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• Honda Civic - Buying 2nd hand - worth waiting for new reg? 27 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I am after buying a second hand car soon, namely a 2005(ish) Honda Civic Type S - although I haven't found one yet. Am I likely to either get more for my money, or have more choice in cars, by waiting for the new registration mark in September?  Just wondering if dealers wil lower
• Volkswagen Bora (1999 - 2006) - ?? 1.9 Tdi 130 bhp faulty MAF 13 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi folks, I am going to change the MAF on my 1.9 Tdi PD 130 BHP VW Bora,because it`s surely faulty(Limp mode happened twice in the near past,cleaned out the MAF then went well again). So can anyone tell me which MAF shall I buy? I am going to buy a BOSCH part but I don`t know the part number.
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 01 1.8 Error Code P0100 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, on my Vectra I got the emissions warning light on. From OBD I read the error P0100 = Mass Air Flow (MAF) Circuit Malfunction Looking at the live data the only strange values were: - "Air flow rate" always shows 0g/s - "Calculated Load" is always 0% I assume that the problem is the MAF
• New car suggestions 26 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  A friend of mine is probably retiring early in January He has had a company car for over 30 years, and now has to buy a new (S/H car) Suggestions of cars please - Criteria £5-6K 3 or 5 door with room for doggy in back Lowish ins group (he has no NCB) Reliable Not Diesel (he doesent want pump
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 04 1.5DCI 'Brake Judder' 20 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2004 Renault Clio 1.5 DCI. when I brake at any speed in excess of roughly 40 MPH I can feel quite a severe ' judder' through the brake pedal, I have had the discs and pads replaced, and had the N/S wheel bearing replaced (because there was a bit of wear in it) but the problem persists
• Rover 75 (1999 - 2005) - cable come off bonnet catch 17 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  The bonnet on my rover 75 wont open the cable seems to of come off, I have read an old post on this that says there is a junction box under the o/s front wheel liner, were the cable splits into two near the washer bottle, but on mine there dosnt seem to be one or any sign of a cable. I have removed
• How to easily work in the footwell? 27 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  How do you position yourself to easily work in the footwell? It's very difficult, and very uncomfortable indeed, to have to twist around part-in and part-out of the door. This is possibly an H&S issue. N.B. This is a serious enquiry, aimed at those who do this day in, day out. I would have posted
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 99 2.0 Fuse Layout / Electric Window Motor 15 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  the n/s/f elec window has stopped working. according to my handbook, the fuse should be in compartment near steering column, but there is a row of fuses (fuses A-F) missing. Does anyone know where the fuse is for the passenger window? Also where will the motor be for the window and is there a way i
• Peugeot Boxer (2000 - 2007) - 99 1.9 timing marks for cambelt 8 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  hi guys I really need your help to check my cambelt timing as i am not convinced i have it correct. the pulley /s to engine marks are not very obvious and i want to start again from scratch. van has been sluggish and overheats since changing the belt all I require are the crank camshaft
• "This is major Rattle to ground control.... 6 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  The engines gone, the springs went bang sitting in a tin can Planet Wales is blue and the Corsa`s got the flue http://tinyurl.com/klmq4y This is Earth control to major Rattle get on the web and send some tittle tattle `My mechanic` sends godspeed on to you... And sorry for fixing your wheels
• Audi A6 Avant (2005 - ) - 99 2.8 Car Specific Towbar Electrics 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  a wire/s that have to be run from the rear to the front of the car ??? All the best Benno
• KIA Sorento SUV (2003 - 2009) - 04 2.0 rear brake squeel & servicing? 27 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Im taking a look at this soon this is the diesel 54 plate not sure of the engine size yet but there is a squeel only in reverse from the o/s/r wheel? Im thinking these have a handbrake shoe? might be worn or catching? Any known points to watch out for when servicing? It's done approx 80k looks v
• Potholes In Glasgow 26 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  report a fault they turn up in a low bed truck and chuck some tarmac at the hole and basically the guy uses his tacky boot to stamp it down. Then a week later it?s back to square one. http://tinyurl.com/bjc7qh Mods HJ has cleared the link.
• Privacy glass 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Apart from maybe filtering out sunlight, what is the point of privacy glass? To me it makes a car look odd when the windscreen and side windows have normal glass and the rest of the car has dark windows. It must cost more too. Its mostly people carriers and exec 4x4's that seem to have
• Mazda 626 (1997 - 1999) - cam belt 9 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi Considering buying a Mazda 626 S reg. The cam belt was done at 54000 miles and now it has 102000 on the clock, should this be done again now? It's up for £895, 6 months MOT and tax, FSH but has a little rust around the wheel arches. The back suspension hangs very low so suspect it's been towing
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 07 1.6 HDi - Smoking under hard acceleration 27 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Folks, I've just bought an 07 plated 307 1600HDI S, well 8th October to be exact!, and have noticed that under hard acceleration i get quite a bit of smoke out the exhaust. Any ideas what this could be? Also i've checked the service log and the warranty certificate hasnt been stamped
• New speed restrictions throughout Warwickshire 2 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  on the grounds that 'councils had to take account of a broader range of issues than the police, in particular community concerns about speed'. It was also reported that even in cases where Warwickshire Police has not made a formal objection ?it does not support the council?s lower limits?.
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - What price for this Polo? 16 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I've been offered this at work: black 1996 VW Polo 1.4CL 72000+ miles and has had the following work done. New timing belt and water pump. New carburettor. Taxed until July 2009. Mot due Aug 2009. Scratch marks on front n/s bumper. £850 no less <- dunno if he means, he won't take anything less
• Suzuki Ignis II (2003 - 2007) - Is it any Good? 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  hard to locate s/hand in East Anglia. Does any reader have an Ignis - would you recommend one or should we look at other cars?
• Mercedes Benz C-Class W203 (2000 - 2007) - Rust on a '52' plate - is this unusual? 11 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Was in B&Q last night. Noticed a white C-class estate with serious rust on both driver's side wheel arches. Glanced at other side as I pulled away, and nearside front wheel arch was just as bad. Is this common? I know I've seen rusty arches on late 90's E-class Mercs, but on a '52 plate? It's only