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  • Corrado VR6 Electrical Problem 30 Jan 2005 (Forum)
    Hi- Car just had annual service.On returning home I noticed that when I use the footbrake the N/S front sidelight comes on with the brakelights. Anyone know what could be causing this and could it be as a result of the service? Coincidentaly the annual service is usually followed by an expensive
  • New Shape Micra value 28 Jan 2005 (Forum)
    Ok here goes. Friends mum died some months ago and my friend now has her 2004 Micra. She dosen't want it and has asked me to sell it for her. Don't know how to value it. Its May 04 5 door 1.2 S in metallic blue and 875 yes 875 miles on it. CD electric windows remote locking etc. Is £5000 too
  • Eastbourne counci's mean charge. 17 Jan 2005 (Forum)
    we are asked to pay to see what is our heritage. Shame on you Eastbourne for making a few lousy £s from visitors.
  • Mini Cooper - new engines ? 20 Dec 2004 (Forum)
    I'm thinking of buying a new Mini Cooper 'S' but have heard rumours about a whole new set of engines about to be launched for all Mini variants. I don't want to buy one then 5 minutes later find they've released the new engines. Can anyone confirm this? If so, can you point me in the direction
  • Volkswagen scirocco dropped door 29 Oct 2004 (Forum)
    Hello all. Could you please give me information on how to fix the dropped drivers side door on my brothers scirocco. It?s dropped and can let in water! A ?how to? or a few pointers or even a good VW/scirocco site would be cool. Is it just a case of loosening the hinge bolts and realigning? What
  • 306 HDI Buzzing Noise 2 Sep 2004 (Forum)
    think it\'s serious but irritating! Any help would be great
  • Toyota Camry turbo diesel (1984-8) 8 Aug 2004 (Forum)
    Can anyone give me more information about the turbo diesel engines used in Toyota Camry?s. There are two which I am interested in: 1984/5 1800cc turbo diesel engine and the 1985/6 2000cc turbo diesel engine. Do these have Japanese toyota engines, or are they shared with another brand
  • How much to pay new - Nissan Almera 18 Jul 2004 (Forum)
    I\'ve found that Motorprovider are advertising new UK supplied Almera 1.5se 5dr\'s on the net @ £8.5k. Anyone know if you can get this car/model any cheaper than that? Any thoughts on the merits or otherwise of the Almera? Hi Happy, I\'ve changed this to lower case as typing solely in Caps
  • Odometer issue - Honda Prelude 4 Jun 2004 (Forum)
    Hi all, My Honda Prelude\'s odometer as suddenly stopped at 49999, which I found slightly odd. The rev and speed needles are working correctly but am not sure wheather this can be repaired, anyone know the possible causes?? Also, looking at buying newish used BMW privately and am looking
  • Monaco Grand Prix 26 May 2004 (Forum)
    Today's GP was rather more interesting than others of late, possibly because Mr S......... didn't lead from start to finish. Did any one else find it ironic that the cars, which in road use are reckoned to be extremely reliable, ie Toyota and Honda, blow up regularly; while the Renault which
  • retail value after 2/3 years 25 May 2004 (Forum)
    does any one have any info on the percentage of original cost retained by top of the range s class & e class mercedes and by bmw 5 or 7 series and by vw passat after 2 and 3 years? i want to use these figures as leverage ; i am considering a 2 year old pd130 superb elegance ie top of the range
  • BMW Computer 17 Mar 2004 (Forum)
    A mate of mine has got a 325i '86, fully loaded and owned from new. The computer has packed up once and been replaced with a s/h one. Now gone the same way as the first unit ant the car wont run. Anyone know of a company or person who could sort it at prehaps component level rather than junking
  • long,long trip dilemma 21 Jan 2004 (Forum)
    need a car for the following task/s, cant exceed the cost of £1200. a) needs to be in band 5 insurance group or less. b) heading around europe for a month so reliability and economy are important. c) will mainly be used for decent milage with my main 3 concerns being, reliability, economy
  • Best Spark Plugs ? VW Beetle (new shape) 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
    Changing plugs on New Beetle 1.6 (same as Golf etc 1.6) - what\'s the best plugs ? Copper ones fitted from new \'went off\' well before due date of 40k - more like 25K or so - platinum/iridium/Yttrium presumably better ? Is the make of plug critical (as in build-quality) - so are NGK/Denso/Bosch
  • Mums To Be Parking Bays 6 Jan 2004 (Forum)
    Have tried to find a suitable past thread to slot this into, but couldn\'t. We\'ve had Disabled parking bays, Parent with child bays and now my local ASDA have Mums To Be parking bays. The painted yellow symbol is a stalk, in flight, with bundle of joy in it\'s mouth Could we have a Lazy person
  • Volvo S70 - How much to sell it??!!! 12 Dec 2003 (Forum)
    Father in law has a Volvo S70 2.0 (think its a 10v). has 93,000 miles - 98/S Plate. Dark Blue, aircon etc. Great condition. He's had it up for £4000 but cant sell it for love nor money. What will he have to do to sell it, without completely losing the plot money wise? How much do you guys think
  • Customer Service. 11 Nov 2003 (Forum)
    Mrs PU is still pursuing the Motorcycle bug. She wanted a helemet. Whilst we were up in Cheshire this weekend we visited J&S Motorcycles at Northwich. Superb Customer Service. Young chap approached her as she gazed at the Shoei display. He then spent a good twenty minutes until they found what
  • RAV4: petrol or diesel 8 Oct 2003 (Forum)
    Damian Glad to hear you\'re still in one piece. There\'s a road test of the RAV4 on the site, and also the Avensis which shares the diesel engine, and probably the petrol ones too for that matter. With a low mileage, petrol might be the way to go - get a bike for the urban journey - will save
  • Is the Nissan NX100 a 'girly car'? 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
    My b/f and I have looked at a couple of NX100's to find something to replace his current car, and while we both really liked them he is concerned that they look like a bit of a woman's car!!! I don't think they do, but I've got some convincing to do - especially as we've seen a gorgeous
  • Opel Parts Online 29 Sep 2003 (Forum)
    Does anyone know where I can get part numbers and pricing for the 17D Isuzu engine fitted to my friend?s 1996 Opel Combo he runs here in Jordan? Either online or without obligation by email? The dealer here does not have the right parts catalogue. It is the same non-turbo engine used by Vauxhall
 

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