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• Volvo C70 MK1 - Changing automatic transmission fluid 5 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  , but there is no history of the fluid ever being changed. The car is nearly 20 years old. A famous American youtuber called Scotty Kilmer has said that changing transmission fluid on an old car when it's never been done before could lead to problems with the transmission shifting properly. Do you agree, or should I change
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 17-08-2019 Part 2 24 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Meriva Steering? Top marks to Vauxhall customer services. If I've read the story correctly, Vauxhall have paid £70 and £270 to diagnose a nine year old car that's been serviced outside their franchised network? That seems incredibly generous. But the owner then asks should Vauxhall not contribute
• Toyota Verso 7 seater, 7 years old, 85k - selling at car auction vs webuyanycar.com? 27 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  % + VAT commission. It has a full and complete main dealer service history, and I'm the only owner (although it was an ex-demonstrator and had 5k on the clock when I bought it) I don't want to sell this car privately. Any thoughts? thanks  
• Skoda Yeti - Anorak moment from me over Skoda TV advert 15 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Maybe it's me, but isn't  the current TV advert for the Yeti being it a bit ironic? This is the one where someone drives into a garage and asks the "geezer mechanics" whether they can fix his car. The scene then cuts to the mechanics smashing up the old car before cutting
• Aveo 1.2ls new - Electric power steering stiff 27 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  In April, bought a used new model aveo from a dealer for my old mate good price, 800 miles on clock few months old, so balance of 5 year warranty... After couple of weeks steering became very stiff, on advice from Mark Cox at chevrolet car taken into Evans Halshaw in St Albans, who thoroughly
• Don't all rush! 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  is take about £500 off the prices. OK, thats not bad if the car is £1995 but as their stock is mainly comprised of 6 months to a year old top end mondeos/focuses at£13 to £18k,I can see another super sale next week.Just as I left, I saw a salesman look at a 2 year old mondeo priced at£17995 and then wrote
• How do I remove wheel wash marks 3 May 2005 (Forum)
  I hate car automatic car washes. The wheel wash brushes decided to position themeselves halfway down the car instead of on the wheels. Result... two circular wax rings about 6 inches in diameter left on the paintwork. Should I use T cut? or is there something better? Ive heard T Cut can be too
• Mondeo Estate - thumping and squealing 30 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  or the other that sounds 'mechanical' - like brakes binding or something. It seems to do this more so when under load, or strangly enough, when the weather is cold. The rear tyres are still the original, so are now 4 years old, but are in good condition. The car has only done 53,000 miles and is a 2000 model
• Honda Accord Type R 13 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, I currently own a 7 year old Audi A4 1.8 but desperately need to get back to a sporty car. As the family is growing we need another 4 door saloon and the Accord seems to fit the bill perfectly. I've found a couple at main dealers around the £10k mark. Which, for a 3 year old car seems
• Warranty replacement parts, can I expect them to b 28 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  After several months of trying my dealer has diagnosed a fault with the instrument console on my 2 year old Fiesta Zetec, as being caused by the console itself! and so ordered the replacement, to be fitted under warranty. When the car was returned the original white faced dials had been replaced
• Ford Focus 1.6 2008 - TIMING BELT 1 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  Just bought a 2008 Ford Focus car from second hand car dealer who has thirty cars for sale on their garage  forecourt.  The car is 10 year old January 2019 and alreasdy has 119,000 miles on car clock.  Informed by a friend that it must have timing belt changed when car 10 year old
• Best kind of second hand car to buy ? 17 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  What is the best kind of second hand car to buy from a dealership? The 8 types of vehicle (below) often come up as topics for discussion-but which is the best to go for and which is the worst.  1) A two year old vehicle obviously part exchanged to the dealership  by a private
• USED - Cars @TESCO 27 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  it... and i would never do that for a 3 yr old car, (will risk it for a 6 month old still under warranty.. but not from a "retail trade sales".  Too many unaswered questions for me,  and for very little more there are plentyof carsupermarts where you can see the cars at very similiar prices.        
• Any current production cars with OHV engines? 17 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Just wondering - does any volume car manufacturer still produce a model with an overhead valve engine? Poverty-spec models and old Rover V8s spring to mind...
• Dog in car 25 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Our six month old puppy gets terrible motion sickness in the car. Anybody got any hints? She travels in the rear of a Passat estate in a cage covered by a sheet. She drools uncontrollably and looks very wobbly and unhappy.
• Tall cars 11 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  What's this latest fad with cars that look like telephone boxes? Do the makers think we all stand up to travel? The old Honda Civic was quite nifty, but the new one is just AWFUL! Am I missing something?
• Re Worst car-what's the best car? 25 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  So the poor old Allegro gets a drubbing. But what was the best car available for the money from the same era? Also, what would be your ideal car if you could pick anything built pre 1980?
• Which small car? 17 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi All Starting to think about the next car for my wife, either new or up to a year old. I've had a look through the car-by-car breakdown, and have a couple of possibilities in mind, but would like advice from you before I say what are my current favourites. Wish list for the car is as follows
• Oldest car you've bought 10 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  What's the oldest car you've bought for regular transport? My first two cars (Wolseley New 14 and Citroen 12) were both 20 years old when I bought them in 1956. -- L\'escargot.
• Old Cars with flat tappet engines - "Classic" Oils 30 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Saw this stuff in Halfords,"Classic" 20W50 API SE/CC in a nice tin.  Now I like old thick oil, and I don't discount the alleged downside of newer specs with lower zinc levels. (I use SJ routinely in my 1986 car and would use SG or SH if I had it). However, I'm unclear what