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• the old chestnut.... private parking!! 14 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  at the time and am mystified too by this claim. We parked in Hartlepool Marina on 3/3/21 over 10 months ago. We are aware of various parking problems and would have taken care to comply with any posted regulations. We had a coffee and left. Nothing since then. No ticket on the car, no letters asking for money
• Ford Focus - Worth bothering with annual service? 2 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  little now and usually when I've finished with my old cars I give them away. What would you do?
• still trying to crack the old chestnut 8 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  I am unsure exactly how to proceed in replacing my car. The lease expires in a few months so I need to think about a replacement. So far so good, except I need several features that seem incompatible. I tow a caravan and need to tow 1500Kg. The vehicle will do about 10k per year, except now our
• Vauxhall corsa d - coil pack? 2 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  % of the advice is that it will be the coil pack and its an easy plug-in replacement. The car has done 85000 miles and had new plugs about 2000 miles ago so I am reasoning that a new coil pack is probably due anyway even if it proves not to be the cause of the immediate problem. So not entirely wasted expense
• Aftermarket audio suggestions 14 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  for something that won't look out of place in a 22 year old German car gratefully received.  In aftermarket brand speak, I just need an RDS radio with: Directly Indexed Frequency Selector Switchpack ( a row of buttons that allow instant re
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - Seem to deteriorate quite badly after 6 or 7 years 3 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  as the old one felt as though it would last for ever. The new one doesn't feel anything like as robust. I was slightly concerned that the gearbox was getting noisy, but within a couple of weeks of changing the car I saw a comment that Honda will now repair the box on any age Jazz, so I felt quite miffed
• Toyota - VVTi engines & Oil consumption 12 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I ahve an old corolla (L-reg) and at some point in the not too dustant future am thinking of trading up for a much newer avensis or corolla. I have heard of oil consumption problems with the new VVTi engines. My old corolla has done 125,000 miles, doesn't seem to use any between services, same
• astra to be kept to age 10 plus 28 May 2005 (Forum)
  the coolant and fluid soon. I was wondering though if there was anything else worth having done or if its a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"(gearbox oil? power steering fluid?). We intend to keep the car until its at least ten years old. Its never given problems so I hope to keep it that way
• 3 year old Micra or Ka? 21 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  suppose I still need a low insurance group. 3. I want to sell the car privately within a year (assuming she passes) for the same amount I paid for it. 4. I want something fairly quiet and smooth riding, so it doesn't drive me insane on the motorway. 5. I want mid-40s plus economy, and reasonable torque
• Proton GEN-2 - What to do with an old Proton 12 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Apologies if this post is in the wrong place as it's in part a technical question, but mostly its asking for advice on what to do with my car as I think it needs replacing. I got my first car in 2017, an 07 Proton Gen2, bought off a friend for £300. I'm only just thinking I'm going
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate - Tyre dilemma 11 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Good morning fellow car nerds, and a very happy Wednesday to you all ! ;-) Looking for a bit of advice/direction/comment, if I may, on a small dilemma I'm wrestling with. I recently bought my old company car from my employers, and I plan to keep it, for a while anyway
• C-Max - Engine Failure will follow 22 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  spending nearly a £1000 since feb we are faced with a 6 year old car that we cannot afford to repair. I know that this problem  with has been highlighted and Ford are aware. Surely their Brand cannot afford for this to happen to loyal customers. Do I take on FORD and  try prove
• BMW 330i sport auto convertible 30 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Some may recall from a recent thread that I was thinking of buying a new freelander 2. The old L/R reliability problems still worry me (perhaps unfair) but I've now decided aginst it. I need to keep a practical car for the uni run & I am trying to persuade the wife to take over my estate car
• Audi Paintwork 15 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  wings. I took the car to a VAG approved bodyshop who tested the paintwork with an Elcometer and the measures were fine. However, the Manager was sure that the car had had paintwork on it as the car "was to clean" for a 5 year old car with 49k on clock (Surely that is no reason to say that a car has had
• Renault Clio II - Sold a "not fit for purpose" 16 year old clio 24 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  rejection letter said that she paid some one £100 to fix the exhaust but bacause there was a fault she wanted a refund (the car was a 16 year old clio sold for £450 with full MOT), her letter stated that she had already paid £100 to fix the exhaust so it must now be ok and fit for purpose
• Used Estate Recommendation 1 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  Hi, I’m looking for a used estate. Requirements below: - Budget 15-20k - Family car as we have 2 children - Petrol as mainly driving short journeys - Prefer automatic - Preferably less than 4 years old and under 40k miles Having done a bit of research, I narrowed it down to either a Škoda
• Cat N car, full HPI report, but no details shown. 26 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  using 'totalcarcheck', and this confirms it was Cat N on the 27th Nov '23, but "Not stolen/not salvage/not anything". Literally no explanation. The car did have personal plates with its first owner in 2020, added when a month old, and reverted to its original number when they sold it in Feb '22
• Hyundai I10 or Skoda CitiGo 8 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  and park, cheap running costs, and avoid attracting the wrong kind of attention regarding catalysts converters (the current one was hacked off whilst parked in the street at work - despite it being a 20 year old car)  
• Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in Design trim - Predicting a car's value in 2022 8 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Hello all, I am a disabled driver and considering rejoining the Motability scheme.  I am interested in the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in Design trim.  My monthly allowance of £330 will go towards the car, including insurance, servicing, parts and labour.  At the end
• Ford Focus - When is it not worth repairing? 23 May 2019 (Forum)
  Some might say when the repair cost equals its value.  Our 16yr old  122,000m  Focus has just failed the MoT,  rusty sill  <12" from rear seat belt mount.   It will cost around £80 +vat to weld.  The rest of the car is fine.   One