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• Mazda 323 Steering hiss. Any ideas? 17 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  The power steering on my 2 year old Mazda 323 hisses once the car is warmed through and can be heard easily in the cabin. The noise occurs when turing the steering wheel a couple of degrees to the left - not even as far as full lock.
• What IS average mileage? 12 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I'm looking at replacing my wonderful old Corolla, it's an 1988 E reg and has less than 118,000 genuine miles on the clock, so many car adverts say low/average mileage, and an N reg I found seemed to imply that 80k was low mileage? I realise that I've been spoilt but is there a guide anywhere as to what is a realistic mileage?
• Devils advocate, fuel cell cars 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  When we eventually all drive around with a fuel cell, what are the risks of explosion? Hydrogen is I remember from a botched chemistry experiment very...
• japanese parts 7 May 2003 (Forum)
  Having popped into the local branch of german and swedish to get a couple of bits for me, the old man was sufficiently impressed with them that he asked me if I know any similar suppliers of parts for japanese cars - nissan especially. Of course I don't know any as I don't drive a jap car. But I know a man/backroom that might.
• HJ and VW advice 30 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  In a recent DT article,there was a chap asking about purchasing a 60,000 mile, 18 month old company car. HJ said it should be OK providing all servicing is carried out. However he stated that VW group cars should be avoided. Why? I'm a bit puzzled as he usually sings the praises of VWs. Also, without wishing to be a nuisance, I would like to ask HJ about the markets attitude towards the MGZT.
• Twenty million tyres 17 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  I read somewhere that 20 million tyres are scrapped each year in the UK. They are a problem. Would it be a good idea to thread (as it were) 10 or so old tyres onto all the lamp posts on our streets and roads especially where they are in dangerous positions for cars which leave the road ? I ask because my lad has just come within a whisker of having his leg amputated after the driver wrapped a car round a post in the centre of a dual carriageway on the exit of a roundabout.
• water vapour injection sysytems 16 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Ever notice how much smoother your car runs on misty or foggy days? Its because the air drawn into the intake is denser with the water particles in it (I think). I've checked the fuel consumption on my car(old model Mondeo diesel)on days like this, and it is slightly better than on 'normal' days.
• Citroen C5 Automatic 21 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  I have a three month old C5 with automatic gearbox which is the third auto car I have driven. I find the changing down from 4 to 3 and 3 to 2 very jerky at times as if I was changing down, in manual, to a lower gear than intended.Citroen tell me the car is in standard condition but I find it hard to believe that such a less than smooth change down can be acceptable.
• Engine preservation 3 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  i own a 1973 austin minivan which is under restoration, i am going to fit a low milage 1098 unit into the car. Due to the fact that it shares the engine oil with the gearbox, and that the engines are old fashioned and not as well built as nowadays. What can i do to preserve the life of the engine, as well as keep it relatively refined and pleasant to drive.
• "Hit and Run" 1 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  After having suffered a hit and run incident with an Asda supermarket trolley today I would welcome any views or experiences anyone may have on "Dentmaster" dent removal,I think they are now called "Wizard".I have 3 dents in the drivers door 2 above the rubbing strip and 1 below.The car is only 5 months old! and I am gutted after having bought this one because of a hit and run with the previous Honda Civic by a car causing £1000 damage to 2 doors!. Regards Malcolm.
• Volkswagen passat estate 140 tdi b6 - Intermittent boost 10 May 2022 (Forum)
  Hi all I've recently changed my turbo as my old 1 destroyed itself and since I've  Replaced it I've cleaned all the air intake system and exhaust system  Of oil but the car only boosts when it feels like it  Any suggestions welcome  Thanks in advance Regards Neil.
• Mazda 2 1.6d Sport - Diesel Engine Maintenance 1 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Having bought a diesel car this week which is 9 years old and has about 66k mileage i was wondering what people's thoughts are on looking after the engine, is it worth adding fuel cleaners occasionally when i fill up? Is Shell Diesel really better quality and better for the engine than supermarket diesel?
• -- - Pcp 23 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  Hello I'm about to take out a PCP deal which I know I can afford but just wanted to see what others thought about PCP? My experience with buying older cars for cheap isn't great as maintenance becomes expensive so I've decided to purchase a Suzuki Swift boosterjet engine which is two years old on this deal. Has anyone used pcp and what was your experience with it?
• Best Depreciation Calculator 15 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  Looking for something similar to the depreciation calculator tool on CarEdge.com  Particularly like that it shows depreciation as a graph and let's you select how old the car was when purchased. However I think it just uses data from the US market. Any recommendations as nothing I can find for UK market comes close...      
• Toyota Corolla Verso - Drive shaft identification 28 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  one with 20 slides and one with 23  where it fits in the gearbox. Main dealer price £1200 so more than the car is worth. Is there any way of finding which shaft without removing the old shaft and counting the splines  please ?
• The Final five now the search is on 5 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  After a few weekends trying out carshave narrowed the final five down to Ford Mondeo. Seat Leon St. Vauxhall Zafiria Tourer. Peugeot 5008....
• FIAT Stilo - ROugh Running 4 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Hi  Just been told its running on three cylinders is that  the glow plug thats not working or is it more than this its diesel there are no signs of overheating or moisture in the oil so I'm sure theres no leaking head or other gaskits. Is anyone interested in doing a swap I;ve heard you can offset on a new vehicle with an old diesel car? Thanks for reading
• Tide turning back in favour of diesel? 26 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I notice the price of diesel cars has dropped significantly. Not only has the premium on list price been wiped out but many are now cheaper than the petrol equivalent. Especially 1-2 yr old models. Granted these are not Euro 6. But at this age you get the benefit of warranty, mpg and torque AND pay less.
• Will you ever learn????? 14 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Should their cars be seized and crushed???????   dvd              
• Hyundai Getz - Hyundai Getz: any opinions? 10 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Are these reliable little cars? Looking for a cheap runabout, not bothered about styling or equipment levels. I've seen a 2006 Getz with low mileage (50k) for £1.3k. I seem to remember the old Hyundais had a 10yr warranty, or something like that.