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• Will it come to this? 7 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  When I was a kid & went out with my Dad in his truck, we normally started around 3-30 to 4am & would most often than not have the roads to ourselves till at least 7am, this being the late 70's to late 80's. On the nightshift it seems to me that the rush hour is now starting at 3-30 to 4am so that people can get a head start to beat the queues. This is just the suits, never mind your milkie, postie & suchlike.
• Opinions sought 23 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Do I spend 14-16k on: 1999-2000 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro, solid, goes like a rocket 2000 - 2001 Jaguar S-type, nicer inside (to me), bit more staid As new as possible Nissan Primera T-spec As new as possible Honda Accord Executive Wait til Lexus LS430 is in price bracket (about six months now) Some kind of Merc about which I know nothing but there seem to be a few S-class about at that money.
• Kick a sport when it's down 2 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  From ITV F1: This weekend?s French Grand Prix could be disrupted by protesters closing in on the Magny-Cours circuit and threatening to cause traffic chaos. A march led by regular activist Francois Schneider and his donkey Jujube is reported to be only a few miles from the circuit.
• Help! Kerb weight VW Passat 26 May 2005 (Forum)
  Getting to the point where do I stand under the consumer rights act if VW UK confirm the above as I stand to loose a packet if I need to change my car to a suitable vehicle. Yes you have probably guessed it?s a caravan 
• Vauxhall Monterey Tyre Wear 21 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Folks, My 3.1 Monterey (rebadged Trooper) has just passed the MOT (aahhh...!), but with an advisory on the front tyre. It's down to 1.5mm on the inner edge of the O/S/F, but has 10+ across the rest. Enough to trap a small mammal, in fact. The outer edge of the N/S/F has some significant "rounding" as well, but not as bad as the inner edge of the other one. There is a small amount of play in the steering box, but this should not affect tyre wear, plus the MOT should have brought up any wear in anything else.
• Cheap mpv 30 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  A friend and I have just bought a s late '98 plate Alhambra 2.0, metallic green. It has 80k on the clock (probably clocked - but nowdays probably is the norm) 6 mths tax, mot only for (two months though). Not perfect condition - but drove well.
• I have a question Volume 48 19 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  t=18847 PLEASE NOTE: When posting a NEW question, please \"Reply to\" the first message in this thread, i.e. this one. This keeps each question in it\'s own separate segment and stops each new question from getting mixed up in amongst existing questions. Also please remember to change the subject header.
• Police priorities 31 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  She then phoned me. 45 mins later, the Police had not arrived {0.7 miles from police station to car park}, so I drove down in the othet car to see. A street away from my wife?s work, I saw a police car, the PC had got out and was booking a car parked on double yellow lines. I got to my wife?s work and survey the damage ? in the end cost about £350 to fix. Anyway ? soon the Police arrive ?
• Old VW Polo intermittant power loss 24 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Other \'signs of age\' and general recent features have been: - The idle jet has become blocked a couple of times. Easily cleared by AA/mechanic. - The (2 month old) fuel filter put in at the car\'s last service is very dirty for such a new filter. - Developed a slight oil leak. (Typically a few isolated drops on the ground below the engine after a drive). - Developed a slight coolant leak.
• Horror expenses !!! 27 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Come on chaps (and chapesses) - post details of your car\'s hidden horror costs.
• Harwich docks 8 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Went down to Harwich docks yesterday to pick up my imported BMW 320d. When I got to the collection pound, the place was mainly filled with Golf's Rav 4's a few Merc Sports Coupes and BMW's! As I pulled up, two transporter loads of Rav 4's and BMW's were leaving. Another transport company collected a Boxter convertible and one couple came to collect their Golf and someone else to collect a Merc!
• New Polo or New Corolla 2 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Perhaps you may have another suggestion - our criteria is as follows:- 5 door small hatch Safe Reliable Good residuals Approximately £11,000 Thanks Jason PS - Do you think the VW Golf 1.6 S is worth an extra £1000 at £12,190 PPS - Slightly reluctant to go for import
• The Price of Image 26 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  A comment in Steve Cropley?s Autocar column caught my eye ?I see a day when even buyers of ?quality? cars won?t want to pay prices inflated by something as unimportant as image?. He had been talking about a quote from Opel-Vauxhall?
• LPG conversions 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  A Range Rover is a thirsty vehicle compared with most saloon cars and would seem to be a suitable candidate for treatment. A cheap but sound 70's or 80's vehicle would suit my purposes. Having carried out practically every mechanical procedure there is on a wide range of vehicles I find it unlikely that fitting a gas conversion would be beyond my ability and with this in mind I approached a local gas conversion specialist to enquire about the price of conversion kits.
• Retreat on Speed cameras? We will see 30 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Mobile units can only be used ?in conspicuous site visible to oncoming traffic? It was predicted that Labour?s decision to expand the camera network would see prosecutions soar from 1 million per year to 3.5 million by 2004. Ends. Some of this is already contained in the ACPO guidelines and ignored by some traffic officers.
• Channel 4 Thursday 19th - Car theft gangs exposed 20 Jun 2025 (Forum)
  Last night s programme highlighted the trade in car parts from stolen cars. . Usually high end Audis and Range Rover but Ford Fiesta for some reason ? The  trackers are disabled and the cars are “ chopped “ in a matter of hours packed into containers for shipping to Eastern Europe or beyond.
• Fire at Bicester Heritage 17 May 2025 (Forum)
    There are several classic car restoration companies based here and I remember seeing  Mike Brewer s workshop on site  ( Wheeler Dealers ) too where Elvis refurbished the cars that Mike had bought . Also there are new car showrooms for Polestar and other companies 
• £25k MG Montego turbo! 11 Nov 2023 (Forum)
    Seems even more ambitious a price when you bear in mind you could buy both the ZT V8 260's up for sale on the same website for £6.5k less........
• BMW i3 - I3 catches fire and takes out 3 shops then vanish 9 May 2023 (Forum)
  But interestingly the car disappeared when arrangement s were made to collect the car for examination. So the owner and the shop owners are left with an insurance claim she can’t progress  This is an exclusive story from the Times which has a paywall .
• Talking pictures TV 2 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Older members may recall this series (narrated by Edgar Lustgarten) younger members may find pictures of 1960's life of interest. (No hard hats on building sites, senior cops smoking cigarettes in their office, Wolseley 6/80 police cars.   A vanished world.