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• `Tub O lard`? or shattered glass skeleton? WW1 29 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  We were looking at a fleet of Harley`s outside `Hill 60`. Very nice too. Gleaming paint and chrome. Big old lads heaving into the saddles, bellies protruding and `love handles` extruding to the rear. At least the `old` lasses had made an effort and there was just a hint of the nymph of 40 years
• Honda Accord Tourer (2003 - 2008) - i-CTDi long term update 31 May 2008 (Forum)
  off the road for a month while Honda faffed and messed me around. Paint chips on the ungalvanised bonnet remain a problem, the front door trims rattle both with moderate bass on the stereo, but also with rough road surfaces. Sidelights are the devils own job to change and consequently mine?s been out
• Car hire troubles 11 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  and a letter sent special delivery to their Customer Services manager and their MD. Spoke to them today and they tell me no compensation - the voucher is all I'm getting. Pretty staggering considering I must have spent a couple £1000's on rentals with this company over the last two years. I told the CS
• Volvo Clutch repair botched? Any advice? 17 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  was against the dashboard fascia (ie too far forward). This did not seem to make much difference to the car?s operation; it just seemed to foul access to the ashtray, etc. I continued to drive the car normally, but went back to the garage a week later and explained the problem. The garage asked me to bring
• Moving Big Things.... 22 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I can't work out if this is going to help or hinder. Any opinions? Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads A new website to help haulage companies...
• The Car Buying Experience 24 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  in how I was going to finance ny new car. When I told him I wasn't ready to discuss finance, he told me to go away and stop wasting his time. That was 2 years ago when I changed the Bora for a Skoda. 2 years. Amazing to think the local VW dealer hasn't has any more Bora TDI 130's in in two years
• A tale of two renaults 14 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  cylinder, new rear brake calliper, pads all round, and as it has a bent front alloy (n/s/f inner) they dumped a new one in the boot. It needs new rubber all round so it will get used then. Renault 2 is first courtesy car, A Modus, A 1.6 auto Modus to be precise. This will be biased, because as you know I
• Synthetic oil or not? 1 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  . This is the ?synthetic? which is always used in cheap oils that are labelled ?synthetic?. Yes it?s a cruel world, you get what you pay for! Now, you may ask, why are these special mineral oils called ?synthetic?? Well, it was all sorted in a legal battle that took place in the USA about ten years ago. Sound reasons
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDDi Duratorq 2001 Model 25 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  become brittle and breaks easily, even in BMW and S-500 Merz. Also, I try to service my car (changing Engine Oil and filter) for every 5,000km distance travelled. Book recommends 3,000 miles which is more or less 5,000km. And it recommends engine oil of grade 5W-30, but I cannot find such grades
• Would you accept this offer? 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  ,there is an associate of mine in U.K who is owing me the sum of £5000 he did promise to pay me by issuing me a cashier\'s check of that amount since this is the case i will not like to delay you, i will instruct him to issue out payment that he is owning me to you so that you can deduct your £675 and send the remining
• Good therapist needed urgently 20 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  fine (the seller has a car air-con shop!), delightfully woolly one-finger p/s, lots of body rattles... I haven't been underneath yet but rust should not be a big issue in this climate. New belts, hoses, all the electrics seem OK, electronic ignition conversion...... But, along with the exhaust note
• Audi 80 vs BMW 3-series for £2,000 20 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  and mileage (K/L-plate with around 100k on the clock). I make it a golden rule never to consider anything without a full service history, which means there are a lot more Audis in the frame than Beemers. 8 valve 80's seem to abound more than the 16-valve version, but my brother has done his homework
• Omega Maintainance Costs 30 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  ...ish from low to high 20's.......... very refreshing :D Things that have been done in that 3 Year Period in no particular order - 1-Timing Belt Kit @ 80K - £365.00 2-New ECC "Switch/Regulator" The Big 3 Dial Controller - £413.00 3-Multi Function Display Unit - £273.00 4-Coolant Leak & Oil Leak Repairs
• In praise of old clunkers 14 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  the horn is very loud and works. It is a bit sluggish on the uptake (I've been too used to low revving torquey V-8's for too long) but wind it up and it goes like the proverbial off a shovel. There are some interesting clunks and clonks from below but it travels in a straight line unless directed
• House Swap.... 8 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  , I don't pay yours. Weather here at that time is hot (30's) , but subject to rain. When it rains, its normally warm rain and doesn't last long. Most of the time is hot and sunny. You'd find life easier with Portuguese, or perhaps Spanish, but it doesn't really matter, since you'll find the locals
• Letter Fom The Colonies Vol 11 14 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  OAP heating allowance, Maybe a munificent HMG can subsidise a cooling allowance instead? The last 4 days have seen the Manila Rugby 10's ,which are a popular sporting attraction much like the Hong Kong 7's, so we have seen an influx of brawny male expats from all over Asia, coinciding with busloads
• Peugeot 207 - Bought car fault advice please 15 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  followed by airbag(s) or pretensioner seat belt(s) faulty then ‘risk of particle filter clogging: see handbook’ Contacted them straight away about it and they booked it in for an initial diagnostic in their workshop for two weeks later. I then noticed a creaking type noise driving at low
• Seizure notice & potential for letter of indemnity 1 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  my right to drive the new purchased car , because it wasn't someone else's car :s, "Cause you just bought it " They said its likely I will get 6 points and a fine, probably several hundred pounds or magistrates court if I contest it   . A letter  would be sent to me for points
• Mazda 3 - Engine check light codes 15 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  My Mazda3 (gen-1, 1.6 petrol) threw an engine check light the other day whilst I was out on a shopping trip.  The car seemed fine otherwise, and managed to get home without issue. When I returned, I used my OBD-II scanner to check what code(s) it was, and it came up as: P0031
• Kia Sportage Vs Skoda Karoq (and others) 6 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  For those following my car buying quest with interest (nobody..), I test drove a further two cars last weekend - a Sportage and a Karoq. The Sportage was first.  It was a GT Line S with every toy imaginable (ventilated seats??). It was a 1.6 turbo petrol with the 7 speed DCT box