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• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - 05 1.4 Loss of power when accelerating from roun 12 May 2008 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a used Fabia. It is an automatic, and intermittently will not pick up revs after slowing down for traffic lights etc. The engine does not cut out, the rev counter shows 900 rpm, but there is no forward motion other than from residual speed.
• Audi A4 B8 (2008 - ) - air conditioning. 17 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Both of us were actually very impressed with what we saw. I am puzzled about the different terms used for climate control. In Dublin they have " Automatic air conditioning ,with sun sensor". In the UK they have "Cimate control". Please can somebody help? I have had "Climate control"with my excellent but ageing Seat and I love it and wouldn't want anything inferior.
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.25 zetec auto limited revving & loss of power 10 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 1996 ford fiesta 1.25 ghia zetec automatic and each time i rev the engine the rev meter doesn't never goes beyond 3000 and most times the car loses power even though i've got my foot right down on the accelerator, then all of a sudden it picks up again. the car has been serviced and i have added injector cleaner but still the problem persist. i will appreciate it if anyone has a similar problem on here and how did you deal with it.
• Subaru Justy (1989 - 1996) - 1994 1100cc Part number help please? 5 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Have just been on the phone to my nearest Subaru dealer ( 27 miles away ) re price and availability of the sump gasket and oil filter unit used on the automatic gearbox of the ECVT model of the above car. Dealer came back with part number for the gasket, 411605600 but claimed that there is no oil filter unit on his microfiche. Vehilcle is a 1994 on an L plate but I do not have the VIN at this time.
• Driving a SORN back to UK 29 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Vehicle licence application? to my local tax disc issuing Post office to get a tax disc. Does the car automatically become un-SORN'ed at this point?
• Renault Scenic (1996 - 1998) - 1997 2.0L - buying and repairing advice 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  The one that goes "(INCLUDE year of manufacture, car engine size and nature of problem; EXCLUDE make/model as this is automatically added at start of subject)" Thankyou - ps, and of course there's the 2 separate sticky requests overlooked as well}
• Fog driving 14 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Including a learner driver with an "experienced" teacher. Many cars are fitted with lights that automatically illuminate in such conditions. Maybe its time to make all cars have the facility fitted compulsoraly, or drive around with dipped lights on all the time, for those dumb enough to forget. There is no excuse for any driver to motor along in reduced visibility without their headlights on.
• Volkswagen Jetta (2006 - ) - 06- 170bhp TSi DSG axle tramp. 9 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Would anyone think that this is a function of having a too heavy right foot or something more intrinsically wrong with, say, the automatic gearbox set-up? He is going back to the dealers on Thursday to have someone look into this, along with a few other niggles that have arisen since he took delivery late last year. Left in Discussion for now - following a subject line makeover.
• telepeage 11 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Stuck to windscreen in front of the rear view mirror and it worked brilliantly. The stories that you can drive up to the barrier at 50 mph are not true - it did open automatically but I was in second gear and it only opened when I got to within 10m. A very useful device. When you get yours ask for two or three - I gave one as a Xmas present to my ageing father who still visits France regularly.
• Wrong type of ATF on my old Honda? 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  On my automatic transmission change interval, my mechanic put 2.5 metric liters of Mobil 320 Dexron IIIg in my 1990 Honda Civic(same drivetrain with 1990 Concerto). Idiot said it is the right type. I came home and looked up to manual, it writes "use Dexron or Dexron II".
• Vectra B 2.0 16v - Best oil? 1 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Running a dear old Vectra B 2.0 16v automatic, facelift ie with the later type of XE engine (ie petrol) with balancer shaft. Only does about 7000 miles per year, and since 6 months old I have specified fully synthetic engine oil when serviced each year.
• Mercedes E430 ESP light. 10 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  The car is now in limp mode with the ESP warning light illuminated on the dash. It won't rev and will just crawl along in gear(automatic transmission, not sequential). Anything simple we can look at? Could the garage have disturbed the self leveling suspension by jacking it up? It was moved around the workshop only with 4 bolts instead of 5 holding the wheels on.
• Auto box - sport mode (Citroen C5) 8 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I have a C5 2.2 HDI automatic, which has a sport mode option on the gearbox. I can't remember ever using it before but I suspect that a recent software update has messed up the gearbox, so I tried it out yesterday. The gear changes do not take place until 4000 rpm, which seems ridiculous for a diesel.
• HJ's insurance advice 10 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  But in principle, it is possible for the insurance company to refuse a claim without the policyholder automatically having commited an offence? I For example, one insurance condition is that the vehicle is maintained in roadworthy condition. Does that mean that whenever a car is stopped in a police check and found to have say a faulty light or the wrong kind of child seat,, the driver is also prosecuted for driving without insurance?
• What to buy 16 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I need another car but just don't know what to buy. My requirements are an automatic hatchback type car with a low boot sill and a flat boot floor as I need it to accomodate a small mobility scooter. I have a convertible SAAB 900 to sell (boo hoo) and to which I could add about £7/10,000 for the car.
• Peugeot 806 your reviews please 16 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Done a price check on parkers and its come back at £5340 so not massively inflated, only bad point is its a automatic petrol engine, but on the other hand we dont do high enough miles to make it worth getting a diesel. Can anybody tell me what these are like on the motorway? Our current car (scenic 1.6 petrol) 75mph and the rev counters at 38,000 and it all gets a bit noisy, i want a car that will sit at 80 and you dont have to keep turning the radio up, talking to passengers.
• 1.4 civic swap for? 8 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I have a Volvo v40 diesel in mind, and also a passat. Estate would be nice, as would multiple airbags and automatic transmission. Any suggestions for a vehicle around the £5k mark?
• Nissan Sunny On 200 Cigs A Day.... 19 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, mum has a 1992 (K) Nissan Sunny, 1600cc GLX Automatic. Visited her today and had look over it for her, I noticed smoke around the right-hand side of the engine.....on closer inspection I found the smoke was coming from under the air filter housing lid!!
• volvo940 engine mangement system problem 10 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I drive a now somewhat elderly Volvo 940 automatic with 135000 up .1991 and H plate.It has started to get unexpectedly "Grumpy" with the engine management dash light coming on and the car surging,refusing to pull or rev over 2000 rpm ,then calming down and acting as normal after a while.
• Clio P Reg - pls help 4 May 2006 (Forum)
  Hi. I have a strange problem with my Clio 1.4 P reg car. It is automatic car and i think the problem is with the immobiliser. I can open the doors as normal but when i turn the key for the enginer to start nothing happens. - That is not the strange bit - ....... the strange think is, it works in the mornings but not in the evenings. 3 days in a row now first think it works but when i go to pick my husband up from work at 5pm, its not working again!!