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• Thoughts on the Audi A4 17 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My car is up for change and after two problem free Volvos I fancy a change and was thinking of an Audi A4 cab. The reviews wax lyrical, but the customer...
• Primera aircon 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Recently, I have experienced water dripping from one of the air vents (in the passenger\'s floorwell) in my Primera, while the aircon is working. Also, the aircon has lost much of its efficiency. Whereas 6 months ago it was icy cold, now it is barely cooler than the ambient air. The car is 6 years old, and I know that aircon systems lose gas over time, but this does not explain the dripping water or the fairly sudden drop off in performance.
• 306 leaking tailgate 7 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  The tailgate of my ?98 306 leaks, and it?s getting a bit annoying. I don?t know where the water enters, but it appears through the rear seatbelt strap hole where it pools next to the parcel shelf before proceeding to flow down into the boot (via the parcel shelf speaker plug).
• Volvo V70 Fan Problems. 15 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Does anybody know how to fix it without taking it to a expensive garage? Thanks. Post amended. Posting entirely in CAPS is thought to be bad manners (it\'s a way of expressing bad temper because it looks as if you\'re shouting).
• what new car??? 10 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I need some advice over what car to get next, have been looking at a few but can't decide..........mazda mx5, honda civic type R, mini cooper S, peoguot 206cc, im looking to spend roughly 14-17k. I always thought i'd always have VW's until i owned my troublesome bug and now i can't decide what to get! After something fun but need it to be reliable and well built.
• Liquid air fresheners - warning 7 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  The air freshener manufacturers warn against the aggressive effects of these oils - believe them. Cost £££'s to replace the switch assembly. :-( Oz (as was)
• Starter motor prob? 6 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I am not sure if I should be concerned or not so would appreciate any advice that you might have. My wife\'s Golf Mk3 1.6 is to my untechnical mind being a bit funny. When you turn the ignition, everything seems a bit asmatic and doesn\'t seem to know whether it wants to fire up (or rather turn over)or not.
• Do they ever get caught? 13 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I witnessed some suicidally reckless driving on the M25 this morning, literally a whisker away from causing carnage. As the perpetrator sped from the...
• front wheel alignement 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Recently had the tracking done on my wife?s car and as often happens the steering wheel has become slightly misaligned. To correct this in the past I adjust the trackrod ends exactly the same on each end. I do this by marking it in relation to its rod and then adjusting one clockwise and one anti to the same degree.
• Is gentle driving bad for an engine? 13 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  In a similar vein to Mark(RLBS)'s thread on 'mollycoddling' cars, does anyone know if continually driving in a restrained manner can actually damage your car's engine? I vaguely remember reading somewhere that failure to 'exercise' the engine into the upper rev range can cause problems.
• Was he? Or Wasn't he? 19 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Reported in The Times. A well known celebrity chef get's pulled for driving the wrong way up a one way street - fails a breath test. Further report a...
• X5 mad! 29 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  From what HJ's news report says, people are spending crazy money on X5's. Not the type of car I like myself but it looks like people really don't care if the car is imported or not so long as it has the toys (and from Holland, you generally get more toys as standard than youdo in the UK!).
• Kia Sportage 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Hi Guys and Girls I own a Kia Sportage (S Reg) and I must say I love it! A few questions you good people might help me with:- 1) Do you know where I can buy a back cover to hide the boot space ( You can see whats in it from the window) 2) Do you know where you can buy roof racsk for it ( It has no rail attached) Thanks for your help one and all!
• Attn:R.ASPINAL re MINI 20 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  If you're still getting a low speed clunk when setting off in the MINI, the unofficial MINI website explains it : http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6733 Basically, it could be the ABS self testing or auto central locking. If it isn't this and you've found the cause I'd be interested to know what it is. Lee. (Who's really going to be talking about MINIs a lot if he gets the chance!)
• Audi & Castrol SLX OIl 26 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  I see in the latest Audi Magazine that they are now suggesting oil change intervals (even with P.D. Diesel engines) of 30,000 miles using Castrol`s fully synthetic oil - SLX, and after initial trials have found no measurable wear on mechanicals. From personable experience with an Audi A4 2.8 V6, it burnt 1 litre of oil every 1000 miles, so over 30k the sump would be replenished several times anyway!!
• En route 15 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  After years of 'just a bit further and we'll find the camp site' we've decided to go for a night's stop and a bit less pressure. Cheers and thanks in advance Colin S
• Subaru Forester PX Berlingo/Kangoo 12 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  I have a new client who needs a Berlingo/Kangoo type utility vehicle for a new business venture. They have a 99T Subaru Forester S Turbo to dispose of. The new venture is top priority so they have very little time to ?shop around? or dispose of the Subaru privately, so they are looking for a part exchange deal. As this should be at worst a straight swap (ideally money back!)
• Hoarding 11 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Looking through my garage I came across many motor spares and tools that I know I will probably never use again, but I?ll keep just in case. ? rusted feeler gauges, Whitworth spanners, micrometers, engineer?s blue ? 6v car bulbs. Is there anything more redundant than a slide rule? Is it a gender thing, do all men hoard? BobH
• Able to drive? 24 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Are there any physical conditions, other than blindness and simple inability to handle the controls, that preclude a person,s roight to drive? For example, I have met drivers who are blind in one eye, another profoundly deaf, others with diabetes and several with angina. All of these either affect the ability to drive or constitute a risk, however small, to driving ability.
• Personal registration 28 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I have been offered S2 NNM (my initials) today by junk mail from a company called Alpha One, Amersham, Bucks for the apparently very reasonable price of £360 plus VAT and DOT assignment fee of £80. I very much fancy this registration for my S reg Rover 600. Does anyone have any experience with this company? Should I go ahead? Will a personal plate increase my insurance costs (increases the risk of vandalism?)? Thanks, Nick Moore.