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• Land Rover Competition - Help 6 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Also to note, they have closed their forum. A new address will be announced on the Web Site, when up and running. Thanks
• Anyone know anything about vans? 25 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me of known faults/issues with the Vauxhall Vivaro and the Ford SWB Transit Van, as well as running costs and likely off-road time/maintenance? These are things that do not seem to be covered by sites like WhatVan etc Many Thanks
• Almera head gasket? 1 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Am i right in assuming that it is the head gasket going? If so would using radweld or something similar sort out the problem? I am only looking to run the car for about 3-4 months so not wanting to spend pounds!
• Scenic, CMax, or other? 28 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  we have a 99 Scenic and are considering trading it in for a newer model. We would like an automatic, as the wife does a massive school run each day through London traffic. I quite fancy the 1.9 diesel Scenic, but of course, no auto option. The Cmax looks promising, I drove a TDi Focus & loved it. But it doesn't have quite the flexi seat capacity of a Scenic.
• Audi A4 TDi starts then stops 21 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Intermittantly, when starting my A4 TDi, the engine starts then immediately stops. Eventually, after 4/5 goes, it will remain running. I have tried all the keys (thus ruling out a transponder issue) The car is fully serviced and is in a standard condition. Has anyone any ideas? -- http://groups.msn.com/honestjohn/problems.msnw?
• bmw 325td 1994 warm start problems 2 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  However when hot/warm need to crank the engine for ages and eventually it will start, blowing lots of white smoke out of the exhaust. Once going the engine runs OK. Anyone any idea whats wrong? Water temperature reads OK so maybe its some other sensor??
• Clio wash/wipe problem 6 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  The rear wash and wipe and front wash have both packed in, the front wipe works ok. all fuses are ok replaced switch with no joy both wash pumps work ok when I run a live direct, at a loss with this one and the MOT is due soon so any help would be great thanks in advance
• Playtime 28 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  For the sake of argument, I will say up to £5k, must be reasonably easy to work on/maintain. Shouldnt cost too much to run, but should still be reliable enough for a long weekend away without fear. Any comments re: 944, Excel, mx5 or what else ?
• Peugeot 406 hdi fuel leak 27 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 99 406 and it has developed a leak in the engine bay. It seems to only happen above 2500rpm (80mph+)and apart from this the engine runs fine. I have had the injector unions checked and changed the fuel supply/return pipes just in front of the cylineer head, where the leak appears to be. could it be a partially blocked return pipe ?
• G Reg Golf - head gasket problems 13 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  We paid nearly £400 to get it through the MOT just two weeks ago and now it turns out the head gasket has gone :o( Needless to say, we're a tad short on funds at the moment so do you reckon it would be OK to run it for a little while longer as it is? Cheers
• 406 Dial Nightmare!! 1 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 1996 406 1.9lx td.For a while now I have had a problem with the speedo dial. From cold the dial will work fine, but when approaching normal running temp the needle will begin to flicker up and down before finaly resting at 0 mph for the rest of the trip. Any one have any ideas what it could be as I dont want to be replacing parts that dont need to be replaced.Thanks......
• advice please about volvos 26 May 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I an thinking about buying a volvo m reg 100,000 miles 2.5 v6 20 valve se auto I like the car and it has history, anyone either reccomend these or have any comment. Are they expensive to run? The price is £4000. Should i go for mistubishi gallant estate 2.0 which I have seen for about the sam price with 70,000 miles on an r plate. \thanks
• Rover 600 td Ecu faults 21 May 2005 (Forum)
  Car runs fine for 12 miles, then when idling the yellow ECM light comes on and engine tries to fail, but then picks up again. This is accompnied by lumpt idling. I suspect a Not Present fault but wonder if the various sensors can be disconnected and bridged as a "get home" solution.
• Why a Green light? 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  Also, he wasn't equipped with, or at least using, any form of siren. Even the relatively tiny and rare mountain rescue teams run on blue lights.
• Air Filters !! 29 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I thought they were just put on cars by silly little boys.. My car has 89000 on the clock and still runs like new, would it be worth getting one??
• temp gauge on the astra 27 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  upon stopping i drove in the petrol station and thought i might have a blockage so i gave the hoses a good squeeze, the temp went to half but settled back to the blue, i think it could be the thermostat, the car runs normally. Any ideas ??
• daewoo nexia loss of power 27 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  ive a m reg nexia which was running ok when until i had to change the head gasket,now its changed and heads skimmed and sorted job done , i now put my foot down and it has flat spots and a general loss of power when i accelerate . please can anyone help ?
• MPG: Fuel Consumption on Audi 80 TDi? 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, Was wondering what average MPG you lot get on average no your Audi 80 TDi. Im getting just about 37MPG on my 1994 Audi 80. I drive on short stop start journeys (school run, shopping,gym etc) and my average speed rarely exceeds 35mph. Is this MPG about right?
• What car for me? 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I'll be looking for a car soon (as soon as I sell mine) and wanted one in the cheaper tax and to run bracket (1.4 or under). Being 5ft 11" and 14 stone a micra is not going to do the job. Anyone got any suggestion on a medium size car in this bracket? (What's a good car to get, what's not). If you had £1,000 to get this sort of car, what would it be?
• 4WD On/Off 10 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  i am considering a 4Wheel drive diesel I have looked at the Freelander,suzuki grand vitara and toyota rav4 I like the toyota best however it has fixed 4wd whereas the suzuki can run on 2wd I do not intend to use it as an off roader but I like the higher driving and where I lve the 4wd is handy in the winter. Has anyone any thoughts about fixed 4wd