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• 200,000 miles - what can go wrong 2 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  {As this thread has become more of a discussion on general high mileages, It's time to move over to Discussion. DD} When I drive down my road tomorrow I will click over 200000 miles. The car is a 1999 Rover 75 Diesel. I am currently racking up about 600 miles a week, so around
• Driving in the Rain 11 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Major gripes from this morning\'s drive into work: Why do people drive in minimal visibility with no lights on or sidelights only? Was the motorcyclist I saw without lights actually trying to commit suicide or did he think that everyone else had xray vision? Why don\'t people leave longer gaps
• driving written off motor 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  A colegue of mine had his company C5 "T" boned at traffic lights in France. the vehicle was recovered to the UK and as was not yet 12 months old with low mileage was given a new body shell by Citreon. He has now been driving it since rebuild approx 10 months, this is the crunch, road fund due
• Congestion charges - motorway tolls 2 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I always thought Road Tax was meant to be the way to pay for our road systems. It seems that now we will have to pay for their building and upkeep AND to drive on them as well. Combine this with high fuel tax and I believe it adds up to a very unfair system I have this suggestion for our transport
• 2020Skoda Kodiaq SE drive, 1.5 TSI ACT - Skoda Kodiaq unidentifiable noise 28 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  In August this year I part exchanged my Subaru XV for a 2020 Skoda Kodiaq SE drive, 1.5 TSI ACT, petrol, 7 seater, manual, one owner, 24,00 miles on the clock. Very reputable garage/car dealer, full service, 12mth warranty etc.   I have since driven 2,000 miles without any
• Nissan Qashqai - Qashqai Noise 9 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Hello great people!  My wife owns a Nissan Qashqai Mk1 (J10?) 13 plate. 2litre 4wh drive (360 spec). 65k miles We only drive it 3000 miles p/a - essentially it's a holiday car (I can't take my company car abroad). Last summer when driving to Italy it started making
• Drink driving arrest advice please 20 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  of that custodial  sentence. (Previously had attended drinking driving courses , community service ect ect,) Now he has been arrested again! (Fourth offence now) For drinking driving thats 2 or 3 in rhe 10 year scope. He was 7x over the limit.   My question is will he have
• vw1d3 - have a drop kerb can i have a bollard fitted 5 May 2021 (Forum)
  hi we have a drop kerb on property for disabled driver,Our problem is our neighbour next door up she comes up the street drives on the path on our drop kerb to drive all the way up to her house then she drives back on the road to reverse back into her garden bering in mind she doesn't even have
• Ford Mondeo Estate - Shuddering when accelerating 17 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Hi Folks I have a charming old Ford Mondeo Estate, 1.8L and 2003 reg. When driving to work this morning, I noticed a shudder everytime I put my foot down to accelerate (fairly hard but not overly hard). Once I then reach a cruising speed (any speed from 0mph), it seems to run smooth. If I
• Toyota Auris HSD - Best way to drive a hybrid on Dual Carriageways 14 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  I've got an Auris HSD and almost all my commute to and from work involves driving
• Travelling to buy a (used approved) car? 22 May 2014 (Forum)
  drive, (and if all is ok) leave your old car with them and drive the new one home? Or is it a case of negotiate over phone, drive down, test drive, agree to buy, drive home, wait a week, repeat to pick up the car? Not knowing much about what makes a good car, and what makes a lemon
• Fast cars 19 May 2014 (Forum)
  This is probably nonsensical musing but I'll go with it anyway. A few drives in the company Focus has reminded me how differently you need to drive to make a relatively slow car perform. In that, I can put my foot right to the floor and still control the car, as it takes a few moments
• Golf MK4 SDI with 02K gearbox - Can't select 1st gear after leaving car standing 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  If I drive everyday then no problems. But if I leave the car standing for a day or two then it drives fine for 5 miles, then I have trouble selecting 1st or 2nd after stopping at traffic lights. After driving another 30-40 miles the problem goes away again, and I can select 1st and 2nd after
• VW POLO Auto LHD 1.4 2001, - Rumbling noise steering left while driving 27 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi there, I really would appreciate help with this. I own a VW POLO from 2001. Its automatic and Left Hand Drive. Only has 35K miles on the clock.  While driving at any speed there is a low rumble when turning left. It is also associated with a related slight vibration that I
• Peugeot 306 HDi - Knocking noise at front of car 17 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  I have a V reg 306 diesel. Which runs really well.  However the car has developed a knock which appears to come from the front drivers side in the area near to the front wheel. The knock is not ever present.It does not happen whilst driving in a straight line and does
• 18yr old son passed Driving Test today - now what? 8 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  The failed first test earlier in the year made him realise that he doesn't know everything :-)... However now he has to; 1) get insured, 2) buy a car??, 3) drive on motorways and 4) learn how to get around himself without mum, dad or satnav to guide him. 1) Do we just start with him as a named
• Cars parked blocking my drive 27 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Need a bit of advice here. Neighbour who lives directly across the street from me - despite having a drive capable of safely parking 4 cars - chooses to park in the street. Street is pretty narrow - typical housing estate set up. By going so - getting out my drive involves quite an effort despite
• Finding the perfect driving position. 21 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  We are often told that a bad posture at your desk can lead to long-term injury but what about the long-term effects of a bad driving position? Given that many of us will spend a large chunk of our lives behind the wheel, is this something that we should be giving more thought to? Many people
• Tyre experiment over.. 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  ` ( something like that).. Became desperate about this and it was clear SMBO was having none of it re driving advice. So after consulting a tye dealer, I fitted I fitted Hancook RA08 reinforced commercial tyres (all round) The result has been a tripling of mileage on the front despite the same `fling
• Driving in Italy 27 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Just came back from a week in Puglia, and for the first time rented a car as we were staying somewhere really remote. Was hesitant about doing this , as my observations of driving in Italy havent been good. I expected it might be worse in the cities, but the only one we really spent time