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• First car questions 13 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  it on hers? My car is going to be bought in her name. I've been driving for over a year insured on my sister?s car as a second driver. Due to this I cannot do pass plus? Thanks for your advice it is much appreciated.
• Vauxhall Vectra - no brakes 8 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Whilst driving the sister in law and three kids with associated luggage from Birmingham to South Devon in SWMBO\'s Vectra (1.7 diesel)the brake warning light illuminated on the dashboard. I slowed down and pulled off at the nearby services. Almost filled my trousers when I pressed the brake pedal
• Motorway Layouts & Design 25 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  remain for access on and off the motorway. Even during high demand, during rush hour, the two ?no access lanes? (assuming no accidents or breakdowns) flow smoothly at the posted 40mph limit. The two ?access? lanes are backed up constantly. This leads me to assume that it?s the act of leaving
• Drunk Driver 10 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  the car, came back and started whispering to the other copper. They are whispering frantically at each other and neither of them look very pleased. Copper turns to me and starts accusing me of wasting police time, he calls me a twit. I point out he\'s just sworn at a member of the public, in front
• FIAT - zero goodwill 5 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I'm writing this on behalf of a friend who is the unhappy owner of a Fiat Punto Diesel X reg, which is just over 3 years old and done just over 30,000...
• Everyman Racing at Prestwold Hall, Leics 29 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  , run a fun Autotest in a Mini Cooper, be taken out for a few laps of the circuit by an instructor and then put down a few laps myself, take a gorgeous E-Type (still bearing Jack Brabham's name) out for a few more laps, and then be a passenger alongside one of their pro drivers in a Cooper S
• car servicing scam to end 17 May 2004 (Forum)
  with the OFT\'s call, although strict conditions on the quality of the work by independent garages remain. DaimlerChrysler, for instance, insists that work is done to an \'excellent\' standard and uses approved parts for the warranty to remain valid, while BMW says servicing has to meet certain guidelines
• Objections unmarked police cars thread 13 May 2004 (Forum)
  Objections to unmarked police cars thread I\'d like to hear a comment from resident b-i-b (serving and retired) about the above thread. To kick it off, my own views. HJ\'s comments justifying it with \"anything to improve observation\" made me laugh rather cynically. Sorry HJ. Contributors
• The leather interior - it's a rip-off 21 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  -metallic. I find that a tad hard to believe but maybe it?s so. And really, most of the options list ? like the £100 armrest ? is a rip-off, whereby option choosers subsidise their fellow buyers. But if the market will bear it, why not? But then would the market be the same if people knew how much
• Ford Fiesta rear shocks 29 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Good evening my learned friends, Whilst doing a brake shoe change on my Mk 4/5 Fiesta (facelifted), i noticed that the o/s rear shock needed replacing due to oil weeping on the side of it. Replacement looks fairly easy, i have a slight problem regarding the set up of the new shocks. Whilst
• cavalier derv cooling problem 28 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  of pressure has forced a small leak in the car\'s radiator, which has been temporarily cured using \'Rad-Weld\'. Today I fitted a new thermostat, re-filled the coolant and ran the car with the heaters on hot, full fan speed. The offending hose still balloons and the system will not bleed itself, or allow me
• Florida car hire 11 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  to UK based companies (or US companies UK site) where they are quoting me in £££s, and I suspect the price has little real relevance to the actual cost - more relevance to the amount they think I will pay. I am having difficulty finding an American based site where I can understand the insurance
• Fiesta floppy gear stick! 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  replace gear shaft rod(s) or is it a gearbox problem best left to Uncle Henry (Ford) - amusingly my work colleague has just admitted that she has a mechanic uncle called Uncle Henry! Thanks in advance.
• is this true????parking tickets 6 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  friend of mine from school,whom i met after 10 years ,kept getting parking tickets from a certain tory local gov ,i said to him ,you better pay them otherwise youll get your car towed,he sat down wrote out chq,s for bout 10 tickets all were for 80 pounds,he wrote the chq at 80 pounds and one pence
• Are short journeys really bad for cars? 31 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  there - a Yaris, I can see why they rave about them, what a great car. But what intrigued me was the taxis over there, 99% are Mercedes ranging from brand new S classes to ones over 20 years old, everyone a diesel - the 6 cylinder versions being the most popular. Despite being a small island and never getting
• Cavalier 1.7 TD. Cold starting Problem. 22 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  previously, although I did use budget plugs) and it started . Ever since that day (Last Feb) its got worse and worse on starting from cold. When warm there are no problems at all. This morning it started on the fourth attempt (I reckon about twenty turns of the engine). What\'s the most likely cause and how
• My parents\' car II 25 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I posted a week or so ago in an effort to elicit some advice about what kind of car my parents could replace their diesel Passat with. Having spent some time talking to them at the weekend, it\'s time for a change of tack. What they need most of all is a car which is easy to drive, easy to see out
• Helmet (and bike) 23 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Dear all, Further to my last post, http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=14666 I have finally bought a helmet for track-day use in last weeknd Infinity\'s sales. I got a new FM Radikal in size 56 for 50 pounds. Here comes the questions. 1. It achieves ACU Gold standard. He also
• Lupo 1.4 16V - oil deposits and idle. 19 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  the battery when the clutch was changed. It seems a bit of a concidence that it\'s just started happening now. Does the engine management system lose and then re-learn settings such as this if it has been disconnected? I\'ve done about 30 miles since the work was done. Any ideas? Cheers Rob
• petrol - a difference? 3 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  supermarket unleaded (there\'s a big difference in fuel prices between garages and supermarkets over here) and it never missed a beat. Since moving here I have put supermarket 95 unleaded in our Volvo 940 2 litre, old Honda Civic Shuttle and, currently, Honda 2 Litre Accord Coupe, without - apparently