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• Golf VR6 21 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  about it, they all do that'! Rubbish, other VR6's i've driven don't make anywhere near the racket mine does. Does anyone know what to do about this problem??? Please help!! :-)
• Which diesel estate..... 6 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  The short list is: - Volvo V70 D5 (or earlier 2.5 diesel) - Mondeo Zetec-S 2.0 TDCi (130) Estate - VW Passat TDi (130) sport Estate - Saab 9-5 2.2 TiD Vector Estate - Audi A6 1.9 Tdi (115/130) I am looking second-hand but low mileage. Clearly the Volvo and Audi (and to a lesser extent the Saab
• Merc SL (W107) Am I asking for trouble? 2 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  HELP! I am thinking about buying an SL, with about £10k in my budget. The thing is that I do about 10-12,000 miles a year, mostly motorway driving. Am I deluded in wanting to buy one of these? I imagine that the mpg is pretty poor especially on the 450's and I don't have a garage. I would have
• Elise, which one? 21 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Picked up some useful background on these thanks to Dan and others and it's now far enough into winter to consider buying one. The MK2 is supposed to...
• Water in oil filler cap 21 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Just bought a second hand mk 4 S reg 1.6 se golf 60000 miles full dealer service history,trouble is water in oil filler cap though no mayo,have done 250 miles could it be condensation or worse still head gasket/oil cooler.(the waranty is main dealer one month satisfactory repaire or replace
• Black Box 20 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  away with S**** C******. Detect them. Fine them. No arguments. We could call it the:- Blackbox Operated Gps Universal Speed Hazard detection device Can't think of a suitable acronym for such a detection device though. C
• Citroen ZX Estate 1.9TD 1 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  believe it may be an issue of dry bushes. Mileage is 79.000 miles. Does anyone know what the problem is? Any help/advice or cures will be greatly appreciated. Cheers Jon S
• Green Goddess. 29 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  are maintained to the highest level regardless of their age and it shows. Has anyone ever driven one, or knows someone that served on one ? Are they suitable for fighting fires today as they were in the 60's? And where are they kept when they're not in use ? Ash.
• Golf gt tdi - tempting purchase 27 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  There is an S reg Golf gt tdi for sale through an independent garage. it's done 70000miles and looks to be in good condition. They're asking 8499 for it. I would be part ex-ing a 1995 N reg Golf match with FSH and 45000miles on the clock, which is maybe worth between 2300-2800 I think. What I need
• Personalised plates 20 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  In another thread L'escargot mentioned the driver of a Mini Cooper who he thought had been 'nabbed' for having plates which had been 'tweaked' to read like her name. I'm sure most of us have seen similar plates where 7's are made to look like T's and black dots used to make 2 different letters
• Philips/Vauxhall Car Radio 18 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  I have an older Philips/Vauxhall radio cassette player. Model number appears to be 22DC?81/63 and there is also an additional code WA049034 on the certification of purchase attached to the bottom of the machine. It appears to be an early/mid 90's device. There are two connectors on the back, I've
• Seeking source for VAG used parts 27 May 2002 (Forum)
  Can anyone please give me a website for a VAG dismantler etc (preferably S Wales)? I'm looking for a head restraint which can be swivelled forward - such as from a VAG car. The one in my VW Transporter (T4)does not swivel, and with the angle of the backrest my head is a good 5 inches away from
• Shiny plastic 5 May 2002 (Forum)
  We just bought a s/h Mazda that had been valeted, and the silly b's had spread that plastic 'restorer' all over the top of the dash. I don't care for shiny plastic at the best of times (it gives out the same message as shiny tyres, IMHO) but making the area under the windscreen reflective is just
• Peugeot 406 Bargains 24 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Thanks to some sound advice from this page, i have discovered some great bargains at Autotrader and Yahoo Cars. There are a few 406's going from around £2500 to £3000, yr 96 and 97 are very common. Most of these are from traders which is surprising as i thought they would be a rip-off. What do
• Inhibiting Mobile Phones 20 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I am told it is technically possible to incorporate circuitry into cars that will inhibit the use of mobile phones inside a car that has the ignition switched on. Now I know that this will prevent their use by a passenger. But isn?t this a small price to pay to stop the P****S who use their cars
• And what did Santa bring YOU? 27 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Let me the first to announce a Christmas motoring present. Among the socks, skivvies, pyjamas and other things all either too large or too small (thank goodness we have M & S in Manila!) I found a Black & Decker Car Vacuum. Nice piece of kit, considering it's made in China. I also got 5 car key
• Dodgy Number Plates? 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Saw a number plate which made me smile today. It should have been N19 STY. But it was written in a 1980's digital watch font, with the 1 touching the 9, so it looked like NASTY. Underneath the number plate, where the dealer details would usually be, was written "I'M NOT REALLY". Made me laugh
• Electric failure (temporary) Merc 11 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I have 1998 C class Mercedes estate 1800, auto, which is great - except that while my wife was driving in France there was sudden electric failure covering windscreen cleaner, turn flashers, and door s were unlocked. A friend with an E class said a similar thing happened to him. With my own car
• Volvo air conditioning 4 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend any non franchised garages in the Worcester/S Midlands area who either specialise in Volvos or air conditioning? I have a Volvo 850 that needs a complete a/c system - £1100 at the Volvo dealer for an evaporator, condensor and a/c radiator. Surely I can get this done cheaper
• Mercedes E -Class paint problems 1 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  cant even get to speak to anyone about it. All this is reminiscent of 1970's British Leyland/Fiat rustbuckets. Barry Brandon