Can you give me a pointer as to which cars/model to look into.  
I have about £3,000 to get a car.  
For me and the wife.
Will do approx 3000 miles a year

I have a 2002 Rav4 and just noticed the other day that when I turn the
steering wheel to the right, towards the full lock, and go at a slow speed
(sub 10mph) there is a "strange" noise coming from what appears to be one of
the wheels. This is where it gets difficult...the noise ...

A friend of mine has just got a 51 reg 2.2 Vectra auto and according
to Parkers it has a five speed auto, but Haynes states it's a four
speed. He has tried to count the changes but it is so smooth he cant
tell, so can anybody enlighten him.

Evening,
I'm finding it very hard to take oil readings from my 1.4 TDCi (Ford
Fusion 03). It looks like I may have a little too much oil in there,
which is a concern, but each dip seems to reveal something slightly

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how do i check oil level in the autobox? I have hayns book, says to warm it
up, park and check. it dont say weather the engine should be on or off. i
checked with it off, and it is above the max.

my '03 Duaratorq diesel has just failed it's MOT on excessive
emissions. i was told that the simple remedy was to give it a good
thrashing in the lower gears (avoiding the breaking of speed limits)
to clear it out. is it this simple? i don't want to go back for a £20

I had a minor shunt in January - my fault, ran into the back of
someone who decided to change their mind about going for a gap, just
as I looked right to join - ah well.
Anyway, point being my recently renewed insurance policy immediatly

Hi, I have a Chrysler Voyager CRD 2.5 Diesel.  It runs fine when
stationary, both on tickover and when reved up. It drives fine upto
about 60 mph, but when I take it over that speed it starts knocking
juddering and omitting lots of black smoke. Dropped back to 30 mph it

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My wife's Y reg Corsa 1.2 washer has stopped working.
I've checked the fuse and it isn't blown.  I'm fully prepared to
buy the Haynes manual and change the pump, but
Is it a simple job for a guy who hasn't done any car

I do a yearly oil change with castrol GTX (The high mileage version if
available if not ordinary one)
Last year I was paying approx 12/13 pounds for a 5 ltr flagon.
Just been to Halfords and bought some which is £16.99 !! Not only that but I

I've got an 05 plate 1.5 Suzuki Swift.  At the service last year I had
them check out the brakes cos they were squealing a bit.  They lubed
all the appropriate bits and gave it back - end of squealing problem.
Anyhow, it's started up again, hubbie is adamant it needs some new

Can you give your stories
on the following please folks!
When you've had to lift a car on the driveway
outside the house to work underneath,

1999 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 LS. There appears to be an intermittent fault
on my Vectra. Ocasionally when I  slowly approach  something like a
junction and I need to stop, as I approach at a very low speed 2 to
4miles per hour, the car suddenly cuts off. This also happens when I am