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• Honest but a little brutal 30 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Reading HJ's column (actually a double page spread) in the Saturday Telegraph is one of the highlights of my weekend (I lead a quiet life now I'm older). His advice is always informed and relevant but my real joy is when he pricks motorists egos. Classic example from last weekend. Some guy
• Speedo digits ......... 15 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Hello all, Has anyone got any hints for spotting clocked speedos? I looked at a car today which read 43333 - with the 3's all perfectly lined up but slightly below the 4. In taking it for a 12 mile test drive the resultant number had the 3345 all slightly below the leading 4! I checked
• Scorpio Cold Starting 19 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  As a complete non mechanic perhaps you could advise on the following:- Last winter my scorpio 2.9 12v would start without a problem but then stall immediately if i didnt keep the revs up and generally act as if the leads were faulty until it warmed up. Then no problem. My local Ford dealer to his
• The future of personal car ownership 12 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  the governments love affair with EVs will lead to a future of shared ownership of electric cars charged at the home of the intended user? 
• Old;mechanical lock only - Key wont go in door lock 12 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  As per subject. Have tried a skoosh with the GUNK equivalent of WD-40, to no avail. Might try solvent (brake cleaner?) and a blast with compressed air next. I see graphite sprays recommended, but I dunno if I can get them here, though I can get pencil lead. After that I suppose I
• Any - NCAP 30 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  of any buyer's decision making? Do we not bother because the majority of cars are safe nowadays, and there's little to be gained by making comparisons? Or is it the forum's opinion that, as suggested elsewhere, "you can lead a car-buying horse to water, but if its already decided to drink from
• Parking outside my house 25 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  to the side and the garage but the pavement is not actually down on the deeds just looking into things i wondered if anyone knew whether this pavement would be purchasable from the council as it only leads to my gate and only I need access there it also has no services in according to documents I've looked
• Peugeot 307 - diagnostic code 11 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  lead too.    Thanks for any help in advance.
• bmw e46 330i m sport convertible - E46 BMW 330i dodgy electric fan, 8 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  My electric fan seems to either come on, as soon as i stop at traffic lights  (engine up to temp), or it won't come on unless i switch on AC. This leads to  temp
• Renault Kangoo 2000 - kangoo x reg 2000 1.4 rad fan 4 May 2015 (Forum)
  which leads me to the question, if this model has a relay for the radiator fan where is it as ive looked online and through the hand book with no success?? any advice or suggestions will be much appreciated
• Chevrolet Matiz - Engine just stops 21 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Hello everyone Having a spot of bother with my little Chevrolet Matize. Was stopped at traffic lights the radio went off all warning light started to flash and the engine stoped. A passing motorist kindly stopped and got the car going with jump leads. All was fine for a day same thing happened
• Gas Safe Engineers 22 May 2014 (Forum)
  leads me to believe they don't want to work for a couple of hundred quid for a couple of hours work. All they are interested in is making £1500+ for a days work installing boilers and rads. But I'm held back because I must have one of these qualified to do it. The money is not enough
• Ford Fiesta - 2001 Ford Fiesta 1.25 running on three cylinders 26 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  lesson. However the car started running only three cylinders and lesson was abandoned after 100 yards. I checked leads/plugs etc but the car is only running on three cylinders with No2 being main suspect. Coil pack? Thanks
• Vauxhall Vectra C - vectra c wont start 11 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  it just wont start or turn overt at all, had it jumped from leads and started fine and today i had it pushed and jumped it ok , confusing me as ive checked the battery connections and battery earth etc, any ideas??? hopefully nothing major!! 
• Renault Clio 1.2 RN petrol - Problems starting Car 19 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Having major problems with this Clio in starting the car. Starts great sometimes but sometimes it can take 30 or 40 turn overs till the car fires. We have changed the crank shaft sensor, earth lead from battery, checked wiring loom at bulkhead, fitted new Control Temperature Sensor but still
• nissan vanette 1.5 petrol - engine cuts out randomly!! 25 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, my van has a random habbit of cutting out...dead as though it's been switched off. this can happen at all speeds and at idle in any weather an d while engine is hot or cold. have checked/replaced coil dizzy points leads plugs and have checked to see that fuel is getting through. any
• Male - Mentioned 1 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  'Tis hard to say, if greater Want of Skill Appear in Writing or in Judging ill, But, of the two, less dang'rous is th' Offence, To tire our Patience, than mis-lead our Sense Some few in that, but Numbers err in this, Ten Censure wrong for one who
• KIA Rio - Petrol consumption 5 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I bought a Rio Chill 58 plate in January and it's now showing about 16500 miles. I can't seem to average more than about 30mpg. I do mainly short runs around town but interspersed with longer runs most weeks, I try not to be lead footed.  The car is under warranty until September
• 2006 1.9dci Laguna - 2006 Laguna Fuel Injection Problems 26 May 2011 (Forum)
  My Laguna comes up with Injection fault everytime the fuel gauge reaches the top of the red section of the fuel gauge when the fuel is getting low. When the fuel is above this the car goes great without any problems which leads me to think that there is nothing wrong with the injectors
• bmw e30 - bmw rear brake set up correct or not please? 16 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  my friend has just replaced his rear shoes on his car and i think they are wrong. my reasons for this are the leading edge and trailing edge appear to be the wrong way round. i am a qualifeid mechanic but have not worked on cars for about 15 years so i maybe wrong but would like