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  • Toyota Prius II (2003 - 2008) - Rear leg room, shallow boot 28 Jan 2008 (Forum)
    My brother is the proud owner of a new Prius. I was astonished at the amount of legroom for rear passengers. Like me, he is over 6 ft tall and he has his pushed seat right back. I had plenty of space to get my size 12's in and sit very comfortably. In fact, the rear space for passengers
  • Audi A6 + RS6 (1997 - 2004) - 04 1.9tdi - Won't start from cold 16 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    !!). The car is a Mutitronic so I reckon I'm going to have to get it recovered from home to our local Audi dealer. Sounds expensive already! I appreciate the first place to look will be via Mr Audi 's diagnostic equioment, but does anybody have any thoughts on the problem etc......... Regards... Age
  • Skoda Superb (2002 - 2008 ) - cambelt-siezure 9 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    of warranty and all it does is the school run and a bit of shopping surely it should`nt just die like that if i`d wanted to throw money away i`d have got into gambling. many thank`s if you can resolve this or shed some light or even point the way to something else.
  • You..Describe yourself posting & car Vol (1) 8 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    tend to loll on my back on the brown leather sofa at home, posting using a Compaq F500 laptop. I`m late 50`s, 6`2" and 11stone, threw 100 ties out when I retired and have reverted to wearing blue jeans. I`m interested in Military history and just got back from a trip to see the Normandy beaches
  • Find that advert !! 4 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    Somebody must remember this with me - I need to prove this to a cynical mate , an architectural technician who says this cannot happen ; In the 80'S , I SAW a TV advert in the UK for BMW as follows , am certain it was the 3 series ; a 3 series 3 door travels along a production line
  • Toyota Celica (1991 - 1994) - Incredible engineering 6 Nov 2007 (Forum)
    Caught up with an all too rarely seen petrolhead cousin at a family gathering yesterday. He's currently smoking around in a 1991 Celica GT-S Japanese import. All history is fully documented and here are some staggering statistics: 244,000 miles on the clock (he bought it with 195,000) Original
  • Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - W Reg 2.4 - airbag control box 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
    - and wonder if anyone knows of a trustworthy UK repair outfit? My local independant electrical specialist is happy to remove and refit/reset. I have one german offer of 99 Euros and a US offer of $100 (both airbag specialists). Surely there is a UK supplier? Any suggestions/recommendations? s
  • Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - Auction prices...approx idea before going 8 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    of thumb, could I expect to pay 10% less at auction than the above mentioned Vauxhall website part/ex values, plus of course commissions and fees? Oh...its going to be a late model Civic type S circa 2004/04. Thanks for any guidance
  • Opel - Were they ever Officially sold in the UK? 6 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    ? Is this normal? Please hlep me I am confused! Also will the Insurance be higher for an Opel than Vauxhall? s
  • Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 1.2 T reg (1999) - Heater Hose Removal 1 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    the connection from the Matrix, it looks like circ clips either side of the connection, I assumed by squeezing them together I would be able to release the hose. Can someone keep me right with this one, before my father adds insult to injury with further damage. s
  • Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - M reg 1.9 diesel - Strange electrical problem 30 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    car later, fine,after a few hundred yards the battery light came on again. Turned off re started , no battery light ,drove home ok. Incidentally I wasn't starting the car with the sunroof button pressed. Ihave heard the 'pop' occasionally when moving the gear selector . Help! s
  • Mini One - Joke lasts about 5 minutes 28 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    me feel like I was at a family party where one of the children does a magic trick - initially quite charming, but two minutes in and the grin is becoming a little fixed and after five minutes you're thinking "don't milk it sonny". I was half thinking of buying a Cooper S a couple of years ago
  • Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - Diesel - Sluggish after timing belt change. 21 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    of it to get it to pull away. It crawls up the street at such a slow pace a kid on a tricycle passed me the other day. and it stalls at every gear change down. PLEASE has anyone got any advice as to what could be wrong. thanks s Assume tricle was a typo and corrected it ! - PU
  • Nissan Almera Tino (2000 - 2006) - 02 1.8 twin cam, slight knocking on start up 15 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    - 10 sec period then it goes away is this normal, its a 1.8 twin cam very slight knocking i may say any help would be great thanks s
  • Citroen - C15 Van Bulb question 13 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    Hello The C15 I am currently (still) driving has n R2 bulb O/side and H4 N/side, advisory on the MOT last was change O/S bulb as alignment was out (it is, bulb is a tad wobbly inside), I duly bought a new R2, which lasted 5 minutes (probably/maybe bad handling on my part). To get to the nitty
  • Portsmouth scientists reinvent the wheel 19 Jun 2007 (Forum)
    Scientists at the University of Portsmouth, UK, have developed an A rtificial I ntelligence system to build the world?s first thinking car wheel. The steering wheels use microcomputers which perform 4,000 calculations per second and communicate with each other. Then the wheels use AI
  • Citroen Xsara HDI heater fan fault 14 Jun 2007 (Forum)
    the fan has it?s own built-in speed regulator and that it might be faulty. Does anyone know anything more? The fan is a Valeo unit.
  • Volvo S40 16v 2.0 - Spark plug thread? 1 Jun 2007 (Forum)
    I have a S reg Volvo S40 16valve 2.0 litre, coming back on the M25 yesterday a spark plug went, sounded like a chinook helicopter in my bonnet! Had the RAC out & the thread has gone, they tried to put a new spark plug in but it just spun around...they advised me to get a new thread cut
  • A3 delays ar Hindhead ( longterm) 23 Apr 2007 (Forum)
    For those who want to use the A3 to the Portsmouth area. ( summer holidays / ferries) There will be greater delays en route due to BIG roadworks. The new road will be 6.5km (4miles) long and includes 1.8km (1.1miles) twin bored tunnels under the Devil?s Punch Bowl Site of Special Scientific
  • Chernobyl Charity Trip 26 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    of the world?s worst nuclear accident. We will visit the town of Prypiat ? the town built to house the workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant which has remained abandoned ever since that infamous day - April 26, 1986. Please see www.bikeaid.org.uk and www.chernobyl-children.org.uk for details. Please
 

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