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• Black Boxes to monitor tuning mods 15 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  the tab for expensive engine rebuilds under warranty. In future once black boxes are fitted, all ECU mods and tuning devices will be detectable and not only will the vehicles warranty be invalidated, but the true vehicle`s history will be made available to the used car buying public.
• Mondewoe going, PCP for the replacement? 8 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  but not maintenance for £230. This seems to be very good. I know its not the Mazda but the 6,s come out at a lot more as does the Avensis. If anyone can recommend a leasing company to try I would be most gratefull. Bill
• Am i being silly- buying a E34 530 V8? 6 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have seen a few last of the line 530 V8's advertised and selling for around £3k. These cars have the M60 Nikasil lined V8, which can lead to bore wear. How much of a concern should this be when contemplating a purchase? Will all those likely to fail have done so by now, and are problem cars easy
• Vauxhall Monaro V8 9 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I see from my local paper\'s Motoring Section (Oxford Times 24th October 2003) that Vauxhall have officially announced the launch of a rebadged version of the Aussie Holden Monaro...a V8 coupe version of the Holden Commodore. The Australian original was launched at a motorshow in 1999
• Galant or Passat? 3 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Mum needs a car for one year & 20000 miles only. Her friend's firm offers two cars just defleeted. Which offers the cheapest motoring (in terms of resale, servicing & fuel)? She got to choose before Wednesday before they go to auction. 1. Mitsubishi Galant 2.0 GLS Auto saloon, silver, 1998-S
• I parked next to a Corvette Z06 today 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Cobra R two rows over. So I got to check out some of America?s best in the same parking lot lol. Do you have ether of these cars in the UK?
• 323i E46 2000 model transmission light 30 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  for 'Anti Spin Control', but nothing about the gearbox. Before he starts handing over ££££££s, does this model have any known gearbox or electrical gremlins please, that could be causing his problem? Many thanks
• Part comparison between Rover 200 & 400 28 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Do any of you know if interior parts from the MKII Rover 200 are identical to those in the MKII Rover 400. I am particularly interested to know if the armrest is identical because I want to put one in my MK III 200, but am having no luck finding one in scrapped 200\'s. I would be greatful for any
• Idea to beat depreciation 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I was researching on the idea of buying a used car with an average budget of 5000-6000 , when i saw an offer which seems extremely good. This was a discount of £3500 on the new Almera 1.5 S bringing the price down from £10750 to £7245. This is a straight 33% off the list price of the car! Now
• Anyone got a Glass's guide handy? 25 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Looking at a current shape M3 with SMG next week. I was looking for an Z3 M coop but then this came up. Can anyone value this car, I can't find anything on any of the online Glass's guide links I have, and Parkers is a joke. It's a 51 plate, carbon black 54,000 miles, SMG, roof, 19''s (Hmmm
• Concept cleaning 14 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  This may only refer to serious valeters, as far as I am aware concept gear is not available on the shelf\'s but in bulk buy only to the trade. Well I use concept for valeting, most of the stuff is good, but recently I changed my glass cleaner. I used to use Concept \"squeaky\", unfortunately my
• VW New Polo rumbling noise. 24 May 2003 (Forum)
  I have a new Polo S 1.4 and at speeds over about 20 mph a rumbling noise from the front of the car becomes evident. This is still present even in neutral so is not engine related. At first I thought it might be tyre noise (Firestone F-590) but it seems too heavy a noise so possibly is drive shaft
• Bone Idle 306 13 May 2003 (Forum)
  My pug 306 1.4 S reg, won't start without throttle and stalls every two minutes when idleing. It had a recent 60,000 main dealer service It has had a new stepper motor and stills idles badly and stalls. The dealer say "the ignition coil has failed, resulting in the failure of the ECU" and qouted
• V5 Car Description 8 May 2003 (Forum)
  , but they sent my V5 back saying I should get a letter from Alfa UK stating that the correct descritpion of my car is 156 not twin axle saloon.. surely all 156's have a sensible description of the model on the V5 and i am not being silly wanting mine to say 156??
• BMW 323i Nikasil Question 3 May 2003 (Forum)
  I am contemplating the purchase of BMW 323i with build date of July 1998, on a 98 S-plate. I am unclear when engine blocks ceased to be manufactured with Nikasil liners, having found out: - March 1998 from www.lestac.co.uk - Feb 1998 from BMW customer services, who told me this car should have
• How not to write a used car ad... 1 May 2003 (Forum)
  An ad spotted on the net... "1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8i LX 5dr Hatchback Blue.e/w,e/sun ruff,new engen,new tyres,new batere,new cliatch,new cambell,new stereo four speakers,s/l,alarm end remuve control,full servise hystory,two ownars,long mot,four monts roll tax. 5000 miles. . . . . " Assuming
• Swearing and bad language 1 May 2003 (Forum)
  May I draw your attention to Mark\'s post in discussion. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=12524 Swearing doesn\'t happen that often in Technical matters, but I have noticed an increase just lately. As Mark states in his post, \"It takes effort to edit one word out of a note
• 306 D Turbo 19 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1998 S-Reg 306 D Turbo that has now covered 85,000 miles. It have done 5000miles without a hitch until last night when it wont start from cold. Turning it over it "hiccups" like it is about to start but just wont. I am not sure what to investigate first. I wait till the glowplug light goes
• Punto Coolant Problems 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  My wifes 97 1.2 Punto S has had the heater matrix changed (one of the many punto common problems it appears). It now makes lots of gurgling and sloshing noises which you can hear inside the car if stationary and rev. The coolant level keeps rising and will explode from the top up if you take
• ABS warning light 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Dear users, The warning light on my S-Reg 21,000 miles Daewoo Lanos has just come on today. The brake fluid is fine -no apparent leak- and was replaced 5 months ago by dealer, although it had not been done before judging by the service guide (when the same guide says it should be done every 2 years