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• Skoda Octavia - Tyre speed ratings and insurance 31 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  H ratings are good to 130mph and the car he will have has a top speed of 119mph, so I dont see why not. Bear in mind that the 1.2Tsi S model has 195/65 R15H tyres as standard. Also will fitting a reinforced tyre (with a load rating of 95 vs 91) have any adverse effect on handling etc. Dont want to spec the 16 inch 55 profile wheels as comfort is a priority.
• focus2.0 petrol - poor running 24 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  hi hoping some one can help here i have a 2000 focus 2 ltr petrol  had it about 8 months it has 194000 on the clock while i have owned it it has only  done short journeys with no problems today i have took it up the motorway at about 80 mph for 40 miles or so when it suddenly started holding back at 3000 rpm then got worse i also noticed the temp gauge had dropped to zero  checked water and oil all ok set off again running fine temp gauge normal  for about 10 mins then temp gauge dropped and s*** running ticks over fine just no acceleration  feels like its running out of fuel parked up over night this morning absolutley fine no probs at all got on motorway same thing happend  any ideas before i start  spending money trying to fix it would be greatley appriciated                       thanks  
• Audi A4 - Audi A4 B5 Rear ABS ring 28 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Due to a stuck rear brake caliper the rear disc on the o/s of wife's 2000 (V reg) A4 1.9Tdi has become badly corroded. I've removed discs (the type with the bearing races pressed into the disc assembly ) and obtained new. The garage that I use for more difficult jobs advised me not to use the original ABS rings as they are only an interference fit on the disc and will almost certainly be loose  on the new disc and cause the ABS to malfunction.
• Skoda Fabia - Insurance problem 10 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  On way home I was stopped by police for " routine check" my policy not available so told to produce.When my policy came through it had no mention of driving another car so phoned them only to be told that clause only appied to over 25,s,,Im 24, Have now been offered a fixed penaly for no Insurance...6 points and £200 fine , with my dad and sister as witnesses is it worth pleading not guilty and explaining what happened
• Audi A6 2.0 Sline 140/ merc A150 avantgard - A6 vs A150 18 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Two extremes... Considering a 55k 2005 Merc A150 avantgard to replace a s-erg Mazda 626 we've had for 10 years... Merc comfortable, great nick, maybe overpriced at £5500? Then my brother offers his Company Car - a 2005 Audi a6, 130k on clock, immaculate inside and out - he is particular!!
• Audi Q7 - trusting tiddlies 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
     Husband ( our wives know each other via kids, have only met the hubby once before )  asked me to see their new car.  Was initially impressed '    57 reg S Line Q7 litre diesel  3.0  in black, 30k miles on clock .  But soon bells were ringing : When you bought the car ?         yest  ( Sat  6th Nov ) He paid £18500  k         in cash ,      to a guy he met at a railway station , only a mobile for contact Only received 1 key .
• Honda Accord Coupe - honda ABS lite-toyota techy requiring honda techy 13 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  HI, Toyota techy looking for assistance help from a Honda techy please or if any one else can help. ABS light - L reg 1993, i found a 2pin blue plug n/s footwell, i joined the terminals togther and turned the ignition on: code 1,  flashed once followed by a long gap then flashed 1 again followed by a long gap then flashed a 3rd time. I removed ABS fuse 2 for 10 secs to clear the memory, then reread the system, it now flashed the code 1, once only.
• New/Nearly New 7 Seaters - 16-22k 30 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi All,  Found myself with a requirement for a 7 seater (well, 6 plus a huge buggy) and after looking at older threads still couldn't find much.  Looking around, the Honda FR-V is a little out of the price range, along with the S-Max/Galaxy. Its for work purposes too so reliability and new or nearly new are pretty high on the wish list however mileage wise, its probably less than 12k/year.  Which leaves one of the French contingent - Citreon, Renault and Peugeot or a Zafira.
• Golf 1.6 SE FSi - Buying advice please! 26 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    The seller thinks it might costs about £300 to fix - ouch!  Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance S
• peugeot 306 TD - juddering/struggling for power around 2500-3000 up 13 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  hi everyone, i have an S reg 1.9TD that has 107k on the clock, just had a service and belt around 5k ago, only owned the car for 2 months, it has got progressively worse for juddering/struggling at around 2500rpm and upwards, there seems to to a lack of fuel, air or something when you put you foot down and it goes over the 2500 mark.
• Fiat Punto Mia - Power Steering Failure 10 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    A certain H****’s manual said how difficult it was to remove the steering motor. I took the plastic cover off the steering column, four bolts, a small socket set removed a further 3 bolts and the motor dropped out, very easy, 10 minutes work.
• BMW 318Ci N42B20A engine - 2003 E46 318ci, vanos problem please help I'm desp 24 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  After having a misfire problem which turned out to be a crack in the coil pack rubber,  i fitted new coil packs with new plugs which sorted the misfire, now im still getting both engine management lights coming up, got it put on a scanner on it at a friends garage and has come up with 5 fault codes, so im starting to s*** my knickers, here we go. 2867 - Vanos Overload 2783 - Air flow meter hot film 285A - Vanos monitoring actuator 2865 - Variable valve drive limp mode 2854 - Vanos sensor signal impossible I really will set fire to this soon, please help, thanks.
• Volkswagen Golf V - Petrol or diesel 29 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    I certainly get less miles on the clock for my money.   The 1.6FSi has 114 lb-ft of torque compared to the 323's 105 - too close to call? My assumption is that for the 2.0 petrol FSi, I'm looking at similar prices to the 2.0 TDi? I hope to live with the car for a good 5 years.
• Mazda 6 1.8 TS - Think I've settled on a Mazda 6 17 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Also, if anyone has any experience of real world mpg I'd be interested to hear. My daily 50 mile commute is mostly sub 70 dual carriageway so I'd hope for high 30's?? cheers!
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - Multi Quote Car Insurance Woes 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  A phone call to one of the direct companies got a rather odd response along the lines of: ?Use the manual car?s details. I have checked with the underwriter who says that will be ok?! Now unless this is in writing I intend to ignore the comments, but have the backroom folks got any ideas on how I can get their car listed so that the correct quotes are provided?
• Diesels falling apart 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Last month we had a Vectra 1.9 D (2005 or 6, can't remember) engine totally AWOL at 100k (it was a taxi) and a similar age Mondeo TDCI with broken up fuel pump at 60k. No wonder there are some cheap s/hand cars about. My little bit of advice to diesel owners - longlife servicing WRECKS your car. Current oil and filter technology is not up to 20k changes. I'm seeing lots of cars (mostly diesels) on LL servicing with expensive faults.
• pointless travelling 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  His company would have got the work as they were cheapest . So there we have it, pure folly , man does 1000's of miles when a local alternative was priced out. Driving a cherry picker from London to the Wester Isles. World gone crazy
• San Francisco - Experience 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Cars are not really welcome in the city, hence usurious parking fees. Still can't ween some of them off their big thirsty V8's Walked some of the hills featured in Bullit. Flipping steep! more so than it looks on film (Russian Hill/Fillbert/Mason/Chestnut streets)
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 1996 Rear Suspension Corrosion 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Looks like a complete rear suspension-off job to fix. It's quite a surprise when the bodywork is in such good nick - 106's don't seem to rust where you can see it..... Has anyone else found the same - or worse?
• Scrappage scheme problem 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hello all, I'm having a bit of a problem picking up my new Alfa. We put an old Peugeot 106 in for scrapping about 12 weeks ago, got told everything approved...