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• Tarrant & Bentley - London ITV 5 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  The bentley went up on the 500 metres of the Weybridge bank (its very hard to stand on it at the top its that steep) Then via Woking to Farnham where they enacted the first traffic prosecution (happened in Farnham apparently) Man fined for driving at 9mph exceeding the then 4mph (2mph in towns) speed limit. Ending up in Basingstoke where they decried the 1960's destruction of a quaint market town for the concrete hell that is modern Booringstoke. Next week its London to Oxford.
• Jazz - CVT or manual 4 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Dear Honest John & readers, Does anyone have any experience of the Jazz fitted with the CVT gearbox? I am interested to know your opinions of it in general...
• Honda-wobbly brake calliper 23 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  The rear n/s brake calliper can move up and down by about 3mm or so. It rummbles quite a lot over poor road surfaces.Ie. practically all B class roads in this country! It is a single piston type. The play seems to be where the two sliding pins enter their respective sockets on the caliper bracket.
• 5 Series BMW No Start 22 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My S reg. 5 Series BMW Touring has an intermittent - could be 2/3 times a week - no start problem. I switch on the ignition and all the panel lights up as normal. Turn the key to the start position and absolutely nothing happens - no clicks, no whirring noises, no dimming of lights.
• Hit & Run Nightmare 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, Last night, returning from the cinema we took the usual short cut along a fairly narrow twisty stretch of road, from Scunthorpe towards the...
• Beware of the Hun in the Sun 9 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Now we are once again in the season of mists, mellow fruitfulness and low sun it has echoes for today?s motorists. My trip to work involves emerging from a very minor road onto a less minor road at the top of a blind summit. There are ample warning signs and SLOW's in the less minor road. View to left (east) this morning straight into sun.
• Ferrarri; 2nd-hand 2+ 2 for retirement 27 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I'd be very grateful for your views on anything relevant to this. For example,are they priced lower because the market doesn't like oldish ( 1970's - 1980') 2+2s Ferraris ?
• Bodykit - spin-off thread 21 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Over the years motor manufacturers have been guilty of producing their own dubious styling mods on high-performance versions of their ordinary models - in effect the factory-built Kev-car. Think of those high double aerofoils on the back of some 80's fast Fords - was it the Sierra XR4i or the Mk1 Cosworth Sierra? What about the Rover Streetwise? Even Porsche have made some outlandish additions to some of their 911-based models. OK, these were genuine fast cars, but a 160mph dog's dinner is just as ugly when it's parked as a 95mph dog's dinner.
• Chipped 156 JTD 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Many grins have been had, especially when the twonk in a fiesta van in the inside lane tried to pull out into the side of me earlier this evening. The Bora up my backside made braking a poor option and the o/s was the usual camel train so I just booted it (75 in 5th). In the time it took for the twonk to complete his ill-advised manouvere, I had pulled clear, leaving a rather dazed Bora driver and a totally oblivious van driver.
• Windscreen scratches - 2002 Polo 22 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  We have noticed that our windscreen has thousands of fine scratches where the wiper blades go. We\'d never noticed that on our previous car, although on the new car it\'s only noticeable with oblique lighting (street lights at night or low sun). Could it just be because the screen is less upright than on the old car, or have we got a problem? For information: The car is a 2002 Polo, the windscreen has been replaced twice (once because of the scratching, but with no admission of liability, and once because of vandalism).
• MINI Adventure. Tyre press.warning light 7 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Friend of mine has a 51 Reg MINI Cooper. Went back to BMW due to a grinding noise on front wheels at low speed. Having looked in HJ\'s C-by-C breakdown I find it should have been re-called for front suspension. Mechanic claims to know nowt. Looks it up on computer and sure enough it should have been. Goes back in a week later due to parts not in garage.
• Have A Brake Problem! Please Help 4 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have a shadow 1 (1972) with a brake problem that I am unable to solve. Can anybody give me any advice please? I replaced the two n/s/r flexi brake pipes closest to the calliper. Unfortunately there was a fluid leak o/night which emptied both reservoirs. On bleeding the system fluid was drained on both rears until no air was evident, however the brake pedal travels to the floor still.
• Adverts on here 7 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  If you\'re using MS Internet Explorer, then PRESS FUNCTION KEY F5 TWICE And yes, I am SHOUTING as no one seems to listen, no matter how many times it\'s been mentioned. Any further comments on pop ups, will simply be deleted. I can\'t be bothered moving any more comments to the thread that was already started. Whinge away in that thread if you like, but please refrain from starting new ones.
• leaking 205 22 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  My girlfriends car (1991 peugeot 205 grd with the vacuum operated sunroof) has started to leak into the footwells and the metal depression where the rear seats sit (i.e. making the rear seats completely s**den). The water seems to be leaking into both footwells pretty much evenly. In addition to this after leaving the car for some time and then driving it again, the handle which operatesthe sunroof mechinism starts to drip water all over the people in the front seat. i've checked the sunroof channels using a watering can and they seem to be draining to the right place (just behind the front wheels and just behind the back wheels). des anyone have any ideas/tips for trying to locatethis very annoying leak. i cant find any obvious reason as to where the water is coming from.
• No Lights!!!! arrrrggggghhhhhhh!!!!!! 21 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Clearly as soon as anyone gives them even a half hearted flash the lights get switched on, so maybe it's just a case of their lights are out in sympathy with their brain cell(s). Can somebody please explain why? I trust you all appreciate the extreme self restraint to avoid including any references to "pink fluffy dice" in this post. \rant mode = off Eye thenk yew!
• Focus veering problem 15 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I had a motorway journey after and could move across the whole carriageway by holding the wheel centred. Anyone got any ideas. I am at a loss. It?s so annoying as before my car was perfect where steering handling was concerned. Cheers Andrew B
• XR2i CVH low idle and cutting out 11 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I have checked the throttle body for any old deposits but it is fine, I even spayed carb cleaner around the throttle body but this made no change to the situation. I know earlier XR2i?s had high idle problems but this is the latter design type with the modified idle speed control valve. Many people I speak to are not aware of what the problem could be?
• My W Reg Vectra 23 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Thanks for the replies a few weeks ago about my post about purchasing a W reg Vectra 1.8SXi 16v. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=15941 for anyone that\'s interested. Collected it on Friday and thought you may like an update. Compared to cars that I have driven before (Uno, Cavalier, Fiesta, Astra) it really is the best so far. The seats are really comfy for my back, having felt really uncomfortable in the Astra.
• C5 'parking' wing mirrors 8 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  wing mirrors in a state. They don?t now swing 90 deg. in to the body on remote locking, or if they do it?s hit and miss. Neither does the passenger side mirror swing down on reversing anymore. So, can anybody help me to get my mirrors working properly again, are the two functions connected? i.e. parking and adjustment when reversing.
• Renault 5 vibration problem 2 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all, have been lurking for a while but now actually have problem! I have M reg renault 5 on 80K recently there has been a vibrating noise coming from the n/s front. The frequency of the vibration increases as the speed increases. I have not noticed any differences in handling at different speeds (between 30 and 60 mph). The wheels appear to be fine (no abnormal tyre wear, have been balanced recently and no weights have fallen off).