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• Peugeot 306 Engine problems 25 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Car is using 1.5 litres of oil (approx half dipstick) every 300 mile. I know my options are to do valve stem seals and new tappets but this means spending £££'s on a car that isnt even worth a grand. 2. When coming to a stop and dipping the clutch i.e at a roundabout. Engine never seems to settle to idle, it always drops down to 500 rpm and revs back up normal idle speed.
• Hyundai ix35 - Ecomony Figures 23 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hyundai UK said the engine needed 500 miles to bed in, while the suppling dealer said 2K. The Aftersales Manager also said he was getting the low 30's in his company IX35. Surely the real world mpg should be around the figure quoted for the Combined cycle ? I have also noted and pointed out that the engine does not seem to be reaching the right temperature.
• audi S3 black edition(2011) manual - your Audi S3 road test 25 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  It looks great in white with the standard titanium alloys - the boys in my daughter's class voted it the coolest car at the school(M5's, GTRs Range Rovers and others costing twice as much notwithstanding). Is this the best car you can buy for the money? I think it is - get yourself one before they stop making them.
• Peugeot 207 CC - unable to identify driver in alleged speeding 22 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  The image of the passenger appears to have been pixilated out  and the drivers face digetally enhanced but my husband and I look extremely alike and it is still not clear who was driving at the time. We are both in our 60's and we change drivers on a very regular basis on long and unfamiliar journeys. he also has a medical condition which make sitting in one position for a long time hard. The police are telling me that as the registered keeper I have to supply details of the driver.
• starting up car business 11 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  I also have a few old work collegues who work at various dealers who always give me first look at their part ex\'s before ethey go through the auction which has been profitable in the past. I have space to store 3/5 cars - and dont really wish to go above this sort of ammount while i get started of. this is at my home where i will hope to sell them from.
• VW Polo - Have we been sold the wrong model? 23 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  My worry is that this is not the car it's supposed to be but at the same time, all the features don't match up with any of the lower ranked models like S, Twist, E. To be honest I was a bit suspicious about the whole deal as we twice were meant to go and see the car and was told there was a problem getting it there and only got to see it on the same day as the deal was done and it was all a bit rushed.
• Nissan X-Trail Diesel (YD22DDTi engine) (2003) - X-Trail (2003) ABS and 4WD warning lights on dash. 25 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, we have an 03 reg Nissan X-Trail with the YD22DDTi engine (Diesel 2.2). About a week or two ago it began displaying both the ABS warning light and...
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - EAC FAIL solution needed 18 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I have to have a vehicle to get to work. I live in a village and the transport is next to nothing. It will mean hiring a vehicle while it`s off road..Thats a better alternative than loosing my job. What I`m really after is advice.. Should I remove the unit and get it to The ECU doctor. paganuk
• Panoramic Sunroof - Has anyone had problems? 23 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Like the front windscreen the sunroof is part of the stuctute of the car and was wondering how will it stand potholes, rough roads etc. Ford S-max owners have reported seeing crack in the sunroof after a few years. Nissan brochure says they are very strong. Just that in the past i had a cricket ball smash through my small sunroof on a '96 mondeo.
• Toyota Camry - Toyota Camry '95 Drivers Elec. Window problem. 27 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    Can't find sight nor sound of any Camrys in local breakers, or motorfactors stocking said bit/s, so was wondering if the prices quoted sounded about right for the job, and also if the motors themselves are prone to failure? Making it wiser albeit wallet-denting to replace both? The technician at the Toyota dealer stated that it's a rather difficult, fiddly, time consuming job to change, hence the price quotes, and that it was easier to just replace the entire assembly, which of course left me feeling daunted to take on the task myself only having replaced (many eons ago) the window-gear in an old Pug 405 I had.
• iPhone 4 - Review - problems with antenna? 20 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Mrs O came up with a solution in the Apple store. "Just put a coat of clear nail varnish on the bare antenna" She`s thinking of applying to Steve Jobs for a position as Senior Antenna Engineer. And I thought my own childhood experiences, of attenuating radio signals by gripping bare metal car radio antennas, might get me a consultancy.
• Bristol 403 - Dispute over charges 12 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  My questions are what would you consider a reasonable price for rewiring a large early 1950's saloon car that has had the interior and engine stripped out and secondly how can I recover my car?  
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus II: couple of issues, help appreciated 6 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  When you press the screenwash button on the end of the left hand stalk it wipes the frount windscreen but it *washes* the back one :S wheras when I pull forward on the stick - to wash the rear windscreen, it washes the back one and wipes the frount!Clearly it's confused. I've tried selecting reverse and then doing it - no difference and I've checked I'm right about what it should do in the owners manual and on my wife's foci, so i'm not going mad the car is doing it wrong...
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus II: couple of issues, help appreciated 4 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  When you press the screenwash button on the end of the left hand stalk it wipes the frount windscreen but it *washes* the back one :S wheras when I pull forward on the stick - to wash the rear windscreen, it washes the back one and wipes the frount! Clearly it's confused. I've tried selecting reverse and then doing it - no difference and I've checked I'm right about what it should do in the owners manual and on my wife's foci, so i'm not going mad the car is doing it wrong...
• Peugot 107 - Power Steering unit Failure 9 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Can you suggest any other course of  action or do I just roll over and say thats life! Sorry to take up your tome and thanks for any reply. S King  
• Skoda Octavia 2.0 PD Tdi - Replace both rear tyres or only one? 12 May 2010 (Forum)
  Re a 56 reg Octavia 2.0 PD TDi purchased s/h in good condition ex fleet late 2009.  Came with well-reviewed tyres, front 2 x Michelin Primacy HP w 6mm tread, rear 2x Pirelli P7 with 4-5mm tread, tyres been on 2 yrs done 35k miles.  One rear Pirelli punctured at the w/e and put on the spare - a Dunlop SP Sport 01A with 8mm tread.
• Citroen C3 LX 1.4 Petrol . - Citroen C3 engine idle issue 26 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, I am new to Honest John and I could really do with some honest, accurate advice in regards to my C3's problem. The low down: (No warning lights, no starting issues, engine jumps to life no problem, battery is fully operational - Volt meter tested) Okay so here's the story, had the vehicle for 12 months, no issues, Clutch has been changed at 60K miles.
• The Donkey trap future - motoring with no motor 31 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Elegance is dead really don`t you think? It`s been a steady downhill run since the Art Deco era and now across the world slobbery prevails in dress and attitude. Shambling figures in tatty jeans, bloated by the puffery of wadding and internal padding.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 2.0 Running problems 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  The only thing they could come up with was maybe a problem with the injector codes. Looking in to this problem it seems like it is just the TDCI?s that suffer from this problem or am I wrong? If it is the injector codes I have heard that it can happen again soon after it is sorted. It is an old car now everything is perfect apart from the fuelling is it worth it?
• Bye Bye Pug - Hello Audi A3 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Put in contact with an Audi saleswoman through a relative and have secured a good deal, with a very substantial discount on a ........(drum role).........Audi A3 2.0d Sportback, S-Line, Black Edition in Misano Red. Just before signing on the dotted line, I managed to get the first service for free as well. It's in the showroom and ready for immediate delivery. So the faithful Pug has one more week left.