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• Calling all engineers and web whizzos? 14 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Hi All, Having read some high quality technical input on this forum, I?d like to pick everyone?s brains on an issue that is vexing me but one you probably haven?t come across before: that of running modern car engines on LEADED fuel. Background Here in Jordan almost all the second-hand cars
• Volvo C70 MK1 - Changing automatic transmission fluid 5 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  , but there is no history of the fluid ever being changed. The car is nearly 20 years old. A famous American youtuber called Scotty Kilmer has said that changing transmission fluid on an old car when it's never been done before could lead to problems with the transmission shifting properly. Do you agree, or should I change
• Any - Can 'jump starting' cause damage? If so, what? 14 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  wrong if the advice regarding correct sequential connection and disconnection of the jump leads is followed?
• Is this a valid way of thinking about car finance? 8 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  delivery lead time.  Obviously 4.9% is less than the rate of.inflation is at the moment and for the foreseeable future.  My alternative is paying cash and buying the car outright when it arrives.  With inflation reducing the real value of payments is it a no brainer that I should borrow
• Jaguar I-Pace - Heater Control unit failure 11 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  charge from an extension lead at home he experienced the Heater Control Unit failure that seems to have snowballed recently leaving many cars at the Main Dealer waiting for a replacement unit which are on back order and a 14 hour dashboard out job. The cars are assembled in Germany
• Electric ride on Scooters - Using in London and legalities 29 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  From the impressions gathered in reading various reports of the sad death of a 14 year ol in London the other day, A couple of questions. If it was a licensed scooter, what was it doing in an area not included in the test, which leads to the question (and I have seen it here
• Moderators' email 12 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  any action if appropriate. Apologies if you have not received a reply, I intend spending some time over the weekend to clear them down. Could we please ask members not to use the 'Report as Offensive' button for reporting Spam. This is leading to a large number of emails! We're on the case now
• Nissan Almera 2003 - No way to unlock my car when battery failed 14 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Last week I had a major fail. I left the light switched all day and my battery went dead. With a set of jump leads in the boot I thought now problem. Until I realised the is no way to get into the car as it has no manual key locks. I search the net and people spoke about one
• What was the title of that film? 7 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Please will someone out there remind me of the title of the film which may have had Tom Hanks as the male lead. He was a widower with a son about nine years old. I can't remember a great deal about the story but probably enough for someone to answer my question. The Dad listened to a radio phone
• Fiat Ducato 2.3 2006 - Fiat Ducato won’t start 26 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  turn the key the lights for the coil and the immobiliser come on and go off as expected, but when you turn the key fully there is a loud clunk which we think is the starters dog kicking out but nothing else. We have a fully charged batter on and have checked the earth lead but still nothing. Any help
• CHRYSLER VOYAGER - FLAT BATTERY 15 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  I'm on my second Voyager a 2008 model with low mileage. And now this one is getting the same fault -- A FLAT BATTERY. On the previous one I installed a "Battery Isolater" this is a device that you fit to end of your POSITIVE lead and then connect to the battery. It has a curled screw which you
• Any car more than 10 years old - Can you insure for more than market value? 25 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  'Bangernomics' make sense in many ways, but if you are driving around in a car whose market value is £500 or less, then a relatively slight knock will lead to it being written off by the insurance company. Is it possible to agree that you want to insure your old car for, say, £1500
• any - Driving experience 24 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  A warning to all, be careful about drink driving especially over Christmas and the Police  are out there checking on drivers. Thursday night I was out for a few drinks. One thing lead to another and I had too many beers not to mention the odd wee tot and then onto the wine
• n/a - Driverless cars - UK government consultation. 15 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-help-britain-lead-the-way-in-developing-driverless-technology Two paragraphs from the blurb - "Advanced driver assistance systems and ‘self-driving’ technologies will transform travel helping deliver safer, smoother and smarter road journeys
• Ford Focus 2007 1.6 - Antifreeze replacement 29 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  mark the other day I decided to do some research into finding the right product with which to top up, rather than just buying any old rubbish off the shelf.   My research, such as it was,  leads me to conclude that as long as the antifreeze matches the Ford/ Haynes spec
• T Reg 1.9 Diesel Mk 4 VW Golf - After sitting overnight not starting 14 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  crazy and the dash goes blank, resets the time and the mileometer. This morning I jump started the car with my wifes and it started first time once jump leads connected. I took it to Halfords for the Battery, starter motor and alternator checked and all showed as fine. Any Ideas
• Bedford rascal - Engine starts but won't fire up 18 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  to start it but it just won't fire up...., I checked plugs, ht leads and re checked points gap but nothing just can't get my head around it I'm no mechanic only a DIY merchant it was running ok before the change just took a while to start that's why I decided it was overdue for some new plugs etc.just need
• Hyundai ix20 or Toyota Jazz cvt - Choice of automatic 24 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  I know choosing cars is a regular topic ( I've checked previous threads )  I'm hoping, within the next few months to get a newer car. Although I like Volvo I think an auto would lead to significantly high fuel bills so am ready to discount them as a choice. For my motoring
• Small MPV choices 19 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  - 2007/08 - 1.6   Have I missed any obvious other candidates?  Any strong thoughts / experiences that might lead me in the right direction? Thanks for any help.
• 53 Ford Modeo zetec estate - EATC stuck on auto 21 Jan 2014 (Forum)
   jumper pack  attached to the battery leads so that I wouldn't lose the radio/cd  codes,It hasn't been used for around 6 weeks and only noticed it yesterday. Any help or ideas as to what the problem might be would be greatly appreciated. if a fuse has blowned would show these symptoms. I have