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• Smallish 4wd cars 27 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  and a bit rough.  It s a lot of money for something with no great comfort or space.  I was also worried about the twins it's reliability.  I have no particular reason to suspect it, but I know they're vulnerable to the wrong oil and so possibly a risky second hand buy.  I'm not sure I
• Toyota RAV4 - Toyota RAV4 - Dodgy MOT/Ripped Off? 18 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i)) Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Front Inner Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened Front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 01 1.2 16v Orange coil light coming on 19 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  doing somewhere in the 70's on the motorway which was quite frightening. I managed to turn the engine off and on again whilst hurtling along and with a lot of revving in a lower gear the light went off and I continued the journey. A few days later the same happened but as I was pulling out
• The best first wheels 23 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  with a crippling monthly bill is unwise and only delays the day they can stand on their own two feet with head held high. They’ll be with you in their 40’s if they get into the PCP/Lease trap of a costly new car every few years. My neighbour has a nearly new VW Polo GTi at age 19, which is taking most of what he
• Honda Accord 2002 - Car failed MOT, need advice (do I keep repairing?) 30 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  having it serviced and it's been the most reliable car I've ever had.  I just let it fail its MOT, get whatever needs doing done and continue.  8k a year... cheap motoring ?  Or am I out of touch (why buy a car that costs me £000's when it's just going to get 8-10k driven out
• Audi - Reversed into pedestrian - any thoughts 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  without saying that I was horrified at what I'd done, the young lady (in her early 20's) was lying on the road, but after some time, the only external injury seemed to be a grazed (no blood) right elbow. Obviously she was shocked at what had happened, but she rose to her feet after a few minutes, and one
• Lexus RX400h - RX400h owner's review for gordonbennet 20 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  don’t squeal like most M&S tyres in the dry – I tend to corner hard and they really impress. My exuberant cornering style has probably caused another issue – I’m starting to get wheel bearing noise from the rear, I think there’s probably 10K before I’m facing a sizable
• All makes and models - All cars are unreliable according to this site 11 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  for example) are coming up top. Am I just out of date and stuck in the 80’s? have things changed. A chap at a Honda dealer recently told me that French cars are way more reliable than German cars, is this true? Your suggestions please on a 'reliable' car that won't break down every day and that won't cost
• Toyota MR2 - Used Car Taking Dealer To Court Help! 9 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  seized. Brake pipes corroded require replacement. Hand brake inoperative, N/s electric window inoperative Bulbs missing from rear brake light and tail lights both sides. Power steering pipes corroded causing leakage, require replacement. Extensive corrosion to vehicle and suspension components.
• Renault Clio - Renault Retail Group, long distance selling 14 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Renault Retail Group, But after looking at the Renault Retail Group web site, i found a Renault Clio 1.5 dci 90 dynamique medianav S energy 5dr with 6000 miles on the clock at the Birmingham Renault Retail group, So i contacted the dealership and I asked if their was any body work damage or stone chips
• Parking fine - student in need of legal advice 8 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  :   S (8) (6) A notice sent by post is to be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to have been delivered (and so
• Private Cash for Public Roads 23 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  and financing models" for roads will be carried out by the Treasury and Department of Transport, to report by the autumn. Labour leader Ed Miliband: "People are struggling to make ends meet" Alasdair Reisner, from the Civil Engineering Contractors' Association, told BBC Radio 4's Today
• Volkswagen Passat - Consumer Advice Req - 2 Breakdowns in 10 weeks 31 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  last Monday, but I had a Ford S-Max on demo last week, so didn't drive my own car for 6 days. When I tried to start it yesterday the battery was dead. Jumped the car, went for a ride to charge it, but it was dead again this morning, which suggests to me that there is a short somewhere
• Showroom appeal - when does the shine wear off? 5 May 2009 (Forum)
  I was so pleased with is an ergonomic pain too. Unless you spend the night before your trip compiling an iTunes playlist, the only sensible way to select your listening material is to select it before you plug the Pod in. The T3's audio system sounds pretty duff too - and it doesn't manage
• Citroen C4 Picasso 5-st (2007 - ) - Quick review (well, rant) 28 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  three years when you can take then to a dealer and get them reset for free, but they are so unnecessarily complicated that software glitches will cost you real £££s down the line. In terms of making use of the technology, they need to hire someone who understands what gives useful and clear
• Hyundai i30 (2007 - ) - Review 20 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  cable supplied). The ashtray is illuminated (there?s posh!). Another nice touch is a parking or credit card holder just inside the lockable glove box. The latter can be cooled but there is a thoughtful warning that condensation might ?spoil your pieces of paper?. More touches include toggle switches
• C4 Picasso 6 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  all the options like satnav fitted. I find the exterior to be quite good looking, but then I think Citroen put a lot of style into their cars ? getting in and out is like most MPV?s being higher it is easier for those with reduced mobility. Once inside the first thing that struck me was how light
• G-Wiz no parking or congestion charges 10 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  .? With four previous successful start-ups to his name and a victory for GoinGreen in the 2004 Startup Awards, Mr Johnston has the credentials for success. So too do the company?s founders: Nick Hewson was co-founder and chairman of Grantchester and Steve Cain was chief executive of Carlton Communications
• The car you drive.. 21 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  don't have money for a time after hours. Ford You still live in the 70's, trying to cope with the new millennium. A loyal, diligent worker, but baffled by office politics and labour policies. Next car will probably also be a Ford. Holden You are the ultimate on-road idiot. You think your 80s model
• Grrrrr 19 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  , board the Better Half (by now the Bitter Half)'s Ford Lynx 1.6, zip away from the car park with a tropical spec aircon blasting ice-cold air, room to move one's corpus, plenty of space for the luggage, and to be thankful for being reminded of the American interpretation of what automobile travel should