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• Chipped Audi A3 TDI? 26 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  ( the car was traded into the same dealer bewteen the 1st and 2nd onwer the 2nd owner and probably me). Perhap s i could get an AUdi dealrer to 'plug the car in' ansee what the compluter reads? ANy other views on the A3 TDI sprt woudl be good to know. Although i reckon i may be signing the deal in the next few days!
• Signum - good choice ? 11 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I am a great believer in buying a good spec "old model" prob c. 2+ years old when most (no - not all) of the initial depreciation has been taken taken by the previous owner(s). I have been considering a Signum automatic with Elite spec. and would appreciate any comments and experiences of this model from others on the Forum. The Signum has never had rave reviews and not liked by motoring journalists but to me it appears a very practical motor with a great spec. and good reliability which can be had for reasonable money.
• Obtaining missing service history? 18 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  The car has a low number of previous owners and I can see from the limited amount of receipts it was ex-Network Q. I have a copy of February 2006's Car Mechanics which seems to suggest that some manufacturers will provide, either free or for a small fee, a copy of service printouts from their central database if the car was dealer serviced. Has anyone done something similar with their Vauxhall, and if so is it best to go to the local dealer's service manager, the supplying dealer, or Vauxhall themselves?
• Road Pricing 6 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  If you care about our freedoms and stopping the constant bashing of the car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/ Please pass this on to anyone who owns a car/motorcycle. It affects them
• Toll road price increase 5 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  This is now starting to get a bit expensive I think. I was coming down from Lancs to Oxfordshire and will use £40's of petrol for the trip, if I add the toll road into that then I spend £48 on the journey. So it's added 20% onto my bill (we'll ignore depreciation for this calculation, the car will still depreciate whether or not I use the toll road) Yesterday had to do the same journey so decided not to bother and although the M6 thro' Brum was busy and I had to queue for a bit, I decided it was worth saving the £4 to do this.
• Nightmare Altea 17 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I have little faith that the dealer is suddenly going to be able to fix the fault so I feel like there is little choice other than replace the car and let it be someone else?s problem. Tim
• bmw warranty 17 May 2006 (Forum)
  When I purchased the extended warranty 3 yrs ago there was nothing about excluding the suspension. I would appreciate your advice on this matter ? I don't want to pay many 100's of pounds to the dealer.
• Punto crunching into gear 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  No apparent leaks from the master cylinder. I haven?t yet checked the gearbox oil level, but thought I might change it anyway ? it?s meant to be done at 80,000. No oil leaks from the gearbox either. So the questions are, any ideas as to the cause and, if I change the oil, should I replace it with SAE80W as specified, or go for something thinner?
• Volvo S60 Handbrake problem 6 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Up until this the hand brake was very efficient, after the replacement it was spongy, and a week later after it's 24000 mile service where they stripped out, cleaned and adjusted backplate on O/S/R it is now a little better. My questions are: 1) could I have warpped the disc's by rocking the car as I did 2) did the garage see an opportunity to make money with doing more than was needed 3) if the garage are honest, what is my next step to recover the cost of the work from Volvo UK.
• Mondeo mk3 door mirror 1 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  But will they work with the exsisting wiring? I have been told the wiring is the same through out all the mk3's so that shouldnt be a prob, and that i only need a brown relay for the fuse box? is this true? If anyone can help in telling what could be required i would be very gratefull. Thank you. Pete
• £8k to spend. What to buy? 28 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Having trawled through Autotrader and HJ's CBCD I've come up with a short list and would appreciate your feedback: Citroen C5 Estate 2.0i/2.2 HDi Ford Mondeo 2.0i/2.0 TDCi Zetec-S/Ghia X Honda Accord 2.0i SE Exec (old shape) MG ZT+ 1.8t 160 Saab 9-5 2.0t Vauxhall Omega 2.2i CD I've briefly run the Mondeo and Rover 75 in the past and liked them. The Mondeo is a strong contender but is there anything else worth considering?
• Drum Brakes - Ford Ka 5 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, My Girlfriends Ford Ka failed its MOT on an inefficient nearside rear handbrake and footbrake. I removed the drum and the shoes were shot (the friction...
• from one extreme to the other 5 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I loved the comfort of the LS400, but fancy something more driver oriented. Any experiences of owning 7 series(94-02), S class(91-99) or A8 (95-03)? Do LPG conversions work well with those cars? Would love to get a Jaguar XJ8, but I'm a big lad and I'm so cramped in those cars. I'm not fussed about mileage. I read somewhere that the average heart rate of a driver of a luxury car is about 8 beats a minute lower than that of a driver of a small engined small car.
• Possible NIP and Leaving the Country 12 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I slowed down on seeing the marked car. I wasn?t stopped but there was no sign of a second police vehicle. If I have been caught it?s a fair cop. However, I was on a short visit back to the UK while in the middle of a 6month overseas contract. I have primed my wife to look out for any NIP but what I need to know is what I / my wife can do in respect to my licence which I need physically to have with me should this happen.
• 1st Car, Need help (cambelt) Golf TDi 10 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Hi All, I came across this site through yahoo search and I quickly came to realise that people are really knowledgeful and real helpful here which is really nice of you all. I have just bought my first car. A VW Golf GT TDi (110 BHP). It is a 99 Model 'S' Plate. It has full VW service history and the cam belt was changed at 40,000 miles. Now the mileage is 90,000. Should I change the cam belt? I have rang the local dealer up to ask the prices, and to buy the cam belt its really cheap but to the labour to put it in is over £200!
• Stubborn Ball Joint - Renault Clio 4 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone give me some tips or secrets in removing this balljoint without taking it to a garage? Anyone who has done this on a Clio with P/S? Any help much appreciated as MOT expires in 1 week. Regards, Mark. {subject header amended to make it less vague, as per the 'sticky' note at the top of the page. DD}
• MOT Validity 8 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Is there any kind of cross-referencing that is done in situations like this? Of course, I?m not planning on continuing to use the car if it does fail, it?s just an interesting scenario that I?d like to know the answer to. I?ve searched t?internet and can?t find anything. Thanks in advance! DB
• MB C class W203 25 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I've recently purchased a C-class MM, pre-reg and running fine. I have read about the car pulling and accelerated suspension wear. My family has the new s and E class cars and some have the old c-class, no problems noted. However, speaking to a guy at work who has a 18 month old c-class with 12k on the clock from new - pulling to the left and knocking noise, reparied a few weeks back by repalcing bushes on track rod ends?
• Picasso HDI Clutch Slip 20 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  The dealer has told me that the only thing they can do is take a look and that I must be prepared to pay £495 if the clutch is worn. In all my years of driving and many '000's of company car miles I've never had a clutch. I can't go to a 3rd party for a clutch as it wouldn't be covered on warranty. I'm being held to ransom surely. Anybody had a similar experience?
• Speeding notification 26 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Cheers, ND Guys, Tried to search past \'speeding\' volumes, all except latest vol. 25 are not loading. I\'d therefore be very grateful if someone would enlighten me: \'It\'s a fair cop\' - I was caught by a Truvelo (facing forward A422 farthinghoe village...) Particularly nasty as I was technically still in a 30mph zone - the 60mph de-restriction sign is about 25 feet behind the camera.