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• CLK 320 - four year report 6 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Servicing is around £200 for an 'a' service at the excellent specialist in Kingsclere and a 'b' service nearer £450 every 2 years. Apart from tyres and brakes the pse pump went which was around £600 and the roof mechanism failed....£1000 plus at the main dealers....£100 at indie who replaced a part. Passed its mot this morning with advisories on tyres. I've done 10k a year on average and have clocked up 140k.
• Toyota Avensis - Toyota Avensis 1.8 Petrol 1st week 31 May 2012 (Forum)
  Well i did eventually part with £12,300 for a 11 plate Toyota Avensis Tourer 1.8 with 8,000 miles on the clock. It is in superb condition. I have got used to the parking brake now. Nice smooth car to drive and looks the part. Love the sat nav, bluetooth and the MP3 via USB Drivewise it could do with a little more power but i will have to cope rev hard and it not too bad.
• Sold car, buyer phoning me about problems 14 May 2012 (Forum)
  He came today with his mechanic to pick it up, money is safe in my bank account, and the mechanic took it for a drive, he said there was an issue with the wheel bearings, so while on the drive we took it to two garages who test drove it and stated there were no wheel bearing problems. He's now rang me to say the brakes were juddery on the way home. He's not asking for any compensation for it, but he's just ringing me to tell me the problems. I have a feeling he's going to ask for compensation for the issues. What legal recourse does he have over this?
• Darwin award 2012 goes to... 12 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  On realising there were about 500 cars and buses thundering towards him Continental-style (i.e. anti-clockwise) he again TURNED ROUND and drove round the roundabout once more. I couldn't help but watch as a minute later the driver reached Av. Wagram, braked sharply and executed a sharp 90 degree turn right in front of a Czech tourist coach and a police minibus and carried merrily on his way. 
• Volkswagen Passat - Acceleration goes down on motorways 14 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  My VW PASSAT S TDI drives well around town but when I go on motorways, specially if its uphill, you feel a clear damp in the acceleration as someone has applied brakes on it and then its just no power in the engine. I put my foot down on the floor and it takes ages to get from 60mph to 70mph and it doesn't go above 80mph, I remember it has gone up to 120mph and the engine use to give a nice whistle like sound when I use to accelerate hard but not any more.
• '03 Ford Focus TDCI - Sudden loss of power 22 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  No diagnosis required!  Driving to work last week in my Focus, the engine suddenly died, loss of PAS, potentially brake servo assistance, etc  Engine turned over but would not restart.  Stranded on major 'A'-road for 1h waiting recovery... Car towed to my local garage, who found the problem was a failed cam sensor.
• Ford Ka - Blown HG or cracked cylinder head? 23 May 2011 (Forum)
  I am fixing my ka, so far changed oil + coolant + air filter + 4x spark plugs + ICV Spark plugs were the biggest b!tch, rusted to hell in the endura engine and wouldn't budge, took days of vinegar + some brake fluid to get them free without snapping, phew! Car is really smooth now, no noises, APART FROM... Oil is leaking fast, internally i suspect as no external oil leak is viewable or pool collects.
• Vauxhall Zafira - Replacement for a Zafira? 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
    Just before Christmas I had 4 new tyres and a new exhaust.  On Saturday I had new brakes, disks and springs.  On Sunday it died, it looks like it needs a new engine.  So the dilemna.  Do I get a new engine, given all the new bits that i have bought, or do I scrap it and see if I can sell it for parts for a few quid.
• Citroen Xsara Picasso Exclusive 04 - technical 6 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  From question last week, it now appears that rather than having faulty brakes (again) I now need to have gearbox electro valves replaced together with a split pipe in engine air dossier/docker? (can't read his writing so this may not be correct but you will know). Parts are priced at £118.68 and £40.08 respectively which would seem to include VAT if this is any help.
• Vauxhall Astra Mk 4 (53 reg) - Alternative Jack Points on a Vauxhall Astra 21 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I  need to change the brake discs and pads on my car.  I all the equipment, however I am stupmed as to how I go about jacking up the car and placing the axle stands under the side jack points - surely if I jack up the car, I will be using one of the jack points and therefore not be able to place one of the axle stands as the jack pint where i am supposed to place the axle stand is being used by the trolley jack.
• FORD MONDEO GHIA X 2001 - FORD MONDEO POWER STEERING LEAK 7 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I checked and smelt the spilt fluid and seems to be Power Steering fluid. I have checked the oil, water and brake fluid and they are all fine. But after checking the power steering fluid tank it was less than half full. So I would imagine it is the power steering fluid that is leaking. Since this happend I have also noticed I have been getting very low mpg, would a power steering leak cause this?
• 1998 Ford Windstar - ABS light and trac warning light comes on 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  When the vehicle is stopped and off and started again, the lights will not come on until I get up to about 15 mph at which point, the reluctor wheel begins to slip thus setting off the alarm. The brakes operate normally but if an icy  road should turn up and I need the ABS system to function properly, I will probably be in trouble.. I can't seem to find a new reluctor wheel as Ford evidently doesn't manufacture them any longer.
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 tdci 2007 - 1.4 tdci 2007 engine shaking +FAULT CODES 21 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I did a reading and it gave me the following codes: P0191 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Range/Performance p0238 Turbocharger Boost Sensor A Circuit High p0263 Cylinder 1 Contribution/Balance Fault p0266 Cylinder 2 Contribution/Balance Fault p0269 Cylinder 3 Contribution/Balance Fault and p0504 or p504 something about the brake switch I was advised to upgrade the pcm (ecu). Any Ideas ? Any help would be greatly appreciated
• 2001 BMW318 Ci Regulating system fail for ABS, CBC, ASC+T/DSC 3 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi,  this morning when I started my car , 3 new warning lights came on:  brake warning light and the yellow lights for ABS & ASC+T/DSC The manual says this means that the complete regulating system for ABS, CBC, ASC+T/DSC and ADB haS failed. Is this going to be an expensive solution to fix the problem or is it something that I could possibly fix myself with the help of say a Haynes manual ?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - What is this warning light? 15 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  It comes on, intermittently, when the car is a less than approx 2000rpm, and comes on more often at low speeds than high speeds. I can make it go away by either revving the engine briefly or sometimes by braking quite sharply. All this would make me think that it's a coolant level indicator, either pressure or volume, except theres plenty of coolant in the car and its not losing any! Possibly a large air lock?
• BMW X3 E83 SUV : 3.0 Sport: 2004/ 04 - Towing with an X3 - do I need to uprate the coolin 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Why does nobody else mention this? Am I being led up the garden path here? I would have expected the braked towing figure to be pull'able by the car as described in the manual without any changes. I dont know what to do. Can you help? Thanks, Rodw
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 96 1.8 Sticky accelerator..? 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Basically, sometimes, quite often when I'm in third gear and am going down hill, I'll take my foot off the accelerator to use engine braking/not speed up, and although I've taken my foot off the accelerator pedal, the pedal will not move backwards with my foot - it will just stay stuck where it is. When i tap my foot back on the accelerator, the pedal will come back and I'll be able to use it as normal.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0 Can I fit 15" rims 13 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I spoke to Ford and they said they couldn't be sure if a 15" rim would fit on the Mondeo and I would have to 'just try it'. I don't want to get some to find they foul on the brakes. Does anybody know if 15" will fit and what other car I can get 15" rims from, i.e. will focus rims fit? He did say he thought the offset on the focus may be different. What spec (offset, etc.) wheel do I need.
• Jack-knifing lorries 9 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  My brother was heading down to Carlisle today in his car on M74 and at one point he felt his car glide across the carriageway without him touching steering, brakes or anything . When he looked in his mirror he saw 2 HGVs bearing down on him and that was his cue to get off at next slip road and turn back home! Its scary enough in a car knowing there is black ice underneath, I'd hate to think how it feels in an HGV when you see your trailer changing angle in your mirrors....
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - BMW trade-in? 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  ANy idea on what it is worth- standard car with a few small scratches. Just had a service and new front brake pads and new rear shockers fitted. I use a BOSCH approved garage and find them very good. thanks for any feedback