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• dealer servicing on new car 19 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Having recently purchased a Toyota Avensis Diesel at auction, I am now wondering about main dealer servicing. Its nearly ready for its first service (at 10000miles) and is just over six months old (02reg). Im reluctant to take it to the local Toyota dealer for a 'service' that amounts to no more
• Mondeo TDCI Starting problem 25 May 2002 (Forum)
  I have a two month old TDCI that now intermittently refuses to start. When the problem first arose it would start on thev second attempt but now needs a third or fourth attempt to start. The engine cranks normally but does not fire. There is a beeping sound from under the bonnet and the glow plug
• They are about! 8 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  and exactly with the control movement as soon as the car was hot. There are one or two Minors in everyday use around Dundee, one as a pickup. Selling old car:- "Can't give you much for that, they could hardly sell them when new......" A month or two later, in advertisement:- ".....this rare and much sought
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Best car, worst car 3 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  . Worst car is my current, Focus, a 1.8tdci which has just had a new clutch/flywheel at only 18 months old and 18,000 miles. It's amazing how Ford appears to be going backwards in terms of reliability and quality. And don't even get me started on the dealer network! Perhaps this partly explains the blue
• Paint mismatch 10 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I bought my wife a car from a well know car supermarket (Focus 1.6 Zetec in machine silver). The car was 9 months old when purchased. We bought the car in mid July but have only recently noticed that the drivers door is a slightly different shade to the rest of the car (or the rear door at least
• Volvo 740/760 (1984 - 1990) - Should the garage proprietor also do the MOT's? 30 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  sheets as it did for the actual test, I suppose he thought at 21 years old and nearly a quarter of a million miles the car deserved nothing less. Now you're all thinking I have had an easy ride for the last few years and of course this is true to some extent but even the garage foreman was embarrassed
• Old vw beetle for potential restore. 9 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  All, I\'ve just posted in another thread and reminded myself of something I was wondering a while back. I\'ve got an old (1970 - worst year for rust apparently) Volkswagen Beetle sitting on my parent\'s driveway and rusting away. I\'d like to restore it but I haven\'t the first clue how to go
• Leasing or Renting a car in the UK 25 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  As posted elsewhere, our old Subaru has reached the end of its working life after 20 years and needs to be replaced soon. We decided to buy a new car and looked at hybrid options but as we have to place the car in storage and are out of the country for up to 6 months of the year, hybrids posed
• BMW 3 Series - Car Damaged by a Child 5 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  My car has been parked on my drive and the neighbours child aged approx 6/7 years old has put a massive dent in the car door, this is the second time this child has damaged my car on my drive within the last year (first time scratched the bumper with their bike). I have CCTV footage of both
• Parts and paint - Cost of car repairs 23 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  the whole side of car to be painted costing around £1000 if the car is to be retailed. Another example I saw is an Five week old A5 hit in a car park damaging the headlight. Repair costs £2500. So the insurance route was taken. 
• Citroen C4 Picasso 7-st (2007 - ) - Anyone had problems with Citroen car fires ? 6 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Hi - has anyone else had problems with their Citroen cars catching fire?? We had a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 07 reg vehicle (car was 6months old when we purchased it) - still under manufacturers warranty that caught fire just after myself, my partner and our two children had just got out of the car
• Car hire abroad 4 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Hi chaps, after help form the collective. Holiday booked for October half term in Polenca, Majorca for four adults and a five yr old. We're considering renting a car for the week but not sure if it's worth it; would we be better getting a transfer to/from Palma airport and taxi
• Small car with 6 speed box reccomendations 9 May 2016 (Forum)
  would be good for town seem to only have 5 gears which would over run at 4,000rpm on the motorway making them less efficient there. Ideally I want a diesel 1.6ltr 6 speed manual. My budget is max £4,000 so the car would need to be 8-6 years old obviously. Currently I'm looking
• A look back in time 7 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  !), gearboxes, tyres, brake parts etc. I used to buy the magazine regularly in those days, running old cars it was often helpful.   Present day equivalent I suppose is "Practical Classics" and the valuable resource of this forum's technical section.  
• Cancelling lease car contract before it starts 14 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  My current car is very old and in dire need of replacing, I thought it would be better to lease a car instead and re-evaluate in a few years to see if I were better of buying. So I got a good deal through Lings but now I have been made redundant. I contacted Ling to see if I could get out
• Car Buying advice 16 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  I'm hoping to get some advice and recommendations as feeling completely lost as to which car to choose. I sold my old beloved 01 plate Renault Scenic around 9 months ago. After toying with idea of a berlingo type car I eventually ended up with a Ford C-Max. Unfortunately I've ended up with a dog
• Unemployed and Insurance 31 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  (no commuting or business use). I kind of understand why the insurance would go up while unemployed for people with expensive cars and car loans, but the car is 9 years old now, I have owned it for 6 years.
• Fiesta 70ps 1.4 Tdci - Chipping a diesel? 30 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  it for a while. I have also taken into consideration the cost of changing a DPF. The car is 15 months old.   Thanks
• Any Make - Self Drive Cars 15 May 2012 (Forum)
  straight off the production line, so how would this "Concept" work with a mixture of makes of cars including old models, are they fitted with standard brakes, or is there an electrical induction system installed that won't wear out. The braking is only one question
• Any vehicle - crawling approach to Traffic lights on Red 4 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  One of the most infuriating habits of Drivers these days is crawling to Traffic lights that are on Red.You know the ones who leave massive gaps and crawl at 1 mile per hour. The reason for this moan is I have a 2 year old car that is fitted with "stop start" technology as are many new cars