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• A snapshot of the motoring you. 9.01am + today. 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  washed these last few weeks. A few minutes later I ate a large scone with jam and clotted cream in front of my dieting wife - who pretended not to notice. Browsed the car mags in Smiths and read in one that Toyota`s downfall in F1 was because they didn`t follow up on contact with Ross Brawn
• Simplify the Manuals 8 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  of bar codes and databases, where everything is computerised already. As well as user satisfaction it would save on some paper to help your green PR. And add to safety - I don?t want to shock you but I suspect that there are people out there who haven?t taken in every detail of their car?s handbook
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - good buy ? 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hello all Just got a golf for number one son. have I had a good buy>? its a July 2001 plate Y reg. 1.4 S, Silver, 3 door. its got a gti rear spoiler, gti alloys, r32 front grill and lexus style rear lights. I gave it £130 worth of service, wipers, spark plugs, oil filter, fully snyth, air filter
• Roundabout Question [Read Only] 7 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  to enter the roundabout, but only one on the exit at 12 o'clock. There are no signs, or road markings indicating which lane to use. I'm pretty sure that when I learnt the highway code to pass my driving test in the late 80's, the advice was to use the left lane for taking the first exit of a roundabout
• Lizard on a hot rock - heaters good and bad 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  . So while the old Bond minicar when aged 16yrs and under 9 stone (funny that - so it`s more than body weight) was driven through a winter scraping ice off the inside of the screen while actually driving. The current Punto van puts out heat that has you worrying about the skin on the back of your hands
• Lexus GS 300, 430, 460 (2005 - ) - New car, happy with fuel economy !! 4 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  the obvious weight differential 1305 Kg vs 1620 Kg) - 0-60 is within a few tenths and the top speeds are both in excessive of silly speeds (140 mph+). In the few weeks I?ve owned the Lexus it has returned just under 25 mpg in mostly urban use, rising to mid 30?s with mixed use. Last night I had a trip
• Main Dealer honesty - assessing 9 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  the time (if it`s there at all) and your ears prick up to a steady stream of issues as customers come and go - some just a light warning tinkle - others resonate through you like being inside big Ben.. Just occasionally you find an honest main dealer, (although I`ve only found two since 1966) here you
• Audi A3 + S3 (2003 - 2008) - 04 2.0 TDi DSG Misfire, starting problem 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 04/54 Audi A3 2.0 TDi S-Line DSG, it has done 60,000 miles, always been serviced etc, about 4 months ago, Starting the vehicle became difficult, sounded different, took a while, loads of black smack, and when it would start it would shake, like a very bad mis fire, got it booked
• Ford Fiesta filler cap 31 May 2009 (Forum)
  or so has had the fuel filler cap on the driver's side of the car with the sole exception of the Fiesta which, from its introduction back in the 70's, has had its cap on the nearside of the vehicle. I'm not sure whether the new model Fiesta has the same arrangement but can anybody throw any light on why
• Central US road trip 28 May 2009 (Forum)
  Having just been made redundant, I am taking off to the US for the Chicago Blues Festival. Departure date is 11 June, Blues Festival ends on 15th, I have a pass from Mrs S to stay for a bit so have decided to take a trip down and back up again. Having looked at maps on Google, I've come across
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 2005 1.6 coolant fan & FAP issues 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  i read with interest, or maybe it's fear, all the FAP issues relating to 307's. no warning lights yet for me... 6 weeks after purchasing a 307 1.6 (110) HDI 54... and long may it stay so .... :-) but... i have noticed the regular fan run-on when switching off the engine. From what been said
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - Dealer not budging on windscreen price! 9 May 2009 (Forum)
  documented oil consumption problems once they hit 50K or so and the 2.0 simply because it's a bit thirsty we fancy the diesel. Test drove a clean 2.0 d4d colour collection (post-facelift 130 bhp 6 speed job) this evening 44K on an 56 plate full Toyota S/H one private owner, which had a sticker proce
• Renault Laguna III (2007 - ) - My Supermarket experience gone wrong! 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I purchased a 2008 Renault Laguna Dynamique S (series 3) yesterday from a car supermarket Despite requesting an annual service (its first), it wasn't completed and I had to wait for them to complete whilst I was there (this was after a 150 trip there) but I thought the purchase price
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 1998 1.5 diesel cam belt change 5 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  and found that its actually a reasonable drive whilst being ultra conservative on the fuel I thought it may actually be a long term investment? I would really love to have a crack at the belt and wondered if any tech?s out there have a step-by-step guide that was more fail safe than the Haynes manual
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - Contamination risk to expensive oil. 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  the car only does about 1500 miles a year . I got a small funnel (about 5 inches in diameter) out of the shed and proceeded to pour it out of its plastic container into some clean clear 2 litre pop bottles and when both bottles filled to the top I though great that?s £36 I won?t have to spend
• Sat nav and speed limits - observations 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  TomTom out and amazingly it recorded a steady speed of 100mph for 5 minutes I had it out. So my obersations:- Even cars as old as 1996 seem to have speedos that underead rather than over read (which is different to cars designed say in the 80';s or earlier) The speedo seems very accurate as longs
• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - The classic scrap or repair dilemma! 4 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Having been stupid enough to brag on this forum in Aug '07 that the timing chains on Nissan Primera III's don't break, the inevitable seems to have happened! (well stretched until the engine sounds like a bag of spanners anyway!) Apparently this is quite a common problem on the petrol P11-144's
• New driving licence 16 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  , but SWMBO thinks that it has could vaguely described as green-ish. The driver number, Feature 5, is definitely non-PC because it discriminates against women. Firstly, it shouldn?t make any difference, secondly, it adds 5 to the woman?s date of birth. Most irritating, it is valid only for three years.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 1.9 Possible fuel pump problem??? 2 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  -sized metallic fragments inside the filter housing. I rang a friend who said that this is most likely the fuel pump starting to wear away which is a common problem with the 306's As i only bought the car about 1.5 years ago for £1500 i'm reluctant to fork out for a new fuel pump when i could just get
• BMW - Business Navigation - Any good? 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I am fortunate enough to be looking seriously at buying a new 5 series BMW 520d Touring to replace my lovely (but less capacious) Volvo S60 D5 S. I have just noticed that BMW are currently offering 'Business Navigation' & a CD changer for just £350 complete for both (saving loads - £1,300