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• VVT-i 2 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I have now read a number of reports on Toyota VVTi engines suddenly suffering from high oil consumption. Is this a characteristic of the VVTi engine design or just 1.6's. Can any help with experience or knowledge please ?
• Nissan Primera 9 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I have just bought a 2.0 turbo diesel, S reg, 91K. Can anyone tell me what type of drive is used for the cams. Chain or belt, if the latter at what mileage should it be changed. Thank you.
• Unmarked Police Cars 26 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Does anybody know if the law requires you to stop when an unmarked police car signals you to pull-over? (Recently there's been a spate of hijackings involving...
• 306 HDi Oil Capacity 4 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I'm doing an oil and filter change on my Pug 306 HDi today and cannot find the oil capacity in the manual. Does anyone know please? Simon
• Mondeo 16v engine reliability 21 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Does any body have any idea as to the general reliability of modern ford 16v engines fitted to the latest mondeo\'s. How do they rate in terms of performance, durability and reliability. Thanks
• 1.6 Escort Thermostat 16 May 2003 (Forum)
  After replacing the thermostat on my 1.6 escort (oncore), the engine idle speed increased, I dont think i replaced the rubber seal around the thermostat,Can...
• Gatso Locations by County 25 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  In case any back-roomers are not familiar with The Association of British Driver`s website where full details of Gatso locations are detailed along with a load of other useful motoring info - check out :- www.abd.org.uk
• Directional Tyres 1 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Can anyone give the benefits, or otherwise, of directional tyres, are they better? Presumably the spare must be non-directional (or whatever the term is!) S.
• DRIVEN's back 26 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Channel 4's car programme 'Driven' is back in air tonignt at 8.30 with the usual crew of Mike Brewer, Penny Mallory and Jason Plato. This is just in case you were glued to The Backroom and forgot about it. HJ
• Top Gear 18 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  What about bringing back the lad from Manchester who rode bikes. Always struck me as a northen Mike Brewer {of CH4's driven}. Much better than the current lot - what was his name anyway?
• Ford s-max - Ford S-max reconditioned engine woes 25 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all, we are seeking some advice re our  broken car! Our 2.5 petrol s-max suffered a terminal engine issue last june(2013) requiring either a new engine or reconditioning the existing engine. We chose to recondition because a new engine was more than the cost of replacing the car.
• HGF 150 miles from home. Fantastic! 21 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Coming back from a day trip in Perth, within 5 minutes from my relatives house to which we were staying, it became apparent something?s wrong. You know how it is, you?ve got that feeling in your gut something?s not quite right, but you can?t put your finger on it. Performance below 3000rpm became very poor and there was a constant misfire which was getting progressively worse, to the point where progress was in a ?
• The Gatso king speaks 8 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Brunstrom on speeding. Richard Brunstrom is fond of citing 19th century philosopher John Stuart Mill?s views on civil liberty ? that people?s freedoms should only be constrained to prevent them harming others. ?If you choose to damage your body, that really is a matter for yourself. If you choose to damage society then there is a different issue in play.?
• VW owned company says VW 1.5 engine is now gut! 12 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  No s Sherlock! https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/driving-1/2020-07/volkswagen-confirms-no-further-measures-planned-in-regards-to-15-tsi-issues/ And to make sure we get the message...
• Jaguar S-Type - Consumer Advice Please 19 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I bought the car in August 2018, and noted that it had a new battery fitted in January 2018. It's a Lion battery, not a brand I'd have chosen, but it...
• 21 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  RE: 'Reduced circumstance' and 'Gearsick' I'm surprised, given he likes and recommends it, that HJ didn't recommend the Mazda CX-3 2.0 petrol SE-L Nav Auto for these people - a decent drive, ride comfort is fine on the 205/60 R16 tyres and the seating position is raised compared to the 2 and 3 - essentially a small CX-5 with a very nice auto box for the petrol engine. Neither party said they needed huge boot space (the CX-3's is average if you avoid the Sport model and get the add-on [expensive] space-saver tyre/wheel). I found it very good to drive when I tested it, just rather over-priced when new. I would hope if the people above go for a test drive in the newer KIAs/Hyundais (not the old Venga/ix20) that they check the ride quality, as the review on the HJ website side they were rather firm riding, like CX-3's Sport version.
• Ford Fiesta - condensation in fiesta headlight 29 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all, just a quick query, if i may?. My daughter has a standard 2005 Fiesta 1.25 Zetec and the O/S headlamp is always full of condensation, the N/S is fine. It's becoming a pain in the butt, as in the past three weeks she's had to have two blown bulbs replaced. The car was dealer bought a few months back, sadly now out of warranty, although all the lights were fine when she bought it.
• Volkswagen Golf IV - Is it the headgasket? VW Golf S reg 15 May 2015 (Forum)
  1.6 se auto 98 have noticed performance not optimal of late. car also gets up to just over 90 degrees quickly. then the other day doing 70 on dual...
• Ford S-MAX - Reasonable wear and tear? 2 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Following a good discussion on this forum, I went for a Ford SMax last year, and spent £9k on a 2007 2.5T from a main dealer.  I've been really...
• How's the motor trade now? 7 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Need to get a new job in the near future.I was in the motor trade from the early 70's to the early 90's and got out because of the very low basic wage, the August and January new car delivery spikes,the preponderence of the Leasing companies,the gradual erosion of new car margins (which I was paid on) in favour of retrospective bonuses (which I was not),and the raping of the sales dept. by the service dept. preparing used cars for sale.The previous credit crunch also meant that almost nobody could get credit.