Hi Room
Any one got the the new Smartnav from trafficmaster? You know the one where you have to push a button on you dash and tell the very nice lady at the other end of the auto connected phone the post codes of where you are going, and a message is sent to your speaker in the car to tell you to turn left right etc whislt avoiding jams. Does it work? Is it better than the Trafficmaster YQ2? Any one got a better soloution Read more

Just been to see car 'in the flesh' for the first time. It is an attractive looking car, although a woman, whos was there, said it was ''just a Focus''. Does anyone else think it looks like the old Focus?

I was disappointed with the interior. The only example they had there was a 1.6i VTR and the interior was so drab, all dark grey and black. It is also cramped in the back, in the mode of modern cars, although no worse than the competition. Nice driving position though and decent seats. The boot is also a good size for this class of car

It was shod with skinny tyres on big allow wheels and I wonder what the ride would be like on these sort of tyres. They were W rated tyres too but why they think a 1.6i, with 110 bhp, needs W rated tyres I don't know.

I also saw the new C5 whilst I was there and I was impressed with the new styling. It is a much better balanced looking car than the old model. Read more

I have run two turbo-diesel automatics; a Peugeot 605DT (since deceased) and a new Hyundai Trajet CRDT (brand new this Sept - only 2,300miles so far).

With both of theme, they were very sluggish in the morning, m until they were warmed through. To get out of the house I really have to put my foot down to escape the oncoming traffic.

However, recently, I swapped to a Galaxy 1.9TDI 130bhp 6-sp manual for about a month. In the morning, it starts much faster (no churn at all - with the Hyundai it takes a couple of turns) and is ready to go straight away. No obvious performance difference between cold or hot.

So what's going on? and is there anything I can do to assit the Hyundai or to minimise damage?

Thanks
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive? Read more

Hi

you may have seen my post about looking for a new large estate. I am going to be getting rid of a silver 1997 A4 tdi (110) SE Avant, with 140000 miles on the clock. Looking on auto trader people are asking £5K upwards for similar vehicles (or older but slightly lower miles). This seems quite high to me (although Im not going to complain!) Its well maintained (although not at main dealers) the susp arms have been done, t.belt at 120k, brakes/radiator in last 10k.

What do you think would be reasonable as a private sale or a trade in ?

thanks

Mark Read more

Hi folks,

I am pretty clueless when it comes to cars I'm afraid. I finished Uni last year and bought a Ford Fiesta 1.0 from a local garage (H reg). It is in great condition and has been a very good runner so far. I bought it as a little run-around, but then I got a job that involves a far bit of mileage (around 200-300 miles per week) and am worried that it is too much for such a small car. But, like I said, it runs fine.

However, there is one problem, it seems to be using a lot of oil.
At the moment, I am adding anywhere between half and a whole litre of oil a week. There is no leak, as far as I can see, and there is no obvious burning? The engine sounds fine, there is no knocking or tapping and, as I said before, the car generally runs well.

Any idea what could be a the problem? I work a far distance from home, as mentioned, and it is difficult to arrange a time to pop it into the garage. I am due a service in Jan, will it be likely to survive till then?

Any opinions greatly appreciated! Read more