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... at least I hope that's all it is. Twice now, when the temperature is -5 or less the locks on my doors have stubbornly refused to lock using the infrared key or the keyless go key. Once I drive the car and they automatically lock at 5 mph, all functionality is restored. I'm guessing it is an...

How cold does it have to get before diesel is affected? I believe it can go waxy at a certain temperature....

My day to day mpg to work and back is 22mpg 4 miles town 4 miles motorway and 4 more miles in town. Last week or so just getting 20mpg used to start at 14/15 mpg building up to 22mpg, but now starting at 13/14 mpg and taking longer to build up and just makes it to 20mpg. This morning was...

Had a thought tonight on my way home. Roads covered in ice and biting wind. Felt quite secure and safe in my car, BUT. Thing to remember, your car may be the safest on the road but others are not as fortunate, or have your driving skills. Be careful out there during this cold snap. Any tips on...

First winter with the E320 cdI. Noticably sluggish at startup and takes longer to warm up than my A4 TDi. The cold weather makes you appreciate how noisy the diesel is also! Does anyone have problems with starting the CDi's on here in the freezing cold? any mis-fires? My Audi mis-fires now...

Hi, I'd like to remove and re-fit the outer window weather seal on the doors. I've tried wiping but dirt continually keeps coming off, they were quite badly gunked up with mildew/green stuff etc. Question is, is it 'just' a simple case of carefull prising!

Yesterday we had a thunderstorm. Torrential rain with Hailstones and Thunder and Lightning. My wife drew my attention to the fact that my Car Alarm was going off in the drive. I grabbed my keys and went and reset it. It was the first time ever that an alarm on any of my cars has been set off by...

Sorry guys but I have to ask (Whats the weather like where you are) I live in Bristol and it is PISSING down, realy nice for the balloon festival all the work and orginisation that goes into this sort of thing and it ends up a washout. :(:crazy::eek:

What is the best adhesive to use on a car dashboard that will not come off even in really hot weather? I've tried double sided tape and and ultra-strong velcro, but everything seems to melt off of the dashboard with this heat. Any suggestions? Its for the Parrot ck1300 Headunit. i am tempted to...

Now we have nice hot sunny days my radio is turning itself off again. The hotter the day the quicker it turns off. Does anyone know if these can be repaired or should I look at replacement units. If I have to replace the unit what upgrade options are there? I would really like comand but...

Hi Its not the merc, but....I'd appreciate views on this before I call the garage on Tuesday - Had our 2.2 Zafira serviced (main service, 2 year old) by the local main dealer on Thursday. Complete oil flush etc etc Around town etc we were getting about 30mpg, maybe a bit more prior to the...

Today has been pretty awful in terms of the roads. Every Monday, for my sins, I have to drive down to my HO in Harrow from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It's not a great journey at the best of times, but today, with a little wind and rain, it seems to have been far worse. Journey of 94 miles took...

By crikey you Northern boys and girls the weather looks grim tonight, please take care on ther journey home as there are winds being reported of being in excess of 70mph. Hoist the mainsail and jib, switch off the engine and hang on. :devil: ;) Take care Regards John

Yours for £1300! Expect them to rain down on the planet soon.:eek: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7180396.stm 600cc engine I believe-wonder what its carbon footprint will be? they predict demand to be about 1 million of them a year Soon they may be able to call it a Jaguar!:rolleyes...

Good morning all. Excuse the duff thread title, but the green hearse has revealed a couple of electrical hiccups this morning [and it's a bit colder than normal]. Comand 2.0 today has decided that it will send no output through any of the left speaker channels. It also rejected the NAV CD when...

I recently received an e mail from an ausie friend who heard of an accident. The driver was ok, but his car did not fare so well. Anyways, the car was being driven on a wet road with cruise control, when suddenly the car leapt forward, threw itself off line and colided with a wall. The police...

Here you go Regards John

Had to travel into my office today and set off in bright sunshine, but soon that became heavy rain on the motorway. The first pic is southbound M40 and there are cars in the pic, you just can't see them, the second pic is this afternoon on the return back on the M1, the pictures don't do the...

In this cold weather, it is beneficial to use an oil that has good cold start flow properties as it will get to the parts of the engine that need it far more quickly. The "w" number which means winter is the key here and the lower the better. It may seem odd but a 15w or 20w will struggle...

Over the last few cold mornings (and nights) noticed that when put into 'drive' my gearbox engages with some noticeable delay. Or while being engaged in first gear it won't automatically shift up unless I put it manually to first, then second etc. gears. That happeneed, although rarely, in the...