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  • Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 Timing Belt Failure 20 Jul 2008 (Forum)
    belt or faulty fitting and about manufacturer?s liability? Anyone similar experiences or advice much appreciated.
  • parking spaces 16 Jul 2008 (Forum)
    of my car , this doesn`t happen when i park my truck in a truckpark theres always ample room , but i can`t take my truck to tesco`s!!
  • What is an MOT failure? 13 Jun 2008 (Forum)
    at another garage. He then crawled under the car and found the failure items had not been attended to. Has he any comeback as the failure occurred after he agreed to buy the car or is it just down to individual tester?s interpretation?
  • Bullitt 4 May 2008 (Forum)
    that the Bullit?s car was a Mustang ; how thin those tyres look now. Can any BR tell me A. what model the other car was B. how many Mustangs were written off in the production C. did Steve McQueen do the driving ?
  • Renault Laguna (1994 - 2001) - 98 2.0 replacing throttle cable 2 May 2008 (Forum)
    Can anyone advise me on my m8's old 98 Laguna 2.0 RS auto. His throttle cable needs replacing and it seems to be a Devil of an awkward job - especially as he is 70 !!! He's got one off his old Reno, but wasn't able to see how it came apart and the grommet in the bulk-head was a real pig ! Can
  • Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 98 1.3 1rear brake drum removal 16 Apr 2008 (Forum)
    According to the Haynes manual the rear brake drum should slide of the wheel studs once the wheel nuts have been undone and it rotates freely. However,...
  • Hyundai Accent (1994 - 1999) - 1999 1.3i - brakes are soft & heavy steering 20 Mar 2008 (Forum)
    Hi guys wonder if you can help? Have bought a accent 1.3i 1999 t regd. The brakes are soft and car pulling to one side also the steering wheel seems solid to turn there?s no power steering the car was lying for 8 months and the brakes where seized on any help appreciated. Is there anyway to make
  • Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 1996 1.8 Temperature sender 21 Feb 2008 (Forum)
    is a bit more than I might expect ( low to mid 30's per gallon) Engine is ADR
  • Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 2006 1.4 noise from front brakes 13 Feb 2008 (Forum)
    hi first time member , hope you can help :honda jazz 1.4 manual 2006 ,when turning left or right there is a noise that sounds like the pads are catching or rubbing on the disc s i have changed the pads but it is still there , i dont know if it could be the discs are warped or a wheel bearing
  • Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - yr1999 - Would a Rover 45 gearbox fit a Rover 400? 30 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    Hi all. Basically my rover 400 (1999) gearbox needs replacing but I have a question you may be able to help me with. What I need to know is, "Is the 1999 rover 400 gearbox the same as the newer rover 45's? If it is I can get a newer rover 45 gearbox with hopefully lower milage with a better
  • Land Rover Defender (1946 - ) - Series 3 Temp Gauge 24 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    cold then hot? I'm sure i could sort it given time, Just wonder if anybody has some quick pointers Ta MM s
  • Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - 03 Replacing Brakes - best non dealer brand. 21 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    Hi there, I need to have the Brakes replaced on my 2003 X-Trail 2.5 SVE Auto (Disks and Pads). I have had a quote from Nissan (gulp) and have also called a few "local garages". The local people have offered different brands of brakes. Please can someone advise on the best non-Nissan brand(s
  • Zurich Insurance offer expires Sept 30th 14 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    Hello, Buy car insurance through the Zurich website before end Sept and say you heard about them via confused.com (you can access via confused), might apply to other introducers, and you get £50 M&S voucher. Wife's eCar renewal £190, Zurich quote £168 minus voucher = nett £118, saving £72. We
  • Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - 02 51k.2.2di Sport - How much is it worth? 12 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    it for and is Autotrader best place to sell if so online or in the magazine any help appreciated s Andrew.
  • Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 93 SRi Cost of replacing susp.bushes & Steer issue 10 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    Im hoping it can be turned round quite easily. s
  • Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 01, Boot light not working 5 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    that i could check.Don't really want to pay £65 an hour in my local VW garage just to fix a boot light when i might be able to do it myself. s
  • Uses for a jet wash 27 Aug 2007 (Forum)
    the front passenger seat and gave the same treatment to the seat and dashboard. Car was a nearly-new A4 estate. Don´t know why he didn´t do the tailgate too. What´s it all about?
  • cops on a purge a6 18 May 2007 (Forum)
    written on the side and for good measure two cops on 2x1,s (motorbikes) to catch the chavs who would panic and do a nigel mansell toward derby, it must cost 1000s to set something like that up
  • Non franchised dealer servicing 10 May 2007 (Forum)
    My Mitsubishi Colt is coming up to a year old, apart from a few rattle it?s not had any problems. The local franchise dealer is quoting a horrific figure for the first service though. A couple of years ago I found an excellent local non franchised garage that isn't cheap but does a fantastic job
  • Watch out for Vandals in Sandhurst area 30 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    One of my colleagues had her car "tagged" (I believe this is the term for grafiti) outside her house in Sandhurst last weekend. Tonight I take SWMBO to M&S for a bit of retail therapy and some nasty scrote has painted a rude word on the boot lid of a beautiful blue 07 BMW 325d Coupe. I did report
 

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