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• Possible Replacements 27 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Could be facing a large bill on my car of £1000 or a bit more, and may be further repairs and therefore are considering whether to replace car. Car is a focus sized saloon car, has a diesel engine which produces just over 150BHP and has 147,000 miles on clock, is elven
• New Car Warrantee - or should I buy second hand? 24 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  certainly won't cover servicing - or will it? The other option is to buy a car say 2 or 3 years old (cheaper) and take out one of these warranty schemes that will cover everything including servicing, etc  - or will it If there is anyone with any experience of this or help and advice I
• Guess AE's new car 19 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Well. I am shortly to have what my company calls a "life event". I am to retire early in the next two months. I currently run a company (lease) car which will have to be returned. I have just purchased a new (second hand) car. Your task is to guess what car I have purchased. The brief I had
• Locally overpriced S/H cars 14 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  : http://tinyurl.com/yftybns Okay, it's in good nick, but £5K for a car coming up for 12 years old, they have to be kidding!? Has anyone noticed a similar phenomenon around where they live or equally, can anyone offer an explanation as to why these price differentials exist? Needless to say, I don't
• Car not crushed. 2 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  We discuss at length people having their cars needlessly confiscated, this could be a more normal situation. Returning from a late grandchild sit at 1am this morning I picked up a traffic car behind me at a roundabout, we were the only cars on the road at the time. It followed me for about 2 miles
• Second car advice 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  don't want to pay over the odds on insurance - and am looking 4-5 years old second hand, so I'm not looking for anything extravagant. But I am 6'7 and want a car I can be comfortable driving. Not really decided on budget yet, so any thoughts on what sort of thing I could get for £5000 and £10000
• On street parking.How long before arguments start? 2 May 2009 (Forum)
  was 10 years old (35 years ago) standing by the road. All you could see was one car. Won't be long before arguments flare up. I think each house should be limited to two cars. What do you think? Header given a more meaningful title
• Mitsubishi - i-MiEV i would you lease this car? 24 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  http://tinyurl.com/9nbmxn I quite fancy the idea- 100 miles range, decent speed and acceleration, enough seats for most of my journeys, hopefully reliable. Reminds me strongly of my old Smart. And the leasing thing sounds like what GM did with the EV1 in the US. (Lets hope it doesnt go the same
• SEAT Arosa (1997 - 2005) - 04 1.0 Central Locking Problems 10 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  many hours if left..... Any thoughts on what might be causing this? I've wondered about sticking lock mechanism, or possibly the convenience control unit (don't know whether this car has one - my old Seat Toledo did and I had CL problems with that car also). Thanks
• Buying A Car which belonged to a smoker 15 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi Folks, Need your help, I am keen to buy a year old Toyota Yaris, and I have found one around my price range, and it low miles and in really good condition. However the problem is the owner before must have smoked, and the car has a stale horrible smoke smell in it. The garage had already
• V5 Document and Ex Dem Cars 6 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've just bought a Diesel Honda Crv, almost 5 months old, from a Honda Dealer. The car has 3000 miles on the clock and was, in my opinion, a bargain. When I collected it the saleperson informed me that the director could not release the V5 yet as they had not kept the car as a demonstrater
• HPi checking a car 16 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Watch UK. Anyone got any recommendations? Also, does anyone know if the Car Watch UK one is as good as the HPi check for £38? I know the old "get what you pay for" probably applies but I don't see how checking a database can be done better by one firm than another. Blue
• Cheap insurance for second car. Help! 26 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Here is the problem. New Renault Scenic arrives today, to replace my nearly 10 year old BMW 318. My wife has her own car,and we swap between them. I thought I might hang on to the BMW, for sentimental reasons, and as an emergency spare car, as it is in good order mechanically. To insure
• Insured to the nearest minute? 8 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  (horrible image of being delayed en route to collect new car and finding myself driving without insurance, or being unable to drive old car to dealer to collect replacement). I've never encountered this before, is it usual? The sting in the tail came when I was told it would cost a further £219 to insure
• Poor starting - Mondeo 1.8 lx 14 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  the car has the original battery (car now 6 years old). All help appreciated.
• Family Saloon Car 10 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  years old, I was thinking along the lines of a Citreon C5 read various reports, Vectra, new Astra or Mazda 6, the £10k I fear would need to be flexible for some of the cars mentioned, could I have a bit of guidance, mileage is not an issue as I don't do a great deal! Cheers.
• Icy?? What, outside the car? 8 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Shouldn't laugh really, but it was sooooo funny. My next door-but-3 neighbour bought a bug-eye Impreza a few months ago after another neighbour left her handbrake off and her Pug 106 rolled into his old car. This morning he drove his 4wd rally proven car off into the snow. My wife and I drove off
• Jaguar X-Type vs Rover 75. 19 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  the better car. I know David Lacey holds the Rover 75 in high regard, I think the diesel in particular (chipped?). Any other thoughts on the merits of these two? He is collecting his old car after MOT/service tonight and it would be great to have some feedback for him. Thanks, David
• Car Vs Lorry - Minor accident Royal Mail 13 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  My Mrs has had a minor shunt with an RM lorry whose driver refused to get out of his cab to exchange details. Not sure yet if we even have the correct reg no. Obviously my Mrs livid but I do not believe it is even worth pursuing. The car is 19 years old and it is cosmetic damage which we
• Hyundai i40 - Gear Linkage Issue 24 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  The gear linkage broke on my car, a local garage said they could repair it.   Anyway after a few days he said, it was foo big a job and after spending 2 hours trying to remove the old one he gave up. Does it sound normal to be forced to pay for a failed attempt to repair my