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• Peugeot 207 (2006 - ) - 2007 1.4 heater not working 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Just bought 2nd hand 207,1.4 diesel first registered May 2007. The heater does not work, only cold air. When re-circulation unit is on there is a slight heat. Have removed pollen filters to see if that made a differnece, but no luck. Any idea what it might be and how to resolve? Thanks
• Nissan Patrol (1992 - ) - 00 3.0 alternator rattle 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  i have a rattle that seems to be comming fron the alternator,, when i put on a load, like the heated rear screen and headlights, it goes away,thats why im guessing alternator, was wondering if this particular alternator is prone to having bearing failure,,and is the bearing the free wheeling bicycle type??
• caliper paint 5 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Question is whats the best paint to use for them,taken into account how hot they get,would hammerite smoothrite be up to the job? or am i looking at something a bit more heat resistant.
• 306 water ingress 7 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Lately the passenger footwell keeps becoming wet. Radiator level remains constant and A/C cooling works o.k.. When heating fan is put on water can be heard sloshing about. Can't see anything obviously wrong. I take it that water is getting into the ventilation ducting somehow but I can't see where. Thank you in anticipation, Paul.
• Is front wheel drive obsolete? 30 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I have a FWD car and I love my car. It is great fun to drive. But I know it would be even more fun to drive if it were rear wheel drive. Now that many cars are going AWD and most of the cars that are RWD offer traction control, is FWD a dinosaur?
• Parking between two cars 23 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Parking was not part of the trest curriculum when I passed my test many moons ago. I can line up with the car in front, and then start to turn the wheel anti-clockwise full lock. I chicken out as ut looks like my bonnet may clip the rear of the front car. So I move on to somewhere where there is a BIG gap between two cars and drive into the space FORWARDS.
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  Rough idling Audi A4 8 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have an ageing (53 plate, 120,000 mile) Audi A4 1.9 TDI. It has been a great car but over the past few months the idle has gone "lumpy" intermittently....
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  Do you recommend the Ford 'CitiStop' system? 25 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I run a six-year-old automatic Skoda Roomster. I like it and I find the warning bleeps when I reverse close to an obstruction helpful. I am nearly 80 and...
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  What can reasonably be considered a 'short journey' in terms of allowing the car to warm up? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Can you tell me how many miles you have to drive to avoid the symptoms of 'short run syndrome’? Talking to many OAP ladies on this subject, they seem to...
• Ford Mondeo - Ford mondeo mk3 front suspension knocking 12 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hi the front suspension is knocking i have replaced both front link bars and now both front wishbone's, and it still knocks mainly on the front left mechanic has checked every thing and all is fine he can only put it down to the shock absorber but he is not sure as it isen't a noise associated with the shocker help please.
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  Mixing Summer and All Season Tyres 17 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I know that one is not supposed to mix summer and winter tyres. But how about summer and all season ones? I have a Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDI (excellent...
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  Hangover cure 29 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2006 Vauxhall Meriva 1.7 CTDI which reverses up our drive easily. I recently test-drove the new Meriva. But because of its long front overhang...
• Renault Clio S Edition 1.0 TCe CVT 2020 - Front Radar malfunction and other alarms 14 Dec 2024 (Forum)
  The car was kept back for two days and I was told that a complete "software update" has been done and all was fine now. The car was delivered back by the Dealership driver and later on driving the car again found that the Front Radar alarm was still activating affecting active braking and I believe the adaptive cruise control.
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  Is it legal for a dealer to sell a car with three different brands of tyres? 4 Nov 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Should a reputable car dealer sell a car with 3 different brands of tyres on. The two on the front are identical but the two on the rear different from...
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  New tyres affecting steering 19 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a MINI Cooper S with Dunlop SP Sport 01 tyres (run flat) on. I had the o/s/r changed for new as I had a puncture. The n/s/r is part worn with...
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  Is it possible to fit a rear diff incorrectly? 21 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Is it possible for a garage to fit a rear diff incorrectly? Our Land Rover Freelander (1997) went in a couple of months ago and has not been the same since....
• No front number plate 6 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  It belongs to a well known tv and radio presenter, who owns several classic Ferraris (you probably know who this is). It was only after about the fifth time of admiring the car that he realised it has no front-number plate, only the rear (personalised) one. The famous owner simply pays the £60 fine everytime he's caught - there's no points attached to this offence. It also means he can ignore Gatso average speed cameras.
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - yr1996 - Offside front window - very stiff handle 19 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Any likely suspects? I'm going to be removing the inside panel at the weekend for a look around. {inserted year of car into header (found from a previous post of yours) - hope it is correct? - DD}
• Parking Question 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hello and a Merry Christmas to one and all. Simple question, neighbour has a hardstanding in front of his house that he uses to park his car, no drop kerb or drive etc, just bumps over the kerb (carefully) and drives over the small grassed area to access his hardstanding, I have been told that as there is no 'official' drop kerb that if anyone wishes to park in front of his house he has no legal basis to complain, is this correct?
• BMW 3 Series - F30 316i engine powerful enough for daily driving? 26 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  is the engine powerful enough? bearing in mind that I'm not the kind of driver that tends to push the car towards its limits really. Just for normal town driving and on motorways, do you feel that your car is crippled when overtaking with the heat or AC on for example? Should I consider 316i or completely avoid it?