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• When is a fake not a fake? 20 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Seemingly accepted by the FIA and VSCC as being eligible for competition. We had a 1929 Bugatti Type 35 entered on our historic vehicle club run this year. It said Bugatti on the badges and the tax disc BUT a local expert was able to tell us, too late to refuse it, that it was built recently by an Argentine company ?Pursang?. I was able to lovingly recreate £50 notes I?
• The best way to dispose of...... 15 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  He was in the process of restoring it before jetting off for pastures new. I am lead to believe that it is in pieces rather then complete and running, although the engine and gearbox are runners and the panels are all done!!!! The FIL and I are going to have a look at it in a couple of weeks time, but I am really after ideas of how to dispose of it.
• Restarting Golf TDi - fuel filter drain 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  My question is how does one restart the car after draining the filter and surely the car will not have any diesel in the filter to run on? Is there any tips for easy starting?
• juddering pug 306 10 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hi guys wondering if any1 can help me with this problem i have a t plate 5 door pug 306 meridian 1.9 td with 110k on the clock it was running fine but now i notice when i take it onto motorway and go over 75ish the car starts juddering whereas this has not been an issue before. i know its slightly overdue for a service (last services about 8-9 months ago) could this be the cause or could it be something that needs looking into a little deeper. thanking you in advance for any help or usefull tips.
• Smokey 1997 406 1.9td 14 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I have owned the car for two and a half years now, but in the last few months it has become quite smokey. The car uses no oil and runs fine so it cant be a worn out engine. (engine has covered 150k) and no lights have come up on the dash to say there is a problem with the injector pump. The cars MOT is due soon and it wont pass like it so if anyone has any idears as to why its doing it i would be most greatful.
• Getting an MOT done early. 7 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  hi i have a renault clio whose exhaust is making a lot of noise so i have booked it in for an early MOT on thursday. i have just realised that i am getting it done on the 8th February and it doesnt run out until 8th March. does this count as a month or is it one day over a month? i wanted to get the exhaust fixed but didnt want to pay out for it if the car wasnt worth the MOT but am now extremely confused about the dates of MOT's and dont want to lose a month on MOT for the sake of one day!!
• idling to warm up in cold weather 24 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I have heard contradictory anecdotes - and I'm sure that I read that for a diesel engine in particular it is not good to leave idling for too long but better to run at 'normal' revs from start. I'm not talking about hours anyway, probably about 5 mins max. BTW as I understand it, it is not legal to do this if the car is left on a public highway but presumably you're ok on the drive.
• some Qs about HID lights 1 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I am currently running a Renault fitted with HID type Xenon lights for dipped beam which I find great and cause no apparent annoyance to other road users. Some general questions about this sort of lighting of which I know little.
• VW Polo 03 reg 1.2 13 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Car has done 14,500 miles and it up for offers around £3,500. The only query is it was registered on 1 March 03, but it's MOT runs until August 2007. The person selling is ill so I can only assume the MOT date was missed. Car has FSH (including brakes service), clean HPI and full AA inspection. Anything in particular to look for.
• Fiat Punto1.2 Sportif Feb 2003 8 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Today went out and on way back car started making a funny rattling noise from engine (deep growl). whereas before it was smooth running. Always have it serviced no problems have been picked up .....Any ideas about what has happened here? Thankyou for any help shrewdal
• Parking meter warning 20 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Checking other meters in the town it seems most of them are set 5 minutes fast. Anyone aiming to return by the (wrong) expiry time on the ticket therefore runs the risk of an excess charge if they time their return by their own watch. Knowing how anti-car this Local Authority is, I suspect this is a deliberate policy. Has anyone else come across this issue?
• Citroen 2.0 HDI power loss 20 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  A quick engine stop/start clears the problem until it occurs again maybe after 5 mins, maybe next day. This suggest that it's electronic and the car is OK running around off the motorway but I have no more clues.
• Which fuel? 1 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  If there is a proper reason for the use of 98 RON fuel then I will do so, but it seems most odd that the manual states 95 is perfectly acceptable if it would prefer you used 98. I am currently using 95 RON fuel and am returning 37mpg on Motorway runs and 30mpg in mixed driving. Whats the deal here? Thanks!
• Supercar child seats 22 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  They are all too big to fit in the back. Obviously there aren't many supercars that get used on the school run, but is there a child seat manufacturer that can help?? One option would be not to bother with child seats, and when I'm stopped by Mr Plod, I ask him to sit in the back of the car. I'm sure that when he gets back from the chiropractor he'll agree that they are already child seats!!
• Can you add a seat in boot of an estate 7 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hello, We have a Ford Focus estate from 2001. We are very happy with it, but soon would like to share a school run and need one extra seat. We don't want to have to swap it for something else as we wouldn't get a good price - although it's in good mechanical condition, it is a family car and has been bashed about a bit.
• 306 hdi air con 24 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Just got the car back and the mechanics told me that he found a leak on the metal hose that runs in front on the radiator where the bracket is ( i know thats the weak point on these cars) I just wanted some advise for when it goes back in a couple of weeks. The car is 2001 (y) so id love to have the air con working.
• Oil, ambient temp. 23 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Can't really think of how to title it, but when you're doing an oil change in your car do you actually read the little chart thing in the manual where it tells you what oil is suitable for what temperature, or do you just go for the broadest range multigrade you can find? Only realised today I can safely run mine on 15w40 even as low as -10 C (according to this chart). All I normally do is bung in whatever fully synth 5w30/40 (30 for Ford, 40 for Pug) is cheapest at the time.
• Diesel engine life 7 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi Folks I remember many years back a friend telling me diesel engines ware normally good for double the amount of millage than a petrol engine - engines running at lower revs and diesel having a lubricant in the fuel were i seem to recall the main resons- . At that time before ecus he said around 100k-120 - pertrols and 200k for diesels. In recent posts on this forum it seems petrols engines are good for between 120-200k and i was wondering if diesel engines would still do double the amount of miles than a petrol - and if not why not??
• Vauxhall Vectra Air Con Fault 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 2.0CDi Vectra - 1999 version which runs fine, however when the aircon is put on it only blows out warm air and no cold. Went to Halfords and purchased an aircon coolant refill kit, only to find I cant find the refill point under the bonnet.
• Rover 75 fitting air flow meter 25 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Has anybody done this one themselves and have any tips? Does the ECU error message on next service make a difference to the running of the engine??