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• Steyr Daimler Puch Van - Germanic Automotive Engineering Excellence, 14 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  1998 registered, 120BHP OM 602 diesel therein, 4 speed automatic. Bought about 10 years ago. Parked in a grass field since March 2013, grass growing up past and through the vehicle. Pulled out in mid summer, And parked on concrete, stuck a new battery in her recently , started ABSOLUTLY first kick.
• bmw e46 330i m sport convertible - E46 BMW 330i dodgy electric fan, 8 Aug 2015 (Forum)
    Any ideas? its a 2002 model, 330i m sport, automatic
• mercedes c180 - speedy3 8 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  hi everyone new to the site my wifes got a 2003 mercedes c180 w203 1.8 petrol automatic she had all the filters changed about 2 weeks ago and when i drove it yesterday it didnt feel right then it broke down called the AA they plugged it in and said the fuel pump wasnt working so brought a new bosch pump from euro car parts and fitted it my self because im wasnt willing to pay my local garage £120 labour for 1/2 an hours work now the pump is working but it still wont start has anyone got any ideas please
• VW Golf 1.6 SR Hatch - VW Golf loosing power on turns only 12 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I let go the accelerator and press again and it seems to rev up again ok. It happens when the turn signal is turned off automatically at the turn. I tried a few time without switching on the signal and it works fine. Any ideas? I am suspecting an electrical problem.
• mini cooper - buying a mini cooper 15 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  front Air Conditioning Radio BOOST CD CD changer preparation 2nd Remote Key Automatic Gearbox Electric Glass Sunroof Foglights. front Rear spoiler Roof&Mirror Caps in Black Sport Steering Wheel
• VW Golf MK 7 DSG - Problems Solved or not? 8 May 2013 (Forum)
  I have read HJ's test report but it fails to comment on whether the latest Golf  incarnation now has a trouble-free DSG automatic transmission or not.  With all the MK6 etc owners comments about DSG problems and the now extended DSG warantees in many other countries one is "left hanging" with regard to whether to risk buying a UK specification DSG Golf just to encounter unbelievable difficulties or to plump for a seemingly trouble-free Ford auto gearbox Focus?
• Ford C-MAX - early manual clutch burnout 10 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  We have had our Grand CMax 1.6 manual diesel 14 months with less than 10000 miles, half motorway, half local. We have both been driving 50+ years a wide range of manuals and automatics. We were really surprised that the clutch had burned out so early and that Ford did not want to know, saying it was driver misuse  Although we live in a hilly area, and where there are speed bumps we have not had a problem before.
• Citroen C4 2007 1.6 diesel or honda civic? 29 May 2012 (Forum)
  Do you think roughly that's an ok price for a 9 year old car?Whilst waiting my car was a citroen and I've just seen a citroen c4 automatic 1.6 2007 with 120000 but it's diesel and has amazing fuel rates, it's around £3200. Any experience with the c4's? Thanks :)
• any - nanual stop/start-goosed Tom Tom 19 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  With a recent thread about the merit (or lack thereof) of automatic stop/start, I decided to run a manual version to see if it made a significant financial difference. I think it might have-a very negative one. My Tom tom has suddenly stopped charging. Upon closer inspection, the fuse in the charging cable had blown-as has the fuse in the 12V socket.
• Honda CR-V - Burning rubber Smell 22 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  I drive a 2005 petrol automatic - quite often when I  "hang around" outside the car rather than walking away from the car after a journey I do smell something akin to the burning of rubber tyres. Mentioned it at the last service but ofcourse they smelt nothing - its been like that for a couple of years- I sometimes believe  its worse when I've driven uphill on very wet /muddy roads and think its something to do with the rear wheels kicking in - but honestly have never felt the kick of the rear wheels so not really sure about that.
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  How much is my 57-plate Vauxhall Corsa worth as a part-exchange? 2 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  How much can I expect in part-exchange for a 57-plate 1.4 Vauxhall Corsa automatic with less than 10,000 miles, in metallic and very clean?
• VOLVO V70 CLASSIC - VOLVO V70 CLASSIC HEATER FAN 3 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 2000 Volvo V70 classic 170bhp; the heater fan on the air conditioning has suddenly stopped blowing; the electrics seem ok. I am getting conflicting advice: 1) That if the gas is low, the heater fan automatically stops blowing, and that re-gassing will cure it. Is this correct? 2) That the heater fan requires a new motor, for which I have been quoted £370 including VAT but excluding labour to fit - is this a rip-off, where can I get it done cheaper?
• Hyundai i30 (2007 - ) - i30 crdi auto - anyone got one? 8 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=284 >>Every week I get around 20 e-mails asking for Focus sized diesel, torque-converter automatics. So, as that article is at least a couple of years old, has anyone actually bought an i30 diesel auto? We've got the i30 1.4 Comfort, but my dodgy knee appears to be getting worse and it's time to swap to an auto.
• Honda Accord UK (2008 - ) - 08 2.4 Noise from auto gearbox during gear change 30 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  This is not always constant, but more frequent in an up hill. The car only has 3,100 km and is rather annoying, should I be concerned once this is an automatic gearbox, should this be reported to the local Honda Distributor as the car is still under warranty, does anyone else have a similar problem and was it solved ?
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 96 2.0l auto turns off after engaging reverse. 4 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Pls help, My 2.0l automatic vw turns off after sum seconds when i engage it into reverse or drive in the mornings after i allow it steam for some min.and i can only move it when i engage the gear and step on the throttle immediately.and then would run ok,but when i take my foot of the break the car accelerates(i could say it wants to dash away)is that normal.anybody with a suggestion.thank you.
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 96 2.0 Activa Clutch Issues 15 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Observing the clutch cable at the transmission end I cannot see any way of adjusting it so I think it must be an automatic adjusting cable. I learn a plastic clutch clip near the pedal often fails on Xantias.I'll be looking at this next. The garage tells me the clutch must have gone.It's only done 38K! Surely it can't have gone so soon?!
• Audi A8 (1994 - 2003) - 2003 4.0tdi - will not start when hot 27 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  thanks Rick {header amended to remove duplicate entry of make/model & year/engine details as this gets automatically filled in from the compulsory boxes you already filled in}
• Help me choose a car 12 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Help me choose a new car Got a last of the old model Toyota Corolla 1.6 Automatic 5 door Colour collection, will be 3 years old in a few months What I need 1 Car no wider than current car (or it will not fit some places I park) 2 Full torque converter traditonal auto box 3 hatch/seats for 4/5 4 not too slow, ideally similar to current 5 available new for 12 grand or less Maybe happy with a bit smaller car if not too slow What can I get?
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 94 1.4 leaks 23 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  hi just purchased a corsa 1.4 merit automatic for about a month it's been great no problems noticed a small amount of liquid under the front bumper did'nt take much notice was using the car all day no problems parked up tonight looke around smoke was coming out of the bonnet and a dirty brown liquid was coming from under the car the coolant tank is empty and the water is running straight thought checked oil that's fine not sure could this be the inlet manifold or something else plus any idea how much this is going to cost thanks
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 04 1.8 ventilation - blower control 15 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  They did replace the pollen filter as the water had got into it. I have the manual aircon system not automatic temperature control one.