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  1. Car takes almost ten minutes to heat up, is this normal?

    By contrast my parents car (Celica) heats up in about 10 seconds, and if I remember correctly my old 306 took less than a minute too! My dad's suggested getting a new thermastat, and even though Lee has put up a great guide (thanks Lee) it still seems like it's quite a difficult job and...
  2. Jonesy

    Mercedes buys Brawn GP

    now there's a shocker!!! Clicky Clicky
  3. air con takes ages to work plus funny fan noise

    My bloody car mists up really easily and clearing it is getting a right pain. The air con doesnt seem to work all the time and there is a funny whirrin noise from the fan in the dash when the windscreen blower is on. You can then hear the whiriin noise slow down and stop eventually when you turn...
  4. Nobert Michelisz takes pole : ETCC

    Norbert Michelisz has taken pole position for the 2009 European Touring Car Cup in his SEAT Leon TDi. The Eurocup champion put in a last second flyer on a drying circuit to jump ahead of WTCC driver Franz Engstler's BMW. The Bamboo Engineering Chevrolet's continued their form seen in morning...
  5. Tell

    Climate Control Takes a Dive

    Yesterday, 27'c temperature and the climate control takes a dive. I started the car up, took instructions on the phone whether to go to Borders, the fan was running on full belt, then nothing, the display showed, on, full running but no air coming through. Fiddled with the controls, they...
  6. BillyWhizz

    Car takes ages to warm up - new water pump & impellor recently fitted

    Does anyone else have the problem, my Cupra wont warm up for F***ing ages. Last night I drive home grannying it along country roads for 5 minutes at 40 - 50 mph then onto the A34 piddling along at 65Mph in 5th keeping it below 3 grand because the temp gauge still hadn’t moved after 8 minutes...
  7. ...another new grunt takes the field

    So, I left my old black LC behind last night, to take up with a hot new girl... my black TFSi It's pathetic really how fickle I am, but teh one thing that I really loved, was switching on my bluetooth phone and dialling home "Hello... it's me calling you from my new car!!" I think I need...
  8. FinerDetails

    FD takes on the Germans!

    Dave had already been to see me regarding his BMW, he had been using a local valeting company, who, judging by the car's presentation wasn't really much further advanced than a 'splash n dash' mobile van.... Here's the car on arrival: some close up worries: roof: boot...
  9. ZBOYD

    Chilton takes a pop at Plato

    They've not even started the season and the war of words begins..... LINK TO BTCC ARTICLE :rolleyes:
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