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• SEAT Altea (2004 - ) - Dodgy garage ? Has my car really been serviced ? 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  I had my car services today at a Seat main dealer. It is a two year old Seat Altea 1.9TDi Reference Sport. I am not convinced the garage has done much at all as they had it for not much longer than an hour. I popped the bonnet and had a cursory look at the oil on the dip stick.
• Mercedes Benz 190/190E 1.8/2.0 W201 (1983 - 1993) - Yet another car... 14 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Any tints and hips from ex-owners or knowledgeable types? First impressions are that they appear to be indestructible.... I am thinking it is old-school over-engineered Merc!
• Diesel versus petrol - misfuelling 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I am considering buying a 3 year old Honda Accord diesel. While I am really attracted by the better mpg and more accessible torque of diesel over petrol, I am concerned about various comments I have seen on here and elsewhere regarding long term reliability / cost of maintaining diesels and, in particular, the danger of putting petrol into a diesel car.
• Vitara 2L V6 cutting out 12 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  My Dad has owned a 1995 Vitara as above since it was six months old. I have always hated those cars but he liked it and it's now his 'runabout' second car. I borrowed it at the weekend and found that more often than not when pulling up to a junction the engine revs would drop off and the engine would die.
• Weird Radio Problem 24 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I've got a Kenwood head unit fitted to my car. It's about 10 years old and has given perfect service since I have had the car (2 years). Yesterday whilst driving the right hand set of speakers stopped working as I was listening to the radio.
• Ford Extended Warranty 16 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I have got a 10 Months old Focus 1800 TDCi which we love. Ford have sent details about extended the warranty to 5 years or 100k for £500 with QBE. The warranty has to be taken out in the 1st year or 20k and includes 7 days car hire after the 1st 24 hours..
• Mondeos at Auction (again!) 19 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Both went for approximately £2500. This seems very cheap. Is this because there was something about these particular cars that the trade were aware of, or are Mondeos really that cheap? I was looking to maybe go down the bangernomics route mentioned in another thread here, but if a 3 year old car that looks and drive well is so cheap, why bother?
• Efficient driving technique 29 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  My question is will the computer/ecu cut off the petrol when the accelerator is not depressed, or is my car too old to have such a system? In my case, would it be better to leave it in gear and ease off the accelerator, or to continue leaving it in neutral? Thanks for your help. Ish
• new car for gf 9 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hyundai Coupe- off the wall as not jap, but alot of car for the cash! My personal fave is the MX5 or Prelude, but I do like the Accord Coupe, especially in V6 fettle. Opinions valued! Cheers, A. -- Dr Alex Mears MG BGT 1971 If you are in a hole stop digging...unless you are a miner.
• Jaguar mystery 31 May 2006 (Forum)
  The independent engineer who does my car was scratching his head over a not very old, 4-litre I think, Jaguar XJ6 the other day. He said it 'wasn't running right' and would also run with three of the plug leads disconnected. He demonstrated.
• Mot Failure - Cat & Lamda - Kia Pride 4 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Wife's car today failed MOT test on lambda sensor and catalytic convertor. It's a W reg Kia Pride with 38k miles. When we bought the car it was just 3 years old and had already had a new lambda sensor fitted to pass its first MOT (2003).
• Astra 1.4 8v having troubles starting fr 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Following on from my thread last week regarding my 1994 Astra 1.4 8v MPI C14SE, the car is having problems starting from cold. The car seems to continually keep flooding from cold, its only when the car is bump started that it will go (then works fine and turns back on straight away when warm).
• Jewels in India 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I have been out in India for a month and a half doing my medical elective, and seeing the usual range of japanese and korean and indian cars, mixed with old Fiat 1100D's (Padmini Premier) and Ambassador's (Morris Oxford MO), with the odd Morris Minor and Standard Herald (CKD of Trimph heralds). Knowing my keen interest in cars my uncle took me to see his friend who has "a few antique cars".
• Biodiesel 28 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I've been looking into this but can't get a good answer, so can someone tell me: Is it legal to use biodiesel in a car? (Once all duty is paid) Is it cheaper to use biodiesel in a car? (Once all duty is paid) Is it 'safe' to use biodiesel in a car? (Most likely Pug 306 HDI) Is it possible to buy biodiesel as a member of 'Joe Public'?
• Smelly screen wash water 6 May 2005 (Forum)
  Rover 600, 6 years old. I was driving it at the weekend on a motorway with the aircon off & fan off, when I used the screen wash, a few seconds afterwards, a horrible smell of stagnant water came into the car. I put this down to the screen wash bottle.
• question of values/peace of mind 27 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Why pay £2k for an old car when you can buy a new one (with warranty) for a little over £4,000? There's an interesting juxtaposition of two readers' letters in HJ's Expert Advice pages of today's Dly Teleg. Man wants to spend £2000 on first car for daughter, and reliability is main consideration.
• Nissan Primera 2.0 SVE auto 19 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  My car is under 3 years old but out of warranty due to 87,000 miles. Last week I learnt the head gasket has gone (after a M25 breakdown!) but because this will be its 3rd replacement (last one 20,000 miles ago)Nissan say they will only guarantee the work if I have a new cylinder head as well!
• Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 130 auto estate 12 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  I've seen a 2002 52 Mondeo TDCi 130 auto Ghia X estate, with 14k miles, and was wondering if this would make a good purchase bearing in mind that this would be one of the first TDCi's and the long history of problems with this engine. Also, how well does it work with the auto box, and are there any problems there? The car is up at £12995, and I would be looking to keep the car for a considerable length of time. This car has 17" alloys, so I am a bit concerned with the speed of tyre wear - how long typically are we looking at?
• 1995 Vauxhall Omega 3.0L V6 Auto 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, my mate has the Elite version of the above car for sale @ £1800. With 70k on the clock and full service history I feel this is alot of car for the money, and am thinking of buying it. Does anyone know if this engine tends to encounter problems around the 70k mark.
• Scrapping our car! 1 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Is this legal I just want to be sure we will have no comeback from this! pS Have bought 2 newer cars a 1999 Vectra 16v. And a 1999 Fiesta 1.25 Zetec. I am so chuffed