Went from small to huge and need ideas for something inbtween. Aound £8,000 to spend. akthough volvo car too big and diff to park (no sensors) I do like the ride/luxury/power after the yaris but need bigger boot than yaris. I like Merc and BMW but wary of rear wheel dirve and icey conditions times. Like Juke but bit pricey at mo. Any suggestions? must be auto and I do about 1000 miles month. Read more

Does anyone on here have any views or experience of the Fiesta 1.4 LX and what it's like to drive fur commuting?

Reason I ask is that my R reg 306 is on its last legs, though its lasted well and a friend has said about their 2002 Fiesta LX - it's a 1.4 petrol engine with 42k on the clock, good condition, MOT and recent service etc. I would be using it mostly to get to and from work which is an 80 mile round trip each day, no motorway driving though, my route is two A roads with several villages as well as several steep hills to go up and down so not a case of getting up to 70 and staying there on a motorway!

My petrol 1.6 306 would average about 38-40 litres each week to do the 5 day commute so would the Fiesta be able to better this? (Obviously ideally it'd be diesel but there's few diesels going in my budget (3k) that are in good condition or not huge mileage))

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My polo was very lumpy during idle, it was due a service and when the plugs were changed No 4 was sooty. The mechanic plugged his computer in and no fault codes came up and suggested changing the coil pack, this made no difference and he also did a compression test and all was ok. Has anybody any ideas as to where to look next.

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My Nissan Note Tekna was 2 years old in February and has circa 26,000 miles on the clock. Recently (within the last month) the lacquer has begun to peel off from two areas on the front and both patches are getting worse. My Nissan dealer has sent photos of the affected areas to Nissan who say it is stone damage and are not interested.

I genuinely think this is a copout and the paintwork is not fit for purpose.... Read more

Hi all - I've just changed to a 2010 Focus 1.6 Zetec and have noticed what I can only describe as 2 small circular inserts, approx 8-10 mm diameter, in the top of the engine cover (cam cover?). These are hollow and threaded on the inside as if to accept bolts but currently have nothing screwed into them. Has anyone any idea what these are for, please, and is it normal for there to be nothing attached?

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