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• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - Renault UK - full marks! 16 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Of course, you could argue that it shouldn't have failed in the first place, but the other side of the coin is that they weren't obliged to do anything at all. Covering the full cost is more than I expected. Cheers DP
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Buying a 04 diesel auto. 16 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Some say its good for 200 to 300 thousand miles if serviced correctly, i myself only cover 6500 miles per year. I previously owned a 2.0 petrol auto on a 02 plate, i found that ok. So the question is, it it a good buy or not, or just but it and hope for the best. Any feedback would be great, thanks.
• SEAT Leon II (2005 - ) - 1.6 Stylance opinions please 9 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Living in the Rep of Ireland where anything over a 1.6 makes zero sense due to tax and insurance reasons I'm considering a 2006 one of these as a replacement for my 04 Focus 1.4 (great car, gutless engine). Good upgrade or not? I have found a clean low mileage one with the Sport Pack with FSH. Feel free to make any other suggestions. Priorities are Economy, Handling, Reliability and Comfort but not necessarily in that order and i cover about 15-16k a year.
• removing smell of tobacco smoke 22 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I know this has been covered before and have spent half hour searching and keep coming up with same answer "ciggy burns cost £50 time" -page's of same answer. When I got my car last December the dealer "bless his heart" made a good job of masking this evil smell from a heavy smoker - after a month, whatever he put in wore off and since then I have wiped all interior trim with cleaners -wipes etc and sprayed all fabric with "Febrese" -replaced A/C filter's and sprayed them with Febrese works for a bit then sun comes out and smell returns.
• Driving should have smiles-per-hour! 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Throw in the fellow motorists offering a friendly wave, or craning their necks to get a closer look at the '928, and it made a great motoring day. Modern classic cars, out and about, bringing recent motoring history back to life. Forget about driving quickly. Its not miles-per hour that counts these days, its smiles-per-hour! -- Colin-E
• Loss of power steering Octavia 1.9 TDi 26 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Car is a 52 plate 1.9TDi 110bhp Octavia (not the PD engine). 85000 miles. Cambelt replaced @ 80,000 miles service. Was driving to work this morning when, having braked reasonably sharply, I discovered upon moving off again that I had lost power steering and the battery light on the dashboard was illuminated.
• citroen xsara gear box oil change 12 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  hi got heater fan sorted motor came from citroen in the end £106 new second hand ones £25+ and p&p on top with 30 days warrenty.my car had air con which means the fan motor had to to talk to air con!!!!got local auto electrictian to test and fit for £45. i am enquiring if xsara gear boxs need an oil change or top up.if so were do i find filler plug and drain plug.car has cover 105k miles in 7 years.box is very stiff and difficult in first couple of miles from cold start after it is very smooth.think of putting in millers oils trx gear oil to free up gear change.any advice gratefully received.
• Renault Warranty Woes. 1 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Do I have a vaild claim? Car is a 54reg Renault Scenic February 2005. Thanks.
• 2E2 Carb Icing?? 15 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Also,I`ve recently noticed that the vacuum reservoir has no pipes whatsoever coming to or from it..could this affect the cars performance??
• Military Road 4 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  This runs parallel to the A69 and is mostly dead straight with some "big dipper" style dips and some fun bends which are mainly covered in mud at this time of the year to add to the excitement. Very little traffic, no speed cameras and the traffic police are much more interested in the the A69 (in fact my bro, who is in the know, tells me they now only have 2 "jam sandwiches" and their unmarked car has been taken off them).
• Timing belt guarantees 2 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hello I have an Audi 80 2.0E, registered in 1993. It was fitted with a new timing belt at 113,283 miles in June 2003. The car has been used fairly intermittently for the last couple of years. My uncle borrowed it this summer, and the timing belt failed at 135,701 miles. The belt only covered 22,000 miles but the time period was just over three years.
• Peugeot 406 indicating left by itself 30 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I took the cowling off the steering wheel but wasn't brave enough to remove the screws holding the cover on the black box thing. I also wondered whether a weak battery could cause these electrical maladies. It is the original (almost 6 years old) and the car does a lot of short journies. Any ideas gratefully received.
• Omega 2.0L cam gasket replace help 16 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hello all, [ 2.0L 16v ecotec- auto 1994 ] found oil in my spark plug holes the other day, car was running a little sluggish. I believe it's the cam cover gasket gone, so I'm about to replace it. I've got the gasket, sealant rings for the bolt-holes & blue sealant. Can anyone advise me where exactly the sealant goes please?
• Rover 45 2.0 TDi starting problems 4 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I have tried leaving the glow plug light on for longer before trying to start it, but the only thing which seems to eventually work is to pump the accelerator until it eventually catches. The car has covered 74,000 miles and although the battery appears to be the original the cranking speed seems fine and the battery condition indicator has always been green. Under normal conditions I hardly turn the key and she is away and runs great returning approx. 50-54mpg.
• Disabled Parking at Asda 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  A Traffic Regulation Order has been approved starting from Monday 12 December and anyone parking in the bays without a valid blue disabled parking badge will be issued a fixed penalty notice. You have been warned. Pity it won't cover all of what me and my wife saw when we came out. Fiat Punto parked in one of said bays, no blue disc, no tax disc, driver sat in car. Passenger gets in, driver leaves the bay with three unstrapped kids on back seat, the oldest of which (no more than 8 or 9) is holding a baby.
• Autoglass Radio Advert 6 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Second question. In the advert it states (not word for word) that a windscreen is part of the cars structural strength and, if it is chipped or cracked, it could affect the airbag activation!!! How do they work this out? And how are they allowed to scaremonger like this on a radio advert?
• 3500 miles in a week! 1 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  - Or 8 days to be precise; anyone else covered this kind of distance in so short a time?! Went from S. France to Copenhagen, dropped off the family then rented a Mondeo for 3 days work all over Sweden. Then back to France. High spot - getting an indicated 145mph out of the S60 on a deserted German motorway in the wee small hours...
• Renault Laguna timing belt 25 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I have recovered it to the garage and they are replacing the rockers covers !!! as well as the timing belt. Is it likely that any other damage was caused, the garage says that te pistons are ok. When it happened there was no major noises exept the shredding of the auxillary belt.
• Quoted me happy! 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Well I have the revised schedule and there it is, my wife and I are both insured to use my car while going about our respective employer's business, apparently the £32 related to being self employed. Although I would have claimed the additional cost from my employer I still consider myself quoted happy.
• 1995 Rover 414 Headgasket 16 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  The owners would like to know if it is worth repairing as the car only cost under a grand. I presume the engine is the somewhat fragile K series and if so do they have wet liners that can leak from the lower seals? What is the spares situation likely to be since Rover went belly up?