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• Kangarooing/Stalling 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Hello, I have a single point injection ax1.4i tzx, it is using loads too much fuel, and constantly kangarooing and stalling at all speeds,the fault light come on when this happens, but the nearest citroen place is a long way, and the local garage,s computer fault finder would not work on my car
• Golf 1.6 16v Performance probs... 24 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  of warranty but three ECU,s, two EGR valves and several other sensors later and nothing changed. Basically the stealers didn't give a toss because the ECU has never logged any faults. Whether related or not I don't know, but the car has always had a tendency to pink under load, especially with normal unleaded
• Saxo coolant problems 12 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  . This process carried on a few more times. I had a chemical head gasket test-negative, got a pressure test-rad started leaking so got that changed. Had another pressure test no leaks found anywhere and i don\'t have any other signs that it\'s a head gadket prob. Now I am at a dead end. I don\'t want to leave
• Fiat Brava / Bravo cambelt tensioner 8 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Recently called out to a customer who had noticed a "rumbly" noise from cold on his 1.6 16v Bravo, 'S' Reg with 23,000. Noise traced to cambelt tensioner, and subsequent investigation showed that the roller was running out of true due to the locating stud moving on it's mounting plate, which
• Help. Which 4x4? 25 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Hi Looking for some advice about 4x4's. Due to recent move to the top of the North Yorkshire Moors and the arrival in feb of our first baby, we are looking to buy a 4x4, but as a confirmed SUV sceptic I'm a bit lost in this world of transfer boxes etc, so any advice would be greatly appreciated
• Servicing BMW 318i 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  I'm hopefully picking up a replacement car for my wife's aging Merc next week, and would very much appreciate advice re immediate servicing needs. Car: BMW 318i SE Touring, August 1998 S reg, 134,000 miles. 1 owner, full BMWSH. Last service at 122,000 miles. 1. Does anyone know what model
• Highway Code 5 May 2002 (Forum)
  ever. Incidents like this no doubt happen 1000's of times a day. Why don't the Police use the money from speeding offenses and retrain people to conduct themselves in the correct way when on the road?
• Anti-dive Xantia - sitting on it's heels 9 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  goes off but comes on about 3 or 4 times within the first 30 seconds (for a couple of seconds at a time). After that all is OK. The car has done 135K+ and has been serviced every 6K, I?ve checked the LHM level (at full height) and it?s at the top level, The rear sphere where replaced (for new items
• Sorted! 18 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  exhaust and fsh. No rust visible anywhere. It?s the same colour as my present car, so I won?t lose it in car parks! So, a result! A ?new? car for the price of a new speedo. head and windscreen, and I?m a happy bunny.. Long live Bangernomics! Peter.
• RTA & Driving Licences 28 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  I know these are the queries I normally answer myself, but here`s one I don`t know the answer to. If a non-UK citizen is in the UK they are able to drive on their "foreign" driving licence for a length of time. This length of time depends on the circumstances, but that isn`t my point. I am a UK
• BMW 320 handling 21 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Has anyone had this experience and/or can suggest a cause? I have a 1995ish K reg BMW 320i (E36) coupe auto. I've had 320's before and the handling was always great. So it was on this current car for a while until a few months ago when I started to experience poor handling in the sense
• Your opinion of MG Rovers please! 4 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  * grateful if you could e-mail me to the above address any comments you have on the strategy used by MG to market their product(s) and your opinion on the success of this. The main focus is on the *image* that MG has portrayed through their ads and whether that matches your opinion and whether it has
• Who was driving Speed Cameras 3 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  . Perhaps some people even take a driving test and apply for a licence in a false name - used to put the points on? Clearly the police and government know that this goes on and perhaps other similar ?scam?s, but they do nothing about it. Does this not prove that speed cameras are used mainly
• OAP ZX TD Problem 5 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  when decelerating to idle (at stop junctions etc); 2. There is a significant vibration coming from the front wheels which is road speed related (as opposed to engine speed). I've done the obvious (wheel balance, changed both driveshafts and N/s front wheel bearing without improvement). Before I change
• Which SUV plug-in hybrid 26 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  Hi, I am looking for some advice as to which SUV I should buy. Must be reliable. I am buying with my own money and I'd like it brand new because it'll be a keeper. Narrowed it down to Toyota RAV4 and Ford Kuga.  They're both face-lifted, so should
• Used Audi A3 Vs Focus Vs VW Touran 13 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  Hi. I have £2500 to spend on a nice cheap motor. It will be a mix of normal and motorway no more than 8k.miles a year. We really like the A3 (especially tdi models), Ford focus and for extra room in case we wanted an 2nd car for the dogs the VW Touran.  I've been
• Newer sporty car / convertible.... with towbar 5 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  for slippery launches. Any other advice on towbars appreciated. It seems a lot of sporty cars are no longer homologated? for towbars and there's no towing weight on V5c then you should not fit one even if you can. I don't really want an SUV or Ford Ranger etc.
• Any - Top 10 Most reliable hatcbacks....are you sure? 11 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Just scrolled through this Top Ten on the homepage. Full of VW, Ford, VX, etc and not one Japanese car listed. I assume the underlying methodology is based on claims made. Cars without claims therefore are excluded and cars with infrequent but larger costs are judged "unreliable". Meanwhile those
• First family car - Automatic Petrol 9 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  and boot space, family friendly with child seat to be fixed and not too high on insurance since it is my first car.  I was looking at a 2012 ford focus but the rear seats seems to be a bit cramped up. Any other cars that I could look at? 
• 17 Plate March deals 19 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  of the current shape Micra's It appears Renault have a stack of Clio's to shift. Likewise Fiat need to move on lots of 500 and 500X's Ford dealers falling over themselves to get rid of Fiesta's   Be interesting in the 2nd week of April when the pre reg last day