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• Driving home for Christmas 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  ...or driving to visit someone and back home afterwards. So what rarely undertaken journeys are forum members going on this festive season? Is that drive half-way across the county, or country, to visit friends or relations something to look forward to or dread? For my part, it will be down
• Driving standards in the UK 1 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I see a lot of posts that state that driving standards are better on the continent that they are in the UK in one way or another. The latest was in relation to motorcycling. Having both worked and driven on holiday fairly extensively in Europe I am firmly of the opinion that this is largely
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 01 1.9 Head lights and front driving/fog lights 19 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I have a Passat TDI Saloon 130 bhp Y reg. My head lights will only work on full beam,so can only be rarely used.I have been advised that they should work in the dipped position when driving but the lights do not.I have been advised that the headlights could have been blanked off,can you advise what
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 98 1.1 k11 drive shafts 14 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  i have just changed the clutch on my micra k11 but cannot get the drive shafts back in bacause the grooved ring the drive shafts slide into have moved, al thats showing is a bar with two cogs that slide up and down on it? the clutch mechanism works, gear did move but have now become stuck? how can
• Driving in the USA 7 May 2008 (Forum)
  I'm off to Phoenix in a little over two weeks for six months and while I'm out there I'll have the use of a car (though I need to sort out my driving license first - I filled out the forms and stuck the photo on, then missed the white box with my signature... oops). Anyway, I've never driven
• Rover 75 (1999 - 2005) - 2005 Diesel- Are they known to have a hard clutch? 21 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi - I have purchased a 2005 Rover 75 estate today and was really pleased with it. The clutch was harder to operate than the car that I usually drive, which is a Fiesta, but was not a problem for me on either the test drive or driving it after delivery today. My wife has tried it and tells me
• Dealer test drives 14 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  . Obviously there are lots of niggles other than those but they are an example. One particular car supermarket, which i wouldn't use ever due to the hard sell methods they employ, is situated just off a dual carriageway, their idea of a test drive is up the road one junction, back to the dealer and sign here
• Fag ends 2 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  This is something I seem to get on most journeys into or back from work - fag ends thrown from the car infront of me. Being dark when I drive into or back from work means that they are easily seen as they are ejected from the vehicle infront and susequently hit the road throwing up a shower
• Don't drive as I do, drive as I say... 7 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  The president of the European Commission was forced to defend himself yesterday against allegations of hypocrisy for owning a gas-guzzling 4x4 vehicle...
• Etiquette for test driving 2nd hand cars 15 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, I went to look at a 3.0 Z4 - 2nd hand. The guy wouldn't let me test drive it as my insurance is 3rd party cover only - he said if I made a deposite he'd add me to his cover for a day. I can see where he's coming from as it's a fast car, but is this normal? And as I'm about to sell my 4
• Efficient driving technique 29 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I have been trying to drive more economically. One of the tips I have come across on the web is to leave the car in gear and ease off the accelerator when going down a hill. I have read that this will only work for modern cars, where the ecu/computer cuts off the fuel. In such cases, it is better
• Wet Weather driving 5 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Have just got back from an IAM observed drive that lasted all of 5 minutes a further 30 minutess was spent trying to get out of Albrighton before giving up and having to wait it out. what surprised me was how blindly some people drove into water without a clue of gear or speed or how deep
• "Dementia made me forget ban" 21 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  A motorist with dementia has been spared jail after being caught driving while banned for the 30th time. Keith Edwards (57), was given a conditional discharge for a year when magistrates heard he cannot remember he is disqualified. Edwards was stopped at Conwy, North Wales, driving in the wrong
• Test Drive Technique...? 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Folks, How do I test drive an automatic to get a feel for the condition of the autobox? I'm on the search for a large reliable cheap load lugger. The latest possibles are an Audi A6 2.0 SE (N plate, 130k miles) and an Audi 100 2.6 SE (K plate 102k miles). I'm happy enough with the prices being
• Engine idling before driving off 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  In another thread, Cyd said "Do you drive off immediately after start up? Try letting the engine idle for 5 to 10 seconds each time you start up before driving off. It does wonders for engine life." The "5 to 10 seconds" notwithstanding, that's an interesting comment in the face of advice from all
• Tyres-how much difference do they make? 13 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Genuine question - over the years I've had a range of tyres on my car from Goodyear Eagle to Michelin Pilot, BF Goodrich and now Kormoran (the latter 2 being owned by Michelin I've been told). I drive a 940 se turbo estate and have had the tyres on in different combinations at different times
• Self drive car transporter - help! 25 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Despite Volvoman's thread, I don't want to drive illegally. I have managed to source a very, very cheap Mini in London. A friend wants to restore the car in Wales. Unfortunately it has no MoT and only a week's tax, so it needs to be moved quickly, and not under its own power. I think
• Highway code and Disqualifications 15 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  The large number of people that I see driving round with their foglights on have made me wonder if they have ever read the Highway Code. The Code specifically says that they should only be used under conditions of reduced visibility and this is backed-up by legislation. Surely people who drink
• Driving in Rio... 8 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  So the other day, Saturday I think, my heavily pregnant wife was driving though Ipanema which is normally a fairly well-behaved part of town - at least by Brazilian standards. Two cars in front of her but one lane over and at the front of the queue, is a fairly normal looking saloon car. Going
• Rear wheel drive 28 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I'm looking for something with a bit of go, must be rear wheel drive - can't do with front driven stuff! Call me old fashioned (or maybe just old) but I grew up with rear drive mk2 escorts in particular the RS2000 and it was fun!! Money available is only a couple ish grand, less preferable but I'm