October 2007
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I've just got a Audi A4 2.0 tdi 170 bhp when i reverse with left hand turn or turn left say onto my drive i get a annoying grunting noise which seems to come from my steering wheel my car is a 56 plate and my audi garage tells me this is a fault with the a4s and audi are looking for a fix true or false?
any ideas what to do this noise does not occur when im turning left hand turns at normal speed like i say only when moving very slowly or near enough on lock turn
help......
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1999 ford courier van, 2 problems... 1: battery draining dead overnight. 2: if i disconnect battery, reconnect in the morning its still a pig to start, will crank for 15/20 secs before firing up with a cloud of smoke, .but if i warm the plugs 3 times, (ie wait for light to go out, then turn off/on again) then it seems a hell of a lot better. iv looked on forums and seen a lot of different views on plugs and maybe air. glow plugs are new (but think there cheap) could the plug relay be causing both problems? where is the relay exactly in the fuse box? was told the 1st square at the back..mines empty!!!!!!
thanx in advance
gaz
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any ideas anybody? if relay is tripping at 6 secs then is it faulty. could loose fan belt cause battery drain
According to Martin Lewis of Moneysavingexpert.com, most people who have been duped into buying this insurance can probably claim their premiums back.
As many here will have taken out finance at some point in their lives to buy a set of wheels I hope that the moderators will see a firm motoring link, however I will not moan too much if this gets slotted into "I have a question".
This guy knows what he's talking about. I would only post this if I thought it could be benefit to someone on here. On his advice I have already successfully claimed back some of the excess charges levied on me in the shape of mortgage exit fees
Please watch his video here. It will take 15 mins of your time but could be worth a lot of money to you or someone you know.
tinyurl.com/34mu3b
I am sure that at least one person here will save or claim back a sum of money.
Hugo
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Well, MSE is not totally dead.
The forums are down but here's some more infor regarding PPIs
tinyurl.com/3xzrdc
We parked our 2003 Mondeo today in a car park just outside a small village in the New Forest. We locked the car before leaving. When we returned the car was still locked but two handbags had been stolen from the boot.
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Strange coincidence. I was at work earlier, and a young part time female colleague asked me if a minibus fob could open a BMW.
At first I thought she said "Could a Mini fob open a BMW", you know what I was thinking there.
But no, in a coastal car park in almost the middle of nowhere a BMW was unlocking to the blips on their College's minibus keyfob.
Is the engine on the Mazda Tribute GXi "safe" or not? Read more
Thanks, that's interesting, I'll contact Mazda but last time I did I waited for ages and then nothing, will persevere, do these companies have a special email addy for technical questions?
My wife's rover car has been parked for six weeks now. All efforts to get the access code has proved abortive as remotekey said they don't handle requests from outside the UK.
I have searched 10s of forum hoping to find help and came across a 2005 post by alarm magic man. however, the website and email address in that post are no longer active but bell boy posted that he had saved the immobilizer bypass procedure which alarm magic man posted.
Can anyone pls help me with the procedure ?
I am in a bind as I cannot leave the car just sitting idle in my garage. Pls help.
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It looks like I will have to replace my current Seat Altea for something larger. I have been looking about for something that will accommodate a baby seat and two adults in the back. The only car I can find at a decent price is the Passat, others like the Accord, Avensis and Octavia etc seem to be the same width as the Altea. I am really looking for either a saloon or estate but I am struggling to find a selection to look at?
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Think the Peugeot 307 SW Estate also has 3 individual seats, not sure if the 407 does as well?
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2007 Seat Altea XL 2.0 TDI (140) Stylance
2005 Skoda Fabia vrS
The rubber beading around my sunroof seems to have developed its own ecosystem. Anyone have any tips on removing/controlling the green stuff that seems to thrive on it? Read more
A friend's old Golf GTI has a fine collection of green moss and grey and orange lichens on its rubber and below the windows. As she never drives it over 30 mph unless shouted at, the aerodynamic penalty is negligible. So I adopt a Buddhist attitude and tell her to cultivate them and otherwise leave them alone. I imagine they would find plant food a bit rich though being crevice dwellers.
SWMBO has an automatic Toyota Yaris Verso which she loves to bits; as it appears does everyone who owns one - it has come top of just about every owner satisfaction survey and Which just gave it as a 'best buy' for a second hand car.
However it is now well into its seventh year and it appears Toyota are not importing the Ractis which is based on the new Yaris and available in the Far East. So we are thinking of a new car replacement.
Her requirements:
Smallish - but bigger than her current car will not be a problem.
'Proper' automatic.
Ease of access to drivers seat(hip problem) and at back for dog.
Looks obviously don't matter. As an aside I never ceased to be amazed at much emphasis people place on a car's appearance.
From my point of view, reliability is of paramount importance, which I suppose rules out French cars! Fuel economy not a factor and would much prefer petrol to diesel.
It might come to just running on the Yaris for a few more years, and accept it might need some major repairs, if there are no better options.
Any ideas?
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It's hardly fair to compare a Fiat 850 to an S-Max or a BMW X5 in terms of size!
Cars have put on inches and pounds over the years, but in some ways are more efficient in their use of volume....
Browse
I've just returned from the Audi dealer as the noise has become more persistant. A technician saw me there and then. I explained I had a noise from the steering he said "don't tell me it's when you are turning left". Needless to say when we first got in the car it was silent, but a few laps of the car park and the noise became evident.
Whilst not a very common fault he has come across it on A3s and A4s - solution is a new steering rack which has supposedly been modified to correct the problem.
I wonder if they'll let me have the R8 as a courtesy car!