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• Skoda Fabia 1.9tdi performance fall off. 16 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  t may be subjective, but for some time now it seems that my 2001 Fabia 1.9tdi has not got the performance which it had even a year or so ago. The car has covered 112,000 kilometres ( about 70,000 miles). It seems to struggle somewhat up hills and often has a job to keep up with some fairly ordinary diesel competition. There are no obvious signs of mechanical/electrical/computer/turbo mis-function and the car has been maintained meticulously by a VW/Skoda main dealer.
• Laguna Carminat Sat Nav. 11 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I purchased from a dealer a Laguna with Carminat Sat Nav. However, it didn't come with the manual which covers the radio/ CD player and sat nav. The dealer cannot get one from scouting around he says, the previous owner took it out the car (why?, why?) and it seems that I cannot get one from Renault as it doesn't have a part No. and they aren't printed anyway.
• Job 31 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I'm deliberately not going to give much detail so that people don't rule anything out. I'm very interested in cars, motorbikes, computers, and computer systems (Even down to car ECU's etc.) I know that a lot of BRer's (!) are intelligent and/or have interesting sounding jobs. So, if you can - Suggest me a job that you think would cover my interests/knowledge.
• Self-charging batteries 27 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Then there is a device proposed to keep mobile telephones charged up, rocked as the owner moves about. What does more rocking and lurching about than a car ? Cars are getting more power hungry with every new model. As the technology develops will we see devices to recharge the battery as you move without additional drain on the engine.
• Product placement in films 24 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I had the dubious pleasure at the weekend of watching the films 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Thunderbirds' (don't ask). I was amazed at the amount of Ford cars and logos appearing in both these films. Thunderbirds featured the Ford T'bird based pink FAB1 car, as well as loads of 4x4's and (i think) Fiestas, all with Ford stickers and badges on display. The Cat in the Hat featured a yellow T'bird and scores of old shape Focus's (Foci?)
• Good dealers and experiences 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  Really good and polite service, good advice is given and problems however tiny are taken seriously and addressed. No "hidden nasties" have appeared on the bill since i have used them. Car comes back cleaned and not covered in greasy marks all over the upholstery and isn't left unlocked down some side street. As dealing with a car dealer should be. And secondly Chiltern of Bovingdon (independent) Jaguar, I like these dealer since they take into account personal usage when advising about servicing, and don't try and replace parts that will last for years with current usage.
• Rear bumper protection & dink disguise 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I have an MPV and although we rarely use the tailgate for access to the rear seats, I can see minor damage becoming a problem sooner or later as we load/unload the car. Also, given the inevitability of minor scrapes, dents etc. on what are very large/soft bumpers, has anyone got any tips for covering these up relatively unobtrusively without resorting to professional repairs?
• peugeot be3 help 4 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  The electronic speedo drive out of BE3 gearbox has 3 prongs for the connector. Live Earth Signal. question is which is which? My car never had this drive before so my haynes wont cover it, even if it did I wouldnt have the wires to check the numbers off against. Anyone a genius and know how to work it out, or better still anyone have a loom knocking about for a car with one of these drives that can check the wire numbers leading to the pins and let me know Would be helpful if they could also tell me what loom it is so I can get hold of wiring diagrams to find out.
• A Fifth of drivers uninsured 24 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  So its really a fifth of those with no tax or tatty looking cars.
• Omega door skin and insurance 12 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  When I told colleagues about it yesterday, this isn't uncommon - young losers who can't even manage to break into a car successfully, causing hundreds of pounds of expense for people daily. Makes my blood boil.
• Free-revving engines 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi everyone! As you may have noticed I’m fairly new to the forum and I’m sorry if you’ve covered this one before. Everytime you read a car review in the press these days, or watch one of the car programmes on TV, there is a lot of talk about free-revving engines. Could you please explain to me how you can tell if an engine is free-revving?
• Rogue Trader 9 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  I bought a 1997 BMW Z3 from an independent garage 3 weeks ago. They sold the car with a '3 month warranty' which I haven't seen yet, although I was told covered 'all the usual' things. Since then, the clutch has started to slip, and I asked the garage to replace it. I was (very rudely) told they would not, as I 'probably' damaged it myself (I did not!)
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  Does mileage affect diesel particulate filters (DPF)? 31 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  You recently suggested that low mileage has an impact on blocked diesel particulate filters. Low mileage has nothing to do with it. If I don’t regularly...
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  Tyre wear - is this normal? 3 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mercedes-Benz E220 Bluetec 2016 model, with 5,000-plus miles on the clock. I have been advised by Mercedes during the last service to replace...
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  Can we get a refund for our smokey Audi TT? 1 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter recently bought a used Audi TT. It was found that a screw had come loose and dropped into the crankshaft. This had apparently happened at the...
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  Will my warranty remain valid? 21 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has just bought a one year old Hyundai i20 auto from a Vauxhall franchised garage. The car has 12,300 miles on the clock. It was service at 10,145miles...
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  Bought a used car that's faulty - what can I do? 14 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last week I bought a 2003 Alfa Romeo 156 for £1799. It was cosmetically very good inside and out and had a full service history. I checked the oil and...
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  Which small estate car do you recommend for covering about 10,000 miles a year? 15 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  For the last 20 years I have run a number of Volvo estates, mostly V70s but the last a Volvo V50, all diesel powered. I am now retired, and have decided...
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  Who pays for this repair? 21 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2008 Ford focus 1.6 Zetec petrol, manual gearbox. Purchased this car in April this year from ford main dealer. car had done 7400 miles. It...
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  Q cars 23 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that some classic/vintage car drivers when proceeding at about 40mph on an unrestricted single carriageway with a queue of traffic behind...