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• A car to fit 3 child seats in a row? 18 May 2012 (Forum)
  right now, if we have a 4th child in the future it would be in about 4/5 years time and I would get a van style 7 seater.   So I need an in between car for the next few years that will accomodate a high backed booster seat for my 4 year old, a toddler seat for my 18 month old
• New car - old car? £7,000 down the drain? 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Almost a dilemma with the 2002 1.9D Punto - then a few rough calculations. It`s done 60,000 miles as a home care car and does (the previously mentioned) 50 or so cold stop starts a day. It does around 53mpg doing this and a petrol car borrowed for the day did 29mpg. Now it has faults
• Focus - new exhaust blowing 24 May 2007 (Forum)
  My car is a Ford Focus, although this problem could occur with any car I guess... I got the (original) exhaust replaced recently on my 1999 1.8i Focus Zetec (flex pipe, centre silencer and back box) but the new one appears to be blowing and is as loud as the old one was getting, if not worse
• Fun practical used car for £6-8k 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I have about 6-8k to spend on a used car, maybe up to 3 years old and 50k miles. I currently have a Peugeot 306 which is now very old and needs a financially-nonviable repair, but is still excellent on twisty roads with good handling and steering feedback. I need something fairly practical
• Toyota - Toyota extended warranty experience 26 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  Our Yaris is now 7.5 years old, covered 45,000 miles doing school run, commutes, local trips etc, rarely sees the motorway.  It came with a 5 year warranty, but then became eligible for the new system whereby a new 12 month warranty is provided at every service up to ten years old
• What Size car do I need: Subcompact or compact 28 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  Hi all I want to replace my 2012 Honda Jazz, great car but too small and needs more pep in the engine. Something I have talked here before but COVID, rising costs, the global economic crisis delayed my plans. I mainly drive around suburbia/commute to work with occasional long distance
• Replacing 2002 Mondeo - Still Looking 24 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  car? Any issues to worry about with a 2.0 TDCi if I find a good one?   I also test drove a 2011 old shape Focus. A 1.8 zetec.  I had expected it to be nippy as it had the same 1.8 engine as my old Mondeo in a smaller car. Felt a bit sluggish though. Brakes felt heavy
• Car decisions - can't get past the warranty 8 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  -series and a few others but similar spec cars to the ceed would be at least 3 years old and out of warranty... if I understand correctly, the Vauxhall warranty is not transferrable at all so unless buying from (overpriced) Network Q then we only get the sale of goods act to rely on... So my
• Car Insurance cancelled 13 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  I have had my car insurance cancelled because I did not provide an upto date photo copy of my driving licence. I have the old paper drivers licence and submitted a photocopy copy as per ththe request of the insurance company. it has my old address on it.  They sent out automated requests
• Mazda MPV (2000 - 2007) - 53 plate Mazda MPV - keep or replace? 26 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  be between £10-£12k on top of what I could get for my current car and I'd be intending to buy something 6 months to a year old. My initial instinct is to avoid anything French but I'm no car expert so has anyone got any suggestions? Cheers!!
• Front coil springs snapped - Fast fit centre? 1 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  jacked the car up myself this afternoon and had a good look at the front springs, if it wasn't for the trip to the moon (well 117 miles away) I would leave them till they got worse but if a spring napped at 70mph it could be fatal so I am not risking . I have checked the front shock absorbers
• BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - buying an old BMW 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  A neighbour is selling a '95 318SE manual. I haven't looked at it closely but it's described as mint with fsh and just 2 owners including my neighbour - who I've only ever known to say hello to but is retired and seems pretty respectable. The car certainly appears to be very very clean inside
• Broken down cars on the Hard Shoulder. 27 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  passed a fiat sissyentro on the m1 today 300 yard before a service station on the hard shoulder,two people stood by the car,man near fencing safely, girl at back of nearside rear corner light not watching traffic but ringing the services on her blue screen mobile,i passed her in my recovery truck
• Don't judge a..... 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  was going to say book by it's cover, not very 'motoring' though is it. Further to recent conversations, just explaining my way of thinking really, and something that set it off. On discussing whether old or young drivers are the worst, my train of thought was how awful it is to generalise
• Unbeleivable car stories. 25 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  We've all heard them down the pub. What's the daftest you've been told. And no cheating by pasting in anything from here seen in the last copuple of weeks! Here's a starter. Guy at work a few years ago always would top anything you could tell him. We were talking about old cars that went
• Honda Jazz IMA - Is this a good buy? 24 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  12, 500 miles and CVT fluid changed as per schedule and it’s not a pool driving school car, he’s a one man band and the car is apparently immaculate. He bought it at 18 months old with 3,000miles on the clock, he’s does 40k a year in it  ( prior to Covid ) and it now has
• Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 petrol engine - Service problems and the service Center claim the 21 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  I had my 2 years old car service in west London Volkswagen in October it’s done 14100 miles from new a month later the car developed a fault I took it back to the same Center they claim the car has lost 25% of its oil and that in one month I have not even driven the car 500 mile and when I question
• Volvo S40 - Selling my car - how does income tax work on it? 10 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Hi! I'm looking to sell my old car, a 2008 Volvo S40 Sport for about £4500. I was wondering how tax works on car sales - I will be selling it privately if it matters. Is there any tax I need to worry about or not? The tax calculator says I've got only £3000 until I'm
• Toyota Yaris MMT 2007 - Rejecting a used Car 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  but the car needs fixing. They have told him several different reasons why the car doesn't drive properly as the old Yaris did, and we are now convinced that the vehicle is not fit for purpose. So how can we go about getting this put right ?
• Sub £5000 RWD sports car - suggestions? 1 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I'm contemplating buying a cheap (below £5000) sports car. Has to be a convertible as well. It must be a RWD. Like to keep that for at least 1 year. From the autotrader, following cars come within my budget Toyota MR2 (old shaped ones are below £2k, new shaped ones are quite pricey though) MG TF