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• mondeo 1.8td acceleration probs help!! 20 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  what i mean is that the turbo doesnt seem to be cutting in at its full petential, you can feel it cut in at around 2200-2600 or something like that but it has no effect on the speed. its that slow i dont risc overtaking or pulling out . i have know idea what it could be, i have changed the glow plugs, air filter, fuel filters. i cant see know obvious leaks, there is no spillages on my drive , i cant smell fuel when driving or when its idling. thats the first problem secondly............... on the same car, my air bag light came on it started to flash at me , i was told to change the things beside the seats, the things the the seat belts plug into , apparantly the hold a charge of somesort and the old ones may have become discharged, so i changed them and the lights still flashing at me!
• Danger of cruise control in heavy rain 17 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  By all means continue discussion there. DD} From HJ today for those who did not see it. "Driving down the M20 in very wet conditions recently, I hit a large puddle at 70mph. My BMW 325i aquaplaned, then skidded violently. Only luck and the absence of other road users avoided a potentially serious accident.
• Mitsubish Colt - impressions 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  The 5-door version wouldn't have this problem and is well worth a look - the main recommendation being that although I'm used to bigger and more powerful cars, I'm really enjoying driving this one - as I do every time I drive a Ford Ka.
• Honda Civic Coupe/Citroen Xsara Coupe 4 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Shes quite keen on the Puma, but due to the issues with short cold runs with the 1.7 model ( which is her primary driving ), she will only consider the 1.4/1.6 models which are quite hard to find compared to the 1.7. Anyhow, shes asked me to see if there are any other possible options which are fairly small engined coupes which are very reliable and cheap to run also.
• Replacing a Focus, am I mad? 21 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Mum had one identical, but a shade older back in the day - leather, a/c cd changer, fast, economical, never missed a trick. Not a thrilling drive, but adequate she said, and I really can't imagine insurance being a problem on a diesel Rover... Based on the fact I want a change, and that that £££ could be used better, do either of these make sense.
• RAV 4 Depreciation - Trade in Value 13 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  After all the fuss last week about falling 4x4 prices I approached my local Toyotal dealer with trepidation when test driving a replacement (yaris). I was even more horrified than anticipated to be offered £6,500. The car is a March 2003, GX model five door auto with added parking sensors and has an, admittedly high, mileage of 63,500 miles but in very good condition.
• Mondeo 2.5 Vs Omega 2.6 21 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Trouble is I cant decide which one to go for. I know that chances are the Omega will have an auto box - is it possible to have fun driving a car so equipped are there any techniques to spice things up? - The Mondeo is more modern and a sportier drive, but is it a bit humdrum? I like the Omega for its solidity and exec feel but does that translate into boring?
• Audi A4 1.9 TDI problems 29 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Two weeks later it did happen again, this time preceeded by a jerky loss of power followed by a sudden jolt while driving uphill. I took it back to the dealer and again they could find nothing wrong. Although it normally performs flawlessly, I have an uneasy feeling every time I take it out that the problem could arise again.
• Saab 2.2 TiD smoky exhaust? 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I'd been in traffic on the motorway, once that cleared i put my foot down and got the usual puff of smoke by being a bit too heavy footed - however I noticed that it was randomly letting out quite a bit of smoke for 2 or 3 seconds, and finally one big puff (I mean pretty big!) This wasn't when accelerating particularly hard (if at all).. and it happened quite a bit on my drive home. The car has done 51,000 - so is due a service in another 3k - I notice the manual states you should change the oil and filters in a diesel engine every 6k miles if you use your car in stop start traffic often (I drive on the motorway a lot, and with it being England, that means stop start for quite a bit!)
• poss fuel consumption problem 26 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  (rush hour stop start with a fair amount of completely stationary traffic, max 4 miles journey at a time) 38-39 mpg... on a very long motorway journey, that includes 120 miles of very good fast A roads at the end of it(driven quite hard, 4th gear selected when gaps appear on motorway with full acceleration, cruise control at well over the limit for the rest of it and constant overtakes on A road at max acceleration, car very heavily laden 47-50 if you fill it up, cruise quite gently in 5th at 40-50 mph but take it very carefully...(can never last very long doing that, drives me mad) others have said it's not as economical as it should be........ i tend to think it's my divers boot driving on the long journey and the city traffic stuff is to be expected......... however, it's left a niggling doubt....... and you know what they're like.
• An answer to my wife's need for a car 11 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Her last car cost about £400 a year just to insure, so on this basis she could have a Whizzgo car for 70-80 hours a year. The only major downside is you have to drive Citroen C3 (only joking!!). Is anyone a member of such a scheme and is it as cost effective as it appears?
• We Welcome Good/Safe Drivers ?!?! 23 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have been driving for 30 odd years, bikes & cars, without accident and am now looking to renew my insurance. Oh Joy many companies advertising low cost insurance for 'Good/Safe' drivers. Let's get an online quote.........
• Why are we such bad drivers? 23 May 2006 (Forum)
  This morning I had to drive from the Midlands to Surrey. I woke up to heavy rain, please note I said heavy not torrential not monsoon just heavy and lets remember this is Southern England not Western Australia so rain is not unheard of here.
• how many MPG does your car really get? 14 May 2006 (Forum)
  Chevy's Trailblazer EXT four-wheel drive is supposed to get 15 mpg in the city. For Consumer Reports, it was 9 mpg. "It's an unrealistic sales and marketing tool that they are actually using. They are saying you're going to get 35 mpg, and you're really only going to get 21," Champion said."
• BMW 318i cold performance 12 May 2006 (Forum)
  It starts great, pulls when stone cold like a tug but when the temperature gauge hits the top of the blue mark the car acts like the accelerator pedal is disconnected. It does not respond at all for a few seconds and then goes immediately back to normal, driving perfectly right up to when normal driving temperature is reached. I have been caught out a few times pulling out of slow junctions to find that I am trickling along at 5mph with a bus in my rear view mirror approaching rapidly.
• Switching to Petrol from Diesel 1 May 2006 (Forum)
  I've got an old 1.8 TD mondeo and am likely to switch to a 1.8 petrol mondeo from around v/w/x reg, as I am now only driving 200 miles to week to work (and gettiing paid more!). My father had a MKI mondeo with a 1.8 petrol and that was fantastic to drive compared to all the diesels I've driven. I'm of the belief that I'm not going to be hit too much harder in the pocket when totting up fuel/maintenance costs at the end of the year, and would like to hear that I'm probably right, providing I find a car in good nick, but will also be grateful to hear from anyone who begs to differ!
• Avoiding Pothole damage 7 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  If you can't avoid the pothole and suspect your tire or vehicle has been damaged from it, immediately reduce your speed. Drive with caution until you can safely pull off the road to check for damage. If you do get a flat, drive slowly to the closest safe area out of the way of traffic. While this may further damage the tire, it is not as important as your safety.
• Focus Issues 17 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  e) On hard-left turns, something around the driver's side front wheel makes a loud thud (kind of as the body leans a little toward that side). f) First thing in the morning, as I drive away, about 10 secs after switching the engine on and as we reverse up the drive there's a single loud bang, which jerks the car and steering. I've changed the oil (to the correct spec), but I fear I'm needing a new clutch (possibly new gearbox) and the louder engine coupled with bang and smoke is worrying, along with the loud thudding that's begun to sound.
• BMW Steptronic Gearbox 14 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I don't want to keep on doing that if I am going to kill the box, but it does seem to have the effect I like. I know the fix for this is to stop being lazy or forgetful and to drive it in manual and remember to use the stick. However, I just wondered if anyone had any idea if you are likely to damage anything driving it as an auto when in manual or if it is intended to do it anyway?
• Downsizing from company Mondeo 22 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Currently he has the ubiquitous Mondeo TDCi Ghia as a company car, which is coming up to replacement time. As myself and my two brothers all now drive, there is no longer such a need for him to have a Mondeo-sized car in which to cram belongings for family holidays and uni runs etc. He has worked out that it would be slightly cheaper for him to run his own car, bought 6months-2years old, than it would be to continue with a new company Mondeo.