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• Zafira, often is - tailgating 8 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  roughly 100/150 yards from the back of the second car which is about my norm at these speeds. This road A509 gets its fair share of nasty prangs and the Zafira behind me is going to be another statistic in due course i suspect. Distance from the back of my old Landcruiser to the bonnet
• Possible crash scam 5 May 2015 (Forum)
  right, ready to move out. I stopped to look into the car. It was an old car, UK plates, with a Russia sticker, two males mid thirties, inside. It occurred to me he might be wanting to wait for another car to pull out in front of. Thoughts? Why would someone pull out, then stop in front of an oncoming
• Why do people..... 20 May 2014 (Forum)
  come on here, seeking advice about what car to buy, and then with a minmal budget, say that want to buy a BMW, Audi or Mercedes (with respect to Estate Driver). Start Rant Is it just me, but if I had a very modest budget, I
• Ford Mondeo - Expected battery drain when standing? 26 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  of gadgets, but I assume that it should still be expected to stand for at least a fortnight and still start. The old S-reg Mondeo waited four weeks in the freezing winter of 2010-11 and started first time after that. Am I asking too much of a modern car? thanks for any help.
• Honda FR-V 1.8 iVTEC Auto - Winter Tyres - User report 19 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  winter tyres on a 2WD car on a snowbound road. Hugely impressed. As was the wife, who up until now felt that we would miss the ability of our old Nissan X-Trail in adverse weather. However, these tyres have proved that not to be the case.   
• Accident repair - right to new parts? 13 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  to £800 for a new part. My excess is also £800. The car is 10 years old and probably not worth a lot more than that. My question is, is the owner within his rights to insist on a new part? Or can I argue that, by fitting a used part in as good condition as the rest of the car, I have
• Mercedes Benz E320CDI Sports Estate 2007 - Claimed "total failure" of instrument cluster 26 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  and the multifunction computer display. The symptom is that instrument panel and computer display are not activated when the ignition is turned on. The engine still starts and the car is driveable albeit without any instruments or status reports whatsoever. The car is less than 5 years old with a full service record
• Alloy wheels seized on. 5 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  on. So, shortly after I acquired my latest 16 months old Focus, I got out the grease, jacked up one corner of the car and proceeded to remove the wheelnuts. Unfortunately, that was as far as I got. You guessed it ~ the wheel was seized on already! (In fact, 3 of the 4 wheels were seized on.) My guess
• Vauxhall Astra H Estate - A recent Astra recall? 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  On returning to my 3-year old Astra Estate at the local supermaket car park, I found a photocopied A4 leaflet stuffed under the wiper headed 'Vauxhall Customer Notice - Important Recall Notice'.  It went on ' We have checked with the Vauxhall database and believe that your vehicle is due
• Diesel TS2 2005 - Mazda 6 -Limp Mode at idle constantly 1 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Would be very grateful for an help or info into a problem that has persisted for the last year or more and cannot be solved. Mazda 6 diesel, common rail, no dpf. Car will start up, no lights and runs for about 30 seconds at idle, then it will suddenly throw itself into limp mode
• Toyota Yaris - Toyota Yaris - belt whine at idle? 12 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all I recently bought my girlfriend a second hand Toyota Yaris 1.0 litre. (T reg). While standing next to the car, I noticed a high pitched whining noise from the engine at idle, not present under acceleration. It's quite a quiet noise, and only really noticeable
• I have an idea 12 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  " mode can liven up throttle response, can tighten up springs/dampers, can alter gear change profile on auto boxes, so why not "17 year old daughter mode". When buying cars last year, I wanted to find something I could have real real fun in and something else my daughter could learn safely in. Ended
• Volkswagen Golf V R32 (2005 - ) - 06 3.2 dual mass flywheel problem 10 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I own a R32 Volkswagen bought from new. Just two years old and done 29,000 miles. This weekend without any previous warning it wouldnt get in to any gear. The car was towed to VW for investigation and repair. VW now say the problem is not a warranty (60k miles/3 years) covered item as it is due
• Perodua MYVI (2006 - ) - Should I? 1 May 2009 (Forum)
  Be gentle with me this is my first posting! This is my dilemma......I currenty own a Honda Jazz CVT. 25k miles and 3 years old. I had a drive in a new Perodua Myvi which a local dealer is selling for just £5999 o.t.r. Brand new. 3 years 60k warranty air con etc. All I really need in a car. Drove ok
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - Warranty claim - Ford wriggling 23 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Just been speaking to my dad, his almost two year old Fiesta 1.4TDCi has done 56,000 miles as a driving school car. He has noticed when the car warms up gearchage becomes difficult, especially going through the neutral 'gate'. It will disengage gear OK, spring to neutral then it requires a real
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - warranty 30 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  hi all, px my old car for 53 plate fiesta last week. all fine until 2 days after engine management light appeared. knew that the garage i bought it from would not have the technology to figure out the problem so took it to ford dealership. ended up paying £80 for this service and they found
• Volkswagen Tiguan SUV (2008 - ) - Broke down 7 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  New Tiguan, 2 months old, 2000 mls, had a run to Manchester yesterday to see the daughter at University. Went down to my usual supermarket and topped up with diesel, on the way out in second gear does not seem to have any power,pull in, switch off, switch back on and glow plug light flashing plus
• First Car 9 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  suggest and how to proceed further. My father has suggested to start with "an old banger"; but in my opinion I think it will be long-term more efficient if I can buy a half-decent car so I don't need to spend a lot of money on repairs etc. I was hoping not to go above £2,000 - is this a reasonable
• Have cars become far too complicated? 14 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  one was too much hassle. and cars..... I've owned one (2nd hand) now for over 5 years and have no wish to change. Yes i'd like the 'new' experience and the less likelihood of things going wrong, but i'm not sure i'd want the hassle that goes with it looking at some models. I've heard about the BMW
• which car for use with 3 child seats? 2 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  a vehicle the size of a Picasso/Scenic would be manageable- the Ka is littered with battle scars and on its 3rd set of wheel trims if that makes sense . I was thinking along the lines of a Meriva- we have to get in 2 boosters for the 6 and 9 year old along with seating for the new one when the time comes