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• BCA Preston 07.09.06 police sale 10 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Bit of a long shot this, did anyone attend the above auction last Thursday? Or maybe someone with Auctionview might be able to assist? I'm trying to find out what the final price was for CX04 BNL, Ford Focus ST170 5dr in silver, ex N. Wales Police. Also, a blue Focus TDdi CX03 ??? in the same
• JCB to offer on Jag 26 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  www.channel4.com/4car/news/news-story.jsp?news_id=15094 I'd love to see this happen. Everything I read in the article seems to be exactly what I think should be done with Jaguar (ie smaller coupe, remove the X-type, redesign the XJ) and he seems serious...of course won't happen if Ford decide
• Service costs and intervals - Info reqd. 2 May 2006 (Forum)
  I'm shortly to renew my car. What are the service costs and service intervals for the models listed below. My mileage will be approx. 14k/yr Audi A4 2.0td Ford Mondeo 2.0td(130ps) Mazda6 2.3td sports Toyota Avenis 2.2td Volkswagen Passat 2.0td {edited - DD} Vauxhall Vectra 1.9td (150ps
• fiesta airbag dash light flashing ? why 16 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  hi all,as i started my 97 diesel fiesta up just now and the airbag light on dash keeps flasing 4 times intermitently even when driving ! im a bit worried...
• Mondeo Auto,latest view. 9 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Last weekend i had a short test drive in an 05 Mondeo 2.0LX petrol auto. It meets all my needs and at £8k ish is real value. But has the auto box been fixed? HJ identified the problem in "car-by-car"and others refer to it but has Ford done anything to later models that will make it last beyond 60
• radio default volume setting - Sierra 9 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I have a Ford 2006 R/C in my Sierra Est..It has the rocker type volume control and,whenever the ignition is turned,off the volume has reset itself to 13 when I turn back on.I find this a bit low so is there any way that this can be reset?There is nothing in the handbook but I have found
• Anyone know anything about vans? 25 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I am currently doing some research on some vans to help our fleet department decide on which vans to hire. Can anyone tell me of known faults/issues with the Vauxhall Vivaro and the Ford SWB Transit Van, as well as running costs and likely off-road time/maintenance? These are things that do
• car paint problem 3 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I used a grey primer on my ford fiesta and when i spray about 5 coats of java blue matallic, it still dont hide the grey primer and looks like a lighter blue. even after 24 hours drying its still not dark enough. how many coats of colour paint over primer do you need to make match or closely
• weak horns on japanese cars 1 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone have an explanation why most Japanese cars I have driven all have weaker sounding horns than European cars? A recent show on Men & Motors channel had a Mazda MX-5, which they highly recommended, apart from the horn which made it sound like a toy car! IMHO, the horns on Fords
• Accident liability 14 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hello Everyone. A friend of the family had a car accident on wednesday. He and his wife had minor injuries. She had bruising fron the seatbelt and he...
• Best Diesel car for £1,000? 10 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  (Header edited to make clearer what DaveKent wants. HJ) Hi everyone. I'm looking for a medium/larger size diesel car for about a grand. What would be the best one to go for, Mondeo, 406, RENAULT LAGUNA, ford escort turbo diesel, CITROEN Xantia etc? Whats best and whats the worse diesel
• focus wheels stolen 15 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  there seems to be alot of ford focus alloy wheels being stolen at the moment. we have had 3 done on our estate and one done round the corner i suppose they are getting in "chav" price range now arent they, and its easier to buy a 1.4 model and get the radio out of a zetec and get the wheels
• Fiesta Water Leak 24 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  when I park my ford fiesta (mk3 1.6 h reg) overnight in my garage in the morning a find a small puddle of water underneath the car and am finding trouble locating where it is coming from. The puddle is under the timing belt casing area of the car but there are no hose leaks and coolant loss seems
• Lexus lights 16 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  A simple question really, Why? These accessories have been hijacked by the boy racer fraternity much to IMO to the detrimental effect on the image and maybe residuals of cars there fitted to as standard, ie Lexus, Mazda etc. The sight of a tired Ford Escort with rear lenses that look ridiculas
• 306 vs focus 19 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  i've decided to get either a 306 hdi or a focus 1.8 zetec.(i don't want to get an elderly 306 turbo and i don't think much of the ford diesel.) i've only got 4k to spend - the 306s i've seen are all 80-100k miles with some good examples of focuses at 60-70k. i need it to last 3 years (15k ish p.a
• What Car Would You Buy? 21 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  13k to splash out on something prestige but has a sports look to it, like the Audi A4 (GMBh Sports Kit inc), what would you go for? Things im considering is quality, reasonable maintenance costs etc etc. Any ideas, other than a Ford Mondeo as l have one of those already and would want to move away
• Company Car 3 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I have just been promoted and am now entitled to a company car. The company I work for has a deal with Audi, Vauxhall, Saab and Ford but I have no idea what to go for!! Some of my collegues are recommending the Audi A3 diesel as the CO2 emmissions are low and this I what I am taxed on. I have up
• multiple child car seats 5 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Can anyone help us please? We are looking for a car that will take three full child car seats (ie booster seats) across the back seat. We are thinking about a VW Touran, Ford CMax etc. (not a large MPV). Has anyone got any advice or experience of trying to find a car of this size that will take
• imported car warranty 27 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  i have been looking at a focus zetec auto, 4000 miles on a 03 plate. it was brought in from jersey when 6 months old, it is now 12 months old. garage selling said car say it has 2 years ford warranty left. can i expect any problems getting warranty work done. has anyone been in similar situations
• white cavaliers? 16 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  at emulating Ford with the model T only available in black. any ideas anyone?? answers on a postcard please.