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• have to sell a car quickly 5 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I need to sell my Father in law,s old car seeing as he has passed away and we are sorting out M-in-law's affairs. It is an R reg fiesta 1.6 Ghia. not sure how many miles, it will not be above average and it has slight collision damage on the hatch. a years mot and taxed till October. I am going
• How Green was your ring road 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  of these vehicles left on the road and therefore their impact on emissions must be quite small and getting smaller every year as more and more of these vehicles are scrapped. I would personally never drive a Classic car myself (too much hassle) but I do like seeing the old cars still around and I do appreciate
• Car "searched" before boarding ferry 13 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Went over to France two days ago from Poole. After checking in and before loading all cars were stopped and searched by Securitas badged staff, ostensiby for weapons. The old boy who "did" me couldn't have found a can of beans in Tesco. Didn't look under the car (no mirrors etc), didn't check
• Audi A2 problem 29 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi I have had my A2 for 3 years. Always serviced by Audi Garage. The car has developed a coolant issue which apparently Audi can't resolve - they have been in contact with Audi Germany who say to replace the engine. As the car is 3 years old and has done 120k miles they are basically saying
• How can it be so difficult to find a car 25 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  mirrors and a 2-litre engine. I am looking at both the Mondeo Ghia X and Primera SVE/T-spec. Would any of the BRer have any other suggestion for a 3-4 year-old, top-spec cars, launched in this millennium and cost less than £5,000? Many thanks, G
• Cleaning cars 17 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Another thread refering to drying cars made me think, I clean my car every couple of weeks with a brush on the hose, I use a gentle plastic scourer (white, as opposed to the abrasive green Brillo type) to remove squashed bugs as well as on the wheels, I dry the windows with a teatowel and sometimes
• Registering a UK car in Germany 5 May 2005 (Forum)
  Mrs Barchetta is pregnant. This is good news for us, bad news for the Barchetta which is going to have to go :-( Now, the situation is this - my brother need someone to take his immaculate Astra Estate off him, as it is too old to be his company car. He'll give oit to me for buttons, and it's
• Are Max power cars going out of fashion? 19 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Shocked when my I went to see my 18 year old son and he had converted his Nova GTE back from Max Power spec (neons, bad boy bonnet etc, etc) to completely standard. He said that his mates are doing the same and standard cars are now "back in". Could it be true? I find it difficult to think
• Scrapyards 20 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Went to a scrapyard yesterday to get a jack for mate. 1st time I have been to one for 20 odd years and was totally amazed. They told me on the phone I would have to look through the cars to find one, so went expecting to clamber over piles of scrappers.....only to find rows and rows of cars
• Respray Quality 15 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, Someone has keyed the side of my car and it will need filling (in places) and respraying. I want to get this done properly so it looks like new (like the rest of the car does). My old runabout had the bonnet and wing resprayed some years before I bought it, and over the years the resprayed
• Student looking for first car... 7 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, This is my first post so i apologise if this is a much-discussed topic previously. i have also e-mailed Honest John himself but thought it would be interesting to hear other folks advice/experiences. I am a 22 year old med student at Glasgow uni. I have had my license 4 years now but haven't
• Ford Zetec models. 2 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  What is the difference lx and Zetec models of Mondeo and Focus- is it just trim, or does one have sportier (harder) suspension. To any Mondeo experts out there, do the late mondeo 2ltr ( around 99 model year on) have very slightly different engines than the early cars? My old What car magasines
• Removing Swirls on Paintwork 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  as though they have been rubbed down with sandpaper and the paintwork has lost it's shine. In normal light it looks great. It's obviously been in a car wash every week for 3.5 years since new. Question is, how do I clear the swirls? Is a good old T-Cut and wax the best method? Or is there a particular
• Focus not so good 6 May 2003 (Forum)
  My company recently updated our Focus fleet cars to new Regs. I used to drive a (Y Reg) TD Focus Zetec but have now been given a TD LX (02 Reg) instead. The difference is truly amazing. My old car was great, drove like a demon and handled like a dream. One of the best cars I had ever driven
• New Car 20 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  My Aunt is just retiring and is looking to replace her '96N New Shape Rover 200 with a small car to last her pretty much through her retirement. She has asked my advice on it and wants a new or nearly new (under a year) car for about £9k. She would also like some nicities such as PAS, Air Con, Elec
• Returning the car I traded in 10 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  it and asked me to buy a swirl bar off eBay and he will fit it, I said ok, while waiting for the bar to come, the car felt even worse, two days later I decided enough is enough, I contacted him and said I wanted my old car back, he said I can't do that, he said he spent money on my car putting it through mot
• DIY - Is it required? 16 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  the majority of work on my early bikes and cars, but they were relatively uncomplicated. The last car I worked on was daughter's old Beetle when she was at university - and I recently discovered my old set of feeler gauges, which along with my slide rule, must qualify as my most redundant equipment! Since
• Am I getting old 9 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  On arrival at AVIS today the office had forgotten to book a rental car so I was given a choice between an Omega or a Mini Cooper. No contest I thought as I have fancied thrashing a Mini for ages. When it comes the disappointment startes to set in as the interior is a bit tacky - aluminium is OK
• Toyota build quality - am I unlucky? 25 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  leaking oil. Granted most of these are things that didn't affect the actual running of the car, but even still I'd expected more from Toyota. I'm wondering now if I've just been unlucky and got a bad one, although as it was 2.5 years old when I bought it, surely most of the bugs should have been ironed
• Ruined battery ? 12 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  old corolla used to), but to no avail - I still have to crank it for several seconds before it catches and finally explodes into action. The only thing I can think of is that the oil may be a little on the thick side (and rather old by the look of it - I've not had the car long but it doesn't look