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• Idea to beat depreciation 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I was researching on the idea of buying a used car with an average budget of 5000-6000 , when i saw an offer which seems extremely good. This was a discount of £3500 on the new Almera 1.5 S bringing the price down from £10750 to £7245. This is a straight 33% off the list price of the car! Now
• Anyone got a Glass's guide handy? 25 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Looking at a current shape M3 with SMG next week. I was looking for an Z3 M coop but then this came up. Can anyone value this car, I can't find anything on any of the online Glass's guide links I have, and Parkers is a joke. It's a 51 plate, carbon black 54,000 miles, SMG, roof, 19''s (Hmmm
• Lumpy Mondeo + Indepenedent Ford Garage 16 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Have an S REG 2.0i Ghia. Been running "Lumpy" for a few weeks. Happens when idling and accelerating. Much worse with aircon on. Plugs are plat and only 10K old, new ignition leads, all new filters and venturi cleaned out. Local garage have two suggestions from Ford ( can't remember what
• Concept cleaning 14 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  This may only refer to serious valeters, as far as I am aware concept gear is not available on the shelf\'s but in bulk buy only to the trade. Well I use concept for valeting, most of the stuff is good, but recently I changed my glass cleaner. I used to use Concept \"squeaky\", unfortunately my
• VW New Polo rumbling noise. 24 May 2003 (Forum)
  I have a new Polo S 1.4 and at speeds over about 20 mph a rumbling noise from the front of the car becomes evident. This is still present even in neutral so is not engine related. At first I thought it might be tyre noise (Firestone F-590) but it seems too heavy a noise so possibly is drive shaft
• Bone Idle 306 13 May 2003 (Forum)
  My pug 306 1.4 S reg, won't start without throttle and stalls every two minutes when idleing. It had a recent 60,000 main dealer service It has had a new stepper motor and stills idles badly and stalls. The dealer say "the ignition coil has failed, resulting in the failure of the ECU" and qouted
• V5 Car Description 8 May 2003 (Forum)
  , but they sent my V5 back saying I should get a letter from Alfa UK stating that the correct descritpion of my car is 156 not twin axle saloon.. surely all 156's have a sensible description of the model on the V5 and i am not being silly wanting mine to say 156??
• BMW 323i Nikasil Question 3 May 2003 (Forum)
  I am contemplating the purchase of BMW 323i with build date of July 1998, on a 98 S-plate. I am unclear when engine blocks ceased to be manufactured with Nikasil liners, having found out: - March 1998 from www.lestac.co.uk - Feb 1998 from BMW customer services, who told me this car should have
• How not to write a used car ad... 1 May 2003 (Forum)
  An ad spotted on the net... "1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8i LX 5dr Hatchback Blue.e/w,e/sun ruff,new engen,new tyres,new batere,new cliatch,new cambell,new stereo four speakers,s/l,alarm end remuve control,full servise hystory,two ownars,long mot,four monts roll tax. 5000 miles. . . . . " Assuming
• Swearing and bad language 1 May 2003 (Forum)
  May I draw your attention to Mark\'s post in discussion. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=12524 Swearing doesn\'t happen that often in Technical matters, but I have noticed an increase just lately. As Mark states in his post, \"It takes effort to edit one word out of a note
• 306 D Turbo 19 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1998 S-Reg 306 D Turbo that has now covered 85,000 miles. It have done 5000miles without a hitch until last night when it wont start from cold. Turning it over it "hiccups" like it is about to start but just wont. I am not sure what to investigate first. I wait till the glowplug light goes
• Punto Coolant Problems 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  My wifes 97 1.2 Punto S has had the heater matrix changed (one of the many punto common problems it appears). It now makes lots of gurgling and sloshing noises which you can hear inside the car if stationary and rev. The coolant level keeps rising and will explode from the top up if you take
• ABS warning light 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Dear users, The warning light on my S-Reg 21,000 miles Daewoo Lanos has just come on today. The brake fluid is fine -no apparent leak- and was replaced 5 months ago by dealer, although it had not been done before judging by the service guide (when the same guide says it should be done every 2 years
• sticking clutch/gearbox 306 Dt (98S) 10 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone I have recently noticed my 306 (98 S) is taking a lot of effort to put in gear, any gear. Particular force required to get to 2nd (from either 1 or 3) and all areuncomfortably ropey. Have tried pushing the clutch pedal right into the floor which sometimes helps, and occasionally if I get
• Dangerous A 37 29 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Telegraph of 23rd Dec reports that Dorset Council is offering free advanced driving lessons to regular users of "A notorious 19 mile stretch of road where 10 people have been killed in the last 4 years". I wonder how many "Safety C*m*r*s" have been installed on this stretch, where they might
• Insurance Policy Quotes - Maybe Helpful 22 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Just to say that I've trolled trough about ten online insurance sites over the last couple of days - very tedious 'cos of repeat info! - and have found TESCO significantly cheaper than ALL the rest (and I'd narrowed down initially with Which?'s advice on best buys for my category). Although
• Alloy wheel locking nuts - aaargh! 25 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Renault Clio with alloy wheels that I bought about 9 months ago. When I took it for a service I discovered I actually have 2 sets of wheel...
• Wheel Weights 25 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  HJ - I got a C70 recently, great car with some nice touches particularly the superb alloys. Horror, as I see they have balanced the wheels by clipping...
• Accident 23 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  I had an accident with my new Ford Fiesta Zetec S which I accidentally banged into a sheep (yes it was killed, instantly I might add). The car has been repaired by the Ford garage which took it away. When it came back, it had a different make tyre, the bonnet wasn't straight and there is silver
• USED PRICE 4 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Hope HJ doesn't mind me asking this question in The Back Room but I noticed someone else posed a similar question earlier this week. I am trying to sell my Aug 01 (Y reg) blue Fiesta Zetec S with aircon, 6 CD stereo, heated front screen and electric mirrors. The car has covered 5000 miles and has