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• Open to advice ASAP :) - Buying a family car - suggestions !! 1 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Previously vehicle now sold . Advice required urgently as to what to purchase now as I cant be without a car for long with 4 children !! Having a breakdown at the thought ( no pun intended lol ) So , perhaps an MPV or 4X4 , something like that ...I require a car big enough for 4 children and one VERY LARGE dog , but as I'm only 5ft tall , I sometimes struggle driving larger estates .
• Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - 05 2.0 chain drive to oil pump -snapped day after 1 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Had my 64,000 mile 2.0 tdi Audi serviced and the morning after the service my wife was driving to work and heard a loud bang and car lost power. She limped the 1 mile to the garage and after investigating they have advised that the chain drive to the oil pump has snapped and so they will need to replace. Having looked at Car by Car breakdown, this appears to be a known issue for this engine - but it strikes as being far too coincidental for this to snap immediately after the service.
• Peugeot 306 1.9 TD DHY Conrod failure 3 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all 2 weeks ago I had a conrod failure on my Peugeot 306 1.9 TD from 1998 with a XUD9TE/DHY motor. When I searched on the Internet for an engine to replace it, I found the Car-by-Car Breakdown telling that this failure was not unusual: "Spate of conrod failures on 1997 -1998 R and S reg 1.9 XUTD diesels; one case of a late reg T: too many to attribute merely to running with low oil levels.
• Peugeot 306 - Buying an old used one! 26 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I have just had a garbled message form daughter that I have been detailed off to give a used Peugeot 306 Diesel the once over on behalf of her boyfriend who is useless! I have printed out the car by car breakdown from the HJ site so can see the recurring bits and bobs - so happy with that. However, I thought she said it was a 1992 1.9 Diesel and this is not covered in the 306 dates, so assume that must be my error and the car is a 93 or a 94.
• Have I bought a weird VW? 13 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  I know VW were a bit miserly with standard spec then, but I've only got two keys, no blippy things! Is this right? Also, has anyone got anything else I should look out for? I've looked at the car by car breakdown - and have also spent an hour poking around the car to check for things, but I've probably missed something! For those who know him, RTB is doing well back oop north. Cheers. DB
• The car acting as life support 24 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Topic `Circumstances arise where cars are acting as life support machines: Discuss` My proposition is that often unwittingly and for varying periods of time, cars are driven through `zones` where an engine dead breakdown could be fatal.
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 07-10-2017 Part 1 3 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Good to see scientific evidence (not!) used to bash German cars because one person saw 3 allegedly broken down on a motorway (which is hardly ever my experience and I drive 25,000 miles a year). Ive owned 3 BMW cars from new; an E46 diesel that did 217,000 miles before I sold it and is still on the road, an E92 disel that did just over 22,000 miles before I traded it for an E89 which did 69,000 miles before I sold that.
• BMW 3 series vs 5 series running costs 2006 -2008 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hi Guys I was looking to get either a 3 series or 5 series (preferable) and wanted some advice, what are the average annual running costs for the above cars in terms of servicing and likely faults/breakdowns, I've had a reliable (but slightly boring!) car for 4 years which has never gone wrong and annual servicing is only £150 on it. My budget is about 9 grand, looking on autotrader it looks like I can get a 3 series with 50k or below miles or if I want a 2008 5 series it would have to be 100k miles which is probably a lot, I want a automatic this time and am a bit worried the transmission will pack up if I get a high miler...
• proton jumpbuck pickup 25 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  The insurance angle is of no concern to me because i am considering the pickup for myself because (a) its less than 3 grand and 5000 miles 05 plate (b) its different (c) its got the goody chrome roll bar fitted ive looked at the car by car breakdown but no feedback,my question is anyone got one?.........do they like it?......is it economic?.....would you have another? etc etc,ive got until monday 26th to buy it. anybody ???????
• EGR valve - Vauxhall Astra 13 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  The AA man said the EGR was stuck open (which he said he had seen loads of) and took it out and cleaned it (it took a few minutes)and said that might do the trick (in the longer term), it is now running fine. Being an elderly woman my MIL is very worried the car will break down again (she also often has her disabled mother in the car). The questions are: what exactly happened to cause the breakdown and should she just get the EGR changed (presumably the labour would be minimal but how much would the part cost)?
• Mazda 2 - Battery replacement 11 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Do modern cars have back-up power when a battery dies and is replaced?
• Car after Motability 12 Jan 2016 (Forum)
   However, very soon my brother will be going into long term care and I will have to hand back the Motability car.    I would be looking for a similar sized car to the Peugeot 308 and would prefer zero or very little road tax.  I would also like a boot size comparable to the Peugeot 308 as I will be taking my brother out on day trips in the car and will need a reasonable sized boot for his wheelchair.
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - best place to buy car mats? 12 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, After reading the advice in HJ's CBC breakdown, this forum and What Car? magazine over a period of many months, I eventually bought a black Ford Focus LX 1.6 petrol (113 bhp), 2006 06 reg, from Carcraft in Staines, Chertsey. I am basically happy with the car except for its slightly boring interior, handbrake on the left hand side, and apparently poor fuel economy (but having said that, I mainly do short journeys in London).
• MG ZS 2017 - ! year on. Turned out quite nice..... 18 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  I had my thoughts on the cars when they were announced and not sure, writing some comments in the forum. , but took the Plunge when the Venga had a breakdown, even thought the Venga still had 3+ years warranty left. Have been pleasantly surprised, and yes, it has grown on me.
• SEAT Alhambra - Exchange/swap 17 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I am the the very happy owner of a 15 plate seat Alhambra i-tec and love the space, performance, versatility and practicality of it, we got the car on hire purchase (£303 p/m) in January. Unfortunately my wife has suffered a nervous breakdown and is taking a career break until her mental health improves and I need to change the car, ideally for the same model.
• Golf tdi 2009 1.6 - Injector problem 12 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I had engine management light come on with loss of power whilst driving after approx 150 miles. Breakdown advised no2 injector faulty. My car has been with a garage then diesel specialist for 3 weeks now has had all four injectors replaced, egr valve checked, fuel pump checked, new fuel filter (just in case), pressure valve replaced on rail.
• renault clio dci expression - need help! 29 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I bought a renault clio in sept 2010 from local garage started to have problems with cold starting since december several times had breakdown out which advised me to have it put on diagnostic machine did so today at renault dealership car has come back with allsorts of problems such as memorised egr , heater plugs inlet metering valve no 3 cyl combustion.which is gonna cost loads to be fixed and to top it all off the car was brought there in 2006 with over 102000 miles on clock, my mileage today is 86912 im in bits please can you tell me what i can do about this and if there is anything that can be done. only been driving for 2yrs and this is the third car that i have had feeling like i have no luck at all. will be grateful for any advice.
• Short Journeys 9 May 2001 (Forum)
  The warranty they are offering me now is Red Zebra which I think they issue with their used cars. It will cost £358 for 12 months and will include breakdown cover. Do you think it is worth it? Jason
• Pug 406 - Died, any ideas? 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Car sounded like it was trying to start, but had no ignition. The breakdown fella said "doesnt sound like cambelt has gone, it's turning over ok, i reckon engine management system failure". lets get it on the truck.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - HDi: Help - knocking sound from cold 11 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The car has done 50 000 miles or so and as far as we know, has not had the cambelt changed. My fear is that the garage will be uncertain and we'll be faced with the choice of either taking the car and worrying about it, or taking the "other" car, with all the hassle of changing the ferry booking/breakdown cover etc etc.