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• Black Plugs - Vectra 2.0 16v '97 Ecotec 15 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Or is it the fault? This is the first time the Man.light has ever come on!Ever since I have owned the car the plugs have been covered in soot every time I check them! The missfire is between 1.0 and 1.5 revs,worse on the overrun-Changed coil,idle control valve,cam and crank sensor,plugs and leads and air filter.Somebody help me please,starting to pull my hair out here!
• Motorbikes overtaking 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I would expect if a car moving from one lane to the other hit the bike, then it would be the car driver's fault for not seeing him, but when I check my mirrors on the motorway, I usually am checking them to see the other lane, not necessary the line between the 2 lanes, if you see what I mean?
• missed service 3 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I phoned the garage where the car was originally registered and they have no trace of a service on their computor or on the manufacturers computer. I took the car back to the (non main dealer)cardealer and they say they will change the oil and filter.
• '95 Omega 3.0 V6 - mayo around oil fille 2 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  The car has covered 112K and had a "full" service around 8K ago, and is due for a service in a couple of weeks. The car has always been well maintained, most of the problems in the last couple of years being well documented on this site.
• Spanish Prangs 19 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I wondered whether the police turn a blind eye to slightly damaged vehicles (I'm sure in the UK they'd take a dim view of sharp edges and missing light covers) and then noticed that even some police cars and vans seem to have been somewhat battered. The tendency is very marked in Barcelona, but even in the other Spanish cities I've visited (Girona and Palma) there were many, many dented cars.
• insurance problem - can someone help? 6 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm trying to buy a replacement car, and want to try and find a good private example. I have the problem that I want to drive the cars, but despite having a fully comprehensive insurance policy i don't have 3rd party cover to drive any vehicle.
• omega problems? I'm not sure! 12 May 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone have an OMEGA 2.5 TURBO DIESEL AUTOMATIC and if so can you tell me if the problem Im having occurs with your car, the reason I ask is one person tells me its right, and another tells me its wrong... Ahhhhhhhhhh ! 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.
• legal protection on insurance 19 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  I have a Volvo 940 estate now; galvanised rubber coated damped RSJs as front and rear bumpers - plus tow bar. Unless its another 940 that reverses into me next time, then my car will be unmarked in a similar 2 mph collision. Has anyone else had similar poor experience with such 'legal cover' - is it a con to get yet more money out of us? Alex
• Rover 75 ? 8 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  But the mileage is on the low side for my car having covered 58K with full service history and the important cam-belt change at five years old. This place seems to be a goldmine of knowledge so I'm wondering if you guys can help me out, many thanks in advance.
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  Why is there noise coming from the front wheels of my Toyota Auris? 27 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2016 Toyota Auris 1.6-litre diesel that's done 18,200 miles. The car was purchased brand new in February and it had its first service in July....
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  What are the most economical cars? 2 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Do you have a top 10 or similar of most economical cars? It would be nice to see a list that would have specific engines included, i.e. Ford Focus 1.5...
• Mitsubishi Colt 1.3 Cleartec 2011 - Suspension knocking (sometimes) 19 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  This weekend I'll try emptying the boot... Haven't had time to go to a garage, or jack up the car to check it myself, but thought someone here may have had something similar.  The car has covered 100,000km. One more question - the slightly stiff gearchange on this car may or not be a 'feature', but would fresh gearbox oil help?
• Ford focus econetic - Knocking engine sound after injector seal replaced 4 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  My insurance have taken the car to be looked at but they have said I'm not covered as the car was not involved in an accident. The garage won't accept liability, they told me the best thing to do is put it on ebay for spare parts...
• Renault Clio - Made mistake buying car 15 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  2. There are very wet patches in the boot and under the front passenger seat, so it seems the car leaks water seriously. The car is not very rusty so I imagine the front leak is probably the sunroof? Not sure about the boot, can't see obvious entry point for water. The car came with a 28 day warranty but I'm quite sure neither of those two items are going to be covered.
• Honda Accord Coupe 2.2 N Reg - 2 questions about brakes. 27 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi jut bought this car 2days ago as my old car died, anyway. The car had been sat for just under 10 weeks unused with a cover over it but outside. All the discs had surface rust which after a few miles was quickly removed but the rear right continually makes a noise every rotation like a clicking noise the rust hasn't fully come of this disc and it appears to be wearing off unevenly.
• 99 Laguna Category D write off - avoid? 29 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I don't know why but I did an HPI check on the car today and it has come back that the car was a category D write off in August 1999, i.e. when it was just 5 months old. The seller has told me he knew nothing about the cars history and will speak to me tomorrow after he has spoken to the chap he bought it from (he does a bit of buying and selling cars on ebay by the looks of it).
• Insurance Query - Two People 26 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  This, on the face of it seems like a good idea. However, he's just found out that his company insurance won't cover him on Dad's car. He's seen (and has been told too) that you can insure any car yourself for the day - Norwich Union being one of these insurers - so that he could insure himself on Dad's car for the day but I'm sure i've seen it here that that would be illegal - namely because the same car has two policies out on it.
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  BMW 1 Series timing chain failure - does this sound right? 5 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife & I bought a BMW 118d SE two years ago for £13k as an approved used car with 23k miles. 3-6 months in the start stop function ceased to work -...
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  Should I buy a hybrid or plug-in hybrid car? 15 Apr 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I always bought new cars every 3 years and, in 2015, with 2 grandchildren, bought a BMW 218d Gran Tourer. Great car; no complaints and no issues. Don't...
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  I'm having trouble selling my Nissan Figaro - any suggestions on how? 27 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Nissan Figaro but can't seem to sell it. It has 60,000 miles on the clock and has been garaged so is in reasonably good condition. Any suggestions...