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• Please try to buy British built cars. 15 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Please... PLEASE when considering buying a new car, think 'British', surely we should be supporting British workers, so many good/reliable cars are built here by: Toyota, Honda, Vauxhall, Ford (vans?), Aston Martin, Landrovers, Bentleys, Rolls Royces, Lotus etc etc. It is soul destroying being
• Hydraulic tappets / cam followers now common ? 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  perhaps the 1.2 Honda engine and old designs such as the Ford Ka. Of course without them there are the additional services costs of having clearances measured and new shims fitted. Am I correct ? perhaps others can shed some light ..................
• Do you remember your 1st car better than 1st kiss 27 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  For me the answer is definitely 'Yes'. Although it was a long time ago, I can remember the Ford Anglia with much satisfaction. Kisses came sooner but I just cannot be sure who was the first victim....there were so many of them. Come to think of it, I seem to recall learning to kiss was less
• New Ted Simon Motorcycling book 11 May 2007 (Forum)
  the same time (1976) I read a book by two guys who drove a Ford Zephyr around the world; also a great read. However, I can't remember the name of the book. Anyone in the Backroom recall the title? P.
• Focus on corrosion 21 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  on either of the brace of Peugeot 309s belonging to my sons, both of which live outside, are more than twice as old, hardly ever cleaned and have done more than twice the mileage. Is this a known problem just affecting Focuses [Foci?] of this age or is it just par for the course for Ford?
• Special tyres for Mazda6 and RX8? 17 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  A national tyre chain told me my Maz6 needs a certain Bridgstone tyre, in fact a certain compound*. The same goes for RX8, they would'nt sell me anything other than what was currently on the car. In the end I did'nt need the tyre but was I being spun along? I have always had Fords and they seem
• Used car purchase - died after 2 days. 31 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Well, after a grand two days of successful Puma motoring, the little one died. It's been to the local ford dealer who've diagnosed a broken coil pack and ECU and tell me it's a fiver off a grand to fix it. I didn't have any warranty from the used independent dealer I bought it from. But my
• 01 Focus rear wheel bearing gone at 50k 6 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  ? I've been quoted c £100 all in to replace it, which seems OK. Its last service was at an independent, so I can't imagine Ford being prepared to help.
• 307Xsi Rear Brake Pads Fitting 15 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I've fitted brake pads on older Fords in my time but not something like this. Is this easy to do? Do I need any special tools? Or is it a case of removing the wheel, removing some caliper clips and replacing with the new part? Would there be a procedure of bleeding / adjusting the brake fluid
• a cheap, simple way to make a car safer? 19 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Back in June, I replaced the brake pads on my Ford Ka with EBC uprated pads (as suggested in the CBCB) (see also http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=41866 ) Since then, it seems to me - though I have not done any testing under controlled conditions :-) so it may be my imagination
• Can you add a seat in boot of an estate 7 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hello, We have a Ford Focus estate from 2001. We are very happy with it, but soon would like to share a school run and need one extra seat. We don't want to have to swap it for something else as we wouldn't get a good price - although it's in good mechanical condition, it is a family car and has
• Oil, ambient temp. 23 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  safely run mine on 15w40 even as low as -10 C (according to this chart). All I normally do is bung in whatever fully synth 5w30/40 (30 for Ford, 40 for Pug) is cheapest at the time.
• Volvo V50 - opinions please 20 May 2006 (Forum)
  HJ's comments and a couple of on-line reviews, one of which criticises it for noise and lack of space in back seat/boot, allo of which are quite important to me. Does it use the Ford diesel engine, and is it relaible? Any thoughts etc much appreciated. Cheers Pat
• Concept cars.. a number of questions? 13 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Visited a friend tonight and he's aquired a lovely 1/18 scale model of the concept cat the Ford GT90 which has exqisite detailing, including the tyre tread that reads GT90! ..but alas I asked him a number of questions about this car and concept cars in general which he couldn't answer. 1..where
• Focus spring broken 5 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  a fault such as this. I was wondering whether Ford's would repair this FOC as it is only 4 months out of warranty, or whether to take it to my local garage. Does anyone have any advice please, and are Focus front springs a weak area?
• mondeo key battery central locking 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  , his local Ford dealer says that he needs to have the key reprogrammed now that he has fitted a new battery? Can anyone confirm if this is likely to put things right or is there something else we could try first?
• Little help buying a cheap car please 28 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  had a Ford fiesta zetec once which had a good zip to it) 3. Needs to be a 1.4L or under. Many thanks.
• Fiesta Ghia P-Reg Wheel Screech 5 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi I have a P-Reg Ford Fiesta Ghia that has developed an ear-splitting (I'm not joking you can really hear it coming) front passenger side wheel squeak. The squeak doesn't occur from cold and is evident after a short drive, being particuarly noisy at lower speeds. The noise ceases when
• 99T Mondeo 2.5 V6 pinking 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  the battery to clear the ECU memory. I am not going to waste my money taking it to a Ford dealer. It has only started about 5K ago. A full service at 120K had no effect. I would appreciate any further advice
• Mondeo Remote locking 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi. Yesterday I bought an P reg, new shape, 1.8 Ford Mondeo Diesel. Put new batteries (top brand ones)in the key/remote but the remote locking still isnt working. I have pointed it right at the door lock/handle as well as around the car ( I must have looked odd!!). Anyway, no joy at all