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• Renault Scenic - Mid-Life Crisis 8 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  a 10 year old rover? MX5 - isnt that a girls car? RX8 - getting a bit big and maybe too practical What should I be careful about??? Thrashed by boy racer? Expensive maintenance? Excessive insurance?
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - (Clutch & other) problems on Toyota Avensis 2005 14 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  insult I was also informed that the starter also needs replacing - that would be another £700 please... I find it hard to swallow - that car is now 3.5 year old (3 year warranty), and I would expect an £18k car to last just a little longer... The car has done just over 30k miles so far, and was always
• FIAT Croma (2005 - 2007) - be honest, am I mad? 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hi there It's new (to me anyway) car time. The venerable Camry at 13 years old and 150K is going to be put out to pasture and I'm looking for something new. Bizzarely, after test driving 2 year old (new) Mondeos, (new) Mazda 6's and an Insignia (all well and nice, about £11K ) the car which most
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 00 318 CI ticking sound from tappet area. 14 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have been stupid.i have swapped a 1 1/2 yr old mini cooper which was in perfect condition.except for an annoying rattly dashboard ..for a 5 yr old BMW 318 ci..and now i have a big problem. when i start the car from cold..ie after an all night stop. the car starts and sounds like a true BMW.but
• Insurance for overseas visitors 29 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  My B & SiL are visiting later this year from Australia, doing a round the world trip and spending some time in various locations, including 2 or 3 months in the UK. We have a "spare" car in the family, my mother's old L reg Peugeot 106 diesel - ancient but very sound - and thought it might
• Average miles per annum car - Why so much attention paid to fuel consumption? 7 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  , that's 12p per mile, a saving of 3p per mile.   But,  if you do 8000m p.a. in a newish car and it depreciates £3000 p.a., (or rented at £250pcm)  - that's a whopping 37.5p per mile. At that level, a few p either way is neither here nor there.   Even an old car with a low
• Honda Jazz - Honda Jazz 2009 Gearbox bearing fault 6 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, Bought from a main Honda dealer 7 weeks ago an used Jazz 1.2 i-VTEC SE[VSA], manual transmission and about two and half years old. Shortly afte I got it, I noticed that when I change from 1st to 2nd gear, during the process of pressing the clutch down, the car judders
• Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster - First drive if the year 4 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  though it had done less than 1k miles since being brought back on the road seeming as it can't do any harm. Fresh petrol in the tank and she fired in to life.  Lovely drive around the kent country side stopping at a pub on the old A20 for a spot of lunch. Many people asking about the car
• BMW Z4 3.0 Vs Porsche 987 3.2 - BMW Z4 3.0 Vs Porsche 987 3.2 20 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  I have 15K to spend on a great sports car,  Top priorities - Something Fast, Great looking, Reliable, and probably a drop top. I'll be doing some hefty mileage (approx 20K a year
• Ford Fiesta - Fiesta 2010 Powerfold Mirror 29 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  said he won't charge me for fitting it, they will do it when they prep my old car for selling - just for the parts   Am very annoyed - I only had to keep it in good order for another 5 days. Cheers  
• Volvo V70 - Volvo V70 - older TDI or D5 which is best buy? 18 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all, I need to buy a big estate and seems the V70 is one of the biggest estates around. Havn't got a huge budget ie up to 5K The car must be diesel for economy and I don't want something thats going to end up costing a fortune when it goes wrong. With this in mind, I'm kind
• None ... that's the problem - Driving Exam Question 22 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, 1st post here so apologies if this isn't the place to make introductions. I'll get to the motoring part of the question in a minute. Can anyone advise if you had a faulty fuse on an old Punto which was causing the window wipers to stay on would a driving examiner
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 02 1.3 Radio annoyances 4 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hey, I have recently got told by the auto sparky that my radio was draining my battery and got that sorted: so he took my radio out while the car was there. Now I want to fit in a new radio, the 6000 e.on CD version (double din), and have found that there is spare fittings in the back
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Clutch and gearbox faults 12 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Whilst working away today busy building a Porch for a Mate I was approached by a neighbour. Nothing unusual there. Bit of small talk which soon got around to cars. I told him about my new small one and how it now suited me and he told me about his long one which now doesn't go. Well he was quite
• Audi/BMW 20 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  An uncle who has just retired has surprised us all by announcing that he is looking at a BMW after almost 20 years of Audi ownership. He currently has a 3 year old A4 diesel and is stricken by a two year old 320d M Sport saloon with low mileage and leather seats. He is dithering because here
• What fits What? 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Needed a new bearing for an old motorcycle that I am doing up. The nearest Yamaha dealer is around 30 miles away so thought I would try a small independent motorcycle garage just down the road. The old guy who runs the place had a look at my damaged bearing and made a note of some numbers from
• Another MG ZR post (Dealer and Price) 9 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  My daughter is seeking a ZR 105 so we had a run out to the local Dealer on Saturday morning. She was happy so we set about negotiating on a one year old one priced at £8995. No we could not have a reduction for cash and no trade in. Second attempt - No we could not have a CD player either. Tried
• Cold start problems on Laguna 2-litre 1 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  control unit. The diagnostic equipment fails to show any faults. The plugs are 4000 miles old. The cold start sensor is apparently OK. The car has done 84000 miles & has been regularly serviced since new. It might be relevant that the dealer also says it's running a bit rough when they do get it going
• BMW service indicator 5 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I'll be getting my recently acquired 525 TD serviced within the next few weeks. As it's now 7 years old - one of the last of the old shape models - I don't feel the need for official dealer servicing, and reckon that dated receipts showing all work done/parts replaced etc should be enough for any
• Old Jag fixed by AA 7 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  it, and as soon as it began to fire, he plugged the relay back in and BINGO. I admitted to having started it twice from cold just to move it a few yards as I was changing the wheels round. He said that caused it. He said it's common on small cars. He had previously tested all electrical circuits. Last time I