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• Urgent Hep Pls - International Driver's 27 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi Can you help?? Our son phoned from Connecticut/USA yesterday - which is smack bang in the middle of Boston and NY, USA. He went there on the 22nd and hoped to hire a car - but has been advised locally that he can't hire a car/suv as hereuires an international driver's licence. We know
• unreliable golf 21 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Is there anybody out there with an unreliable golf? I've been a VW owner for about 20 years and have always been quite happy with the build quality and reliability of the previous 5 vw's we've owned. My wife's three and a half year old 1.6 Golf (26k) has broken down twice in the last 4 or 5 months
• French bred 3 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  and in daily use in the small town where I stayed. Particularly noticeable, and impressive, were the many Renault 4, 9 and 11s, some well over 20 years old, most battered and bruised but still up to the job (and with their current MoT equivalent certificates on the windscreen). Perhaps Renault made their cars
• cheapest motoring I ever heard of. 7 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  It's great to see folks after a bargain but I reckon my old pal had us all beat. All his adult life he ran Citroen 2CVs (he is in his 60's now) He rarely paid more than £100 for one and got them two at a time. He then cannibalised the cars and got one decent one fron the two! He reckoned
• Police do U-turn on blue washer lights 5 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  This may surprise some folk... A chap fitted blue LED windscreen washer lights, as used by boy racers et al. He was seen by the Police who, understandably IMHO, fined him. The motorist, who is too old to be a boy racer even though his car is an ageing Fiesta, didn't want to make a fuss
• Inspiration for 35k miles for 3k 14 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  to ferry the family about the country. Previously had an old shape A6 2.5TDI 140 (6 speed) - A nice car, but my money will only get me a N or P reg. Possibly 406, but then it's the same mechanicals as the Xantia's in a prettier, more expensive car. Looking for VFM & reliability over looks. Any
• New car insurance 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Had a very pleasant surprise when I rang up my insurer (Direct Line) for a quote to transfer my insurance from my 10 year old Proton MPi saloon (insured fully comp with legal pretection) only to find that there would be no additional charge to transfer it on to a brand new Nissan Almera 1.5 Flare I
• Probe 24v engine swap 29 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Friend of mine is being given his pa-in-law's old V6 probe (1995 I think), which has a knackered head (probable the cam belt went- not sure). Question is, how difficult is an engine swap on one of these (his preferred route, as opposed to headswapping)? Anyone tackled similar? He's a pretty good
• Replacement for Driving Instructor Car 24 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My dad has been a driving instructor for about 15 years and has always had Fiesta diesels. His last one has been more of a problem than the others (X reg Flight - old shape), so he is looking at alternatives. Requirements: Diesel Less than £10k to buy brand new a/c Dark interior Reasonable
• Toyota gearbox reliability... 8 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone any experience with the reliablity of Toyota gearboxes ? My 2.5 year old Corolla, with 100k, now has a nasty whine and my Toyota garage tells me it probably has a duff bearing - so a £300++ strip down job.... Annoying thing is the gearbox has been the one bad point of the whole car
• Scenic RX4 versus What? 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  prestige marque in what is about to be an old shape. Wants a bit of class, quite attracted by A3 but put off buying a recent 2nd hander by arrival of new model and no 5 door option in the new car, if she was going to go for new. Looked at and been impressed by Focus but new one around the corner, ditto
• Nissan Almera Automatic 24 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone have an opinion on the above? I would be looking to buy a second hand one about 5 years old. Its important to me that its reliable. Before you all tell me its boring, I actually don't want to attract attention because too many cars round here get stolen!! I don't want to end up
• Golf V5 auto judder 26 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I've got a Golf V5 170bhp with tiptronic transmission thats just over 1 year old and has done 11000 miles. Over the past week or so I've noticed that when accelerating briskly in automatic mode there is a perceptible judder and hesitation as the gearbox shifts into 4th and 5th gears.Once it's
• Mercedes 190E - Rev Counter 21 May 2002 (Forum)
  Hello, Some of you may recall I bought an old Mercedes 190 E for my daughter, I have done a little bit of work on it, some new exhaust parts, new front springs ( a common problem I am told ) and now the car is tip top, However the Rev counter won't work. There is what appears to be a sender
• Spanish Austin Victoria 14 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  In my line of work I travel to Spain often. in Bilbao I had noticed a car parked across the street from our offices which looked like a triumph Dolomite crossed with an Austin 1100. the badges said Austin Victoria. Can anyone give me some more information about this car ? I'd say
• astra probs 8 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Hi all, I own a 1989 Astra CDi with 1.8 8v engine. The trouble is when since I got it the performance seems to have reduced a fair bit. I realise this is half me getting used to it (its a lot faster than my old car), but its definitly slower. Also when i start it its very lumpy for the first
• Practical 2+2 sports car ideas 28 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  seat, some luggage space and I would prefer rear wheel drive. We thought a Porsche 911, but it will be rather old for that money and big bills loom in my mind. A Fiat Coupe, but that is front wheel drive. I don't mind working on it (I built the Westfield), but I would prefer not to be doing that most
• VW Polo - Polo 1.2 60 - underpowered or acceptable 22 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I'm still on the lookout for a new car to replace my trusty old Yaris. SWMBO has taken a liking to the new-style Polo. I must admit I do like the looks of it but am a bit concerned about the spec of the base model which is the only one anywhere near in my budget. I'm quite surprised
• New exhaust - noiser than old one? Any comeback? 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Due to the mad rush of my holiday and getting my car ready in time last Friday I had to get a new back box. Took it to a fastfit they tell me I needed a complete catback consisting of a new mid box, new back box and new rubbers and mountings. The new box seems very very secure (I've had bad
• Advice on cancelling Breakdown Cover 3 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  So, I picked up my shiny new car yesterday, complete with 12 mths RAC cover. Simple task for today - phone breakdown provider for my previous car and cancel the old policy, expecting a decent refund as it only commenced on 15 July.... (Old provider not named as I don't want to contravene