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• Odd insurance clause 13 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  but an additional excess of £200 if I do not use their approved repairer. Car is a 3 year old Audi so would obviously prefer to have any work done by a VAG approved shop. Insurance company not named for obvious reasons.
• Suzuki - got mine 2 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  got my new baby today a jimmy jlx nice all blk on a 59 plate but scraped by discovery disco in poor girl Maybe this is meant to read: I got my new car today, a Suzuki Jimny JLX. It is nice and all black on a 59 plate but I have scrapped my Land Rover Discovery as trade in for this - poor old
• Biggest changes over lifespan with cars? 31 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I met an old bloke thirty years or so ago and he was regaling me of tales during the `horse age` I wondered then at the changes he had seen during his life.. Think back further, decades with little change and then centuries of sail with what seems incremental change during an observers lifespan
• number plate spaces 1 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  My car has just had an MOT, and passed, but was I was told my plates were illegal as the gaps between groups exceeds 19mm. Now my car is 4 years old and the dealer supplied the plates ( my own reg though) I never thought to question the gaps, nor did the MOT last year. Just wondered how serious
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - How much should for I pay for this 08 model ? 21 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I thinking of buying this car over the weekend in Oxfordshire Toyota Avensis 2.2TD TR Estate 5dr Registered: Jun 2008 Mileage: 13,900 Fuel: Diesel It is listed at £13 995 but what is the lowest realistic offer I should go for? Payment in cash probably trading in my old 2001 mondeo. I don't
• Does red fade? 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All Thinking about buying a nearly new supermini for SWMBO (either a Yaris or Sirion). The non-metallic red is generally a few hundred cheaper than metallic. We like red, so this isn't a problem. But SWMBO keeps her cars for 10 years, and we used to have an old red Polo which faded quite
• Small/medium automatic needed 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  A work colleague is looking for a small to medium sized automatic. His wife has MS so needs the auto for her occasional use and the car will do at most 5,000 miles pa and probably less, with most journeys being about 3.5 miles each way to the office. He wants a small to medium sized car costing
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 01 1.0 Aerial: adjusting the angle 13 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  The car has a 1 metre black aluminium flexible whip aerial. The aerial is fixed in the middle-front of the car roof. (Note: the aerial may be an after-market replacement. Anyway, It's not the old-type Micra pillar aerial). Question: Is it possible to adjust the angle of these aerials? It gets
• Transferring Personalised plates process? 15 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi folks, I am selling my old car on ebay as we speak and need to transfer my personalised plates off it before I sell it. Has anyone done this as I have a question.... If I go down to the DVLA today and get the transfer onto retention sorted, will I get a new V5C immediately or will they have
• An interesting letter from the NMR 4 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hi All, I've just had a letter from the National Mileage Register for a car I part exed over a year ago. They've written to me asking me for the mileage of my old Vauxhall Vectra which I traded in for my current MX5. I presuming either the dealer or the subsequent owner has clocked it. I
• When garages replace parts 15 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  i was just wondering do garage mechanics get the hump with people if they insist on seeing the old parts replaced on picking their cars up. the reason i ask is because im thinking of marking things in the engine bay should it need to be repaired i want to be sure that im paying for new parts
• Parking S/hampton Docks 21 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Dear All, I am going on a short trip on a P&O liner from S/hampton in September and thought, despite some advice to the contrary, to leave the car at the docks, F.O.C. I presume that one leaves the keys. Do cars get moved around by the staff? That in itself does not unduly bother me
• Insurance for young drivers 18 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  A friend of mine is selling her cheap (£795) car to a 17year old girl who has just passed her test. Her mother is buying the car for her as a present, and does not drive.My friend said she would try to help her find the best insurance deal, so are there any companies anyone could recommend who
• ANPR Question 12 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  everytime you pass one? My old firm had a "bond" as it was a transport company and all cars were just under that, surely on ANPR thsi would flag as no insurance held? Any info for my random question appreciated! Jon
• Permit charges based on length 20 May 2007 (Forum)
  See this report: http://tinyurl.com/34x2c7 The headline may not accurately reflect what the council has said, but charging people by the length of their vehicle can not be described as helping to choose a green car. Maybe in crowded residential streets it may encourage people to have small cars
• Carcraft 16 May 2007 (Forum)
  I have £6k cash to spend on a s/hand car and was thinking of having a look around Carcraft. Can any of you share your experiences with me (good or bad) as to what they are like? Also: Can you haggle with them at all-especially for cash? If so how much i.e. would £6k get me a £6,500 car? If I
• Mazda 6 - electric window problem 21 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  In September this year, I bought a 1 year old Mazda 6 from a UK Mazda dealer. Since then, on 3 separate occasions, I've gone out to the car and found all 4 electric windows completely down. I'm currently having to keep it in the garage at nights and in a secure car park at work until I can get
• Just how did they break in? 4 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Returned to my car this evening to find all 4 windows wide open (and of course, contents missing). No sign of forced entry. Pretty sure I'd locked it - it's a reflex action whenever I leave the car, much the same as putting seat belt on before driving. Even if I'd left it unlocked, the electric
• Honda Jazz - extended warranty 29 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  So our Jazz is 3yrs old now, and we've been offered Hondacare Guarantee for £400 for a year or £700 for 2 yrs. Normally I never buy extended guarantees, but, bearing in mind I'd have to get some sort of recovery cover (it's really Mrs Payer's car) and that would cost £70 per year, I'm wondering
• just a quick fuel eco question... 30 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  my 306 1.9 td gets on average 600 miles from a tank. I work this out to be 10 miles to a litre which is 45 mpg. I think this is average for the car so im pleased as its over 10 years old. My question is...how are some people selling cars on ebay etc sayin 'i get 520 miles from a tank = 50+ mpg