Hi All,

Firstly please forgive me as I am in no way technical and not that clued up on cars!

Have a problem on acceleration with the car, it's jerking and the engine warning light is on permanently. There are no other symptoms and all fluid levels are fine. Any ideas? Many Thanks in advance. Read more

IPCC to make recommendation, ACPO agree it, end of problem?

Who knows. IMO the balance needs to be looked at, maybe this is the catalyst to ensure it is.


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p.s. try not to go over all the old ground again chaps
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Thinking of giving the old machine a once over.

Whats the Backrooms opinion on the best car wax as in the best result for the least effort? Read more

My car is a R Clio Dynamique 1390cc 1st reg 1/4/07. Still under warranty.
I have an intermittent problem when i first start the car, that the garage say they cannot find, probably because it doesn't happen everytime! When i first start the engine everything is OK, If I rev up the engine to 3000 revs its okay but once i engage gear and reach about 2000 revs it suddenly dies. No warning lights have ever come on. I have to change up and down gear and slow down to an almost standstill until after a minute or so it warms up and then works OK. This has gone on for some time and I now notice that when the revs die if i put my foot down on the accelerator to try and 'push'it it will suddenly surge up then die back down and become a bit juddery. Problem only in the first few minutes of starting, the car might be cold but the weather is not that cold and damp yet and the car's not that old. Surely a garage mechanic can work out what is wrong, looking on the web i thought it could be something to do with an ECU failing to tell the choke to increase fuel when its first needed.
First time in garage they did a diagnostic and said there was a recognised Clio problem and replaced the accelerator cable that was fouled up, BUT ITS JUST THE SAME.
I always thought it seems to be very lacking in power when driving, not what I would call nippy which i expected from a small 1.4 car but it seems to be worse, quite flat. The garage also increased the idling speed and I swear the MPG has dropped to 35MPG. Read more

Hi there was a member previously of the back room but my e mail has changed so have joined again. A good colleague of mine due to family bereavement wants to sell his car in order to then takeover his late fathers car.
He wants to sell his 2006 Polo GTI with 38.5K and full VW service history,
On my advise i told him to phone his local VW dealer where he bought the vehicle and subsequently serviced it with them. We both expected a derisory offer which would give us a benchmark to get the ball rolling. It is totally immaculate and has the sunroof option as well as Air Con and is in metellic silver. I knew little about this version of the Polo GTI, i now believe it was only available for 18 months and he tell's me is the 1.8 Turbo. We know it was not a big seller at the time, a niche car i guess. Not convinced it's a cult car yet if ever either, but non the less very rare. The dealer has offered 8K over the phone subject to satisfactory viewing. This seems a very good offer to us,
Basically should he accept or try another means of selling it?
Over to the forum.
Thanks in advance
Weso Read more