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• Ipod/Similar needed for car - advice plz 15 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I am due to start a new job soon and am looking to buy a device which will play all my MP3's that will work with my company car. Being a demonstrator, we are not allowed to put anything aftermarket in them - i.e. handsfree kits, aftermarket radios etc.. so it puts me in a dilema A friend
• Another waterworks problem - Maestro TD 4 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  In the last few months I?ve noticed that the coolant hoses on my wife?s Maestro TD are still pressurised after standing overnight. Opening the rad cap and the air blows out. I replaced the radiator cap with no improvement. The engine is running perfectly including the heater. No loss of coolant
• Carte blanche 21 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  look favourably upon 323's and similar. I like my old Audi, too, but I cheerfully admit to bias, which is why I'm asking you lot... What say you all?
• Lazy or crazy? 1 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  to where he works. Thinking back to my track-running days at school, I?d guess it?s a distance of between 100-200 metres and he drives it everyday also in a large Mercedes. In addition, he has to negotiate a tricksy underground carpark at either end of his journey. Personally, I think this wonderful
• Citroen C4 - is this a good deal? 27 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  (scary for a Citroen!). I've been offered £2000 for my 156k VW Passat 1.9TDi 'S', which is a 1997 model on a 'R' plate. Incentives include £1600 cashback from Citroen, and the dealer has offered to throw in metallic paint for free, along with another £300 off for good measure. So, the price
• Dangerous Roads 22 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Sorry, no chance to check to see if anyone has posted an announcement of this. Am just paying a flying visit for first time in 3 months, and it will be a whileyet before I am back on a regular basis. Radio 4's File On 4, at 2000 tonight (Tue 22nd) is investigating dangerous roads. Dangerous
• SAAB 900 Turbo.. Smart and easy to run? 4 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  a week. So my questions are: SAAB 900 and 900 Turbo owners ? what do you think? How about fuel economy question ? most of the miles are along country roads. How was reliability? Does anyone have suggestions for an alternative car? It cant be too big (though that?s a moot point), cant be too common
• 1999 Mondeo electric lock problem 8 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  all the doors by pulling the handle out, no luck. The only way to unlock the doors is by reaching across to the front passenger lock and pulling that handle, which opens all the locks, except for the rear driver's side door mentioned above. Could this be caused by a faulty regulator(s), and if so
• Automatic headlamps bowl me a googly 23 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  where a white Vectra was apparently waiting for me to pass by. As I bounced up the hump I was surprised to see the side of the Vectra illuminated as the C8's headlamps chose that inopportune moment to switch on. The Vectra's evidently driver took it to mean that he was being flashed out of the turning
• Polo. Diagnose drivetrain noise please 21 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  okay i have a 88 vw polo, there been a noise that sounds just like a worn wheel bearing from n/s/front...the typical wurr wurr noise so i fitted a new bearing..old one looked servicable and the new one didnt improve things at all today i pulled back the cv boot...there was enough grease
• Dark Nights 29 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  ( including a van with no rear lights at all ,inc brake lights ). I have driven in other countries and it\'s only in the UK that I have experienced people believing they can show whatever lights they feel like - why is this?
• Looking after the pennies ... 22 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  taking the ballast (sorry, CD changer) out of the void next to the o/s rear light, the operation went without a hitch. Hawkeye ----------------------------- Stranger in a strange land
• how much should i give for a .... 18 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  on roof, not real bad scratch?s and slight dents all over, front bumper large scuff mark rear bumper scratched to hell, on loading area parkers says £7845 good bad is £6200 but alliance-leicester.co.uk/smartermotoring says poor is £3800 good £5110 and trade is £4445 ? bit of a fluctuation from £7845
• Mondeo II- 2 basic questions. 5 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  .There is a a 7inch slightly bent rod with a hook on one end that resides on a little purpose built shelf in the boot just by the O/S rear light. I cannot find any reference to its purpose. 3. I am considering updating the headlamp bulbs. Is it a case of just prising off the three buttons that hold the cover over
• Red Barchetta 3 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  for the lyrics to the song I found the article from Track and Road in 1973 by Richard S Foster (A nice morning drive) that was the inspiration for the song. Read in retrospect it was well ahead of its time! Well worth a read. Road and Track article: http://members.aol.com/redbarche/ANiceMorningDrive.html
• SpaceWagon Air Mass Meter 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I bought an (70K miles ex fleet part s/h) 2000W 2.4GDI SE SpaceWagon in April 2003. In July 2003 the idling became increasingly erratic.Ultimately the car was undriveable due to frequent stalling. The problem was traced to the inlet manifold being blocked with deposits - when cleaned up
• Bent alloy wheel 13 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  to the other side. (There was no other indication that the bearing might be on it's way out). However, while spinning the wheels while it was up on the ramps we noticed that the n/s front tyre had heavy wear on the inner side of the tread, and on closer inspection the inside of the rim is a little deformed
• History being made 30 May 2004 (Forum)
  - no school when I were a lad) {Punctuation\'s ok, apart from the full stop at the end of the url, which I\'ve now removed. ;o) DD}
• Whining Honda alternator 23 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  difference creating resonance. (or something like that). Should I make any checks?Voltage output check seems a bit simplistic. Anyone any ideas? Adam or J S perhaps? All the best, Mike
• cleaning window guides 14 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  My electric windows are not working very smoothly and judder over the last fraction of the range prior to shutting. The newly acquired S/H car has been valeted prior to collection and I suspect some of the sticky cleaner stuff that some dealers insist on using is the cause. I think