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• Auris T180 - Selling my T180 10 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  It is priced to sell as i have bought another car already and i have 2 weeks overlap on my insurance and 2 weeks on autotrader. At the end of the 2 weeks i have the option of trading it in.  If someone offers full price then great but I have enquired about extended Toyota warranties which range from £450 to £515 and I am willing to reduce the price by £450 to cover the cost of a 1 year Toyota warranty.
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 00 2.0hdi 110 hp strange rumbling sound. 17 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I have a rumbling sound coming from front end, imitates sound like loose exaust or engine sump cover but isnt I have checked! on accelerating only, but disapears if hand brake is pulled up, like something is resonating. the car was booked into a dealer to service and cure the noise they charged me £ 337 and did not cure it, told me to live with it for a while but refused to refund my money they replaced handbrake cables and had the vehicle in now three times, still not cured the noise.
• Volvo XC90 (2002 - ) - 04 2.4 D5 engine durability 14 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Volvo XC90 D5 SE Geartronic which I bought new in June 2004 and which has covered 35,000 miles. I read the recent auction report on this site that stated that an XC90 price reflected the common problems and expense with injector failure. A look at the car by car whats bad section revealed that the cam belt and tensioner are also prone to failure and should be replaced at 60,000 miles or 4 years.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Power steering fluid leaking? 25 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 1999 Ford Focus 1.8 (petrol) which has covered 81k miles since new. Because of the age of the car I occasionally take the car into a reputable garage so that they can raise it up and look underneath for any signs of leaks. Anyway this week I took it in and they had a look underneath and said there was some wetness from the power steering rack but that I should just keep an eye on the level in the fluid reservoir and that it didn't need repairing immediately.
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 06 1.5dCi Whining noise at high speeds 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Does the extended manufacturer warranty cover disks/pads as they will need changing in a few months?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.8 Zetec Engine Problems 14 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have just got myself a 1.8 Zetec I got the car cheap as it was sold with engine problems the owner thought it was a snapped timing belt. I have had a quick look inside the covers and the belt still seems to be holding tention. I have tryed to turn the engine over by hand and it all seens to be ok it turns smoothly.
• Renault Megane CC (2003 - 2010) - 2005 1.6 Help with fault finding 9 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, not sure if anyone can help at all with my Megane Dynamique- I know nothing about cars I'm afraid. I've had my car for a couple of weeks with no probs. Tonight, however, when I was out in it I noticed that it felt like I was driving in too high a gear (is the best way to explain it) although I was in fourth gear doing 30.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 Sparks from my ignition coil 31 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Since fixing this fault i have a new one that i was wondering if anyone knew what the problem could be and how to fix it? The problem is that whilst driving in the rain twice now the car has shuddered a few times, then there was a loss of power then the engine stops. On lifting the bonnet and restarting the car i noticed that a spark was travelling from the top of the ignition coil (Replaced only two months ago) and the rocker cover.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.6 intermittent speedo fault 23 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Friend of mine has a 2001 Ford Focus,1600 Zetec--delighted with the car apart from an intermittent failure of the speedo,which occasionally drops to zero when driving then shoots up again.Car has done around 70K miles. As far as I know theres no loss of engine power accompanying the speedo failure,and no loss of instrumentation anywhere else on the dash.Shes only had the car a month,and its covered by a Mickey Mouse warranty from a local garage which basically excludes everything but engine and gearbox,so looks like its down to her to sort it.
• Just passed test! Now need to swap insurance. Help 16 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I'm 23 years old and Recently passed my test and pass plus, I insured myself on a Toyota Yaris that belonged to my girlfriend but now find I need instead to be insured on my mums car , which is a mini cooper s 2004, my policy with ecarinsurance doesn't cover me to drive my mum's car til I'm over 25.I haven't driven yet since I passed. What is the best way to do this? I need to start getting some driving practice in asap.
• Police driving over the speed limit 3 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I live on a straight B Road which has a 30mph limit. Houses each side of the road and quite a few cars parked either side. Nothing unusual about it. Up the road is a police house which serves as a local traffic division. 9 times out of ten whenever I see a battenburg being driven, and it is not on a shout (no blues and two's) the car is clearly going faster than 30.
• Mazda 626 (1997 - 1999) - 1998 2.0 Non interference engine? 25 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  If so, would anyone recommend a precautionary early belt change. The car is in lovely condition and I cannot envisage buying anything similar for what I paid...£995. I plan to keep the car for a further 3 or 4 years (unless I get lucky with my Premium Bonds!)
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 1995 1.5D Crankshaft Pulley Problem? 12 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Started car this morning - ran badly with exhaust smoke. Thought I had a glow plug problem so set off for work. Down the road was missing and smoking so returned home. This evening attempted to start but it didn't want to.
• Subaru Forester (1997 - 2002) - fitting an aftermarket exhaust insurance increase 2 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  As mine is not a common car I don't even know if the national chains can even supply one at any price but does this mean that everyone fitting aftermarket systems and not notifying their insurers are technically no longer covered or are my insurers being particularly pernickety?
• DVD based expert systems 11 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Very expensive, and impressive. 3 dimensional display of vehicle, and summary of work including time required. All technical data for every component you could wish for. Covered wide range of vehicles, and updated quarterly. I was so impressed I emailed the maker and queried whether they supply the same information on a one-off basis for a particular car, as it seemed far more useful than the usual Haynes manual.
• Heavy bill! 10 May 2006 (Forum)
  ve just had my first service on my L reg Honda CRX (2 seater roadster). I have used a main dealer as it?s my first service on this car and I?m aware that it needs a little TLC. The service has identified quite a few items that need doing: The service itself was £168. The other items that apparently need doing are: Cam cover gasket = £42 New battery = £65 Something (?
• Vectra 2.2TDi 16v Auto MPG ??? 26 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Vectra 2.2TDi LS 16v Auto Diesel Hatchback Have recently purchased this car, it is a 2003 (03) plate and it has covered 34k and has the ECOTEC engine, some advise please..... It seems to me to be drinking the diesel very heavily and I have now filled it up three times since Ive had it and on each occassion it is struggling to make 300 miles before the low fuel light appears.
• Is it my choice? 21 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I am covered 3rd party f&t so my insurance company said I have to take it to two garages and get quotes and send them in. Today I got my first quote from fords and the guy there that helped my said I can choose what garage I want to fix my car, I don't have to send in 2 quotes, its my choice where and with who I choose to fix it.
• Honda accord electric tailgate problem 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I have just bought an 03 honda accord 2.4 type S tourer from a car supermarket(after much deliberation i might add - thanks to HJ for making me aware of how good this car is!) Unfortunately, the electric tailgate doesnt seem to work properly. it closes fine, but will not open when i press the button most of the time.
• Smoky/Rattly Volvo 850 TDI 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I have an 850 TDI, 96 model, great car and I have owned it for about 8 months now but it is nearing MOT time and I am concerned about two things which i am hoping maybe some other people may have experienced. First it is smoky under accelleration (Black/Grey), the slower you drive it the more you will get next time you accellerate, this is the main MOT concern, Secondly I have had a rattle only when the car is hot and only on tickover.