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Renault Scenic Feedback 23 May 2006 (Forum)
Having now had our 54 reg Scenic 1.9 DCi Priv for over a year now, I thought I would feedback on it. Good Points: Great 120bhp diesel engine, pulls well - seems to be even better with a full load! Loads of storage compartments, 11 in total! Interior very adaptable, nice driving position. Nice -
Oooh! Oooh! I found it! I found it! 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
that seats four and lets me sling my canoe/mountain bike/beer in the back or just go \"naked\" (no, not as in the BR Poll) for a bit of greenlaning. Mrs ND\'s approval - She\'s going to use it for work Storage - It\'s going to replace her car, therefore we have a space on the drive to fill :o) Wooohoooo -
Sharing my garage - insurance question 25 Oct 2002 (Forum)
Quickish question - We hardly ever park in our (double) garage. Next door neighbour has a collection of classic sports cars - some kept on the driveway, others in a storage place 45 min drive away. They are planning to double the size of their double garage. Being neighbourly (and good friends -
Mercedes Benz 300sl - The Sun's out the tops going down 3 Jun 2024 (Forum)
Some back roomers might remember last year my mum inherented her late uncle's cherished 1962 Mercedes 300sl roadster. It had been sat undriven since the early 80s (befor I was born). After getting it recoverd to storage on my mum's property I with the help if a a friend got -
Parallel Parking Against The Traffic 9 Sep 2020 (Forum)
Did this when I broke down yesterday, since the only parking spot was on the other side of the road and I didn’t think to push the car through a U-turn, which would have been more difficult and obstructive. Apparently this is illegal in Taiwan, Fine, tow and storage fees -
Winter Tyres - Now or never? 19 Jan 2012 (Forum)
). Would it be wiser to invest in rims as well as tyres, or just get the tyres swapped off the current alloys every spring and autumn? We have garage space for storage. I'm thinking towards the rims and tyres option, but any advice much appreciated. SM -
Motorway slip road 18 Jun 2009 (Forum)
of trips up and down this stretch, I've never seen this gate open or in use. The gate leads into a very minor lane, not important enough to have a bridge or a tunnel across the M way. Google satellite show nothing of importance down the lane, a couple of farms and a caravan storage site. The lane leads -
will my car be put on the write off database? 14 Aug 2008 (Forum)
if t is true? any information would be greatly appreciated as i need to get the car moved as quickly as possible before i start getting charged storage fees. thanks. xxx -
New Baby = New Car 9 Dec 2005 (Forum)
, and reliable. Some friends have suggested an MPV, but I'm more inclined towards a diesel estate since we need luggage space more than seats. The main priorities are: - safe - reliable - good storage - decent legroom - economical Two possible estate options that have been suggested are the Toyota Avensis -
For Sale sign in car window illegal... 29 Nov 2004 (Forum)
the car back until he paid the storage fees which came to several times what the car was worth so the car will likely end up crushed. Meanwhile the local drug gangs are fighting a turf war outside your window. The lunatics have taken over the asylum and the Council chamber near you. -
Rover quest- day 2 23 Nov 2001 (Forum)
nights modest inclinations. I'm really missing my previous( larger) car with good room for storage etc. - The bar would also be useful in fact. What about economy/insurance particularly ? Shared experiences appreciated. CHRIS W. -
5k miles in Octavia 2.0TDi estate 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
reversing ? surprisingly useful, something you don?t miss until you?ve tried it. Massive and practical rear loadspace, and plenty of other storage space within the car Useful ?multipurpose? boot floor with hidden underfloor storage, or use it to divide the massive loadspace and stop things sliding around -
ANY - RIP DOT3? 10 Aug 2020 (Forum)
learn, I was quietly confident of getting it at a CPC filling station. 5 big helpings of the M-word from 5 different filling stations later, I’m thinking they’'ve maybe stopped making it. Since its better than DOT-4 (less hygroscopic so longer service and storage life -
Volkswagen Polo II (1991 - 1994) - 92 1.05 water in rear passenger footwell 24 Dec 2009 (Forum)
the storage pocket at the door base).The later is the problem as the water sits on the rubber door seal and then runs over onto the carpet and then into the footwell.Has anyone removed a polo door trim to look inside the door and can tell me if their is some kind of deflector in the door to shed any water -
Peugeot 406 rear o/side "thumping" noise 23 Nov 2005 (Forum)
that)but everything is OK. I've checked the internals - rear facing seat + mounting, spare wheel & tools fixings, side storage boxes etc. etc. and I just can't find anything that is loose or suspect. Is there a common fault on these cars...it's driving me nuts. -
Is this a road? 8 Mar 2005 (Forum)
at the request of the DVLA. His family are trying to retrieve the van which has been accumulating a £12 per day storage fee. Is the concrete ramp part of the road, if it is why are ramps not marked with yellow or red lines when in a restricted road. The stock answer by police to any vehicle obstructing -
Transporter, Vivaro, Transit - Small Motor Vans: What you need to know! 14 Apr 2013 (Forum)
to snaffle anything. It can be a bit of a pain accessing your goodies, because you will inevitably have many items on the seat, a fact which is compounded by the lack of open storage areas on the dash. Volkswagen have really let themselves down here, this is an 80s dashboard, and entirely -
Hired Driver with illegal Trade Plates 31 Oct 2022 (Forum)
that the driver and his company misled her into believing that by using the trade plates everything was covered. She has had to pay to remove her truck from storage and get another company to drive it back to the Port. What does the law say in such an instance. Can 2 people be charged for the same offence, can -
Has anyone heard of this before.....AJ Long Transport Services? 17 Feb 2019 (Forum)
in those three days and it's not even return they collect. It seems cosher but I wanted to see if anyone else had experienced anything like this before I go ahead and spend my hard won cash... The Storage and shippers are AJ Long Transport Services Ltd. Thanks Feek -
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster - First drive if the year 4 Jun 2018 (Forum)
Some of you may remember my mum inherited a 1962 300 sl roadster. Today was the first drive it has had since being stored for the winter. Over the winter myself and a friend converted her to EFI from mechanical injection (old bits put in box for storage). Full services done last weekend even