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• Honda Civic Type R 16 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  noise, a background presence that was always there. Curiously it didn't change with speed, or vary that much with road surface. In fact it was most noticeable in town at under 30 mph. Don't think I could live with it. Sum up: great car, great value. Cooper S with works conversion on balance a better
• 2 year old car covered 125,000 miles? 2 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Would you buy a 2 year old car that?s covered over 125,000 miles? The car in question is a Honda Civic Type R. Apparently it has a full Honda service history. Only mod seems to be a Mugen induction kit... If I was looking at say a 7 or 8 year old car that had 125,000 miles on it I wouldn?t
• What Fun for £20K? 26 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  . In the running at the moment is the Mini Cooper S. A possibility is the Mazda RX-8 (though some reports say the rear seating is too small). I'm going to suggest also the Saab 9-3 2.0 Aero HOT as I've just seen it for under £20k on this website. Also the Seat Leon Cupra R. He can't have a Civic Type-R as I've
• Petrol Toyota Hilux stalling at junction 9 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  very low, and occasionally it stalls. It starts up again fine, but it\'s quite inconvenient having to start it again at every junction! Any ideas? I\'m planning to change plugs, points rotor arm and distributor cap - any other things which are likely to be causing this? Also, anybody out
• Audi A4 climate-control tip 27 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  A4 owner (1.8 1997) got in touch with me regarding a problem with his climate control. The stepper motors had stopped moving (not good at this time of year). Audi dealer charged him £75 to look at fault codes and told him ECU was U/S. £700 P+L repair estimate. He got a secondhand ECU for £80
• Justice? Law is unenforced, Farce 16 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  of 12 was jailed for just four months. Amy Houston?s father Paul had to be restrained by cops on hearing the sentence of Iraqi Kurd Aso Mohammed Ibrahim. Paul, 34, said he faced a ?life sentence? ? yet Ibrahim would be free in two months. \" Forget the asylum seeker facts. A banned driver kills
• Golf VR6 Surging 23 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Hi I wondered whether anyone can help me, i have some kind of intermittent electrical problem with my \'92 Golf VR6. It surges between 200 to 1000 revs when idle (have checked idle control valve and it\'s fine), it also cuts out regularly when idle. This weekend it stopped altogether
• Focus to Clio? 8 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all, I currently drive a '99 'S' Focus 1.8 petrol which I've had since Jan 2001 and which has on the whole been reliable and nice to own. I am thinking of downsizing to a brand new Renault Clio 1.6 16V Dynamique+ 3dr, and have seen the Clio on offer as low as £8499. The reason for me downsizing
• mazda 6 gearchange 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  rather less than VAG tdi"s(less than 40 mixed-my old A4 90 consistently 46to 48 even at 167,000 miles!)
• Replacement for Driving Instructor Car 24 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  servicing and spare parts cost Height adjustable drivers seat He\'s looked at Yaris, but must buy a T3 spirit (?) to get what he wants therefore expensive. He had a Corsa as a replacement for a week and says he never wants to sit on one again! What would you suggest as the Fiesta Zetec is coming out
• Hyundai Getz 14 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Has any one tried a Hyundai Getz ? The base model car gets a good review in what car, and it now comes with 5 year warranty, 3 years three servicing and 3 years RAC cover, all for £6995, before haggle. Guess you could get a few hundred £'s off that. It looks OK, not a bread van by any means
• M1 hell 16 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  It\'s probably big news back in Blighty, but i saw this one today and thought it worth a mention. It seems as though the M1 will be out of action for some time. With a pile up of this magnatude is any other course of action available, probably not. Just what can have happened will need
• The ultimate home build? 29 May 2003 (Forum)
  Forgive me if this has been posted before. The search engine didn't reveal it, but then I don't trust the search engine! ;) This has got to be the ultimate home built car. A McLaren Mercedes SLR lookalike built from a 1980's Merc donor, using artist's impressions and styling concept photographs
• Manual-diesel converted to auto ??? 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  TURBO DIESEL AUTO but she finds it too big & heavy to drive so will be forced into selling, although I like the car, but my opinions DONT count! will be looking for a diesel / manual probably around the size of a mondeo or laguna maybe even one of those skoda octavia\'s and hope I can have it changed
• Free-revving engines 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  please explain to me how you can tell if an engine is free-revving? I realise this may be a stupid question, but I am just curious. Are Vauxhall engines generally classed as free-revving for example, or what about the engines in the new MINIs? I drive a Cooper S (not allowed to rev it yet though, only
• Xantia II at auction 14 May 2003 (Forum)
  When I replace my Xantia (For no reason other than I fancy a bit more kit really), I'd like to replace it with a facelift model. A 98R/S 1.9TD SX would do me perfectly. What can I expect one of these to go for at auction do you think? I find the price guides way out at Xantia prices, so thought
• Flat Battery vw polo 13 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all, I picked up a new car a couple of weeks ago and it\'s first job was to take me to the airport for a two week holiday the very next day. When i returned to the long stay car park yesterday the car was dead as a dodo with a totally flat battery! The car is a polo - no alarm - and the VW
• Falling Asleep .. 26 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  The gadgets on top-spec cars these days are truly astounding .. Like the new Mercedes S-Class .. distronic, park-assist, robot-swedo-masseur, bum-coolomatic .. etcetera .. etcetera .. etcetera But what about the basic problem of keeping drivers awake? It's all very good keeping the driver happy
• VW Golf Broken Accelerator Cable 16 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  to a 120 degree L shape). This resulted in the releasing of itself from the pedal rubber bush. The rubber bush was also in a poor shape due the poor contact with the hook. I have replaced the bush and bent the hook back to it?s 90 degree L shape using pliers. Should I really get a new accelerator cable
• Bring on the clowns! 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Was in my wife\'s Honda Jazz today and was nearly hit twice in 2 minutes by the same dim motorist. First time was when she did not see that I had the right of way at a junction and then later she decided to change her direction and cross my path at the next junction. On both occasions I gave her