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• The Backroom New Car Reliability Survey 5 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  fixing) in one place. I propose a survey of new cars up to 3 years old on a rolling basis. Please for the usual reasons no dealer names or emotive rants. I propose the following format: Make/Model/Date Of Purchase: Private or Company Car?: Age and Mileage when fault occurred: Brief description of fault
• BTCC - to professional ? 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I watched some old British touring car videos yesterday ( 1992/3/4/5) and soon came to the conclusion this truly was a Golden era for touring cars. Some of the racing was superb - real overtaking, spectacular crashes and great characters. The most obvious difference between then and now
• Registration number transfers query 17 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  of vanity, had a select reg number put on. When the time comes for me to change the car, will the license bods re-issue the original V-registration (therefore saving me having to get a new set of plates made as I still have the old' uns) or will be a totally new V-registration? I was also thinking
• Mercedes E320 - Ford or Mercedes 5 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  sort of thing. Focus, Civic, Octavia etc., 3 to 4 years old. My work colleague tells me I'm barking up the wrong tree. Instead of looking at middle aged commuter cars which are just heading into expensive maintenance territory I should spend the same money on an older high end car. That's what he's
• Vauxhall Vectra B - Problem with an 0340 error on a Vectra 7 May 2013 (Forum)
  . Replaced Camshaft Sensor, old ones cable insulation was crumbling causing potential short. After this 0355 disappeared but 0340 stayed on more or less permanently i.e. once in a while EMU light would go out and car would run perfect. Tried three different Camshaft Sensors including after market but ended
• 2000 Volvo S40 XS 1.6 24 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm 20 years old, virtually finished university, and was looking specifically for a used Seat Ibiza 1.2 SX (2004-2006) as my first car, having passed my test 3 years ago, without driving since. I found that to purchase this Ibiza (or equivalent base 1.2 model) I
• More headlamp-related problems 27 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I have a couple of apparently conflicting problems with my old Saab 9000 - dim headlights & burnt out dip switches! Perhaps someone can shed some light (if you'll pardon the pun). I have been having problems over the last three years with the dip switch failing on a 1987 9000i. The last one I
• Hyundai i10 - i10 Courtesy Car 7 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Recently had our car in for service and was given a 22 reg 50 mile old Hyundai i10 N Line turbo as the courtesy car. Only did 20-30 miles or so in it, but some quick thoughts..... Noisy, too firm riding, not great driving position (not reach adjustment on steering wheel), difficult to get
• Used car leasing 2 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  or not. I know nothing about it, but have told him I will make enquiries. I freely admit to knowing very little about leasing and PCP etc., but the 'Flexidrive' rental on 1 year old cars do look quite attractive. Has anyone got experience of these rental schemes? I assume that the renter will have to pay
• Why does nobody look after their cars? 20 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Looking around for a new car lately, it occurred to me that, above 3 years old, hardly any cars have a full service record. How come this happens? Is the average car owner really this negligent? I'd have thought that putting a car in for service at least at the same time as the MOT is done would
• End of Life Vehicles 15 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Under new European rules it seems that in future only licensed dismantlers will be permitted to scrap old cars. At the moment, anyone can scrap a car. I have sometimes aquired a car as a source of spares, kept it for a few years (on SORN) gradually removing bits, then finally taken off anything
• Stick with Mazda or go BMW 6 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Hi, Looks like this is going to be a long post. It's been a very long time since I last logged in here, been driving the same car for the last 12 years relatively trouble free. But now it's over 17 years old and the age begins to show, and "trouble free" is becoming less so, so
• Which one. Subaru Legacy, Skoda Superb, or Signum? 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  to the DIY centre and similar non-exciting journeys. There are two of us and a dog but currently no little people (and therefore they are at least 9 months away). We have a month old i10 (excellent little car!) for the quick and simple local journeys. I don't want to spend more than £4-5k and would rather
• Purchased 2 new cars today 19 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, we had 2 Nissan Notes as staff pool cars that where getting on (approaching 7 years old). There was nothing wrong with them and they had stood the test of time well,  having various drivers drive them across the country often with 4 or 5 passengers in the vehicle. However
• VW MK5 - Hard to select gears? 27 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  on it but it didn't seem to do anything. The car is 12 years old but has only done 40k miles, anyone ever come across this before?
• Garmin Nuvi 40 sat nav query 18 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  I have a fairly old Garmin Nuvi 40 sat nav but it works fine and I am used to it so would like to keep it. I have just changed my car and the accessory socket is between the front seats although it has a couple of USB sockets at the front of the centre console. My question is will the sat nav
• Vw Tiguan - New vehicle on dockside prior to lockdown 29 May 2020 (Forum)
  term non use will cause,personally I don’t particularly want a NEW car that is six months old when I take delivery Any other issues? Senschu
• Over supply of fuel 2 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Link from Autocar hope its allowed https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/petrol-stations-may-close-due-low-demand-warns-trade-body With fuel retailers having a oversupply of fuel right not and lots being stuck with (old) petrol and diesel they purchased befor the fall in price
• Mk4 ford mondeo - Mk4 mondeo battery connection fail 18 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  What a Muppet. I disconnected old battery and must have twisted it when putting it down. Anyway I put the new one in and got the +ve and -ve the wrong way round. Fans and the horn came on and I disconnected it. I realized to my horror the error I made. Lights and door locks work OK but engine
• Hyundai i10 - Accelerator issue 9 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  accelerator cable has gone, its awaiting a spot in the garage to be looked at but that's not going to be until next week anyone have an idea of the potential issue and repair cost roughly. Advice appreciated. The car is seven years old and done about 90,000 miles if this helps.