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  • Insurance question - second car 26 Feb 2009 (Forum)
    being SORNed for 18 months. There is method in this madness, as I want to put it back on the road anyway as a smoker. The other half?s Pug 206 needs to go but she can?t be without a car. So the plan is put the Micra back on the road, flog the Pug, she gets my Punto for a couple of months while I kick
  • The ignorance of some drivers! 3 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    ) who refused to play ball and seemed to go out of their way to keep me behind them....one even deliberately speeding up at a brief two laned bit....WHY? i could see him and his ugly missus chittering on about it when i eventually got past, couple in their late 50's early 60's.......i'll admit to being
  • Bio Fuel - Jeep Cherokee 2.8 diesel 6 Jul 2007 (Forum)
    Hi Is anyone here a wiz on bio fuel? I have a customer with a Jeep Cherokee 2.8 diesel. Jeep says it?s only allowed to run on 5% bio fuel so really that means it can?t use it. Anyway this customer has been using it anyway and had no running problems with it until it started making a noise
  • rear end shunts 28 Sep 2004 (Forum)
    to prove her lights were out if I'd been unlucky and smashed both of them. I tried to attract her attention, just in case she didn't know, but failed. No doubt she's still driving around blissfully unaware - or perhaps she has Cyclops Syndrome, that nasty disease that?s on the rise again now it's
  • Ban for Speeding not notified 19 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    A slightly complex situation and I need some advice. I don?t have the full story at this stage but I?d like to get some first thoughts from Backroomers. In May 2002 (last year) my son was stopped by a patrol on the M23 doing over 100mph. (Don?t let?s have a debate on the rights and wrongs
  • Dumb Accident 20 Feb 2003 (Forum)
    .. I stopped but to my amazement the other party did not appear to react until quite late when the front of the car dipped and the noise of locked up wheels. Unfortunately he failed to stop by a few cm’s and collided with the corner of my front N/S wing. Now the rub is that when I reversed my
  • Diesel - The clean alternative? 15 Sep 2002 (Forum)
    for Diesel Engine Exhaust, released last week by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, were revealed as latest figures showed UK fleet diesel sales had risen by 47.2% so far this year. Its authors stress their research is based on mid-1990's diesels, but warn they are not certain whether engine
  • Audi S£ and ponytail? 30 Oct 2001 (Forum)
    Dear Mr Audi S3 Driver, I am so sorry for delaying your Friday evening rush hour journey west bound on Birmingham Broad Street. I do understand that by...
  • rds 5000 - help me plz 18 Sep 2017 (Forum)
    Hi peeps can any body help me out plz?? My battery ran dead and now I need the code for my stereo its for a ford focus and its an rds5000 and the model number is M142893 thanks
  • Hyundai i30 - DCT automatic 29 Aug 2017 (Forum)
    How does the 7 speed DCT gearbox fitted to current model Hyundai i30/Kia Cee'd compare with VAG DSG and Ford equivalent? Does it have similar problems with reliability and/or hesitation when attempting to pull away at a junction/roundabout?  
  • Diesel Car - Techron Fuel Cleaning system ATS 13 Aug 2017 (Forum)
    Does anyone have any experience of using this ?  I have seen it advertised on the ATS site and wondered if it might be benficial for a diesel (dreaded Ford 1.6 PSA) on 80,000 miles or is it a waste of money ?
  • Any - "Prestige" makes versus the rest 21 Sep 2014 (Forum)
    "The truth is, Ford quality is at least as good as BMW's, Audi's and Mercedes. It just isn't perceived as such."  Honest John's own view, stated toa query from a reader about why the prestige brands don't make SUVs.
  • volvo 1.6 diesel drivE - cambelt change frequency 29 Nov 2011 (Forum)
    please can anyone tell me the mileage the cambelt should be changed on the volvos s40 1.6 diesel year 2010 i think this engine is also the one used by ford,citroen,etc.
  • N/A - Zephyr round the world trip 13 Apr 2011 (Forum)
    Many years ago I read a book about two drivers taking a Ford Zephyr 'round the world,-a fascinating story. Can anyone who read it remember the name of the book? I'd love to revisit it. P.
  • Which Convertible? 2 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    Hi folks, I'm thinking of getting a convertible. I have a budget of around £15k and downwards of course. Engine size ideally 2.0 and diesel, with a BHP of 100+ (the more the better!). I like the look of the EOS and the Ford Focus, but are there any others I should consider? TIA
  • So THAT'S what Stability Control is for! 10 Dec 2007 (Forum)
    Visited my local Ford dealer yesterday. Told the nice chap there that I wanted a car with (politically-correct, apparently) Stability Control. He told me I don't need it because I don't live on a hill.
  • Car of the year 2008 20 Nov 2007 (Forum)
    Will be announced on Nov 19th 2007 The shortlist is Fiat 500 Ford Mondeo Kia cee'd Mazda2 Mercedes C-class Nissan Qashqai Peugeot 308. Please make your choices in order, and lets see who gets close to the real result ------ < Ulla>
 

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