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• Toyota Avensis Advice 5 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  The never ending saga of what to replace my old Passat with continues. Having read in another thread what one get for £12K I am now reviewing my choice of cars and my eye has fallen on an Avensis. There are 2 cars I quite like the look of. Both are 1.8 T3 S 5 door, 03 plates, registered in 2003
• tapping engine. Fiat Punto 14 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Ever since I got my punto mk1 16v there has been a tapping sound from the engine. Initially I was told by a mechanic this was from worn valve guides and/or cams. Though I no longer think that?s the problem... I decided to do an oil change so I bought some Castrol 10w40 and some engine flush... I
• Chipping etc 9 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  the 2WD TDi 130's, the comment is that the Quattro ECU is set differently to the 2WD by the factory. However a Rover 75CDT tested at 116bhp, spot on stanadrd spec. Makes me wonder how many cars are infact more powerful than that quoted by the manufacturer. Also, my car has 83k (mainly motorway miles
• Alfa 146 - Erratic Idling 31 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  to search for the problem. If I could at least get some idea of what\'s wrong, I can ask the mechanic to search for it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sharron
• Rapid Trye Wear - VW Passat 10 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  and threads. I thought steering linkages are the one item that\'s always over-engineered for safety reasons - I can\'t believe it could be so delicate. The fitter used a blowtorch to free the locknut when he did the tracking - I\'ve since learned that this should never be done. The tracking equipment gave
• Computer related questions volume 21 29 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  ://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=20892 PLEASE NOTE: When posting a NEW question, please \"Reply to\" the first message in this thread, i.e. this one. This keeps each question in it\'s own separate segment and stops each new question from getting mixed up in amongst existing questions
• Dithering over new car 26 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  and out. Heart says this one Honda Accord Exec 2.2td (£150/month inc tax)- FANTASTIC engine, bit big, tramlines badly. Really good spec. Head says this one Vectra 1.9 td SRI (£100/ month inc tax) - Think I'm a bit of a badge snob, but I dont think the Beemer is twice as good. Cooper S Chilli (£150
• Commuting times increasing 19 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  ? It blames people using main roads for short journeys, naming the M62. As we know, the M62 is mentioned every day on Radio 2's travel reports. As I see it, the M62 problem is that Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Wakefield, Hudds, Oldham and Manchester are all very close to each other, so close that they are all
• Peugeot 106XR Quiksilver 19 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Peugeot 106XR Quiksilver - Engine cuts out Help! I purchased the above S Reg (Sept 98) in May 04. Whilst driving the car home from the garage, a distance of 6 miles, the engine cut out 4 times. The car started immediately on turning the ignition key. I immediately contacted the garage once I
• Decisions Decisions. Vectra for Vectra. 7 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  2.2i auto, yr 2003, 53 Reg) with 9,000 miles on the clock, priced at £12,995. Book price on mine is around £4500 (glass\'s guide, similar pricing with Parkers) I\'ll soon need 2 new rear tyres, and have a worn rear suspension bush (hence the visit to the garage to confirm, and the reason for needing
• New Audi A8 W12 22 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  but chattering of anti wheel spin devices to say how hard the car was working to keep the driver out of trouble. In the dry, the way it serenely picked up its skirts and flew, totally drama free, was just as impressive. The built-in phone system is the best I have used of any car (though a colleague\'s Merc
• Rear End Shunt - One for the Legal Commu 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  police requesting details of the driver in relation to an alleged offence of careless driving / failing to stop. Question: My understanding of s.170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 is that there is no legal obligation to stop, give any information to any person or report any incident to the police
• Repair or Scrap? 20 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  The timing belt on my brother's S Reg Vectra 1.6 went on Saturday night. I am getting information second hand just now but as it stands he has been advised that the engine is goosed and will need replaced. Car has done 108,000 miles, he still has 5 x £200 payments left to make and he has been
• Pug 309D Mystery Coolant Leak.... 11 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  - even when the car is on wheel ramps & cam belt cover off - I\'m suspecting perhaps the water pump seal has finally gone and I\'m getting a very small leak somewhere round it. This seems to flow it\'s away around and drip off the lower part of the engine. All hoses are fairly new and show no sigh
• Drivers or car operators - Discuss 19 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  your 18year old boy racer out of his new clio or corsa and stick him in a MkII escort from the late 70's see how far he travels on that B road before he gets a close up of the hedges. I regularly see young guys braking through corners, or approaching corners too quickly knowing their ABS will 'safely
• Thatcham Cat 1 Alarm on Discovery 10 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  and found them charging anything up to £350 to supply and fit The best quote I had was £260 plus £25 for a driver\'s side central locking motor, so that all doors can be locked with the RC fob. Total £285 inclusive of VAT The system I have been offered is a Laserline, which the chap claims has better
• No cassettes on new Toyotas? 16 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  a cassette if I fork out for £3000-worth of colour DVD/SatNav or somesuch! I can\'t believe this. There is a slot in the Corolla\'s dash below the radio that I could slot a cassette deck into, but it would have to be a third party unit, and not sure to be compatible with the Toyota CD/Radio. I like taping
• Pirelli P6000s really that good? 9 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  to drive fairly quickly on the open road when there\'s no-one about but the Pirellis scare theout of me when they start to lose it on a bend. Anyone know of a decent alternative to the Pilot Exaltos? Not time to replace the P6000s yet but I\'ve been thinking about Michelin Pilot Primacy for when I do
• VW Golf door locks 7 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  /immobilser has been activated only comes on when you turn the key twice in the lock, which is the opposite of what\'s supposed to happen! 3. The pasenger door sometimes doesn\'t let me open the central locking, the key just turns and nothing happens. Has anyone else had problems with their locks? I am sure
• car insurance 4 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  they be willing to 'reimburse' me the loss of my excess and loss of NCBonus the following year(s). They said unfortunately they couldn't. Their hands were tied no matter what I saved them.'It's the system' they said. Howver they said they would still appreciate me telling them 'what I know' and any help to get