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• Physiological degeneration and the oil filter 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  You can `tell` there`s sufficient torque on it can`t you ( the increasingly feeble forearm) - even if you can get only one hand onto it like me. Perhaps similar in some ways, to auto kinetic feedback in vision... Only now sometimes it feels like the head bone is connected directly to the leg
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - Year of manufacture after year of registration 16 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  . But I wonder how the date of manufacture can be after the registration date. Is this technically possible, or does it mean that there has been a DVLA screw up. For the curious, the VIN number is SAJAC01L51Fxxxxxx. It's a Jag S-Type. The 10th character is "1", which according to the websites I've
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - engineering analysis 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Don't laugh, this is serious. Engineers are checking out a potential problem with the Mini Cooper S after complaints in the USA about leg burns caused by the car's hot exhaust pipes. America's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been called in following 28 complaints by customers
• Vauxhall Agila A (2000 - 2007) - 2002 1.2 N/S door mirror question please. 28 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Have so far visited two Vauxhaul Main Dealers who, after some head scratching and consultation with people in the workshop, contradicted each other as to the following question. 2002 Agila N/S Door Mirror, with colour coded rear cover. Took front surround ( black plastic ) and rear cover ( made
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - 99 inefficient heating, any ideas? 24 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  it would appear that the heating side of things in my 1999 S Type is not what it should be. I usually drive all year round with the climate on 22 degrees and haven't noticed anything wrong...however with this really cold weather i cranked it up a couple of degrees and didn't notice any difference
• Water Cooled Turbo`s 21 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I noticed in H.J`s road test of the Peugeot 207 GT that he mentioned >>>it has a water-cooled turbo so you don?t have to worry too much about idling before you switch off.>>> When one considers all the problems with seized turbo bearings/failures that have been noted on this forum over the years
• Stone chip removal 4 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Morning all, it´s a sad day at Castello Barchetta as the little blue roadster is about to be sold. One quick question - can I get some advice about taking out the few stone chips on the bonnet and bumper before the prospective puchaser arrives. I have the correct Fiat touch-up paint, and assume
• MPG!! - Fiesta 1.6 Zetec S diesel 4 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I have had a new Fiesta 1.6 Zetec S diesel for just over a month and am very pleased with it. However I have not been able to come close to the fuel consumption figures quoted by Ford. The company state 54mpg urban; 72mpg extra urban and 64mpg combined but I can manage only 53.7mpg combined. I
• VW Polo 1.9D 1998(S) Rough Idle 17 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  When I first start my 1998(s) 1.9 diesel Polo the engine sounds fine, apart from the usual noise from a cold diesel engine. When the engine gets warmer and the idle speed drops, usually after about a mile or so, the whole car vibrates really badly. As soon as you hit the accelerator, the vibrating
• Jump start advice 12 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I was a good samaritan to a friend´s flat battteried car this morning, but without success. Having connected everything up I couldn´t get the other car to turn over more than twice, and pretty weak turnovers they were too. This was after waiting 5+ minutes for a charge to get through, revving my
• Scenic Automatic. Problems? 14 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, My wife and I set out to find a second hand Scenic a few weeks ago. In a local garage we found a 1.6, 51 (Y) plate automatic for £6000. It?s done 22K and apart from a few scratches on the driver?s door, appears to be in good condition. It?s had 2 owners and is the expression model, so its got
• Volvo (PoloGirl got a 2:1!!) 8 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  , but hey, if they offer me lots of money and a car I\'d be mad to turn it down! ;-) So... feel free to tell me everything you know about Volvo as it\'s one of the few brands I know virtually nothing about - don\'t think I am quite in their target demographic yet! I know it\'s owned by Ford (isn\'t
• Honda Civic Type S v. Mercedes A-class 31 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Still searching for my wife's next car - current;y she has a Honda Jazz - excellent but not quite enough oomph. Anyone got any experience of the Honda Civic S-type (2 litre) or the Mercedes A-class: the A140 wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding but the 160 and diesel 170 should be better
• Urgent Question - Brake Problem. 15 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I am a non-technical person so need comments, please, on the following fairly basic question. This morning I had some work done on N/S/R brake drum. The mechanic took O/S/R wheel off as well and later told me that he had adjusted both brakes. I then did a 50 mile high speed journey before calling
• Merc S-Class:Adding a Sub-woofer 17 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  an amp and a sub (in the boot I guess). SHOULD I add anything at all? Is there a particular way of adding such electronics to an S-Class? Or should I just leave it well alone because it's far too great a risk to add anything to such a complex car and make do with the existing 14-speaker setup? Any help
• Celica dying 12 May 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1992 Toyota Celica 2.0GT. It?s done 108,000 miles and has a good service history. I bought it in November with 104,000 miles. In the last month or so it occasionally dies on me. This can be dangerous, especially if it happens when I?m pulling out into a stream of traffic. The car
• Dodgy ECU on Peugeot 306? 6 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  My car is a peugeot 306 xl. Petrol with Cat converter. It has had an intermittent fault which has just resurfaced after a year of it being fine. It just revs itself when I don\'t have my foot on the accelerator - it\'s like I\'m reving up at lights to race off! I took it in for an engine
• TESLA S 17 Jul 2023 (Forum)
   I read this because IF a bought a Tesla this might be the one.  Only a brief review but enough  to say a resounding no thanks!. ...
• Review: Garmin Drive 51 LMT-S 4 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  What a load of rubbish!! - It says it uploads via wifi - when you try it says that the storage space isn't large enough(!!) so do it through your computer...
• B Max powershift 20 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Having been enlightened by a previous post I have continued to look at B-Max s.  I have already learned that my motoring requiries petrol.  A significant number of B-Max s are powershift. Again I appreciate it varies but what views do BRs have on this system ?  Any general