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• Recommendation for 21 yr old male 7 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, this is my first post. I have been asked to recommend a suitable car for the 21 year old son of a friend of mine, no more than £3K - £4K. Something small probably, nothing too fancy and where the insurance won't cripple him. Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations on suitable small
• BMW 3 Series 320 Ci Se coupe in gold 93 K miles - A 14 year old BMW 16 May 2014 (Forum)
  A neighbour has a gold BMW 3 series manual 320 Ci Se   93 K miles   he says he is too old to drive. Is this car a "classic" yet?  Will it become of "interest"  >>>>  I like the colour / the engine (a 6 pot) I have no idea of value
• Vauxhall Astra E (1984 - 1991) - Autotrader find - 20 yr old GTE cabrio for £10k. 10 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Whatever you think of the car (and I'm a sucker for a mk2 GTE, personally), it is genuinely heartwarming to find a 20 yr old car in this condition, let alone one of the most stolen / thrashed / abused models of its era. http://tinyurl.com/nnmhnl 2,080 genuine miles from new, and absolutely
• FIAT - Fiat Panda/500 1.2 petrol or 1.3 Diesel 1 May 2008 (Forum)
  Wouldn't mind one these but what do you reckon folks: revvy little petrol or a torquier diesel? I am drawn to the latter but I still link little FIATS to revvy little petrol engines. Any feedback from those in the know or owners of both cars? I note that the 1.2 is based on the old FIRE engine
• Insurance Laws 27 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  My girlfriend is getting her new car sooner than expected leaving not much time to flog the old one - about 3 days in fact. She will need to be insured on the new one leaving the old one uninsured. It's taxed and MOTd. I have 'driving other cars' third party cover in my insurance. Does a car have
• Any - Lowest price for decent car? 27 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  Just for interest I entered the reg no. of our  well cared for reliable 100,000m 14yr old Focus estate into the on line 'we purchase any old rattletrap' box.      £148.      No, I haven't missed a zero off. Nice to know it's stopped
• BMW 520 d SE - Options for 30kpa miles per year 2 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  I travel about 30kpa per year, mainly on A roads. I no longer qualify for a company car  ( currently a Golf GTD). I have about £18th to spend.   Considering: - 3 Year Old 520dSE;  - 3 Year Old A6 Avant; or - 1 Year old Passat
• Volkswagen Beetle "Old New shape" - Used Beetle's 28 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  cars ranging from 35-140K miles, which is quite a broad range for 12-14 year old cars.
• Main Dealer Servicing on Older Cars 14 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  % discount they give for 4 year old+ vehicles. This was quite a blow to the wallet but I convince myself it's best for the resale value and the continued reliability of the car. Am I wasting my money using BMW? Is the dealer stamp *that* valuable on a nearly 6 year old car? Should I just use a decent
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  Wheels reunited 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Is there any way to find out if my first car is still going strong? It was a teal blue MGB roadster WRS 860L
• Windscreen Wiper Recommendations 12 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, The car windscreen wipers are squealing, juddering and smearing across my windscreen. As the car is a year old and done 30k miles so they must be due for replacement. Has anybody any good recommendations for car windscreen wipers. I would rather pay extre for quality. Last time I replaced
• Can I register a car to my 16-year-old? 2 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  the DVLA, can I register it to my son as a 16-year-old? Or will I have to register it to me now, and then change it to him in November (once he is 17) thus adding another owner onto its history. Also, having leased my own cars for years now, I'm unsure about the difference between registered owner
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  Which classic BMW or Mercedes-Benz should I buy to take to Norway? 29 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently moved to work in Norway and I'm shocked at the price of cars, which are often three times the UK price for new and even seven or eight times...
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  We unknowingly bought an ex-rental car - will this affect the resale value? 8 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We bought a year old Lexus NX from Steven Eagell in Northampton in May. We did an HPI check on the car which had no details of previous owner and showed...
• Ah, the true banger. 28 May 2021 (Forum)
  I remember fondly wandering through the old trade yard at my work sniffing round all the old rot buckets (or cars with character as I called them) which came and went daily. I loved taking in and selling cheap cars, I liked the sort of people who bought them. They were more often than not car
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  Size 20 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  A friend ,in her eighties, currently drives a Suzuki splash automatic. Due to the width of the car relative to the garage, even with the wing mirrors folded...
• Beware of old car parts scam 20 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  A poster on another forum warns of a second hand car part sscam where spmeone joins a forum then offers parts cheap which never get delivered. Warning is here. http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?topic=6665.msg37345#new The mods will keep an eye to prevent anything similar happening here
• Car phone aerial removal. 26 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I am about to dump my old Sierra. Before that I want to de-install a Nokia car phone kit - the old hardwired type not a Bluetooth. It was installed for the company by Vodafone but it will be me to re-install it. Is it possible to remove the aerial glued on the rear window or is it a case of buying
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  What's the best way to dispose of an unwanted car? 11 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to scrap my 2005 Ford Ka as it needs too many repairs. I've been quoted around £35 for a local scrap yard to pick up and the car. However,...
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  Paying second year rate tax in first year? 20 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am buying a car that qualified for £0 car tax in its 1st year. I will be the second owner within the 1st year, the car is 3 months old. I have been...