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• Dummies question. No insurance - test drive a car 27 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  at? Some people have told me that any test drive that you do from a new/used car dealer means you are covered by the dealer's insurance but, um, that sounds more like an old wives tale than legal reality? So what do you do if you do not have a car yourself, and hence no car insurance, but you wish to go
• Worst and best makes of OLDER used cars? 10 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  This Is Money published what I think is a good list of the best and worst makes of cars, but it only lists what I would consider as "nearly new" cars - under 50,000 miles on the clock, so I would guess perhaps less than 5 years old. Link: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3039686
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - Diesel Pump Gone - How To Get It Fixed Cheaper 26 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I thought best to give everyone a full description of my problem and what to do to get it fixed cheaply Having read so much about this common diesel pump problem it was no wonder after hitting shy of 100k my car started to play up. People have suggested that you can get about 10k
• Replacement for Toyota Yaris Mk 1 auto 31 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  My daughter in laws  Y Reg Yaris auto is in need of replacement due to corrosion . The car has been faultless over the five years she has owned it , passing every single MOT except the last one. What other 23 year old car could claim this ? Ideally the replacement must
• Hyundai i10 - Paint discolouration on new car 13 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  My daughter has a 72 reg i10 in their standard “Mangrove Green” colour. It’s about 7 months old and the paint around the exhaust is a discoloured yellow. I took it into a dealer and they checked the emissions which were normal and they said the damage/discolouration is due
• Peugeot 308 SW - Carless Driving 24 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  3 weeks ago I clipped a car wing mirror and didn't stop.  I've received an NIP for driving without C&A. I have a private plate that was applied to the car on the 1st of May last year.  My current insurance started on the 2nd of May *with the old reg plate* IE it changed
• Focus v Volvo 22 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  on the same platform, and seems to be roughly the same price. I'm looking to buy a one year old car, certainly less than 2. Will the Volvo share the same platform as the latest Focus MK4?  Is the Volvo a better car? It seems to have a 150 PS Diesel engine amongst others. Is this a proven engine
• 17 REG Astra K 1.4 turbo petrol auto stop start - Topping up Battery 3 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, My stop start has stopped working  owing to battery suffering from low amount of driving and cold weather. I am getting a message up "low battery start car", which isn't a problem, it starts fine. I want to top up the battery, I only have an old trickle charger with hi/low
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 12-01-2019 Part 1 14 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Back to where I once belonged. The difference in reliability between the so called premium European makes, and a decent Far East produced car are enormous. I was chatting to a BMW Mini owner in a car park a few days ago; having noted his new Mini was shiny and my old Mitsi really dirty; I posed
• Audi A5 - Car Finance - Right to Withdraw 26 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Hi all I've just bought a 6 month old A5. Originally I was going to pay ££ but the finance option appeared to make too much sense - £1.25k from Finance, and 2 free services. My intent was to immediately settle it (incurring very little interest), but having called
• Birmingham to Bournemouth 15 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  , is it a risk to take a 13 year old car on a long trip? Is it worth it for having a convertible to use on hols? And secondly, which route do I take down to the south coast? The obvious route is M40, A34 and M3, but I don't fancy that! I could do some of the M5 then cut across country? Any suggestions?
• Ford Ka - Radio Code Required 26 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Hello wise sages ! I had to replace the battery in the wifes car today as the old one was dead and it just "clicked" when i tried to start it. IT WORKED ! The wife's car has now come back to life ! However, the "War Department" is now unhappy as the radio now says
• Toyota Aygo - Aygo: clutch problems on some models? 22 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Currently have a 2002 Mk. 1 Toyota Yaris, but it has been written off in an accident. So, I'll be in the market for a 2007-2010 small car. Yaris's in this date range are bigger than the old Mk I's. So I was considering something smaller, an early model Aygo with about 60k
• Nissan Almera Tino - is it okay to drive with air con compressor broke? 21 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, Took my car into Nissan today to diagnose two problems. One was the ignition coil which I'm replacing myself. The other is the air con. They said it is definitely the compressor. I can get them on ebay for 40 quid. Car is 13 years old but I like it. I am thinking to perhaps wait to see
• Toyota Auris Hybrid Icon Plus - Insurance Group & Tyres 5 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Just purchasing a 1 year old Toyota Auris Hybrid Icon Plus. One thing that puzzles me is the insurance grouping for this car is 14 but for both the Icon and the Excel its 7. Sure enough insurance quotes indicate that the Icon plus for me is about £40 to £50 more than the range
• Audi A3 Saloon - Dash cams 13 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  can be easily removed and I am not sure how the warranty would be affected. (The car is 15 months old). There must be power available near the interior mirror for the interior lights and the auto mirror and perhaps this could be tapped into. The local Audi dealer can offer no assistance and I
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - 1.4l - 05 Reg. - Engine 'pinking'. 11 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  My car has started 'pinking'. ( An almost inaudible tinkeling from the engine) That's what it sounds like anyway. In the 'olden days' one got it thro' pre ignition. Modern cars ignition is computer controlled so I am at a loss. It orrurs in high gear, low speed, less than 30mph, with a slight
• BMW 3 Series Touring - Great RAC service. 16 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Went out to the car (8 year old petrol 3 series) yesterday just before lunchtime and it sounded very rough when I started it and the engine management light was flashing. Anyway called the RAC and when the technician arrived he diagnosed a faulty coil, he managed to find a parts supplier that would
• Citroen 2CV6 - 2CV6 won't start 6 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  it was turning over at all, but after trying to start it with the starting handle (don't you love old cars!) I realised that the starter motor was turning the engine over, but just very slowly. I've changed the spark plugs and sprayed the electrical components with WD40 and there is fuel in the car
• na - Ticket from Apcoa but no means of getting a ticket 11 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I returned to my car this afternoon and found a good old ticket from apcoa. When i arrived at the car park this morning i went to pay at the machine to find that yet again, it was not working and looks to have crashed while processing someone else's payment. I pressed cancel a fe times