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• Is this too expensive for a Yaris? 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  20's and am not quite 'there' yet!) Ta!
• Computerised MOT 15 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  ...:-) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
• Garage flooring options 19 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I will be moving into a "new build" house in a few weeks and I'm thinking this is the ideal opportunity to prepare the garage before it is filled...
• Bullet proof glass popular for new M5. 25 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Just heard that 40 out of the 500 or so new BMW M5's coming into the UK have been ordered with the £1135 bullet proof glass option. A few things occur to me: 1)The option sounds reasonably cheap. 2)As the rest of the car presumably is not bullet proof, isn't this a bit of a waste of time. 3
• Small Claims Court - Who Do I Sue? 8 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I had a new car delivered November. The car had scratches. It was bought from a dealer a few hundred miles away. I suggested that I take it to a local...
• Intriguing Longbridge observation 26 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  even been paid? Of course, as I said, this is an allegation by the letter writer concerned and there may be no truth in what has been suggested. However, there's an old saying about no smoke without fire... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
• Triumph Stag - difficult to start hot 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  and asked for the carbs to be tuned/balanced. This car has a pair of Zenith Stromberg 175 CD-2's. Since then, it's been difficult to restart when hot. The car smells gassy at those times too. Only way to get it going is to hold the throttle wide open when cranking. I don't trust the crowd that serviced
• Fiesta MK4 trade in for 323ci 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, Some of you may remember my tales of woe regarding my mark 4 X-reg (2000) Fiesta with 57k and a noisy engine - it now uses about a litre of oil every 4-500 miles! I have had it from new and it has full S/H although was starved of oil once and is consequently now in need of new engine. It has
• Morons. 16 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  We've all seen video clips of drivers doing stupid things haven't we - well yesterday on the nearby bypass we came across a guy driving along with what looked like the best part of a 3m length of timber (approx. 2x2) protruding diagonally from his front o/s window. The car's tailgate was wide open
• X5 Depreciation 27 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  My wife has set her heart of on a used X5, dealer cars are heading into low 20's for petrol 2001 model (not loaded with satnav stuff), are there any view of whether depreciation from this point on is going to be better or worse than say an equivalent 5 series estate, will it retain its image
• 1997 Fiesta LX Diesel 1.8 Endura 3 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Guys, I bought a 1.8 Fiesta LX Diesel in the summer, 55k on the clock which appears genuine given S/H & MOT's. I have noticed a few things crop up and wondered if you could shed some light on it for me and advise the best course of action etc... 1. Carpet in the driver side appears damp/wet
• Bizarre speeding excuses 3 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  True excuses from the last year http://www.safespeedforlife.com/readnews.asp?id=25 1 I had passed out after seeing flashing lights, which I believed to be UFOs in the distance. The flash of the camera brought me round from my trance. 2 I was in the airport?s flight path and I believe the camera
• New Headlights 6 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  white - the entire road ahead of it looked, almost like daylight. They weren't given the age of the car but after seeing them, I did a search on t'internet. What are your opinions on the bulbs I should use? I don't want the car looking like a boy racer's mode of transport (i.e. blue l.e.d.'s
• low/zero depreciation 1 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  ) options lists, so actual price paid is difficult to assess. Ultimate goal (as is everyone?s) would be to change car every 6 months (9,000 miles) with zero depreciation. Common sense says it's impossible, but with 2 year waiting lists on some cars it may be possible in certain cases. Interesting
• Bleeding brakes on a Classic Mini 22 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  supposedly bleed again but 5 months of sitting in the garage they seem to be spongy again. It?s a 1980 Mini with drums at the rear and disks at the front.
• Passat 2001 Creaking Steering 26 May 2004 (Forum)
  the problems you had or typical of wishbone/balljoint wear? What should I be looking at replacing? just the wishbone(s)or balljoints as well? Where can I get the bits Eurocarpart and GSF dont list them on their sites, any ideas and cost? Would a worn drive belt for the PAS cause this? Should I stop driving
• Seethe...! Parking Extortion.. 27 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  to filming\'.. No tapes, barriers or cones were in evidence. He phoned the number on the notice, and went to the pound, where he had to pay £200 for the release of the car (more than two days income) He?s writing to complain to the council about the lack of visible warnings, and will probably send a copy
• Great News - end to rip off services! 20 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  will mean that if the car has been serviced, according to the rules, then the warranty remains valid. Therefore, if you buy as VW, you can have it serviced outside the VW network and still keep the warranty. This could save motorists £'s.. and is surely good for the industry. However, I guess owners
• Rover KV6 2.5 29 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  . It seems that there are still KV6's in the current 75, and having seen recently a TV programme highlighting the KV engine problems that Rover are still encountering makes me wonder whether Rover have resolved the KV6 problems. It seems impossible to get a definitive answer from my local Rover dealers
• astra brake light problem 23 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone suggest a solution to my problem with the brake lights on my son's 1.6 P reg Astra premier, Im minding the car for him whilst he's working away, It,s not getting a lot of running coupled with me being away on holiday, when I came back and tried to start It the battery was'nt up