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• Subaru Legacy and Outback Petrol (2004 - 2009) - My Mondeo's Legacy 20 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  for the "misunderstandings" (in other words, they failed miserably to screw me for ££££'s of work). Having lost all confidence in the car, and in Ford, and following some excellent advice from this forum, I am now the proud owner of a '55 registered Subaru Legacy Tourer 2.0R. I collected the car three weeks ago from
• Mondeo Noises 24 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  in the power. After 2000 rpm (and before) the power is strong and the noise is absent. It has done this since 26,000 miles when I bought it (now done 72,000.) I have replaced plugs and leads, cleaned the MAF sensor, checked all electrical connections and breather hoses. The car has full Ford history and all
• Comment on Goodyear F1's 28 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19551
• Cooper S - Air Con on R56 Cooper S 31 May 2020 (Forum)
  As a female am bit wary of asking on Cooper groups about mechanicals as they get very heated assuming we're all thick. On this forum you've always been helpful and polite so will post it here.......I have a R56 Cooper S. Now the air con has never been that cold albeit perfectly acceptable to me
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  Jaguar S-type diesel blowing blue smoke 10 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My diesel Jaguar S-Type has started blowing blue smoke from underneath the front passenger side. The problem only happens in the cold, any idea what it...
• Mini Cooper S R56 - Mini Cooper S - Timing Chain Failure 8 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Purchased new in Sept 2007 and already spent out on Ingnition Coil, Fly Wheel, Clutch and Water Pump.  Timing Tensioner upgrade 2009.   Turbo...
• Jaguar S Type 3L Manual Gearbox Year 2000 - Jaguar S Type Misfire 26 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  My Jaguar S Type has developed a misfire; it appeared shortly after replacing the Radiator although this may not be related
• Car parallel of dog rejection Quiz 30 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  There are many reasons to reject a car - but here`s a chance for lateral thinking on why it would be done - based on the following. Quiz inspiration looking at dog adverts on the internet. A family dog was for sale because it had lost some of the hair off its snout - leaving a bald patch. Yes
• It`s dark - car engine - propshaft loose 25 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  It`s getting dark and you are in unfamiliar surroundings, the propshaft keeps jumping out. It wasn`t a problem when you set off this morning but now things are drifting a little - the sun goes down vertically and it`s dark within a few minutes. There is total silence and then a petroleum spirited
• Toyota MR2 (1990 to 2000) - Falken tyres for MR2 Turbo 23 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I need to replace the tyres soon, so I started checking out tyre reviews. I'd decided that I fancied trying FK452's on my 17's. I went to get a quote for tyres today and was quoted for ZE-912's. I asked about FK452's but was told that the ZE-912's had replaced them and that they were the better
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - Anyone driven an S-Type 2.7D? 5 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  As you'll see elsewhere I'm considering a new XF diesel, and one of the problems with ordering a car based on reviews is that you (obviously) haven't driven it. Now I understand the engine's the same as the one in the S-Type, so I wondered if anyone had driven one of these (and ideally a Merc
• BMW etc model designation policy 10 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I am getting a bit fed up with 318's having a 2.0l engine, C180's and C200's both being 1.8s, Saab 93 1.8t and 2.0t both being 2.0l. BMW 316's have been 1.6, 1.9 and 1.8 in that order!, 320's have been 2.0 then 2.2 if petrol though still 2.0 if diesel! Now take the 5 Series 6 cyl models
• Oooh! Oooh! I found it! I found it! 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  You may recall that I\'ve been looking for something fun for the weekends that will also meet with Mrs ND\'s approval. I also had to ensure we had somewhere to store it. Thanks to HJ http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/index.htm?news_id=1564 I have met all the relevant criteria. Fun - it\'s a 4x4
• \"Free\" tracking check 16 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Got a new tyre for my Peugeot 306 XSi about an hour ago. Asked the bloke how much to check the tracking. \"Free check sir\" \"OK, could you check it then please?\" Checks it. \"Oh that\'s a mile out sir. No problem, it can be sorted, but that\'s £16.99 plus VAT\". EVERY TIME i get a free
• Skoda Fabia - cold wife 10 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  my wife owns a skoda fabia 2015,she as owned it from new ,and every time the weather is cold she complains how long it takes to get warm ,do they still have winter and summer stats,or is there another way it will get warmer any quicker thanks
• Honda Civic 1.8 discrepancy in the mileage. 23 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Hi , just spotted a Honda Civic which I am very intrested in but checked the MOT history and there seems to be a discrepancy in the mileage. 2015 is 60k 2016 is 98k 2017 mot shows just 68K Could this be human error or should I look
• who gets the £££££'s 13 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  If I go to court and pay a fine, who does the money go to?
• S Class Mercedes - is this madness? 12 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  !5th of June our car was hit by a van. Liability was admitted by the driver and agreed with the insurance companies. They for some reason gave me an S class at £300 and more A DAY! I reckon that has come to over £10k and £5K to fix ours and its worth at most £7,500
• A303 - location of M&S Simply Food ? 15 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Driving back from Plymouth late last night we passed a bp connect service station that also had an M&S Simply Food shop - can anyone tell me where it is please - or if there is actually more than 1 ?? Thanks in advance
• manual or auto mid 90's BMW 4 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  what are the auto bmw like. looking at one from around the mid 90's. are the automatic boxes pretty strong and and last?. If they are to go , what would it cost to get done? also with autos is there anything obvious to look out for? Subject header amended - DD