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• Health & Safety.Useful or Waste of Time? [RO] 6 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  wheel and a jack in their vehicle, had to wait 2 hours for the designated contractor to turn out and do the job for them. (This may be more a contractural issue than H&S to be fair) 3. Feeling Green, and wanting save whales or chipmunks or whatever, a couple walked 400 yards to their local waste
• Beware hiring an "automatic" car. 2 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  was the proper procedure(s) Select E ( auto) M ( manual) or R ( reverse) "Do not turn off the engine until 1st or reverse is engaged properly and completely. Parking the vehicle without a gear engaged may cause the vehicle to move result in an accident" I discovered the problem very early in the hire. I rolled
• Toyota - Suspicious Californian Lexus Crash 8 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  convincing explanation. Since that could be a public relations disaster for Toyota, and perhaps for the industry in general, its perhaps not surprising they would prefer to blame a carpet. I?ve seen no reports in the ?official? media questioning Toyota?s explanation. I guess Woodward and Birnstein have
• Body assembly 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  . Perhaps it had to come off for painting, perhaps the old one was damaged and this is a replacement. In any case it is slightly lopsided and too low all the way across, and the n/s wing panel isn't fitted right either where it meets this big plastic bumper-grille thingy. Tsk. I thought women noticed
• Jaguar XK8 and XKR (1996 - 2006) - Stunt parking of Jag XK8 Convertible 20 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hello everybody, Hubbies mid-life crisis going EXCEPTIONALLY well! We now have a Jaguar XK8. Our cars are getting older, but oh so much more inspiring. Having seen his car I now want to change my new Nissan Qashqai for an S-Type. Yes, it's never-ending. Having previously only used our garage
• Swearing...... 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  mystified. Is anybody particularly offended by the letter "s" and thinks that using "$" instead purifies the word ? Perhaps "i" bothers you and "1" is somehow cleaner and less troublesome ? Maybe "@" stands for a better ideal than "a" ?? Or perhaps some people are confused and incapable of communication
• Hyundai i10 (2008 - ) - Experiences of i10 ownership! 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  was able to get back to the dealers. Tthe problem was that the dealers battery tester said that it was ok - while the RAC bloke said it was kaput. The RAC chap kindly rang the dealer and supplied documentary evidence saying the battery was u/s. The dealer accepted this and the hunt began for a spare
• Mercedes Benz E-Class Coupe (2009 - ) - You're the one that I want?... 30 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  and in possession of a min-brochure and the promise of a 2/3-hour solo test-drive I never imagined that I would be 'diverted away' from my desire to own a 3.0 Diesel S XF, but I believe that I'm about to be?
• The exponential ascent of the 'green' movement. 12 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Thinking back to when I was a lad reading car mags and watching Top Gear in the 90's, I never came across any mention of 'carbon' this and 'eco' that save for the odd eccentric article. I'd like to know exactly when the environmental movement really started to get a toe-hold and affect the motoring
• Taking the cash or not 7 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  be going too the tax man if i opt out I am looking at 1 year old Audi A4 s line 140bhp. nice car!! approx 17k and as I'm going to be on the road this much i would like to drive something of my choice Can someone help as to which is the best option???? before i go mmmmaaaddd!!!
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - MK5 1.9 TDi electric heater 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  then this is for 'S' spec car with climatic control set the heat range to 26 degrees (some say 90% of range others 50%) press the econ button so that the led is OFF Turn the fan to whatever speed you want, maybe be better off with 1 first off to see that it is working and off you go. I have owned 2 mk5 golfs over 4
• Fumoto oil drain valve with poor pics.. 15 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  of the exhaust, will rub that down and repaint using much better paint this spring, very poor exhaust quality IMO. Took the winter tyres off yesterday, and those keen eyed will notice that i've rotated the summer set including the new spare which is now on the front n/s against all the good advice..;) Don't
• Licence points so work restricted . 3 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  'GLAZIER Paul Kerfoot has been banned from fixing a cop shop?s windows because he has been done for speeding. A snotty letter told him he could not work for the police because they were ?committed to the maintenance of high levels of honesty and integrity?. Yesterday dad-of-three Paul, 55, who has
• Beautiful cars on film 25 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  And i don't mean the tear em up type of film where young chav types go blasting sideways round the streets of Tokyo looking cool and mean either. My lovely stepdaughter bought me a lovely Christmas present. I'd been trying for ages to get the 70's series ''The Winds of War'' on DVD, well
• The car and `motoring` as a criminal tool/actvity 6 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  the large windows we tend to have. A thief exited a local house in mid afternoon recently and apparently got into a waiting car - another incident led to a car being fully loaded and driven off this time in the early hours. There`s more than this.. but confining it to cars and `motoring` have you ever
• Volkswagen Golf VI (2009 - ) - Shall I, or shan't I? 3 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  vents for fear of snapping the flexing plastic louvres! My biggest gripe is that a sunroof is no longer an option on the S or SE, only on the top of the range GT. Also, some of the bright, shiny alloys have been replaced with a funny greyish two tone alloy finish thus making brake dust less obvious, I
• Since you joined, how has Forum changed you? 6 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  towards BMW`s and wouldn`t rule out owning one at some point. 3) While some Japanese cars are surely good, the seeming tendency of some owners to praise their own, ignore any threads about faults with it, yet seemingly gloat at faults posted about other marques... If you post a problem
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W210 (1995 - 2002) - 1997 2.0 gearbox trouble 25 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  My 1997 Merc E200's gearbox (four speed) is doing some funny stuff! In the mornings if I drive off from home she will hold 1st gear and thump into 2nd and sometimes from 2nd to 3rd too. So, I usually idle in D1 for 10-15 mins and shift to D and drive off and 99% of the time she will shift smoothly
• Citroen XM (1990 - 2000) - 97 2.5 Door Card Pop Fastners That Don't 8 May 2008 (Forum)
  ? anyway, I guess. Does anyone have any tips on these? On my 405, I drilled a hole and bunged in an unobtrusive self-tapper out of sheer frustration... I?ve tried PTFE tape, insulation tape, etc. Can the white bits be bought new separately? It?s been one of those ?one step forward, three back? jobs
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1998 1.4S - intermittant ECU light 3 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Can anyone help with my problem please (Peugeot 306 Meridian 1.4 S reg petrol) The ECU light on my my peugeot 306 intermittantly comes on and the engine jutters, but only after travelling on a motorway for about half an hour. The light goes off again but the engine continues to "jutter