
• 2004 mondeo tdci - oil sludge buildup 14 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  the inlet ports were restricted by 50%. I have subsequently cleaned the manifold and ports however on a car which is only 2 years old and done 57,000 miles (mainly motorway) however I am astounded by the buildup. My question is, has anyone come across it before or have any ideas why this might have hapened
• Mondeo TDCi Oil Level 2 May 2006 (Forum)
  I've recently bought a 6 month old Mondeo TDCi 130 with 8000 miles on the clock. The car isn't due it's first service til 12500 miles. After owning it for three weeks I've only just dipped the oil and am a tad worried as it's well over the maximum mark. The dipstick is a wire type with a plastic
• "Fully Funded" Insurance Claim Question 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  ? Has anyone made a claim using this method and how did they find it compared to making the claim directly (which elephant are happy for me to do if I wish)? The car concerned is a year old V70 D5 SE and I think it is quite possible it will be a write off or certainly a large bill so the claim may
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  properly serviced so will take it in for a full sort out and MoT test. So a few questions: - 1. Cambelt or chain? 2. Car ten years old and 37,000 miles. What should I do other than obvious service items? 3. I want to change the coolant. Given this is a Japanese designed aluminium engine (I think Yamaha
• Unusual Sightings Vol 5 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  (Vol 1) http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=23901 (Vol 2) http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=25308 (Vol 3) http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=31443 (Vol 4) Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc
• Possible NIP and Leaving the Country 12 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  A Question for the BIB, legal experts etc. I may have been recorded speeding, I was doing about an indicated 80 on a duel carriageway approaching a traffic car with an officer deploying what appeared to be an old fashioned hand-held gun. I slowed down on seeing the marked car. I wasn?t stopped
• Vectra C - Blowing bulbs? 9 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  more probs with "my lovely car".About 3 weeks ago, I got an error on the computer "check centre brake light".When I could,I did, only to find that it was fine.Last week, I got an error message "check rear left brake light".When I checked, the offside rear,bottom(there's two bulbs) had blown.I
• Accord Electrical Problem Rectified 5 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  , when the car was less than three months old, and has been back to the dealer twice and on the back of a lorry to the Honda agent in Brive, France. None could find a problem and the French dealer merely replaced the fuse - again. I 'phoned Honda when I returned from France and complained, and the car