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• Battery Change 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Is it possible to change a car battery without the need to re-program radio/alarm etc. If you used say an Airflow Battery Conditioner on the disconnected live and earth cables before disconnection and during, would that be enough to hold the codes for the radio etc, reconnect the leads
• jump start a car 7 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I have not used jump leads for 15 yrs and am not too sure of how to do it safely, so I would be ever so grateful if you could give me a step-by-step explanation on how to do it with plenty of precisions as I am not mechanically aware ! Thanks
• Cars knowing why they crashed. 21 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  While at an IAM meeting yesterday, the guest speaker, a leading firefighter of 14 years experience said that the police are trying to persuade firemen not to cut the battery cables on crashed cars. Apparantly, they can tell if the car was braking and what speed amoungst other bits of info
• Ford Transit gearbox 11 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I'm a part-time professional driver (people) and often have to drive a Ford Transit minibus (M-reg) which is difficult to get into first gear. An hour in slow-moving traffic leads to an extremely painful left arm. Is it a foregone conclusion that a solution to this problem is difficult
• Ford Explorer maintenance 22 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  My experience of Ford service departments leads me to believe that they have little experience with dealing with the Explorer. Does anyone know of a good mechanic in the midlands area (I live in North West Leicestershire, but distance is not a problem) that has a good working knowledge of the Ford
• flat battery and jump starting 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  my wife's Nissan Almera has got a flat batterry. Can i start this with jump leads from my Octavia TDI. i know it's a daft question, but something at the back of my mind tells me no because of the different types of fuel. Thanks
• fuel price increase 21 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Has anybody else noticed fuel crept up another penny/ litre in the Guildford area overnight? Is now at 75.9p/litre, elseware today still at lower price of 71.7p/ litre.Is it rip of time for christmas or is surrey leading a general price increase chris
• Honda Civic 06 5 door - Jumpstarting 06 Civic-beware. 18 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  light came on and stayed on - so although the car turned over, it wouldnt start. Cue the AA, towage to my local Honda dealer, and following a short conversation with the Mr Man at Honda, i became aware of a serious fault. If you connect the jump leads to the battery
• Lexus boss EV warning 23 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Thank goodness we have at last an Emporers new clothes situation from one of the worlds leading companies in alternative power trains. One element that seems to have been overlooked is the need for a high amperage outlet in every house to cope with a quick charge for EVs and the infrastructure may not be there.
• Another reason to increase taxes on car use? 17 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Ok - they've done the lead in petrol, then the plant food gas, then NOX, then diesel particulates. All have been good for inventing new taxes for governments to fill their coffers. Next it's pollution from tyres. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39042655
• Zafira - Battery Cables corroded 7 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Is it possible to replace the cable running from the battery to the car? Our black lead has totally corroded half way down (looks like a long standing battery leak which went unnoticed) The car works but the battery needs manually charging once a week Thanks in advance
• Optima - NEW Battery Purchase 21 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  How can a 50 Amp hour  Optima Red Top  RTS 4.2   battery out perform my 140 Amp hour traditional lead acid battery and still deliver 1000 CCA over my existing battery's 720 CCA considering it is half the size?   Stephen Price
• pcn dropped kerb 1 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I parked in a side road with no yellow lines, warning signs or notices, on a dropped kerb with a solid brick wall in front of it  leading nowhere, in which I  recieved a pcn. On any day of the week cars are always parked along every inch of this road as space is limited
• Passat airbag warning lights 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Sorry if this is a rather simple and silly question but my airbag warning light on my '99 Passat just came on. I was wondering if it could be a simple thing or something a bit more complex that would lead me to hand it in to a local garage. Any advice would be appreciated. Thx. S.
• Any - Hire a Q7 ? 18 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Got family coming to stay, looking to hire a top end 7 seater,  hoping for an Audi Q7, but baulking at the rates quoted so far,  £200 a day -  will find a different solution. Need the car for 2-3 days only     Anybody got  any leads
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 96 1.6 gl misfiring 28 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  my golf gl is misfiring. Iv put new spark plugs in and the leads are still fairly new, I've changed the dist cap and rotor arm .... what else can I check and change?
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 1998 1.8 rough idle 30 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I have a rough idle, more obvious when cold than warm. I have changed the plugs, leads and run injection cleaner through it, but it's still there. Any suggestions would be appreciated
• Floating car on Top Gear 28 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, does anyone know the name of the company who produced the radio controled floating Astra VXR that was featured on Top Gear recently (i think it was recently!). I would really appreciate any leads that would help me get in touch with this company. Thanks! davooo
• Spark plugs 12 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Just about to fit some new spark plugs. Question is why do they come with a silver bit that you screw on the end (over the end that connects to the lead) and do you need to put this silver bit on? If you do need to put it on then why not make them that way in the first place? Hope this makes
• American Diesel 22 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Is the quality of diesel in the USA still terrible? Or is the 'diesel boom' leading to better quality? I ask because VW diesels are the most popular there for cars (I think) so if they can run to hundreds of thousands of miles on what they sell there, our highly refined diesel should mean a very