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• Glass Cleaners 3 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  of thing. Whilst in Halfords I picked up Autoglym\'s glass cleaner and what a difference it made, clear, no streaks and shiny into the bargain! I\'m not for a minute saying that it is any better than any other manufacturers glass cleaner, but it is a million times better than windowlene!! So if you were
• Where's the progress? 26 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  The lady of the house wants a second hand small diesel. Easy I thought, back in the late 1980's we had a Peugeot 205 diesel which did many miles reliably averaging 55mpg. It was fast and quiet, cheap to service and was reliable because it had no electronics. It was a bit flimsy but otherwise great
• Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  by the person pictured, on the table. forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8965 I\'ll leave this here because I think its important. However, I have changed the link so that it won\'t work automatically, you will have to cut and paste it to your browser and I would emphasise the warning
• Replacement for Peugeot 505 13 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I have an elderly Peugeot 505 GTi Family Estate which has served the family well for many years. However, though mechanically it's still pretty good,...
• Diagnostics on Fiat. 12 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Have recently purchased a S/H diagnostic tester, product of a well known UK manufacturer, for use on small Fiats 92 onwards. I am having some difficulty obtaining the required pod and lead to go with it. I now have two persons telling me not to waste my time with the unit because it is so
• Mondeo Subframe Alignment 20 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  After having a 4 wheel alignment done over christmas my Mondeo is still chewing rear tyres (the fronts are fine.) I bought some subframe alignment pins...
• Once upon a time there was a Mondeo 19 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Hope this is not a Girl-un-friendly place here - good site btw. Im looking for a Mondeo and have seen a 1.8 petrol one (in lovely shiny silver, fluff, fluff, pink teddy bears blah di blah!). Its an S and obviously has been a co. car with 89K. However, Im going to be doing 180 is per day, so
• V40 - really that bad? 12 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  My 90k 1996 Rover 416 auto is off to pastures new. As I pay each new maintenance bill with the words "well there's nothing left to replace now" I just know I'm asking for trouble. (now you see why I chose "No Dosh") I have my eye on a 2001 V40 S 1.9TD. It's has 60k on the clock and FSH (volvo
• Volvo 850 22 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  . Much research seems to point to a 1995/96 Volvo 850, as I fancy an estate from a long-term practicality point of view. I did consider a 1998 Passat & the Volvo V40, but the scary reliability stories put me off. Can anyone offer advice as to the wisdom of such a purchase? Nice 850's of that age seem
• V5/Ownership query 21 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Hi, hopefully that got your attention. right, well i put a £300 deposit down on a ford fiesta zetec s at motorpoint. It was a nearly new one and was due to arrive in 3 weeks and if i decided against the car for any reason the deposit could be transfered to any other vehicle. I was satisfied
• Mk2 Escort electrical gremlins 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I am sorting out my Mk2 Escort (RS2000 replica) for it's MOT after it has been off the road for some time. Everything is fine apart from a couple of electrical...
• Omega/Continental tyre question! 24 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Hi All, Does anyone have any bad experiences of Continental tyres on the Omega. My fronts (235/45 ZR 17's) are suffering from an unusual tread wear pattern on the inside. The tread pattern seems to have some tread blocks work more than others - odd though it might seem. This was pointed out
• Cooling/radiators etc 23 May 2002 (Forum)
  a 1/4, shoots up to 3/4 way (sometimes above), and the electric cooling fan(s)kick in. But sometimes the temp stays up there for a while, until I start driving quicker again. What would be the best thing to do when the road is clear? get up to high speeds again quickly (to get more airflow over
• Speed traps 21 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  I make no comment on this other than to confirm that this is what he told me: My friend is a policeman in Surrey. Every week they get hundreds of requests from ?communities? for a speed trap to be set up because ?those @!#$ motorists are speeding down our street threatening our children?s live
• MS Windows XP/2000/NT security 13 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  of vulnerability: Local privilege elevation and run code of attacker?s choice. Maximum Severity Rating: Moderate Recommendation: Administrators should consider applying the patch to machines that allow unprivileged users to log onto them interactively such as workstations and Terminal Servers. You can
• M6 J18/19 SPECS 5 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  thinking they are not on yet. Regular M6 users will remeber the SPECS were in almost the same location about a year ago and Cheshire Plod boasted about 1000's of NIPs being issued. I mention their re-arrival just to alert you that when approaching this section of the M6 be aware of possible potential
• Motorists aiding Research 20 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  cameras in camouflage green ? each certified to have caught at least 10,000 motorists. As the name Gatso is copyright we market it as the ?Alwyn? African Witch doctor dolls, complete with pins. These are nattily attired in British policemen?s uniform. With a certificate signed by one of the versions
• Spacious, reliable, low cost estate? 5 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  anticipating problems when it comes to clearing her room at the end of term, plus this will be on going for the next five years. Short of buying a Transit van, or taking two cars each time, I?d interested to hear suggestions of a suitable low cost vehicle to acquire, it?s a five hour 300 mile round trip
• importing classic cars 4 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I am considering importing a 'modern classic' [specifically a Lancia 037 stradale] from the continent and have 2 questions related to importing. Firstly,...
• Car breakdown cure ?? 17 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  My sister`s car broke down at the weekend ( misfiring then cut out ) and the Callout man from the Rescue Service says that it looked as though there was a problem with the fuel . To cure it, so he said , he apparently swopped the leads around on the car and revved it hard..This made the engine