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• The trunkating of mechanical adventures 14 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  In modern cars. You just can`t get that feeling of `adventure` back, can you? in modern motoring, that is. Those trips up to Scotland in the 60`s. Shap Fell in third gear, being happy that you could get up at 40mph. The little tribulations with points and the sticking piston in the SU carb
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  Z Victor One 31 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Having had a TVR many years ago, I like the sound of the Nissan 350Z/370Z driving experience, but I¹m not keen on the butch styling ­ and I might regret...
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 97 1.6 brake problems!! please help.... 13 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi i have a passat 1.6, its done 124K, the other day i was driving down the motorway at about 70mph and i had a sudden loss of power, only seemed to drive in 3rd gear, came off next junction and noticed loads of smoke coming from the o/s rear wheel, so pulled over into layby, i could hardly
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - To sell or not to sell. Decision time!! 12 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  ! PArt two of my thread is to recommend something fun, but not ridiculous (no XJS V12's) to replace it for around the same money. Maybe one of the above, or a Cooper S?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - Insurance claim query 6 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 1998 (S-reg) Peugeot 306 cabriolet which was shunted from behind damaging the bumper & rear panel. The bodyshop have quoted £1400 to get the repairs done and they are not sure if the boot lid needs replacing as well. I assumed that it would be written off given that I can get a similar car
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2002 2.0tdci - Fuel injectors 17 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  seems to hesitate and "two`s and fro`s" hope you understand what i mean. The car has an intercooler hissing under acceleration and i cannot hear the turbo (because of the cooler noise) is this normal? Is this the same for other TDCI owmers? To add salt to my wounds the car is also chipped so the power i
• Wallet busting FAP and other nightmares on `tech` 18 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Am I the only one cringing at the wallet busting scenarios concerning FAP and Common Rail, that appear daily on `Technical`? There`s Screwloose doing a wizards job with often sparse initial detail - you know- a bit of eye of newt and hair of dog - stirred into the pot in an attempt to get
• Insurance claims 12 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  My son was involved in a (relatively minor) incident but which involved a personal injury claim from a pedestrian who simply ran out from between cars in a dark garage forecourt. In our view the pedestrian?s behaviour was absolutely reckless, whilst the most important thing is that the outcome
• Lipstick on your collar, asphaltines in your tank. 2 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  condensing out of the air and contaminating the fuel. However, It seems asphaltines form at a micro level as fuel ages and this is a primary cause of filter service life being reduced due to its gradual build up on the element. So what`s best for the car (or filter) that only gets through a tank of diesel
• Cars still being flogged to death, no saving then? 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Haven`t seen much change around the City ring roads in driving habits. Cars surging past on full turbo boost, then braking heavily at the next roundabout. Made me wonder, where`s the evidence of concern for saving money? Everyone was really flooring it on the ring road this AM. (As always) You
• Alfa Romeo 156 (1998 - 2005) - 1999 2.0 TS - ABS problem. 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  of 0.1 to 0.3 mV at speeds between 10 and 30 mph, and the readings are inconsistent. This applies to both rears and the n/s front (I haven't tried to measure the o/s front). The only possible fault I can see is that one of the new rear sensors isn't quite fitted flush with the face of the hub casting
• Ford S-MAX (2006 - ) - 2.0 tdci the definitive treatment 25 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Having done a good deal of research we ordered an Smax titanium 2.0 tdci and are expecting delivery in the next few weeks. It was one of the few cars/suvs/mpvs...
• Slow moving ambulance(s) may be on call 16 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Yesterday morning I followed an ambulance transferring my son between hospitals. Having fallen down stairs he had a suspected broken neck (shown on an...
• TVM metamorphosis. 15 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  CLASSic NISSAN QASHQAI 1.6VISIA PEUGEOT 307 S/W 1.6HDi110 SE PEUGEOT 407 S/W 1.8S RENAULT MEGANE EST 2.0 DYNAMIQUE RENAULT SCENIC 5DR 1.6 DYNAMIQUE SEAT ALTEA 5DR 1.9PDSTYLANCE SEAT ALTEA XL 5DR 1.9PDSTYLANCE SEAT LEON 5DR 1.9TDi STYLANCE SEAT TOLEDO 5DR 1.9PD
• Good insurance deal 23 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  The renewal for my wife's Yaris came through the other day from Norwich Union direct. Last year we paid £220, renewal this year was £290. I went to gocompare.com last, after trying moneysupermarket and confused.com. I have just bought cover from Zurich for £178 which also includes £50 worth of M&S
• Ipod through a 3.5mm 'Aux-in' plug 31 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I am changing my car soon and I want to use my Ipod in my new car. According to the Dension website, they don't make a 'wired' link for a Ford S-max with the 6006 stereo, only a FM radio link. In past experience, FM radio links are not really that good. It's a shame because | have
• 03 accord type s tourer vibrations 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  When i say vibrations, i mean shaking itself apart! When i bought it, it had a slight vibration through the steering wheel at speed, which was resolved...
• Fast forward how many years? 8 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  for leisure/pleasure purposes - Enjoying so much wealth, because the UK has become expensive and uncompetitive, and the economy has slowed ? certainly in relation to other countries, most of which have not taken such draconian steps. It?s got this way through legislation by successive governments
• Mondeo 2.5 Vs Omega 2.6 21 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, Thinking of changing my Rover 620ti and have narrowed it down to two choices: 51 / 02 Mondeo 2.5 ghia x Or 51 / 02 Omega 2.6 cdx Both will be noticably slower than the Rover, but will be more refined so it?s a trade off I'm willing to accept. Trouble is I cant decide which one
• New Galaxy Tyre Repair Kit 9 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  and the tyre was fixed for a very reasonable £10. Now the problem is that I have used the bottle of goo, so I need a replacement so I 'can have another puncture' ... off to the parts dept. Sorry, can't find a replacement under Galaxy, so 'we' try the S-Max and yes there is the goo, but I can only buy a whole