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• Paired speed cameras more effective? 6 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  A lot of villages on main roads in our area have speed cameras. Locals who know the road tend to ignore the 30 limits, braking for the cameras and then accelerating away from them. But one village I've been going through recently has two cameras, one about one third of the way through, the other
• I have my new Ibiza..... 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  -pod plug in slot! Nice white dials, it's SOOOO great to be back in a 6 speed proper manual rather than DSG and yes, it's nowt exciting but it does have lovely alloy wheels with red brakes.
• xantia suspension fluid. How do I drain 12 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, just wondering how I drain excess fluid out of my citreon xantia suspension. the brass ring is just above the second red ring when the suspension has settled at the highest level and the engine is idle. I have a feeling that my fluid is way over full. My brakes are very sharp and are sticking
• Accident Advice - Police? 10 May 2007 (Forum)
  Brief outline?. Wife?s was turning right at a traffic light controlled junction. Third party ?jumped? the red light and emerged to wife?s right. Both parties braked but collision was inevitable (wife?s front end with third party?s nearside door). Third party has admitted he did not see the red
• BMW Failed MOT 16 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  My 2001 325 has just failed Mot through ; Near and offside front lower suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint and the (brake reaction bush) suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement. I have been quoted £509 by BMW dealer to fix (they say have given me 30
• how to remove scrapyard pen markings 13 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Put my 2 replacement doors on the Primmy last w/e but can't get the markings off the doors that the breaker wrote on them, you know, "Primera '99 n/s/f" plus their part numbers. I've tried petrol, WD40, brush cleaner, brake cleaner, white spirit, meths and soapy water. I can get a bit off
• Skoda Octavia mpg & digital readout 14 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  for. OK. It is the Elegance, so has horrible wide tyres that will sap 3-4% of mpg, and it is the estate, which will be heavier, but would still have expected 47 or so Ideas? No brakes binding, and recently serviced
• 106 -40k service question 24 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  timing belt for £130, excluding the brake discs (which I don't need). I'm nearly 100% certain I'll go for the cheapest obviously, but is the anything major I should be wary about - it seems too cheap to be true as is where. Thanks
• Nissan Almera Knocking Noise 5 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  ", found no problems with the wheel bearings, driveshafts or CV gaiters. Brakes were also fine. The only thing I've not considered is tracking - could this cause a constant knocking? Knock is also apparent when steering lock-to-lock (i.e. parallel parking). Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
• Good Service from a fast fit garage 3 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  took them less than an hour, and, get this... . . . . . . . . . They didn't even try to tell me i)my tyres were low, ii)my brakes needed attention, iii) my suspension was goofed. Very impressed!!
• Dealer service or DIY? 16 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Wife's Clio is seven years old, we have had it serviced two yearly by a Renault dealer (inc a cambelt change) which meets Renault's service schedule, i.e. it has FRSH. Two year gaps is too long by my book so I have done intermediate oil changes plus changed the plugs myself and checked the brakes
• Kevin's car park guide 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  In today's Telegraph. I see that one I know personally, a supermarket car park in Carmarthen, gets top marks in the rogue shopping trolley category. The reason is they have built the car park on a slight slope. The technology does not yet exist to fit parking brakes to trolleys, so they slowly
• Emergency stop by passenger 28 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  first, turn off the ignition, select neutral heave on the handbrake and pray might have worked. Today with column locks, power steering, servo brakes etc. switching off the ignition might not be a good idea. It is a whole different situation these days. Has anyone experience this situation? Any advice
• Defective rear lights 19 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I guess it's more obvious with decreasing day length and more drivers going home from work in the dark - but around here there seems to be a huge number of vehicles with defective rear lights. Well, either rear lights, brake lights or, in the case of a MB Sprinter van I followed, both. [here's
• Skoda not quite so Superb 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  to a stand without jerking. No engine braking worth talking about and 10 mpg less than my TDi 90 Octavia on the same roads at the same speeds. I am not surprised it hasn't sold in the UK or abroad. What is it good for, IMO, a taxi for motorway work.
• BMW Handbrake 9 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  with the foot brake and so accumulate crud. Now I've never heard of this before and neither has my dad and as a result we've now been handed a bill for new pads as he only puts the handbrake on when the cars fully stopped and so the pads were never getting cleaned. Has anyone else ever heard of this?
• Advice on Citroen ZX 1.4i? 4 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  also look for rust under the radiator with the ZX. This car has done 100,000 miles. Any other things. Suspension? Brakes? Things I could look out for when I test drive it that crop up in the Citroen ZX??
• coasting in neutral 4 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  My route to work is pretty hilly and on some of the gentler downhill slops I tend to drop the car into neutral to let it coast along around the speed limit, with the aim of saving a little fuel. In some of these situations if I was to put it in gear with foot off throtle the engine braking effect
• 3 Unrelated Questions 12 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  fitted at the rear of them instead of in the middle? Thousands of articulated lorries can't be wrong. Something to do with manoverability or weight on the pulling vehicle I suppose. I'm sure it would aid stability. 3. Why do some car manufacturers position the disc brake unit in front of the axle
• Rover 416 Tourer 16 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  to see if the brakes are binding but all is okay. The air filter is clean and it barely uses oil between services. There is no roof rack or tools being carried around either. Any ideas as to what is causing the sudden increase in consumption? Thanks in advance Spanner