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• Citroen AX (1987 -1997) - 96 1.1 injection - problem losing power 7 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  was cruising very slowly looking for parking. When I took it to the mechanics they said the coil was fine but that they had cleared out a tube which was blocked. This hasn't made any difference though. They don't seem to have any suggestions as to what else it might be. The engine light has been coming
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - Scenic 01 1.9dci timing belt failure. 3 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Good Evening everyone! This afternoon I was driving my Renault Scenic Megane Y Reg 1.9dci Dynamique when I heard a noise that I thought indicated a puncture. I was about 4-5ft away from a safe parking space and proceeded to stop but then heard grating type noises sounding like plastic being smashed
• Mercedes Benz SL W107 (1971 - 1989) - 1989 3 litre rear axle area knock. 14 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  into the car when parked and report nothing. The noise has become louder , although I Ist began to hear it about 2 years ago ( 6000 miles travelled in that time ). It does increase with speed travelled , but when I press the brakes , it disappears , for as long as the brakes are applied . It either
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 98 1.4 - sluggish performance and EML. 8 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  to pull up and park, it would labour, oil light would flash, and then rev itself a bit or cut out. (Oil levels are fine) But just before I dropped it in garage it stopped doing this and hasn't since. Now, like I say, I'm not the most technical of people, but surely this is all wrong
• Moderators go out to play... 6 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Congratulations for surviving last night without your loyal and hard-working moderating staff. We were conducting a quality survey of Braksepars bitter in a fine hostelry in Oxfordshire. Not that the evening was without difficulties; The Pub that No Dosh had arranged for us to meet in had burned
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  Can you fail your driving test when using left-foot braking in an automatic? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was interested in your statistics on stopping distances when left-foot braking an automatic rather than right-foot braking. I started using this method...
• VW Passat 1.9 tdi 2002 estate. - “Rattle” noise from automatic Passat gearbox 2 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I have owned my car for a few months and it has been working Okay. I seldom have used the trip tronic side of the automatic gearbox. (But it works fine
• FIAT Ulysse II (2003 - ) - 2.2HDi FAP problems (never get one everybody) 18 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I posted on this site about 3 months ago when my cars engine blew its brains out about 200 metres away from the dealer who said it would be fine to drive. Anyway, having spent a fortune on new Engine, Turbo, 4 injectors, intercooler, clutch and all associated deisel pipes as well as labour from
• Suzuki Swift - Bought used car, having issues and need advice! 26 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  it through an MOT. Dangerous defects - Brake pads less than 1.5mm, Handbrake eff' less than 50% Major Defects - Both front suspension arm pins/bushes worn, parking break inoperative on nearside and offside rear. Work was done by the garage who MOT'd initially and then passed it once
• Car park bump - any advice re Ins? 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  ? What if the cost is more than the estimate?) All the best, Glen Details: J reg Honda Civic Saloon, good condition for age, low rust. Insured for 750 pounds, comprehensive, 0 no claims bonus (new driver), no protected discount. Bump: My car was hit while unattended in a car park. A witness saw
• Jaguar x type 2.0 ltr D. - Engine cuts out when driving / turning right 16 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  at the end of  july this year. The car was driving fine mostly local journeys. Then i was driving the dorset at the end of August for our holiday. We had driven about 50 miles along the motorway when the car lost power but was still running. I came off at the next junction and stop the car in a car park
• Focus 2016 1.5tdci Estate 120 - What is happening here? 3 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  event but certainly 65°C or a little over, was parked in the shade, engine off for minimum 2 hours, and again no key in ignition. It was very quiet in this location so I definitely know there was a period when nothing was happening.The main difference to this event is that at least the back door
• Struggling on which used car to buy next 28 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  are: - The low windows in the back means my children get a good view out and motion sickness has all but disappeared - very important as they used to hurl everywhere. - I live in a town, Lewes, where parking is hard and the short length of the Picasso - 4.2M - is helpful - The engine size - the car is 95% used
• VW Passat TDI 2001 - Starting Problem 25 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  later and second new HG and new oil cooler the car was back on the road and working fine. Last Sunday having had the car back from the garage for just over a week I drove to Birmingham from Northants on the motorway with no probs at all,parked the car for 8 hours and when I then tried to start
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus intermittent electrical failure 14 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  and alternator charge light (I think) came on, but again cleared. Several journeys later, now dark, lights on and heater blowing, my wife stopped in a car park and as she went to switch off there was a 'click' and all power disappeared - 100% no electricty, not even the red flashing light on the dash
• vauxhall vectra 2005 2.2 petrol - fuel problem (i think) 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  and it was fine no problems at all, parked up over night went to go to work the next morning and it wouldnt start straight away like normal, when you go to start it takes a while turning it over then it will fill like its starting and you stop the starter motor and then it takes about 10-15 seconds to get up
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - Help astra cuts out and splutters 22 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all in abit stuck ive got a Vauxhall astra g mk4 1.8 16v about 4week ago I stupidly drove through some deep water up to my head lights no water got in the air filter the car drove fine afterwards an hour later I parked it up for the night the next day it all started when I drop my clutch not all
• Motoring glass - scrape rub scratch 14 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Glass.. windscreens, side and rear windows - more expensive year by year. Exposed there, to the elements - blasted by high speed grit in the outer lane, bombarded with fine sand from the Sahara and scraped... grit resting on parked wiper rubbers - just waiting. Not Cinderallas glass slipper
• Mk3 Golf GTi fuel/stalling problems 28 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  , and noticed the fuel gauge rapidly decreasing. Naturally i pulled over at the next safest place. Looked around for a fuel leak none everything was fine, so i carried onto work. Later in the day went out in the car had done approx 30miles and the fuel gauge is now showing 3/4 tank which was about right
• Yet another "senior moment" 20 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  ? Rear drum brake? That's more retro than any Harley. Not to mention more bits to go wrong. When I parked it up in the car port this a.m. I swear I could hear our two Harleys sniffing with disdain. Somehow I felt guilty of infidelity. My partner also seems to feel I've the side down somehow. She hasn't