My 4 year old 306 Diesel seems to have a small problem. It is used for a relatively short run each day 5 miles each way and each day loses water from the radiator (visible on the garage floor in th evening). It appears to be coming from the overflow tube at the top next to the filling hole.

Does this mean something else is wrong? The fan works fine and when I used to travel 15 miles each way to work it never lost anything after use.

Hope someone has an idea or answer for me.

Regards

Matt Read more

Can anyone come up with a logical explanation as to why the government is introducing a complicated scale of road tax which bases the annual charge on the CO2 output of a new car under laboratory conditions.
Surely CO2 bears a direct relationship to fuel consumption. With the penal rates of fuel duty in the UK the emission is already factored in and a £10 or so upper or downer on the tax is irrelevant. In addition a fixed charge takes absolutely no account of mileage driven, driving style or the standard of maintenance of the vehicle, all of which will affect the C02 output.

I would also question the matter of road tolls. With a fuel price of £3.50 per gallon and a car doing 35 mpg, fuel costs 10p per mile, 7.5p of which is tax. I consider that to be quite high enough on its own.

I am also miffed about the Dartford Crossing. The tolls should have finished last year when the construction cost had been covered, as agreed with the tunnel's management committee. The government retained them. Why build a bridge to facilitate transport and then charge a toll which discourages its use?. Read more

Hi - I notice the 'car-by-car breakdown' pages have been updated to reflect relaibility figures from the German 'ADAC' (www.adac.de)

- are these available in English?
- do any other motoring organisations publish these figures?

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I am ready to order a new company car and have narrowed down my choce to (for various family, cost and tax reasons) either the Laguna II 1.9 dCi (Privilege) or the Bora S 1.9 Tdi (90bhp)
The former has the room and the "features" (apart from giving a sunroof and full airconditioning) I am still at a loss why both are fitted - sunroofs lower the ceiling height and for anyone over 6'2" can brush your hair, which is annoying, though with the seat fully lowered this is not a problem.
The latter has a comfortable drive but is basic
So the question is does the comfort & fittings make up for any "alledged" road / driving shortfall?

Jeremy Read more

What a splendid site this is ? Just in the space of about a week I have learned much about the on/off love affair which most of us have with Citroens,
the complexities of suspensions, diesel power bands, the best ways to buy our cars and, explained with admirable clarity, the ramifications for us all if we take on the Euro. Keep up the excellent contributions.
Just my comment on the thread about electrocuting car thieves. Sadly, our legislators continue that irritating and baffling bias towards the rights of the wrong-doers in society, at the expense of the majority who are law abiding.
Take the case (true) of the owner of a small garage, who was successfully sued by a burglar, who fell into an uncovered service pit during his unlawful visit to the workshop in the middle of the night. Supported by some Health & Safety legislation (neccessary, of course, for the law abiding citizen) and, probably, urged on by some "sue at all cost" solicitor, the wrongdoer was able to obtain compensation for his injuries. While this kind of stupidity continues, what hope is there for the majority who try to abide by the law ? Read more