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• Ibiza - Fiesta or Ibiza? Any recs? 30 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  in it..  Had a couple of the old style Corsas as loan cars and they were hideously underpowered even the 1.4. Will not consider anything by Mazda or Renault.
• BMW 5-Series E60 - Diesel Dilemma 29 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  diesel to fill up. Almost immediately the car is running smoother, not quite as well as 3 months ago, but is this because I still had 1/3 of a tank of previous fuel. Will continue to run out the old fuel and top up with the BP and see what transpires. My engine is the 525d, 19inch alloys, low
• vauxhall vectra - vic check without insurance 27 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  My car (10 yrs old) was involved in a minor accident a month ago but was written off (catorary c) because of the main dealers huge estimate. I was able to get the car back and had it repaired, but  now i cant get it re-insured. The insurance company wont insure
• Need something more comfortable 13 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, In a bit of a predicament, and would welcome advice. It would appear that the slightly off set driving position of my Megane (2000 model) is aggravating an old back problem I thought I had long since got over. Specialist suggests changing the car before further damage is caused
• Man breaks 15 laws in 11 minutes [Duplicate Post] 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Man breaks 15 laws in 11 minutes A driver has confounded Swiss police by committing 15 traffic violations in just over 10 minutes, officials say. The 47-year-old initially raced past an unmarked police car in heavy rain at 160 km/h (100mph) before weaving close to other cars and the road's
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 engine surge/high revs at idle 12 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  or flick into neutral the revs will rise to about 2000 rpm and after a few seconds settle down at 1000 rpm. I have put a new iac valve and speed sensor in the car but the car still surges. I have had a vacuum hose replaced recently by a mechanic who said that the old one had collapsed, when he
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2001 HDi intermittent lack of power 10 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all I hope Screwloose is around to lend his ear to this... My 306 HDi has suffered a fault with the clutch position sensor 5 months ago. The garage replaced the switch and all was well, for a while. Now it has gone back to its old ways of struggling to pull at all, and i suspect
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2008 -) - Great car, pity about the dealer 25 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I collected my new Mazda6 on Wednesday from a main dealer in Berkshire, a member of the Co-op. Although it was a new for old on a total loss, I had to pay for it myself as the dealer had "forgotton" to invoice my insurance company. The insurance company, Saga, had placed the order on 20 August
• Antifreeze - a cautionary tale 31 May 2009 (Forum)
  Apart from the obvious don't drink it . . . . . . Somewhere along the line I have had 2 different types of antifreeze mixed in my car. Don't know the names of them TBH but the one in the car was the new pink long life type apparently. When I got a coolant change some 18 months or so ago it would
• Got my Aircon working again. 27 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  worth it. Super service, lots of info about A/Cs. I needed a new compressor to replace the knackered / siezed old one. The price was very reasonable and labour charges most acceptable. Now I have a "cool" car that drives soooo much quieter. I have no association with the company and am just a very
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 03 1.3 alternator 24 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  ive got a corsa 1.3 cdti had it since march 07 garage i got it from put new alternator on it then about a week later took it back and had belt fitted under warrenty the in october 07 i took it back again rather chaffed off as car was my pride and joy they told me i needed a new belt tensioner
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - 2004 1.4 Burning rubber smell from engine 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  (CAM) belt lies. The garage where I serviced it recommended that I have the timing belt replaced as it's VW recommendation to change it every 4 years, even though I have done very few miles, the belt looked old. Car details: VW Polo Twist 1.4, manual (2004), mileage: 8,000 miles. I don't get a sharp
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - random tyre pressures 2 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I have included the make of my car in case it is relevant to my question. My Jazz is 2 1/2 years old and has covered 17000 miles. Until May this year the tyres have lost pressure in a manner I would expect - equal across all tyres. Since May [I keep records] loss has been random - once the steering
• Audi - Is this why Insurance Premiums are costlier? 26 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, Had an unfortunate incident where I had scratched the bumper of my A6 against an A5 in the Audi showroom car park. The showroom contacted their recommended repairers who mentioned a repair figure of hold your breath £1133 for the A5 and £1624 for the A6 Mine is a 3 year old car
• Volkswagen Golf Plus (2005 - ) - Been offered a stonking deal...where's the catch? 18 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  We've been looking at getting a Golf Plus for a little while (outgrown the Polo, standard Golf will let us down boot-space wise when we go on longer journeys with the myriad of things our 16 month old requires). We decided to stray a little further from our normal patch to try a different
• The most economical... 16 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  ...car around £5k? My Mum has written off her Mondeo, and whilst everything is fine, she's looking at much smaller cars these days than when she bought the TDCi, my Dad having now got a much larger cruiser for their Spainish trips. In a never-ending quest for fuel consumption and cheap tax, she's
• Driving can still be enjoyable! 8 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  crisp turn in (I can recomend the Falken FK452s) and responsive steering, really great fun! Not bad for a five year old car with nearly 120k on the clock, really drives as well as when new in these circumstances (I have had it since new), in fact perhaps better, it has become freer revving as the miles
• BMW 5 Series split alloy wheel 11 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  My brother's partner was driving her 5 series (not sure which model but only 1 or 2 years old) when she felt the rear of the car handling funny so pulled over and stopped. When she got out she discovered that the rear alloy wheel had split in two, around the full circumference! A friend got
• Turbo leaking oil - Mercedes ML320 CDi 16 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all My 6month old ML320 CDI has had a persistant oil leak for the past 3 months. I noticed it again yesterday and found that the intercooler pipes are full of oil and the oil is finding it's way out of the cool side of the intercooler. Now my technical knowledge of these things is not great
• Main dealer vs. independant 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  2 x A and 1 x B then it'll cost: MB = £1250 Indi = £700 (indi saving £550) If it needs 1 x A and 1 x B it'll cost: MB = £925 Indi = £540 (indi saving £385) The question is, once a car like this is 7-8 years old, if it's in good shape generally is it so important for it to have the FMBSH?