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• Scrape in Car park - hit and run ? 14 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Went to the local Audi showroom for a simple MOT and unfortunately as I was backing out , heard the L front bumper scrape the 6 month old A5's L back door. Stopped car , went inside , spoke to the salesman, who mentioned that this car was unfortunately a customers car and that he would come out
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 01 2.0 TS - recent cold starting concerns 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  normally be checking things like HT leads, but it doesn't have any. Any suggestions or any common areas of weakness to check? By the way, once up and running, the car is running fine, pulling well, returning mid 30's mpg, and there are no warning lights on. The car is coming up on 132k and has a full
• Mrs Nsar is looking to change - suggestions please 9 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  She drives a 53 plate Freelander Td4 S with about 60k on the clock - it was a demo when we got it. A bit scuffed and worn but nothing a bit of tlc wouldn't cure. Trade in price maybe £4500? She wants to reduce her carbon footprint and fuel costs. Most journeys are either 15 mile commute or 70-80
• Main Dealers gasping? long service intervals 7 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  It`s often been said, that extended service intervals have been driven by Fleet considerations and it seems long service intervals are the last thing Main Dealers want. It seems some are now gasping like Carp in a de-oxygenated pond, waiting for the one-bite-at-the-cherry (courtesy of long life
• Audi A4 B8 (2008 - ) - Multitronic reliability 25 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  the longevity of the Multitronic auto box. I know Audi claim to have beefed it up recently (not before time) and it?s too early to tell if that has improved the reliability. It would be useful to hear the full story of this upgrade if anyone knows it.
• Toyota - Unusual tyre size problem 19 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  for a different size tyre as I want to keep the original wheels. So what range of tyre sizes can safely be fitted and does anyone know of any good places to get aftermarket wheels? 205/60/14's seem to be easy to get, would this leave the overall diameter of the wheel the same? (i.e will the speedo still
• True CO2 output 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  auto Jag S Type are as follows: Fast Idle.... CO...............0.003% (limit <0.2%) HC...............12 ppm (limit < 200ppm) lambda.........1.008 (limit 0.970 - 1.030) the car is too old to have the CO output on the V5, but a bit of research suggests that this car is shown as being 259 g/km
• Modern diesels - is there really a problem? 26 May 2008 (Forum)
  ?'. Maybe we'd got the wrong end of the stick, but it's seeing something like that which puts me right off a s/h diesel. And all these diesels that develop problems in later life ......... how many of those are the result of an earlier mis-fueling?
• Audi A3 cabrio (2008 - ) - Showroom impressions 16 May 2008 (Forum)
  are pleasing to the eye. Downside - the price. Three models - standard, sport and S-line. Standard has a semi auto roof, which I think means you have to unclip it at the front before it opens electrically. Other two models have fully auto roofs and for me that would be a must. The spec across the range
• Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - A-pillar blind spot 16 May 2008 (Forum)
  I was driving my wife?s 06 Zafira 2.2 design this weekend and on two occasions I nearly had an accident. Once at a roundabout where I didn?t see a Toyota Previa (I know its huge) and once where as I was turning at a junction a pedestrian crossed the road in front of me I gave him and me a bit
• Mitsubishi Carisma (1995 - 2004) - 99 1.8 MOT failed on CO emissions 30 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  A colleague's Mitsubishi Carisma GDI auto (107,000 miles) has failed the MOT on CO emissions. Natural idle test gave 0.93% CO (limit 0.3%). Two fast...
• Odd habits re driving/parking 19 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  away than they needed to, they'd taken a disabled bay right o/s the building that someone else might have needed. I can only presume the mentality was i've got a permit so i'm going to utilise it how strange
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - Trying to sell privately - living nightmare! 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I just thought I'd post regarding the hassle I'm having trying to sell my car privately. Perhaps others can share their experiences and offer some...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - County Court [Small Claims] dilema. 8 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  , that they would not have been involved whatsoever, had the garage not undertaken an abortive repair? Also, anyone with any experience of County Court [small claims] in respect of abortive repairs undertaken by garages? Would welcome your opinion [s] on this one. - thanking you in anticipation. Robroy.
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 1997 1.4 running hot 24 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  wondering if it?s imperative you vacuum fill the system on these to prevent air pockets as the Haynes manual describes using an empty bottle with an ?O? Ring to vacuum fill the radiator while the engine is running? Thanks!
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 95 1.4 petrol - Not Starting... 19 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  there was no noise or bang, the car just lost power and cut out, any ideas? Duggie s
• Suzuki - New AA Warranty Catastrophe Cover: is it worth it? 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  comprehensive ?catastrophe? cover. Costing £8.99, rather than the regular £25 a month, it is intended to provide major mechanical breakdown repairs, but carries a higher excess of £300. Costly problems flagged up by the AA include automatic transmission and cam belt failures. ?It?s the costly threat
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 electrical problems 6 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  There are two minor but annoying electrical problems on my wife's 306. The interior lights do not work when opening the drivers door but do with the n/s door. The door switch is not one where it shorts the power to earth but there should be two wires but there is only one on that side. I have tried
• Last Chance Saloon Award 15 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Many years ago ( early 1980's ) a company which supplied ours had an "incentive" scheme for their sales reps. The deal was that all reps were issued with identical Cortinas as their standard car. The company also owned one Aston Martin and one Skoda. They evidently had a quarterly sales conference
• Honda Prelude (1996 - 2000) - Towbar for 5th gen Prelude? 12 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I've got myself in a bit of a bind and I'm hoping one of the knowledgeable regulars on here may be able to help, or at least point me in the right direction. Two weeks ago I bought a 1998 S Honda Prelude, got an excellent deal and was generally delighted with my purchase and very pleased