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• Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  The pics were all submitted by the person pictured, on the table. forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8965 I\'ll leave this here because I think its important. However, I have changed the link so that it won\'t work automatically, you will have to cut and paste it to your browser and I would emphasise the warning that Dave gave to the squeamish etc.
• Replacement for Peugeot 505 13 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I have an elderly Peugeot 505 GTi Family Estate which has served the family well for many years. However, though mechanically it's still pretty good,...
• Diagnostics on Fiat. 12 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Have recently purchased a S/H diagnostic tester, product of a well known UK manufacturer, for use on small Fiats 92 onwards. I am having some difficulty obtaining the required pod and lead to go with it. I now have two persons telling me not to waste my time with the unit because it is so unreliable as to be practically useless when attempts are made to use it on Panda/Uno/Cinc and MK1 Punto.
• Mondeo Subframe Alignment 20 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  After having a 4 wheel alignment done over christmas my Mondeo is still chewing rear tyres (the fronts are fine.) I bought some subframe alignment pins...
• Once upon a time there was a Mondeo 19 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Im looking for a Mondeo and have seen a 1.8 petrol one (in lovely shiny silver, fluff, fluff, pink teddy bears blah di blah!). Its an S and obviously has been a co. car with 89K. However, Im going to be doing 180 is per day, so on those calculations I will have done 1k in a week and thus, over 55 K in 12 months time (with a bit of personal mileage in there too).
• V40 - really that bad? 12 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  As I pay each new maintenance bill with the words "well there's nothing left to replace now" I just know I'm asking for trouble. (now you see why I chose "No Dosh") I have my eye on a 2001 V40 S 1.9TD. It's has 60k on the clock and FSH (volvo). The dealer is asking £9.5k but obviously I'm going to push for a deal. Now I know HJ has his views on V40s..... what I need to know is did Volvo improve matters with the 2000MY enough to make this car a worthwhile buy?
• Volvo 850 22 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I did consider a 1998 Passat & the Volvo V40, but the scary reliability stories put me off. Can anyone offer advice as to the wisdom of such a purchase? Nice 850's of that age seem to go for between £4,000 at non-main dealers, and £7,000 at main dealers. Many thanks in advance.
• V5/Ownership query 21 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Hi, hopefully that got your attention. right, well i put a £300 deposit down on a ford fiesta zetec s at motorpoint. It was a nearly new one and was due to arrive in 3 weeks and if i decided against the car for any reason the deposit could be transfered to any other vehicle. I was satisfied with this.
• Mk2 Escort electrical gremlins 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I am sorting out my Mk2 Escort (RS2000 replica) for it's MOT after it has been off the road for some time. Everything is fine apart from a couple of electrical...
• Omega/Continental tyre question! 24 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Hi All, Does anyone have any bad experiences of Continental tyres on the Omega. My fronts (235/45 ZR 17's) are suffering from an unusual tread wear pattern on the inside. The tread pattern seems to have some tread blocks work more than others - odd though it might seem. This was pointed out by a Vx dealer to me and would explain some strange vibrations that I've experienced through the 'wheel.
• Cooling/radiators etc 23 May 2002 (Forum)
  As you can imagine, the temp. gauge, which normally sits below a 1/4, shoots up to 3/4 way (sometimes above), and the electric cooling fan(s)kick in. But sometimes the temp stays up there for a while, until I start driving quicker again. What would be the best thing to do when the road is clear? get up to high speeds again quickly (to get more airflow over radiator), or let the temp come down before hitting the loud pedal?
• Speed traps 21 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  for a speed trap to be set up because ?those @!#$ motorists are speeding down our street threatening our children?s live?. The police investigate and if there seems a basis to the complaint they do set up a speed trap eventually, and guess what? 70/80% of the people caught are locals including some who requested the speed trap (they check!).
• MS Windows XP/2000/NT security 13 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Source: Microsoft Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-017 Unchecked buffer in the Multiple UNC Provider Could Enable Code Execution (Q311967) Originally posted: April 04, 2002 Summary Who should read this bulletin: Customers using Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows® 2000 and Windows XP Impact of vulnerability: Local privilege elevation and run code of attacker?s choice. Maximum Severity Rating: Moderate Recommendation: Administrators should consider applying the patch to machines that allow unprivileged users to log onto them interactively such as workstations and Terminal Servers.
• M6 J18/19 SPECS 5 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Regular M6 users will remeber the SPECS were in almost the same location about a year ago and Cheshire Plod boasted about 1000's of NIPs being issued. I mention their re-arrival just to alert you that when approaching this section of the M6 be aware of possible potential heavy breaking by the vehicle in front once these are spotted.
• Motorists aiding Research 20 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Alwyn? African Witch doctor dolls, complete with pins. These are nattily attired in British policemen?s uniform. With a certificate signed by one of the versions of Bogush. A Pinocchio style doll with the familiar ?zoom nose? feature. Again to avoid copyright problems we call it the ?Chris Watson?.
• Spacious, reliable, low cost estate? 5 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Short of buying a Transit van, or taking two cars each time, I?d interested to hear suggestions of a suitable low cost vehicle to acquire, it?s a five hour 300 mile round trip to uni so reliability and economy are important too!
• importing classic cars 4 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I am considering importing a 'modern classic' [specifically a Lancia 037 stradale] from the continent and have 2 questions related to importing. Firstly,...
• Car breakdown cure ?? 17 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  My sister`s car broke down at the weekend ( misfiring then cut out ) and the Callout man from the Rescue Service says that it looked as though there was a problem with the fuel . To cure it, so he said , he apparently swopped the leads around on the car and revved it hard..This made the engine pop and bang and produced lots of smoke smoke out of the exhaust !!!!
• Daewoo 3 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  I also have a number of Trabants for sale both with 2 stroke motors and with the 1.1 Polo motor some are Estates some have tuv and some are scrappers .the 1.1 s are in very good condition. Plus we can supply all Chevrolet (corvettes,camaros,blazers tahoes etc. models at far below anything you would pay in the Uk incuding so called importers regards Andy Bairsto
• Skoda Yeti - My Yeti(s) 25 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  The Cross Climates are again wearing evenly and are at 5mm, after 25 k miles. The car generally returns low 40's MPG (mid 30's in the depth of winter) and the remap (Shark stage 1) has had no discernible negative impact on fuel economy, despite boosting power and torque considerably.   The in-car tech is now looking rather dated, but the DAB and Sat-nav have proved useful (and cheap to update) and a big (64 Gb) SD card carries enough music to keep all occupants entertained.