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• It makes my blood boil.... 21 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  So, I'm stopped at traffic lights this afternoon and a Ford Fiesta pulls up next to me to turn right. Driver and passenger seat occupied by a couple of nice looking 20somethings. However, the one in the passenger seat, whilst safely belted in herself, had a small girl sat on her
• Who make the best autoboxes? 13 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Ever since I signed up here, I've read bad reports from people in the know on automatic gearboxes fitted to Fords and Renaults. Are these the exceptions or are there many more? Lets say I wanted to buy a big engined car with automatic transmission (I don't), based solely on how good the box
• Radio TA function 28 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Following on from the thread about radio traffic reports, I'm wondering if I'm having a senior moment or whether my memory is correct. Am I right in thinking there USED to be a system on Ford radios whereby it would somehow magically record traffic announcements when you were not in the car
• my next car bmw mini cooper? 27 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  looking to hire a mini cooper for the weekend, to see if its going to be pratical enough for my family. i have a big 6 year old and a small 13 year old. what are the extras to have or not, which wheels give the best compramise between ride and comfort and handling. i currently drive a 2002 ford
• Middle Lane Hoggers 24 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  How do you deal with people hogging the middle lane? I was driving down the M23 on Sunday morning and was amazed at the driver of a red Ford Escort Estate. He sat in the middle lane for at least 10 miles whilst people overtook him and then moved over from outside lane to inside lane to "show" him
• Has Anyone Seen This Van LS52PSY? 23 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Has anyone seen this van because it was stolen at arond 3:00 in Bushey near Watford in Hertfodshire? It's a Silver Short Wheel Base Standard Low Roof Ford Transit. It is a rarer one as it has electric windows and air con. It also has a number of laddders on the roof which probably have been taken
• J D Power Survey statistics 15 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  the top (Lexus at 84.8%) and the bottom (Alfa Romeo at 73.4%). The industry average is 78.6%, with Ford just above the average at 78.9%
• Oil change ot not? 5 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  On HJ's FAQ section on the site regarding "running in a petrol engine". My Ford Ka has now covered 3k miles and I was gonna have the oil & filter changed @ 6k. In the FAQ section it says do not change the oil and filter until the first manufacturer recommended change point (which is 1 year
• Fiesta loose rattleing noise 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hello. The Wife has just sat me down and made me a cup of tea prodding this new Fiesta brochure help. Down to the point. Upon acceleration when cold...
• Retapping a hole MK3 Fiesta 31 May 2005 (Forum)
  Bit of advise if I may. I need to re-tap a hole which secures the tranmission bearer to the chassis of my Ford fiesta MK3 as I have stripped the tread on 2 of the 4 mounting holes on removal. My question is how easy is it to re tap a hole with a tap and die set and as the original hole carried
• Mondeo LX Wheel Bearings 24 May 2005 (Forum)
  My 2 litre LX Mondeo fitted with rear disc brakes, had to have rear wheel bearings replaced at 35785 miles. Now at 43500 miles the bearings are noisy again. Although the first replacement is still under a Ford Dealer's guarantee, I am concerned that another replacement will have an equally short
• Renault Minute 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  Renault are advertising their "minute" service, similar to Ford rapid fit etc. Phoned them today for a price of oil and filter change - was quoted £45! When I asked how they could justify such a price, they said that the oil alone (semi synthetic) was £30 ! Even more worrying, when I first phoned
• Focus diesel cambelt 5 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  characteristics so far. I know Ford spend a fortune on development, but they did make the Edsel! Anyone out there with any info on this change?
• Intermittent fault ~ wipers not parking 29 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Every so often, when used on the manual single-wipe option, the park function of my Focus wipers fails. The wipers just stop wherever they happen to be when I let go of the switch lever. Is this (a) a common fault (b) one which my local (small) Ford dealership would be likely to easily diagnose
• mondeo verona window trims? 27 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  i recently had an attempt to get into my mondeo by someone using tin snips on my window trims. these are aluminium coated in plastic.once bent or cut i cannot get them back into their original shape which causes wind whistle! is there anywhere that will stock these as ford are goin to charge me
• jap cars 4 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  the owner of my first car(ford escort)i took it to a mechanic i know as a friend when it developed a fault. You should of bought 1 of these he says pointing to a mitsubishi colt.larf i larf so loud i nearly wet myself.Its 1987 im 17 what the hell do i want a jap car for!! 37 now and still japless
• Automotive heaven 3 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Ford.... I just got behind the wheel of one today (account to follow). Oh boy is that an SUV or what. Just a pity Santa couldn't get it down the chimney.
• Tucker Torpedo 13 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  about Ford's later difficulties in introducing the same sort of safety measures (such as seat belts and padded dashboards), because the other manufacturers a) thought it was an unfair advantage, and b) felt that it implied that you might have an accident!
• The Which? car survey 2004/2005 11 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  The annual Which? survey has arrived. Perhaps the most interesting bit is the list of "nine No-Nos" for buyers of used cars: Citroen C5 Daewoo Nubira (pre-2003) Fiat Brava Fiat Bravo Ford Galaxy Mitsubishi Carisma Peugeot 406 Renault Laguna Vauxhall Vectra (pre-Junes 2002) VW Polo I'll try
• Engine flushing 16 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Apologies if this has been discussed before but I searched for the topic and didn't come up with anything. My car (Ford Focus) is going in for it's 25k mile service at the local main dealer on Monday At the car's first service the dealer rang and asked if I wanted the engine flushing advising