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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 05 1.6 Front Suspension 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All I have an old style 2005 Focus Flight 3 door with 63k on the clock (I have owned from new). Last week the O/S/F suspension spring snapped, luckily only the top coil of the spring came off so no damage was done and I was able to drive it to get repaired. The next day I took it to get a new
• Audi A3 + S3 (1996 - 2001) - 00 1.8 Grinding/drooning noise - but not turning 12 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  right, but disaapears when i turn left at that speed. When i first noticed it i thought tyres. I am running Conti 2's on the front and they are lowish on tread but i have run lower with the same tyres with no problems. The pressures are all fine. Also, to add to the confusion, i recently had a service
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 05 2.2 diesel - Dual Mass Flywheel 31 May 2009 (Forum)
  if there is a connection?..Toyota s foreman test drove it with me and said it drives like a typical Avensis!!.He must have had ear muffs on you think!! Taking it back to dealer and told him its just not right...Had cars all my life most makes.Any advice appreciated
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 00 1.6 ECU light on- starts "missing"at const foot 6 May 2009 (Forum)
  hi I have a vectra 2000 Model 1.6 engine Z16XE. Done only 70K I just bought the car and its ECU light started coming on. I have noticed that whenever this happens the care starts to miss at constant foot pressure (accelerator). It?s better at high revs and higher speeds. The Code retrieved
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.6 Brake Issues 20 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  it down to a different brand of pads, however the car stops perfectly fine. Anyhow recently when applying the brakes they have developed a very slight squeal, I thought this would disappear over time if the discs/pads where dirty etc however it hasn?t. It?s the same tone/volume of squeak all the time
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - Just bought an 05 2.2 CDTI Sport. Advice 11 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, just bought the above for the wife from BCA Bridgwater today with one owner 103k, 9 Honda stamps to 100k. It is utterly MINT and totally unabused and has come direct from Howards Honda of Weston S Mare who supplied and serviced throughout it's life. It's a one owner and drives like new
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 00 1.6 Central Locking Stuck in a Loop 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hello there I was wondering if anyone can help me with a problem I have been having for a while now. Here goes - When the central locking on my '00 Fiesta Zetec-s is opened (with either of my two keys) it opens and then closes itself. This happens when opened remotely or with the key in either
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2008 - ) - Any Discount for a Honda? 11 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  days ago), even in spite of the economic situation. Elsewhere you can find advertsied £1000's off list price, but I have seen nothing in any media articles about 'Honda deals', etc, incl. this very own HJohn website. So in a sense is buying a Honda in this downturn no great advantage? Grateful
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.4 Should I stick to 15W-30 oil ? 14 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I owned for five years a fabulous Fiesta Zetec S 1.4 from 1998, and even though the engine seems to be working fine -it has 72000 kms in the clock-, I wonder if I should use a different motor oil since my owner's handbook recommends 15W-40, perhaps because Ford considered that the car would
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 1996 2.5 V6 - Head Gasket Repair 13 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  , the symptoms are signs of steam coming from the tail pipe(s). Using a small amount of coolant, with some evidence of gases in the reservoir. It looks like it is early signs of HG failure and that is why I am hoping this product can do a realtively good fix, for a fraction of the price of a new HG!
• Audi A4 B6 (2001 - 2005) - 03 1.9 tdi non starter 9 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Just wondering if any of you's guys have ever encountered anything like this,having replaced the front disc's and pad s the week prior I am now left with a non-running vehicle,which gives me all the faults displays,but points to there being a fault in the abs system,it will turn over but not start
• BMW 3-Series E92 Coupe (2006 - ) - 320d or 325i 24 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  small and will probably all balance out when taking into account the higher cost of servicing a diesel. 2. The credit crunch seems to have hit the price of larger petrol engine cars more than diesels and there are some 325's available at pretty keen prices at the moment. I intend to keep the car for 3
• M1 -Light at end of tunnel ?. 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  lanes of business, to be precise, all the way from the M1's interchange with the M25 at Junction 6a to the heady northern heights of Junction 10, just below Luton. If all goes according to plan, a journey that seemed to take half a lifetime in the grim, dark days of traffic-jam hell should be completed
• Offer 25% off asking price? 9 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  should be unrealistic in how low you offer and try and get a substantial amount knocked off. If you don?t, go elsewhere.? Faughnan?s tactics were used in the survey. Dealers were offered at least 20% less than the amount they were seeking and few refused to bargain from this starting point
• People advertising cars - your pet hates 9 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Mine are:- 1) People that take 100's of pictures but forget the inside of it, I always like to see the interior as this gives a very good indication of how well it has been cared for. 2) People that blank out the number plate - what are you trying to hide? 3) People who put SOLD AS SEEN - Again
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 00 Rear suspension subframe- chassis corrosion. 22 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, One of my work colleagues has the above mentioned BMW 323 (e46), which has failed it's mot on chassis corrosion where the N/S/R subframe bolts up to it. The chassis seems to be a box section with a section within it that holds the nut that the subframe bolts on to. The chassis has cracked
• KIA Rio (2005 - ) - painted bumper re-finish problems 18 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Whilst on a visit to my parents last week a builder's van backed into my car (he was doing work for my dad!) . He put an unsightly 3 inch gash in the painted front n/s plastic bumper. I had it sorted on Tuesday at one of the franchise chip fix outlets, they rubbed it down & filled and re
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 03 1.4 Fading of Red Paintwork 12 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  . It looks like these are areas of the body impacted by weather at motorway speeds. We can live with this but if it can be corrected with minimal damage to the layer of paint, which product(s) would the forum recommend? I'm inclined to try T-Cut for metallic finishes but if there's anything gentler I would
• Audi A5 and S5 (2007 - ) - new cars with delivery miles at auction 1 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  any advice as I saw a lovely a5 coming up, but don't know how to proceed. I have also heard that sometimes Audi will bid up the price of their cars at auctions such as the TT's and the A5's. Is that actually true? Thanks can for any help, Cheers Steven
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 2005 2.0 Towbar Wiring - access to battery 21 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  the existing channel located on the n/s under the plastic floor trim, but I cannot find anyway to get from the footwell into the engine compartment. (The existing loom seems to be routed between the inner and outer front wing, but I can see no way to use that same route without removing the front wing!) I