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• Shuttle 2.3LS - Honda 17 May 2014 (Forum)
  It's always sailed straight through the MOT, no advisories.  So just one question -  Would you rely on a car of this age to safely carry wife and kids about?? THanks, Ben 
• pug 406 - new tyres 17 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  now surly the tyres should be covered under the sales of goods act,and being faulty should be replaced by the dealer and i shouldnt have to worry about who pays for the faulty ones,is it me or what has happened to the cosumer rights?
• Ford Focus - Roof bar Fixing points - risk of corrosion? 23 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  They were all mangled and jammed in so I had to drill them out. My concern is that the roof bar fixing covers do not provide a 'seal' with the car body so the bare bolt and the gulley are exposed. What would you advise I do to protect this to prevent the recess filling with water? Also, the bars will be used intermittently.
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  What's my BMW 3 Series worth? 15 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to sell my 2006 BMW 320iSE automatic, with full leather and full service history. Can you tell me what the car is worth, it has covered 47,000...
• ANPR for fuel 13 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Parking at Gatwicks long stay car park last week I noticed the use of ANPR at the entrance barrier. Could the petrol companies not try this tech to stop fraud. You would register your reg numbers and payment card with a central database that covers ALL companies issuing fuel.
• Seat Exeo ST - Sound advice freely given - thanks HJ 30 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Got my Exeo (picked it up from Evans Halshaw Middlebrough the day I arrived back in the UK from NZ - great people and excellent service!) ST and have now covered some 5,000 miles or so and love it to bits! Thanks Honest John! 
• mondeo - Mondeo tdci 130 6 speed dual mass flywheel 13 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  No warning lights come on and there is no vibration or movement when the clutch is depressed, is this the dual mass flywheel on its way out? Im hopeing not as im skint. If it is, rough price? Car has covered 134915 miles and is in pretty good condition mechanically  
• Ford Mondeo - 1999 Mondeo estate mk ii sudden starter failure 8 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  MoT coming up and it doesn't owe us anything, but it has always driven beautifully and started first time. just put in £30 of petrol....no homestart cover either so would have to pay for a tow. Haynes manual and online searches not much help. Any ideas most welcome, if only to avoid the difficulty of trying to buy a replacement without a useable car.
• Citroen Saxo VTS - Saxo - Engine Noise - like loudest tappets ever! 23 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Hi.  I've had the crankshaft pulley fail on this, taking out the lower timing cover in the process.  Now I've replaced the pulley, etc but on starting the car there's a very loud noise, much like extremely loud tappets - but too loud for tappets I think - especially as it wasn't making this noise before the pulley failed.
• Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel Auto 2007 - Hyundai unlimited mileage warranty NOT unlimited? 23 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  At 72,000 miles the other side is failing and this time the dealer tells me that Hyundai have changed their terms and that this sort of "wear and tear" item is not covered after 60,000 miles. It will therefore cost me £350 to have it fixed. I bought the Hyundai partly on the basis of its unlimited mileage warranty so am pretty unhappy about this. I have the car serviced regularly by the dealer, at the specified mileages.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2002 1.6 Speedo fault 3 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Over the last few months, the speedo has started randomly drpping to 0mph whilst I'm driving along. At the same time, the lights and stereo also dim down. More recently, the car has started stuttering, almost misfiring, when this happens. If the speedo is at 0mph for a while the odometer also goes blank, leaving a display of "- - - - -". On the plus side, this means the miles covered whilst it is dead do not get added...
• Skoda Octavia - Hit by couple and later found with no insurance 25 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I was hit yesterday by a couple in a focus. Although the owner of the car was insured, she was riding in the passenger seat. The driver, whom I thought was a named driver on the policy, turned out to be uninsured. Of corse by this point I had already given a statement to my insurance company, and the 3rd party contacted me and asked if I could cover up who was driving.
• 2008 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi - Loose fuel injector pipe 20 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  My question is, is this something I should be concerned about? Is it likely to indicate some other problem with the car or could it have damaged something in the engine? It had just been serviced before collecting including getting some major interval items like filters changed. The engine was obviously covered in diesel but the dealer cleaned it up as part of the work.
• Panda 4x4 2008 model - Panda 4x4 brakes 23 May 2011 (Forum)
  At 19000 miles I was told that the rear brake discs and pads were completely worn out. Fiat says they are wear items so not covered by warranty. The Fiat dealer chief mechanic told me that this was not unusual and that the rears can wear out before the fronts. I got an independant Motor Assessors report, who concluded that it was caused by one or more faulty components.
• Nissan Qashqai - Knocking Sound from rear 29 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  The Nissan dealer did not fit the revised standard dampers so when the knocking sound returned (warn bushes by the way) they had to replace at their cost. The car was exported to Switzerland in March 2010 and has only covered 5K miles in the last 14 months. The knocking has returned again and the current dealer (Swiss) states that the lower mod standard had been fitted again.
• Renault Clio II 1.4 16v - How do you bleed the hydraulic tappets? 10 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm in the middle of a de-coke of the Mrs's car. I've been told I need to bleed the hydraulic tappets once the head goes back on. Could anyone out there explain how to do this please? When I took off the cam cover, I discovered two of the head torx bolts had been rounded off some time in the past.
• Nissan Almera Tino (2000 - 2006) - 01 2.2 constant engine rattle 1 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi my wifes car has suddenly developed a noisey engine rattle. The engine is a 2.2 Turbo Diesel DOHC 16V (YD22DDTi) I think the noise is coming from the vacuum pump on the right hand side of the cyl. head. My Nissan Dealer has quoted me £615 for this pump alone, no joke!
• Ins cancellation repercussions. 18 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Please After selling car with 3 months ins to run,I`ve  withdrawn my DD`s online and monitor account daily to make sure broker hasn`t applied to reinstate them.Also cancelled existing debit card and ordered a replacement for that account.
• ford mondeo - poor mpg st tdci 17 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  It was booked in for and economy remap today but before mapping adagnostic check unearthed 2 faults P0191 fuel rail pressure range/performance and p2288 injector control pressure to high. The garage inform me i need new injectors. My car runs like a dream with no signs of smoke or poor running. Any help or advice would be greatly recieved as the £900 price tag santa cant cover at this short notice. Thanx in advance M14ESP
• Summons :-( 21 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  hiya new to this - OK here we go Received a summons for failing to produce the producer within the time limit. when i 1st bought the car it had a private REG on and when i got pulled over it had the normal REG on (all above board with DVLA) and all that but the insurance doc still had the private reg on. got the summons this weekend and phoned insurance again this morning and their sending me a letter out saying that i was covered on that date on the new reg in 3-5 days time.