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• Old Merc? 12 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  The itch to replace my Logan (now just coming up to three years old) with an older semi-classic estate is presenting itself again! I have spotted a 1988 Merc W124 at a local specialist, who I know through using them when I had my CLK. They know the car having serviced it, and it looks
• Old age Air-con lifespan 24 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I am fairly certain the air-con in my seven year old Mondeo has never been repaired/regassed at all since new, yet it still seems to working fairly effectively if not 100%. I rarely use it winter except to speed up screen de-misting, so it is not as if I have it running regularly outside
• Trading in car(s) questions 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All Need some advice. Father in law is getting a newish car from a dealer and my missus looks like getting his one - 4 year old C3 for x amount of money. Anyway - I was wondering - do dealers allow taking in cars part exchange that are not owned by the person buying the car from them
• How much cheaper can cars get ? 5 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Over the last few weeks at auction it struck me just how cheap good cars are these days (e.g 18 months old, low mileage Vectra's £6000-6500). With the never ending reductions on new car prices (check out HJ's news section) and low interest rates it would seem the knock on effect will be even
• Rust on Mid 1990 cars - which manufacturer is wors 29 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  the strength of the car? Crash tests are all well and good on new cars, but the average age of cars in Britain must be around five years ? most of us therefor drive cars 5 year olds and over? - So what of the crash worthiness of five year old cars?
• Rst on Mid 1990 cars - which manufacturer is worst 29 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  the strength of the car? Crash tests are all well and good on new cars, but the average age of cars in Britain must be around five years ? most of us therefor drive cars 5 year olds and over? - So what of the crash worthiness of five year old cars?
• Any - Old jack as bead breaker 6 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Long time since I last did this, and when I did IIRC driving onto the tyre or using the heel of a bottle jack under the car worked OK.  Not any more. Just slip off. I might have lost the knack.  I suspect my old (Girling) tyre levers were better than my current ones too
• Peugoet 306 TD 1.9 - Bottom Hose 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  as the new but i no longer have the old hose. Could anyone help please as i am quickly loosing patience with this car!! 
• How old is your battery ? 22 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Google says batteries last up to 5 years but sometimes only 2-3 years. I have never replaced the battery in my three (well-serviced Jap) cars (9 years, 9 years and 8 years) , have I been lucky or is Google full of doom and gloom ? 
• Is Citroen Air Suspension Reliable? 2 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  A question regarding Citroen's hydro-pneumatic suspension, It seemed to be that with the old BXs, that when the mileage got high, the car got a little old and the suspension gave problems it would mean big bills. Is it still the same with the modern Citroens (like the C5), or is the system now
• Crash worthiness of classic/old cars 8 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  . Question is, does anyone remember having a bump in the seventies/seventies era car and how did it/you stand up? I'm trying to weigh up the added risks of driving my old Allegro vs My 1999 Rover 620ti (itself not the strongest of cars I'm led to believe) What are the implications of an Allegro or such like
• Old Parking tickets on your new car 27 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I'm glad to say that this has never happened to me but having watched the highly entertaining Cops Cars Bailiff type programmes recently it made me think. If I buy a secondhand car from a dealer or from a man on the street how do I know that there are no unpaid parking fines on the vehicle? I
• Audi TT - 18 mths old - corroded disks 23 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  An Audi TT with 14K on the clock has corroded front disks - not worn but rusted and as such give grinding noises. According to the Audi dealer who sold the car the disks are not covered by warranty but will need to be paid for - disks and fitting inc VAT = £200 approx - the existing pads are fine
• Are the goalposts moving faster? 7 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  or more years old are almost worthless. For some models this is not much longer than the original warranty. As the perceived life of a car shrinks, will typical owners see it as less worthwhile spending to maintain cars? Soon we shall have to copy the Japanese and export old vehicles just to move them on.
• ALL - 3year old cars 10 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Trawling through Ebay it appears that the average family car advertised 2017 model  is circa £20_£22k for most mileages of around 25k and this includes the traditional premium brands. Bearing in mind that most have lost any manufacturers and possibly be requiring new tyres do
• Wolseleys from the 30s to the 60s. - My accidental interest in old cars 14 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  My love of old cars stemmed from my parents only buying what they could afford to pay for without gettig into debt and as a result the cars that they owned were somewhat older than many of our neighbour's. I was born in the late 40s and my father bought his first car a 1932
• New car dilemma 14 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi there I've been pondering this for ages and wondered what peoples opinions were. Shortly we intend to buy a new family car. On the one hand, nearly new Mondeos and Vectras look to be a terrific bargain for about 7 or 8 grand for a car about 18 months old, and they're now very good cars
• Dirty old `soot ball juggling` diesel? - at 6.5yrs 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  with failed laxatives? The old `juggler` is seeming more attractive to us by the day, we might just continue to keep it going - until perhaps a new pure electric car can undertake its daily 20 miles of around 40 cold stop starts. Thoughts?
• I need a very economical car for my nana (76 year old with a £2500 budget). 9 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  My nana needs a new car and she has given me a list of requirements. I said I’d look into it for her and try to find a suitable car. Her requirements
• Help me choose a car 12 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Help me choose a new car Got a last of the old model Toyota Corolla 1.6 Automatic 5 door Colour collection, will be 3 years old in a few months What I need 1 Car no wider than current car (or it will not fit some places I park) 2 Full torque converter traditonal auto box 3 hatch/seats for 4/5 4