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  • Ford Mondeo IV - Low battery 27 Mar 2010 (Forum)
     was sat in my year old Mondeo, in a car park the other day, waiting for my wife. The key was in the ignition, but was turned all the way to the left - so there was no radio, air con etc on. Suddenly I
  • Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 1.4 16v Dynamique buying advice 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
    Hi all, My sister has found a car she likes and as being the only one free tomorrow in our house i have agreed to go and see it with her so she can have my opinion on it. Its done 102,000 miles its a 51 reg and they are asking £1995. One of the front fog lights is broken and the air con
  • Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - Accurate selling price? 13 Mar 2009 (Forum)
    to be greedy. Car is a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 8v Club with air con and just under 58.000 miles. Thanks.
  • Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6(115) Cold start rattle - no aircon 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
    . Also the air con doesn`t work, the light comes on when I press the button but it doesn`t seem to get any cooler, could the problems be related? I`m just worried that the garage will dismiss the cold start noise as the oil getting round the engine from cold but I`m pretty sure that its not doing any
  • Which small car? 17 Aug 2008 (Forum)
    : Cost up to £6.5k Small car, but must be 5 door and the boot big enough for a guitar Safety very important Reliable Long-lasting (current car = 10 year old Micra - she wants the next one to last as long) As few gadgets as possible (eg no alloys) but must have air con Main use = town driving Image
  • Long term new car purchase Volume 1 9 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    being so bulky. Obviously the car will do some serious mileage and im used to fairly bullit-proof reliability as I get with my Suzuki van. Im interested in generally good dealers, but depriciation and image count for nothing. Air con would be nice but not a deal breaker. The car that has sprung
  • Garage 'forgot' to service car....! 30 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    Folks, thought I would share with you my most surreal motoring day to date... 8.45am -- I take my 3 series BMW into a well known independent specialist for a few minor bits and pieces to be attended to (Air con re-gas, minor electrical gremlin, etc. etc.). Agree mid afternoon collection. 3pm
  • Mondeo or Titanic 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
    home mode' as there was no power or any turbo boost. After drying out the air filter I started the car the next morning to find it very lumpy with more blue smoke. This smoothed out after a minute or so and a test drive revealed that I had full power and tubo boost back again. The car runs fine now
  • Ive Gone And Brought the E320!!! 19 Mar 2005 (Forum)
    opener, each seat with its own air con control (upgraded)auto boot opener and closer, rear window blind, full telephone kit, radar on the cruise control that applies the brakes when too close to the car in front!!! This car is fantastic, 6 months old ex demo with 7k on the clock, I cant wait to pick
  • galaxy no go 8 Sep 2004 (Forum)
    member of my family finally got round to getting rid of his galaxy tdi. its a 51 late, 64k, full service history, new engine mounts, clutch and brakes and tyres - the works. its the 1.9 hdi 90 lx - still has air con and elec windows. he even had side airbag option put on to it. placed
  • Toyota auto stalling 2 Apr 2004 (Forum)
    when the air-con is running, and when reverse is selected. If the engine doesn't stall, the revs gradually pick up again to 800rpm. After a while the whole process starts again. In all other respects the engine and transmission perform perfectly. My service agent (no longer the Toyota agent) has had
  • Buying Renualt Megane Import or UK Spec 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
    . The nearest comparable price via a dealer is approx. £8900 for a 1 year old with 12,000 on the clock with no air con or CD but it will have the rest of the warranty on it and two years AA cover. Would I be better going for the import and buying additional warranty how much wolud this be or going via
  • In the summertime 7 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    but AAAAAHHHHHHHH. And don't give me all that "its more comfortable with the roof up and air con on" because most of thm had the windows down. Time for a strong coffee. Buy the way whats the difference between a convertable and a cabriolet ????
  • Semi-busted Xantia cooling fan 1 Feb 2002 (Forum)
    it isn't just the head of the screw that is missing, the rest still in situ :-( The second fan appears to be working properly so the temp is kept to reasonable levels at the moment, but with the air-con on and working the engine hard, the temp does rise quite rapidly (but still won't hit 90 in normal
  • When to change 7 Jan 2001 (Forum)
    My wife and I only need one car nowadays. I have a Nov. 98S Peugeot 106zest 1.1 24,000 miles Cost £7,000 and she has an Aug 96 Honda Civic 5 door 1.6Ls auto & air con 52,000 miles cost £15,500. Against a well spec'd new Golf / Focus we've been offered £7,400 for the pair - apparently they're worth
  • Land Rover Range Rover P38 (1994 - 2002) - Bought a lemon! Need help! 18 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    Hi On 18 August 2007, I purchased a Range Rover Vogue 4.6 litre from a small trader/garage. The vehicle had been advertised in the press and on the net as '2001 (X) Range Rover Vogue, Air conditioning etc, full service history and 91k miles'. When test driving the car I noted the Air Con did
  • Legal rights after buying faulty used car 28 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
    Hi HJ & Team. A question regarding our legal rights. We bought, approximately a month ago, a 2006 Ford Fusion 1.4TDCi Zetec with about 70k miles on...
  • Top 10 diesels on the market 11 Feb 2007 (Forum)
    and sturdy go-anywhere boots to match. A trim £20,935 gets you into 2.2-litre TD4 with alloys, sporty six-speed transmission, halogen headlamps, heated exterior mirrors, air conditioning and six-speaker CD player. Just what the ticket for global exporation? Cons: It?s not a Range Rover Sport. Tiscali
  • Volkswagen Golf TDI - Car Windows misting up badly - Golf V (2004) 9 Nov 2019 (Forum)
    of occasions the blowers appear to have stopped working altogether. There is the occasional bad smell also, like the air con system needs cleaning, but only on the odd occasion. The car has dual climate control with the the econ button. When the I have managed to get the windows clear, I can go along fine
  • Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 05 1.6 FSI - Sometimes Lacks Power 15 Apr 2010 (Forum)
    of fuel economy and performance, even after 3 successive tanks of each. -Fuel economy is worse when it lacks power. -Switching off the air-con makes no difference. It's got its first major service (4 years old, 25000 miles) in 2 weeks, which will mean new spark plugs, oil, oil filter and air filter (I
 

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