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• Mercedes 2002 Diesel Auto E class "Elegance" - Battery 6 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Where i live, the car is a bit exposed to the weather and when its freezing , it does start but i reckon if it was left for a longer term it may struggle. I remeber driving the old Dodge postal vans and having to be towed /jumped started on freezing mornings..
• Ford Focus 1.8tdci 2006 - Ford Focus 2006 1.8tdci low speed misfire 22 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Car has done 98000 miles and has had every service(I've had it since it was 6months old. There are no faults registered when plugged into diagnostic unit.
• Ford Focus MK2 2006 Petrol - Ford Focus consuming Engine Oil quickly 10 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  I made sure I was on level ground when i checked on both occasions. Is this amount of oil consumption normal on a 10 year old car (96k)? My driving is mainly local (less than 10miles a day) 5-6 days a week. Any help would be much appreciated. Kind regards, Enzo
• Renault Laguna Coupe - Snapped cambelt 6 May 2016 (Forum)
  Cambelt snapped in the middle of the road,almost leading to fatal accident.Needs complete new engine costing £5000+ Car is 5 years old,38,000 miles on the clock. Renault's expected lifespan for Laguna cambelt is 6 years/ 96,000 miles. They are now insisting I pay 40% of the cost. 2 problems:   1) I don't have £2000 2) I don't see why I am liable.
• C200 Kompressor 3 dr manual coupe 20,000 miles - Mercedes antenna repair 2 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  My central locking and radio mal-functioned.  Car is 8 years old.  Mercedes tell me antenna has malfunctioned and only way to check is to remove (and probably replace) rear windscreen at over £800 plus VAT.  Have already paid over £90 for diagnostic and key battery replacement.
• Idiot? - Not insuring the car properly! 29 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  A friend of swmbo who is very comfortably off leased a Mercedes C class for £400 ish a month and insured it and then let her 18 year old son take...
• Allowance Vs. Cash help 20 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi there, Firstly apologies, an annoying question, but hopefully you guys can help so I'm looking on moving house and my mileage is going to go up and wondering if I should take the company car so current situation is to take the allowance: Allowance £7k (+ can claim business petrol) (currently own outright an mx5, that is getting old 100,000k miles on clock so probably due an upgrade, worth approx 4.5k)  OR New Company Car (a bmw/merc/audi of my choice (within reason)+ free petrol card (work & personal) annual mileage est 30,000miles (50/50 business/personal) 40% tax bracket,   any thoughts much appreciated,    Thanks
• Honda CRV 2015 - Garmin Sat Nav 11 Jul 2015 (Forum)
    I know that the maps are out of date as I understand that updates (via disc) for older CRVs are running on Version 3.9.  By comparison my old handheld Garmin system is fully up to date and has no problem in updating via download and is running Version 4.0.  Does anyone have any idea how I can get a more recent version downloaded into my car as Garmin Express continually says my car is up to date.
• Audi, BMW, Merc - Best family size diesel auto - budget £3k-£5k 15 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  I have a budget of £3.5-£4.5k and really keen on BMW 520d, 525d or even 530d (after speaking to a friend who convinced me to go for the 530d but a fuel guzzler??). Any recommendation? What car? I need an auto for definate, has to be comfortable as I had a merc e220 before but being in my 30's i felt kind of old in the merc (no offence) . The car was fantastic although not good on bends as my kids would often complain they are sliding all over the place.
• Ford Ka - Checking vehicle identity 2 Jun 2014 (Forum)
    Guy (car will be 19 year old daughters first drive if she passes her test) 
• BMW 330Ci Sport 2004 - Wheels & Tyres 20 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  The tyres will need changing this year & do 4-5000 pa. Could we go for an all season tyre ? The car has been BMW serviced for all of its 46000 miles . We have been advised of a good BMW independant garage . Is there anything special to look out for at 10 years old ? Many thanks...............Granville
• Hyundai i30 2012 onwards - 1.4 petrol - any good? 1 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  We are currently looking for a new car and the Hyundai i30 1.4 petrols (in Active spec) look like really good vaule. We have seen a number about 6-12 months old and 8-12k mileage. The car will be used for pootling about, but a number of long (250 mile plus) trips per year three up plus luggage.
• BMW 3 Series Touring E91 - Intermittent Long Crank 30 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Car is aprox'10 months old,normally starts up from cold perfectly but every 4-5 weeks it has a habit of struggeling to start.Instead of firing up straight away the engine cranks over for about 4 seconds or so then fires up.The problems goes away but then returns like I said after 4-5 weeks.I get this problem in the middle of winter or the middle of summer so its not weather related.Have had the car in the garage once no fault found,no fault codes stored in the memory.A friend has suggested it sounds like a fuel pump problem?.
• VW Mk 7 Golf TDI 2.0 SE dsg. - Very Disappointed 1 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Am I the only person disappointed with their new Golfs economy and performance? I only seem to get 350/400 miles per full tank but my old Mk5 GTD dsg did 600/650 per tank. It also seems to labour in high gears when it should automatically change down. Have spoken to them at VW UK and was told they are all like this, is that correct or will they eventually recall cars for a replacement ECU or a remap.
• Toyota Corolla GS 1999 Automatic - Lost all drive and won't start 29 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Transmission fluid level ok. Moving gear lever now seems to have no resistance as if not connected to anything. Old car - but was running ok daily prior to this but had developed slow pickup on acceleration over past 18 months. Any assistance as to diagnosis or tips welcome Thanks
• peugeot 306 - Peugeot 306 ignition lock change 6 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Hi guys, Have a pug 306 hdi and a couple of days ago the spring return in the ignition barrel went sloppy and won't return to it's correct position automatically so went to a scrappy today and got another barrel together with it's key. Trouble is after we fitted it the car will turn over properly but won't start. I presume this is something to do with the immobilizer transponder so put the old lock and key back in and sure enough the car started first time. Does anyone know if there is a way round this problem or if not is there a way to repair the original barrel so that the spring return works again.
• Ford Fiesta - Car overheating suddenly and leaking water 15 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Good evening I have a four year old Fiesta which has been completely trouble free until tonight. I was driving home and noticed after a few miles the...
• 2004 Toyota Yaris Spirit1.4 D4-D -Manual. - Strange whining noise. 16 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Car has covered approx 30K miles and dealer seviced from new. No problems selecting gears but recently noted this noise. It is not intrusive at the moment but is similar to an old rear diff box low on oil.
• Bessacar - motorhome problems 8 May 2012 (Forum)
  We purchased a second hand motorhome at considerable cost over 2 years ago.The vehicle is only 4 years old. Dealer who sold us the car refuses to take the car back for resale as the floor has rotted from underneath. He told us that this was a known manufacturing defect,but claimed that the floor did not have a problem when they sold it to us, so it is not his problem.
• Mondeo Mk3 V6 - Battery charging problem - alternator fault? 26 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, my mondeo is just over 6 years old so when the AA man pronounced the battery dead after a call out for a non start I was not surprised. However, about a month later the new battery is flat and the car won't start. If I charge the battery up it seems ok, but does not really seem to charge properly from the engine.