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• Vauxhall Corsa - 50mph crash, write off, old car :( 2 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  , speared my car. Went up in flames ect. Was doing 50mph, it was wet on the road, tried to stop, couldn't. Long story short, I contacted his insurance company who have given me a courtesy vehicle. Missed out on a job interview that was the next day :( but since had a job offer from a interview I went too
• Rover 25 2003 1.6 - clock resets itself ,door alarm,alternator belt 1 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  in the car is old may even be the original battery as it looks old and rusted and testing it using a volt meter gives a 12.4 reading with ignition off in the morning .two garages did free battery tests using their advanced devices and they both said it is on its way out, hence I will be replacing
• My new Ford Focus CC3 11 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  , and it includes instructions on how to change all bulbs - inside and out. Well done to Ford for accepting bulb changing is a task the owner should be able to carry out himself. Disappointments? None really, although the extra few inches in length mean the car is not quite so handy as my old one. Not sure I
• car stolen off driveway 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  did not own a car and didn't object to the neighbour parking there - he then developed ' ownership complexes ' and began to believe the property was his , even though he only rents the Ist floor property - only my ground floor one has off -street parking . Previous owners to me sold up due
• Hyundai i20 (2009) - A worthwhile deal? 10 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  not worth the trouble, I tend to agree. But it is eligible for the scrappage scheme so a thought has occurred to me that "she" could buy a new car, we could sell SWMBO?s 6 year old, 50k Yaris and end up with a new car for the boss, even if it is nominally registered in our daughter?s name. Also
• Good therapist needed urgently 20 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  , Holley carbs, auto, new tires, metallic blue new paint job, some new gauges inside replacing the stock ones (I think she's been quarter-miled at some time), radio missing, car doubtless a legacy of the US air base at Clark. As always with these old big block live-for-ever Fords, whisper-quiet
• Renault Scenic - Help me value my Scenic? 11 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  . 80,000 miles (had the dash replaced so uncertain of exact mileage). See the car here: http://imgur.com/a/zSxM0 Bad bits? -It's a 10 year old family car, complete with all the little dents, scratches, stains, scuffs you'd imagine from a well used family car. -The rear
• Cars people race 17 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  and I had not had the time to take it back When in the Mazda I occasionally get raced off the traffic lights by a eager 17 year old in his Coras, but rarely as aggressively as I do in the Alfa Also why are people more inclined to let some makes of cars out
• Chrysler Sebring Saloon (2007 - ) - It is worse than I expected 6 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  seats which feel like plastic and door cars made of cheap grade plastic I have list seen on my dads old Lada Riva 1200L from 1987. Although I have not driven it, the car kept stalling and then would take around 30 seconds to start again (it was a diesel and the glow plugs didn't seem to work well
• Best way to insure 2nd car 13 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I bought yesterday a second car and wonder what the best way is to insure it. My 1st car is an old Escort, I got it insured Third PFT with 4 years NCD. The insurance renewal date is October. My fiancee has been always named as an additional driver, and I would like to keep this car so that she
• Volkswagen Golf GTI - Rough idle 22 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  (the latter found cylinders slightly down on perfect but car is 24yrs old!). Also had a new exhaust manifold fitted as the old one was blowing severly. No problem starting, cold or hot. No accelleration problems. The car now does not cut out but most of the time the idle drops to around 500rpm
• Ford Mondeo - Any other large petrol car suggestions 24 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  next year I've started thinking what next?   Budget will be 10K max, ideally a bit less. Looking at another 3 year old car to dodge the worst of the depreciation. A Mk4 Mondeo is the first candidate. Anything else I should look at? Requirements - big boot (got to be hatchback
• Ford Kuga (2008 - ) - Day out with a Kuga 24 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I had one of my regular days out in Germany yesterday. I usually a book the cheapest hire car in can find that isn't group A = Small Economy. Earlier this year I got a BMW 118d and yesterday I got a 3 week old Kuga. Not easy to work much out in 8 hours and with the handbook in German
• Chrysler PT Cruiser (2000 - ) - Ambivalence over possible car change 7 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Tomorrow, insh'Allah, we will acquire a Chrysler PT Cruiser. It's a better class of motor than my 16-year-old £250 Escort Estate, with leather/suede seats, a/c, cruise control and all those sort of things as well as garishly shiny wheels. It's a 2 litre petrol manual, about 2002 I think
• Citroen Saxo (1997 - 2003) - 1997 1.1 - Limp Home Mode? 23 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi There, I have a 97 1.1 Saxo (HDZ) - I bought it for my partner when it was a year old and it has been a great little car. Recent separation meant it coming back to me! Recently I noticed an oil leak coming from the rocker cover seal so with funds a little low (divorce is very expensive!) I
• `Tupped` by French behemoth in city street 23 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I saw it moving in forwards into the space behind me, big and French - something for the weekend perhaps? as it slowly nudged into me. Thought I was up a Paris back street for a moment, but no, wet old Yorkshire. Had a little chat with the driver and ended up giving directions as to how much space
• Most influence on your spannering? 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  finally lost it completely and bought my first hydraulic Citroen, the Citroen Car Club mag was invaluable next to the Haynes manual. Citroen Car Club meetings would have a resident expert who would dispense wise words if you could get near him. For those of you that like or liked getting your hands dirty
• Rover 420 30 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I bought an old 420 (about 1995 I think) for my Brother in Law to use as a run about while he's visiting. It had been standing outside unused for about 2 months before I bought it having been part exchanged. Its in excellent condition with no rust or accident damage and has a service history
• Dynamic indicators 17 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Why are so many new cars appearing with the Audi style dynamic indicators. Even lorries are fitted with them now. When these first appeared, they were something different and unique to Audi. Now they are on everything and to be honest are becoming a bit boring. I have never seen any problem
• Vauxhaull Corsa Turbo - Windscreen Heater Screeching 3 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  When the car is particularly cold at start up (less than 5C outside) as soon as i put the heated windscreen on there's a really loud screeching for about 30 seconds then it tapers off. It's only 2 years old and still in warranty so it was checked out last year but at the time I thought