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• FIAT 500 (2007 - ) - Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge £8895 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  It still works out cheaper than a 6 year loan of £8895 though. With the worsening euro exch rate the cost of Fiats and other imports can only go up.
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - Petrol V Diesel 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Scenic is good size with occasional 7 seat use and good 2nd hand prices. Low mileage use for SWMBO so economy not too important. Thoughts?
• The right to drive more slowly? 5 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Is it not so much the pace of the slower car, but the driver behind thinking that they are infact far more important and people should yield to their will?
• Stop Start and Boundary Layer Lubrication new 2cyl 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Do you think the Big and main bearing shells will have been given endurance enhancing improvements on the forthcoming Fiat and VW `Stop start twins? that or different oil additives ? I have always been aware of importance of hydrodynamic lubrication on regular engines so have let them tickover for a few minutes rather than stop/starting when, for example SMBO pops into the Post Office from the passenger seat. Yes, I`m aware of additives and boundary layer lubrication, but it would really go against the grain to let a `Stop Start` engine keep letting its shells get to the boundary layer 200 times a day in the rush hour.
• 'Cool' car for 17 year old girl 30 May 2008 (Forum)
  Many, many years ago I was over the moon to buy my own clapped out Mini Clubman when I was her age...any suggestions for a reliable first car with the all important 'street cred'...how times have changed. Doubtless minor bumps and scrapes will ensue.
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 1996 1.4 Sloppy/Loose Gear Lever 28 May 2008 (Forum)
  Moving it around in neutral reveals some clunky noises - particularly at the extremities. Any idea what the problem might be and more important, is it likely to be expensive? Got a cam-belt service coming up in a couple of weeks. Car only cost £500, so if it's going to be major problem might think twice in having the work done. Any thoughts welcome.
• Citroen C5 II (2008 - ) - HJ's Road Test 13 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  This is a ridiculous state of affairs. We are facing ever increasing road congestion throughout the world, so it must be more important to improve urban consumption by way of reduced weight and increased efficiency, rather than a massage the figures for dubious extra urban figures which are impossible to achieve. Mazda are obviously the leaders in this idealist concept and I hope they do really well.
• Is the art of selling dead? 27 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  I wonder if they?ve had it too easy for too long on our shores, long labelled Treasure Island by the big importers.
• Driving In Snow 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  If there are several stranded then it makes sense for all to get into one car and use the fuel of one car. I case anyone complains your health well being is more important than the environment when you are sitting there stuck with the engine running
• Toyota Celica (1991 - 1994) - Incredible engineering 6 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Caught up with an all too rarely seen petrolhead cousin at a family gathering yesterday. He's currently smoking around in a 1991 Celica GT-S Japanese import. All history is fully documented and here are some staggering statistics: 244,000 miles on the clock (he bought it with 195,000) Original engine, gearbox and clutch In his ownership it has been serviced four times and has had the rear suspension rebushed and a pair of CV joints.
• Fault Code readers 14 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Mainly just to check for codes periodically when I am servicing my cars, as inthe past I have had problems, and there has been fault codes lodged inthe ECU when read, and the dashboard light has not come on (why ??) Ihave a 1994 Corolla, (UK car) and a 1995 Celica (grey import) IS there a "standard" for diagnostic ports/codes etc. that manufacturers conform to, or does everyone use a different one. So of course, does that mean one will need a differnet reader for each car, or can the readers handle different makes, or subsets of makes - my family and I tend to buy japanese cars Any info on this would be appreciated as I know not a lot about this area.
• Aftersales service 31 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Opened it up and found a big Peugeot branded tin of premium chocolate chip cookies. There was also a thank you letter and the all important follow up questionnaire regarding my purchase of the 407 coupe. I've already had a phone call from the dealer checking everything is ok!. Amazing how these little touches make you feel better about your car.
• Golf 1.6 MKIII Missing sometimes 21 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  When I replaced the plugs I did have a small problem with one of the HT leads which I repaired by crimping the end again. maybe it needs new Ht leads ? Please can anyone help point me in the right direction? If its important - The car isn't back firing, just missing a few beats.. Thanks Paul
• Merc v's BMW v's Audi A6 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I am thinking of keeping the purchase for at least 5-10 years, so durability and reliability is important. 10-15 years ago such a decision in my opinion would have been striaghtforward as Merc were the best, but today al premium band German cars cost the earth for so so reliability and quality...but i any event what do fellow back room guys think?
• new small exec car, which one? 3 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Choices hes narrowed down to are: BMW 320D Audi A4/A6 2.0TDi Alfa 157 JTD - may have to keep Audi a bit longer for this! He will be doing 40K a year and running costs are not that important as company pays, however he only gets 9 pence a mile for his diesel so needs to at least break even with this. Current Audi has been faultless however he ran Rover 800s for years so wont be too bothered about reliability!!
• Coolant Change - Volvo S40 1.9 TD SE 17 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  As I'm going to go for a complete rad flush - can I replace green with red?? On another site I been advised that the colour isn't important just flush well - but I don't want to make an expensive mistake Thanks and regards
• diesel estate for £4-5k? 4 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm looking for recommendations for a diesel estate and have at most £5k to spend. Economy and size v important to me, toys (eg air con etc) nice but not essential. Am thinking something like a skoda octavia estate, maybe 99-01 with 90k miles or so on it? Any others worth trying? For some reason I am put off focuses or anything french (bad experience with a xsara a while back) but not for any really good reason.
• Boulogne 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I have been driving in France for 20 odd years so I don't need the sort of 'Don't forget the red triangle' or 'keep on the right' type of advice but any tips on how to avoid getting lost in Boulogne appreciated especially if combined with where to get that all important tank topping fill of fuel before returning to the UK. Unfortunately I will be returning on a Sunday night - never the best time to get cheapest fuel. Is there anywher near the port that does a good deal on fuel?
• Zymöl polishing products 8 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I have recently discovered these. Marketed by Turtle Wax, and imported from the US, where I live a one pint of cleaner wax along with a one pint of glaze sealant in a dual pack costs a tad over 3 quid your money. That's a quarter of the price I normally pay for Mothers polishes, good as they are.
• Insurance for 'weekend' car 21 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  We are thinking of replacing the Merc with a reasonably modern sports car for use at the weekend - could be a Jap import like a Skyline, or even something like a Ford Puma - totally undecided as yet. Anyway - does anyone know how I might be able to insure this additional car for sensible money? Obviously no classic car policy will cover it.