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• HPI report - mileage discrepancy 12 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  thing lately when the DVLA process V5's with a mileage on. Now regardless of whether I am selling or not, obviously this needed sorting. Friend contacted Experion/HPI who put him onto VMC. They requested V5, statement of current mileage signed by me and statement of mileage when I bought it signed
• Speed humps, the council and my front bumper. 8 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  it and was told they were checked and were the correct height. I cannot believe a standard vehicle cannot pass over them without being damaged. Its a mini cooper S, which is not exactly a rare car! The piece on the car is below the front bumper, i guess its called a splitter or valance???????????????? I want
• Volvo C30 (2006 - 2009) - Slow seller? 10 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Found on the internet: "Volvo C30 Changes February 2008 Volvo has just announced that prices have dropped for the C30 and the model range has been simplified. Production has ceased for C30 2.4i engine variants and Volvo has also done away with the C30 S specification models, which had been
• BMW 3-Series E36 Compact (1994 - 2001) - 1995, 316i compact auto starter relay cannot find 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  ? at the starter terminal on the starter motor. note: My colleague believes he may have earthed the wire by accident whilst trying to start the engine. The Haynes manual was adamant that there was a starter relay in series with an inhibitor switch (on Auto?s) but we could not locate either, looked in the relay
• BMW - Warranty work or not? 14 May 2008 (Forum)
  franchisee doesn\'t give a monkey\'s. People like me seem to be viewed as time-wasters. I somehow don\'t think my next car will be a BMW. --------------------------------------- *I wasn\'t surprised a) because I\'ve little faith in dealers\' ability to correct such matters, and b) because nearly new
• What fuel consumption gaffs/efforts have you made 1 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  as its main jet wore due to the rubbing needle. Sold in desperation as it needed leaded petrol too. 5) The saviour of my finances, in the early 90`s recession, the new Maestro Clubman D, that could get 60MPG, drew max car allowance and ran for 130,000 miles. Boring after that as i had learnt a lesson
• Subaru Legacy and Outback Petrol (2004 - 2009) - My Mondeo's Legacy 20 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  for the "misunderstandings" (in other words, they failed miserably to screw me for ££££'s of work). Having lost all confidence in the car, and in Ford, and following some excellent advice from this forum, I am now the proud owner of a '55 registered Subaru Legacy Tourer 2.0R. I collected the car three weeks ago from
• London Low Emission Zone 21 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  BR?s think?
• Skoda - Skoda - VW's problem child 17 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  as a prestige badge - something like what Volvo and Audi were consideried in the early 80's. Now VW want to come in. They launched the Passat 140tdi (assembled here ) for 33000 pounds. Now they want to bring the Jetta in. If they want to pull hierarchy rank, the Jetta will cost more than the Octavia 2
• Wednesday Bridge Chaos in Scotland due to Weather 10 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  a smile at that. Today my dilemma is:- Is it be the 2Kw Petrol @ £250 or the 5Kw Diesel @ £400? I rest my case for getting Jeremy to advise , no run, the Governments both N&S of the Border. PS I recently acquired a Garmin SAT-NAV to augment the speed camera detector / navigation aid one I acquired
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - The end of my dipstick has fallen off....... 22 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I was aware of the this potential problem with 1.6 HDi s (2006) but would welcome any comment Having suffered this indignity under warranty, my local main agent insisted that they have to have the vehicle to take the sump off to recover the bit. They also warned me that to drive it to them
• SEAT Leon (1999 - 2005) - 2001 1.6s 16v - starting problems from cold 19 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi I am looking for some help. I have a SEAT Leon 1.6 S 2001 with a 16v engine. I bought this car from new and had it serviced at the correct times, mileage 75K. It seems to have developed a consistent fault. On starting from cold the engine does not want to start. What I mean
• Test drives - Availability of lengthy drives. 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  customer - I'm mid 30's, travel a lot (15,000 miles a year) and am pretty active, so it's not going to be a car to just do the shopping in. As once we get these cars we have to keep them for three years, it's important to me that I feel comfortable in it, as it's not unusual for me to do more than 4 hours
• Mazda MX5 (1989 - 1998) - 96 1.8 smoking engine 2 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  noise is something doing serious damage. Any suggestions/thoughts/knowledge would be much appreciated! Alternatively where can I find a decent mechanic in SW17?! s Thank you!
• Rover 200 and 400 (1989 - 1996) - 216 (honda) won't start 12 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  two seconds and then dies away. Do you think all this unburnt fuel may have an effect on the catalyst if and when it finally starts? I would be grateful for any hints s
• Do engines know whats best ?! 14 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  through, and she just settled down and purred! Needless to say I know where there?s a barrel of oil going cheap! So, do engines develop preferences or are certain ones just downright fussy? Billy
• Speed statistics 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  easily found 2005's figures for road deaths, which states there were 3201....... this means that 31% of UK road deaths had speed as a contributory factor (fairly sure the 2006 figures weren't widely different and note the difference from 2004 to 2005 was only 20) obviously this must also mean that 69
• Buying a facelift Omega Elite 21 May 2007 (Forum)
  always admired the subtle styling which in my opinion still looks 'new'. Also I presume the servicing parts are cheaper than similar alternatives. I've seen these cars selling on autotrader and ebay for between £1500 and £2000 which seems ideal for me. My questions are - What are people?s opinions
• Vectra vs Signum 3 May 2007 (Forum)
  and a new cam belt at 120k) with a newer means of diesel transport. Much to my surprise, the request was granted in principle! Wohoo! So, here?s the issue. As a commuter knocking up 480 miles per week, we need a diesel car which will waft me in comfort and safety and will double up as the family car
• Mondeo head gasket 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  of time)? I'd like to get another 10,000 miles out of the car (or even 5,000!), but with the syptoms showing, should I sell up for what I can get and re-invest? If I were to get the head gasket changed, is £600 too expensive? This is what the garage have quoted me. Any advice would be welcome. S