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• 1986 Daihatsu Skywing (flat tappet OHC) - CG-4 Oil OK in an old Petrol Engine? 3 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  I've acquired about 15 litres of CPC 15W40 China Petroleum Corporation (Taiwan's state-owned, I think, oil company) Superfleet CG-4 oil. Seems a pity to waste it, but the drum doesn't appear to carry any corresponding API "S" classification.  What, if any, are the likely
• Premium estate advice 5 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  s line/black edition estate BMW 520d m sport estate Concerns are Audi and BMW are a bit dated inside and the Audi is due for replacement next year. Merc is very nice but maybe a tad small? Don’t need to go through all requirements, budget is circa £20000 Any views or other suggestions of similar
• fan of the BMW i3? 22 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  nominated for "car of the year", surely a good sign?:  http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Telsa-S-BMW-i3-electric-cars-shortlisted-2014-Car/story-20394966
• Big Car Crash Coming ? 20 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  In this Daily Mail 'This is Money' forum post (yesterday) on car financing: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-4664356/Has-Bank-England-s-squeeze-easy-credit-started.html#ixzz4lxEgKs3L  A 'Sally' from London makes this interesting comment: "With car finance
• Advice re buying a secondhand crossover 1 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  a significant amount from new that would be ideal. We're looking for a decent spec'd version with as many bells and whistles as possible. We aren't bothered by make so that isn't a consideration. Bizarrely my partner is S Cross so if they are any good it would be great but if not it would
• Record Second Hand Cars Sold 18 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I read (in another paper) that a record 8.2m second-hand vehicles were bought last year. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-4227156/Can-guess-nation-s-favourite-used-cars.html An increase of 7.3% year on year !  I drive by car dealers forecourts
• Peugeot 306 XUD9TE Conrod failure 30 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Taken from the excellent car-by-car breakdown section of this most excellent site..... \"Spate of conrod failures on 1997-1998 R and S reg 1.9 XUTD diesels; one case of a late reg T: too many to attribute merely to running with low oil levels. Seems only to affect cars built from April 1997
• Golf 1.6tdi se DSG - VW warranty 29 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Good afternoon, I would be grateful for some advice. RE: Interior trim My manufacturers warranty runs out in 2 days.  I have discoverend some loose interiro trim on my car.  Will VW cover this;and, how can I get an appointment at the VW s******ship within
• Volvo V70 - Car been in repairers for 2 months. 18 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  , no car. Took curtesy car back yesterday on their word. For two months I'm driving round a new Merc S class arranged by the ins companies...v nice too..It's totally mad. It would have been ten K cheaper by my reckoning to write mine off, not that I'm moaning because of course the settlement never gets
• Citroen C4 - Auction question 31 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I bought a Fiat Bravo at an auction 4 years ago, car has treated me really well and it worked out as a great but doing 25k a year is making me look again. I've been able to find some low mileage 4-5 year old C4's and after reading into it I'm given the impression of a reasonably reliable car
• BMW 3 Series - Which one to choose 16 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  with £££s. Also in a quandary about age/miles balance. 2008 (58) 318i SE 39k with extras £7,399 2006 (56) 318i SE Auto 37k £6,500 2011 (61) 318d Olympic/Performance Edition 112k £7,500 All have good MOT histories (minimal/no advisories
• Counterfeit Xenon HID Bulbs? 13 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  in conjunction with BBC 1’s Fake Britain to help customers become more aware of these fakes. The show's producers would like to speak with anyone who has had the misfortune of buying a fake in order to establish the scale and seriousness of the problem. So, share your experiences with fake Xenon
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  206 automatic jumping out of gear on cold mornings 17 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 206 automatic has started jumping out of gear on cold mornings, with a frost light flashing on the dashboard. However, after stopping and restarting...
• Seller Erase Error Codes before test drive? 28 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I dont see the point of the buyer taking a diagnostic code reader to the car that he/she will view/test drive when the seller can erase the codes from the car before the buyer turns up. Can a test drive bring the error code/s back? If not how does the buyer is sure that the car
• Porsche Macan - not sure which to get 1 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  .  Anyway think petrol S is the best way to go. Do you think the petrol turbo costing another 9K is cost effective considering the petrol consumption is not really that different between either version and is in the same tax bracket re CO2 and considering future depreciation which would be best do you think
• Peugeot 307 2003 1.4 petrol - Can someone please help me to find these fuses ..? 9 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  =0&x=1418064785&s=e2571d5c8b94ec39316512a8cc7f4906 I found the fuses for the 3 lights in each headlamps in the engine compartment fuse box, but couldn't find them
• Big car luxury in a small car and on a budget. 7 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi All, I'm looking for big car luxury in a small car and on a budget. Does such a thing exist? I need to economise and i've had to sell my S-Class. I only do about 6,000 miles a year most of which is motorway driving. Ideally it should have 4 seats but as the rears will only ever
• Why do some autos roll back on a hill? 11 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I've had a few cars with standard automatic gearbox.  Some of them will hold the car still on a hill at idle, but other's won't. Examples: Mercedes W202 2.4 V6 holds, Jaguar S-Type 3.0 v6 holds, Honda CRV 2.0 I4 rolls back. With the cars that hold, it's not a mechnical holding
• Vaux Astra - brake pad replacement 27 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  thing happening? Is the workaround to clamp the flexi-hose and open the bleed nipple instead, to be able to push the caliper pi ston(s) back?   Thanks in advance
• Used car research 5 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  , and maybe share any of you experiences or opinions (good or bad) in this thread. The link to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGDYW9M Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thanks for your time, Tom