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Motoring

Archives for April 2008

Help Radio Code
Help I need code for Ford radio. s/n M166520
Radio code help
Please help am in need of RADIO CODE for my Ford Focus.My serial Number is M383556. Please bear with me am new on these forums.
lamb to slaughter
Well.. I am off to buy my first ever car at the grand old age of 37 .:j I've been advised to go to a dealer as I know nothing about cars....... I have checked the prices at parkers/ whatcar online for the model I like and the dealer website cars seem to be about 500 quid more than they should be..... Now I don't mind…
After my very first car
Hi Im looking for my very first car Im getting closer to having my driving test and with an instructor who has a 100% pass rate i would love to be able to drive my new car once i have passed. However being a student it is really difficult to actually find a low cost cheap to run car which doesnt need to much work doing to…
Perodua Nippa - servicing
Friend has a Perodua Nippa which has a daihatsu 3 cylinder engine. Plan to get the filters, oil and spark plugs from halfords. If i can't find the bits under perodua heading in their parts catalogue will the daihatsu bits fit? If so from which daihatsu modl is the engine from. Any idea on spark pug gap and type of engine…
AIRPORT TAX REFUNDs
Miles per gallon?I
Is it time the UK adopted a sensible measure of road fuel use? Fuel is sold by the litre, so arriving at MPG figures involves converting litres to gallons. Why not miles per litre? It would make no sense to adopt the litres per hundred kilometers used on the mainland of Europe as we have not adopted the kilometer yet. Any…
Flashing LED on the dashbord of Megane
I have bought a used car ( renault megane coupe 2l, 98 ) for a couple of hundred pounds to get me to and from work. I have seen that there is a flashing light or LED in the centre of the dash. It flashes fairly rapidly - any idea what this is ? Thanks
Car Warranty-Help Please
Can anybody out there suggest good car warranty sites (both for price and service)other than Warranty Direct for second hand cars:confused:
Renault Laguna New Version
Are they a good buy for a 2nd car, anyone got one that could say if they are happy with it. car has 76,000 on a Y [2001] its the 1.6 Expression. my g/f wants a change from her 2000 model focus zetec and i can get her a good new version from independent dealer at a good price. just think as the focus is a medium sized car…
Car Tax-----HELP
its just said on news 24 that car tax for "gazz guzzlers" reg after 2001 will rise a LOT have a 2002 landrover 90 [diesel]and already pay nearly £300. we have this car as we live in a rural area and have a muddy rutted lane down to our property. we are already spending a third of our income on the cars [ DH has a skoda and…
car parks charges
why are we letting local councils charge us fees in excess of £40 plus if we overstay even though it would only cost possibly pennies to pay tje difference is this charge legal as it is again far in excess ofthe real parking charges have we a challenge
New Clutch Help Needed
Hello first of all great forum really useful. I need to replace my clutch on my Ford Cougar 2.0 its A Zetech Engine. Thing is I was given a price of £400. But when i look around I see a new clutch kit costs around £100 so Im wondering what is th cheapest way of going about to do it, am I getting ripped off? Please help
guarantee on parts...
Hi, Had to have a new head gasket fitted on 29/04/05 on my Freelander (the car was only 2 years old at the time). It subsequently went again last summer. Am now just wondering if the part that was replaced in Apr 2005 would have been under a warranty period when it went again.. :confused:
Car Tax payment
Hi, I paid for my car tax on-line with the DVLA on Saturday 19 April. Got my tax disc on Tuesday 22 April. Excellent, except the payment made with my natwest solo card, still hasn't been taken out of my account. Does anyone know how long does it usually take the DVLA to take their cash? It's really winding me up now, coz i…
Clamping firm is prosecuted with the owner facing prison.
Clamp firm boss in blackmail plot - court THE boss of a clamping firm that illegally clamped cars in Worcester and then blackmailed the drivers into handing over cash is facing jail.Rebecca Meakin, aged 27, of Rowencroft Immobilisers, was found guilty at Stafford Crown Court this week of conspiracy to blackmail in…
Private clamping firm is prosecuted with the company owner facing jail
Clamp firm boss in blackmail plot - court THE boss of a clamping firm that illegally clamped cars in Worcester and then blackmailed the drivers into handing over cash is facing jail.Rebecca Meakin, aged 27, of Rowencroft Immobilisers, was found guilty at Stafford Crown Court this week of conspiracy to blackmail in…
Drivers Door won't open
Hello, Looking at maybe buying car close to where I currently live. However has slight problem, as title. Have been told that central locking still works, as does locking from key itself. Assume they mean doesn't open from either inside and outside. So can anyone suggest what the problem maybe? Or as to any costs if it…
cambelt broken when in for service
using tesco vouchers we sent our ford fiesta lx diesel in for a combined full service and repair at nationwide auto centre. I t is a good little car and were expecting no problems. We had a phone call yesterday informing us that the tentioner had come off and the cambelt had come off and damaged the cylinder head and…
Smart Car
Does anyone know how economical Smart Cars actually are. With fuel costs at an all time high, I was wondering whether it would save a lot to have a smart car as a second car. Our insurers say that the quote on our family car has gone up as we no longer have two cars.

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