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• Buying a car without V5C 4 May 2021 (Forum)
  I happen to visit a car supermarket who stock hundreds of car. I was interested in one car, they told me it did n't have a V5C logbook. They told me, I would need to apply for a V62.  It is is a 3 year old car, with 39,000 on the clock.  The car dealership is reputable
• Please help with a car decision 19 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Well after 10 years with my lovely Micra now need to buy a new car. Sadly I wrote off my beloved 11-year-old Micra. So I am now looking for a replacement. I realise that what is important to me is a car that will last a long time so I don't have to replace it for a while, I don't really enjoy car
• Any economists out there?! 26 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  . The availability of prices via the Internet from auctions and places like the great trade centre push dealer?s prices down. Are we moving or have we moved to a situation where there is such a glut of oversupply that no one wants an older than 7 yr old car and there are not enough bangernomics people to pick up
• Skoda Octavia Hatchback - Is there such a thing as an SUV for SPORTS? 12 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I've got a 5 year old Skoda Octavia L&K 2.0D DSG Auto, which replaced a similar 4 year old car. It easily fits two full sets of golf clubs, plus electric trolleys, shoes, and even a couple of weekend bags, IN THE BOOT completely hidden from sight.  I have even once had a 4 night
• Jaguar XF - Reliability & Smoothness of 4cyl petrol '18 Jag XF 26 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  I've owned my 2009 XF 2.7D Premium Luxury since nearly new and have enjoyed totally trouble free motoring. However, I'm aware the car is getting on now, so I'm considering it changing it, either for a 2014 / 2015 last of the old shape XF 3.0D 240bhp / 275bhp S or a 2018 new shape XF 2.0 Petrol
• BMW 120i Sport auto 2015 - Electrical glitches 24 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  replaced the battery. All functions were restored on replacing the battery on my 320d. However, the 320d was 6 years old with 120k on the clock before I began to notice signs of battery failure so I wouldn’t expect this with my current 3 year old/35k car Any thoughts on where these electrical
• Hyundai i20 - i20 Clutch Fail! 8 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  operator, not the garage, and wouldn't cover the necessary work to visually inspect the clutch. The dealer now wants me to authorise £450 odd worth of work to take the gearbox and clutch out and replace if necessary. Same old story, I've driven cars for 10 years, with many more miles
• any - funny prang 30 May 2011 (Forum)
  Cycling up a gentle hill in North London, traffic crawling on my right due to serious roadworks further on,   I admire a 10 reg Maserati drop top, driver on his handsfree. I'm bang between M&S and Waitrose   I then notice a car parked on the left begin to pull
• Signum Rambles on...... 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  is, to get to the point, I was a bit disappointed with the handling by comparison to the old faithful Mondeo. It was suggested to me ( by our very own Dynamic Mod ) that when the time came to change the tyres to opt for the alternative size. It had been shod with 215/50/17 Goodyear Eagles and always felt
• Honda Accord Tourer - Views 26 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Well I decided the old Civic was getting a bit long in the tooth at seven years old and a bit boring so after a month or so of consideration and checking prices, I went out to the local Honda Main Dealer on Friday and bought a 2.4 EX Honda Accord Tourer . 04 plate. one owner car, 24 k miles ie
• Door - easy job?? 26 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Hiya... As described in two very long and old threads ('think I've seen the last of my car' 1 and 2), I've had my polo back for about 6 weeks now. Initially (3rd time I rejected it) the driver's door hadn't been refitted properly so it wouldn't always open from the inside and was chipping away
• 14,000 miles. Diesel BMW Oil Change ??? 24 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 15 month old BMW 330D. (36,000 motorway miles) I have noted that according to the service book the car has had oil changes every 14,000 miles... Being of the old school with regards to changing engine oil I immediately contacted several BMW main dealers..They all assured me
• Bullying Fiat into a fix 24 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  standards for advice - they say that my contract is with the dealer and they agree that a 2 year old car should not be showing such signs of corrosion. They advise to ask again and if nothing can be agreed I should write to the Dealer Principal stating that you will give them 28 days to rectify the problem
• Bang! 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  - if rear-hinged doors were outlawed years ago, why are car makers still allowed to fit rear hinged bonnets? If my mother's old car had been a Renault, this would never have happened. Richard Hall http://bangernomics.tripod.com
• Cash allowance + vehicle age policy = confusion 7 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  with a promotion, and I get a cash car allowance with my role - but they have a policy that stipulates that in order to receive it, my car must be under 6 years old. It's complicating things. With this limit of "under 6 years to get the allowance", I am finding
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000/xreg 2.0 Ghia fuel pump/fuse 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  My 7 year old owned from new Ford Focus 2.0 Ghia has finally let me down. Last weekend the car started as normal I moved off but then stalled after a couple of seconds, and couldn?t get re-started. I called Green flag recovery who said it could be the fuel pump, he did all the usual checks then he
• SAAB 9-3 (2007 - ) - Saabs gone downhill, or rose tints at work? 1 May 2008 (Forum)
  (including the door mirror control that looks just like the one in my old Cavalier), and the engine idles roughly with vibes transmitted into the car. On the road, it's reasonably quick, but never feels anything like 210 bhp worth. The engine is harsh with a rattly, "tappety" note over 4,000 RPM that has
• A dilemma 21 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Collected a parcel from Halifax Post Office yesterday and returned to my car, parked in the PO's lay by. Get in the car, and I can hear the most dreadful revving noise coming from a little Yaris type hatchback, being 'driven' terribly by an old dear. She is absolutely revving the nuts of the thing
• Pre Reg Cars after the 1st April 19 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Just reading a few a articles on pre reg cars and saying about buying one before the tax rules come in on the first April " New car buyers looking to beat the new VED rules
• Insuring second car for under 21 driver 10 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Student (age 20) at my work place has bought an old car for his mother as a present, he already owns a car but now wants to drive the gift car to scotland from cornwall. However he keeps getting told by several insurance companies that as he is under 21 they will not give him temp cover on a second