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• BMW 3 Series Touring - Need advice on buying a BMW 3 series 27 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  i'm looking at spending up to £5k, maybe a little more if something fantastic shows up, so realistically looking in the 2008 ish region, I thought a 320d would be a safe bet, but looking into all the timing chain issues with the N47 engine, i'm a little nervous about it I study at the university of Cardiff, but work/live all around the south west so often doing a mix of drives between 10 minutes and 4 hours, 10k ish miles per year Every forum I read tends to disregard anything below 3 litre, often saying the 320i engine is underpowered? I currently drive a 2003 1.4 astra, and feel i'm not really going to be disappointed with this engine?
• EU cars/drivers in UK post Brexit - any idea? 22 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Out of idle curiosity, I wonder what will happen in a no-deal scenario. The UK has always been fairly relaxed about EU driving licences, as one example, which can be kept until expiry (which for a German driver can be for life; a friend of mine in a car hire once hired to a driver from Leipzig with a DDR-era driving licence!)
• Obstructive driving 30 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  This afternoon I was taking in the scenery in a 3mph crawl down the M6 towards an incident near the Thelwall viaduct, about half a mile short of my exit. ...
• Vauxhall Insignia estate 2 litre diesel 2014 - Vibration at 70 mph 14 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  As my new company car is due any day, I am not too bothered, just curious. Another symptom with the insignia is that to drive, it is the noisiest car I have ever driven. Could this be a clue to or a symptom of the vibration? With the vibration at motorway speed, it certainly isn't a pleasant driving experience.
• Hyundai i10 - Unsure if I have cancelled insurance 18 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Last year when I finally passed my driving test I bought a car and used compare the market for my insurance quote. One of the questions asked was do you have any no claims as a named driver. As I was driving on my husband's policy for over a year and his policy had 1 years no claims I input this.
• 08 ford fiesta 1.4 tdci - Juddering / misfire 13 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  Hi folks ive noticed when driving my 1.4 tdci fiesta there is like a juddder or misfire to say. Ive been told that injector seals are a common problem in these engines. I was wondering would anyone have any clue before i go spending money in the mechanics.
• Skids Octavia/superb, mondeo estate, civic estate - Switching from diesel to petrol - help! 29 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I currently drive a 2.2l diesel Honda Civic which I love, but the time has come to switch it for something a bit bigger and I want to make the move to petrol but I'm confused! What size engine in a petrol car will give me similar oomph as my 2.2l diesel?!
• BMW 1 Series Convertible - Is this a driving offense, if so what punishment 11 May 2017 (Forum)
  So I was a passenger in my daughters car. She came to an empty roundabout (a very small one with five or six exits surrounded by residential roads). Somehow...
• leaning peugeot 106 4 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  I just can see what is wrong. Ive had a good look under niether and cant see any damage. The strut looks ok just on the drives side the bottom of the spring it high up into the car. Ive had a feel round the spring but it does not seem to be broken. Any one elce had this on this little car? Presumably its the same layout as a saxo.
• Toyota Aygo 55 plate 997cc - Sudden loss of power 14 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  I`ve just picked the car up today having had the bodywork repaired  , a new radiator , grill , bumper beam etc. Driving home the car was fine then suddenly I felt all the power go and had to drive back at literally 5 miles per hour with the car stuttering and vibrating. There are no warning lights lit up  , so no guidance what the problem might be ?
• Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti - Vectra C Engine Revs on Its Own 10 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  This happens randomly and there is no discernable pattern. Also the car tends to surge forward when I am driving for no apparent reason. Sometime the engine seems to temporarily lose power when I am driving. In summary I have: Replaced the EGR Valve Cleaned the Idle Control Valve (Throttle Body) Confirmed the swirl flap rod is still in place No Fault Codes Present Cleaned the MAP Sensor Installed New Air Filter Can anyone help me with the problem?
• Skoda Fabia vRS - Buying used car with prev engine change 14 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  My thoughts were that this should be a good thing having a new engine and all but just wondered if there is any other questions I should be asking/things I should be specifically looking out for when I test drive it?
• Audi A3 - Shall I buy a KIA Ceed? 25 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Can an owner of a Rio or a Kia give me their thoughts on what is like LIVING with either of these two cars. Any comments at all would be helpful( driving, sitting, the cabin, specs,reliability, MPG, service costs, dealer dependability?(-it all would be very helpful) Thanks!      
• Ford Mondeo 2008 - Dashboard is having a strop! 18 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Sometimes i have to switch the car off and turn it back on again and that helps and other times it just switches off when i'm driving and then lights back up again on its own. My indicators and breaklights all work okay and i can still drive okay i just lose all my display. Any ideas?? I have pushed all the fuses in and that backs no difference.
• N/A - Taxi/Mini Cab Licences 11 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  The fact that some new drivers seem to have little local knowledge is not to bad in these days of sat navs. However what does concern me is increasingly poor driving standards shown  by many drivers. Speeding, tailgating, agression, pulling out of junctions when it is unsafe to do so, etc. seem all to common. I thought it might be limited to my area but when I visited Folkstone recentkly I saw three examples of dangerous/inconsiderate driving by taxi/mini cab drivers in just over an hour.
• Ford Transit 2.4 Diesel Liberty Start - Ford Transit 2.4 Diesel, ASM ECU Fault Codes 22 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  When attempting to drive my motorhome, I select the required gear, Reverse or Drive on the selector, the vehicle will move approximately two foot, then the gear trips into neutral.  The first time this happened I had to get the van recovered to my local garage who diagnosed the following two fault codes from the ASM ECU: U1900 CAN Communication Bus Fault P0560 System Voltage Malfunction The garage has investigated these faults and cannot find any problems, they cleared the fault codes from the ECU and the vehicle drove normally, however after standing for a couple of days, the problem recurred, this has now happened three times.
• BMW E46 316TI - Car Hesitation Issue 11 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  I'm erring towards the lambda sensor but which would be the most likely culprit? no warning lights on dash or anything either. it's driving me mental and is almost dangerous when pulling out of junctions as it has virtually no power! Help!
• KIA Sportage - Comments on Kia Sportage? 9 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Nearly all of the time it's one or two adults.   Any comments about power/torque/driving experience, or any other aspect of the car will be appreciated.
• Happy Pink's Juke going back today 16 Apr 2016 (Forum)
    Nothing I can think of has gone wrong.  It has averaged about 31mpg. What can I say - I liked driving position, the leather seats and general internal trim have worn well although the door card plastics are cheap and nasty.     I hate the harsh ride but I suspect the Evoque she is getting will be no better based upon the test drive we had.
• Hyundai i800 - Hard to get out of 2nd, 4th and reverse gears. 9 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I'm far from clued up with regards to car mechanics but it doesn't feel like gearbox problem, maybe linkages? I do find that it's easier to drive if I carefully place it into the problem gears, the effort to get out of gear is then noticable but managable. If I just pull strainght down from 1st to 2nd or 3rd to 4th then it's much harder, as though the gear stick has gone too far.