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• Honda FRV - LPG Conversion - city driving 9 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  This question is inspired following reading the thread started by the gentleman with a v6 petrol 607. I have been driving a petrol Honda FRV for the last 2ish years. It has been very reliable and an ideal family car so I intend to keep it for the next 5 years. I have been thinking of an LPG conversion but cannot actually work out whether or not it is a good idea.
• Sold car, buyer phoning me about problems 14 May 2012 (Forum)
  He came today with his mechanic to pick it up, money is safe in my bank account, and the mechanic took it for a drive, he said there was an issue with the wheel bearings, so while on the drive we took it to two garages who test drove it and stated there were no wheel bearing problems. He's now rang me to say the brakes were juddery on the way home.
• Mercedes E270CDI - Ticking Like Clock ....when engine on and off??? 15 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  After stopping and restarting all was fine. Now notice a loud intermittent ticking noise from engine - just like a clock - when i drive it. Last night the car made the same noise when switched off and parked on my drive. I've unplugged the battery to stop it. Could it be related to the car alarm? At times when ticking there is also a muted occasional blast of alarm siren!
• Any - 3rd gear at 30 - is it more fuel economical? 31 Aug 2011 (Forum)
    It is related to the use of 3 rd gear as being the best gear to use when driving on a 30 mph limit road.   Apparently, it is usual for motorists to rush into 4 th gear, and trundle along at a little over idle engine speed , whereas it would be better to change down to 3 rd and drive at higher engine revs.
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9 engine stalls during driving without warnin 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I have done nearly 90,000 miles without experiencing this problem before. In the last two weeks the car stalled twice while driving for some time and was jittery a few more times without stalling. When taken to a garage the mechanics on both occasions said the fuel system had air in it and when they pumped it out the engine started without a problem.
• Vauxhall Zafira - Replacement for a Zafira? 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  If I buy a new car what do I buy?   I need something that will carry skis, be comfortable to drive across Europe in the winter and will fit the roofbox (2.30m) and even better the chains that I already have.  I drive about 15-20k miles a year I only have a maximum of £3000 to spend Any suggestions
• Ford S-MAX - Whining noise 6 Jun 2010 (Forum)
    This sounds more like a bearing, but 25,000 miles seems early for one to go and maybe they all make the same noise?  The dealer certainly didn't think it sounded odd on the test drive, but then he wouldn't!  The car feels normal to drive. Thanks for your help.  
• Volkswagen Golf Plus (2005 - ) - 05 1.9TDi cambelt problem. 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I have only had the car three weeks. and it has already been back to the dealers as the engine light came on as i was driving and the car would loose power, that problem has been fixed as i was told there was a loose wire in the engine, now I have been told it needs a new cambelt, the car has only done 35000 miles. The dealers may want me to pay for this, should I be paying for it as I have refused too..and also they told me it is safe to drive even though i do alot of motorway driving.is the car still safe too drive as I have lost all faith in the car and the dealers, thanks..
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 almost stalls when idle,foot on clutch = ok 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, Just drove the car back from the garage after having a cracked water pipe replaced. On the drive back the car would almost stall when sitting at lights idling. When I put my foot on the clutch the car was ok. Problems started when the engine overheated due to the cracked pipe. It overheated whilst i was parked up (engine still running) sitting outside a shop after a 50mile motorway drive and then a short drive from motorway to the shop.
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - 04 1.4 Manifold pressure fault code help 24 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  RAC came out and read it on the computer and it said "manifold atmospheric pressure sensor fault". RAC didn't look beyond reading the computer, but said safe to drive home even though had an 80 mile journey. It did drive home okay though. Am I safe to drive this for another 4 days (160 mile return each day) as I can't get it to a garage before this? I'm clueless as to what the manifold pressure is!
• Winter tyres trial 6 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I have had these on for a week and they are outstanding. Grip is excellent in snow and slush and good even on ice. Last night I had to drive the ranger and ended up sliding into a kerb on a corner and slightly damaging a wheel. Driven the ibiza again this morning and it is massively better and much more reassuring to drive. The only thing is to not become overconfident and also remember that other cars dont have the same level of grip.
• Drink driving - possible sentence? 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Am new to this site but wondered if anyone had any advice for me? My finance was stupidly caught drink driving in the early hours of yesterday morning. Pulled over in routine check, no accident, no other vehicles involved. Blew 73mg breath - arrested, charged and bailed before magistrates 29/05/08. Problem.
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 98 2.0 GLS auto - sport button no longer working 27 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi my 1998 2.0 16v automatic gls vectra b has a sport drive button on the top of the gear stick, until now it has worked fine and has always shown a small orange light on the dash indicating its in use, and you certainly know when your in sport mode as the gears do not change so quickly as in normal drive.
• Insurance - Business cover. 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hello All, I've just renewed our insurance and came across something that is a bit of a suprise to me. The Wife uses the car to drive to and from one place of work. she will however once in a while drive the car to a course or seminar (Possibly twice a year) when i told the insurance company this they replied that i needed Business insurance (At a cost of about an extra 20 pounds).
• Which smallish 'proper' auto for driving school? 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  A young family friend's driving school is coming along nicely, and the young woman in question would like to purchase a smallish automatic to expand her business. She would like a proper auto, which i think is good sense but open to other thoughts.
• Check your passports before heading for France 23 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  My brother in law is at this very moment driving from Cheshire to Durham. Tomorrow, he has an appointment at the passport office. If he manages to sort out his problem he will then drive straight to Plymouth where my sister in law and the kids are in their caravan which has been parked on a site there since yesterday.
• Subaru Forester II (2002 - ) - 02 2.0 Cutting out 31 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  No code is held in the ECU and only once has the engine management light briefly appeared but the memory holds no info? The car has been fitted with an inline computer whilst driving and this again shows as no fault.
• When is a pavement not a pavement ? 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Some of the pavement has a solid white line denoting the edge of the road and in other places there are kerb stones which only sit half an inch or so above the road surface. Because it's a narrow road and has the occasional parked car, many motorists resort to driving on the kerb. I don't drive on it and have endured the frustration of many oncoming motorists who felt I should have moved over to let them past a parked car on their side of the road! My question is if a pavement is not raised and in some parts not clearly marked by kerb stones or white lines, is it a pavement at all or just a different coloured piece of highway and if I was to drive on it could I be prosecuted by plod?
• Which car to carry big dog and have street cred ? 25 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I need bags of space, higher driving position and with a wee bit more funky!!!!
• Fuel efficiency of older diesel cars 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I was looking up the fuel efficiency for older diesel cars for city driving and on a site selling old LTI fairway taxis I came up with a figure of 25 - 30mpg in town for a 2.7 litre diesel. Now I don't know if this means stop and start traffic driving or driving at 30 MPH, but this is roughly the same as I get from my old Golf, which is a 1.3 litre petrol.