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• Good therapist needed urgently 20 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  fine (the seller has a car air-con shop!), delightfully woolly one-finger p/s, lots of body rattles... I haven't been underneath yet but rust should not be a big issue in this climate. New belts, hoses, all the electrics seem OK, electronic ignition conversion...... But, along with the exhaust note
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  Can I reject my faulty new car after 2 weeks? 8 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We bought a brand new 66-plate Tiguan from our local Volkswagen dealership two weeks ago. We have now got three problems with the car which showed up at...
• Ford Mondeo Mk3 - Tdci - Strange overheating problem, only at speed 4 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  :   - No hot air available through internal heaters/blowers or air con - this started at same time as temp gauge thing earlier this week
• Vauxhall Corsa, Toyota Yaris - First Car - Corsa or Yaris 10 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  to be in almost perfect condition (to an untrained eye!) Will do MOT and service before I buy HPI check clear Felt smooth on test drive  Air con broken Cam belt - changed at 15,000 miles - warned might need changing again in a couple of years
• Peugeot 406 HDI poor fuel economy 16 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  . The thing that has really flagged this up wtih me is that I'm off work and so the only driving I have been doing over xmas is motorway driving at 50-60mph to and from relatives, also the air con is off (and it would normally be on but its gone noisey so i have stopped using it) At 50-60mph with the aircon
• Small, petrol engined automatics - poor economy 1 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  was an odd mix of short, traffic laden urban trips and longer highway journeys (these usually five up).  Air-con was on the whole time I should add. What was clear was that even on motorway journeys starting immediately after a fill up, I could not get the consumption to be better than about
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 1.4 Auxilary drive belt configuration 31 May 2013 (Forum)
  for the problem! The car only has power steering and no Air con. The power steering pump is located towards the front of the engine and the pulley on the pump has a tensioner type bearing located below. The problem is that these two pulleys are on a completely different centreline to any of the other pulleys
• 2005 Renault Laguna 1.9 DCi - Aircon not working 11 May 2012 (Forum)
  on momentarily after stopping engine as if air con is switched on without it being on. (Button) Took it to my local garage who also does aircon, they carried out various checks, ascertained that no current at compressor clutch, found a large fuse under the bonnet had blown, replaced, no luck. Checked earth
• 2001 Mini One 2005 Ford Focus - Used car purchase Mini V Focus 10 May 2012 (Forum)
  . Insurance for me is £50 cheaper for the mini and carrying passengers isn't really a concern as I do it very rarely. Its mainly just me. I really can't choose, between the 2. The focus is what my head is telling me but my heart is where the mini is as I love the drive and feel. Both have Air con and CD
• Audi A6 Avant - MPG - PETROL 14 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  .....BMW was getting 40 around town and 50+ on open road. I know Audi is a bigger heavier car. Apart from tyre pressures, unloading it, switching off air con, driving habits,forcing wife and kids to walk ect ect is there anything I can do to improve MPG ie: will a re map do anything apart from
• Ford Focus - Focus alternator problem 28 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  minute) - battery voltage is around 12.5v with ignition off, around 11.5v when engine running - car appears to drive and operate fine including air-con, power steering, etc, and battery warning light goes out after starting engine.   Initially I thought the alternator
• Ego Integrity V Despair - car styling 1 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  can`t feel the pull yet? So that`s fine - you only have to stick it out for a few more decades and you might find yourself surrounded by motors of light and air - with wispy looks - like Sophia Loren and not a Nile catfish with that ugly gaping mouth and tiny portals of eyes AKA the rear windows
• Mazda 626 (2000 - 2002) - 00 2.0D Diesel leak 10 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I have an old Mazda 626. After a visit to a specialist aircon garage to get the air con fixed it developed a diesel leak. Not sure if this leak is related to the mechanic trying to fix the aircon as the leak is where one of the fuel pipes enters the engine block. It doesn't seem likely this area
• Volkswagen Touran MPV (2003 - ) - 04 2.0 MOT Pass on grinding brakes & ABS kaput. 11 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  to be waiting on the "Sales Manager" approving the ABS work due to the cost, but he is never available or is in on monday etc) Faults : ESP Light (ABS control unit failure £1200 + Vat) Brakes Grinding even when not braking(Replaced as "badly corroded") Air Con Not Working(Now Recharged) Oil Pooling
• Honda Accord Tourer (2003 - 2008) - Warranty rectification 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  , and on a steady 60 mph journey on the motorway with no air con I can manage 43. Honda tell me this is normal, despite plenty of people on here getting much better figures, and despite the suggested extra urban figures of 50+. At 70,000 miles it's certainly not the engine having not loosened up yet, but I've got
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - refund! 25 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  to go away and see if it happened again! Then the air con came on randomly and i was told this only happens on defog and that i should go away and monitor the situation. On the 11th day of owning this vehicle it had a head fit! with the central locking going off when driving, internal lights coming
• So why not a Yaris then? 23 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  year old Toyota Yaris automatic. Preferably 1.3 to give a bit more grunt, and 3 door to give best possible access to the passenger seat. Air con and a CD player would be nice as well whilst we are at it, and of course the benefit of toyota reliability and quality. I am pretty much decided on the Yaris
• Buying mk4 VW Golf 30 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  for it unfortunately, but I know it has air con - would it have r/c/l and other toys? That's the only problem, at least the Mondy would have a CD player, etc. Also...which engine is better? The 8v or 16v 1.6? Obviously the 8v is cheaper to insure, but less economical apprently. Is this a noticeable difference
• mondeo TDCi Vibration under load 18 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  find the car a pig to drive around town when the air con is on?? Mine stalls easily, and generally feels heavy to drive in terms of accelerating. Neil T Mondeo Ghia TDCi 130 Estate, SEAT Toledo 20VT Sport, Various Montegos...
• Daewoo Kalos? 30 May 2004 (Forum)
  : Compared to..? PG: The Polo I drive at the moment. SG: Well it's only going to be £10,000 PG: I can get a polo for £10,000 SG: Yes but this one comes with air con, alloys, metallic paint etc etc PG: Ok ok, what's it like for safety? SG (starts talking to me like I'm a small child and she's sick of being