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• Alfa 156 AirCon! 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  a Citroen Xsara and both cool the air much quicker compared to mine. I did telephone the dealer and they hinted that all the 156's were like that. Its a company car and I wondered if other 156 drivers have been pleased with the aircon or have experenced the same as me? My car is black which does not help
• Minis everywhere 19 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Just a short note, I happen to live in West Oxfordshire and over the past few weeks signs have been appearing for the 'mini in the Park' day, well last sunday was the day and lo and behold there were Minis everywhere. From a Austin Cooper S to the latest offering from BMW, rally prepped versions
• Clocking 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  otherwise: but the MOT\'s showed a low mileage. I have now traced a point, prior to the first MOT when there was a very high mileage noted, but VMC will not disclose where this info comes from. They use Data Protection as a reason not to disclose to anyone other than the Motor Trade. (Data Protection only
• \'Tar\' on paintwork 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Just been giving my white Xantia a bath and on the whole, it\'s come up quite well. the nearside wing and some of the door panels are a bit dull, so I was going to use T Cut on those, However, I hve noticed small specs of what looks to be tar on the painwork below the outside rubber trim. I assume
• Mondeo 1.8TD G/Box oil change? 5 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  ) serious? What oil should be used if a change is recommended?,Do I have to use FMT?. It,s a 1993 model (with no extraneous noises from gearbox). Any ideas? Many thanks Steve
• Good old-fashioned cassettes 28 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Williams' Swing When You're Winning and a 70;s compilation. Christ - I'm only 29!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers Rob "Lord of Lard"
• Engine running away 24 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  in fully, at red lights say, the engine revs getting me some funny looks. Obviously I\'m taking it in ASAP (it\'s due for a service soon anyway) but does anyone know what is wrong? Is it a broken component, or something that needs tuning/tweaking? I\'m thinking the electronic management unit needs
• LPG Conversion on a Volvo 22 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  converstions work well with turbo cars?, A lot of discussitions I have seen are on V8 or V6's. Is there any reasons why a high pressure turbo sould not be converted? Also I belive that there is a new generation III, were performance and fuel economy is not lost? I have also spoken to my insurance company
• I need references to DVLA problems 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  at Swansea DVLC, as it was then known in the mid 80's. DVLA steadfastly refute this, though I know I read it in the papers at the time it was a kinda 'Buried' story). I passed my test, I was issued a licence, I was summoned for failing to produce and charged TWICE with'Driving without A Full Licence'. I
• 306 airbag light 20 May 2003 (Forum)
  There has been the occasionl mention of the 306's airbag warning light staying on because of a break in the wiring to the seat belt pre-tensioner under the drivers seat. This seems to be true because moving the seat can cure/cause the problem, so I removed the seat and stripped out the wiring
• Rip off UK 20 May 2003 (Forum)
  , and the cars are well speced here due to strong competition all cars come with a/c elec mirrors/windows/pas/c-locking/ abs etc etc. Local Mercedes dealer is selling 1.8 classic c lass with leather and auto at 108,000 dhs which is 18.4k uk sterling plus 1 years free insurance. New shape Toyota Camry\'s start
• 205 Knocking from Front 20 May 2003 (Forum)
  took it to the garage this morning, and they have replaced the N/S front Roll bar Drop link and the OF Front Strut top mount. They also gave me an advisory that the front engine mount is worn, but not badly enough to warrant replacement. After the repair, the knocking is better on left turns, but now
• Am I Victor Meldrew? 2 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  on someone else?s drive. Am I a git? Jon
• vw with idle and decelerating problems 20 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I have just purchased an approved used vw bora 1.6 S (registered in 2000). It seems to have a regular miss when idling (that is noticable inside the car) and also I it is impossible to get the car to decelerate smoothly. When the car is in neutral if I increase the revs to 2200 and then try
• First time buyer-how can i make a best 3 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, I've just passed driving test at the third attempt( oh my god!) and thinking of buying my first car. The car I have in mind is new Nissan Micra S 1.2L 5dr automatic ( list price is £9395) The standard options are: PAS, ABS, front e/w, immobiliser, remote locking, radio/cd player. As I have
• Good car 24 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I am new here, and female too, but do need some good advice, not bothered in the least by street cred, but am looking for another car S/H, between 6-8k, now looked in the car by car breakdown over the Civic, but it says it is not a galvanised body so it has turned me off a bit, the other car
• Nissan QX don't go 3 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  up. RAC guy says this is a common fault with Nissans if it’s a bit cold and you start the car for a short time the management system falls when you come to start it again. He had been to a guy with a Rover 25 earlier that day with the same problem as all Rover 25’s are prone to the same
• Talking of Torque...... 18 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  of Toyota, Nissan etc. still keep putting huge diesels with relatively low power/torque in their larger 4X4's when, in theory at least they could fit a much smaller unit with the same output? Chad.R
• BCA: Moving cars with forklifts ! ? 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  /auctions using forklifts (totally understandable) but why use this method for driveable cars ? It must damage exhausts and other pipe work underneath the car.On one car in particular the side skirting was flexing so much it must have been close to snapping (it may explain why i often see 156's
• load restraint for Focus estate 4 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  has anyone used one of the tubular metal things from Argos or Index? They are meant for keeping dog(s) in the back of the car but I guess they should work OK with a few sacks of leaves and the like. Thanks in advance. Floyd