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• VW Passat B7 - New Passat 2.0 Tdi SE 'Bluemotion' 12 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Well 1200 miles ito a new B7 VW Passat  2.0Tdi SE I am astounded to find that I am acheiving an actual 61.4 mpg (based on fill up). For a fairly fast and quiet family car I am truly astounded. My old Volvo V50 2.0D with 42,000 miles struggled to reach 44 mpg with the same driving style. Just hope it lasts the pace.
• BMW 3 series confusion 8 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  and secondly how can i tell which spec engine each car i'm looking at has? and thirdly what is the difference between the three trim levels?  many thanks in advance Dave  
• diesel particulate filter audi A4 25 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I have given a letter to Audi saying that if it keeps going wrong I will have to have a refund. I am flabber gasted that there is no other way round this!? Car is 7 months old..6000 miles Any advice?
• volvo s60 - low battery voltage warning 18 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Monitored battery voltage, started engine, voltage rose to 14V then while driving some 8 miles the voltage gradually dropped to 11.5v. Parked car. Started again, voltage rose to 14V then gradually dropped again. Battery is 1 year old and appears good.
• Honda Jazz- 1.2 or 1.4? 18 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  This is on my shortlist for next spring when I change cars and am interested in a two year old Honda Jazz( new shape). Is there any advantage in buying a 1.4 over a 1.2 as there seems to be little benefit performance wise with the 1.4 and economy is similar?
• Toyota Carina E 1.8 1997 - Toyota Carina E exhaust 20 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Only done 54k since I bought it new, so generally in good nick despite age . Trying to do jobs myself as car is old and not worth paying garage for work. Thanks In Advance
• Renault Clio - Broken Wheel Bearing 14 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  My dad thinks that one of the bearings has gone on my car, as it makes a loud roaring noise 70% of the time when the steering wheel is turned to the right.  Does anyone know how much this cost to fix? (I'm a 23 yr old female so don't want to be messed around when I go to the garage!)
• Honda Civic Hybrid - Hi I'm a first-timer! 28 May 2010 (Forum)
  Hi just got in here today! I'm planning to buy a new car in exchange to my old one. Can you suggest any brand that suits my need and lifestyle. I'm a working woman, eco-friendly, and I see to it that i'm living in a green zone. you know what i mean. Hope for a good advice from you guys.thanks.
• Audi A3 + S3 - Petrol/Injector Cleaner 7 May 2010 (Forum)
  Audi A3 1.6FSI 2005 Have just bought above car and was wondering if it is wise to use a petrol/injector cleaner on this engine.  I have always used Red Line SI-1 Complete Fuel System Cleaner as part of the servicing on my old Audi 80 2.0 1995my.
• Any - webuyanycar.com 1 May 2010 (Forum)
  I am just about to collect a new car and thought I would try to sell my old '53' plate 48,000 mile Peugeot 307se auto through webuyanycar. They've offered £2,200 with some very minor supermarket body damage. I think that this is a fair price, and am aware of the charges they deduct; my question is, does anyone here have any direct experience of webuyanycar?
• Key fob batteries 28 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I paid more than a fiver for two 3 volt batteries for the remote entry fob for my car. They had the right code number on them but were a different make from the old ones, and were matt finish rather than shiny. They don't work. Today my SiL gave me a 3v battery of the same size with a different code number on it, and of yet another make, but shiny.
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 09 1.6HDi engine whine 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Have a citroen berlingo VT HDI 7weeks old and the exhaust has started rattling, it is going back to the garage for a repair --but the annoying thing about this car is a whine upon accelerating , it sounds like when a siren far off first comes to your notice.
• I sat in a CL500 today! 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  snip - inappropriate comment The best mpg he has had is 22 (at 70 on the motorway) Still, nice car though.
• Renault Espace (1985 - 1997) - 93 2.1 misfiring when starting from cold 5 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Takes a while before it stops misfiring, usually after a couple of miles. Any ideas please. Can't afford a new car. cheers
• Focus Estate equivalent 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm looking for a 3 year old car roughly the size of a Focus Estate. I'll use it to transport my disabled wife, so the passenger seat needs to be at standard height and the boot length needs to be around 1m long to fit an electric wheelchair in.
• When Does Fully Comp Cease to be Better? 15 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm approaching the dread day when I have to re-insure the car we have for our au pair. It's a Yaris 1.0 now 5 years old. Let's assume it's worth £3k, the quotes I got from a comparison site were about £1500 (with a £250 excess) due to young foreign driver. I'm tempted to go for 3rd party F&T which seem to be about £200 or so less.
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 07 1.9 Excess wear rear pads 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have just had my 2nd service 25k 2 years old, front pads had 30% wear, rear pads had uneven wear but upto 90% wear. The dealer informed me that this is normal for vectras!!! I have never replaced rear pads in any car i have owned. Any advice would be appreciated.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 TDCi - Stalls after a few metres, then ok 6 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I just bought a 5 yr old Ford Mondeo. This problem occured twice. As I start the engine and drive for a few metres, the engine stalls and I had to restart the car to run again. Pls advice on what the problem could be? Thank you very much 130 miles - 5 years Mondeo TDCI Auto Diesel 130
• Paraffin burning `tramp steamer`detected on M1 21 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Smelt burning paraffin on the M1 last week - near Sheffield and came up behind a small flat-bed (1 car) transporter. Only a few years old too. A surprise really, what`s the benefit? Isn`t paraffin and a splosh of engine oil just about as expensive as Derv? The last time I smelt paraffin was behind a Landrover during the last fuel strike.
• Dealer refuses to take 4x4s as part ex 14 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I did watch a Tonight Programme where a dealer offered £5k for a 4 year old M class.