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• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6 Major leak into passenger & rear footwell 12 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hello folks, I really need someone's help. My car was bought in July at a well known car supermarket. It's 3 years old. Having resolved to try and work out why I had such a bad condensation problem in my car following the truly torrential rain a week ago, I found several litres of water in the passenger side footwells, most of which I've mopped up.
• Ford Focus - Wondering about new car 23 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I keep wondering if I should buy a new car, first new one since a terrible Renault 9 on no-deposit finance years ago, a car that put me off buying new or Renault ever since. I run a 61 reg 1.6 Focus, which is very good, though it hates speed humps, and is a lovely car to drive.
• Ford Fiesta Finesse 1.3 - Wiper stalk/ column doesn't work 22 May 2015 (Forum)
  I thought the indicator/ wiper sets would be interchangeable, and before scrapping the old car I would change them over. So that's what I did today. I thought it had gone fine until I realised that none of the buttons on the wiper stalk worked, on either car... The indicators, lights, horn, hazard lights work on both cars, but nothing on the wiper stalks.
• Renault Grand Scenic 6 years old, 60000miles - Renault Scenic loss of power/handbrake fault 30 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Been having a few issues with my Renault recently.  About a month ago the car cut out on my commute to work.  Wouldn't restart on the roadside...
• Skoda Fabia 2 (2007 - ) - What would you do? 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Today the warning light is back on and the car is running rougher than an old diesel 405! The OH is really annoyed and feels she is being fobbed off, can we legitimately take it to another dealer or do you think it would be better complaining to Skoda UK?
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 88 2.6 Disappearing coolant... 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  I'm new to these cars and pretty new to car mechanics in general! Cheers...
• Ford Galaxy (2006 - ) - 07 1.8 Rear Door Handle & Trim Falling off 2 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Now, I paid £22K for this car which is only 1yr old. Does this sound right, has anyone else had a similar problem? Many thanks Jimmy
• Which old car? 12 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  If you read the technical section you may have seen my thread about Ford Focus driveshaft bearings. The thread ended prematurely with the sad tale of the...
• road tax a joke - not worth sharing 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  The new road tax costs just make a joke of the law and labour goverment in this county how can you tax a car on its emissons when new (ie whats on the log book). So a three year old 100,000 worn out 4x4 or similar can be taxed for the same money as a new one ?,when the old one is clearly smoking it self to an early grave but just scrapes thru a MOT each year.
• Manufacturer's warranty 3 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  My father in law has a car that is now coming up for 4 years old. The manufacturer's warranty was for three years. When the car was still well under warranty, he detected a faint noise from the back when driving. He worked for many years in the motor trade, and knows cars well enough to have an idea what it was; he was sure it was a wheel bearing.
• Car history check - not guaranteed 23 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Also, 3 new tyres seemed a bit odd - why not two, or four? Or is that reasonable in an 8-year old car? Incidentally, from this site I had printed out the list of standard things to check on a used car and having that to hand was very useful indeed, so thanks for the help HJ. Now about to check out a 6-year old 525 TD, asking price £3950, with same!
• Mercedes CLK - Cloudy headlamps 24 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  The headlamps of my 22 year old car have become cloudy. I’ve buffed them with toothpaste which has improved them but only marginally. Any recommendations of how to best get them clear would be much appreciated. TIA.
• Petrolhead hell 21 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I'm in La Palma in the Canary Islands and was in Gran canaria last week. I don't think I've seen one car with a straight panel.  They definitely aren't precious about their motors here, new or old. I assume the grubby parts receive a similar lack of TLC...
• Unusual Sightings - Volume 26 [Read only] 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  t=77617" target="_blank">VOLUME 25 ***** Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
• Unusual Sightings - Volume 16 [Read only] 30 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  t=57722" target="_blank">VOLUME 15 ***** Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
• distributorless ignition 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  who started the trend for distributorless ignition and when? only asking cause i still see some quite new cars with the old distributor set up ,as far as i can remember my montego had the dis-less set up that was 20 years ago
• Corsa 2002,5 speed, 1.2SXI, 30k miles 19 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I am thinking of buying this model car from a freind as a replacement for my mothers trusty 20 year old Corolla. Can anyone give me their opinions on the running costs/reliability of this model ? thanks
• New Focus or Golf or A3? 19 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Looking for a new car. Have yet to drive any of these but really liked the old focus. The new one is nice, but so is the golf. However, for the money of a golf I could get an A3. Any thoughts? Would be looking at 1.6 - 2.0 petrols.
• Brakes squealing - Mercedes 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  My MB E320 CDI has developed a horrific brake squeal. Unless you are braking very softly the brakes will squeal. The car is only just over a year old and has only covered 22,000 mls. What causes this and what are the remedys?
• Battery and holiday 6 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I cannot attach a battery charger to keep the battery charged. Do the solar ones work? How much chance is there that the car will start after this time..the battery is a year old but the alarm will be activated thanks for any advice alan