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• Inspired by biofuel? 2 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My local paper reports this week the case of a man driving with vegetable oil instead of hydraulic fluid in his brake system. He used it ?by mistake?. Two garages had told him the car was a death trap, but he drove on. The police caught up with him when he was driving with four kids in the car.
• Insurance question ? 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  We've just bought a new Scenic and my wife has transfered her insurance to it, this now leaves her old car in our garage with no insurance on it (we've sold it but the buyers paying in installments). At the time of insurance transfer her provider told her she could not drive her old car on her new policy as she was the owner of both cars! ? Can I drive the car on my insurance as a car "with the owners permision" 3rd party only?
• What new Car ?!! 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Currently driving around in a 306 S16 but due to a new family member I'm thinking seriously of changing. Budget is £2k and want something reliable, economic (Compared to 22mpg from the pug)and 4 doors. Needs to be slightly bigger than the 306 but due to drive size not any bigger than a Vectra.
• G-reg Passat. gearbox removal probs. 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I have to remove the gearbox on my 1990 Passat 1800cc to change the clutch. I have removed the drive-shafts ( at their respective flanges )and everything else that i thought could possibly be in the way but i still can't get the 'box out! The bell-housing is not clearing the fly-wheel enough for it to drop down because the drive-shaft flange is in the way.
• 4 x 4 5 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Living in Spain, currently with my English registered, right hand drive P reg Peugot 405 diesel estate but now need 4 x 4. Preferably second hand X Trail or Rav 4. Very expensive here and understand as much as half the price if bought in Germany. Can anyone recommend a way of bringing a car to Spain from Germany and how I can sell my Peugot without driving it back to the UK??
• nissan x-trail in 4 wheel drive 28 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  i have recently took delivery of a x-trail, which i am very happy with, however when i reverse in selection 4 wheel lock the transmission appears to feel...
• Laser Eye Surgery 24 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all. I wondered if people had any experiences of laser eye surgery and how, in particular, you found driving post surgery? I'm really short sighted (around -6.75) and would love to have laser surgery to dispose of the glasses for good. I commute around 450 miles per week so would really find other people's experiences of driving post surgery a great help.
• This Weeks Poll. What Would You Do? 11 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  "A person is lying at the roadside. Unable to see who they are, or if they?re at all injured. Do you:-" Drive past, swerving slightly to avoid their body and carry on with your journey. Drive past, pull over as soon as it's safe to do so, and phone the emergency services. Stop immediately and offer any necessary assistance.
• Commuter car of the future? 22 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Handles well and does a quarter mile in 12 seconds with a 0-60 of 4 seconds :-) At $85k it is a little steep but they do a $18k version which is a slower at 7 seconds 0-60 with a choice of front or rear wheel drive. The next one up from that at $40,000 is 4 wheel drive. Range is 80 miles so it is pretty decent. At last something to make a petrol head go electric :-) teabelly
• It has to be the live version... 22 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Best driving music ever or what. What else you got? Bring it on. G +
• Driving test 19 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  I caught an ITV programme on Sunday about learner drivers. I might have imagined it but I'm sure one of the manouevres completed by a learner during the...
• Cabrio Weather? 13 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Well, on Friday night the hardtop came off the cabrio for the first time, and today I went out for a pleasant lunchtime drive. As the temperature outside was at least 8C it seemed ideally suited to my first drive with the roof down - apologies for any typing errors but my fingers are still warming up again! Which made me wonder - what is the coldest that anyone has seen a cabrio with the top down?
• leaky 106 17 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Our 106 appears to be losing most of its brake fluid via the offside rear wheel. Apparently the brake warning light was on when my missus started the car to drive home tonight & when I checked the car over (in the dark) I noticed the lack of fluid & leakage on the bottom half of the hub and rear tyre. Luckily she has a short drive home!!! Brake cylinder failure?????
• Peugeot 106 Noisy reverse 29 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, I have purchased a Peugeot 106 1.1L March 98 Look 2 67K for my daughter. Nice clean car drives well and stops well. However I notice that the reverse gear is quite noisy paticularly if I reverse up the drive. It\'s not a grinding noise just a cyclic straight cut gear type noise. Is this normal for this box, does your 106 sound noisey in reverse?
• Twisted seating position of Corsa 1.2 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  The position of the steering wheel and pedals on my Corsa 1.2 16V (Jan 2000) seems to be offset to the left relative to the seat. As a result, I'm finding myself twisting to the left while driving, causing some back pain on my right side after about 30 minutes driving. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Are there solutions to this other than getting a different car? Thanks Ed
• Fun Driving 26 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  OK, I\'m as guilty as the rest when it comes to whingeing about the state of the roads, speed cameras, traffic calming (ha!), etc, etc, etc & there\'s...
• ? faulty air compressor 16 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Servicing my 1998 Mondeo 1.8LX today and noticed a clunk coming from the air compressor (according to my Haynes manual). Every 2 or 3 minutes the unit clunks and the drive wheel stops driving the unit. I'm not sure whether this is normal - it has probably been doing it for ages and I've only noticed today because I've been giving my car more attention than usual. All advice appreciated.
• Granada Loss of Power 14 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Recently when on a long run at motorway speeds, it starts out fine, but, after a while it looses its power. No one can find anything wrong at the time and after a while, it starts and then drives ok. It seems to drive around town with no probs. I`m wondering if part of the ignition circuit is breaking down under load. Hope someone can help. Thanks jms
• Suspension squeaking. 27 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi All I have a 1991 VW Golf (81,000 miles, 1300cc). I have noticed that my suspension is emitting squeaking noises during driving. The squeaking is more apparent driving along rougher roads. All suspension components are the original ones since 1991. The only replacements have been the rear bump stops 10,000 miles ago. The shock absorbers are functioning fine.
• Vauxhall Omega Help, im desperate please 1 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, i filled up my car (Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6 CDX Estate, manual gearbox) with about £50 worth of fuel, haven`t done that much mototrway driving, a lot of driving through the town (and YES i know thats bad !) my fuel comsumption display says it`s doing 17.3mpg, that can`t be right surely ? cheers Wayne