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• Toyota IQ (2008 - ) - IQ - my thoughts 26 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Full spec: 1. 15" alloy wheels - No 2. privacy glass - No 3. heated, electric door mirrors - No 4. colour keyed door mirrors - Yes 5. side turn indicators on outer door mirrors - No 6. colour keyed bumpers - Yes 7. LED stop lamp - No 8. manual air con - Yes 9. radio, cd, 6 speakers incl MP3 readability & aux in - Yes 10. leather steering wheel with audio switches - No 11. leather gear shift knob - No 12. tilt and power steering - No tilt but PAS 13. 9 airbags - no 4 14.
• Motorway congestion - A Typical Week? 15 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Coup de Grace was Dartford - , I got over the bridge without problem but then spent the best part of an hour stuck in the mess of roadworks at the M25 / A2 Junction 2. I had plenty of time to listen to the radio traffic reports and luckily picked up on yet another accident on the M23 southbound that blocked two lanes. After getting through the A2 junction I noticed that the northbound queue solid on the opposite carriageway back to Junction 4 , must have been five miles or so solid.
• Corsa to sell - effort to put in 27 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I had originally thought nothing expecting it to be 1-1.5k but at the prices that are being asked would it be worth: 1. getting ding fixed 2. getting bonnet damage sorted. 3. change radio back to standard and sell CD unit on E-bay 4. Re-paint the wheel trims (or replace if this does not work) 5. Establishing exactly what model it is - I think it is a Club (remote central locking, steel wheels, elec f windows, CD player, RWW, not much else).
• Worn brakes on car just bought 22 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  The firm are not easy to deal with, and I suggested if they get nowhere by being polite and asking for some contribution towards the new disks and pads, they might try the very helpful consumer programme on Radio Northampton. I would be glad of any thought BRers might offer.
• Posting of Video Clips - clarification 31 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Please be also aware that I understand that many employers are now implementing systems that restrict the viewing of videos, online radio listening, and the like. So bear the following in mind when posting a clickable video clip. If someone who browses the BackRoom at work were to unintentionally click on that link, a report could get logged to their IT department.
• Reducing environmental impact. 22 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, Was listen to the radio the other day (forget which station) and caught the tail end of a conversation about what steps we as the car using/buying public can do to reduce our emissions (so to speak!) and environmental impact.
• Cars you have adored despite problems 6 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  It was a milk chocolate brown colour and was quite startling to own because of its quirkiness. The radio was where the hand brake should be and the handbrake was like a spade handle that you pulled out of the dash. There were no stalks for indicators etc just 'pods' either side of the steering wheel with swiches (worked very well).
• Pug 406 - Replacing the stereo... 29 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi folks, Just bought a Pug 406 Executive (2.0i petrol), lovely drive (esp. when compared to the previous N/96 Clio 1.9D). Now, the stereo... Sounds fine, looks good, CD multichanger in the boot, tape & radio in the front. But, I've always had a minidisc player in the Clio, and have about 60 mds prepared ready for the car, as opposed to having 0 tapes (or a tape deck on which to produce them, even if i could deal with the quality issues), and I wouldn't feel overly comfortable leaving lots of CDs original CDs (quick test, it doesn't like to play CD-Rs, at least not those I produced on my laptop last night) in the car (as (a) wouldn't be able to play them in the house (b) would worry about theft).
• Please Help. Escort Central Locking. 10 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Im counting my blessings that the car was still there for me to find, and that nothing was nicked from within. I can only assume they/he was disturbed as the radio face off was still in the glove box. This does however leave me with a problem as the car doesnt lock properly - as mentioned above, turning the key to lock it only prompts it to unlock itself again.
• Motoring in the cheap lane. 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I admit to being a bit chuffed to have picked up, what I consider to be a bit of a peach......it's astoundingly clean, having been cossetted, garaged, serviced every year, and has :- Central Locking, Electric windows, Power steering, Sunroof and runs as sweetly as you can expect it to run. It's had a recent battery, stainless exhaust and (premature?) clutch. Admittedly the radio's on the blink and the air conditioning........OK, so it hasn't got air conditioning. I know I'll be told that low annual mileage is bad for a car but it starts, runs and cruises at 70 without a problem and is rust free.
• Pug 306 1.8 XU7 emissions control? 12 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  A quick phone call to the supplying dealer this morning, who also did all the servicing, to request the radio code (previous owner now unfortunately deceased), prompted the service manager to recall the reg no from memory, and also that the car has no 'history'. It did, however, fail it's emissions test earlier this year, but passed easily when retested the following day.
• Help please with bump in work car park...girl claiming more damage than i caused. 5 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  As a result i bumped into some girls car and dented her front left side wing. So i went back into work and asked at reception whos car it was. They made a call on the radio and some girl came out. I showed her to her car and described what happened. I said i would pay for the costs rather than going for insurance. She then pointed out some marks near the headlight which had red paint and claimed i did that also.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 96 1.9 slow to start-glowplugs replaced-what next? 19 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  When I first got the car a relay was clicking all time ,but since the glow plugs were replaced it has stopped clicking , however when the key is turned to initiate the glow plugs there is a slight faint buzzing sound until the light goes out , sounds a bit like the radio is on but not tuned in . Next thing to try we think maybe the glow plug relay - but these seem to be quite dear , if anyone has any other ideas please let me know thanks in advance Jill
• Stupid driving 8 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  In my mirrors I could see lane 3 slewing to a halt. I feared an accident but heard nothing subsequently on the radio. Idiots !
• General Motors press release 25 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. 9. Every time a new car was introduced, car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again, because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car. 10. Oh yeah, and last but not least . . . you'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off!
• Friday Journeys 26 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  The M25 was murder, something like 2 hours to do 30 odd miles (accident on opposite carriageway but nothing to cause a hold up on ours). Yet I gather that we were lucky; according to Radio 2 traffic news the M6 was virtually stationary from Birmingham to Manchester, M42/A42 the same, as were long stretches of the M5, M1 (Leicester to Sheffield), M60, M66 etc and our queue apparently started at the M3 junction with the M25 and continued to the Dartford crossing.
• Toyota Yaris D-4D Testdrive. 10 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  The engine is really smooth and responsive and the noise levels in the cabin are not at all obtrusive. I personally like to hear the reassuring diesel sound but with the radio on low you can't hear the engine at all. I found there was plenty of pull throughout the gears and always found there was lots of power in reserve should I need it. With three up, I drove up quite a steep hill and was able to keep it in fifth all the way to the top at 60 MPH.
• Peugeot 2008 1.2 puretech 130 EAT6 Allure Premium - five year report 19 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  The cambelt looks good and is no wider than my homemade cambelt width checking tool.     Despite the minor niggles of a radio that won’t stay on for long unless the engine is restarted and a pathetic peep of a horn,  Mrs F and I continue to be well pleased.  It is not yet old enough to tell whether Peugeot’s purported superior mechanical and bodily longevity still pertains but we hope that it will see us out.
• Ford Fiesta - '09 Fiesta Electrical Issue 4 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  Oh and in the 'secret menu' the battery voltage yesterday before completely dying was showing bt080, today after i jumped it, it was showing bt095 to bt110 with no lights, climate control, radio, anything. With electrics, dropped to bt080 again then died.  I'm at a loss as to what the hell is going on, surely it can't have killed 3 batteries and 2 alternators?!  Help!
• Audi a6 saloon limited edition 2003 - Will I be paying the correct price? 15 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  It has 2 previous owners and comes with the following: Electric Heated & Adjustable Door Mirrors Electric Front Seats (height adjustment) Electric Windows - Front & Rear Full Air Con with Individual Front Temperature Controls Multi Stack CD player in Dashboard with Cassette & FM Radio Sat Nav built in Cruise Control Speed Control (if required) Electronic Computer for MPG average, fuel left, vehicle range etc Outside Temperature sensor Audible & Visual '2 hour' Driving Warning system (when been driving continuously for 2 hours warning you to take a break) Front & Rear Parking Sensors (can be turned off) Remote Central Locking (will even close open windows when locking vehicle from remote) Lockable Glove compartment 3 Hidden compartments (for storing valuables out of sight) PAS ESP (can be turned off if required) (Traction Control) ABS Front & Rear Fog lights Front & Side airbags (Passenger front can be turned off) Rear seatbelts Alarm - Anti-theft with interior ultrasonic protection (can turn off interior sensors as well so kids can still be safe inside a locked/alarmed vehicle) Immobiliser Rear Spoiler 17 inch Alloys (including spare) Centre Console (hinge broken but still usable) Full Black Leather upholstery (although drivers seat showing signs of wear but NO holes) Leather Steering Wheel & Gear Knob Rear passenger heat/cool/air-con outlets Rear passenger 'cup holders' Sports Seats Head rests x 5 Body Coloured bumpers Fully Zinc Galvanised Body All the above are/were Factory Fitted from NEW Plus FSH and new tyres all round.