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• Toyota Corolla (1997 to 2002) - 99 1.6 SoundProofing 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hi folks, I've got a 1999 Toyota Corolla (automatic), very low milelage@50K, nothing really wrong with it except the usual stuff with cars in this class. Anyway, my daily commute to work is a good 110 miles round-trip and my beef with the car is the non-existent cabin insulation. At motorway
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 2.0 ST170 hesitation at 2200rpm 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  when accelerating through the range in 2nd gear. Sometimes it feels like an automatic, when you put your foot down in, say, 3rd and it accelerates for a second then decides to change down and there's a surge of power when it locks up. Anyone had this before? Thank you
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 2001 2.5 ABS light staying/coming on 12 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  My father-in-law has asked my to post a question on his behalf. He wondered if anyone has some insight into a problem with his 2001 BMW 525i (Automatic). The ABS light keeps coming on. Sometimes it stays on, sometimes it goes off and comes back on and sometimes it behaves i.e. goes off and stays
• 'Proper' small(ish) auto diesel? 24 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I've been looking for a chain-cam-engined, reliable, economical, small-ish diesel automatic that has been sold for long enough and in sufficient quantities for it to be available inexpensively secondhand. I'd hoped for a proper i.e. torque-converter, auto for its driving-characteristics but it's
• Peugeot 407 SW (2004 - ) - Tip Auto - What's that? 5 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I'm idly looking in to automatics at the moment, having been so impressed with my wife's new DSG VW Touran. I don't have a lot of knowledge on the subject as I'd never considered autos before, but I suppose the beigeing process eventually gets us all and now I quite fancy one myself. A car I
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 1998 2.0 di ls - turns over, but fails to start 23 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  be seeing a code. Could it be anything more simple , the mileage is 118k. Thanks Mark {edited subject header to remove repeated words that are automatically put in from your drop down menu choice and compulsory year and engine detail boxes}
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 1997 1.4CL - Clattery Transmission 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  (which are pretty wearing). Any views on the cause? The clutch isn't slipping. The clattering only became audible after a 100 mile motorway run a month or so ago.... {No need to repeat what you've already selected from the drop down menus as this automatically gets included within the subject
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Auxillary/fan belts 11 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I'm not sure what the name is, but its the belt that drives the power steering, alternator etc. The haynes manual said its an easy job, has an automatic tensioner and should be changed every year. The current belt has done over 40k. I'm quite a diy person myself but it looks very awkward to change
• Land Rover Freelander 2 (2006 - ) - 2.2 Diesel Tiptronic - Any tales of woe? 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a nearly new 4x4 diesel automatic, and am finding that there are few cars that fit the bill (or my pocket). Short-listed are the Land Cruiser Prado 3.0D (2007/8), or, if I can find one in my budget, a BMW X3 (2006/7). Other than a Hyundai/Kia, the only other vehicle that fits
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.25 Fast Idle and not reving over 4000 rpm 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Just purchased a small runabout for my Wife and the car is a Ford Fiesta 1.25 l zetec automatic R reg, the car runs fine except, when at a standstill you put it into Drive it sometimes cuts out and the idle appears to be fast also at a standstill if you rev the engine in Park or Neutral
• Car choice? Disabled OAP 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Looking for some help on a choice of car for my 81 year old mum, who's recently left hospital with a knackered left leg and severely decreased mobility. She's now going to need a small automatic, five door car with enough space for a fold-up wheelchair if she eventually needs one. Her current car
• RIP Vespa PX 28 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  . Italian company Piaggio said that tightening emission legislation sounded the death-knell on the 30-year-old, manually-geared bike - and that all models would now be automatic. More here: http://tinyurl.com/5w637p (links to The Telegraph) And after having a few of them pass me in Southsea on Sunday, I
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 auto - Retro fit Cruise Control 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 2001 astra automatic 1.6 and its got the fly by wire throttle so I bought the cruise control stalk which fitted very easy but the lead coming from the stalk I cant find anywhere to plug it in???? I removed the instrument display looking behing it and cannot find any lead which would plug
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1998 1.9 turbo diesel head gasket 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  ), should I just get rid of it (it's a clean car with 76000 on it) Please, any advice would be hugely welcome. {There is no need to repeat the information selected from the compulsory drop down menus and year/engine boxes in the subject line as this automatically gets included. Now edited out}
• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - 05 1.4 Loss of power when accelerating from roun 12 May 2008 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a used Fabia. It is an automatic, and intermittently will not pick up revs after slowing down for traffic lights etc. The engine does not cut out, the rev counter shows 900 rpm, but there is no forward motion other than from residual speed. The supplier has investigated
• Audi A4 B8 (2008 - ) - air conditioning. 17 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Today my wife asked me to pop in to a dealer near Dublin to see the new A4 Audi 2.0 diesel. Both of us were actually very impressed with what we saw. I am puzzled about the different terms used for climate control. In Dublin they have " Automatic air conditioning ,with sun sensor
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.25 zetec auto limited revving & loss of power 10 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 ford fiesta 1.25 ghia zetec automatic and each time i rev the engine the rev meter doesn't never goes beyond 3000 and most times the car loses power even though i've got my foot right down on the accelerator, then all of a sudden it picks up again. the car has been serviced and i have
• Subaru Justy (1989 - 1996) - 1994 1100cc Part number help please? 5 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Good afternoon all. Have just been on the phone to my nearest Subaru dealer ( 27 miles away ) re price and availability of the sump gasket and oil filter unit used on the automatic gearbox of the ECVT model of the above car. Dealer came back with part number for the gasket, 411605600 but claimed
• Driving a SORN back to UK 29 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  ) for the day of arrival from the Dover ferry and simply drive 1hr45 to the MOT station? And then I can take the MOT, insurance cert, V5 and completed V10 ?Vehicle licence application? to my local tax disc issuing Post office to get a tax disc. Does the car automatically become un-SORN'ed at this point?
• Renault Scenic (1996 - 1998) - 1997 2.0L - buying and repairing advice 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  under the subject header when you compose your question. The one that goes "(INCLUDE year of manufacture, car engine size and nature of problem; EXCLUDE make/model as this is automatically added at start of subject)" Thankyou - ps, and of course there's the 2 separate sticky requests overlooked as well}