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• When is a fake not a fake? 20 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  When is a fake not a fake? When it is an expensive ?authentic ?tool room copy?? apparently. There are a lot of expensive Bugattis, Maseratis and Jaguars created in the 1980?s on the market. Seemingly accepted by the FIA and VSCC as being eligible for competition. We had a 1929 Bugatti Type 35
• Pug 106 Uneven Tickover 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi My 1998 1.4 petrol (distributorless ignition and injection) 106's head gasket went a while ago. Had the head skimmed and new gasket. Also replaced Lambda sensor, plugs and HT leads. Am now experiencing an uneven tickover, seems worse when engine is hot and I sometimes think it misses a little
• Porsche 996 Key stuck in ignition!! 23 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently bought a 1998 996 Tiptronic S and sadly yesterday the ignition barrel has collapsed with they key remaining stuck inside. I tried several locksimths and then an idependent dealer who all pointed me in the direction of the main dealers. I today have been told it will cost me nearly
• Mk3 Mondeo Steering - bulkhead cover 19 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  . If anyone has a similar model can you confirm if there should be a black rubber cover over the steering column? Just look under the dash and you'll see what I mean. Thanks in Advance S.
• New Mini Clubman 15 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  version, only one rear passenger door and the two van-like doors at the rear? Surely the new Mini appeals to the type of buyer whao aspires to have a Cooper S or similar, not to someone who would want the practicality of two swing doors? Or will BMW produce this in limited numbers to try and make
• A good laugh on e-Bay! 19 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  . Steve Steve, hi. And I may live in a house the same size as the ass you?re sat upon. No, only joking. The house isn?t that big. But it?s been fun trading national stereotypes with you."
• MINI (2005) - strange knocking noise 8 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Our 2005 MINI Cooper S has developed a strange knocking noise. It happens when you touch the accelerator pedal or ease off in a low gear. There is just one 'knock' noise, almost as if something is rolling around in the boot (which it isn't!!). It can happen when changing from 1st to 2nd
• 406 HDI clutch? judder 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  the clutch. Is there any one in particular that is prone to wear. Is this a common problem with 406's. How difficult are they to replace? As far as I know the car has done mainly motorway miles so I thought the clutch should be OK.
• Fulda Carat Extremo - anyone have them? 30 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  , as it´s not one I´ve used before. I´m particularly interested in its wear rate, as the vRS is a bit of a tyre muncher. Size is 205/45 R16 83W. Thanks in advance, Barchettaman
• Wiring in door open switches Escort 97. 10 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi it?s always bugged me a little that Ford were so cheap that they didn?t bother putting door open switches on the back doors. I noticed that these switches seem pretty easily available for a few quid and wondered how easy it is to wire them in? The holes seem like they are already
• Foreign car and headlights 21 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, I'm an expat Brit who will be driving back to Blighty in a month or 3. I would fly, but driving is more attractive just now, and I can fit more Tesco and M&S goodies in the car then in hold baggage... :-) Anyway, I digress... In the UK, are beam deflectors compulsory or recommended
• Mondeo 04 TDCI oil filter 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hello Can anyone tell me where the oil filter is located on the 130 TDCI mondeo. 04 plate zetec S. Having bought the oil and filter from Halfords I am at a complete loss. It isnt on ramps yet so I may yet find it but the weird thing is that the oil filter is an open paper thing looking much like
• Is it likely to be written off? 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  crashed my S-reg fiesta 1.3 finesse last night, value approx £800-900? skidded on a corner and hit the kerb with the passenger side wheel, wheel buckled and looks like it's pushed the wheel mounting (?) back, with the tyre impacting onto the wing behind the wheel and pushing that back so
• 307 110 Hdi were is it? 16 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hello i'm trying to find were i fill up the diesel additive, as i'm getting the warning on the dash 'diesel additive minimum level' i've purchased a filling kit for £30 but can't find were to attach it, i've looked on the fuel sender unit under the o/s rear seat but can only see the fuel feed
• Salvage parts? 29 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Anyone got any idea where I might be able to source two new doors/door-skins (n/s front and rear) for a platinum 05 Mondeo Ghia (i.e. chrome handle tips, and chrome door sills etc)? I've tried the autotrader site but all I could find was one rear door, and that's got a crease down the side
• wheel bearing - Fiat Coupe (W reg) 18 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My car has recently started to make a "howling" noise which starts off at about 25/30mph.I have checked all the usuals like clutch in,gearbox in neutral,brakes on/off with no discernible difference.My own suspicion is that the n/s front wheel bearing is on the way out as there seems to be a slight
• A rumination on abandoned cars 26 May 2006 (Forum)
  Now we all know the price of older cars has dropped through the floor. But outside the front door of Tescos Guildford is an abandoned blue Fiat Punto S. M registered it has good tyres (please note good not just legal) a good exhaust clean body with no signs of rust and all round looks in fair
• Intermitent Misfiring MG ZS 120 13 May 2006 (Forum)
  revs then back to 500. Sometimes it sticks at 2000 plus on idle. I know quite early on if it is going to be a problem . But often it goes 3 or 4 days without a proble. Any yhought s and help would be much apreciated. Cheers
• Fiat Barchetta rear brake imbalance 23 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  round BTW). It´s been booked in to get this sorted prior to the retest, but I was wondering if anyone could give me a pointer as to what could have caused the problem just in case the garage try to pull a fast one, or something. Thanks in advance, Barchettaman
• VW DSG 5 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  This is a question to all the BR?s who have a VW Diesel with the DSG gearbox. I have a 2.0 GT TDI DSG on order for delivery in May (hopefully), the only thing I found strange about the gearbox was the ?T? handle gear stick. On the GTi or R32 the DSG has a nice rounded gear knob with the trigger