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  • Help - Indecision! 16 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    I need a quick car and have up to £15,000 to spend. Ideally, this one should be able to last me for 3-5 years, so it needs to be solid and reliable (I just got rid of an Alfa 156 - eeuggh!) I made my mind up on a nearly new Civic Type-R with aircon from a broker. Then I started wondering
  • Salvage Value of (Cat C?) Car 24 Jan 2017 (Forum)
    A friend’s car is over ten years old. His car has been written off as it needs two new n/s doors after someone drove out of a side road without stopping. The other
  • Nissan Almera 2001 SE+ - Insurance claim / repairs - Advice please. :) 31 Jan 2014 (Forum)
    Hi all, Newbie here, hoping I can get some advice please? :) Basically, my lovely old car became a cropper with a police car last week! (If you are going to have your first car accident you have to do it in style eh? LOL!) FYI, the bumper, bonnet and a light are damaged
  • SAAB - SAAB 93, good opportunity or bad idea? 4 Jun 2009 (Forum)
    I have a new chap going to join our company soon. When it comes to company cars we tend to buy nearly new / 1 year old to miss out on the worst depreciation and get a nicer car for the guy sat in it for the next 100k miles plus. Looking at 'the usual suspects' of cars such as Mondeo's, I have
  • (my) Autotrader gems 25 Aug 2022 (Forum)
    I have been spending too much time scouring Autotrader looking at various makes for interesting/unusual/when did you last see one of those cars. Even though this is 'just looking', I have used a £10k upper limit (not made of money!), but here are some stuff which caught my attention
  • Honda Civic Sport 1.5 - Electric brake failure 22 Nov 2021 (Forum)
    I've got a 68 plate Honda Civic. A week ago I was parked in a local car park with 2 12 year old girls sat in the back. I left the keys in the ignition and left for 5 minutes to go to the shop. I was parked on quite a slope! As I walked back to the car 5 minutes later, I witnessed it rolling down
  • What is the most badge-engineered car ever? 21 Mar 2021 (Forum)
    -engineered car of all time is that BMC ADO16 - the old 1100/1300. It was sold as an Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Vanden Plas and Wolseley. It was also built under licence in Italy by Innocenti. Interestingly, according to Wikipedia article, the ADO16 was known in Denmark as the Morris Marina, pre-dating
  • Choosing new car due to coming clean air zone 18 Mar 2019 (Forum)
    for me to the M6. diesel cars from 2015 (euro6) and petrol cars from 2005 (euro4) are exempt from this tax. My commute to my place of work is 150 miles round trip so for a long time I've had diesel cars, however I was thinking of possibly getting an old 05/06 car and getting it converted
  • Buying my first car - need advice 6 Jan 2010 (Forum)
    Hi there, I've survived so far without the need of a car but long journeys on the bus to work have finally taken their toll. Therefore, I'd like to get a car which is economical, low maintenance and which holds its value well - to take me to the other side of the city and back every day. The car
  • How much to spend on a car - how to decide? 10 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    I'm just intrigued by how people decide how much to spend on a motor car. I am reminded by the old chestnut of the man who goes into a car showroom for an Astra; he has £2,000 to spend. Salesman says 'I've one coming in tomorrow at £1,500'; man says 'too cheap'. Later in the week he receives
  • Audi 80 E-reg, cat puzzle 18 Nov 2005 (Forum)
    a carburettor, however there is definitely also something round and cat shaped in the exhaust system..... Any thoughts? Since the car is quite old I presume it doesn't have to have the cat fitted? cheers Rob
  • Will car prices tumble due to petrol.... 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
    I dont know about others, but I am cost conscious when changing the family car every three years.I dont have pots of dosh to spend, have domestic commitments as priority, and buy a reliable saloon thats in good condition and three years old from new. With petrol £1 per litre
  • Buying an Insurance wight off Help 6 Apr 2003 (Forum)
    Hi All, I have recently opted out of my company are seem, and been thinking what car should I get, since I do around 25-35k miles PA. I have been playing with the idea of a 3 year old Volvo, but looked at my local Auto Trader and found some really good salvage cars - stolen and recovered or cat D
  • New 2nd hand car 23 Oct 2002 (Forum)
    ok, i'm sick of my 406, its problematic. i'm setting a budget of 9K-10K for a new car and i suspect i will probably own it for 5 years. I do about 10,000 mile pa and i don't like super mini's or medium sized cars, i want a bigger car like a 406. So what should i get, max of 30K on the clock
  • Part exchange value after accident 15 Sep 2002 (Forum)
    concerned about what the effect that the accident will have on the car's value when I wish to sell it. I understand all about betterment but is there such a thing as compensation for loss of value going the other way. The car is a 4 year old diesel Mercedes 46k miles that we bought with the intention
  • Parking damage 30 Apr 2002 (Forum)
    Wife parked in heath club parking area the other day - staff asked her to move her 6 week old car as a MALE driver was having problems getting out and had damaged his car against a post. She moved the car and he drove off - in her opinion he could have got a truck out and the staff said that he
  • Suggestions please - leg room, easy to park, mpg 5 Sep 2024 (Forum)
    Hiya, I'm looking for suggestions for a 3-5 year old car for a budget of upto £14,000. It needs to have: - plenty of rear leg room (3 of us are over 6ft) - be 'small' and easy to park as finding parking is scarce near where I live  - have a good mpg
  • fabia/Arona/troc/308/corsa/C3/whatever - what next..petrol 1 or 1.2 tsi ish small "suv" 18 Jun 2024 (Forum)
    Looking to buy a small ish crossover/smallish SUV. Sort of Fabia estate/ C3 aircross/Arona  etc. That sort of sized car. We do low mileage but need a decent boot, the car will replace an old Civic and a BIG subaru forester. So we have to compramize. Fabia estate...a bit bland, 308/corsa meh
  • £8k to spend - Looking for a Diesel Saloon/Hatch 5 Jan 2024 (Forum)
    Hi all,   Currently coming away from a Company Car and needing to buy a car. I'd love your opinions please.   Ideally looking to spend no more than £8k and would be looking at Diesel and no more than 100k on the clock. From what I've seen a 320d looks
  • ANY - No entry except for authorised vehicles 15 Aug 2023 (Forum)
    The moral of the story?  Not quite sure. Neigbours 18yr old son saved up, parents and gramps helped get a car, Passed on 2nd attempt,and used car for a few weeks, the 2 weeks on the Costas with family. Came home to multiple  tickets for going through what many use
 

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