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• Interesting looking road in last weeks Top Gear 16 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  where it is. I?m stuck without real internet (typing on a phone :S) for a couple of days so I can?t provide a time, quite fancy a jolly on the bike on Friday, thought I might go for a closer look. Cheers Boris
• Mindless idiot causes criminal damage to 4x4s 30 May 2009 (Forum)
  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1115117_prope_into_attacks_on_4_x4s I cannot beleve how thick these people are. I am not a fan of these cars in the cities, they are too big and they cause a safey to threat but environmentaly I am not sure they are anyway worse than any other car
• Ferrari driver pulled over for driving too slowly 17 May 2009 (Forum)
  http://tinyurl.com/qvwfxw (links to www.walesonline.co.uk) A FERRARI driver thought he?d seen it all when he was pulled over by a high-ranking policeman ? for going too slowly! Denis Evans, of Southerndown, was at the wheel of his wife?s £150,000 red sports car at 7.45am when he was stopped
• Stations with auto cut-off fuel pumps. 6 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  disabled. Unfortunately I have developed osteoarthritis (I'm in my early 40's) in my hands and I'm finding it increasingly painful and difficult to maintain my grip on the trigger while I fill up, on some slow pumps this can take up to 10 minutes.
• Shaped Registration plates 10 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  the regulation oblong or square plates are legal. Off the top of my head, some of the S type Jags I have seen have had a plate shaped to fit the plate mounting area on the back, ie sort of oval. Looks like these style of plates are relegated to show plates only now.
• Jaguar - Selected model electrical Workshop manuals 4 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I've managed to obtain pdf copies of some official Jaguar electrical workshop manuals, as supplied to Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust. XJS 4.0L - 1995 XJS V12 - 1995/96 XJ8 - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 XK8 - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 S-Type - 1999.25MY, 2001, 2002.5MY, X-Type - 2.5L & 3.0L
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 01 1.7D Replacing diff. bearings 22 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Dear all Following on from my CV joint saga (opened a new thread as it's now a different problem): http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=71745 yorkiebar was right (unfortunately). The play is all in the diff, at both ends (shame I didn't spot that in the N/S before!). So, my
• What's the point of driving a quick car slowly? 23 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Just venting my frustration here but left work today and got stuck behind an Aston Martin. Yes, stuck. I couldn't keep up in the 30's (since it was doing a steady 45ish) and then when we got to derestricted roads we managed a steady 40 but braked at the merest hint of any curve, whether we needed
• Chrysler - FIAT takes a stake [Read Only] 21 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  FIAT are to take a 35% stake in Chrysler, according an online business report: 'The Italian car company will get a 35 percent ownership stake in Chrysler and an opportunity to bring its Fiat and Alfa Romeo brands back to the United States through Chrysler?s dealership network. In exchange, Fiat
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - 2003 1.0 Keyed car 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  incident on our old Fiesta Zetec-S, cost £650 at an indie bodyshop seven years ago! I took it down there with a view to paying for it myself, and ended up sticking it through on the insurance after I got the quote.
• Audi A3 + S3 (1996 - 2001) - 1999 1.8 ABS light occasionally illuminating!! 25 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  on, then recently its starting to come on again, she wanted to know is there any common faults with ABS on audi A3's? or how to solve this problem? thanks in advance
• General Question - eggy windscreen washer fluid 29 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  something like Milton fluid in, leave it overnight and then spray it out through the jets without affecting the paintwork? Haven't got the means to pump fluid out into a bucket. I don't think removing the washer tank is simple although haven't looked closely. Greg S
• Vauxhall Astra H Sporthatch (2005 - ) - 2006 1.6 Tow bar electrics????? 26 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Fitting a tow bar to my 56 reg astra hatchback. The tow bar is a simple enough job to fit very similar to my 2000 astra, but the electrics are a bit different. There is a panel in the boot on the n/s/ when opened there is a small fuse box and plugs with one empty space, is this for the tow bar
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - Torque steer 7 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, Seen some great bargains on the market lately with regards to the Astra. The 170ps and 200ps models on 05/55 plates can be picked up for around the £6-7k mark now, in excellent condition. Also there's a few 1.9CDTI 150's showing up too for around the same price range. Just wondering
• Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - Zafira Roof Rack 27 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I have a Zafira on a 56 plate with the panoramic roof option and now I wish t add a set of roof bars to carry the children?s bikes. I already have tailgate bike carrier so I need to explore this option. Has anyone purchased a set of roof bars for a Zafira with this option and if so could you tell
• Real life Yaris MPG 28 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Ok, so it was looking like the Punto from SWMBO but I keep looking at the Yaris and I know it's the better car. Anybody able to offer real-life figures on MPG for the 1.0 and 1.3? GS upwards preferred as these have "real" tyres and roadholding, whereas the S has skinny econo-rubber
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 95 1.9 gearbox removal 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  for a look and I'm told it'll come clean out the bottom without lowering subframe/removing wishbone n/s? Can that be done? It's gonna be a toss up, me or the garage! Many thanks
• Car Hire From Glasgow Prestwick Airport 7 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  company to hire from, additional insurance cover and any tactics for negotiating the best possible price. I am not too concerned about what car as long as it?s a minimum of Fiesta size. Thanks in advance for any advice / feedback.
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 98 windscreen wiper motor 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  hi my 1998 s reg windscreen wiper is playing up when i put them on intermittent they just move a few inches .when i put them on at normal speed they work but will not go back to resting place so its a bit of hit and miss i am sure its the motor that needs replaced is it a easy task..any help
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - 2.0 hdi lx, ex Motability value? 16 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  My Father has an 05reg Picasso 2.0 hdi lx. Its on a Motability scheme. Its coming up for his renewal time and he asked me the other day whether i`d like to buy it. Its mint condition with 32k on. He`s going to ring whoever deals with it and ask them for a price Has anyone a rough idea how much its