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• Exceptional Tyres-Down to the last 4 6 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Having covered 12000 miles since the time I bought the Passat, I have now almost reduced all 4 tyres to a bald patch! After much forum searching I have now narrowed my choice to the following ones. 1)Goodyear F1 GSD3's(lots of backroomer recommendations however does not seem to be available
• Escort Diesel losing water 28 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone here knows these engines? I have a 1.8 non turbo diesel escort van with just over 110k on the clock s reg 1998. In the last 6 months on 2 or 3 occasions, its boiled dry so I topped it up but couldn't see any evidence of where it was leaking and promptly stopped
• Used Merc, Jag or BMW for £25k? 10 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  on in 2 1/2 years. However, my mileage should drop to a more sensible 10k pa now. I'm happy to buy something 2-3 years old, and my budget is £25k. I quite fancy a Jag XJ but fuel economy seems poor. I might even step up to a Merc S class, for the luxury! I've never quite gone for the new shape BMW 5
• smoking and mobile phone at petty statio 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  this rattles me a bit...wondered what you all think and is it worth a call to customer service visited our local s**l filling the other week when it was fairly quiet out, the girlfriend went in to pay as i filled up, adn she came out complaining the worker had been smoking and stuck the fag out
• Recommended Transmission Fluid Supplier 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  delivered at an all-in cost of £27 (pay by PayPal). Took about 2-3 weeks to arrive. His MTL-P GL-4 fully-synth manual fluid is good for most Japanese manual transmissions and also meets the BMW MTF-LT (lifetime) fluid spec at a much lower cost than BMW charge. A good alternative to Castrol SMX-S too
• Insurance claim problem 14 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  car off and took it away and I have been car less ever since. To me it seems that they have tried every trick in the book to stall, delay and generally cause me grief. The claim has not been denied and is still ongoing some 14 months after the accident. Basically, because it?s a direct insurer
• What would our motoring forebears think? 5 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  . He was known to have worn a flat cap and string-backed driving gloves during the late 1950's when he owned a two-tone grey Jaguar Mk 9. If Bill Burper were to return to life what would surprise him most about the vehicles / roads / drivers today? Cheers, Sofa Spud
• Is this too expensive for a Yaris? 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  20's and am not quite 'there' yet!) Ta!
• Computerised MOT 15 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  ...:-) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
• Garage flooring options 19 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I will be moving into a "new build" house in a few weeks and I'm thinking this is the ideal opportunity to prepare the garage before it is filled...
• Bullet proof glass popular for new M5. 25 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Just heard that 40 out of the 500 or so new BMW M5's coming into the UK have been ordered with the £1135 bullet proof glass option. A few things occur to me: 1)The option sounds reasonably cheap. 2)As the rest of the car presumably is not bullet proof, isn't this a bit of a waste of time. 3
• Small Claims Court - Who Do I Sue? 8 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I had a new car delivered November. The car had scratches. It was bought from a dealer a few hundred miles away. I suggested that I take it to a local...
• BMW 5 series 1990 E34 3 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I am currently looking for a car which I can just use at weekends (and to haul a boat with). Bearing in mind I don't drive a great deal of miles, high mileage and low miles per gallon aren't a great concern. One of things that has appeared on the radar in recent weeks is a couple of old 520's
• Intriguing Longbridge observation 26 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  even been paid? Of course, as I said, this is an allegation by the letter writer concerned and there may be no truth in what has been suggested. However, there's an old saying about no smoke without fire... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
• Triumph Stag - difficult to start hot 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  and asked for the carbs to be tuned/balanced. This car has a pair of Zenith Stromberg 175 CD-2's. Since then, it's been difficult to restart when hot. The car smells gassy at those times too. Only way to get it going is to hold the throttle wide open when cranking. I don't trust the crowd that serviced
• Fiesta MK4 trade in for 323ci 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, Some of you may remember my tales of woe regarding my mark 4 X-reg (2000) Fiesta with 57k and a noisy engine - it now uses about a litre of oil every 4-500 miles! I have had it from new and it has full S/H although was starved of oil once and is consequently now in need of new engine. It has
• Good old days? 24 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I'm just leafing through some old booklets of Autocar road tests from the early 1970's. The test data make an interesting comparison to present day figures. Ford Escort 1300 2-door. 96 mph max, 28 mpg. Hillman Avenger 1500 91 mph max, 28 mpg. Renault 6-1100 79 mph max, 34 mpg
• Morons. 16 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  We've all seen video clips of drivers doing stupid things haven't we - well yesterday on the nearby bypass we came across a guy driving along with what looked like the best part of a 3m length of timber (approx. 2x2) protruding diagonally from his front o/s window. The car's tailgate was wide open
• X5 Depreciation 27 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  My wife has set her heart of on a used X5, dealer cars are heading into low 20's for petrol 2001 model (not loaded with satnav stuff), are there any view of whether depreciation from this point on is going to be better or worse than say an equivalent 5 series estate, will it retain its image
• 1997 Fiesta LX Diesel 1.8 Endura 3 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Guys, I bought a 1.8 Fiesta LX Diesel in the summer, 55k on the clock which appears genuine given S/H & MOT's. I have noticed a few things crop up and wondered if you could shed some light on it for me and advise the best course of action etc... 1. Carpet in the driver side appears damp/wet