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• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - yr 2000 320d- Turbo Problems! 21 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  other thing i could find which would widen my search on the ebay home page?! am sorry that my first ever post, was not of an introduction but more as a HELP... PLEASE, but my name is OLI (OLIVER) and would appreciate anything given right now!! many thanks olij2003 s
• Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - Is this too good to be true (i.e. a scam?) 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Chap selling a 2006 AUDI A4 AVANT S LINE QUATTRO 3.0TDI AUTOMATIC for less than £13k. I answered ("email the seller") his AutoTrader ad and he has replied that he's in Austria (business went bust) and can't get any price for a r-h drive car from local dealers. He suggests we use eBay's purchase
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 55reg tdi130 - smokin' 25 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  business, I should. So it bothers me that my car does this. s
• Volkswagen Golf II (1983 - 1992) - 1.6 Fast idle with Weber 32/34 5 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  thinking - idel jets in carb dirty? vac leak? air pipes in wrong place? please let me have your thoughts s thanks
• Driving in Ireland 3 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  of 4x4's have blanked out rear side windows coloured as the vehicle's paintwork. I don't know if this loophole still applies. Also boy racers like to blank out the rear side windows of their cars too, in body colour. Perhaps there is a company that sells transfer panels to cover your windows! We
• What makes you love a car? 1 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  concerned) ? that?s 19 cars in total. They were: Beetle 1303 ? my first car; I thought it was wonderful and was genuinely sad to see it go. Mk II Golf GTI 16V ? bought soon after they were introduced (1987). Absolutely superb build quality and, with 137 bhp (in a relatively light car) I could be pretty
• secret squirrel police cars? 1 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  I currently work in Oxford /live in london that means my commute regularly sees me 'observing the speed limit' down the M4 / M3 what did I see heading westwards on the M3 thursday 3 ugly brown audi's (looked like A2's) all new, all with some type of strobe mini light stack on their roof's, all
• Unsure what to do now.. 11 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  after picking it up and it drove really well, not sure why i was suprised for an S reg, any way did the valet, looked nice cleaned the recaro's up lovely then proceeded to take it the petrol station when half way there at 40mph realised i had not shut the bonnett, so it flew up demoloshing
• Farewell faithful VW 13 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  to my shop where it was used as a 'mobile warehouse' and I changed the oil every 6k miles, but it was as reliable as my old Westie. It has now gone to a good home and I am left with my recently acquired 12 year old Defender 90. With a spare set of wheels and Vredestein M & S tyres we had some real
• 97 1.6 Primera veering left 12 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  ) and the car veers left. Should the tracking have been done so that the steering wheel is dead centre when going in a straight line or would that require the steering wheel to be removed? The car was previously fine on it's firestones. Is it possible that the new tyre(s) could be causing this? The tyre co
• In the market for new car - please help 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi everyone. First time post here so be gentle. Also bear in mind I am not too "up" on cars - that said, I still prefer to have a decent driving experience and not just any old banger. I passed my test two years ago and my first car which I still have now is a 3 door 1.4 Corsa B (1998, S Reg) I
• Knackerd steering due to humps 26 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  In my family we have a total of 5 cars and 1 pickup truck, 4 cars are in the UK a SAAB 900 belonging to my Dad a Fiat Punto belonging to my mother and my brother and his wife have 2 Kia,s. In Thailand I have a Nissan Maxima?Cefiro and an Isuzu Pickup. What we have noticed with the cars
• I Have A Question - Volume 158 23 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Well, today's been a fun day. Had a burst pipe in the bathroom last night so today has been the joy of dealing with insurers, plumbers and loss adjusters. Anyway, the pipe has been capped so on to the actual question(s)..... The house is 4 years old. The plumber said the pipework was some
• Insurance claim - data protection act. 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Someone ran into the back of wifey's Jazz recently (which is registered and insured in my name). Other driver insured with M&S (AIG) and all above board. Decided simplest thing was to claim through my insurance company and get the car fixed through our friendly local Honda dealer. The way
• X-Trail Valuation in p-ex for Subaru 19 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  was given a Glass's valuation by the dealer of £13100, but he said he would need to speak to a trader who would underwrite it. He came up with an offer of £11000 ! He said the price of 4x4's was on the floor at the moment. Do any of you in the trade think the dealer is offering below book to recoup some
• Number of cars per year? 18 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I have bought and sold a few cars during the last two years. I do know that the Inland Revenue does not come after you if you make any profits on cars that are for personal use. I always register the car in my name or my wife?s name and sell on after a few months. I have made money on some cars
• Driving Other Cars, Insurance Q 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  the 'drive other cars' extension on my policy. It was a bit of a surprise when I got this facility from Budget being under 25 and all, but it is very useful thing to have-share the driving with a mate on a trip out, borrow a family car to nip to the shops, take the old man's Cooper S out for a spin etc
• Have you read your car handbook? 15 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Bikemade3's thread on the 407 has prompted me to have a wee think about how different cars are nowadays. Now he has the problem of not knowing how to open his boot or fix the self locking doors. Going back say 10-15 years, every cars boot probably worked the same way. I don't know about you
• Nissan X Trail Letdown 14 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My wife has a Honda CRV and I have a Leon which I am intent on changing. I do like 4x4's and previously had a Diesel Freelander which was most enjoyable for the occasional week it wasn't back at the dealers :) Idea is to buy another 4x4 now in place of the Leon and change the 03 CRV in a couple
• Bad diesel???? 24 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Mods - Sorry if this is a duplicate, the link crashed after fist posting. Having come up from the S of France The old BX 1.7 TD had mechanically behaved itself for 700+ miles (at better than 52mpg overall. I decided to fill up at the Total filling station just outside Rouen (on the Calais