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• Mercedes-benz CL500 Auto - Using trader plates to steal cars 24 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  Hi I had my car stolen from my drive a few days ago and I believe I know who stole the vehicle. He has trader plates and trades under a sole trader company. I reported it to the police and informed them of the make, model and number plate of the vehicle.
• Which used car- budget of 10 k t-20,000 miles/year 10 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  My seat 1.6 tdi has nearly died ( 163 k miles) and so i need a new used car to help get me to work 4 times a wee k ( 25 miles each way) and for 260 mile round trips to see my elderly father 2-times per month I have been tempted to look at the golf 1.4 tsi ( post 2014 ) and see ot gets good reviews but my work colleagues tell me that  i should get a bigger engine and so the 2.0 tdi may be the better bet.  I tried a mazada 3  ( 2.0 petrol 120 bhp - 2017 ) on a test drive as i read they were very reliable cars but i was not too keen on the drive. I am not sure if the 1.4 tsi would be a big enough or robust engine to cope with the miles i do 25 k per year possibly. Any advice would be welcome
• Oil consumption and regular servicing 9 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  The 1991 Pug 205 (1.4 petrol) car I got at the end of 2022 from its original owner came with an almost complete servicing history.  The car's handbook advises 15/40 oil or (amusingly) 10/40 'for sporty driving'.  As far as I can tell it had 15/40 until about 2011, when semi/synth appeared, and after 2016 it got Millers 10/40, though I don't suppose the lady owner started to drive sportily from then on.
• Nissan Micra - Nissan Micra issues 12 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  Drove for a couple of mins and parked up for work. Yesterday my front lights were flickering I noticed driving into work for a bit. Could it be connected and my battery? Car was bought from a Nissan dealer so it should have been checked when I bought it. The other thing is the milage I'm getting.
• Can an independent car dealer find you a car? 20 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question. So I’m finally learning to drive and I’m looking at getting my first car sometime this year. However I’m running into brick walls when it comes finding the right car. I’m learning to drive automatic (I find manual too hard) and I’m looking at all the dealerships websites in my area and all I’m finding is mainly manual cars.
• Kia Picanto - Gearbox problems 10 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  [endif]-->I am after advice on my gearbox.  My car is a 2014 Kia Picanto. Last week as I was driving and my clutch went. I looked down and saw  some sort of clip had come off.  I was in the middle lane of a busy road. I had to force my car back into gear a couple of times so I could get off to a side road.
• Ford Focus clutch juddering - fixed? 7 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  He said it's probably glazed so just slip it for a while which should burn it off. I never felt happy doing that, clutch abuse is just against how I was taught to drive so I left it. In any case the juddering wasn't bad and it was possible to compensate for it by dipping the clutch just as you could feel through the pedal it was about to judder. Anyway, my recent trip to Devon involved staying at a property on a steep lane and an awkward reverse onto the drive.
• Is it possible? (£4,000.00 Budget) 31 Aug 2022 (Forum)
    Also good safety ratings generally are sought after.  Power.  I live rurally, in a rather hilly area and a lot of the driving will be to work. I don't want to have to struggle with lack of power regularly, therefore a bit of poke would be nice. Nice interior/looks would be nice - I realise that's relative, but I am pretty simple really!
• Any - Accuracy of mpg computers 26 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  At last, a long distance opportunity to check our 2019 Peugeot 1.2 puretech EAT6 130 computer accuracy - a holiday down to Cognac, mainly motorways (smooth clear French ones, bumpy crowded English ones) with a bit of local driving during our stay.  Starting mileage approx 13,500, so front tyres (presumably providing the info) approx half worn.  SWMBO drives cautiously and slowly, so long term computer no. 1 currently reads 6214 miles, 42.7mpg, 32 avr.mph.
• Mazda 2 - clutch judder - return car? 29 May 2022 (Forum)
  Don't really want to return it - it's a nice car, I spent ages searching, and I'm happy to live with it if it's more of a feature than a problem. Might even be my driving style. My previous car was a 2010 Mazda3 with the 1.6, which gave it a leisurely 0-60 of over 12s (although it was great to drive) compared to the sub-10 of the 2. It needed some revs to pull away up the hill, and I did think I felt a bit of judder in that.
• Fiesta. Jazz. Yaris, Note, silver or grey colour - Buying a used car - 4 different models on wishli 16 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  I haven't used any car websites since then and thought I had used Autotrader back then but looking at that site today there does not seem to be a way of setting up a search for more than one model. I like the higher driving position of the 1.33 Yaris and my only complaint is that it's not fast enough on motorways but as most of my driving is in the city it's not a great problem. It may have saved me getting speeding points.
• Hyundai i20 - Reduced mpg 26 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  I've noticed a reduction in the MPG of Hyundai i20 2014 model Mark 1.5, 1.25L, there are no warning lights on the dashboard, the car is just been serviced and moted and I changed the spark plugs air filter and pollen filter, however im at a loss at the reduction in mpg, drives exactly as normal no misfiring, starts stops perfectly, engine temperature gauge is spot on, heating comes on nice and warm quickly. I should add this mpg reduction was also before the service.  It's difficult to gauge the exact reduction but I'd say 4 or 5 miles per gallon in the in town and also suburban driving.
• Honda Civic - Camera to catch hit & run drivers 29 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Preferably on both sides so I don't always have to park the same way round, but if it can easily be swapped from one side to the other, that would do. I don't drive regularly, so it needs to be able to be left running for several days without draining the battery, maybe by using a pair of hot-swappable batteries so I can bring one inside to charge when I'm not driving.
• Toyota Avensis Tourer - Erratic revving 1 May 2021 (Forum)
  When starting the engine in the morning you get a screechy noise at the tail-end of the usual starter noise, almost like the starter is still engaged while the engine is already live, like a very high pitch sound lasting a fraction of a second.   2. When driving from cold the revving is erratic for the first 20 miles, going up when stopping to about 2k (which is normal) but keeps at 2k to 2.3k rpm when driving slowly at 20 to 30 mph. If I coast slowly by moving to neutral it goes almost to 2.5k and will go down to normal 2k when I push into 2nd or 1st gear.
• Citroen DS3 Cabrio - Car feels slow - any advice? 31 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Could this be the cause? Car was serviced 3 weeks ago and has been driving decent except the past few days. I have checked pipes and can’t see any visible holes etc. I have checked all around the turbo too. Had someone look at it and they say they can’t see any issues.
• Mercedes E class 2017. 250d - Intermittent smoke greyish from exhaustt 17 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  What they have noted the last couple of weeks is that this scenario may happen on shorter drives of about 5/8 miles and especially if the car has been revved a few times, IE kickdown.. Often, stopping the car and restart soon get rid of the smoke. With lock-down they rarely drive the car but it is not moisture as there is too much of it even when the engines hot.
• Kia Picanto/108 - Small car for new driver £4.5k 31 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  My daughter passed her driving test around 5 years ago, and although occasionally driving her boyfriend's SUV she has never had her own car. She now wants to buy a 'first' car - around £4.5k - and has enlisted my help.
• Jaguar Super V8 - Selling an old SORNed car 20 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  I've got a 2003 X350 Jaguar Super V8 which I used to drive but has been SORNed for about a year now. The car runs fine, but it needs both front door locking mechnisms replacing and it looks a bit of a mess as I removed the driver's door card to work on the locking mechanism.
• Honda Accord 2003 ish - Lowest Drivable Tyre Pressure? 7 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  OR  How Short Is A Piece Of String? Neighbour has an almost flat front passenger side tyre. He was proposing driving a few hundred metres slowly to a garage to get some air in it. I told him not to because from the look of it he would damage his tyre, and that I would try and take the wheel off and get some air in it tomorrow, but I doubt he believed me and I'm wondering what pressure you could actually reasonably expect to get away with driving on.
• Vauxhall Antara - Bought used car without warranty - Advice please 5 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  I bought it without warranty, as it was a part-ex and unfortunately this particular dealership has a policy of no test drives, due to the current Covid-19 situation. The car has a full Vauxha service history and a great MOT history, as well as appearing physically looked after. Unfortunately, on the drive home I noticed excessive vibration in the car.