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• Nissan Almera - Terrible headlights 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  . Aiming them lower makes them even worse. They passed the MOT in March, so it shouldn't be a defective reflector or anything like that. Plus, the lights on my mum's (newer model) Almera are just as bad. My bulbs are the normal old-fashioned headlight type (usually called bulb 472) - any suggestions how
• Leaking rear shocks - MOT Failure? 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I put my car (1999 BMW 318ti Compact) in for a service at a main dealers 3 months ago. On the list of faults they provided, one was that both rear shock absorbers needed replacing. The service lad said they were both 'leaking'. They quoted £157 plus vat. I didn't get this done because I knew my
• Shock absorbers 19 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  The JGC had its last main-dealer service this morning. It's out of warranty already but they gave me a discount voucher for it! Anyway, they report a back shock absorber is starting to weep. It can't be too bad because it passed the MOT last month! They're quoting £49.95 plus vat and fitting. My
• Volkswagen Golf Plus 55' 34k - esp light on vw golf 18 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  it is there decision was paramount, where I was again told that there was nothing that they could do. I just feel like customer care and the dealership are trying to pass the buck, which I am having none of. I will fight this till the end, I have already emailed watchdog!!
• Kia Pride EGR 28 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I've recently acquired a '94 1324cc, and it's got exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) from the cat. to the air filter box, with the exhaust passing through the air filter. It didn't have an air filter when I got it, presumably because it would clog up with carbon. It's also got a carburettor. I'm quite
• Test Drive Magazine - goodbye 5 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I have subscribed to this motoring magazine since its inception - which is a publication from the Dennis Publishing stable and of 'Auto Express' fame. I suspected things were not good some time ago when the price was dropped from £3 plus to £1.50 presumably to increase circulation but the scope
• The Speed Camera Thread - Volume 26 28 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  loitered with very little intent (such are the joys of retirement) and observed one in operation. It was well placed to catch the unwary and several motorists approached it at what to me, were speeds well in excess of the limit. But they were not stopped. Is the present procedure that details are passed
• CITROEN DS3 1.6 THP DSPORT PLUS - Buying an old low mileage car. Concerns? 13 May 2023 (Forum)
  Hi all, Looking for advice. Come across a very low mileage 2013 Citroen DS3 Dsport. But I can't help but feel suspicious. It only has 31k miles on the clock (over the course of 10 years???) and looking at the MOT history there's a year where it barely moved 500 miles. It last passed
• First timer - nissan 25 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Afternoon After years and years and years and years of not doing it, decided this year's resolution was to learn to drive and thankfully passed my test last week. Thanks to some other life issues which have unexpectedly turned up I'm probably looking at a budget of between £1
• Volvo S40 - Missing documentation 18 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  . All this is getting very frustrating and looks as though I shall be having to cough up £25 for a duplicate V5c plus the cost of a 60 mile round journey to the nearest DLO. Do you think I would be be within my rights to claim these costs plus any increase in VED from the dealership
• Auction visit 3 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  it was showing. Exhaust was blowing too. It made £2,700 plus £350 in fees. Someone is in for a nasty surprise when they pick this one up. It’s a £1,200 car in my opinion. 2018 BMW X3 2.0 diesel with loads of kit, 24,000 miles, full history and needing no paint. Just needed a good valet inside made £22,000 plus
• 17yr old male drivers......insurance......again!! 22 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  coming in at £2,050 for a group 1 car with pass plus succesfully completed. Is there any way of reducing this? According to my son, many kids just simply can't/don't bother with insurance.....so premiums go up.......so less people bother.....so premiums go up..... We're
• S-Max to go same way as Signum 23 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Saw a new S-Max while passing my local Ford dealer today and it looks quite attractive, albeit they had a new Galaxy along side and I had to wonder why the front-end looks to be the same on both models? I would have thought this would dilute the image of the S-max somewhat. Anyway, can anyone see
• Insurance: change car / add young driver 24 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  we're insuring against what he might do to the rest of you out there ... 2. Will passing his test and doing Pass Plus make much difference to the cost of adding son? If it will, it's worth waiting to see how he gets without additional practice. If it won't, we might as well bite the bullet and do
• Ford C-MAX 1.6 Petrol (57) 2008 - Minor exhaust leak Flexi Pipe 27 May 2019 (Forum)
  Hi all, I recently took the C Max 1.6 Petrol 57 plate for it's MOT and it passed but had an advisory for a minor leak on the exhaust flexi pipe. I understand that the Manifold, Cat and Flexi are one unit and are expensive to replace. I have found a repair pipe on ebay that looks like a good
• Honda Accord Tourer - Honda MARIS system - anybody used it? 8 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  I need to get some guidance on changing headlamp units from dip left to dip right as required to pass the French MOT next march. I have the units as original parts from Coxes Honda in the UK. By guidance I mean mostly the removal and replacement of the front bumper/grille, as there is rather
• any - Damage - to claim or not 20 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  slight filling I suspect, plus a couple of scuffs to the door paint work. What are his options please?  eg. he does not seem to want to report to his insurers, but it's still under warranty with Landrover, this is an expensive Range Rover BTW. Does he report to his insurer and hopefully after
• Airbag Expiry Date - MOT Failure?? 10 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  be just too expensive to justify. For instance, an airbag fault or if the airbags have passed their expiry date would be a MoT test failure and the cost of fitting new airbags is very high. I've read in a Skoda service schedule
• CLK 320 - four year report 6 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  in Kingsclere and a 'b' service nearer £450 every 2 years. Apart from tyres and brakes the pse pump went which was around £600 and the roof mechanism failed....£1000 plus at the main dealers....£100 at indie who replaced a part. Passed its mot this morning with advisories on tyres. I've done 10k a year
• France/Italy or Scotland - Early March or May? 26 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  We have two touring by car (well - austerity van ;-) trips this spring to still sort out. The previously mentioned run down past Azincourt - route Napoleon and into the top of Italy. Plus possibly a trip into the north west highlands of Scotland in a rented cottage north of Applecross. Unsure