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• Toyota Prius not rubbish to drive shock! 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Plus, with the screen and the electric mode there is an incentive even for someone as pathologically lead footed as me to drive economically. Apart from the apparent economy benefits, I can?t help feeling that Toyota is underselling the hybrid concept by marketing it to tree huggers. There are so few cars that offer a genuinely different driving experience these days.
• Seat Altea XL - first impressions 21 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Therefore if you apply any significant weight to the boot carpet then it bevels due to the gap underneath it! I am sure I will find something useful to put in there to prevent this (compressor, jump leads etc). Boot does not have a conventional parcel shelf which rises with the bootlid, instead it has a telescopic cover that pulls out and retracts. I actually prefer this especially if you are carrying something taller than the height of the shelf then it is easier to recline it rather than remove it altogether.
• Driving in Kuwait 25 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  The frame of mind is one of submission to the will of Allah (Islam does not exactly mean 'peace', as some seem to think; a more accurate translation would seem to be 'submission'). Anyway, such philosophical Weltanschaung leads to chaps barrelling down the highway at speeds approaching those of light aircraft, despite the highway in question being packed with fellow road-users. Hence the burned-out carcasses of vehicles which daily build up on the Expressway.
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  We need a large MPV, but do low mileage - what do you recommend? 1 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We have four children and are struggling with our Citroen C4 Grand Picasso. We need a secondhand replacement with space and a decent boot, so very few...
• SPECS Camera Flaw 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  'Motorists are strongly advised not to seek to evade detection by unnecessarily changing lanes as this would generate a greater risk of collision and may lead to other offences being committed which the police may prosecute. 'These camera systems are designed to make our roads safer by reducing speed and casualties. It is irresponsible for motorists to deliberately seek to evade detection and speed.'
• Roadtest : Avantime 20 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  When you examine history, Renault have developed some of the most innovative cars of the last 20 years - the Espace led the way for people carriers and the Scenic launched a million Almera Tinos. I hope they can lead luxury cars away from the 70's American police car three box format with the Avantime. Overall I absolutely loved the car and given the spare cash would buy one without hesitation. I may be in luck too, as most large French cars seem to suffer terrible depreciation, so perhaps in three or four year?
• Anatomy of a ride 23 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Essential for keeping up the cholesterol level. Return journey downhill for the 80 km back towards The Smoke: Larry rides lead. I pull the sweeper job this time around. The girls are riding well but they're at the back of the pack so I keep an eye on them as the Sunday pm traffic is now building. There are idiots who try and force their way into our formation; some cagers have a real ego problem with motorbikes.
• Peugeot 207 1.6Hdi 110bhp Sport - 35,095miles - DPF Removal 16 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  As before, Jay never showed up for the appointment the next day & after explaining to one of his employees what needed to be done, this employee - acting on Jay's instructions - started revving up the engine considerably (3000rpm) to see if the car was 'smoking' & then, opened the engine's compartment, removed a hose-pipe leading to the vehicle's turbo unit & after 'inspecting' it for a few moments, turned to me & announced that both error codes as well as the 'smoking' problem were as a result that my turbo unit needed replacing as oil was leaking to it & also because its bearing was a bit wobbly!
• Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 diesel - First 5 months of ownership 25 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  The mud doesn't stick in them as much as with the Kumhos and they're brilliant in the snow. I've commented elsewhere that the Vredesteins aren't wearing as slowly as I hoped or was lead to believe they would so I'll be swapping over again in March. There are a few things I'd change if I could.
• Nerves frayed and shot 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  There is a main entrance on the main road and a secondary entrance from a side road which also serves for lorries to load and unload. I took the secondary road and drove round the back of the building only to find that as the road leads in to the car park, some idiot had just stopped there, left his Kangoo and gone shopping. I couldn't believe it - two cars behind me, getting impatient and a selfish, moronic cretin blocking me in front.
• Gear Oil Questions and Answers 15 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  there is a high shock loading on the clutch mechanism that requires protection from wear and slippage. Use of the incorrect oil can lead to clutch degradation and vibration. Why should I choose non-EP straight oils for my classic car? Depending on the age, make and model non-EP gear oils may be required for use in gearboxes and final drives.
• Jaguar XKR-S (2008 - ) - Warranty problem after service confusion. 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I think, and correct me if I?m wrong, but the warranty wouldn?t have been available had the car blown up in the time leading up to the service. So within the first 24k miles. Now I?m in the situation that because I cant prove that the service (10k) was done at a particular place they assume it wasn?t done (perhaps rightly or not) therefore short of phoning every Jag dealer in areas I?
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - Determining the market value for a car ins claim 6 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  We would really be grateful for any advice to help obtain the 'market value' from them. Brief facts: - Insurance company is a leading national company in the car insurance market and the policy is a fully comprehensive one. We also have paid for legal cover with the policy. - The Policy states "The most we will pay is the market value of your car at the time of the loss"
• 17,000 miles across 16 countries in £500 Triumph 16 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  McLaren confirms it's developing new system to improve visibility in bad weather that's adapted from fighter jets 'His disappearance was a blessing in disguise': Man, 67, rescued after five nights in freezing forest for five nights gets tests which lead to brain tumor diagnosis Mr Raven, a self-employed diesel plant fitter, bought the Triumph for £500 on eBay and restored it himself in preparation for their adventure.
• First wheels 7 May 2007 (Forum)
  This was just as well because although the device was insured I had virtually no driving experience, had never taken a driving test and was rushing about as fast as possible on an Irish licence obtained by a friend in Dublin for a quid, backed by a couple of untrue statements and a forgery. I was absolutely terrifying: not only I but all around me were leading (I later realised) charmed lives. I recall a nimbly-leaping traffic policeman one wet morning in the middle of Oxford Circus - in those days an acre or two of unmarked cobbles - and a hitch-hiking airman who begged to be let out on a rainy night in the middle of nowhere on the A1 in Yorkshire, as the speedo needle strained for 135 Ks and the draughty cabin filled with oil smoke once again...
• Forced out of car due to insurance blunder Vol 2. 15 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  And on a more everyday topic, the EU plans to put up the cost of getting our car repaired (not a law-enforcement subject I know but still related to Motoring): http://www.ukip.org/content/leading-articles/784-eu-cost-blow-to-british-motorists OK, these, are entries on a political parties website but verify the details and let me know if they are wrong. Those are two examples among many. And, yes, I am a member of UKIP.
• Mazda 3 - Mazda 3 2.2 d engine failure - warranty problem 13 May 2015 (Forum)
  I left it until 4pm on the Tuesday before I rang back again, and this time the same guy answered the phone and told me his colleague had been dealing with this case, and she was currently with another customer, so would call be back shortly (leading me to believe they had some news). Wednesday lunchtime and still no call, so I rang again, this time getting straight through to the lady I needed, who said that there was still no news, they were waiting for the report.
• [C]5 go on a trip........ 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Moulding lines are visible everywhere, the doors have the most amazingly cheap plastic opening pockets you have ever seen. Everywhere you look are things which don?t *quite* fit together. You can see where the air pipe leading to the vents protrudes slightly, for example. I am sure it could fit, but it hasn?t been. The sun visors follow the general trend of cheap, plastic, and likely to break. Clearly there was little or no quality control on the design or the building of the car.
• Lorries overtaking - definitive response 20 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Generally speaking, all us truckers drive in the same way and if a hazard appears ahead that the truck behind can't see then the leading truck will give enough warning by using indicators/hazards/dabbing of brake pedal to alert the following trucker to ease off in anticipation of a hazard or follow suit of changing lane etc. If you're following any other vehicle that isn't a truck then you've no idea what they could do or what their intentions are. 3) Pulling out to overtake.
• The complete driver. Why worry? 27 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  ON BEING GREEN There is an awful lot of tommy rot talked about the environment, mostly by vegetarians, who enjoy eating it. The political johnnies have seen the chance of a vote, and are making a bit of a fuss about leaded petrol, and all that. Rather than change one?s driving habits it is easier to use camouflage. A couple of bicycles strung on the back of the old jalopy will soothe the tree-huggers and possibly cover one?