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• Why is my car leaking oil when it’s sitting for a 13 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  I will be needing my car next month and I can’t afford to get a new one.  
• Ford focus - Mk1 to mk2 focus 14 Mar 2018 (Forum)
    If a car is taken for scrap and I do say take off the lights, bulbs, wheels etc will they still take it or is it usually the whole car they want.  Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance
• 2008 VW Polo 1.4 - Gearbox Synchro 25 May 2017 (Forum)
  It's an old-ish car so I'm not prepared to have the synchro replaced, and it's just a car I use to get to and from work (about 31 miles a day, extra-urban ish). What's the absolute worst that'll happen if I keep driving it?
• Jaguar X-Type - Smell while using cluth more frequently 2 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  In my Jaguar X-Type 2.0d (2005) I keep noticing an increasing smell as I have to stop and start/use clutch more frequently. It is not exactly a burning smell, it smells more like "old cheese". It doesn't smell at all when I drive fluently (outside a busy traffic or on motorways). The car was with a technician because of another matter recently and he didn't find any problem even though he tested the car.
• Volkswagen Golf VI - MK6 Golf 1.6 TDi - Possible clutch issue 17 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Also today when I was taking off at a roundabout it had 'stumbled' slightly when the clutch was released? (the car wasnt up to temp at this point either) The car is very quiet whilst ticking over, doesnt sound like my old car which had a faulty DMF. Could it be a faulty release bearing? Cheers
• Audi A3 Sportback - Ex Driving Instructor Car / Dual Controls 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Have just bought (two weeks ago) an 18 month old ex lease car from a dealer. Having paid for it and gotten it back home I noticed that it seems to have had dual controls fitted at some point and then removed before it was sold to me. This fact was not communicated to me by the dealer I found this out myself.
• Mazda 6 - Mazda 6 estate buying advice 18 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Ive been looking to upgrade my Old 306 estate and originally was looking at an a4 avant but got put off by the oil pump failures on the 2.0 td Ive now turned my attention to a mazda 6 estate. When im researching this car there are a lot of reports about the dpf clogging up and dumping loads of fuel to clear it I just wondered if these are a good reliable car?
• Rules on declaring write-offs (?) 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  So, what are the rules on declaring a write-off. My girlfriend sold her old car yesterday. When the guy came to pick it up, he informed my girlfriend it had been previously written off as a Cat-C. Luckily the guy said he wasn't too bothered about it, but that if she had noticed it, she could have taken the garage that sold it to court.
• BMW 3 Series Touring - 4 cylinder engine. - Vacuum pump problems 13 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  The car was 6 years old. The problem has now started again after only 3 years (the warranty on replacement parts expires after 2 years). Has anyone else experienced this problem and could there be an underlying problem which causes premature failure?
• Peugeot 307 - Brake fluid sensor fault code 5383 8 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  This sounds potentially expensive and I'm seeking advice as to whether to proceed or not. Has anyone any experience of electrical faults and garages? My car is 10years old and 150k on the clock. Going well but the fly wheel is starting o squeak, tyres and cam belt all looming. Thanks.
• peugeot 206hdi - car will not start when cold 15 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  my peugeot 206hdi 55 plate will not start when cold i have fully serviced it (no sign of metal fragments in fuel filter) changed the glow plugs/relay fitted a new battery and it still refuses to start i replaced the starter aswell, this morning i sprayed a small amount of easy start into it and it fired staright away could this be a fuel pressure problem? the car runs fine once running and starts every turn of the key till next morning then same old problem, their are no fault codes stored and no engine managment light and it drives fine and doesnt go into limp mode. can anyone help as its drivin me nuts now.
• Used family car under 5K 22 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I would like to buy a car under 5K. Criteria follows Comfortable Resonable handling Reliable Less than 5 years old Golf is prohibitevely expensive. I liked i30, but heard it is noisy at motorway speed as the gearing is high.
• Advice please - 10k to spend... 12 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I dont mind used as long as the thing has a good chance of costing me little!  Car needs to be OK on the motorway, have cruise control possibly bluetooth but I can retrofit. I am thinking fiesta, thhe old shaped focus, i20, kia ceed or maybe a golf.... Anyone have a view?
• Vaxuhall Vectra 2.0D 1996 - Vectra P Reg vacuum pipe layout. 21 May 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all, first time here but hoping i can get a solution. I have an old company car that is used by various staff for running around and the last member of staff who i had to sack decided to return the car with all of the vacuum pipes disconnected inside the engine bay.
• Hyundai ix35 - part exchange 7 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, can you please advise me, I ordered a Hyundai ix35 on 15th May, with an expected delivery date of 31st July.  When I placed the order the dealer agreed a part exchange price for my old car which he put in writing on the invoice, with the outstanding balance due to be paid at the time of delivery. (less my £500 deposit). Have been told the car has just arrived in the UK and should be with me in a couple more weeks, however dealer is now implying that he will not honour the original part ex price which I have in writiing on the invoice, my car is in the same condition it was when he agreed the price - can he do this ?
• toyota avensis - Toyota Avensis brake fail 4 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  i went up the back of a car, luckily i was only doing about 15-20mph. went to drive off after we exchanged details and the brakes were back. any advise appreciated. the car was brought froma Toyota main dealer under there approved used car scheme in 2008 and has been serviced by them.
• Nissan Micra K12 - Intelligent Key 7 Jun 2010 (Forum)
    If I then press the unlock door button on the key fob again, I can then start the engine but the Red "Key" signal flashes a few times and goes out until I park the car and have to restart it again.  Is this a sign that the battery in the key fob needs replacing?  The manual is not very clear about this.  I have had the car 2.5 months. It is 5 years old.
• Sister needs another car 29 May 2010 (Forum)
  Her main choices would be a Ford Focus, Peugeot 307( I am advising her that pre 55 plate ones can be very troublesome) and a Vauxhall Astra. My advice to her would be the Focus and Astra are decent enough cars, but maybe to go for an old shape Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla as these are generally very reliable. What plate model of these would she be able to buy as she's not bothered about engine size or the best equipped one?
• Ford Focus 1.6 54 plate titanuim - worried about car service. ford focus 18 May 2010 (Forum)
  After reading some old posts here about spark plugs snapping when extracted i am getting very worried as my service is due.I have checked that there has been no water in the plug bays  and there is none .But if i take my car to a sevice centre and the dreaded happens what will my legal standing be if the spark plugs snap and they want a hefty bill to sort it out.
• Proton - 93 GLS Leaking sunroof 28 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Afternoon, I have bought a Proton GLS, saloon car, registered 1993, from a very well known internet auction site. The car has full service history and an old lady had it from new. I only paid £415 for the car with twelve months MOT, however, the sunroof is leaking, I don't want to remove it, is there a product that I can buy on the web, where I can put the tube into a caulking gun and fill between the glass and rubber seal and fill the drain channels, I won't use the sunroof after this, I just want to stop the leak.