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• MINI Options 11 May 2004 (Forum)
  I\'m looking at getting myself a new Mini. I can either get a regular Cooper, or stretch to a pretty poverty-spec Cooper S. Has anyone any idea how this will affect residuals. A/C is a £700 option and I\'m concerned that not having it will make it harder to shift a few years down the line. Would I be better off giving up on the Cooper S and settling for a well spec-ed standard Cooper?
• New Micra 53 plate 1.2 S Auto (EPAS) 24 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  I've only had the car for 2 weeks (previously pre reg). Already in the workshop - noise from the ignition when switched to ON or START. Apparantely garage...
• V8s, boxers, V6s why sound nice? 1 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  While out for a walk this morning I couldn't help noticing a scooby drive past and thought it sounded quite nice. This got me wondering why V8's and to a lesser extent V6's soounds so appealing. There must be a scientific explanation somewhere why an offbeat V8 burble sounds pleasing. Something to do with odd and even harmonics perhaps...?
• polo wishbone 20 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  i have been given the job of getting a family friend\'s polo up to roadworthy condition, as it has been woefully neglected over the past year or so! its had an MOT and failed, amongst other things, on an unbonded rear bush on o/s wishbone - my question is, can you just change the bushes or do you have the whole wishbone as it comes complete with bushes?
• Seat Leon S TDi 90bhp 21 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone answer me a couple of Leon related questions? 1- Does it have a diesel powered interior heater to overcome the slow warmup of TDi engines? 2-...
• One for the Citroën fans 6 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  A car seen for sale (not mine) in the Autotrader.... 1994 CITROEN XM DIESEL AUTOMATIC, 1994, black, 5 door, 6 months tax, long MoT, 4x e/w, c/l, p/s, a few knocks & dents, hence excellent price. £395. beautys & beasts Price: £395 Black? Diesel? Automatic? Dents? Anyone else think this ad screams EX TAXI? If not it\'s got to be worth the money.
• Peugeot 207 1.6Hdi 110bhp Sport - 35,095miles - DPF Removal 16 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  As such, I will now be filing an official complaint against s******* Ltd with the Office of Fair Trading & also submit negative reviews with 3 renowned customer complaint websites, i.e. "ComplaintsBoard.com"; "canyoutrustthem.com" and "overclockers.co.uk" to alert all & sundry about the sham & mis-selling carried out by s******* Ltd.
• 60 years of local car sales 20 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Looking at the number and size of new developments that surprised me but its still a 22% increase against a UK increase of 29% over the same period. In the 1960’s we had new car dealerships for Peugeot, Vauxhall, Renault, 2 x BMC, Ford and Roots Group. By the 1970’s nothing had changed really except by the end of the decade one of the BMC dealers had changed to Toyota, Lada and FSO had appeared and for a very short time in the mid 70’s Fiat had a showroom in the local Fine Fare.
• Ford S-MAX - Family car search is slowly progressing… 7 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  Any thoughts on who is best to use for a pre purchase inspection? Any thoughts, or used car buying tips? Or does anyone think the S-MAX is a terrible idea?! There are not that many petrol manual versions out there unfortunately. Thanks in advance for your input.
• Positive (only) aspects of UK motoring 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  You can see where Heath and Safety regulations come from when you consider that, as it was the same here a few decades back and car manufacturers thought nothing of harm to drivers or others in car design. Traffic just chokes the streets in Tacloban and it`s a free for all. It`s pretty good, motoring in the UK - although the `negative feeding` personalities of many people cause the generation of tabloid rubbish that is eagerly lapped up as `truth` The question is - can a 100 post thread be generated that`s entirely positive about UK motoring?
• Audi A7 Sportback - 7 Speed S-Tronic Gearbox Service Time. 4 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Hello, I wonder if anyone could guide me to a reliable Garage/Workshop in the Leeds area for the above job? I'm almost at 78k, and it needs doing....
• Honestjohn’s Motoring Agony Column 08-02-2020 Part 2 15 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  “Scrubbers” The cure for crabbing C43’s is switch to 18” wheels. MB paid for mine when I complained about the behaviour of the car on 19s. They provided the alternate fitment MB wheels and tyres FOC. I still have them as the new owner of my 3yr old C43 preferred the look of the original fit 19’s....
• Audi A4 Cabriolet 2.0 TFSI S Line Cabriolet 2dr - Audi A4 Engine seizes due to oil starvation 21 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, I’m looking at getting a car and I’ve been told the following: Damage to the sump, caused oil starvation to the cam and now does not start How...
• Audi A3 2 lt S line - Audi A3 servicing 28 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Hi looking at buying the above car with 50k miles on it 4 yrs old - 2011 model noticed it's only had 2 services to date ( one Audi dealer the other an...
• 1998 Fiesta 1.25 Zetec S - Replace Catalytic Converter 16 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  As the title suggests, I want to replace the cat on my mk4 fiesta myself. I've had a look but i can find anything on google about doing this. I know...
• Jaguar S-Type 2.7 Sport diesel manual 2004 saloon. - Battery Warning Light permanantly on! 11 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  For 3 years I have had the battery light on permanantly and no mechanic or specialist has beeen able to explain why or to get it switched off!? I got...
• Ford Fiesta (think about 1.25l) Mk IV, "S" 1998 - Dirvers side door lock 15 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Gonna investigate (tomorrow) why future daughter-in-laws drivers side door is becoming very very difficult to unlock Does anyone know if it's particularly...
• Diesel engine filtering atmosphere at 0.06 28 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Just passed it`s MOT and recorded 0.06 on the fast pass. The limit`s 3.00, I believe for a turbo diesel. I didn`t even bother giving it a good blow out, prior to the test either. But that said, always take it up to 4,000 revs once, on every hot engine trip.
• Ford S-MAX - engine rough idling 23 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I thinking of buying an smax , been to look at a 1.8 tdci zetec today. The idle seemed to be quite lumpy (hunting) -but not eratic- and noisy but seemed...
• Citreon C3 1.4 52 reg - O/S Coil Spring Snapped 12 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, my mother in laws C3 has just snapped its drivers side coil spring. After trawling the net I have vound numerous complaints about this. Are they really...