My last car (Lucida) did about 17 to the gallon so I don't even watch the gauge anymore. I'd guess at about 30. Maybe 40 on a motorway run.

Hey guys, I had my cam belt changed recently and since I have chewed a few aux belts. I have noticed that the power steering pump pulley is 3-5mm out of line which is eating the first two ribs of the belts. I have removed the belt and checked that there is no play in it, bearings seem fine (if...

Thanks guys. I hope it goes OK.

I was hoping to re-use them, I just didn't know if you could.

Stupid question time. Do the pins come with the pads or do I need to get one of the retaining kits? Can't wait for a delivery, I literally have to do it tomorrow before I roll it in for MOT.

Hello Everyone, I have a bit of an issue that maybe someone could help me with. It's time to change my front pads for the first time and I don't know which pads to get because I have solid discs instead of vented like all 96 ESs are supposed to. I'm guessing (because I have very little...

I agree. These are very easy to do, I've done both front ones now. Got the regulators from EBay for about £25 inc. p+p. I did the first one when it snowed last year and everytime I went somewhere, the window slipped down (very cold for a few days). I had to get my dad to hold the window up...

I love the sound mine makes. I removed the carpet and anti-slip painted it all. Makes it easier to spot the rot when it comes round to MOT time!

Ever had one of those mornings? I'm sitting on a slip road whilst the RAC guy is fitting a new fuel pump. Mine died half way up the hill. Funny really I suppose, I should have known this would happen to me, seeing as I thought everything wad fixed. Oh well. One strange thing did happen, when...

I switched from Tesco to Asda, far cheaper than wholesalers at the moment. With mine, I have to mix about 50/50, but at this time of year last year, I was running my Lucida on 100% with no issues. The disco was lumpy as hell and I've had one too many jump starts in the cooler mornings, but a...

Oh no. Just last weekend, I chopped of these with an metal cutting disc! I made a right mess of them, no use to anyone. If only it had rained last weekend, you might have been able to have the lot, brackets and all. Now they've all gone for recycling.

A steering box from Paddocks is in the £300 sort of range I think. Good that it's being done before you buy. It will make the steering less 'vague'.

It'll be a lot louder without the carpet to insulate the sound, plus it might be a right bitch to get out when you need to patch up holes!

The short answer is yes, but I would be very cautious at this time of year if you need the car as a daily runner. Also, if the car will sit for a few days, I wouldn't bother at the moment. You would also be better off thinning it with petrol rather than diesel. If you can get it, filter it...

Would be nice to know the garage so I can avoid it if it's near me!

Search for Disco Lean. It's happened to mine, but like you, I won't be doing anything about it until it warms up a bit. I don't think it's dangerous. Mine seems to handle fine. I read on here it's something to do with all the power being shoved down the right hand side of the car, not sure how...

I was looking at 90s on eBay at work (but on my mobile because eBay's on the banned list) and I came across this: Land Rover Defender 90 Diesel 3.5 V8 Auto Petrol Engine (sorry I can't make it a link). It looks a bit on the whiffy side to me. What makes it all the more dodgy for me is the...

Yeah, under normal conditions. I used to (oddly) go by the clocks. When you bump them an hour forward at the start of the year, I add about 1% white spirit (shhhh....) or 5% unleaded or 20% diesel. When it's cold like this, I would top off with diesel, wouldn't recommend anything over 60/40...

No need to convert a festa, the wife's Fiesta runs better on svo than on derv. I ran my previous car (toyota) on veggie for years, but with our local branch of Macro shutting down and the supermarket price not being great at the mo (and Tesco nazi-ing the supply to 3 offers per customer) I just...

I don't know about your locks, but if you take the door card off, you will most likely find a chunk of wood or similar at the bottom of the door skin. This might be what is causing the shredding sound. A common 'fix' when the metal clips at the bottom of the pane rot off. It is stopping your...