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• Madness - de\'liver\'y driver banned 12 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/2937910.stm Ambulance driver of 36 years rushing a liver for an emergency transplant from Leeds to Cambridge, blues and twos on, is being prosecuted by Lincolnshire police. Interestingly, Cambridgeshire police, who also clocked him, are taking no action. So it\'s fine for Jack Straw to get his driver to speed on security grounds, but not for a man who is potentially saving a life, to do so. Mental.
• Which 306 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  Brother's just about to buy a 306 turbo diesel and has a choice of two: 1997 306 DTurbo, 3 door, e/w, e/s, 74k, alloys v.good condition but no ABS for £3600 or 1998 306 tdlx, 5 door, e/w,ABS,A/C,rain sens. wipers, 105k, not good condition but still drives well etc. £3700 What is the general consensus?
• Audi A3 Rear washer feed 7 May 2003 (Forum)
  I didn't get a positive response when I asked the garage to tell me where it was routed and where the connection(s) are.
• New Driver - Great deal but Girly car??? 5 May 2003 (Forum)
  Just passed my driving test and i've been offered a great deal on a 850cc Daihatsu Cuore. The insurance rates are low, its an S reg and only 11,000 miles on the clock. Drawbacks? It's tiny. Anybody got any views on it and how much stick do you think I will take for it from my mates. Should I hold out for a Nissan Micra? Wont come anywhere close to this deal but its a bit bigger.
• Car not in use - what to do? 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Should I do anything with her car during this time to ensure that bits don't seize up? It is a Fiesta, 1.25 Zetec, S Reg with about 33k on the clock. My only thought was to give it a blast up the A38 to Lichfield and back once a week (about 10 miles). Thanks, TT
• Old and boring audi 80 - but! 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Ok, not so interesting question for those with 1.8 t\'s But here goes: Have an Audi 80 with Keihinn 1 carb, which is a bit of a dog, seems exceptionally difficult to tune, and generally worn. Is it possible to fit a weber conversion to this car? I know a scirocco can take weber, is it poss to throw on a scirocco manifold with weber?
• Audi A6 2.4 timing belt 28 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi folks, I\'ve got a 1998 2.4 A6 with 54000 miles. Audi recommend changing the belt around 60k which is when it\'s due for its next service. The worry is because I\'ve noticed a fairly quiet metallic clunk/pinking from the engine at idle. This noise is also fairly errtic and more noteable sometimes than others.
• Sticking 306 gearbox/clutch 11 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone I have recently noticed my 306 (98 S) is taking a lot of effort to put in gear, any gear. Particular force required to get to 2nd (from either 1 or 3) and all areuncomfortably ropey. Have tried pushing the clutch pedal right into the floor which sometimes helps, and occasionally if I get the stick movement just so, a smoothish change happens.
• Let the good times roll 4 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Following on from teabelly's thread about best motoring moments, what's everyones favourite motoring moment(s)? Mine? a) Realising that the car hire firm had screwed up the booking for a Laguna and I'd be driving a 3.0V6 Avantime around the amazing roads of Corsica for a week, and driving that week b) Cruising around Newcastle in a brand new Merc E-class when my own car was a Maestro, listening to Nat King Cole "There may be trouble ahead" Probably many more but that'll do to start with.
• Contenders vs Hyundai Santa Fe 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  What is the best SUV/4 by 4 for that sort of prices according to you, trouble is I've read some conflicting opinions on the santa fe, none on the Mazda Tribute (though misteriously unknown car in the UK as it seems, why ?) what 's yr opinion ? Thanks to all
• Vectra Brake Squeal 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Washing/hosing seems to make no difference, and it happens both in the dry and wet. The same thing happened on my previous 1.8 S reg, I couldn't believe it when its replacement did the same straight after leaving FoW ! Any thoughts/ideas/solutions ? Cheers, Steve
• diesel engines annoy swmbo 29 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  In the morning this can be a bit irritating as two or three vans all arrive together . Why don`t they switch off their engines ? I suspect it`s a throwback to when diesels were hard to start so the easy option was to leave them running but todays refined diesel engines should be more reliable , so why do they still do it ?
• Vauxhall Reliability? 30 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  With all the recent adverse press reports(JD Power & Auto Express) on G.M. reliability, I would appreciate any comments from backroomers with experience of this model. I have looked on H.J`s car x car breakdown for this model which gives a conflicting picture - came 3rd from top in the Which 2002 survey and 8th from the bottom in the Auto Express 2002 report. Any comments and advice would be much appreciated.
• Tyre Milage 4 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Having just changed all four tyres on my Renault Laguna yesterday,I was surprised to find that the tyres on the back were the original ones fitted from new.They were Pirelli P4000's and they had done 60195 miles and they were still not quite down to the wear bars. Makes quite a change from the tyres on my Fazer 600.I usually get 4000 from a rear and they cost over £100 each and I have to remove the wheel.
• BMW New or used? 23 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  We have looked at imports but the price difference again is not massive and I am not sure I trust the specs. Is this a case of pay up and shut up and buy a new one? P S Any saving gets spent on the house! Meldrew (I just do not believe it!)
• Omega Rocker Cover/Oil Warning 22 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Now I know this is usual from a cold start but this is noisier. On having a peep with the oil cap of it`s clear that the oil isn`t getting up to the cams. The oil level is fine as is the oilk. Are the gasket and this problem just a coincidence or was I just born unlucky. Any ideas?
• alternator - worn mounting bushes? 14 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Can anyone explain to me what the problem might be here, how soon it might need to be fixed, and exactly how involved and costly this would be. If it\'s a lot it might have a bearing on my decision to buy the car. Any opinions gratefully received. Thanks, HF.
• Vectra 4 stud steel rims 3 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Question is did vauxhall make 4 stud steel wheels that will fit this car in any larger size than 14 inch as I'd really like to stick some 15's on. Also will cavalier or astra wheels fit ok as vectra wheels seem a bit thin on the ground. TIA
• Shell Optimax trump card promotion 27 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Has anybody managed to get all 16 of the cards? I have collected 15 of them; Caterham R500 Lexus GS430 Corolla Celica Skoda Superb TVR Tuscan S Ambra Maserati Jeep Grand Cherokee MGF Lexus SC430 Morgan Skoda Octavia TVR Cerbera Speed 12 Crossfire Coupe What is the missing one? Has anybody got 2 of them? If so, I am willing to swap several of the other duplicates.
• Strong Stuff 17 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  I quote the recent Telegraph HJ column - "On current form I wouldn't be considering anything built in Solihull". Superb. Good to see unequivocal guidance...