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• the dealers guide to scams..... 21 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  . It was quite a game as the service manager knew exactly what was coming after each service. But he was powerless to stop the system from automatically charging for the item, and had to put through a manual refund each time. I wonder how many other small items are used to scam punters? You only need
• ALTEA SE TDI (105)/ 2011 - 1.6TDI - 89000miles - issues with Seat Altea - diesel Auto - not moving 7 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Hi All, I purchased seat altea diesel automatic from auction, it was all fine, took it to mechanic, he done his checks and full service. after full service it worked fine with no issues. I took it to Car Wash for full valet, they done all cleaning and full inside out and engine
• 1.8 Toyota Verso CVT fuel economy 23 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I purchased a 2014 Verso with a 1.8 CVT automatic gearbox a few months back. The fuel economy has been less than I expected especially considering the Real MPG on the site. A couple of weeks of daily short trips in London got me ~24mpg. Up the M25/M1 with AC on and speed around 80mph I
• Car - Car suggestions for a first time buyer! £3000 19 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I'm a first time buyer who has very little knowledge about cars and their configurations and would like some suggestions for a 'reliable car' with an automatic transmission and with an engine size between 1.6-2.0L, and for less than £3000. So far I've been suggested (by no car
• Honda Shuttle/Odyssey - Bye bye Honda Shuttle - what next 28 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  demands Japanese reliability in a petrol automatic with ample space for the approaching car boot season, and 7 seats for taking the family to Poland, and under £7000.  Any thoughts? Mazda 5? Toyota Verso? Or stick with Honda http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale
• Golf Match 1.6 TDI - 51,000 too high 2012 plate - or should I buy DSG 15 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  with this I could choose the later 2012 plate that has 30,000 on the clock but is £11,500 and is a DSG... Not too sure about DSGs as automatics are an unknown to me.  I have always been told to go low milage with used cars - but then is 51,000 miles low or high for a diesel. Is the price
• Ford Fiesta - Please advice 2 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I wanth to buy a second car and I decided too be a Ford Fiesta 2009 1.4 automatic 5300 on clock.... but are some issues with this car.This car having 2 MOT in 2014 one in Julye and the second in September.It is legal and what can be the reason? The fall of the first? This car have 5
• Testing hand brakes 23 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  How often do the BRs test their handbrake / parking brake ? Some BRs, replying to the recent thread on electronic parking brakes, said they very rarely applied the handbrake, especially with automatic gearboxes
• Mazda 3 - Skyactiv 2.2 diesel engine-low mileage suitability 17 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  not suffer DPF problems thanks to its exhaust manifold in head configuration. I have a choice between an automatic 120 PS petrol Mazda 3 2014  and a manual 2.2 150 PS diesel. The cost is about the same but the petrol comes with leather interior. I expect the diesel to be worth about 30% more than
• BMW E39 530i sport - Advice needed on rejecting a car!!! 1 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hello everyone. I require a little advice on where I stand and how I go about rejecting a second hand car. Story is, I bought a second hand 2001 BMW 530i sport Auto on August the 8th this year with 70,719 miles and paid £2995. 7 weeks and 540 miles later the automatic gearbox has failed,it's
• Need reliable, smooth-riding, auto mimser-killer. 1 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hello, All, I need a four/five-seater automatic with smart upper-legal-speeds acceleration. It's for a 180-miles-in-an-evening trip on busy-both-ways A-roads which are mostly single-carriageway, and bendy at that.  Get caught in the wrong car behind a lorry/caravan/mimser doing 45mph
• Suggest a car for my father? 23 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  , were a little bit higher, and good to drive. So, please suggest a modest sized, slightly higher than normal car with the ability to order things like in built satnav, leather seats, petrol, automatic, good visibilty etc.  Sounds like a job for a Juke as SWMBO has, but I'm sure its the right
• Petrol or Diesel? 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Evening all. I have a question which is puzzling me. I currently have a Honda Civic 2.2 i-cdti but will be looking at some point to change. I would prefer a car with an automatic gearbox and preferably diesel for better economy (depreciation not much of an issue as i
• Fabia 3 estate 1.6 auto - petrol - Should I buy this car? 14 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hello, First post but I've read a lot of the old threads. I've taken first option on a 59plate fabia estate 1.6 petrol, automatic gearbox, top spec. It is a rare, and doesn't seem to appear in the brochures or in webland. I assume the engine is a 1.6 FSi usually found
• Mazda 121 - Mazda 121 Problem with Stuttering/Stalling (auto) 18 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  (it genuinly looks like a ford fiesta to me in my opinion though, but I dont want to offend ford or mazda's loyal fans by saying so incase anyone takes offence) Its an automatic too but when I start it from been stood (cool engine) and put it in Drive or Reverse
• 1.4 meriva (2008),mannual - used car fault 25 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  and give replcement car which is they say like for like base but It was easytronic automatic,That car is toatally unacceptable bec that easytronic gear change time it was jerking and engine noise too much.So now what option i have to choose?
• 1.4meriva mannual 2008 - used car fault 23 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  but they refuse refund and give replcement car which is they say like for like base but It was easytronic automatic,That car is toatally unacceptable bec that easytronic gear change time it was jerking and engine noise too much.So now what option i have to choose? Anybody can Help me please.
• Volkswagen Polo III - Polo engine cutting out 12 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all. Hope you can help After being stuck in stop go traffic for over an hour on a really hot day, I got 100yd from my home and the engine cut out.  I managed to get it restarted but as it was an automatic I really battled to get it home but finally did. Left the car
• Funny Signs 28 May 2011 (Forum)
  : TOILET OUT OF ORDER...... PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW In a Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT In a London
• Skoda Fabia - Insurance problem 10 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  as he had read I might not be automatically covered.I did and the person I talked to said it would be ok as I would be insured third party to drive her car. On way home I was stopped by police for " routine check" my policy not available so told to produce.When my policy came through it had no mention