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• Citroen Saxo VTR 2000 W Reg - Major electrical issue(s) 18 Jan 2012 (Forum)
    AND the indicators didn't work either.  Until the 20 minute mark when everything worked.  All this time the headlights, radio and wipers seemed unaffected.  The washer bottle motor even worked after the pipes had thawed out.  The electric windows didn't work either from memory too. So I guess I want some advice really on how to go about fixing this below is what I have already done to try and remedy the issue: Replaced the battery and checked the connections are tight on the battery.(2 week ago) Tapped the top of the relays with a spanner to loosen any sticking relays (September) Done the column fix, joined the two brown cables using a crimped link.
• New Car shopping around the world 5 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  What is wrong with using your real name and perhaps even a line or two of where your home is when you sign your missives to this list... I thought that sort of handle stuff went out with CB radios ~R
• Warning for Rattle: how to do it, how not to do it 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The white paint was bloomed and there were a couple of small rust spots but the body was intact and sound. The tyres were all balding and exhaust leaked into the car. The radio did not work. But new plugs, plug leads and distributor cap confirmed a recent tune and all the main running gear seemed fine. I said I would buy it if Herb would sort out the exhaust and radio.
• Private Cash for Public Roads 23 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Labour leader Ed Miliband: "People are struggling to make ends meet" Alasdair Reisner, from the Civil Engineering Contractors' Association, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that one option was a system of "shadow tolls", whereby the motorist does not pay the cost but private firms are paid by the government depending on the amount of traffic using a road.
• Volkswagen Passat - Consumer Advice Req - 2 Breakdowns in 10 weeks 31 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  5) The battery going flat after 6 days, is that just indicative of a battery at the end of it's life, or could there be a wider issue which is related to the injectors failing? When I bought the car I had to contact VW to get the radio unlock code, which indicates that it's been flat before. Finally 6) Nationwide Autocare have quoted £500 per injector. Reconditioned injectors can be had for a lot less than that.
• Car Supermarkets, £8k Midlands 4 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Sadly, the flat battery coupled with the Megane rep for unreliability meant I walked away since the salesman showed little interest in actually getting it started for me to check the other electrics (radio, mirrors, wipers etc). But I did think this was the bargain of the day, even though I've not driven - can't be that diff from Clio I imagine. Not a fan of keycards with buttons though - I argue a key is a smaller less obtrusive thing to have in your pocket and the insertion place is difficult to see, though accept were it keyless it would make sense.
• Got pulled. 9 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Bang to rights, I know it and they know I know it. Only the driver speaks to me while the other one does the honors on the radio to confirm what I have said is true. (Hadn't realised that they can also check your insurance is valid as well as your bike). Driver says "because you were doing over 100 I have no choice other than prosecution".
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  Are Land Rover liable if their navigation update broke my Range Rover Evoque's navigation system? 10 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I brought a Navigation update from the Land Rover website for my 2012 Range Rover Evoque. The update didn't work so Land Rover suggested I got a new USB...
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 2002 GT TDI 130 - first impressions. 18 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  The big, clear instruments have an expensive look to them, and the lovely violet and red glow of their illumination is soothing and easy on the eye. The standard fit "Gamma" radio / cassette with separate CD player is still present, sounds good, and is fairly easy to use. The driving position is excellent, too. Being a later mkIV (2003 model year), the car benefits from some upgrades over earlier models.
• 2008 Motorshow- Good Bad and Ugly 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Away from the car stands, the Honda show was well worth the money, with some amazing driving/ riding- although the hosts seemed to be local radio wannabes- and "to dream the impossible dream" was sung/ played ad nauseum. Dont know whose stand it was, but there was a track where punters could be taken out in westfields power sliding and doing doughnuts, which was good to watch.
• BMW 5-Series E61 Touring (2004 - ) - 520d SE - 12,000m report 12 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Pedals are offset to the right like the Mercedes making left foot braking less comfortable and the windscreen wipers are left hand drive configeration which is annoying, as you get an unswept area in the top right hand corner of the screen. The radio is a pain to tune until you figure it out. And I don't know how to return immediately back to the previous station after you receive a TP traffic alert. The starting sequence (START button on, foot on brake, press button) seems a gimmick but you get used to it, and the steering wheel even lifts when you go to get out the car.
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - 04 Tourer diesel at 100k miles 18 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Stereo - marvelous sound quality and you can run it very loud. Would miss this in a lower spec model. Could do with the traffic news memory you get in the VW radios. H&V - generally good but the not up to the standard of VW - has the habit of steaming up after 400 yards on a cold morning unless it is running on auto. Claims to use the air conditioning system to heat cold air when on Auto and outside temp is lower than 5 - I have felt this working occasionally but with the heated seats was not a big issue to me.
• see if I care..... 15 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Upholstery is OK but I will get it redone (my local guy does repair work for the BMW dealer so he\'ll do a good job). There\'s a hole where the original radio/8-track used to be. I talked to the Mustang Owners\' Club and these seem to be as scarce as rocking horse droppings. Pity, some Doors/Hendrix w.h.y would set the whole thing off nicely. Engine is sound as a nut.
• The unethical & deplorable actions of 2 companies 20 Mar 2018 (Forum)
    Has anything said by YY or XX been true, or just further perjury being committed? The admission of YY that liability should be accepted, followed by the radio silence leads me to believe that something untoward is going on – are they happy to facilitate the fraud being committed by XX? I raise the question – under oath – would XX stand up and state everything that has been said from the outset has been true?
• Toyota Prius not rubbish to drive shock! 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Being designed for the US market there are more annoying chimes and alarms than in a Tamagotchi factory and more idiot proof functions than any other car I can remember driving (e.g. it bleeps like a 40 ton truck when reversing and some radio functions are disabled when the car is moving). It also sometimes makes odd noises when the petrol engine engages and disengages itself, the amount of servo assistance to the steering changes for no apparent reason and the shape affects visibility and makes it a nightmare to park.
• Letter from the Colonies 5 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  If you rent one there\'s nowhere to put it when you\'re not using it. If you do find somewhere you think is OK, Dracula\'s daughter clad in black and laden down with radios and barcode scanners materialises from nowhere -- usually an ethic minority with the accompanying chip on the shoulder and proceeds to deliver a lecture. The words \"sir\" and \"please\" and \"can I suggest...\" do not appear to figure in this apparition\'s vocabulary.
• Skoda Yeti - My third Yeti 22 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  I enjoyed the spec offered in the Urban and especially appreciated the integration of the ICE system (Amundsen+) with the Bluetooth,Sat-nav, Maxidot and Park Assist. The DAB was most welcome and has opened my families eyes to the joys of Radio 4 extra and 5 live in stereo. The SD based MP3 player worked very well. I ran it with a 64 Gb SDXC card (formatted to FAT32) and found it especially suited to Audiobooks. The residual values on this occasion weren't great though, the car returning 65% of it’s new cost when traded in.
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 105TDi - the first 30/90 (months/k miles) 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  forget though ? excellent) - the RDS Traffic announcements still work when listening to AM; the radio can be set to store the announcements so I can check the state of the M4 before joining it in morning and evening. - I?m still not sure what the enhanced multi-function computer gave me exactly, although I can alter the auto anti-hijack door locking/unlocking and central locking control of single/all doors and window opening via the menus, instead of having to visit the dealer
• BMW 3-Series E90 (2005 - ) - 325D Final installment 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Strangers have taken to tooting friendly greetings to me at traffic lights. I have a geekish tendency to get absorbed in the iPod/Radio/OBC interface when stopped. Ten seconds might go by where I have no idea that the lights have changed. I look up and think "Oh yeah" and notice that people have started driving around me, offering friendly advice behind their glass with their teeth showing.
• Any - Turbocharger Care 1 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Allow the engine to idle naturally for a few seconds first: 10 seconds if already warm, 20 seconds if it’s been stood 2 hours or more and 30 seconds if it’s a frosty winters morning. What I do is get in, start up, then put my seatbelt on and check mirrors, doors, radio etc etc whilst the engine idles. Keep feet off all pedals. What this does is give the engine chance to get oil moving around all the vital parts under no load and thus minimise wear. It's especially beneficial to turbos, cams and cam chains, but also to bores and valve guides.