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• Yaris Vs Zoe - Used Yaris - £5-£6k or Renault Zoe £10k 7 May 2021 (Forum)
    If it's a Yaris are there any models more suitable than others?  The car is being used for school runs and drop offs, about 7000 per annum mileage, 5 door, A.C would be a nice to have.  (Are there any models to avoid?)   Thank you.  From a novice
• How much you drove since pandemic started? 10 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Big part of it down to staycation in last summer.  I am WFH since pandemic so no commuting other than local school runs and supermarket.  How does your your mileage look like? Once pandemic is over, do you expect to revert back to your pre-Covid mileage?
• Ford Fiesta - Mk7 Fiesta 1.6 TDCI 14 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  She probably only covers a couple thousand miles a year as it's a secondary car to us really. The 206 has come unreliable as the battery keeps dying if we don't run it for a week and she's always liked Fiesta's and this Titanium looks amazing in the hot magenta but obviously want to make sure it's right. Many thanks
• Mitsubishi Colt 3-door - High Pitched Noise when Ignition is in ON position 16 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  I noticed that there is a high pitched buzz /ringing when turning the ignition to the ON position - before starting the engine. The noise is also there when the engine is running. It's not loud - you only really notice when on tickover. I never noticed it during the test drive... Anyone else with a Mitsubishi Colt who could let me know if theirs is the same?
• Any - Impossible to shift windscreen smear 29 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  I've tried alcohol (pure 96), glass cleaner, vinegar and rolled up newspaper, autoglym glass cleaner, all to no avail and I'm running out of ideas. I've heard a clay bar might help, but not sure how to use, I'm tempted to try hydrochloric acid wash, as I have some. Any ideas most welcome!
• Proton Satrio Neo 2008 1.6 - where to find proton spares 22 Aug 2019 (Forum)
    We have found other services parts which are easy enough to come by, but no where seems to have an exhaust for the car.  Proton are no longer in the Uk and he is aware that the car is running on borrowed time, but has very low mileage and is perfect in every way except needing a new exhaust.    any help or ideas much appreciated 
• Peugeot 207 - Replaced timing chain but will not start. 9 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Evening, I decided to replace the timing chain on my peugeot 207 1.4 16v vti, as I had lost power and it was running rough. When I look at the chain the top guide was broken so ordered the parts and tools.  But after I had finished the car started to fire but would not start and no longer tries to fire.
• MG ZS 2017 - Different performance 2 identical cars 13 May 2019 (Forum)
  very unhappy with his, so said try mine, different car he said, so told him about the software update and the crank position fault... Note to add, he uses BP ultimate, mine runs on Asda  and euro E10 when in belgium. My car is as it should be, his drives like a shed, but his local dealer is carp, and mine is brilliant, Have suggested he goes to my dealer.
• golf mk2 j'reg auto choke sticking 21 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  And also if i make a short joruney when the car is acting this way, when i turn the engin off it keeps running(well splutering and backfire) for up to 30 seconds after taking the key out of the igniton!! please help as i havent a clue what this is. I love my golf and i want her to be a healthy one!!
• Vauxhall vectra - Vauxhall vectra - Vectra Sri cdti 6 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  Hi on my Vectra Sri cdti on 2007 plate I have had battery light on while I was driving and stayed on I thought I would check codes just in case and came up with P0621 generator lamp control circuit malfunction , thought it might be alternator checked voltage was 12.5 v with engine off and 13.5 v engine running put lights on and didn't change , revved engine and did not change could it be alternator also is the 150 alternator same as 120 engine alternator thanks
• Ford Kuga - Ford kuga acceleration problems 26 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  I have an 2008 kuga 2.0 tdci and I notice a small problem with acceleration. For example I am driving in 3rd gear with around 1600 rpm the engine seems to be fine and running smoothly but atfer 5 seconds of driving constant like this the engine start to shake giving the feeling like its loosing power or the fuel is intrerupted. Then I push the acceleration pedal to 2000 rpm and everything seems to be fine however this is not the only situation when the engine is doing like this but is the situation when i feel this issue the most.
• Skoda Octavia Scout - is it a keeper? 19 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Head says £14k is a lot to spend on a 3 year old diesel that might start to get expensive to run before long....
• Windscreen life 1 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Puzzled how its picked up so many pinprick pits, (no chips or cracks), I asked my mate who runs a body shop about replacing it, but his advice was to leave it as is because in his experience not all screen replacements are done with enough care and can lead to problems. (understandable with bonded screens).
• Peugeot Boxer - Lpg boxer van 1996 24 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hi i have lpg 2lt petrol motorehome van i let the lpg go very low and now once i have filled up again it is not running very good on lpg keeps switching back to petrol on low revs this has no injectors its carburator single port there dose not look like there is any isolation for gas at the tank as i was going to remove the solinoid filter complet replace with new think it could be a fillter blocked but this could not be the case could any one please help.
• Fines for parking badly 24 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Last month I was in Looe in Cornwall. Parked in coucil run pay and display. The notice board next where payment was made clearly stated a fine would be imposed if cars were not parked wholly in a marked space. I think the fine was £100. Not a problem for us as I always make sure of parking correctly.
• Fiesta 1.4tdci - Turbo not boosting 26 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  There are no fault codes. All the injectors have gone back in the same order they came out and it's running fine... Just won't boost. Please help if you can. Thanks.
• Vauxhall Astra 2011 - Turbo air outlet covered in oil (external) 6 Feb 2018 (Forum)
   I have noticed that there was oil pooled around rubber hose connection before but it seems to be worsening. Photo in my profile I have not noticed any smoke when engine is running.   Any suggestions what could be causing this.   Thanks   Andrew
• HGVs - Fine HGVs which block major roads? 18 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  A couple of inches of slush and the traffic england map is full of stretches of red and black (=non-moving traffic).  A14 closed due to difficulty removing jack-knifed HGV. We can now be fined for running out of petrol on motorways.  Perhaps large fines for those who paralyse a significant proportion of the country's GDP -  number of person-hours + tons of static goods-hours x £10?
• Useless in the snow and ice - Rear wheel drive auto cars 14 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Luckily he was able to borrow my A4 for the day to visit his business premises. My view was confirmed by a taxi driver who uses this model for airport runs. But he has taken to parking on a main road and walking to his home, just to be able to keep in busness. so if anyone is contemplating buying one of these cars or similar BMW's be sure to opt for the 4wd version
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 18-11-2017 Part 2 18 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Re V-Power vs BP Ultimate: I use Super Unleaded in my 2004 Jazz (to prolong the life of the engine) and got no better MPG with V-Power - and some instances worse - than running on supermarket unleaded. By contrast BP Ultimate gives me 20-50 miles more per tank. I mostly use my car to commute between Cardiff and Bristol and so this equates to an extra one way trip - very handy.