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Tell the tester (prior to him looking at them) that they've been looked at before you got them replaced, and upon closer inspection with the muck removed they aren't rusty. If it then fails on them get him to show you the rust which does not exist. If they aren't really rusty and he still won't...

An optimist walks into a bar. 'Oww, I didn't think that would hurt'.

Probably the best 4 cyl engines every produced. Sluggish, but the reliability simply cannot be matched or beaten. Yes, it should not be compared to modern diesels - modern diesels don't ever smoke on acceleration, they don't ever knock on acceleration, they don't ever sound like a bag of...

I'd struggle to make fuel economy a priority when buying a car, and I'd struggle to sell a good car for the sole reason of fuel costs. I'm not saying I can afford the fuel prices, but the view I take is that if I'm not doing many miles there is hardly any difference to be saved in having a...

I have my doubts about the accuracy of the increased fuel consumption figure for driving at 80 instead of 70. Cars are different aerodynamically, tyre friction varies, and the most economical revs to run an engine at must vary on different cars, and with different engine sizes. It might be that...

Everything that contains iron will rust eventually, including Mercs. Despite all we say about them rusting on here, I don't think they are that bad really. Compared to some other cars and vans they're great (I've had several Fords, a couple of cars and a few transits. Rot boxes simply does not...

Is the spare key one with the buttons and IR bit at the end? Or it is just a blank that holds the mechanical key that opens the doors? If it's the latter then I don't think there is anything you can do until you get the proper key back.

Leave it in D. When you want to go faster, put the pedal down firmly til it clicks into the 'kickdown' setting, this will put the car into the optimum gear for power. The only time you need to select a low gear is if you don't want to cook the brakes going down a big hill, or sometimes leaving...

1. Probably not, but it might depend on how the switch fails. 2. I can't see that it would be related 3. Not sure. I'll have a go at answering this as nobody else has yet, what model car is it? Firstly, I'd check each fuse on the car. Then I'd be thinking of an ABS sensor (I'm thinking it'll...

I doubt it would cause it to go into limp mode, my W202 hasn't with the warning lights on anyway. I think you probably need to take it to a garage with different diagnostic gear that can read all the data.

My 1999 is still the original kit. I don't think any of the parts have been used - and I hope never to need to use them. I'm not sure what exactly needs replacing in them - I don't think any of it will not work - after all it's all kept in well sealed packaging.

Getting back on topic... Anyone suggesting that having armed citizens is a bad thing because every now and then someone/several people get shot hasn't thought it through very well. In the situation that this thread points to, had anyone in the cinema been armed they would have had a chance of...

I'd say it depends. My 1999 one is perfect underneath, the only rust was round the wheel arches, which was there when I bought the car 2 years ago. £250 got that done at a backstreet garage (would cost much more than that at most places though), and you can't tell it's been done. The odd bit of...

That clearly only affects some, as my one (1999) is perfect underneath. The bodywork (wheel arches) needed redoing, but that and a dent in the bonnet cost me a grand total of £250, and you can't tell they've been done now. Not bad on a car that's nearly 13 years old. Compared to many vehicles of...

They're solid cars, these 202's. MOT them every year, an oil change every so often, and they're trouble free motoring.

Front wiper, rust, head gasket leaks, check it pulls well with no hesitation or flat sports when accelerating, gear changes should be perfectly smooth with the engine warm. Make sure it's been serviced on a regular bases, then enjoy the ownership of a very nice car.

My rear window got broken, I'm not a happy chappy. And that's before I sliced up my fingers trying to clear up the broken glass without scratching the paintwork... My first thoughts turned to Autoglass, who must do this, but I'm sure they aren't going to be anywhere near cheap. Are there any...

It should not need clearing, I've had water get into my sensors before and the warning light extinguishes when the fault has gone. One way of determining which sensor is at fault (might be useful to someone to know this) is to use a multimeter to measure the resistance of each sensor (measured...

If your going through them, buy a Snap-on. I recently did so, only for a certain Philips size (2) which I also wear out very quickly on other makes. I think it cost £15 (yes, for one screwdriver), but when it wears down as any screwdriver will with enough use, I can take it back and get another...

This should answer that...