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My STOP warning light and the exclaimation mark in a circle light (which is the brake circuit warning light?) have recently started coming on together when taking Left-handed long sweeping corners at a bit of speed. I know that this shouldnt really be happening, and so when it happens I slow...

One of our feathered friend deposited something on the roof of my car during the week. I didnt manage to get round to cleaning it off until this evening (bad I know). Problem is, it seems to have marked the top (Clearcoat?) layer of paint. Given it a good clean, used some Autoglym polish but...

My 172 had its 12k service today. The dealerships customer service was once again, poor. For the service which only required a single wiperblade on top of the usual consumables, they have charged me a total of £235. I was a bit taken back, I only expected it to be £150 - £170 (and on phoning...

Anyone have any experiences of the above? Need to change my fronts this week. To give me some ideas as what to get next Ive looked at previous posts on here, and looked at the "Tyre-Test" section on mytyres.net. I think Ive narrowed my list of possibles down to the following: Goodyear...

Anyone have any experiences of the above? Need to change my fronts this week. To give me some ideas as what to get next Ive looked at previous posts on here, and looked at the "Tyre-Test" section on mytyres.net. I think Ive narrowed my list of possibles down to the following: Goodyear...

I know this sounds daft but I cleaned the car yesterday, decided to check all my fluid levels at the same time. Ive done this a couple of times before but it suddenly dawned on me that I dont appear to have a brake fluid reservior!! Even got my dad to check, he couldnt find it and hes a mechanic...

I know this sounds daft but I cleaned the car yesterday, decided to check all my fluid levels at the same time. Ive done this a couple of times before but it suddenly dawned on me that I dont appear to have a brake fluid reservior!! Even got my dad to check, he couldnt find it and hes a mechanic...

Picture the scene. 0610 this morning, dark, misty, damp, B road, on my way to work. Ive just rounded a gentle left hander that opens into a short 300 metre straight before a tight 90deg right hander. 50 metres onto the straight at about 55 mph this HUGE stag with great big antlers just runs...

Picture the scene. 0610 this morning, dark, misty, damp, B road, on my way to work. Ive just rounded a gentle left hander that opens into a short 300 metre straight before a tight 90deg right hander. 50 metres onto the straight at about 55 mph this HUGE stag with great big antlers just runs...

In this weekends (3 Nov) Sunday Times Motoring supplement problem page was a question from someone asking about the validity of the warranty on their imported VW. The following was the reply. Thought that it may be of some interest to people. Quote: All cars built before this year and sold...

In this weekends (3 Nov) Sunday Times Motoring supplement problem page was a question from someone asking about the validity of the warranty on their imported VW. The following was the reply. Thought that it may be of some interest to people. Quote: All cars built before this year and sold...

Just Spotted on Ceefax (page 112). A group called the Slower Speeds Initiative are starting a High Court challange over the rules that say speed cameras must be painted bright colours. They claim that ministers were backed into a corner by the motoring lobby and want the police and councils to...

Just Spotted on Ceefax (page 112). A group called the Slower Speeds Initiative are starting a High Court challange over the rules that say speed cameras must be painted bright colours. They claim that ministers were backed into a corner by the motoring lobby and want the police and councils to...

A local independant dealer in Horsham, Sussex is advertising Clio 172 Cups for £11999 in a "choice of colours" !! :o Do they know someting we dont? Andy.

A local independant dealer in Horsham, Sussex is advertising Clio 172 Cups for £11999 in a "choice of colours" !! :o Do they know someting we dont? Andy.

Picked up a stone chip last week which very quickly started to spread across the windscreen, the cracks now about 8 inches long! I know that Ill get away with it for a while, but eventually itll have to be changed. Anyone had to change their screen already? How much did it cost? who/where...

Picked up a stone chip last week which very quickly started to spread across the windscreen, the cracks now about 8 inches long! I know that Ill get away with it for a while, but eventually itll have to be changed. Anyone had to change their screen already? How much did it cost? who/where...

This is a weird one, came across a Toyota Picnic people carrier thing on my way home tonight. He was giving it some gas so I thought Id join in, I overtook him and he got really, really pissed off, driving like a lunatic to try and keep up with me. I left him for dead along one clear peice of...

This is a weird one, came across a Toyota Picnic people carrier thing on my way home tonight. He was giving it some gas so I thought Id join in, I overtook him and he got really, really pissed off, driving like a lunatic to try and keep up with me. I left him for dead along one clear peice of...

In fact Im about ready to kill! The dealers had my car today (had to wait until their expert was back from his holiday) to fit a Goldshield alarm and fix my headlamp washers. They ran out of time to to both jobs so they just did the alarm "fair enough" I thought. I had a quick look at the...

In fact Im about ready to kill! The dealers had my car today (had to wait until their expert was back from his holiday) to fit a Goldshield alarm and fix my headlamp washers. They ran out of time to to both jobs so they just did the alarm "fair enough" I thought. I had a quick look at the...

Insurance is due for renewal next week. Ive done all the hunting around. Im currently with Norwich Union Direct(Ive been with them for 3 years now and so far Ive not needed to use their services), but it seems that Tesco/Direct line will are the cheapest quotes Ill get (around £100 cheaper)...

Insurance is due for renewal next week. Ive done all the hunting around. Im currently with Norwich Union Direct(Ive been with them for 3 years now and so far Ive not needed to use their services), but it seems that Tesco/Direct line will are the cheapest quotes Ill get (around £100 cheaper)...

I was out yesterday in the car, everything was fine until I tried to clean my windscreen - no washer fluid! I thought this was a little strange as the bottle had been about half full when I looked last week so I assumed that I had used it all, or that the pump squirts more than I realised...

I was out yesterday in the car, everything was fine until I tried to clean my windscreen - no washer fluid! I thought this was a little strange as the bottle had been about half full when I looked last week so I assumed that I had used it all, or that the pump squirts more than I realised...