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• Mercedes E220 SE CDi Auto - Auto gear box noise 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Our car is less than 4 years old and we have had since new (Sept 2010). It has done 40,000 miles and serviced by Mercedes. Recently we have noticed an intermittent high pitched whine coming from what seems to be the auto gear box. It is present whether the gear box is in park, drive or any
• BMW 320i Touring - Wheels/Tyres Question for BMW 320i Touring 12 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Can anyone advise please? I have recently changed by 2010 BMW 320i Touring for a new 2013 model - same spec. I have a set of BMW supplied alloys and winter tyres for old car but can't use them on the new vehicle because the tyre size has changed from 225/45 R17 on the 2010 model
• Old Bangers - Televised Motoring Mayhem from France 19 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  When we first got satellite TV in the early 1990s we used to be entertained by a programme on Eurosport (I think) which came from an indoor arena in Paris. Basically a group of cars had to race round an oval track with absolutely no holds barred and the winner being the last one still
• Rover 75 - Car stolen from mechanics yard 29 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Gents, Wonder if you can advise me about what could be an awkward situation. Just heard the FIL has had his beloved Rover 75 stolen from a mechanics yard. FIL is old school and is of the mind, "Ah well tough!". It is probably complicated by the fact that there is a long standing friendship
• Ford Focus - ESP System Fault 3 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Help Live in France and have a 4 year old Focus Ghia 2 Litre TDCI. When it was 3 years old the ESP System Fault sign came up. Knowing nothing at all about cars, went straight to the Ford Garage that services the car to be told that the part alone was 1700 Euros - they told me to write
• ABS damn nearly killed me.... 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  . Now, someone do please correct me, but I think, in the old days, we were better off before ABS in this situation as at least one could control the skid. Here, the car just kept going. What should I have done? And before any cynical old Ebenezer says "go slower in the first place" this happened
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 07 1.6 Poor AM radio reception 12 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I've recently been driving the wife's Focus and found that the AM reception is poor when the engine is running with all sorts of weird interference some of which sounds like some sort of digital interference as opposed to the normal sort of buzzing I've had in the past on old cars with poor aerials
• Silent danger. 29 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  No, not the results of a recent curry engorgement but another story in the Manchester Evening News. 5 year old girl walked off the kerb in her own road and smack into the side of a Prius running on electric. Fortunately it was only doing about 10 mph as it was a council 'patrol ' car looking
• Which tyre from this list? 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  One of my tryes is approaching 9 years old and it is now splitting so it needs to be replaced, my spare is also quite useless so I was thinking of buying two new tyres and then putting one of the good ones as a spare. I really don't want to spend more than £40 each as its just a communitor car
• Volkswagen Golf VI (2009 - ) - An expensive successor..... 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  To the 'old' MK V, it seems. I have been pricing up a new 1.4TSI 5dr hatchback to replace my nearly 4 year's old MKV 1.6FSI 'SE'. There are only 3 models on offer i.e. 'S' 'SE' and 'GT'. My biggest gripe so far is that a sunroof in no longer an optional extra on the 'S' or 'SE' only on the tarty
• Gaping mouths 16 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Since cars were developed makers seem to have copied each other and just added subtle changes to distinguish their own models. The latest fad seems to be for gaping radiator grilles which look particularly aggressive. These look like the archetypal tailgaters' cars-"I'm a big fish, so move over
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W210 (1995 - 2002) - E220 cdi 2002 Poor Starting especially when hot. 12 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  looked like new when removed. I also recollect finding a can of Bradex easy start under the seat after purchasing the car !! Any ideas would be appreciated as my wife is panicking and wants her old car back!!
• Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4 8 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  One of my brothers has just purchased one of these beasts. It's a one owner 1991 H reg example with 76k on the clock, full Ford service record, all old MOT's & tax discs, along with the original purchase receipt and all the service receipts. I've not yet seen the car in the flesh but from what
• battery draining - 1998 Fiat Punto 22 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  helo all, iv got a `98` punto and the battery went flat overnite with no warning,it allways span the engine over fine before then. I bought a new battery and the old one was the original so at 8 years old it was gona die anyway. A month later and after not driving the car for 2 days the battery
• Renault Clio - What is a coil? 16 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  at a total cost of £200.00. Although I say joke, I was lucky in that Renault replaced the part for free which I find admirable, what is a coil and what function does it play in the engine? Is it normal for a car of only 3 years old to have this and will this cause any further cost in my part in future
• Air Filter woes 7 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  OK - I decided to get my car serviced on the cheap and got a Kwik Fit oil change - which was fine - and bought an air filter out of Halfords. Alas the air filter was about 2mm too big (Halfords patter part just the wrong size) so I had to put the old one back and the air filter 'box' in my old
• nissan almira 1.5 - uneven idle no power 24 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  car just had full service, eratic idle with no power in driving?any ideas???
• mercedes A170 T reg 26 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  should i buy this car. it is 13 years old and automatic, full service history. 12 months mot and tax till june.
• Unusual Sightings - Volume 27 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  ***** This thread follows on from VOLUME 26 ***** Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc
• N.A - Tax MOT and Insurance for classics 26 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  company He also said that once the car becomes 40 years old it is MOT exempt Ayone any insight on this please? Thanks