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• Future cars, small engine with turbo 3 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  are 'green' ? So where is the government going to get its £32 billion per year from ? Or will the government change the taxation rules yet again to make these future cars not so green ? Sources include :- next generation Ford focus with 1.0L Turbo engines with 89Bhp and 108Bhp. BMW 3 cylinder 1.3L turbo
• Cost of motoring going down? 8 May 2009 (Forum)
  and maintaining a car in real terms. For example, a Ford Fiesta with a 1.25-litre engine cost £9,165 when Labour came to power. Consumers can buy a similar model 12 years later for £9,995, "making it much cheaper once inflation is factored in. The cost of maintenance has also fallen sharply as cars have become
• Worn out engine 3 May 2009 (Forum)
  Following on from my hatred of carbs i also realised i hate asthmatic worn out engines Worst one i remember running was a ford 1600ohv in my old escort van that was so worn out it had a lump of wood hammered into the rocker cover box to keep the fumes from entering the cab,this worked for 2 miles
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 99 1.8 Power steering fluid 16 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  old and says on it.... SILVER HOOK power steering fluid Universal Ford M2C 33G Dexron 11D & R Can anyone advice please? Regards, Dave
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 08 1.7d new key 16 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  key.It will not operate the ignition. The dealer says he might have to bring it in at a cost of £40 to re-programme the key. As you know sometimes its as simple as turning the key a few times in the ignition.(fords)
• Dealers changing tactics in credit crunch ?. 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  This weekend I decided to drive down to my local Ford dealership for what I assumed was a straight forward question - "How much could I expect to receive in part-ex value against a new car" and specified the model I was after" .I was told I would have to start a sales process first which involved
• Jaguar X-Type (2001 - 2009) - 2.0d - diesel air filter same as a Mondeo? 4 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I ordered a replacement air filter for my 2.0d Xtype and Halfords have given me the wrong one. I called them today and they say they will have to order the replacement in which could take a week. Local Jag dealer's parts department are not open at the weekends! My question is can i use a Ford
• Suzuki Swift (2005 - ) - Cold Cranking - Changing from 10w to 5w Oil? 17 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  the dealer who services it uses 10w-40 (no idea why, he's also a Ford dealer so you'd think he'd have supplies of the thinner oil!). Do other BR's think that I'd improve things if I changed to the thinner oil or would the difference be negligible? Thanks & Regards
• Land Rover - 85 3.5 petrol efi - wont start 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  for a few seconds and thats it. battery good. a friend suggested a noid light to test injectors .is this a good idea and where do i get one from .the e bay stuff all seeems to be for fords etc. any help greatly appreciated Nick
• Hyundai - How to find a good dealer? 27 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  quality, good or bad, let alone statistical evidence. My past experience of Vauxhall and Ford dealers is that any relationships with sales is worthless when trying to sort out workshop issues. I realise that "past performance is not guarantee of future performance" but I would like something better than
• 3 separate rear seats 14 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I am hoping that someone on here can help me. We are looking for an estate car (preferably) to replace our 2004 Ford Galaxy about 2 to 3 years old - budget upto around £10k. As we will be making several long (to Switzerland) trips each year as a family of 5 (3 kids aged 12, 10 and 6
• recommend me a diesel estate 18 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  in. The budget suggest a highish mileage ex fleet car with FSH etc I probably prefer a prestige make Audi Saab Volvo BMW etc rather than the Ford Vauxhall offerings but not ruling anything out. Reliability performace and handling are key. No smaller than and A4/ Octavia size. Thanks
• Michelin or Toyo tyres? 16 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I've always been a Michelin man. Until now, anyway. I am, however, thinking of getting Toyo tyres for my Ford Ka. They came with Kleber Viaxer (165/65R13) as oem. When the front tyres needed replacing, I put on Michelin Energy, without giving the matter much thought. However, I've always
• Wanted MPV for less than £3k 10 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Friend has just written off his cavalier, his fault. He is now looking for a MPV which can seat 7 people. Also need a large space to carry large amount of luggage when there are no passangers. We had a look at the Ford galaxy, seat alambhra amd vw sharan. He wants a mpv that has done less than 80k
• Ideas for a functional estate circa £2k 25 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  , styling or extras. Should be cheap to run so nothing over 2.0L size engines, petrol or diesel would fit the bill. I'm considering estate variants of the following: Ford Mondeo Vauxhall Vectra Peugeot 406 Hoping to get something around on a 2000 plate or there abouts. Anyone got any other suggestions
• The last subframe salt rinser? 11 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  and worrying about subframe corrosion, relegated to the memories of old uncle John in the 1960s and his Ford Anglia? Regards
• Focus 1.9 TDCi knock 23 May 2007 (Forum)
  long motorway drive. STP (and other similar) claim that their products are suitable for common rail diesels and cats. Grateful for any comments, suggestions, experiences, etc. Car has done just over 100k - want to avoid expensive options like new injectors which involves Ford main dealer
• Urgent Help! Fiesta Zetec Keeps Stalling 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Unleaded Super Plus but still have the same problem. According to the Ford manual it says to remove fuse no 34 if you have to put a lower octane petrol. This should overide the engine management system. Tried this, guess what still keeps stalling. Any ideas
• Mondeo TDCi 130 ECU Update - Help 4 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  economy and improved performance. I phoned my local Ford dealer to see if they could determine whether the update had been done based on the reg number but they said they couldn't. Is there any way of finding out whether this update has been done? The service record for the car doesn't mention anything
• AM reception / supression? 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, My recently replaced Ford 6006 unit had pretty good AM reception though sometimes would generate a ssh ssh ssh type of interferance (usually on 5Live 909 MW) which strangely could be reduced or cured temporarily by using another electrical device, the best bet was a quick tweak on one