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• Fiesta TDCI Zetec S - Engine cutting out 6 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  My 55 Zetec s TDCI randomly cuts out when turning left in hot weather. The panel says its a steering fault, refer to owners manual but after two minutes or so it starts again and off I go.! Did it twice today, ten minutes apart after an hour's driving.
• Mini Cooper S convertible - Part exchange - trading down 28 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hello there everyone...  :) I'm going to be selling my Mini Cooper S convertible soon, to be replaced with a Fiat 500, mostly because the day-to-day running costs of the Mini are proving to be a lot. I'm not keen on selling my car privately, although I know I would probably get a better price for it.
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - 2003 1.6 bonnet wont open 10 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  2003 mini cooper s. engine bonnet wont open. i can release catch inside car ok but after i release safety catch under bonnet only the nearside of bonnet opens. latch on drivers side stays firmly locked/jammed. has anyone else experienced this problem and if so i would greatly welcome any advice on how to solve/open my bonnet. thanks Max
• ford galaxy 2.8 auto - n/s knocking 28 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  i replaced inner and outer cv joints on n/s after a knocking appeared.  car was ok for 3 weeks and then knocking came back.  it was so bad i had to be recovered.  i removed the driveshalf and could not see anything wrong.  put car back together and ok for around 3 weeks and knocking has come back.
• Mercedes Benz S-Class W220 (1999 - 2005) - 01 320 Light adjustment for French registration 29 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I now live in France and need to re-register my RHD S class and have it comply to French specification. There is no information to show that the existing lights can be adjusted so I have been quoted £540 for new lights or £106 for new lenses but MB Technical Department, UK, will not commit that just changing the lenses would be sufficient.
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.8 O/S drive shaft bearing 29 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Got a 51 reg courier van (fiesta) with a rumble on the O/S drivers side drive shaft,it's the bearing that's bolted to the engine. Can I repalce the bearing or do I have to replace the entire shaft?? I'm driving the van over to the south of Spain and this is very annoying as it's causing bad wheel wobble and vibration.
• Have people?s opinions on ex-rentals changed? 29 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi there, I had a quick search on this board and saw the last post on this topic was in 2001 so I thought I?d ask if anything has changed since then; what are people?s opinions on buying 6 month to year old ex-rental cars? The only reason I ask is because a friend and I are looking into trading in these vehicles and would like to know if there is still a strong stigma attached.
• Parking S/hampton Docks 21 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Dear All, I am going on a short trip on a P&O liner from S/hampton in September and thought, despite some advice to the contrary, to leave the car at the docks, F.O.C. I presume that one leaves the keys. Do cars get moved around by the staff? That in itself does not unduly bother me, but the old Merc' has got what can only be described as an alarm system with half a mind of it's own and I don't want to return to a flat battery with all the attendant problems.
• BMW - 318i S '93 Coupe auto. Clutch/gear probs 20 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I have an automatic BMW 318i S coupe that judders when moving off, tricky if i need to move quickly at junctions/roundabouts. It only happens when it tries to find 1st/2nd but has no probs changing gear at higher speeds. It does occasionally slip out of gear, mostly on longer journeys or slow traffic.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 99 110 ECU re-coding. 16 Sep 2007 (Forum)
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• Jaguar S Type Key Recoding 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I recently bought an S Type - and I'm very happy. One of the keys had a flat battery, so I replaced it according to the instructions in the handbook, making sure I only spent a few seconds. The previous battery must have been flat as a pancake, as it now has no coding.
• Fair Price? Touran 05 1.9Diesel S 25 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi there, I'm currently leasing an 05 Touran S 1.9 Diesel (7 seater) and I have an option to buy it very shortly. The car has done 15000 miles. The price they have offered me is just over £11,000. Does this sound reasonable? I am told that the figure is about "book price", but I do not know which book!
• fiesta zetec s overheating 18 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I've been trying to fix a friends fiesta 1.6 zetec s (the one with all the skirts and alloys etc). It is overheating after about 25 miles and the fan comes on when the car is travelling along. I am thinking that it is the thermostat, is there anything else it could be?
• \'91 Golf 1.6 clunking when accelerating. 4 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Very soon after its MOT, it has started making a single clunking noise seemingly beneath the driver\'s side footwell when accelerating from a stop. It\'s definitely when applying max torque i.e. in first gear (even when pulling away gently). I know cars can clunk when CV\'s are shot, but the steering is not a factor.
• Hyundia Coupe S. Yes or No? 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Looking at new company car, hyundai coupe S (unfortunately tightfisted boss wont let me have the SE) Any news or views, it does look the business but is it worth the extra 40 quid a month in tax, currently got a focus zetec (1.4 due to tightfisted boss, see above!)
• XUD engine - bottom pulley bent 8 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  New one from Rover dealer is £80 - an incredible price. So it\'s off to the scrapyards for a search.
• Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning 24 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  m a newbie I have FORD Galaxy TDi , 1999, T reg . 47000 miles, 7 seater Problem is central console for the Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning and gone caput. Checked the fuse?s you need to be a contortionist to get at it, seem to be all OK Can only presume it?s a relay but where the hell are they situated it?s been so god damn wet and the window area is something out of 1851 crystal palace Any help is appreciated Fr4nk
• FREE copy of nostalgic Car Tax Disc from 1950/60 o 3 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Anyone interested in downloading a FREE ,nostalgic, good quality , full coloured copy of a UK Car Tax Disc with a choice of date from the 1950`s, 1960`s or 1970`s see the details on the Classic Car Restoration Courses (UK) website at www.restoredclassic.cjb.net. You can even download a copy of the BACK of the tax disc to make it look even more authentic Well worth a visit....
• BMW 3 Series 330Ci Coupe - Buying back category S write-off 18 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  My car was involved in an accident last week and my insurance company has just informed me that it will be a category S write-off. I am considering buying it back and repairing, but it appears the insurance company are effectively charging 25% of the value for this, here is the text from the insurance company "As you are aware the pre-accident value of your vehicle is £3212 and has been agreed by our Engineering and if you want to keep the vehicle we will deduct 25% because your vehicle is a category S Total Loss (structural damages) we will also deduct your £100 Policy excess.
• Audi A1 1.4 TFSI S Line - How to tell what engine output VAG 1.4 TFSI. 1 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  My daughter has just taken delivery of an Audi A1 1.4 S  TFSI  S Line on the NHS lease scheme and as I went out for a little test drive, I wondered how we could tell if the engine was a 150 BHP or the lesser 125 BHP. Now, the 150 which she ordered has the cylinder on demand feature that closes down 2 cylinders under light load but I actually didn't feel that this happened at all.