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  • HIRING A CAR: Where can I hire a car in the UK and abroad? (FAQs)
    Gallardo SE, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and an Audi R8 amongst the fleet of luxury, performance, classic and track cars. The 997 GT3 is Meteor Grey and has comfort spec with leather and alcantara sports seats and rear seat belts; it also comes with Porsche Carbon Ceramic Brakes (PCCB) which save
  • INSURANCE WRITE OFFS: What do different insurance write off categories mean? (FAQs)
    69.35Ford Galaxy (1.9) / Toyota Previa (2.0) / VW Sharan (1.8), VW Touran 2.0 TD 7 seats, Volkswagon Touran 7 seats 1.9tdi, KIA Sedona 2.9, Seat Alhambra Stylance TDI 130 1.9, Renault Espace 1998cc, Citroen C8 lx hdi 120a 2.0, Toyota Verso Estate 2.2, M4 87.98Chrysler Voyager (2.8) / Mercedes-Benz
  • ELECTRIC CARS: Is an EV right for me? (FAQs)
    equipment will include air conditioning, a pre-heat timer, electrically heated windscreen, full length sunroof, Radio CD with MP3, USB, Bluetooth, a navigation & multimedia system, alloy wheels, roof rack and 2 + 2 children seats (including 3-point seat belts) Production started in autumn
  • DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
    they use an additive to help regenerate the DPF. This used to be added to a tank under the back seat, but is now contained in a bladder that needs to be repalce around every 100,000 miles.   Legal Requirements As widely predicted, the problem is that diesel
  • CHILD CAR SEAT LAWS: What are the current child seat regulations? (FAQs)
    Institute of Advanced Motorists Press Release:- CHILD SEATS - HOW THE NEW REGULATIONS AFFECT YOU New regulations governing the use of child car seats will come into force next week (18 September 2006). The changes update regulations dating from 1993 when
  • ENGINE ECU: Where can I have the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of my car re-mapped? (FAQs)
    this at www.mega4.co.uk Covers the VAG range of Audi, SEAT, Skoda and VW, but not many others Superchips has been in the business longer than anyone else and now also offers a similar OBDII plug-in to the Revo for all Fords from 1996, most VAG engines and petrol engined BMW MINIs. It is called
  • IMPORTING A CAR: I want to import a car to the UK - what do I need to know? (FAQs)
    as an extra. Other things, such as a radio, tinted glass, alarm/immobiliser (and seven seats in an MPV), may be extras too. d. Order your car from the dealer offering the best combination of price and delivery date. Delivery could easily be 6 to 8 months for a car such as a VW, Mercedes Benz
  • LEADED PETROL: I have an older car designed to run on four-star leaded petrol. What should I be using now?  (FAQs)
    valve seat inserts made of chrome steel rather than cast iron. The oil companies have agreed that all UK Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP) will contain potassium instead of lead, now dosed at 10 to 12 mg per litre (which may still not be enough to properly protect the exhaust valve seats
  • RUNNING IN A DIESEL: What's the best way to run-in a diesel engine? (FAQs)
    and will self-destruct. Peugeot/Citroen/Ford diesel engines don't need to get quite as hot as diesels in other makes because they use an additive to help regenerate the DPF. This used to be added to a tank under the back seat, but is now contained in a bladder that needs to be repalce around every
  • YOUNG DRIVERS. Where can youngsters aged 11 - 16 learn to drive safely? (FAQs)
    at: www.mbdrivingacademy.co.uk  Mercedes A Class and B Class cars, manual and automatic. Session prices start at £40 for 30 minutes. YoungDriver EU is another scheme using SEAT Ibiza 1.2 cars. Session prices start at £29, supported by SEAT UK and running as a national roadshow at various
  • CHAIN CAM ENGINES: Which engines have timing chains instead of timing belts? (FAQs)
    and 2.2 diesel, but not 1,796cc 1.8i and not 1,910cc diesel. SEAT: 1.2 litre 3-cylinder petrol engine, 1.2TSI, 1.4 litre TSI and 1.6 litre TSI CAXC 4-cylinder up to 2012 when replaced by belt cam EA211, 1.6 litre FSI,1.8 litre TSI 160, 2.0 litre 1,984cc 2-1PS EA888 TFSI and Alhambra
 

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