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• Any - Battery Care 23 May 2021 (Forum)
  How many minutes of running does an average modern car take to replenish the electrical energy taken from the battery to start its petrol engine from cold? I remember hearing in the past that it took at least 15 minutes, but that was a very long time ago and cars back then didn't have all the electrical accessories and gadgets that they have these days.
• Pug 207SW 5-door - Rainwater entry 20 Mar 2021 (Forum)
    My natural assumption was via the door and a failed membrane behind the door-card, but this seems not to be the case.  My next guess is entry round the rear lamp cluster, running forward under the carpeting.  Anyone got other ideas ?
• Audi A4 avant 31 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  Any advice on engine size or model to go for appreciated for reliability and comfortable  drive, I am a pretty chilled driver. I am likely to run this  fforfat least 5 years upto around160k. 
• FIAT 500 - Errors on the display 6 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hi my daughters Fiat 500 runs fine and is still in use on local trips but it suddenly had the following messages and lights appear on the clock - this was her message to me: start stop unavailable, fuel cut off unavailable, start stop light on (and amber exclamation mark in triangle light on too), red airbag light on, red passenger airbag light on, red seatbelt light on Any suggestions?
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 28-12-2019 Part 1 30 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  Regarding the replacement of the BMW with an electric vehicle, if your total annual mileage is low and you are elderly it is possible that the reduction in co2 from the running of an electric vehicle never pays back the embodied co2 incurred in its construction especially if the electricity used is generated wholly or partly using non-renewable sources.
• Ford Galaxy - 2008 Ford Galaxy 2.0 outside air sensor location 6 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  I need to replace the 'outside air temperature sensor' on my mk3 2008 Ford Galaxy 2.0 tdci. Could you tell me where it is located please. Also does it have any bearing on the running of the car or is it simply to tell you the outside temperature. Thanks  
• BMW 330d - Ex police BMW 330D - Worth a look or not? 11 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  I'm thinking about a new car and seen some ex police BMWs that are cheap - Does anyone have any experience in running one? The adverts all say motorway miles, but I'm sure they get properly used.. Real life experience rather than just opinione would be great!   Thanks.
• any-Disgusting.. - Abandoned by the RAC/AA 8 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Says it all about the venture capitalists running the RAC now.   https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/sep/06/rac-breakdown-callout-delay-service   AA just as bad. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/sep/03/aa-breakdown-service-stranded but not full membership...
• Regenerative compression braking 9 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Why don't manufacturers fit an air tank (Like those found on HGVs for the brakes - standard industry tech) and use the 'wasted' compression strokes as a brake to fill the tank, and use the compressed air like a small battery for stop-start traffic? The engine could still run and power A.C. etc etc that way, with nothing but air out the exhaust. Maybe there are catalyst concerns but seem ok with standard stop-start systems 
• Toyota Rav 4 2.0 diesel 65 place 2WD - May I have your views 21 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Too late to buy a friends Rav 4 which was traded in for 11500 and is for sale at 15000. With 44k miles Intended use is for urban work with very little fast runs. With problems reported with the Dpf on HJ reviews doesn't look promising. Grateful your views?
• Ford Mondeo - mondeo knocking noise 18 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  hi after driving 30 miles or so, when stopped at a junction i get a knocking noise from under the front of the car in the dpf area. it sounds like a flap trying to open but keeps flipping shut again. the car runs perfect, no codes or messages and pulls away fine and then may not do it for a couple of weeks. any ides appreciated. many thanks
• corsa b 1.2 1993 - engine cutting out 23 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  i have an old corsa b 1.2 1993,when the engine is running and i switch on anything electrical,lights,wipers,heater etc,the engine cuts out and wont restart,sometimes for a few days,ignition lights all stay on but there is no power to anything,and no fuel getting to engine,any ideas alternator and battery both ok  
• Mitsubishi Space Wagon GLxi 2.0 1997 - Intermittent non starting 13 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Thr car runs well and occasionally fails to start. I wait 2 to 3 minutes try again and usually starts. it can literally go months between blips. it can be Winter or Summer so not weather related. Desperate for a fix as I really love this vehicle abd owned it since 1997.
• Land Rover Defender - Losing the plot 6 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  I was reading in a different on line motoring magazine that the new Land Rover Defender will be the most high tech car yet, more than the latest Discovery and Range Rover etc. Are Land Rover now nothing more than a Chelsea tractor school run manufacturer and forgetting what the Defender is really all about. I fear for the reliability issues if it is to be laden with Tech.
• The future of BMW - or the past? 5 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Just received today (4 March) an E-mail headed 'The Future of BMW'.  The message runs: "This year, we’re celebrating the centenary of BMW Group. To mark the occasion, we will be sharing our vision for the next 100 years. The future of driving will be revealed.
• Policing By Computer 9 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  There are a few mobile phone offences that does not reflect the number of people I see driving and using phones (often school run!) or tailgating (which seems ever more frequent and aggressive). Is it not time there was more real policing on the roads?
• Ford Fiesta - Radio code for Ford Fiesta 2000 model 19 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Ive been reading some posts regarding this and people have got codes by giving these details M105324 RDS 6000 I believe it is. My battery run out and I've used the code on the Audio guide but for some reason it doesn't work. If someone can help me out that would be a massive help. Thank you
• Vauxhall Astra H - juddery astra 7 Jul 2015 (Forum)
    bought a 2004 1.6 vauxhall astra twinport. when driving the car,upto 50 mph the car has a little judder.after 50mph the car runs great. the car starts first time and idles normal. the engine management light is on(continous).  could my car have a faulty coilpack...any help appreciated. thanks.
• Citroen C4 Picasso - Misfiring when cold 10 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  After starting the engine it ticks over normally for about 1 minute then it struggles for the next 2 minutes misfiring. After this it runs perfectly. Citroen dealership say it's unusual and not really had the problem with petrol engines. The de pollution alarm is standing however I'm unsure if the 2 are connected.
• Rover 25 - rubber / burning smell 3 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Their is a smell of rubber or burning type smell when starting car in morning asnd running engine for about five minutes.  The rubber  smell is there before I drive the car. I noticed the rubber smell after I had a new Cat exhaust fitted to the Rover car and not before the cat exhaust was fitted.