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• Danger of long service intervals 5 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Took a 2 year old BMW 318i Compact for a test drive from Croydon BMW - lovely car only 16,600 miles auto.leather.sunroof etc. but on start up it rattled like a diesl for 2 mins and the oil warning light came on. Checked the oil level under pretence of looking at the engine and it was well below minimum and not very clean.
• K reg Renault Clio - choke? 11 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I've got an old K reg (1991?) Clio RT that has just recently developed a problem. At the first cold snap in Sept I drove about 100 miles on motorway and then left the car for a few hours in a beach car park exposed to a cold wind.
• Ive Gone And Brought the E320!!! 19 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  A fully loaded Mercedes Benz E320 AvantGarde in Black, with nappa black leather ( soft as a babes bum), satnav, panaoramic roof with solar panels to run the a/c or heating when youre not in it, Bose auto change cd and 12 speakers, parktronic back and front, sports set up, massaging seats, auto boot opener, each seat with its own air con control (upgraded)auto boot opener and closer, rear window blind, full telephone kit, radar on the cruise control that applies the brakes when too close to the car in front!!! This car is fantastic, 6 months old ex demo with 7k on the clock, I cant wait to pick it up and Im as excited as hell. I know the extras are gonna hit the residual but you know what....
• Mondeo diesel TDCi auto power loss 24 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  The dealer says that Ford cannot accept the call for help because this problem does not exist and all help from Ford has to be logged on a fault code. This fault has no code! Car is now 1,000 miles old. Help please.
• £5k Mondeo from auction 22 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Condition is important. Would like a nice one, not a shed. So then guys, what can I expect for £5k? How old am I looking at, and what sort of mileage? I'll probably be contacting Joe Dowd the auction buyer and asking if he can source one from BCA. I had contact with him last year when I was on the hunt for my Mk2 and although he was unable to find me a car, he was a thoroughly nice chap and I'd like to use him again.
• Advantages of Depreciation 29 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Say you have a large amount of cash on deposit and an estate that is a small amount (say £20k) over the IHT limit. Assume that you're old enough or ill enough to make another 7 years look unlikely. If you invest the cash, it's going to grow and make the problem worse. But, if you buy the right car, it could easliy lose £25k in a short space of time.
• Citroen AX battery warning light? 18 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Alternator died, so he has had fitted a new alternator and battery by his brother. Since then the battery warning light stays on all the time - but the car has been used everyday without fault for the past month. What could be causing the light to stay on? the car has no problems whatsoever and starts on the button everytime. Would a missed / loose connection on the alternator cause this?
• Rose tinted glasses 31 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Oh the good old days. WOW you have got a 1600E. Must come round and steal those Rostyle wheels or collect the spare wheel from 4 parked 1600Es. That way the owners usually have not a clue when the theft took place.
• Toyota auto stalling 2 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  I fear that the Toyota agent's diagnosis would be, without hesitation, 'Replace the EMU' but this is a very old car for such an expensive remedy that is irritating rather than terminal. Any ideas out there? MWH
• Buying a Beetle 16 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have promised her that once she completes it and gets a job, she can buy a Beetle as she has always wanted one. Yes I know there are better cars etc but when she says she wants a real Beetle to go with the 30 model ones she has, you will kind of get the picture that it is not up for discussion! I am thinking that in 3 years time she will probably be looking at affording a 3 year old Beetle, ie one that is new just now.
• Excessive brake pad wear - Fiat Punto 23 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Surely it should have lasted longer than 2 years. My Punto drives like an old car. Has anyone else suffered the same problems? Fiat Customer services have been so helpful they told me it was my style of driving and even put the phone down on me! When I phoned back to speak to someone in authority I was told there was no one I could speak to.
• 3 Doors or 5 Doors? 10 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Do backroomers have any views on 3 door versus 5 door cars? I am about to buy a replacement for the trusty old 5 door Sunny soon. I want an Almera. The choice of doors arises because I don?t carry rear passengers much or have youngsters and their clobber to carry around.
• Audi A4 Reliability? 28 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  A colleague at work has had to have extensive work to the electronics/engine management system of his BMW 320D at less than a year old. Are the enormous volumes that BMW/Audi now sell at affecting build quality? I must say, if I was changing my Co car now I would go for another Accord.
• Anyone else ever owned a Fiat Regata 10 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  ..or am I the only unfortunate victim of this italian job. Although I couldn't complain about the car (much), I found spares could be a real problem, so much so that even SWMBO gave me the blessing to get another one cheap for spares! Oh and the rust, well mine wasn't that bad but would have needed sills welding for next MOT at 8 years old.
• Fiesta clutch 5 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The only other thing I noticed was a little "travel" on the clutch - when you start to press it, there is no resistance for teh first little bit - but I think all cars are like that, aren't they? The car is a low miler. Has anyone come across this, if so is it an easy fix for an incompetent and what parts would I need?
• Exchange of fluids! 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  We have a 2 year old Skoda Fabia 1.9 tdi, with the PD engine. It has covered just under 45,000 km and we hope, as pensioners, to keep the car in good running order until WE are not! I asked my Skoda dealers to carry out the 45,000 service last Monday and in addition requested they change the engine coolant, brake fluid and gearbox oil, plus the air and pollen filters.
• Franchised Servicing or not? 2 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1998 VW Passat that is due for a service about now. Since it is now a 5 year old car is it worth paying the extra in order to get the VW stamp in the service book? So far it has been serviced by VW but I would like to save some pennies. It is likely I will be driving the car for a few more years.
• Sticking electric windows 29 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Son just called to land the latest problem with his car on my lap. The drivers window which has been taking longer to close lately would not fully close leaving a gap big enough to allow a thiefs arm in. As it was the drivers window I was not very confident of fixing it as the car is 14 years old and must have been operated 1000's of times.
• Cam belts and all that! 13 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Just picked up my Vectra 2.00 CDX estate from its 40K service, which involves a cam belt change. I specified, when I booked the car in, that I wanted the tensioners changed at the same time and this was duly done, but on the old Vectra, like mine, Vauxhall don't quote a price for the complete job and the guy who took my booking didn't know how much the tensioners would be although he accepted that to change the belt without changing the tensioners wasn't a good idea.
• Worst EU madness yet 2 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  The barmy idea was proposed by a French EU Commissioner, Mons. A. P. Rille d'Wonne, after a British driver crashed into his car in Paris. His car was extensively damaged and blamed on the Brit's mental lapse when emerging from a junction on the wrong side of the road. It appears the Commissioner has much personal influence and has gained the support of most EU member countries without TB's knowledge.