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• MINI Cooper and Cooper S - Budget Convertible 8 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Hey, i'm looking at getting a budget convertible for my next car and was considering a 2004/2005 Cooper/ Cooper S convertible. Does anyone have any advice on what to look out for, or any suggestions on other cars I might consider? Looking to spend up to £5k and ideally something that will pretty reliable.    Thanks 
• MINI MINI Cooper and S R56 (2007 - ) - Mixing makes of Tyres 14 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Mini Cooper S 2006, needs new front tyres after 11000 miles they are 205/45/R17 84V SP Sport Dunlop Run Flat. is it ok to have different makes of tyre ie Dunlops rear different make front. Your views please.
• Jaguar - Buying a 4.0 S8 S-Type 3 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  hi all i have got the chance to buy a 4.0 v8 s-type on a v-reg 1999 its done 100,000 miles and been serviced every 10,000 by main dealer has any body got any advice they could give me before i decide to buy it good or bad thanks.. craig.
• Ford S Max - Ford S Max Titanium - 150,000 miles - Worth buying 10 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hi I've been offered the chance to buy a Ford S Max Titanium, 2007 with 154,000 miles on the clock. It is is Diesel. Went to see it yesterday and it looks ok, and has service history from Leaseplan. The CamBelt was changed 1 year ago, but the cost to do it was only £279 which to me seems a bit cheap therefore I don't know if this was a full CamBelt change or not.
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  S-Class gearbox problem 20 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own an S-Class S320 CDI, 2002, 85k in good condition. When cold it changes from 1st to 2nd gear with a bang. It's OK when warm. How do I sort this? Would...
• Seat Belts 10 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  It\'s 20 years since seat-belt use was made compulsory , not that people should have needed compulsion . I have read that there\'s 90% compliance , but from my own observation I reckon it\'s quite a lot lower.
• 06 Polo S No boot/hatch light????!!!! 27 May 2007 (Forum)
  Model Polo S 1.4 TD Oct 06 I knew a hatch/boot light was not an original fitment when I bought it.. But it seems a paradox that you get heated and remote door mirros but no light in the boot/hatch? It is 'standard' on the SE bt colud not get one at the time.. just upgraded an S instead to near SE spec.
• S-Type Jag- advice requested... 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I have a strong and possibly illogical compulsion to buy an older S-type. Could any S-type owners or similarly experienced backroomers either talk me out of it, or stoke the flames of my desire, as it were? Budget's about £6k, though this could be stretched a fair bit, given sufficient desire-stoking.
• 1930's family car? 31 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  A friend of mine asked me today about getting a weekend car that his whole family could enjoy. He likes the 1930's style but he doesnt know much about which ones are any good. he is decided on the era of car so just looking for suggestions within the 1930's. He wants something that can easily seat 5 and max price of £10,000.
• Air Con trouble - Daewoo Lanos 23 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  A reputable local garage/dealer partially recharged it and did a dye test and asked me to bring it back to them 2 weeks later. In the meantime,the air con worked but again it emptied after a month (so there\'s definitely a leak somewhere) but they tell me that the dye is fine and theat there\'s no trace of a leak. Given the low value of the car, I am not sure it\'s worth asking them to investigate further but nonetheless I\'d like to know, it might just be worth it if it\'s less than £200 to fix it.
• MOT TOm-foolery. 16 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  During a 10k mile service performed after the MOT on the same day the following faults were found. 1) O/S outer C.V. gater small pinhole 2) N/S/R wheel bearing slight play and noise (£15 +£10 +VAT) 3) O/S/R lower swivel slight play (£16 + £10 + VAT) 4) Front brake discs and pads worn very close to the limit (£110-120, inc.) 5) N/S/F tyre worn low 6) Both rear wheel cylinders leaking (£25 + £31 + VAT) 7) O/S/R shock absorber damp 8) Both rear brake drums worn 9) Unable to remove No. 4 spark plug 10) Exhaust misaligned No's 1, 6 & 7 should be MOT failures surely?
• 60's transport special 17 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Fellow Backroomers, I am so so sorry I forgot to post this earlier in the week, you all know how it is. Tomorrow Sat 16th Severn Valley Railway is having a 60's transport special. 40 cars from the 60's, 20 trucks and buses from the same era will be on display at the various stations up and down the 16 mile Kidderminster to Bridgenorth line along the River Severn.
• MINI Cooper and Cooper S - BEWARE Mini Cooper S - WU05 UYB 13 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all. I want everyone to beware of the above registered car being sold by a West London dealer. I owned this car for 4 months and had to resort to legal...
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  Jerky i30 diesel 24 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Any one else finding that the Hyundai i30 1.4 diesel on cruise control is really "jerky" on downhill sections, almost as though it´s using the brakes now...
• MINI Cooper S - Condensation in rear lamp cluster 5 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I have a 5 week old Mini Cooper S that when it is washed the O/S/R lamp cluster starts to mist over - this is quite minimal to start with but then gets worse over a couple of hours to the effect that 3/4 of the lens is covered in mist.
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  Whining S-Type differentual 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am very pleased with my S Type but suspect a whine is developing at the rear, have they any known problems and is there a solution?
• Ford Focus TDi Estate - Reliable Diesel Estate required....once more 21 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  He currently drives an  `04 plate Focus  Estate which has covered 125,000 and has never given any real bother in the four years he`s owned it and returns excellent MPG.He`s moved all sorts in it including 3-seater settees. He has five grand plus the Focus to play with.What`s available on the market as far as Estates are concerned nowadays?
• Audi A3 3.2 Quattro S line - How to sell an Audi A3 3.2 Quattro S line ? 31 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend the best place to advertise such a car ? My brother is looking to sell his, as he just got a company car. this is a perfect example...
• Mercedes Benz S-Class W221 - S CLASS WITH MAJOR HANDLING PROBLEMS 28 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Bought a brand new S320 CDI in July 2007 and since then it has been wearing tyres off in approx 8000 miles average. There is a constant shuddering coming...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.6 Zetec s Gearbox issues 7 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all Im not sure if this is the right place to post so I hope you will hear me out :) Ive got a 1.6 zetec s focus which ive recently bought it?s done just over 100k Today I had the clutch replaced as it was well and truly knackered but after getting the car back there is a distinct high pitched whining noise the garage are claiming is the gear box and that will have to be replaced to ..