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• Dacia Sandero - End of PCP - Advice? 13 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  I'd be grateful for the benefit of the collective wisdom, please. Son's 4 year PCP on 2015 Sandero 1.2 Ambience finishes next month.  It will have 40k miles, full dealer s/h, Mot, and one year Dacia warranty left.  Balloon payment is £2,400.  HJ p/x valuation
• BMW 120i Sport auto 2015 - Electrical glitches 24 Jan 2019 (Forum)
    In Dec 2018 I purchased a BMW 120i Sport auto (65 plate) with 34k miles from an independent dealer   Three times in the first month of ownership I noticed warning signs flash up on the central information screen to show a defective light(s) – each time
• Golf 1.4 TSI Match 2012 - Advice on VW Golf purchase 4 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  garage was built in the 1960's so anything bigger than a Golf MK 6 is out .   Mostly,  the car will be used for local journeys but with once a fortnight  longer journeys of 140 miles across Devon and Dorset which  will include Motorway , A and B roads .  I did try out
• Toyota Urban Cruiser - Tyre choice 3 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  is hard, there being so many different makes etc. Eventually, after a lot of net research, I settled on Kleber Quadraxer 2's and had a set fitted. My reasoning was that all season is the way to go. These tyres have a good pedigree and were a reasonable price for the particular UC size. From
• Jaguar X-Type 2.0d SE - X type update 28 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  viewed from a distance. So, just an update. Car went in for MOT and service on Monday to my trusted indy. I was a little apprehensive - she's done 175,000+. Passed MOT no problem, same advisory as last year - there's some play on n/s/r trailing arm bush but not enough to worry about yet
• Ford Fiesta 2006 - No-Fault claim advice required 9 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  My daily workhorse Ford Fiesta was damaged while parked unattended on the street by a driver who reversed into the O/S/R door and ran off. Long story, I got some witnesses and reported the incident to my insurer, TP insurer and police. TP denied fault at the time and their insurance asked
• Peugeot 407 (2004 - ) - 05 2.0HDi depollution/additive system fault 4 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  tank to check) is it mean that fuel filler cap sensor and cap is not faulty? So why I?ve got P2408? Or it is need replacing anyway Also I have removed and checked additive system tank and it?s half full of fluid, so do not need to top up. The other thing where is fuel level sensor in this model
• Nissan Almera - Almera Gearbox 18 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  The Nissan Almera 1.5 S, N16 petrol is a well designed strong motor together with a strong trouble free manual gearbox. I have worked as a trained mechanic for 25 years in a main Nissan dealership. Many people don't realise that you need to change the gear box oil every 50 - 70,ooo miles
• Need a car with high seating. 12 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  . Would love an auto. Having looked at what is on offer I have narrowed my choices down to:- My favorite - Ford galaxy/s-max 2.0 diesel. Trouble is for my budget I am looking at cars with 100k+ miles on the clock. Would like the titanium because it comes with cruise control. New shape
• Alarm bells ringing. Can anyone reassure? 12 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  the money.  I've done a little bit of digging and can't find anything on google that leads to S&H motors. However when googling his number it leads to more autotrader adverts under the trading name of H&T cars (All the same distance away from me). The post code he text me just shows
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.9 IDI - Rough Starting 2 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  . I f it had displayed the symptom spontaneously I’d have said glow plug(s) not right or, if not, air in fuel. Plugs were tested and pronounced OK for circuit, resistance and timing
• Any - Lotto and other syndicates 4 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Ok,first of all hope this post does not contravene any forum rules.If so then please advise and I`ll edit to level of content acceptable. I am currently in the process of finding ten steadfast souls to join a syndicate,with majority agreement on which game to tackle.If it`s the Lotto
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 1.9CDTI Engine Build Quality 30 May 2014 (Forum)
  of service. Any thoughts as to GM`s level of responsibility on this one? This car is now only just three and a half years old and vital components (non-service items) are literally falling apart or going into holes !!!! Any input welcome, Steve Grove.
• Citroen DS3, Abarth 500, Seat Leon SC - Difficult choices 28 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Thought I'd dip my noobie toe in the water. Its darn difficult to choose a new car these days. We're currently looking to replace our "fun" ride, a Mini Cooper S, which after 7 years is starting to have too many (minor) problems cropping up to stay. We've been looking at the sector
• Fiesta 2003 1.4TDCi - Ford Fiesta dipstick snaps 1 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  out 'S'. Unusually compared with other engines, this tube is longer than the dipstick and the part that broke off was stuck inside the bottom end of the dipstick tube in the last bend. This meant it couldn't get into the engine (not a chance I would take even now knowing this) but also I couldn't
• FORD KA STYLE, 2001-2008, 1297cc, 3 door hatchback - 2003 KA MOT 9 advisories 31 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  ] 003 Near side front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt [2.4.g.2] 004 Off side front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt [2.4.g.2] 005 (steering rack) Power steering  component (s
• Nissan Micra K11 - Nissan Micra K11 no gears at all 11 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, I purchased my 2000 Micra K11 automatic, engine 998 s, 5dr few months ago. The car ha 80k mile but was rinning great. It passed MOT in Feb 2013. The problem is that I now have no gears and the car behaves as it was in N. Engine starts with no problems and when selector is moved to R
• Small, petrol engined automatics - poor economy 1 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  36mpg; and this was driving at no more than say 60mph.  Around town, I was lucky to get better than 23mpg. Would you say this was poor?  I would have been disappointed with less than 40mpg in my S-Max (admittedly a diesel auto) for the motorway trips.
• Is there such a car? 12 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  as possible, this is quite important. Preferably over 50mpg since the fuel figures listed are always optimistic to say the least. That would give us mid 40's maybe in reality? Preferably in tax bands A-G 5 door Fast acceleration  I don't think I can get all of that in one car
• Renault - Key Cards - security improvement 16 May 2013 (Forum)
  programmed to the origional one. s