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• Toyota & Honda Diesel Longevity 12 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  DOes anyone know what work these engines are likely to need doing at this mileage, and in the next 50,000 or so miles ? I know these co.'s petrol engines are pretty bulletproof and good for £150k + ( I have an old petrol toyota now) but will this carry onto the new diesel engines ? My dad had one of the old-style citroen diesels and I know injectors and glow-plugs need replacing after a while.
• Pay as you go road tax - Is this a hoax? 8 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I've just received this email, am I right in thinking it's a hoax? Subject: Road Tax... If you drive a car...read on.................! Apparently there...
• Suggestions for my next car 21 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  It's not a great car, but it does the job well enough and if I keep the speed down to a steady 60 on the motorway I get very good MPG. It works out a about 45MPG when driven this way. Trouble is I used to own a S Type Jag (3.0 petrol) before this and I feel the Polo lacks, how shall I put it, a bit of finesse. As I do more than average miles per year am I better off buying a higher mileage car to begin with [which should be cheaper] and just pile on more miles over the next year or two?
• LR Defender- to buy or not? 17 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Having looked at Autotrader online, prices seem ridiculously high for old (in my opinion) Defender 90's, but I am tempted to make an offer, but do not wish to insult! Does anyone in the BR have an ideas as to a sensible offer price. Presumably if I buy this LR the current owner will be in a position to negotiate a good deal on its replacement, having no part ex.
• Uneven tyre wear - Renault Modus 10 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  He has worked for a local tyre fitting firm for 22 years as a tyre fitter so he does have some [relevant] experience on this matter - in my opinion. Apparantly the power steering can cause more 'aggressive' wear than a car without p/s on turns. He has even checked the alignment [not using laser equipment though] and it is within tolerance. Question - should I pay to get a 'proper' laser alignment check done? If so what can I expect to pay?
• Who served you well in 2006? 1 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  (Please try and stick to people who have served you well, rather than naming and shaming those who haven't - we'll have to remove those!) My vote(s) go to: Jacksons Basingstoke, where the salesmen were quite happy to spend a long time with me when I was considering the Skoda. It didn't matter to them that it was going to be a company car, like it does to some dealers.
• Merc A-Class - Who are they kidding? 23 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  The other thing that made me laugh - how can we be this far along in diesel technology and STILL Merc are making diesels that are rattly and loud - the only improvement between the 1.8 diesel in this A-Class and a 1990's Escort is the lack of vibration, but the noise is just as loud. What a throughly disappointing car.
• How often do you perform basic checks? 14 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Inspired by the Dundee cars thread, how often can you honestly say you check your car(s) over for defects or safety related problems? I tend to check fluids, bulbs and have a cursory check of tyres at some point over a weekend on both cars, although I will admit I am not religious about this.
• stolen keys again 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Firstly a cautionary tale and also any useful extra info will be gratefully received. We were burgled a few days ago with a Mini Cooper S being stolen from the drive. They also took keys for a nearly new Audi A6 but not the car (? why). Mini has been recovered with minimal damage but effectively we have one missing and one spare set of keys for each car. the Audi was taken away by the insurance company as it was at risk of being stolen by the culprit returning for second dibs.
• MX5 Auto advice required!!!! 31 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Cheers everyone, any info / opinions that don't include me changing jobs to Toni&Guy would be great. Virtual pints to the best three answers!! Lee -- You know, it\'s not like changing toothpaste
• Computer Related Questions - Volume 103 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Lee Thought about posting this in IHAQ, but seemed more appropriate here what with the wires and electrickery involved... -- You know, it\'s not like changing toothpaste
• Merc 190 Cosworth 2.5 16V - how rare? 10 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  It also needs OS 'A' post outer skin - (the 'A' post itself is fine - the windscreen is bonded to it and didn't smash) My dilemma in fixing/selling stems from it's apparent value/or lack of... Just how many 2.5L 16V cosworth 190's are left out there? How collectible are they (going to be?) should I fix it and keep it as a collectible? I'm worried that the current parkers 'A1 condition' value is about the same as the cost of repairs....
• Report garage rage? 3 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I got out of my car, and another car pulled up in front (facing the wrong way) and a wiry bloke in his 50's got out, and started abusing me with aggressive expletive strewn language in a strong Scottish (Glasgow?) accent. I ignored him, though I think I said "What?" a few times out of surprise. I filled the tank, and he walked up to me, and again started swearing at me.
• Reliable, cheap French car - possible? 3 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  What with the high cost of french s/h cars I'm minded to buy a RHD car in England, run it here for a while to make sure any bugs are sorted out and then drive it to the french holiday house where (with right-hand dipping headlights) it will live out it's natural life.
• Sat Nav - standalone or PDA? 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I have just got my latest toy - an XDA Mini S, a phone/PDA combined with lots of twiddly things to play with. The music is very good too when using the headset provided. I would like to put Tomtom on it as well so that I have phone/diary/satnav all in one box and just carry one piece of technology around with me, plus the gps receiver, rather than several.
• No brake lights - what would you do? 9 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I managed to pull to the side of him at a junction and wound the window down to tell him. He couldn't wind his window down (obviously u/s as it was his drivers side window he was trying to drop) and so opened the door, which reveal a lot of rust. He was an early 50s bloke in shirt and tie and cigarette and had a couldn't care less attitude when i told him.
• how many MPG does your car really get? 14 May 2006 (Forum)
  They are saying you're going to get 35 mpg, and you're really only going to get 21," Champion said."[/i] More - http://news.yahoo.com/s/kcra/20060508/lo_kcra/3452610
• Volvo ETM 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I'm currently looking for a quick discrete and comfortable coupe. Until recently I had been looking at volvo C70s (T5 and 2.4T)s for sub£7K. However, recent internet investigations have highlighted the problem of the electronic throttle module on volvo petrol cars from week 20 of 1999 to 2002. The electronic throttle module costs around £650-700 to fix and recon units are problematic because of software issues.
• headlights and DLR 24 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I know that Europe would like all countrys to go DLR and I think I have found a soloution which would interest most partys. DLR's have always been Headlights, but in this day and age with ever brighter bulbs and 4x4's with headlights at eyelevel this is just asking for trouble. so here is the solution we use front foglights, I can find a whole ream of reasons why it would be better including; The beam isn't so powerful as to distract you.
• Peugeot 405 Battery Drain....or not ? 20 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  The AA man says battery OK (its less than 2 years old, but I'm not saying it isn't, as they can lose a cell or somesuch) and that I have a current drain of half an amp somewhere, which is a problem - we pulled out all the fuses, and checked cooling fan relays but it wasn't there. S I disconnected the battery for two days to remove the drain, and of course the car started up Then, another guy told me that half an amp is normal, as the clock and radio memory use that much when the car is sitting.