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• Sultan of Brunei?s modified Mercedes for sale 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  And the amazing air-conditioning system, more suited to the climate of Dubai than Dorking, is powered by an on-board diesel generator. The Sultan is one of the world?s biggest petrolheads, and has owned 5,000 cars including 500 Rolls Royces. Now you can get you hands on the Sultan?s old car ? which has covered just 2,000 miles ? for £82,250!
• selling from home 5 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  s warranty 3, should I set up a facility if possible for finance? Any advice would be helpful and i would be very interested in hearing from others who currently offer this service.
• VW Passat S TDi PD (130) Auto 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I have recently purchased a: VW Passat S TDi PD (130) Automatic 2005 (05) which has covered just 11000 miles. My question is with regards to Fuel Economy, I have the computer on board which works out the MPG whilst driving and on average until reset at every refill.
• Alfa Cam timing jigs 23 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I know on which places on the heads the cam timing jigs fit but not which jig in which place. The four jigs are numbered: 1825040/1 DX S 1CIL ; 1825040/2 DX S 1CIL ; 1825040/3 SX S 4CIL ; 1825040/4 SX A 6CIL respectively. The first number sequence is the part number, I think that SX means "Sinistra" for the left head and DX "Dritto" for the right head.
• Big Brother?s Garage - Round five. 20 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  That will then leave three cars. In the final round you will have to vote for which car you want to win BB\'s Garage.
• Big Brother?s Garage - Round one. 6 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  . ****** For the next round, and to see the remaining cars, goto thread:- http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=23537 Welcome to Big Brother?s Garage. Along similar lines to Big Brother on Channel 4, there are 12 cars in the garage, and you have to nominate 2 cars that you no longer want in the garage, and give genuine reasons why.
• What should I do? 15 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  It\'s got too much to list, but here\'s some of my favourite bits: Air Con Leccy windows Remote deadlocks and alarm Heated screens and heated power mirrors. CD Player. Just been main dealer serviced and done 10K.
• Mini Cooper S Convertible 2006 - Smoke coming from engine 13 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hello! Wondering if anyone can help this damsel in distress?! I have a Mini Cooper S Convertible 2006 plate. The car was serviced and MOT’d on Thursday and all was fine. A few bits under the car were recommended to do but the mechanic told me not to bother. Friday I drove approx 100 miles and no issues.
• MINI Cooper S - Car on HP, engine blew up! Still have a year left 16 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  We bought a 09 mini Cooper s in 2015 and looked after it well, yesterday the engine was leaking out oil and there' a hole..spoke to mechanic who has said we need a new engine, cost in excess of 2k! My question is, we're over half way through our hp agreement which means we can hand the car back, how does it work with them charging us?
• MINI Cooper + Cooper S - EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION 28 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  My wife bought a 56-reg Cooper S six months ago.  It has now done 42,000 miles.  Twice it has made an odd noise and we have discovered that it is out of oil.  The first time our garage put in five litres less than the engine and oil filter holds!
• Jaguar S-Type - ABS and handbrake fault lights 28 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All, I have followed the site but now joined tobe able to ask the advice of the Forum. I am looking at a nice Jaguar S type. On the test drive the ABS and Brake light warning came up, though there seemed no problem with the handbrake operation, and I did not put the ABS to the test. Has anyone any advice as to the cause and possible costs of putting these right?
• S Type 2.5 SE - Loss of power, why? 24 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  I had a diagnostic test on my S Type and was told it had quite a few things that had to be repaired. It all started with a loss of power when driving up hill. I'm told I need two new cats, four Lambdas new plugs and ignition coils, all a result of engine backfire.
• VW Lupo GTi - Recommendation for sporty city car 9 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  A couple of years ago I was looking for a seven seater, and this forum recommended an S-Max, which I've been very happy with.  Let's see what you come up with this time! I'm looking for a small but fun car to use as a complement to the S-Max when I don't need to take out something so big.
• Jaguar S-type 2.5 v6 - Automatic gearbox jokts 23 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I have just bought a 03 plate s-type with 130k on the clock, everything seemed fine for around 100 miles but on the way home from work today as I accelerated joining the motor way from around 20-40mph it started to jolt quite badly, the traction control light blinked and it felt like I slid across the road, not sure weather this was just the jolting or sliding, I rang the garage I bought the car from and all they said is that it needs to warm up?
• Keeping a five year old S-Max 24 May 2014 (Forum)
  I have decided to keep my S-Max TDCi Auto for at least another 18 months.  It is about to have a service and MoT at 50,000 miles.  It has been regularly serviced (every 12 months and 10,000 miles) and has been reliable.
• Vectra 2.5 V6 S plate - Can't lock the doors. 2 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  First time post. I have just purchased a second hand Vectra 2.5 V6 (S Plate). It was a cheap car that had a few problem which have been fixed apart from one thing "I can lock the doors".  It looks like the car was broken into at some point. So, the key i have starts the car from the ignition fine.
• MINI Cooper S - Is 79,000 miles too high for 58 plate Mini Cooper 30 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I am looking at purchasing 58 plate Mini Cooper S but the mileage is 79k. The price seems quite good at £8000 but I'm not sure if it would be better to buy an older mini with lower mileage. I like this car and it has the lower tax as well as some great features, but I have always had low mileage cars in the past and this mileage worries me slightly.
• Ford S-MAX - Car servicing dates 29 May 2012 (Forum)
  My S-Max will be three years old on 29 June 2012.  It was serviced in May 2010, early April 2011 (due to an extended holiday) and I now need to consider the 2012 service.  Servicing regime is 12,500 miles or 12 months.
• Ins cancellation repercussions. 18 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Now added as a named driver on another`s policy at  93p a month!Will apply elsewhere for van ins in a couple of months,can the previous brokers cause me any grief with other insurers? Thanks
• Reliable runabout for Gladys? 31 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Ok my old aunt isn`t really called Gladys but she would like a narrower car to make parking and getting in&out of  vehicle easier in her garage.Plan B is to win the pools/lotto and build a bigger garage.Also don`t think Santa can squeeze a prefab kit in his sack(Trade unions+H&S),so plan A is to find a reliable narrower car than her 2007 fez-bomb.She`s not a fan of the Micra`s looks but did mention Kia,don`t think she wants anything too small.Assume she would buy newish previously owned or new.I haven`t had time to go around supermarket car-parks with a tape measure so has anyone any ideas please?