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• Private buyer at auction 23 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I've been to an auction to get a feel for things and have decided I want to have a go at bidding for a car from a fleet sale. I noticed that a lot of the cars are around the 3 year old mark and as such don't have MOT's. Am I OK to phone my insurance company and insure the car before I leave
• BCA: Moving cars with forklifts ! ? 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Had a real eye opener at Blackbushe today. In one of the holding compounds the staff were using a forklift to move cars around. You could be forgiven for thinking these cars might have been old bangers or non runners but no ! these were top notch lease/prestige cars. I've seen salvage yards
• Car kits 27 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  of the Nokia car kit CARK-91 and am replacing an older Nokia kit so all the old wiring, mic etc is common
• ABI category C and D writeoffs explained 20 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  . Firstly, consider how badly damaged the vehicle must be to have such a high repair bill. Now think of the same car but when it’s 4 years old, the Pre Accident Value will be less than the repair bill, the price of the parts to repair or labour rate will not have dropped because the car is older
• Mini or Yaris? - Best Small Car - Mini? Step up from Kia or Yaris 15 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  I have 2 kids under 12 who I regularly cart around, I previously had a very old Yaris which in actual fact drove superb for a 2002 model.  I then brought a Kia Picanto, which is nice and compact for urban driving, but harsh on the plentiful bumps.  I'd like a more stylish car now
• Skoda Fabia Estate - Second Hand Car Recommendations 16 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm looking to buy a car with a few wants/needs: as low insurance as possible, good MPG (ideally 50+), can easily fit roof racks to, reasonably large boot, preferably not much more than 10 years old and less than 100k miles. I'd really like a 2012/13 Skoda Fabia Greenline II estate, but all
• Ford Fiesta - Battery draining 24 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Hi everyone. Really need some help with my 18 year old sons car. The battery light keeps coming on while driving, then the ABS light. He pulls over and switches the engine off and then the car will not restart to the point of no hazard lights or anything. As the battery is driving it looks like he
• Honda Civic 1.8 petrol 9th generation 2012-2017 - Catalytic converter clogged up 24 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, I have been informed my catalytic converter is clogged up. The car is 8 years old and 103,000 miles on the clock. I would like to keep the car a bit longer if possible. But don't want to pay the cost of a genuine part from Honda for the age of the car. Honda quoted me
• Hyundai trajet - Bump stops 17 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  to supply me is a hyundai dealer, at £82 each. I'm reluctant to spend this on an old, high-mileage car, but it also seems a shame to scrap it for something minor. If the car is presented for re-test with the major defect repaired, is it possible that the minor defect will be overlooked
• Subaru Outback - Tyres for 2018 Subaru Outback 29 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  Be grateful for any help please as all the Subaru dealers I've dealt with have been rubbish.  Need two new tyres for the car but apparently the original Bridgestone Duellers are no longer made. ( Pretty poor given the car is just 3 years old) but seem to recall that the 4 wheel drive
• Korean cars cheap junk? dont think so 14 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  Well, I bought this 3 yr old Hyundai Elantra a few months ago. This is my second Hyundai since coming to the US. Very impressed so far. Yes it is a little dull and has a lot of grey plastic inside. But every morning it starts on the first crank, and in 10k miles I've put on it so far, hasn't missed
• Need help choosing next car 4 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  I'm struggling to make a decision on my next car. Shortlist is Freelander 2 sd4 GS/X's auto 10/11 plate with c100k miles for £7-8k, lexus rx450h se-i10 plated with 126k miles for £9k or santa Fe premium auto 12 plate with 55k miles for £8.5. Has to be an auto with a comfortable
• Skoda Octavia Mk3 1.5 TSI DSG hatch - New Car Oil & Filter Change at 1,000miles? 26 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Skoda Octavia 1.5 petrol is brand new, barely two weeks old and comes with the 2-year fixed price service offer.  Is it worthwhile booking it in (and me paying for) at 1,000 mile point a simple engine oil and filter change by the Skoda dealer?   As an engineer, I fully
• Toyota Prius - PCN shows on TFL account but 9 months later no let 12 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Hi John. I received a PCN from TFL today,  and when I went online to pay it , just by chance I scrolled down to find out that the car that I drive now ( I hire the car , its not mine) I find out that there is 4 old PCN related to congestion charge (London) all alleged PCN happend
• Why is my car leaking oil when it’s sitting for a 13 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  So I have a 2009 Nissan Sentra and I don’t drive it too much. It hasn’t been regularly driven in a few months but every month I’ll take it around the neighborhood a little. It hasn’t had an oil change obviously and the oil is pretty old in it. Drove around 5,000
• Ford focus - Mk1 to mk2 focus 14 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Hi I've just upgraded from a focus mk1 to a mk2, I had a couple of questions if anyone can be of help.  Do any parts transfer from the old to the newer one E. G. Wheels tyres bulbs etc I don't expect it all to.  Also what do cars go for scarp these days I've been advised £120
• 2008 VW Polo 1.4 - Gearbox Synchro 25 May 2017 (Forum)
  Hi All My car has been in to a trusted garage today as it has started crunching ever-so-slightly when going into third gear. All other gears are fine. No problems selecting gears at all. The mechanic says the synchro is on it's way out. It's an old-ish car so I'm not prepared
• Jaguar X-Type - Smell while using cluth more frequently 2 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  In my Jaguar X-Type 2.0d (2005) I keep noticing an increasing smell as I have to stop and start/use clutch more frequently. It is not exactly a burning smell, it smells more like "old cheese". It doesn't smell at all when I drive fluently (outside a busy traffic or on motorways). The car
• Volkswagen Golf VI - MK6 Golf 1.6 TDi - Possible clutch issue 17 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  the clutch was released? (the car wasnt up to temp at this point either) The car is very quiet whilst ticking over, doesnt sound like my old car which had a faulty DMF. Could it be a faulty release bearing? Cheers
• Audi A3 Sportback - Ex Driving Instructor Car / Dual Controls 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Have just bought (two weeks ago) an 18 month old ex lease car from a dealer. Having paid for it and gotten it back home I noticed that it seems to have had dual controls fitted at some point and then removed before it was sold to me. This fact was not communicated to me