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• Soft top motoring 29 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Has anyone had their roof down through the winter? I have often thought that soft tops should have an automatic function where the roof goes down its not raining. It seems a shame to leave the roof up. And what about leaving the roof down when parked? I have so far, but it's only been outside school and in quiet suburbs visiting the elderly.
• Nissan Pathfinder - Gearbox failed after 5 days fair wear and tear? 16 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hello again.  Following my recent post vis a vis my Nissan Pathfinder Automatic Gearbox, the saga has moved on. The background is that I bought a second hand Nissan Pathfinder on 8 Nov, sadly the gearbox failed on the 14 Nov. The dealer took the car back on 20 Nov 14, and I have now discovered he has used the warranty that he sold me to fund repairs of the vehicle.
• Kia Carens CRDi Auto - Used Car Question - Kia Carens vs Zafira 31 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  Vauxhall Zafia While i was initially looking at the Zafira and have found a model 2009 Exlusiv 1.6 Petrol thats has 56K miles on it ; recenly i have found a listing for a 2010 Kia Carens Diesel Automatic that run around 30K miles and seems to be an interesting choice As i have never owned a diesel before ; to help make my decision i wanted to get some feedback from experienced folks here as to - Servicing and Manitainence costs for the Kia Diesel Auto vs Zafira Petrol Manual - As the mileage on the Kia is low would that usually give me a trouble free ride as compared to the zafira ?
• Mondeo Zetec 2.0TDCI Duratorq 2010 - Acceleration problem or not? 28 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  I am confused as to wheter I actually have a problem (note I drove a 1.4petrol for 9 years before buying this car) and the only diesels I drove were TDI. Is this normal behaviour, is the car automatically adjusting something that affects the RPM. Any ideas greatly appreciated, I still have 6months warranty.  Regards,    
• Diesel Auto for under £4500, What would you buy? 25 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  My partner only has an automatic license and she wants to upgrade her 2003 Toyota Yaris. The yaris has been a great little car. Its reliable, Great on fuel (40mpg average around town) and nice to drive. Shes just looking for something abit bigger and classy!
• Nissan Micra K11 - Nissan Micra K11 no gears at all 11 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, I purchased my 2000 Micra K11 automatic, engine 998 s, 5dr few months ago. The car ha 80k mile but was rinning great. It passed MOT in Feb 2013. The problem is that I now have no gears and the car behaves as it was in N. Engine starts with no problems and when selector is moved to R, D or L you can hear engine RPM change.
• Anyone been successful in the small claims court? 7 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  He said this was the car to get us there and back! At the time of sale he kept telling me not to use the overdrive button (automatic tranmission) as it would damage the gearbox but having since spoken to Toyota they have said this is rubbish & the only reason they can think anyone would say this is if he knew the transmission was not in a good state.
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 06 1.2 - Engine Malfunction 2 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Thanks in advance Robert {edited to remove make/model/year/engine info from header as this automatically gets included from the mandatory boxes that you have to fill in}
• Vauxhall asta 1.6 16 valve 2004 - Vauxhall astra engine problem 3 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  My car has been eating oil like mad for a while. Started to loose power and stayed in high revs before changing gears(automatic). Had the cat change and fitted a new egr valve. But problem is still there. Started to blow white smoke realy bad when reving engin or pulling away. There is no noise from engine or overheating problems.
• Mercedes CDi 220 2011 - Genuine Ad or a con---Mercedes cdi 220 27 Mar 2012 (Forum)
    Ad link: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201207449398279/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-to/27500/body-type/saloon/price-from/22500/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/maximum-mileage/up_to_5000_miles/maximum-age/up_to_1_year_old/transmission/automatic/model/c_class/make/mercedes-benz/page/1/postcode/n213hd/keywords/sport_125/radius/1501?logcode=p   Thanks
• Hyundai Getz - Cheap To Run Small Car Up To 3K? 14 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  My parents gave me a low mileage Focus 1.6 automatic to replace my 16 year old K11 Micra as a second car.  The car is great it is lovely to drive but is too thirsty and costs £245 a year to tax.  I have decided to sell it and add some towards it to buy a cheap to run small petrol car.
• Ford Focus Ghia 1.6 2006 - Check Engine Light and Alarm 30 Dec 2011 (Forum)
    A few hours after locking the car the main alarm becomes disabled and the car can only be opened by using the key in the lock.  It seems like the car is in a factory mode where the alarm is automatically disabled after a period to prevent false alarms and discharged battery during transort and storage.  I sure I can get this fixed relatively easily by a ford dealer but if anyone knows a home fix please advise.
• Vauxhall Omega Estate 2.2 Y22XE - Auto Gearbox fault 30 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2.2 Auto fully loaded CDXi Omega ESTATE registered Oct '99 on a V plate with cruise control which I am reliably informed by the local Vauxhall dealer has a Y22XE engine (matched also in service booklet data)  .... my gearbox has recently developed a problem ..... from cold it seems to take a long time to change from 1st to second then when the engine gets to 3500 rpm the orange engine management light comes on and the onboard computer dash screen states "automatic gearbox, check" - after registering this fault code the gearbox goes into "limp home" mode. My local trusted mechanic (who is not vauxhall main dealer and does not have access to a vauxhall diagnostic reader) is telling me that he has checked the fault code data with his machine and it would appear to him that the gearbox needs replacing as the fault is mechanical not electronic.
• renault megane auto - endless starting problems 7 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  On their advice I've had a new battery, had the antifreeze changed, the coils have been replaced, all the connections and wiring has been checked. Then both RAC and garage decided it was the interuptor switch (the switch that stops an automatic starting in gear) I've had that replaced. (Its also serviced regularly and flew through its MOT) But its still doing it. I can often get it going by pushing the gear shift right through the range quite roughly and back to P or N.
• Renault Megane Cabriolet 1.6 CC 98 S Plate - Renault Megane - Rendom Engine Reving 12 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  More often than not the problem is the engine revs too high.  It can be fine and then all of a sudden I am aware that the engine is pulling (like an automatic in drive or an old fashioned "choke" being out").  Quite often when this happens if in neutral the engine "revs" itself like a boy racer tapping the throttle and the revs bouce between 1500 and 2000.
• Toyota Celica (1994 - 2000) - Why would insurance company lie about quote? 27 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  And when i suggested canceling and going else where, she said i'd have to pay the whole years premium for my current car (the Lantra) because i'm paying monthly and the insurance just started for that car rolling over for another year from November 2009 (i've been with them a few years paying monthly) and they renew automatically unless i say otherwise......but why would they lie about what the insurance for this car should come to? Discracefull...and she double checked my details when getting the quote over the phone!!
• Ford Escort (1983 - 1990) - Bangers - buying an oldie 19 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Thing is my youngest daughter tried to learn to drive about 9 months ago but couldn't get the hang of gear changes/steering, etc all at the same time (whats that about females being able to multi task?!)... So she gave up... However she's decided to have another go, this time in an Automatic and came back yesterday after her lesson wanting more! So I want something cheap for her to practice in, it won't be doing much miles, just local pootling and as its just for practice I don't want to spend a lot of money...
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 98 3.3 problems starting car 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Please help we have been experiencing problems with our automatic petrol 3.3 Chysler Grand Voyager and are up againt the wall after running out of solutions. When you put in the key in the ignition the information centre lights come on and the car starts but none of the displays within the priemium instrument cluster work and the car dies after a few seconds the alarm light flashes and whilst on holiday this week it stayed on for 3 days.
• Which used car to buy? 26 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  The reason for wanting to change is partly because there are times on single carriageways when it would be really handy to have a more powerful car that could quickly zip around people going slowly in front of me, and partly just that I've had the Beetle for 4 years and feel like its time for a change to something a bit faster and more comfortable. The only other needs that I have are that it has to be an automatic, I don't want it to any less room in that back for adults or boot space than the Beetle, I don't want an Estate car and we like the idea of a BMW / Mercedes / Audi type car more than a Ford / Toyota / Vauxhall type.
• Help! (hoping) to buy a nearly new van tomorrow 8 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  The van has a balance of manufacturers warranty still left on it (10 months). I've been told that it is automatically valid to the next owner and that I dont need to do anything. Is this correct? 2/. The owner has not got the complete service history documents from the last year, but has said I can contact the Merc dealership and obtain all the service records from there.