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• HT Leads (expiring?) Polo 6 May 2005 (Forum)
  or whether its just me. I don't think its running rich , so to speak, as the tailpipe is as clean as a whistle. A while ago, when I had trouble with the distributor, it was suggest to me (by Peter D I do believe) that the HT leads on these Polo?s are prone to developing high resistances and should
• 1.4 206 HDi mpg and low revs 1 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  over 60mpg so was expecting better from this car, certinaly high 60's on a run! Can I really expect fuel consumption to increase by 10-15mpg as the engine loosens up to start getting even close to the manufacturers figures? Many of my journeys have been long and I have delibertaely tried to keep
• Car Mag Selections of Group Test Cars 3 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  out). The Volvo is amazingly well specced (Basic 'S' spec has Alloys, Climate Control, Dynamic Stability Control, Fogs, CD etc, etc) as are many alternatives but the general readership don't often see these alternatives. It is just like their concentration on using a disproportionate ammount
• How do I work out what I can tow??! 3 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Morning All, I?ve tried a forum search, but nothing specific came up for me?.. I?m looking into the minefield that is maximum permissible towing weights. There?s all sorts to think about ? Kerb Weight, Towing Weight, Gross Train Weight blah blah blah?.. The towing car would be a 1997 Passat Tdi
• amazing megane 18 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  went to walkers Renault (Stourbridge) this afternoon, just turned up at 4pm. chatted to 2 guys (mark & Phil) about my old Laguna?s, told them i used to get them serviced here. asked about megane tourer 1.9dci 120bhp. after 10 mins, he handed me the keys and said, go try it out ! test drove it for 1
• battery specs 10 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  of years of service guaranteed. A typical 096/4 has a rating 650CCA, 130 mins, 75Ah. I'm not sure if all 096/4's have these same figures but I got these figures from a published table. Vauxhall "go" batteries are guaranteed 3 years and are offered in Ah, 72Ah and 80Ah being the closest in the range
• seat belt help 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I am extremely excited as ive finally ordered my new car, a mini cooper S, I get it in September and cannot wait, anyway I have a few questions I hope someone can help me with, Firstly the beetle, its 2.0manual in silver with black interior, it has done 30k has a cd changer and heated seats
• RR Phantom reaction 26 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  I\'ve just seen a Rolls Royce Phantom (the new one) for the first time and I\'m still reeling from the shock. The photographs don\'t do it justice - it really really is pig ugly! Doesn\'t look too bad from the rear threequarter angle but that\'s about it. How can designers get the proportions
• Vectra handbrake and welding 25 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  A friend was given an 02 diesel Veccy as his company car. After a 200 mile trip he parked it outside a friend\'s house. 3 hours later it was still there. However next morning it had gone. Pacing up and down the road, smoking furiously, he found the car at the bottom of the hill, lodged against
• Car for heavy towing 17 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  . The choice seems to be a Subaru or Audi Allroad (too expensive). BUT - these cars don't have the low gearing I need. The following are the reduction ratios for two 'heavy' 4*4's and the Subaru, multiplied together to the 'TOTAL' number. This is the number of engine revolutions required to make the rear axle
• Removing a bump 9 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  entrances, trolley bays, vetting adjacent cars for baby seats, any sign of of a careless driver(says me) and definately not parking next to 4x4's and MPV's). I got a quote of £300 + vat to re-paint the back bumper, take out the dent and re-spray the whole the rear wing (Leon Cupra in Yellow). Do people
• Pug 309D Geyser Impressions! 11 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, Yes, a different fault from my earlier post on a different PUG 309D. Just picked up an H plate Pug 309D for £15! It has a tank that?s ¾ full, plus 6 weeks tax left on it, so that alone has to be worth the money. Not surprisingly, it has been neglected and to describe it as ?tatty
• I have a question Volume 28 7 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  in her arts course. She was born in Bahrain, has travelled the world over, lived in the Gulf, Hong Kong, the Philippines, attended an independent school in Kent for her \"A\'s\" and for some unearthly reason has ended up in Tunbridge Wells, which is about as stimulating a lifestyle for a young person
• Banger, £3k or 3 year old? 25 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  - with 1 year warranty a requirement 3.A 1.6 Escort, S reg 75000miles with a few toys 4.Some dirt cheap old banger with standard 3 months warranty 5.Or push the boat out and somehow afford a 3 yearold something Considerations: 20 year-old male, so Pug group 5 insurance looks good over Escort group 7
• Criteria for a Motorway Patrol Car 20 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  is the justification for running a 4X4 as a motorway patrol car over say a Vx 3.0 Omega estate or a Volvo T5 V70 for example? I would imagine both the latter would be much better high speed pursuit vehicles and be able to carry pretty much the same equipment/load as most of the above mentioned 4X4's and be equally
• Airbag fault. Who is responsible? 8 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My brother had another car run into the back of his car in July, his car being an ?X? reg Nissan Primera. There was no damage to the other party?s car although there was damage to the boot, bumper and under floor on the Primera. It was repaired three weeks later, and when he picked it up from
• rover 420 GSI (high Emissions) 6 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone help. I have a 1995 Rover 420 GSI, using the mems engine management system. The has just failed it\'s mot due to emission being well over the top like a base idle CO 2 being 9.9% Now I found a useful site on the web giving sensor values, for this system. Check Coolant Temp sens, OK
• messing about with engine air intake 21 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  when the engine itself is hot. If the air is warm the engine is very nice, quiet and much more smooth. However when the air is cold, it sounds like a tractor engine, and is as smooth as an elephant?s backside. This lead me to think whether if I `heated? the air, or at least part of it, going
• Renault Safrane 2.2 What to do? 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Renault Safrane 2.2 What to do? I have a poorly Renault Safrane 2.2 on an M plate.It?s got all the toys and leather interior. 3 months ago it had a new head gasket fitted by a Renault Dealer. Shortly after that the cam shaft broke, because of distortion. (In the cylinder or the cylinder head I
• Traffic Census 8 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  annoyed me was the reduction from two lanes to one in order facilitate the census. This caused a traffic jam to back up to, and snarl up, a roundabout which connects three main roads and a High Street. Just what everyone needs at rush hour on their way to work! I guess I have to follow the policeman?s