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  • Should I buy a Vauxhall Senator? 6 Jun 2006 (Forum)
    With all that talk of the Senator rear lights on Bristols, its kinda made me hanker after one now! If I cant have the Bristol, I can have a car with the same lights :) I like both the 80's and 90's ones so which ones are best? 2.5, 3.0 or 3.0 24v? Which is the most reliable? Can you still get
  • A photo quiz for all you petrol-heads 29 May 2006 (Forum)
    Please take a look at that photo: http://2plus1.neostrada.pl/a1.jpg What we?ve got here huh ? Ah, that?s easy... A humble, reasonably priced eurobox: current-shape silver Vectra hatch 1.8 / 140 horse, facelifted model year 2006. So... this car (the Vectra) has got something really, really
  • What to use on dry bushes? Ford Escort. 29 Oct 2005 (Forum)
    ... and no mentions of plenty of water and a dash of miracle-gro ;-) Car is an 89 Escort, has been squeeking from the back for a while now and has just started creaking from the from suspension/turning right. I\'m thinking it\'s just dry bushes as the car has just passed it\'s MoT. My question
  • Peugeot 306 cam belt change 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
    on the 306? Is it nesessary to remove the road wheel(s) etc. to get at the various parts? Any help or advice appreciated. Is it best to change any idler roller(s) also whilst I'm at it? Thanks in advance for anyone who is kind enough to comment.
  • Best4cars, Buymynew car & others 26 Aug 2004 (Forum)
    . So has anyone used any of these retailers recently, and if so, what were your experiences please. Now the dealer has said that, I can't help being a little more cautious about buying on the net. Some of the cars are listed as preregistered. Should this be of concern? Thanks Keith S
  • MB 230TE 1l oil1/100miles what\'s wrong? 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
    Idles on 3 cylinders. Uses 1 litre oil per 100 miles - spitting it out through the exhaust pipe, leaving a nice oily smudge if the car is parked somewhere. I...
  • Omega MV6 wiper stalk 23 Mar 2003 (Forum)
    , then an upper and lower one marked R and S respectively. It looks suspiciously like cruise control to me (R = RESUME, S - SET, button = ON/OFF), but it doesn't do anything. And the manual shows Cruise Control ("where fitted") on the left hand stalk but nothing on the right hand... Anyone any idea what
  • Cheap Brake Pads 15 Mar 2003 (Forum)
    I noticed the item in today\'s paper \"Warp Factor True\" (406 with warping brake discs). It reminds me of my same experience when my Rover 218 turbo diesel was a company car and the lease company garage kept replacing discs. It finally appeared that the cause was cheap brake pads that caused
  • New C3 vs 2nd hand Ibiza TDI S ? 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
    Haven't driven either yet, or got down to any substantive discussions about price, but next weekend we hope to drive both in a quest to choose our second...
  • More 2nd Hand Vehicle after sales faults 25 Jan 2003 (Forum)
    My brother bought in last year a Vauxhall Brava 4x4 pick up 1995 M from a 4x4 independent specialist, we have subsequently discovered that there are two...
  • Vauxhall Brava Diesel 6 Jan 2003 (Forum)
    My brother runs a 1995 Vauxhall Brava 2.5 litre diesel with the Isuzu diesel unit. It went wrong before Christmas and was diagnosed with a faulty injector...
  • Xantia electrics 20 Oct 2002 (Forum)
    As s**s law would dictate in this cold weather, the heater fan for the passenger compartment has given up the ghost along with the rear screen demister. I've tested the fan which works fine, so it can't be that, so therefore resorted to stripping the dashboard out to see if there was a loose
  • I feel good....... 23 Mar 2002 (Forum)
    a bike. Rob S
  • excess on the road 16 Nov 2006 (Forum)
    have a few dings from the work car park Steve'' I found this interesting since we regularly have debates on 4*4's on this forum. I have no thoughts on 4*4 other than they are status symbols that we don't really need. I feel this is what drives people to hate 4*4's, due to a mixture of envy
  • \'Ere we go. Again. 18 Apr 2004 (Forum)
    Ossifer I swear this is true. The last thing I remember was drinking Pepsi in my pal Buboy\'s bike showroom with Jean Pierre and Bertrand, my fellow riders. The first is a Norman (says don\'t forget 1066 we\'ll get you next time) while the second is a Breton. Both thus vehemently deny
  • Two Linux installations - Windows and Symbian S60 31 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    This write up will cover the installation of two current linux operating systems and then discuss interactive parameters concerning Symbian S60 and it`s deployment in Windows `dependent` Smartphones. Basically, I gave up trying to duel install Windows and Linux, many years ago - following
  • Most Written off car. 5 Jun 2006 (Forum)
    Birmingham-registered Ford Fiestas top the league of motor insurance write-offs BRITAIN?S MOST FREQUENTLY written-off car by motor insurers is a nine-year-old Ford Fiesta 1.3 Encore, in blue and registered in Birmingham. Ford Fiesta?s distinction as Britain?s most written-off car is revealed
  • Ford radio code 9 May 2019 (Forum)
    Hi! Looking for a code for s/n M040481 radio, changed battery and is now looking for a code. Thanks in advance!
  • Ford Galaxy - ecu 13 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    I cannot locate the ecu on my P reg galaxy it s not under either front seat HELP!!!!!!
  • Learner failed test for splashing pedestrian 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
    I'm right behind the examiner on this one http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1065766_learner_fails_test_after_splash
 

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