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• Heated Massage Car Seat 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Range of other car products also being offered, but not listed on its website yet: http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/i.home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
• Ford 1.9 TDI Galaxy 2 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi there, I have a1998 S reg Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI and have a bit of a problem! When you start it from cold it takes about 10 mins, plumes out whitish smoke and eventualy with the assistance of a jump will start! If you introduce two/three puffs of easy start it fires away nice!
• 2001 VW Passat TDi cambelt kit and tool 12 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Ladies and Gents, Can you please recommend me where I can purchase a timing belt kit ( VW Part No. 038198119) for my diesel Passat ( local VW Dealer...
• Road Tax Dodgers 20 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  According to today?s Telegraph there are 1.55 million untaxed cars on the road, of which 3 out 4 are thought to be involved in other criminal activities. 1.3 million late payment notices were issued but these only resulted in 465,000 people paying up. 216,000 people were taken to court but of these only 21,600 paid up.
• honda accord 03 wiring lambda sensor 13 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  recently bought a honda accord type s on a 52 plate (new shape) at auction, it had the malfunction light indicator on. after honda diagnosed the front lambda sensor and quoted me £350 to replace plus the £62.50 paid for the diagnoses, i got it replaced by my local guy. the light was still on. i got in contact with a chap with all the computer wizardry he said the fault was the lambda sensor was not getting any power. both he and i are searching for how to power the lambda sensor on said vehicle or a wiring diagram.
• Pug 306 brake lights not working.. 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hello, My step-sisters 98 R Pug 306's brake lights have stopped working. We have chacked all fuses, rear light clusters and wiring around the boot area. It is the rear brake lights and high vis that are not working. Rear head lights, reversing, indicators and foglights all work.
• 1999 Astra G - no ECU code! Help.... 23 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  The garage plugged in a diagnostic tool to my Astra today to see what was going on with the alarm system. It´s a ´99 1.8 CDX Astra Estate. As far as I could understand the nice German mechanic, his machine required the ECU code unique to the car before he could ´get in´ to the system and start checking stuff.
• Golf couple's fuel efficiency record 6 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  No details of which engine was involved is given in the Daily Mail story. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
• Corsa Single CD Radio (CAR 2005?) 26 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Son's Corsa ran its battery down a few weeks ago (away at university) He came back yesterday and the radio display is showing "Safe" Have tried the process in the book for putting code in (ignition on, radio off, press and hold A/S button) but nothing happens. Have tried disconnecting and re-connecting the battery but is still the same. We have not got as far as putting in a code so have not had any attempts! Have left ignition and radio on for an hour - still no change.
• over fueling ford fiesta 6 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  if so were is the co screw? we don't want to start buying a new carb cos the car isn't worth it but will get s/hand if need be, this car has the cat fitted hope you can help??
• BMW for Honda 14 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  No leather, but does have autochanger and climate. Looking around, I reckon to put it up for £8750. Sound reasonable? The Accord is a 2000X 2.0 S model, red, with 64k. Friend's father is getting a new company car, gets to offlod this one. It's up for £3k. Good deal? Ta in advance, Alex. -- Dr Alex Mears MG BGT 1971 If you are in a hole stop digging...unless you are a miner.
• MINI One or MINI Cooper? 16 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Has anyone any experience of comparing a MINI One with a Cooper? I don't think that we need or can afford the S. Journeys are mainly her driving 5 miles to and from work, plus me borrowing it for some long business trips to keep the mileage under control on the Audi. The question is really - in day-to-day driving, is the extra pace of the Cooper worth it?
• VW Golf MkIV - Exhaust Emission Warning 14 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a MkIV VW Golf S (51 reg)thats done 50k miles. About 5 minutes after leaving home today the Exhaust Emission warning light started blinking, then after a couple minutes of blinking it stayed lit up and it hasnt gone away.
• Wheels slipping 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I can think of two solutions: 2 new 'high quality' tyres (recommendations please). or Put larger alloys on with new tyres to increase contact patch with road (currenty 15's).
• Rev an engine before switching off? 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Not sure that I entirely agree with HJ?s comment in the DT today, in response to a letter from DS HJ says that one should not rev an engine before switching off because it will leave the cylinders flooded with fuel. However with regard to a modern fuel injected normally aspirated petrol engine the fuel is cut off as soon as the ignition is cut so a few extra revolutions of the engine will leave it with fresh air in the cylinders as opposed to fuel or acidic exhaust gasses.
• Bargains at the car auctions today! 2 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Was snooping around the Manheim car auctions today(Colchester) with lots of Mercedes C and S class cars,so much so that towards the end there were absolutely fantastic cars with only 3 or 4 people present as the audience + the auctioneers and staff .ie total less than 10 present. Pity I didnt require a Mercedes!
• Does oil in the coolant always mean HGF? 12 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Does oil in the coolant always mean headgasket failure? I've noticed light brown gunge floating in the coolant of my Rover 100, it's also in the filler...
• whiplash injury 4 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  i was on the m40 s/b on friday morning just past banbury. sorry to any one reading this who was in the 9 mile tailback. anyway it was a two car rtc and the other party admited to the police that i was to blame. i sufferd minor whiplash injury and i went to a&e after a few hrs as my neck was stiff and sore. i was in a company car and my work mates are saying that i should claim for my injury but this is the first accident i have had and im not sure if i can claim for whiplash as this is all new to me. are my work mates right or are they winding me up. can anyone throw some light on this matter.
• Predecessors & successors 8 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  The race is on since forever and the industry is pushing hard, trying to convince everyone that the new model is way better than its predecessor. But is it always a rule of a thumb ? Let?s take a Merc E-class W124, as an example. Nice car... then in ?96 came the W210 (the rusty one, though only at the beginning, BUT still rusty). And the current one, well... Figure it out for yourself...
• Michelin @ Indy - Volume 2 2 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  {This follows on from Volume 1, which can be found here:} http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=32780 DD =================================================================== To add to F1's woes in America, Bernie made a spectacular gaffe live on US TV during the weekend. When asked what he thought of Danica Patrick, who had this year achieved national acclaim by becoming the first female to lead the Indy 500 before finishing fourth, he replied, "Women should be dressed in white, like all domestic appliances" His ready wit has has gone down like a lead balloon in the land of the free.