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• Mechanical sympathy 17 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  My brother and I are at odds over the way we drive. I tend to concentrate on making my driving smooth, particularly when changing gear and braking, and he insists that this will lead to more wear and tear on the clutch and brakes. He, on the other hand, tends to make his gearchanges abrupt
• 1994 Saab GM900 CD changer fitting 26 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  it will follow the aerial lead. Is this the kind of job it might be better to pay someone else to do? Also, the Clarion CDC634 changer will almost fit in the glovebox. A little cutting up of the interior of the box and it would fit nicely. Has anyone ever done this or seen this done? Or would under
• What £6K commuter/family car? 29 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  . Priorities are: New as possible for the money (i.e don't care about badge.) Comfortable, reliable, Big Boot, economical, cheap to run and insure (if this is possible!) The two leading candidates in my mind at the moment are the ubiquitous Mondeo TDCi, and the Primera 2.2DCi. If anyone has experience of both
• Megane 1996 radio problem 23 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  the mechanical ones for the cassette player. All steering column control controls are fine. So I can't adjust balance, bass, treble, or manually tune a new preset. Am I missing a trick or is the unit faulty? I did notice there was an earth connector on the back which desn't seem to have a sitable lead
• Juggernauts & now Road Trains ? 11 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  would be appalling and us poor motorists will be penalised even more to cover the costs. If you happen to drive a low powered car with poor acceleration, the overtaking times are going to be doubled and could lead to even more accidents. As fuel prices rise to their unacceptable level, hauliers
• Sluggish Acceleration With Fiesta 14 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  in between. I guess what I really asking people to do is give me some idea what the 'in between' stuff might be. (I've changed the plugs and leads all to no avail). It's a very open ended question and I appreciate that but if folks could give me some pointers I'd appreciate it - any comments would
• Madness dual c/w back to single 1 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  on an otherwise 20 mile twisty country road. The Highways agency say it is dangerious hence the conversion (and there have been a number fatalities), but yesterday on the way home, drivers were trying to overtake HGVs in the only other places left - i.e. almost blind single lane roads. This will surely lead
• Rover 220 running on idle 1 May 2005 (Forum)
  . I need some clues to where to start looking i checked all ht leads they are all fine. The thing that confuses me is when i put my foot on the gas it runs perfect its only on tick over. Any ideas and sugestions??? Thanks wayne
• 98 Ford Fiesta MK4 1.3 Encore 19 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Hi All, Recently started work on repairing the other halfs Fiesta. At the moment I have two mains problems with it. 1)The engine dies at full revs when driving and I have to lift off slightly to get power back. Does anyone know what this is - a fuel problem or HT lead? 2) It needs a new
• Computer related questions. Volume 40 28 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  with a half card leading to video out. Before I touch it, I'm planning to get at least an additional 256mb memory, then look for nasties - he has a broadband connection and his son appears to have removed the Zone Alarm I put on it months ago. Any thoughts on further action?
• near crash with lorry - advice needed. 13 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  that this wouldnt lead anywhere if reported to the police. your advice is appreciated.
• MGF : spark plugs ? 7 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  , no apparent inspection panels behind the seats, or under the parcel tray, or from the boot. Not even from underneath! So I am unsure even which side of the engine they are. Can't find a coil/distrubutor so can not trace the plug leads either. Reluctant to rely on the main agent and pay loads of money
• VW TDi fuel pump bolts 13 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  ,? lead to the bolt breaking ? possibly resulting in a leakage of diesel fuel. K2
• Blackpool illuminations. 19 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  controls. Even controllable ambient lighting for the cabin no less! What a sheltered life i lead! What's your views on dashboard lighting? I personally love it nice and bright and everything lit up. Never use the rheostat. The more back lighting used the more expensive the car feels? Love the blue VW
• Poor starting - Mondeo 1.8 lx 14 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Have had difficulty starting my Mondeo today. On cranking there is a loud clicking noise which seems to come from glovebox area when sitting in the car. Eventually car starts and then runs well. Serviced only recently and new plugs/leads. Weird thing however is that as car is trying to start
• mondeo holding back 9 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  , I have changed the plugs and leads but has done nothing I was told it could be the air flow meter but I tried that and still the same, I also tried injector cleaner as I thought it might help but it didnt although it has never got any worse I really need it sorted out as it just is not a smooth
• Talking up a fuel Crisis? 4 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  buying rather than the blockading of refineries. So I was wondering, could all this talk actually cause fuel supply problems by leading people to think that a crisis exists even without any form of industrial action or supply problems? (and yes I recognise the irony of starting a thread to talk about
• Omega 2.0 96 temp/compression prob HELP! 4 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, My Omega 2.0 has had over the last 6 months overheating problems leading to new head gasket, radiator, water pump, thermostat x2, electric fan switch, hose split x 2. I have since taken it to a different garage that was recommended to be told the temp prob is normal!! If when parking I take
• fiesta 1.1 starting and running problems 29 May 2004 (Forum)
  (and a few stalls later) it can be pursuaded to keep going, and once it gets warm it stops stalling. I've tried new HT leads and sparks. I think it might be the temperature sensors, if I check their resistance with a multimeter what should they read? Someone suggested cleaning the breathing tubes, how would
• A3 Quattro recall (new shape) 15 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Just got a recall notice for the A3 today. Might be worth adding to the car-by-car breakdown. I saw the original one "29-9-2003: On 21,694 cars shatter cracks may occur on vacuum pipe to brake servo, leading to loss of servo assistance to brakes." But as my car is 04 I'm assuming this was done