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• Backroom Awards 2007 9 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Its that time of year ............... my nominations for end of year awards: Top TV Show: Top Gear Best fantasy car: Bugatti Veyron (again) Most desirable car: A4 Cabrio BR favourite motor: Seems to be the Legacy (replaces the Mondeo TDCI) Most overrated car: BMW Series 1 (I still don't get
• RF Junior - First car 21 May 2007 (Forum)
  Ok well RF Junior is looking for his first car. Insurance (for a 17 year old) is the prime mover here, Basically it means 1.1 106, 1.1 saxo, possibly polo. He has £800 pounds to spend (1200 saved for insurance!) so we are looking at 96,97,98 Saxo 1.1's and 96, 97, 98 106 1.1's three favours
• Sliding on black ice - car related ? 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Well, had a fun start to the New Year this morning (Happy New Year everyone, BTW !) - despite the tempertaure being well above freezing, hit a nice spot of icy road - back end did a nice double swerve ... good job the road was clear! What was interesting was how what car you drive can really
• Sneaky Focus question, you will love it! 4 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  failed in some way and it is actually cheaper to invest in a new car than repair the old one. Problem is, the Focus has just passed its MOT. So, what bull poo excuse can we put forward for a major failing of the Focus that escapes the notice of an MOT? Help!!!
• Peugeot 306 Battery Charging 28 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  It's years since I have had to get involved with mundane things like battery charging. You know the story...car 2 - 3 years old... it's time for a new one! Anyway, I am now the proud owner of a 1997 non-turbo diesel and a lovely car it is too. It seems a bit slow to turn over when starting and I'm
• New car choice (including Mondeo!!) 9 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I'm going to be getting a new (well, 6-18months old) car soon and the choice has come down to Skoda Octavia, Mazda 6 or Mondeo. Will probably be a diesel (for the first time) as they're by far the most common, at least in the better specs/trim, and the price difference isn't actually that huge
• Best way to finance a 13K Toyota Avensis 3 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All Many thanks to all who helped on my previous post. I currently have a Toyota Avensis on a contract lease which I intend to get out of by purchasing the car out of the contract. I am estimating that Toyota will offer me a figure of around 13K for the car. Its 9 months old and done just
• Engine Warning Light - Ford Focus 28 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  to drive ,just over a week ago i had to have a coil pack fitted under warrenty could it relate to this?could this be fixed under warranty CAR IS NOT THREE YEARS OLD UNTIL END OF NOVEMBER 2005 THX Dave {Car added to subject header as per request in the sticky at the top of the page. DD}
• Another DVLA Question 13 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  How long does it take the DVLA to update their records when notified of a change of ownership? I sold my old car about 4 weeks ago and sent off the log book the next day with all the necessary bits filled in. Over this weekend, I received the tax reminder to replace the disc at the end of June
• Disintegrating wheel arches on my fiesta 2 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Thank god I found this site, though a bit too late this time. The story so far (brief version): Taking driving lessons, mate sold me his old car for 50 quid, car chassis is sound, rear valance and both wheel arches disintegrating, mot runs out next month. Q: how hard is it to fit new wheel arches
• Golf 150 bhp 1.9 diesel - smoke 29 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  would be cambelt a tooth or so out, but does anything else come to mind. It just seems such a coincidence for the MAF to play up, or sensor fail to go onto "limp home" mode. Car back at dealers, but alas my friend paid in cash when he dropped his old car off
• BMW 330D - rattle 24 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I've got a 330D SE saloon. 5 months old - 14,000 miles - :)) It really is the perfect combination of power, torque and fuel economy......... From brand new the car has suffered from a slight metallic rattling noise at tickover - you can only just hear it inside the car - but is quite audible
• Scrubed Metallic Paintwork 22 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  the metallic lacquer has been possibly damaged by a car wash. I have seen a few relatively new metallic cars (under 5 years old) with this, sometimes around the wheel arches. As I say it's difficult to describe but I'm sure people in the motor trade will be familiar with it. Any ideas on whether its possible
• Car badges! 7 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I wonder, if I describe three car badges to all you knowledgable folk, you can identify them for me? 1. A circular badge, inside of which there appears a representation of a castle on what appears to be a "white cliff" (Dover?) with a sailing vessel on a wavy lined sea. 2. A rectangle
• Selling at auction 21 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  The m-i-l needs a car in a hurry. Her current car is old, leggy and has now developed a gearbox fault (pops out of 5th). She had thought of going the trade-in route but I've persuaded her to let me source something from BCA Blackbushe. It seems to make sense for her to let her current car go
• Seen any of these older cars recently? 29 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  talking to my mate recently about the number of Mark 2 Golfs that are still on the road. Can't say the same for these relatively old but not ancient models: - Fiat Stradas (hand built by Robots) Fiat 127s (car of the year 1977 ish) Fiat Mirafioris (superb 2.0 twin cam) Yugo Samaras (with a Fiat
• Dog Parlour Wanted! 20 May 2004 (Forum)
  Is there a frugal, muddyboot and doghair proof car that isn't a 4x4, and has nice comfy seating for 4 older/elderly folks (incl drive)plus small dog. Say a combination of the hardwearing non-static seat trim of my old Accord with a hose-down floor? Budget say 6-12k (the overnight parking
• Power Steering 20 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Hello Most cars these days have power steering but few have effective PS at manouvering speed. My 4 yr old BMW 318 falls into this category. This wasn\'t an issue when I bought the car but thanks to the progress of my arthritis, it is now. I should mention that I regularly check tyre pressures etc
• Best / Cheapest Online Car insurance 22 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Sorry if this is old ground that I'm covering here, but does anyone have any recommendations for cheap & reliable online car insurance brokers ? I'm looking to insure a Seat Ibiza 130 for fully comp. + protected no claims (have about 6 years no claims discont at mo), but it has to include
• How many miles do you have to do 20 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  to make buying a diesel car worthwhile in an economic sense? We do around 12K a year and buy used at 2/3 years old and I can't see the virtue on going over to a diesel. I have done a few sums and can't make the diesel car pay its way. higher purchase prices are not ofset by fuel savings unless you