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• 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.
• Honda Tracking problem 13 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  He cannot get the steering wheel to set straight ahead when the vehicle is going straight. I took the vehicle in because of excessive wear in the o/s front inside of tyre. Perhaps I should go to the Honda dealer I know which charges reasonable rates.They have a set procedure which I'm sure the fast fits don't follow. Any knowledgeable advice welcome.
• Fitting a Radio on a Renault Laguna 16 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  advise from halfords, and they have told me that if I want to keep the control and display, then only Sony will allow me to do that (which is fair enough because that?s what I will be buying anyway) but I will have to purchase a cable of them for a extra £50!!!!!!, yes £50, and then fitting on top of that, so I want to do it all my self. I was wondering, if anyone can tell me where on the net, they could recommend buying a cable from.
• Another thread on polish 12 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Not to hi-jack daisy1's thread, here's a polish related phenomenon. I've used Turtle Wax since the dawn of recorded time, it always seemed good enough to me and the right price. However, here's something odd on which maybe the buffs (no pun) out there can throw some light.
• Golf Mk2 GTi battery discharging itself 6 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  The interior lights are all switched off so I am stumped with this intermittent fault... Any ideas please? Are there any common problems with Golf Mk2's that can cause this?? Thanks P.S. What is the X-relay on the Haynes manual circuit diagram?
• Vectra 2.2 petrol stalling... 11 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Last time, the garage re-programmed the ECU, changed the ECU, re-set the throttle assembly up, cleaned the throttle assembly, etc. on numerous visits (5) last summer and the problem seemed to be cured until this week when it\'s started happening again every morning. Has anybody else had this problem with their 2.2, or know of any possible solution? Unlike last summer, the car is now out of its warranty. Many thanks in advance.
• Value Please 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  To cut a long story short, I need to sell my Fiesta should I get a new car and I want some thoughts as to roughly how much the value will be. The car itself is a 1996 Mark 4 Fiesta Ghia 5dr 1.25 Zetec-S. It has around 84,000 miles on it and all the usuals you'd expect from a Ghia such as electric windows, temperature display, rev counter, c/l sunroof etc etc.. The car was an automatic but then a very good engineer friend converted it to manual and it's been fine.
• Robert Fulton's Obituary 19 May 2004 (Forum)
  Last Friday?s Telegraph had an obituary for Robert Fulton, reputed to be the first to go around the world on a motorbike about 1937. It seems that he made a rash remark about doing so at a dinner. The rest of the table picked up on it, and he had to fulfil.
• Almera 1.8SE Fuel Gauge, 00MY 4 May 2004 (Forum)
  A couple of weeks ago I filled it and the needle held off the full mark by about 1/8th of a tank full, and stayed there for a least 50 miles (about right) before it would start to drop. Now the empty light comes on at 350 miles (I know historically I will get 400 miles) and it?s bugging me. Is the sender up the creak? If so any ideas how much? Or could it be a bad connection? It's still only done 23K mile BTW, and my warrantee won't cover it , at least I think so but I have not checked.
• More PSA climate glitches. Cit Synergie 13 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  The wiring from the sensor in the door mirror looks in good nick but I haven\'t yet taken off the door trim to see if any other plugs are hidden behind it. What\'s next, good folk? Buy/fit an ambient temperature sensor? Let the dealer have a look? Let an independent have a look? Hawkeye ----------------------------- Stranger in a strange land
• Why can't I sell my car? 25 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I got my new Fiesta back in September/October and ever since I have been trying to sell my old car. The car is an X reg Nissan Micra S in Silver. I am advertising it at near enough book price - £3400. The car has only done 23,000 miles and is in near perfect condition. I have spent close to £250 on Autotrader adverts and another £50 on an MOT to help it sell.
• Vehicle History Checks 30 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  I'm getting a new (S reg) Corolla and was going to do an HPI check on it. Then I realised I couldn't find where I'd written the VIN number down. When we rang the dealer about it, he said he'd fax us the check he did with HPI.com (or co.uk).
• Question to Passat owners about... 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  A friend drives a 3.0 Omega and gets about 20mpg around town, so I'm not a whole lot better off than him. S.
• Law on rejecting a used car - help! 17 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  She bought a Y reg, 14000 mile Punto 1.2 base model at deleted . There are two major flaws. First, a mate tells me that her boyfriend\'s dad works there and is convinced they don\'t service the cars (I checked - thick black oil on the dipstick.) Second, she was charged just under £6000 AFTER trading in her P reg Rover 111. Granted, the 111 was neglected.
• VW Golf high pitch noise, brake seizure? 15 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Do I just remove the calipers and brush off all the brake dust? Do I fit new \"retaining springs\"? The pad thicknesses are well above the min. If it\'s not the calipers could it be a warped disc? Thanks Andrew