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• The ignorance of some drivers! 3 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  i could see him and his ugly missus chittering on about it when i eventually got past, couple in their late 50's early 60's.......i'll admit to being most unproffessional with my hand signals when he gave me a load of main beam......why oh why does it bother him what i'm up to? old twit doesn't even realise it's him committing the offence of 'driving without reasonable consideration for other road users' s3 RTA 1988 there i feel better now
• Bio Fuel - Jeep Cherokee 2.8 diesel 6 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Is anyone here a wiz on bio fuel? I have a customer with a Jeep Cherokee 2.8 diesel. Jeep says it?s only allowed to run on 5% bio fuel so really that means it can?t use it. Anyway this customer has been using it anyway and had no running problems with it until it started making a noise then broke down.
• rear end shunts 28 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  No doubt she's still driving around blissfully unaware - or perhaps she has Cyclops Syndrome, that nasty disease that?s on the rise again now it's winter, and it?s a particularly nasty dose of it. (Oh, and another thing: I?ve just swapped jobs and my occasional foray into the city centre has become a daily two-way journey.
• Volvo V70 D5 - update 13 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Just a quick update for all those who kindly replied to my query regarding opinions on Volvo V70's. I had a quick go in a D5 today thanks to my kindly local dealer. Not a V70 but a S60 Auto which is basically the same car. Pretty impressed with the engine - nice and smooth and good performance. Only really a trace of diesel noise at idle when cold but on the move the only difference with petrol was the nice load of torque just where you need it.
• Ban for Speeding not notified 19 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  d like to get some first thoughts from Backroomers. In May 2002 (last year) my son was stopped by a patrol on the M23 doing over 100mph. (Don?t let?s have a debate on the rights and wrongs of this :-). He knows he was in the wrong and it's certainly slowed him down) He didn?t have his licence with him at the time but was told he may be reported.
• Dumb Accident 20 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I stopped but to my amazement the other party did not appear to react until quite late when the front of the car dipped and the noise of locked up wheels. Unfortunately he failed to stop by a few cm’s and collided with the corner of my front N/S wing. Now the rub is that when I reversed my car to take it to a safe place is was clear that the impact was in the middle of his Nissan Primera Bumper/Grill/Number plate and the point on contact, not forgetting I was stationary was only 30 odd cm’s from the white line, thus he had both O/S wheels on my side of the road.
• Diesel - The clean alternative? 15 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  The findings of the Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust, released last week by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, were revealed as latest figures showed UK fleet diesel sales had risen by 47.2% so far this year. Its authors stress their research is based on mid-1990's diesels, but warn they are not certain whether engine and fuel improvements in recent years will have done enough to eliminate the risks they have uncovered. A spokesman said: 'The health hazard conclusions are applicable to engines currently in use, which include many older engines.
• Audi S£ and ponytail? 30 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Dear Mr Audi S3 Driver, I am so sorry for delaying your Friday evening rush hour journey west bound on Birmingham Broad Street. I do understand that by...
• Getting even the San Francisco way 10 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  It pink fluffy dices them off, yet does no damage, and it is effective. \"P.G*****\" wrote: What about those people out there that buy SUV\'s because it\'s the practical thing to do? If I did, in fact, own an SUV, how would you differentiate between myself, someone who\'d bought an SUV for practical reasons, and those people whom you rag in your letter to this list?
• What to buy after armageddon ... 24 Sep 2025 (Forum)
    to get to it you need to cross a small stream, drive through some woods and light mud, up a snowy hill and then finally across a small icy lake !!   If you only had around £3k to spend..which of these 4x4's would you trust as reliable, get it there transport for you and your wife and a dog....   ( lets assume they all are in VGC, all on same tyres.. and yes these are all available on autotrader for under £3k )   Suzuki Jimny Toyota Rav4 Petrol Fiat Panda 1.3 and 0.9 XC90 pre 2006 BMW X3 / X5 pre 2005   Other suggestions if they are in the budget welcome lol  
• Volvo XC60 - Tyre costs and speed rating 20 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all, I had a tip-off that national were offering 20% discount on four new tyres or 10% on two, so I just had a look some Michelin crossclimate 2’s for my Volvo which are due a change. Mine are 235/55 R19 V-rated and £221.99 before discount (I am sure they were cheaper last month before the current discount) but the odd thing is, the same tyre when W-rated is £209.99.
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  What small automatic would you suggest? 15 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Is there a small reliable car, new or secondhand, with a good ride, no more than 4000mm long, 0-60mph under 11 seconds and available with torque converter...
• Kia Proceed 1.5T GDi GT-Line 2023 - Kia Proceed - Front Parking Sensors 14 May 2023 (Forum)
  Hi; just had front sensors fitted by Kia before taking delivery of car (only factory fitted to GT-Line S model) & just need to confirm / query how they are supposed to work. I have front sensors which beep loudly whenever the engine is started, touch to switch beeping / sensing off, then need touch again whenever front sensor is required.
• 2015 Audi A3 2.0 TDI 184, manual - A3 tdi satnav 'not enabled', headlamp dash message 16 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  hi all, My A3's Satnav has the 'not enabled' message, on the pop up screen. The Multimedia unit, in the glovebox, does have 2 slots, horizontal, about an inch long each, marked 'SD1' and SD2' So i take it its not a CD i need, to get the Nav operable, but some kind of SD card?
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  How accurate are tyre pressure devices? 7 Nov 2022 (Ask HJ)
  How accurate are tyre pressure devices? I gave three different ones and they all give slightly different readings.
• Citroen ds3 1.6 ehdi - Has my Head Gasket gone? 21 Jun 2022 (Forum)
    I took it out for a 15min run around the block and white smoke was pouring out the back, checked the coolant and it had gone below the Min mark after I'd filled it to just under the max also it had turned a brownish colour.   Strange thing s the coolant has also returned to the same level after leaving it to cool.    Engine bay was very hot too around the turbo area.    I had it idling and it doesn't smoke which is odd and coolant seems OK.
• 2018 Audi A3 1.5 TFSi manual - Low mileage Audi A3 clutch issues 2 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  We’ve just got rid of an Alfa Giulia that we only had for 8 months and was no end of trouble! Traded it in against a 2018 Audi A3 1.5 TFSi S-line (manual) with 26k miles on the clock. Only had it a couple of days and it’s already concerning me… The clutch biting point is REALLY high, the pedal is almost fully up before it bites. The clutch is not heavy and there is no clutch slip in any gears.
• Mercedes Estate - Dodgy Solicitors? 31 Aug 2021 (Forum)
    They want me  to be responsible for payment of their legal fees and any award of costs which might be made should the claim fail, which it surely would for lack of independent witnesses   I have had no such request direct from the insurance company, and even if I had would obviously have refused. This beggar`s belief! There is no reason for me to make a claim my insurers` behalf and underwrite the legal costs associated with it. Is it proper that this proposal should have been made at all by an established firm of solicitors, or is it a scam?
• Ford Focus - Garages/repairs 8 Jul 2021 (Forum)
    This seems to happen regardless of where i take it (talking about many cars over many years). Often they already know what needs doing and say the part/s will be ordered beforehand. So why do I have to spend all day without transport for a job that takes 1-2 hrs? Im not counting jobs where unknown issues may crop up. If a job takes half the day max,  why cant i arrange to leave it with them for either the am or pm?
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  Which hatchbacks have high driving seats? 25 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I need a car that's a similar size to the Peugeot 208 for a person of limited mobility. It needs a higher seat than the 208.