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• Another bad VW dealer story 4 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  certainly not badly worn. Local tyre 'shop are doing tracking at about £17. After a short drive and a couple of minutes pushing on the front struts I traced the knock to a worn bottom joint on the N/S drop link. I wrote this down for them to take and show to the dealer. I really do find this kind of poor
• Admitting Liability 11 May 2005 (Forum)
  for people to emerge from that junction!) someone came charging down the outside lane (a right hand filter lane) and clipped her(my) car o/s bumper. This span her car onto another car waiting patiently in the traffic queue at the lights (waiting to go straight on). Anyways its pretty clear (to me
• New discs & pads for PUG 205 GTi 30 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I have been toying with the idea of replacing the pads and disks on my PUG. From the S/H I gather that the discs are genuine and have covered some 65k (genuine!) miles from new, while the pads were last replaced @ 35k. By reading through the forums here (and not wishing to re-hash old topics
• Should I exchange my new Toyota? 15 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  the car was from Toyota and had probably been a rep?s car. The V5 confirmed the previous owner as Toyota GB. When I got home on Friday with the car I found a Hertz document referring to my car (reg number) along with a date of hire. Pretty clear evidence that it was previously a hire vehicle. So, I
• Unsprung Weight theory 12 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  . It had a lightweight fibreglass body mounted on a 1930's Ford 8 chassis and suspension. The suspension comprised two transverse leaf springs, one front and one rear, and it had feeble lever-type dampers. The springs each had seven leaves which made them too stiff for this now-lightweight car so I took
• Car keys 18 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  that I would have to accept an alternative - a locksmith would come, pick the door lock and re-program the car\'s electronics to accept an ignition key that he would provide. Apart from not having my spare key, I didn\'t have my car pass information with me either i.e. No number to program the new key
• which fuel (petrol) 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I'm sure this topic appears in other threads, but was brought to mind when reading the recent 'which diesel fuel' thread. This is a tale starting 10 years ago, so things may well be different/better now, but it?s absolutely true and with no exaggeration: I had an Uno Turbo which over time
• 344bhp - Oh My Gawd! 22 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  fantastic. goes like s*** thru a goose. and is just so addictive.
• Cutting congestion 26 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  the mid 80's, there are certain inhabitants who I've hardly ever seen on their 2 feet. Why is this ? Don't get me wrong, for a trip to the supermarket I take my car and for longer/inconvenient journeys I use it too. However for things like visits to the bank, post office, local shops, school etc. I do
• Number Plates 2 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  with this reg no please\" and hands over the V5 ( still looking smug!) \"Have you any ID with a photograph and address on it like a driving licence?\" \"Er no, but the cars outside\" (smug smile now gone!) \"The laws changed and we need to see some ID as well as the V5\" \"Thinks \" I know the law\'s changed
• Primera Starting problem 5 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  contamination), without luck. Does anyone have any ideas?? I'm wondering about a sticking Valve(s), although this seems unlikely to cause total failure to start considering it was 100% upto that point. Cheers Neil T SEAT Leon TDi 150
• Punctures (again) 4 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  will be worth many thousands of £££££'s and the fact that I would not have known about the previous bending if it had not been pointed out the next day by the MOT tester. Anyone had a tyre change recently and looked under the car? How do we protect our cars from this vandalism?
• hassles buying a car 27 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  I ordered a new Toyota over a month ago. At the time they told me they could get it in two weeks, but I said no that?s ok I?ll have it on the 1st Aug thanks. We agreed a delivery date. Subsequently that sales guy has left the company. Sales manger rings me up on holiday to tell me this. When I
• Lost Wheel Saga 29 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  towards me one evening, that I almost got a bit paranoid about night time driving especially on a dark motorway having visions of another wheel bouncing across the central barriers. Now to put it bluntly this is still going on, the Transport Industry has been buggering around since the 1970's and still
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  How can I guard against keyless theft? 4 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2016 BMW 520d with keyless ignition. Can these keys be cloned when in the house allowing the car to be stolen from my drive? If so what measures...
• SEAT - Delays on new car delivery dates, help needed 3 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  tracking system & so exact dates for the car?s manufacture could not be given as it was not yet possible to view them on the their systems. We were told that as soon as this system became live we would be informed of a date. Several times through out September & early October my wife called the dealers
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  Do modern cars have automatic chokes? 11 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I've just purchased a 72-plate Kia Picanto GT Line S. Do modern cars still have automatic chokes? My immediate area has 30mph camera controlled restrictions...
• Lexus LS, Lexus RX450h - I tried LS500h and RX450h, here's what happened 30 May 2023 (Forum)
  been considering upgrading to a LS500h / 7 series / S class. However, after much consideration I decided to simplify the decision process and just stick with Lexus. I figured I already know the brand and have experienced its famed reliability first hand for 9 years and I know that I have not been
• Most impressed by 17 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  it right in the 90’s with this and the Mondeo, both we’re almost perfect. The Focus was a hoot to pilot down a twisting B road yet civilised enough to be the perfect family or company hack. The rev happy Yamaha designed 1600 motor had just enough power to be fun yet was more reliable, better on fuel
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  Could you suggest a relatively easy to maintain and economic to fix modern classic? 29 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Having sold my two classic Triumphs, I'm at the age where I'm having difficulty in doing full maintenance jobs but still appreciate driving and owning...