Just bought a 10 year old BMW that had an undisclosed engine issue - do I have any recourse for the £2500 repair work?

I bought a 10 year old BMW 3 Series cabriolet from a private seller two days ago. It had 74,000 miles on it and nearly full service history (missed 1 in 2013). I drove it for two days with an intermittent...

Is buying from a small dealer wise?

We saw a Volkswagen Scirocco for sale online. When we rang the mobile number, the seller said he sells his cars from his home address. I can't find any reviews or even any other cars that he might be selling....

Is there any way to find out why a car was written off?

I plan to buy a Volkswagen Golf 2009 which was a Category D Write off in 2012. The car belongs to a single owner and the full service history and log book is available. The car is currently available at...

My car was registered as a write off after I bought it - what should I do now?

I bought a car in October 2012 from a dealer. At the time, a HPI check showed to us by the trader was clear as was a text we did to carcheck.com. It was an Audi A3 quattro and I paid £15,500. We've come...

What is a zero per cent insurance claim?

My sister has put a £200 deposit on a £3990 2012 Hyundai i10 1.2 today. When phoning for an insurance quote, the call centre operative asked her if she had an outstanding claim on the car from 2014. She...

The V5C of the Audi TTS I'm about to purchase states it is the wrong colour - will this appear on HPI as a colour change?

I put a £200 deposit on a 2012 Audi TTS, which I had seen online from a dealership, so they moved it to my local garage for inspection. The car looks great, low mileage, no apparent body work done and...

Want to buy a used car but HPI check shows outstanding finance

I am looking to buy a Honda CR-V through a nationwide dealer. Last week I found one that looks good value. However, the HPI check shows it as having outstanding finance. Should I look for another car or...

What should I watch out for when buying a repo car?

I am trying to buy a repossessed car from a company that specialises in repo vehicles. Can you tell me what I should watch out for when buying such vehicles?

should I buy a car with category D status?

I am looking to buy a BMW X3 from a private seller. I have had a HPI check done and the car was category D Vehicle (damaged but repairable - the insurer decided not to repair). The data currently held...

Should my daughter buy this used C-Max which has an HPI discrepancy?

I am trying to buy a car for my daughter (Ford Focus C-Max 2004 2.0-litre TDCI, 88,500miles at £2800) from a private seller who says that he works for a garage. He said that the Focus came in as a part-exchange...