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  Why won't my Peugeot 307 HDI 2.0 rev over 3000rpm? 10 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I just bought a Peugeot 307 HDI 2002 2.0-litre 110hp and it doesn't go over 3000rpm.
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  Spare partial 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Many cars (Golf, Audi TT) have no spare tyres. The can of sealant costs £45 (or £3 from cpc.co.uk) and once used, the tyres cannot be repaired, needing...
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  Sautomatic 1 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Thank you for the advice. I am now the very proud owner of a Hyundai i10 1.2 Comfort automatic - it is a great little car - if I had to criticize anything...
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - Dishonest seller 9 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I recently bought a Toyota Avensis from Toyota dealer, 2 hours drive from home a 58 registration. Within 10 days, I realised some noise on braking, though it has done only 8200 miles on the clock (I did 500 miles). Took to local toyota dealer who changed both rear brake discs saying very damaged (though changed under warranty). I should say, the dealer and sales person were very arrogant and rude, but as we liked the car and we wanted Automatic... we bought it.
• Audi drivers one inch from your rear bumper 25 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Just driven 300 miles and constantly had one audi after another driving one inch behind me, and no I was not driving too slow, mostly I had a long line of cars in front of myself plus some sensible braking distance, whether I was doing 5 mph or aherm 100 mph there they were an inch behind I let countless of them past since they were being so aggresive, but gave up in the end Really when I get a terminal illness and nothing really matters anymore I'm going to slam the brakes on for one of these people and shoot the pants off him How did the take all the Hobs out of Hobnobs and leave the other stuff as audi drivers The BMW's/Mercs/Volvos are still as bad as usual but what are they doing to Audis to turn anyone who drives one into an instant idiot?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.8 TDCI stalling and locking up 1 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Just got my car back from another hefty service and MOT (new front brake pads etc), and also had the Instrument Panel replaced as it was one of the faulty ones that are replaced for £99 under the 'watchdog' scheme. When driving home, I was doing about 30 miles an hour and went to change gear and the car stalled and also stopped VERY suddenly (even though this model has no ABS).
• Friend has had a nasty crash - need some advice 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My friend has just had a crash she lost control in a national speed limit zone and rolled the car. The tyres and brakes were brand new (fitted last week) could this be a connection? She went against my advice and put the new tyres on the front. She is ok just suffering from delayed shock, the car has a cracked windscreen not sure what else, the airbags did not deply.
• Peugeot - 1990 2.5DT J5 vacuum pump question 9 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  It went in for a cambelt change last week (thought I would let someone with a 4 post ramp do that one!) and they reported that the brake servo was defective. Now I?ve done the pump test on the brake pedal and it does move down a few inches on startup (so to me it?s not a servo issue). However when the engine is running and I put my finger over the pipe coming from the vacuum pump it has very little ?
• Hyundai Getz (2002 - 2008) - complete & utter incompetence 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  She's been moaning the clutch has been sticking.(i havent looked at it) Get car back: £246 bill : 2 yr service includes oil,plugs,brake fluid,air filter ...ouch Oil has not been changed..still brown and exactly how it was when i checked it last week.Ive even saved some on some kitchen tissue brake fluid: wow they filled it to the 'brim' (to the lid!!
• Rover 827 pulling to the left 21 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I had the brakes checked by a garage and the pads are brand new and the discs are old but in good condition. Any ideas? I was wondering whether it might be an air bubble in the system so that the right hand calliper is not going down or it might be sticking.
• Pug306HDi - ABS warning light 12 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My ABS warning light is coming on, it does the ignition check for a few secs and goes out ok, but will then come on when I drive, some times as soon as I start rolling but others it takes up to 5 miles. Also braking hard (ie stabbing them at 30) will make it come on as the brakes are released. Onces its on it wont go off until you switch off and restart. My question is could a difference in wear of the front tyres (one is brand new the other is nearly at the end of its life so there is probably ~5mm difference (195/55/15)) be enough to throw the sensors as the wheels will be rotating at slightly different speeds?
• Ford mechanical ABS (Mk4 Escort) 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Being as there's been a fair turnover of BR members since then I thought I'd put it up again and ask if anyone has had any success with freeing up this kind of system? Quick recap, the "Anti-Lock" bit works fine, it just doesn't want to apply the brakes again (well, for a while [an hour] at least!). All curtosy of my gran who owned the car for 13 years and never ever used the ABS or (by the look of it) never had the brake fluid changed! I'm tempted to buy some second-hand modulators off e-bay and maybe try them out if push comes to shove, or to take apart and have a look inside!
• Truck Driving 1 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  I think that the car test should have a Lgv realisation module added to the test, so that some car drivers will have half a clue as to positioning on a roundabout when approaching a artic. As you said in your rant about accelaration, what about braking ?, you can see it now, Blondie with the two kids on the way to school in a 4x4 not out of place in the middle of the Rockies, "Oh that big beastly lorry thing, it has lots of wheels so it must have lots brakes, so can stop faster, i,ll just nip in front of him", this view is apparant everyday.
• 97 Astra Rear Drum Size 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  97 P Astra LS Estate GM Turbo Diesel Having returned from 3 weeks away, the Astra Started fine, but my wife had parked it with the handbrake on, so there was a little friction from the sticking handbrake (I normally park in with the brake off following advice from other threads on this forum). This released and the car drove fine all day, but the following morning the left rear wheel was jammed solid - nothing would shift it. Dismantling it yesterday evening with judicious use of soft faced mallet and sharp edged tongue revealed the brake lining had seperated from the shoe in one piece (possibly in drum extraction process), so new shoes required.
• Corolla brakes down - gearbox broke ! 28 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Oh, what a fun day I had yesterday ! Early morning to work, my Corolla 2001 (incorporating noisy gearbox, as posted previously) decides today is the...
• Cost of covering high mileages in cars 9 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  High mileages means around 80,000 miles+, and it may also be interesting to see how many miles owners of such cars get from brake pads, disks and tyres. In my case, I own a 1987 Toyota Camry turbo diesel (2.0 litre engine); mileage 100,000 miles Parts changed or repaired: Head gasket, alternator, radiator. Tyres last 37,000 miles; Brake pads 40,000 miles
• Red Light Cameras 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  The offence took place on a Friday evening, at 6pm rush hour, in extremely heavy rain. As the lights started their green->red sequence she braked from 40 down to the 19.2 mph that the camera recorded, but due to the closeness of the vehicle behind she decided that to brake any harder could cause an accident should the driver behind not be able to stop in the same distance on the wet road.
• omega problems? I'm not sure! 12 May 2003 (Forum)
  THE PROBLEM - when driving at all various speeds the car handles a treat until you take your foot off of the accelerator, then the rev counter immediatley drops back down to idle speed (around 700 rpm) and there appears to be no engine braking at all, Down hills especially with foot covering brake pedal it feels like car is in "n" position and coasting. (there is no pulling back from the engine, like clutch is depressed) When travelling on a flat road at about 50 mph I took my foot off the accelerator and down went the needle to 700 rpm then replace foot and needle returns to previous position with no apprent loss of power ????
• Clutch questions 23 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I usually do the first bit in neutral because I don't need any acceleration and I can then give all my concentration to the brake and the mirrors, rather than having to think about the clutch as well. I know if my foot slips off the brake there is nothing to stop me, but if I was in reverse gear would the situation be any better?
• Million mile Honda Accord 20 Aug 2023 (Forum)
    Title says it all, but the pertinent facts are that it is on the original engine, transmission and various other parts (including brake calipers)!. Only been on a tow truck once due to a fuel pump failure at 741k miles. Interior also looking remarkably good for such a huge mileage.