Evenin all,
I was after some advice on what car I could get the wife. My budget is
£1,500 max. She can only drive an auto, so hopefully it will come in
an auto model and power steering is a must as she has arms like

Just a passing query...
I keep spotting a bog standard looking Vauxhall Omega parked in my
village. Doesn't look anything special at all, apart from a slightly
butch twin exhaust. What catches my eye though, is a very subtle "6.0"

Supermarkets and fast food takeaways have escaped the credit crunch .
Are there any car/van/truck makers who have escaped the downturn ? .

type
"corsa forum dog 1 2 garage"
into google and hit the cached pages cos corsa club have deleted the
thread.

My daughter needs 2 new tyres on her Renault Clio 1.5dCI Dynamique. The
existing tyres are Continental Sport Contact 2.
The load rating is 88 - speed rating V.
All the tyres listed in the manual are "88" - but many manufacturers only

I know next to nothing about cars but mine has packed in. Now, I have seen a
car on Auto Trader but it says its an import. What is the downside or upside
to purchasing an import. Its a Toyota Lucinda if that helps. Any help would
be great thanks

With so many compounds and car parks around the country full of unsold cars,
at what point do the car manufacturers bite the bullit and reduce prices
significantly like they would have to in other industries? Still you go into
garages, look around on private sales, and prices are ...

...car that is. Family is expanding, looking for something Passat sized and
diesel, ideally around £10K or less. What's the consensus round 'ere on
what's good and bad?
Current Golf MkIV reliability has kinda put me off VW,

If you drive what is often referred to as a 'gas guzzler' then under new
rules you will be forced to pay almost double .
This is course is a good thing .

Mark Jordan wrote
"4/ For the money, the Laguna does seem a veritable bargain. A three
year old car with a spec list longer than my arm for £5.5k ?! What is
wrong with them, or should I say what does go wrong with them?"

Citroen to re-launch the DS...........
Oh how I got my hopes up. The chance to buy that beautiful shape without
the tin worm and perhaps a modern engine to comply with emissions regs.
It seems like they are just going to use the "DS" name again :-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7869217.stm
Police withdraw speed detectors  
Traffic police in Scotland have been ordered to stop using handheld
speed detecting equipment amid fears it could be affected by police

After some very buttock-clenching slippy-slidyness down the back lanes
this morning - including a far-too-close call on a 5-series and a grass
bank at about 10-15mph - I'm looking at some winter tyres.
Global Warming? Bring it _ON_... Now. Please. Lob another polar bear on

I am a ex mechanic (10 yrs out of the trade).
Worked on Fords for 25yrs, As you can imagine so much has changed in that
time.
I am after a Diagnostic tester to plug in to a laptop, For Home use up to

Are the new types of automatic (I drive the steptronic type in large
machines so I quite like them) or conventional ones with lock up any worse
in fuel consumption than a normal car when cruisng at motorway speeds?
I haven't kept up with modern cars but may need to buy a new(ish) ...