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• Labour rates top £150 per hour 19 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  is obtained using both franchised and independent garages. Eleven manufacturers had peak charges of more than £100 an hour ? a Ford dealership in London asked for £106 an hour compared with the company?s national average of £50. In all, Warranty Direct says the number of garages around the country charging
• New Fiesta 2003 startup failure! 23 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Hello, I just bought a Fiesta 1.4 with Tiptronic Transmission. Car is second hand but it\'s mileage is only at 2300km round the clock. My problem is about the ignition. Usually after half an hour break between driving, it happens. The engine cranks but not fire and fails to start. It may take 2
• Cloning! Caught the PFD 3 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  for having number plates that differed from the number on the Uno\'s windshield disc. The licence number on the disc is CA 400 617, while the number plate reads CA 155 360. \"I bought this car from another guy about a year ago and did not know I had to change the number plate or check if the disk matched
• Police RTA response time - 40 Minutes ! 29 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  and death in some cases. Perhaps polices forces should be investing in more control staff and traffic cars not s************ vans ? The police have also informed me tonight the car which started the accident has no insurance. Advice anyone ?
• MX5 or MR2? 30 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hello all: I/we are are seriously considering buying either a new MX5 1.8S or MR2 and I am fishing for opinions, facts, thoughts, advice etc. We test-drive both cars on Saturday, virtually back-to-back, which will be interesting and we have both driven a couple of MX5’s before and liked
• Tyre fitting nightmare 23 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Needed to replace my two front tyres for my Ford Focus the other day. Rang around for best price to supply Pirelli P6000s (already on the car). Visited...
• Ford diesel experts - advice needed 25 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  come in: How many Diesel variants have their been in the NEW mondeo since it's introduction? Was the 1st 2.0 "TD" New mondeo a bored out version of the old Mk2's 1.8TD? Are the 115TDCi and 130TDCi the same engine with slight tuning differences. What about the new TDCi due from ford/PSA
• Cheap motoring 19 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  now. What can I say? About £75 per year not including petrol insurance etc. If anyone can beat that and then sell it to a happy buyer please let us know. The replacement car is a B reg Polo Coupe S (27000 miles) that used to belong to my MIL, she gave it to us as she now has a new Polo 1.4. Just
• Happy Christmas from me too. 25 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Guys, Have a great Christmas all. It's been an interesting year. Thanks for your company, humour and advice. At the start of 2001 I didn't expect to... *Have top advice on Land Rover piston skirt rings from John S. *Receive excellent stress counselling from Darcy. *Get the best Rover 400 buying
• lights out all over the place 24 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  There have been a few threads about lights recently, but nothing about checking the little s*ds to see if they work, and foglight boys, it's no use switching them on to create an impression if only one works. These few tips may be well known, but if they are not, here goes. I'm personally
• Smooth driving style 9 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  a couple of car lengths of the stop/start disciple in front. My heart was filled with joy when l looked in my mirrors to see that the traffic behind was moving in a similar fashion. I felt like l was doing a service to 100's of clutches and left legs everywhere. And then what happened...? The truck
• Classics for everday use 23 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  of resources than a Mondeo or similar which is a heap of junk after 3-4 years. As for emissions, my mechanic says it's no worse than a 1980's car. On my planned return to UK I have a reliable low cost fun car waiting for me. Why bother with anything else on a mileage of say 10,000 a year? If anyone else out
• Rover VVC camshaft sprockets 16 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  "Bristol Street Rover" in Poole, who progressed my claim and provided me with a courtesy vehicle for the 3 weeks it took to get my car back, even though my car was out of warranty. > I would suggest that any VVC owners check that they have had the recall done as mine and P.H.'s example prove this can
• 2006 Mercedes CLK 200 Kompressor Cabrio - High days and holidays car, a report 5 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  in 1987!) What is very surprising about the car is just how quiet it is for a rag-top, it's a lovely cruiser and swmbo reckons it's the quietest car we've ever owned. The top itself raises and lowers very quickly and with non of the problems we encountered with the Volvo. Top down, it;'s a nice
• Skoda Yeti - Skoda Yeti - my thoughts on 10K miles / 1 year 1 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  . I then had the Bolero (radio) flashed by the main dealer in order to address the "slow SD card read" issue - this made a huge difference. The overall average mpg was in the low 30's (70% Urban / 30% Mway). The best MPG was just over 40 mpg and the worst well into the 20's
• Citroen Saxo VTR 2000 W Reg - Major electrical issue(s) 18 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Hello all, I have scoured the internet and found lots of tips, clues and potential fixes.  I've tried the fixes but before I spend anymore money...
• VW MOT Con 29 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  of replacement. The work she was told, would be completed by Wednesday night. s**s law though, I called her as soon as she put the phone down and was taken aback by the cost of the work. I contacted the dealer and asked why the box needed replaced and why exactly the bracker could not be repaired or replaced
• BMW 5 Series 2019 530e or 520d - Changed my mind... I think. 17 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  for the G30 5 series. So looking at 68/19 plate ones with around 35k and full service history, plenty of M sport and SE ones.    Whats backroomers views on the 5 series? ive only ever owned Ford Modeos etc, not really a badge snob but I was very impressed by the car. Im in my mid 40's
• Smoothest riding car you have ever been in? 13 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  think almost gives the illusion of better ride quality. Both were better than a 2007 S-Class I experienced brand new.  Any other submissions? Bonus points for anything in the UK market or at least RHD... 
• 09 Ford Focus estate 1.6 TDCi Zetec 109bhp - Intermittent engine stutter 31 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  reluctant to do it as they are apparently real awkward b*****s to get to. I have been reading some stuff posted on the internet which includes posts here so thought I would ask your thoughts????? Car has a wet partculate system, I only ever 'fill' the tank and use BP fuel as advised by more than one