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• why not USA ? 27 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  When talking about Automatic Cars Everybody recommeds Japanese cars or korean but i was just wondering why not american makes like chevrolet, ford or chrysler as nearly all americans drive automatics surely they must do good ones ??? on a side note i was recommed honda jazz but as im a first time driver the price of insurance is threw the roof so need to get a cheap car for a now i decided on the toyota corrolla 2002 auto anyone had any exspriences with this car ??
• Vauxhall Insignia - auto lights 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  on the other hand they are reluctant to come on when its dull and raining making them feel useless is the sensor faulty or is this a problem with auto lights as my old mondeo,s auto lights were not much better,also is it possible to tighten the rear view mirror as it shakes when driving as speed 
• New golf - Poor engine 21 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  I've sold a few of those and although they are a popular seller ,I always found them to be a nasty little car to drive ,with a poor reliability record . I remember one where the timing chain slipped a notch and threw the timing out .Very expensive to repair.
• Toyota RAV4 - Automatic troubles, slipping, bumping and no creep 27 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  My Rav4 (2002) automatic is giving troubles intermttently. It may have no creep on level ground when drive is selected, or it is reluctant to change from 1 to 2 without slipping as if in neutral and then may change with a bump. Another event is up a muddy lane it may slow down with the engine labouring but may go OK after stopping and reselecting D or L.
• Citroen Saxo 1.1 Forte 2003 - Engine cutting out 26 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  In the last month the engine stalled while driving and the immobilisor light flashes.This has happened on 3 occasions and after about 5 minutes it will start again.My garage tested with a diagnostic computer and no fault shows up.The chips in the key have been checked and are ok.
• porsche - tyre repair aerosol foam 17 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  If I were to get one it would be to tour some remote(ish) areas of Europe and Porsche tyres may not be readily available where a punture may occur. HOW FAR can one safely drive on a tyre repaired with foam and at what speed ( I assume no more than 50mph). I could then get to a major town that may be able to source one.
• Ford S-MAX - Throttle Hang Up 17 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  After the latest of 4 visits to the dealers I am told this is a characteristic of this particular engine and is to protect the dual fly wheel from failing - surely in a £32,000 car it should be a pleasure to drive? 
• Focus ST 17 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Just read the review of the new Ford Focus ST: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/ford/ford-focus-st-2012/ What a smart plan to make an estate version!  If I had a bunch of children/dogs/stuff to put in a car but wished to keep 'driving' instead of 'transporting', it'd be a great bet if cars like the BMW Tourings were out of my price range. Also hopefully this means that the existing ST will start to drop in price in the used market (it's on my list...)
• Toyota celica - Painted engine 17 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  I painted my celica engine red it had no heat shield in it do I painted the manifold of the exaust it says the paint is high temature withstands up to 300 degrees heat I left the car started to see was it going to smoke would the paint stay or even catch fire it smoked a bit and turned dark red black is it safe to drive will I take it off? Does the engine temperate surpass 300 degrees? A celica 97 st202 cheers?
• mitsubishi l200 51reg - truck keeps going into limp mode 3 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  hi driving the l200 around town its fine.get it on the m/way at a steady 2half-3 thoused rev,s in the boost the l200 go,s into limp mode.i have changed the boost pressure sensor changed all the breather pipes. o the garage told me to do this after putting it on there computor.been out in it and its doing the same thing again.can antbody shed some light on the problem please.
• any make model - small length car 29 May 2012 (Forum)
                                               possibly new, second hand maybe can even be left hand drive. Any help much appreciated Malcolm
• Ford Focus 1.8 LX 2003 - Ford Focus - central locking / speakers electrics 28 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  I have started to notice the central locking mechanism clicking when I am driving longer distances and if locking the driver’s side door this will be unlocked in the morning - this tends to be on cold days.. Also the speakers are not working despite a relatively new radio correctly wired and with working facia is this electrical fault all linked?
• 97 Fiesta hatch - Ford Fiesta Fuel pump 28 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  My partner was driveing home last night when her car just stopped, felt like no fuel being pumped to it, I checked relay , fuse etc.. all good. When you turn the key you can hear the pump working but it doesnt sound like normal, ( a bit louder ) .
• Bora 1999 19.00 tdi - low oil press STOP 22 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  hi there I was driving down the motoway and the engine cut out for a sec,thought no more of it, then 5 miles up the road the engine died on me, i thought it could be a fuel block problem so i bought a fuel filter and fitted it, still the same engine wont start,but now its saying on the dash oil press STOP.
• 02 vauxhall astra 1,4 engine code z14xe - compression through throttle housing 20 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  just replaced the engine in my sons 02 astra the engine runs and it idles spot on drives great. the only thing i have noticed is when you turn the engine off the is a puff of air comes out through the throttle boddy you can here the flap in side move up and down,anyone got any ideas.thanks
• BMW x5 2002. 3.0i petrol - Redex for petrol 19 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I've just put £50 petrol in my BMW x5 and though I'll try the Redex petrol. After driving about 6 miles the petrol gauge started to drop and the computer millage started to drop like I had an petrol leak. Can any help with the problem as its to much of a coincidence it's a fuel sencor failure?
• 2007 bmw 320 diesel - Sudden excessive fuel consumption 15 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  My bmw 320d was unused for a month whilst I was recovering from surgery. Since starting to use it again the average fuel consumption over my typical mix of driving has increased by 10mpg from the figure it has been over the last 4 years. I've checked for binding brakes, no problems there and the performance is unaffected. Any ideas on the cause of the increase in fuel consumption most welcome please.
• Brake lights on all the time 16 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Most off-putting as you approach as it makes you think there's a hazard/cutting up etc ahead. How can he have managed that?!  Wiring may have gone awry but can you drive an automatic with the 'brake' still on?  I reckoned it to be an auto C-class early 2000s.
• Citroen C3 - air leaking into diesel lines 10 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  my car sometimes stops whilr driving along normally and would ot restart.few hours later or next morning car starts normally.had a good look at the engine and disconnected and reconnected all the diesel lines.i suspect there was a leak in the fuel feed line,which works by sucking fuel from tank(there is no pump in the tank) and removing and refitting the lines fixed the problem.is there a kit to change the orings in the quick release fuel line connectors?
• seat arosa 1.4 S reg (98) - loss of power first thing 4 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hello, my friends seat is acting really wierd first thing in the morning, after a short drive if she tries to accelerate the car, even with the pedal to the floor nothing happens, no acceleration-nothing. once the car achieves full working temp its ok. This happens only in the mornings, it can be left all day and start and work fine!!