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• Cost of pushbike tyres 13 May 2007 (Forum)
  I thought SWMBO's bike looked like it could do with a new tyre. Twenty quid! I can buy some car tyres for less than that. What's going on? It's only a 700 X 35. The last one I bought cost about a fiver IIRC, a Michelin World Tour. It seems they're no longer available. It's a plain old bike, she doesn't want to ride it up any mountains (even if there were any within a hundred miles), just on roads and cycle tracks.
• Battery condition and engine performance 24 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Last week I had to replace the original nine and a half year old battery on the Mondeo. Starting had become more laboured until, one morning after a frost, the battery couldn't turn the engine over at all. The car seemed to go better with the new battery and I thought it must be psychological, but I've just filled the tank again and achieved 40.12 mpg on the last tankful in mixed motoring conditions.
• Clicking from steering wheel (mazda6) 21 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I had a clicking coming from the steering wheel, sounded like something in the auto cancel mechnism was broken. The car is about a year old and the switch assembly was changed (indicator, washer etc..). Well a few months later the problem has returned, its booked in but any ideas? Why does it keep doing it? It sounds like a spring has done and some bit of plastic is catching.
• Out of warranty claims with VW - 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  p=9185#post9185 I'm about to embark on the adventure of trying to get some money out of VW to cover the cost of replacing a part I think should not have failed, no matter how old the car is ! Anyone any experiece of trying to get recompense for components beyond warranty, specifically with VW ? Cheers
• Oddly located fuel filler caps 18 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Can anyone help settle a discussion at work? I mentioned my dad's old Simca that had a numberplate mounted filler cap, and a colleague mentioned that; when he used to be a petrol pump attendant, he once couldn't find the filler cap on a car. He's unsure if it was a Humber or a Hunter.
• Advice: Convertibles 13 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  And of course I ask that the car that is good value for money. Am i asking the impossible?!
• Corsa losing power. 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Sister has a manual Corsa 1.2 MPI just over a year old. She says that she is noticing a marked reduction in power now, from when the car was new. On a local hill, she now has to go down to a lower gear to climb it, than was the case before. Everything else works as it should, though the engine sounds a little more " lumpy " than it did.
• Daddy's little helper 22 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I asked my 4 year old daughter to help me clean the car over the weekend. She obvioulsy got bored with doing that and managed to reach up and get hold of my oil can and proceeded to empty the contents in the front and rear brakes soaking all the pads and discs in engine oil.
• Drag 20 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  (Subject of thread changed from "The Unbelievable HJ Column" to "Drag") Some of you will have read the HJ column in the Telegraph http://tinyurl.com/hjyzx in which a reader tells of the improvement in fuel consumption achieved by putting mountain bikes inside the car rather than on a bike rack. A physics teacher at the local school read this to a class, as a practical example of the importance of reducing the coefficient of drag. One 16 year old boy absolutely refused to believe that this was true, on the grounds that a) no one would write to a newspaper on such a topic, and b) no motorist would ever think of doing such a comparison.
• 1999 Toyota Starlet 1.3 11 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I am about to buy a car to teach my 17 year old daughter to drive in. Her mum has happy memories of learning in a Toyota Starlet 20 years ago. Our neighbour is selling her immaculate 1999 5 door 1300 with 79,000 miles for £1500.
• UK Vehicle Insurance Abroad 22 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  My UK car insurance certificate with MMA is entirely in English. No green card can be issued or necessary now apparently for EU. Asked my broker was this normal and they said situation was the same for all companies they deal with.
• Failed gearbox in VW Golf 8 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  The car had only done 29,440 miles at the time - VW say that the fault developed now, we say it was a manufacturing fault Has anyone else heard of this happening?
• Fiesta cutting out 31 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  had a look at a few of the older pages all seem to tell me how to start it but not fix it. Problem bein car starts first time, then every couple of weeks will cut out when driving for no apparent reason. it turns over as normal cuts out on start. I am assuming its somethin fuel related not the pump as it seems fine. im thinkin maybe the carb, plugs are only a few month old so not them neither, its a 1995 1.1 azura if that helps cheers guys
• non starting polo 20 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  my 1994 polo gt coupe would not start one wet night.the car a 1300 injection (3f engine) will not start.it was running a short time and then would not start, i tried jumping and towing it to try to start it. there is no spark at the plugs, there was a new dizzy fitted two weeks ago it was running fine until that night. i have just fitted a new coil to it i changed the rotor arm and cap at the same time as it was black and pitted and they are not that expensive, the leads are 4 months old. what do i look at next?
• Peugeot 306 1.9 Diesel Turbo - Catalytic 18 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Mates car has a broken Cat matrix. On my 406 2.1TD a couple of years ago, same happened to me (After 180,000m) The garage just rodded out the old cat, leaving an empty chamber. No real problems but was slightly more bassy noise.
• Sale of goods act - VW Passat 27 May 2005 (Forum)
  There is a error of 178kgs between the figures which makes is the diff between having to change my car or not. I purchased it from new and it 13 months old. Thanks
• Luxo Barge Choice 24 May 2005 (Forum)
  Can the collective knowledsge give me some advice. Decided to treat myself to a 3 year old large exec for family use. Im very tall 6'4" and got 2 growing kids and need lots of room. Always been a car nut and like large capacity petrol engines. Choices are new shape BMW745, Audi A8, or Merc S430/500.
• 1997 Jeep Cherokee 2.5 TD 17 May 2005 (Forum)
  Having sold my old Land Rover I am on the look out for something a bit more up to date. Have been offered a 97 Jeep Cherokee 2.5 TD Limited. Nice car in black with alloys aircon etc. It has 6 months MOT and 2 months tax.
• Cheap turbocharger (any make) 9 May 2005 (Forum)
  I'm planning to build a DIY jet turbine engine this summer in the break from Uni, and while it's a fundamentally simple concept I'm assuming that picking up a turbo in relatively good condition for a low price is going to be difficult. I'm not averse to taking a toolkit to a scrapyard and pulling one off an old car, until I've got it off will have no idea of it's condition. Is there anywhere that takes turbos that while in good condition have no use and would be willing to flog one on cheap to me?
• room with a view 8 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I particularly resent (as a driver) high rear screen sills, e.g. Seat Leon, which make reversing more hazardous. Which other cars suffer in this way?