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• MINI MINI Cooper and S R56 (2007 - ) - 06 1.6 Another one loosing coolant 3 May 2010 (Forum)
  Just before Christmas i was driving the wifes mini when the heater suddenly started blowing cold air and the temp gauge started moving around erraticaly. upon...
• Volkswagen Sharan (1995 - 2009) - 98 1.9TDi no power 30 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, can anyone help me: VW Sharan auto tdi. Diesel. when the engine got warm ( normal operating temp) it would not change gear, I.E. over taking at 50 it would not change up. I replaced the accelater pedel & potentimenter. it 's still playing up I.E. at 40 m ph, 3000 revs, max ease my foot off gas
• Do noisy tyres last longer? 18 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  ? marginally less noisy, lasting for 22.5k miles. Continental ContiPremiumContact2s ? significantly quieter, but only doing about 18k miles. For the mileages that we do, this difference equates to about an extra year?s use on the front and a couple of years on the back. I can?t say that we noticed any
• Rover 45 (1999 - 2005) - 00 1.8 Never starts first time/stalls on Drive 29 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have a year 2000 Rover 45 Automatic which I bought 18 months ago. It?s suffered from the same fault since I bought it: it rarely starts first time, needing between 2 and 10 attempts to turn the engine over before it will start. Then, once the engine is running, it stalls as soon as I put the car
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 2.0 Central locking fault and U/S deadlock 30 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hi everyone this is my first time on an internet forum and pulling my hair out now with my mondeo's faulty central locking. I can lock all doors with the...
• Just bought some new tyres 16 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  supported a local fitter. Vredstien Ultrac Sasanta While scanning for tyres I came across "Gislaved" tyres - now they bought back memories from late 60's early 70's - I put some on my Mk2 Zodiac - they outlived the car but by heck they were dodgy in wet - came to roundabout full right lock and just carry
• 2005 VW Golf Tdi S to 2008 Suzuki SX4 1.6DiiS? 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  My mum who is nearly 80 has found it increasingly difficult to climb in and out of her 2005 VW Golf TdiS 5 door. She has owned it from new and it now has...
• Castrol Edge HTHS Viscosity, mPa?s @ 150ºC ??? 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Castrol don`t seem to give the HTHS viscosity on their spec sheets, while Mobil 1 and others do. I rang Castrol to to discuss oil specs and was told-seemingly...
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2008 -) - 08 2.0 Lighting of mirror adjust controls and UK s 6 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Just taken delivery of my new Mazda 6 and I am generally delighted with it apart from two niggles. 1. The controls for the mirrors are not illuminated....
• Ford S-MAX (2006 - ) - Ford Warranty 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Just bought a Ford Smax from a franchised dealer - picking up tomorrow. Can anyone just clarify Ford warranties - told I'd have balance of manufacturer...
• Your planning re possible fuel shortage next week 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  of the Grangemouth refinery and threats by others to make the situation worse) 1) What`s your plan if there are fuel restrictions? 2) What happened last time in 2,000 and will experiences from that mean a different approach? 3) What`s your range from a full tank 4) what are you definitely going to follow through
• Nissan Almera (1995 - 2000) - 1998 1.6 Uneven wear on one tyre only 17 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  , arms and struts all look okay. The car even handles okay, although not as sharp as it once did. No pulling under braking or acceleration and it drives straight on motorway runs. It seems the only evidence for a problem is the wear on that one tyre. {pedantic mode on. Changed the word wheel(s
• Daewoo Nubira (1997 - 2003) - 51 Reg 2.0 Litre - Creaking Noise O/S Wheel area 31 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi When I brake there is a creaking/ grinding noise coming from the front passenger side of my Daewoo Nubira Estate... It isn't the brake pads as these...
• Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - 06 -'Grunting'noise from s/wheel when turning left 28 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I've just got a Audi A4 2.0 tdi 170 bhp when i reverse with left hand turn or turn left say onto my drive i get a annoying grunting noise which seems to...
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - Lumbar Support on seats - any experience ? 14 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Having set my heart on buying an Accord 2.4 Executive/EX, which has an excellent spec including supposed lumber support, I have to admit that I found the driver`s seat to be most uncomfortable. I admit that I suffer from lower back problems, but find the seats on my current BMW, which has electric
• Immobiliser on Mercedes S-class W140 24 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  My immobiliser seems to occasionally think I'm forcing entry. It hapenned in December last year and now twice in the last two weeks. I can get in using...
• Tracking - Wheel Alignment - Audi A4 5 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I recently got a brand new pair of front tyres for my 2 year old A4, and initially has a few problems with the balance of these wheels which was sorted out by the tyre services involved. However, since getting these new tyres, (change from Conti Sport Contact 2's to Cont Premium Contact 2's), I
• Buying S/H in Italy 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I'm looking for something to replace my rusty Fiesta here in Italy as it would cost more to replate it than it's worth, and a mountain winter won't do...
• Funny workshop tales 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  My favorite. One of them his first week at work at a big BL dealer in the late 60's The managing directors car a S type Jag was on the ramp looking for a exhaust leak. The mechanic sent my mate the trainee to rev the engine up, so he could see any leak, the car happened to be in drive, it shot off
• Superficial windscreen damage 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  . This has resulted in a nasty scuff on the windscreen - annoyingly in the driver´s line of vision. It looks a bit like a mucky smear but is in fact a surface scuff on the glass. It´s about 2" by 2" so enough to annoy. Following me? So the question is - what can I use to remove aforementioned scuff