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• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Mid life crisis. 19 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Well the Ford Focus is having a nip and tuck.. www.forddesktops.com/default.asp Plenty of pics here. Seems the Fuel and Temperature gauge are upside down though.. s
• New rules on SVO/WVO ? 7 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I have been told that there is now, no duty to pay on using SVO and WVO as a road fuel ??? I find this difficult to believe. Something like we are allowed to use upto 25,000 litres a year duty free?
• VW Polo 01 not starting 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I've changed the sparks ran for a while but wont start again. just took the sparks out and they are covered in petrol. I'm going to change the fuel filter next. any ideas??
• mk2 golf gti 8v problems 25 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  my mk2 golf e-reg cuts off in fraffic it happened twice in the past month can anyone help, also smoke starts to come from the heaters. and fuel pump makes noises
• Castrol 'R' versus chip oil 6 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I remember being told many years ago that Castrol R was a vegetable based oil, so if used cooking oil is used as a diesel fuel does it smell like R? And if not, why not?
• Motoring costs, the balance sheet 17 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Posting this for reference. Paraphrased: Motorists pay more than £44.6 billion a year in fuel tax, vehicle excise tax and Vat. Total Whitehall budget for roads (building and maintaining) is £7.3 billion. http ://tinyurl.com/y5kcj7
• Diesel storage 20 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  How much diesel fuel are you legally allowed to store? Got 5p off a litre at Tescos so thought about filling my 5 gallon plastic tank and car at same time! Has anyone else tried this? Cheers, Ian
• Fiat Punto 1.2 8v 19 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  My daughter has the above car,recently it has been running rough and stalling,it now shows the fuel injector light,does anyone have any clues what might cause this problem,thanks Burman.
• Peugeot 205 Carburettor 26 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi my 205 broke down and the AA guy said I needed my Carb and fuel lines cleared. How much should I expect this to set me back? Is it an expensive job? Any advice much appreciated.
• Traction control. 5 May 2005 (Forum)
  Are their any disadvantages or advantages of switching it off to it or indeed any car with TC fitted? i.e. better fuel consumption, tyre wear, worse or better handling etc?
• saab 9-5 economy 10 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I am thinking on buying a saab 9-5 2.3 lpt auto for my wife to use. What fuel consumpstion can I expect from this car? speedy replys please on the verge of doing a deal!
• Firework Fun !!! 5 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  If you don't want to spend lots and lots of money on fireworks this year, have a look at the following website: http://www.maylin.net/fireworks.html You could use the money you save by not buying any to put some fuel in you car (motoring thread!)
• Diesel oil spill on car 23 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  is diesel fuel non-colour and transparent, recently my car was splash by these non-colour oil (which I believe to be diesel), does it harm the paintwork and trimmings etc, on my car. Got it wash away now. ???
• BMW vis Rover 10 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  As anyone got any technical data comparisions for the 320d - 150bhp and the Rover using the BMW unit - 166/131bhp, is it just fuel pump or does it go deeper?? Have seen re chips for 180 bhp for the BMW unit. K2
• cost per mile 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Just worked out how much my car Saab 93 has cost to run in last 40 000 miles Fuel 10.1p/mile Petrol tyres 0.7p/mile Fulda Servicing 2p/mile Main Dealer
• Govt proposal: charge per mile 10 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Maybe I'm thick, but isn't there a highly profitable system already in existence to do this? I thought it was called fuel tax. Oz (as was)
• puma or leon 21 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I've got about £10-11k to spend, enough for a nearly new Puma 1.7 or 2001 Leon 20VT. Any suggestions on which to go for? Puma cheaper on insurance/fuel etc but Leon quicker and better equipped. Any other suggestions?
• Withdrawal of LRP 1 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I recieved this morning in the mail an unsolicited leaflet for a "fuel catalyst" device. It's headline was that LRP is to be withdrawn "across the UK by 31st November 2001 if not much sooner" News to me, has anybody else heard this news?
• Supermarket Diesel 14 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  there seems to be a proliferation of Low Sulphur diesel, city diesel, Pura diesel, and someone in germany buys his fuel in the Cooking oil section ......
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  What winter or all-season tyres should I put on my electric car? 27 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I live in an area of Wales where we can get quite a lot of snow and ice in the winter. I have previously had 4x4s and fitted winter tyres but now have...