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  • any londoners , or kentish men? directions plz 22 Nov 2008 (Forum)
    be in ashford by 0830 cheers alan PS for my sins , i,m actually driving a pergeot 106 (stop laughing at the back!!) , because of fuel costs etc , max speed down will be 70 , return 55-60mph auto route shows this http://www.2130tj.co.uk/2/PR.htm , does this look the best , do i have to use the dartford
  • Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 1997 1.9 Black oil in the Coolant reservoir. 19 Jul 2008 (Forum)
    bubble while giving it race. My car temp reaches normally 75~85 in the city.When I am on auto routes and speed of 120~130 km/hr the temp drops to 70.The max temp in the car as per the need is 110 degree centigrade. Can any body tell me what can be the problem.?When I see the manual of Turbo Xantia
  • Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 95 1600 (Honda ?) leaking oil 25 Jan 2008 (Forum)
    checked everything and said all oil levels are to max and ok . The oil colour I saw is like a rusty red although this could suppose be the oil mixed with rust .......HELP Obviously not read the small print on posting or Sex Pics sticky :-)
  • Just Desert 18 Dec 2006 (Forum)
    Friday night, nose to tail traffic on M4/M5 interchange Bristol. One very aggressive Audi TT driver uses every last inch of outside lane to gain max advantage over the queue, seriously hacking off large truck behind him before diving in front of me at the very last moment. TT driver and truck
  • Recommendation challenge 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
    (based on limited knowledge) 4 door stickshift hatchback (where the back seats fold down?) petrol as diesel costs more these days but do you get more for your money from diesel? 1.4 or whatever is the max to stay in cheaper tax bracket something with a bit of character possibly, ie not something you'd
  • Jaguar X-type or which? 30 May 2006 (Forum)
    was setting my eyes on the high mileage Jaguar x-types which are on Auto trader, or Mercedes C clas or E class. My budget is a max of 8 grand..Any ideas.I really dont mind high mileages as long as the car in good condition because im not buying to keep it for life..a few years and i will pass it on and move
  • Mondeo TDCi Oil Level 2 May 2006 (Forum)
    gauge piece at the end. The whole of the plastic gauge part is covered in oil when dipped, well over the max mark, and I'm pretty sure the dipstick is coming out without dragging on the sides of the tube. I've dipped it whilst stone cold and it's parked on the level. The handbook doesn't specify
  • Towing Caravans 12 Aug 2004 (Forum)
    engine will be happiest when towing (you should barely know the van is there) and is, I believe, also the point at which you will get maximum MPG. "It follows, I suggest, that if your RPM are lower at any time than the point at which it develops max torque, you should change down so as to return
  • Inside lane Truck-tyre Groove 23 Sep 2003 (Forum)
    Doing a long (80 mile each way) drive every day, I tried a new route. On the M3, the Pug 406 in the inside land started to oscillate in the grooves left...
  • Omega...Worth a try? 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    around £1000 to £1500 max, but I don't do a huge amount of miles per annum..less than 8000 a year. I'd like something with lots of toys, like air con and stuff, and I've started looking at Vauxhall Omegas, cos I like the styling and I've heard they are a nice drive. I've seen lots of nice looking
  • Kenlowe Hot-Start 7 Feb 2001 (Forum)
    circuit. Fitting is claimed to be 'an easy DIY job'. Comments? Well, in the Focus' crowded engine bay, it is most certainly not DIY - took a qualified motor engineer nearly 2 hours. Next, it takes the Focus much longer than the claimed 20 mins to reach max temp (about 50-60 mins for the tdi). Also, make
  • Can we return our Nissan Juke for failing to achieve its quoted mpg? 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
    My wife has just purchased a new Nissan Juke automatic 4-wheel drive from Charles Hurst, as her health dictates an automatic. Nissan states combined fuel...
  • Ford Focus 1.6 - Ford Focus 1.6 eco boost - Gearbox or Transmission 15 Mar 2014 (Forum)
    As an update to the transmission or gearbox issues I have had with the Ford Focus RV62PBU, I would like to add the recent happenings of late. Ford Technical was contacted
  • Ford Focus - international warranty 11 Dec 2011 (Forum)
    >In June 2007 I Purchased a Ford Focus 1.6 Diesel CVT Automatic from Ford Cyprus with a 5 Year Mechanical warranty (see Ford Cyprus/Warranty web site) Now 4 1/2 years and 5700kilometers later, I am experiencing Gear Box bearing noise, and have been told that the bearings are on their way out
  • Why does our Mini Clubman Cooper SD's fan continue after the engine is switched off? 2 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    Earlier this year, I replaced my wife's Mini Clubman Cooper S with the new Clubman Cooper SD. I am delighted with car, although it has a rather noisy engine,...
  • Review Fiat Doblo 2002 JTD "the Fault-Master" 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
    delivered with under spec car type tyres and had failed their first MOT accordingly.) Mrs O`s refusal to drive it may have been that - or sensing that it drifted into off road potential understeer at normal road speeds on wet roundabouts. Or it could have been that it used to cut out on corners
  • EU laws stop blindspot mirrors on foreign lorries 24 Jan 2009 (Forum)
    them. Jim Fitzpatrick, a transport minister, admitted that the Government?s hands were tied in a letter to John Baron, Tory MP for Billericay. ?We are bound by international convention to accept visiting foreign vehicles on our roads, provided they comply with internationally agreed construction
  • Xmas Quiz 24 Dec 2001 (Forum)
    1. What soccer team does Michael Parkinson support? 2. Which character appears in the most Shakespeare plays? 3. Which artist painted 62 self-portraits? 4. What is the name of the bass tuba that wraps around the player?s body? 5. What travels the ?means free path?? 6. Proverbially, what kind of dog
  • Honda Jazz ES 2013 - Jazz, 3 months later. 1 May 2018 (Forum)
    isn’t anywhere near as poor as I was led to believe by some comments on this forum. Ok, the steering doesn’t have the directness of a Ford, and there is some body roll, but certainly no worse than the roll I experienced in the B Max.  There’s plenty of power for round town, despite
  • Ford Mondeo - Test Message 28 May 2019 (Forum)
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