June 2013
It would be nice to see a similar version of this article for cars exclusively with a 1.6 or above petrol engine. Its useful for those looking to cover motorway mileage without being forced to buy a diesel. Read more
Hi everyone,
we were driving down motorway when red flashing oil light appeared (probably should of stopped straight away) anyway was trying to get to service station wife two kids in car got up slip road around roundabout then car died. AA would not look at it because of red light policy had it towed home, I s diagnostic check going to tell me anything my feeling is i might have a broken cam belt as it was overdue a change, My dilema now is after reading a fair bit about this sought of problem instead of throwing money at this problem do i jusyt bite the bullet and put a new engine in from a write off Audi, Have been quoted £1900 for 2009 engine 30k miles supply and fit with a warranty?... Read more
Taken from the Autocar website.
Autocar Start – a real solution to the problem of young driver education Legislators agree that something needs to be done to improve standards and safety of young drivers; tomorrow Autocar is launching a new initiative to help <*** class="imagecache imagecache-article_image_480" title="Autocar Start – a real solution to the problem of young driver education" src="http://images.cdn.autocar.co.uk/sites/autocar.co.uk/files/imagecache/article_image_480/autocar%20start2.jpg" alt="Autocar Start – a real solution to the problem of young driver education" width="480" height="318" /> Autocar Start will be launched tomorrow (Wednesday) morningThe subject of young drivers is back on the agenda with a vengeance this week, largely because the government was due to deliver its green paper on the proposed changes to improve standards and safety. Sadly, that deadline has slipped to a date this autumn, but thankfully that hasn’t taken the subject off the agenda.... Read more
Thanks for sharing that,Trilogy. I hope it'll do well.
There seems to be a sudden obsession locally to drive with either side or dipped headlights switched on .
Once a speciality of Swedish cars it now seems to being used on everything from ford to vw .why ?
In poor daylight conditions its a useful safety device ,but in the bright summer light what's the point ? Has there been a change in the law .
Personally I find it irritating especially with the very bright xenon lights .
Anyone else noticed a sudden increase in driving in daylight with lights on ? Read more
That'll end when we leave the EU, then.
If only, those at the trough won't let it happen by fair means or foul.
I have a fiat punto 8v my heaters worked fine then one day I put them on and they had stopped working and now my lights sign and a yellow light bulb with a explanation mark comes on dash? Any ideas of what it could be thanks Read more
Hi my mondeo isn't giving out any power I've cleaned out the egr valve which a friend suggested but still no go. I've heard there is a standered blow of valve but I cannot locate it to clean it out.
Would it be that and where is it???
Or is it something els any suggestions would be great thanks. :) Read more
Badly not Bradley :))
SWMBO is eyeing up a V50 locally.
Can anyone advise on the 1.6 diesel versus the 1.6 petrol, assuming we go for one 3-5 years' old, manual in either case. ... Read more
Does she really need a diesel? Does she have a commute of over 15 miles each way or travel around the country most days? If not, stick with petrol.
The 1.6D pulls well, is fairly smooth and can return good economy figures....
For many years fresh coolant always seemed to be royal blue. Recently all the coolant I have noticed - including the bulk supply my indy uses - is orange. This forum mentions all sorts of colours - is there a standard? I wondered if blue was discontinued to prevent confusion with screenwash ... Read more
Unipart's ordinary stuff (and possibly others too) is green. You'd know if it was that though, it's a really garish bright green colour.
Shows up leaks a treat, which is presumably the purpose.
Hi Good morning.
I own a HONDA JAZZ 2002 MY.... Read more
Thanks for that Elek. If it's an LED then the chances of failure compared to that of a filament bulb is extremely low. Might be worth the OP checking connections and looking for chaffed wires before going to the trouble of all that disassembly.
Which 6K family diesel estate car is best out of 407, Passat, Mondeo, BMW 3 and 5 series, Merc C class..Volvo V50 Mazda 6, Audi A4 and A6 please?
I asked this question yesterday and have a look at the answer I recieved... Funny...... Read more
Is the risk of a diesel breaking down greater than the saving on MPG?
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I don't know, but it may well be that the AA won't let a car be driven anywhere with a red warning light showing - otherwise if any further damage were done the customer would jump on the legal bandwagon and try for a free repair by suing the AA, saying it was their fault.