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• Daca Duster - cant supply parts 6 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Dacia is a phone call or text message every couple of weeks telling me that they have no update.  The same where my car is have another Dacia Duster waiting for the exact same part that has been there for over 10 months. Does anyone know what i could do as the car was a year old before
• Used car under 2k 3 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Looking to buy a car that's under 2k that hopefully can fit the following criteria: under 10-12 years old  cheap to run - owned a VW Passat until now and 90% of the work on it I've done myself with parts being cheap and internet full of guides saloon/hatchback
• Honda Civic - Honda rear brake calipers. 28 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  fit them for £150.00. My dilema is, should a car only 4 years old and with only 25,000 miles need new brake calipers and if so should this not be classed as a vehicle defect and done free of charge. I might add that I bought the car brand new, any advice would be greatly
• Daimler - partial V5 and long time since Road Tax paid 21 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Hello,  i am in need of some help/advice. i have been offered and i am seriously thinking of buying a superbly kept Daimler, but the issue is that the actual owner/keeper's name it is not on the V5(old style one). I checked the car for outstanding debts, beeing stolen
• Citroen C3 diesel exclusive - warning lights on dashboard 12 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  My C3 is now about 13 years old and has been running well.  Now I find that the engine computer warning light comes on intermittently, particularly when cold or driving slowly. Also, there is a vertical line of orange lights on the left hand side of the display that normally come
• Ford C-Max - faulty engine response 5 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  I have an old ('04) Ford C-Max with a 2.0 diesel engine which I believe is pre DPF. The car has an engine problem which, though very intermittent, is potentially dangerous.  The last two times it happened were both at junctions, the engine idling as I waited to pull out into a larger
• Vauxhall Insignia 2.0D 160 or Hyundai I40 1.7D 136 25 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  wife, so he wants to make the right long term choice. She has just inherited his 3 year old Mondeo 2.2 diesel which has been trouble free. Sadly, the mondeo is no longer on his list (not really a list only having 2 cars!)
• VW Golf - V5 Logbook and Dealers? 12 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  owner was using a garage to stamp the service book using an old VW stamp which means my car has no dealer history. I paid quite a premium because of it's 1 owner and FVWSH so feel cheated. I have contacted the dealer requesting a full refund but as of yet he has declined. Now
• Cheap/reliable/economic/low insurance car needed 22 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, i've just started a new job that doesn't supply a company van like my old job did, meaning that my 3 Litre Hilux Surf is now my daily commute instead of just off roading toy.. So it needs to go. I need a car that's cheap, reliable and economical. I plan to have it for about 7
• Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi (110) Titanium 2009 - Ford Focus Ex-Rental - mileage 23 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  HI, After a long look and lots of research, I have decided to buy a Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi (110) in the Zetec, Ghia or Titanium trim.  I do 18000m a year and a mix of motorway, country and urban driving.  I wanted a car that was no more than 5 years old and with around 40,000
• Offered a loan car - is there a catch ? 17 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  and the Freelander user's (I hesitate to say driver as the term implies a degree of skill clearly absent in this case) insurance, Tesco, have offered a loan car to my 20 year old son. Is there a catch ? Who is likely to be responsible for insuring the loan car ? Any dos and don'ts in this situation ? I'm short
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 98 1.0 Injector problem? 5 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, First post and used to old mechanical cars so please be gentle!! The mother-in-law has a 98 1l Corsa that she keeps at ours for when she visits. It has two problems: * Speedo doesn't work (think this is the sensor on the gearbox) * Runs slightly rough at idle. When running
• Trade Centre / Car Giant discounts 25 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  has anyone tried this ? their cars used to be cheaper , I am certain. Now , looking at A class MB, 3 year old models just out of warantee seem to be retailing there for appx 50% of negotiated CURRENT new model prices , if not more , plus they want £91 ' document fee' and £55 to send the log
• Has fuel consumption improved? 29 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  on the combined cycle, so I would expect 70+mpg at motorway speeds. At 70mph the Aygo gets less than 50mpg though, and at 60mph it is still less than 60mpg. My car is about 8 years old, and gets just 46mpg on the combined cycle, but doing 70mph on a motorway journey (with slower roads too) I can get over 55mpg
• Please help me choose a car 24 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I will be returning to live in the UK next month after 5 years away, and I need to buy a secondhand (c.3 years old) car quickly. I want a petrol 1.4 or 1.6, to keep insurance down. A Focus would fit the bill, but I have been attracted by the Corolla, and Mazda-3 because of their supposed greater
• Guard your keys! A reminder. 18 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  A week or so ago a 6 year old ordinary Honda Civic was stolen fom a front drive in my street. The elderly couple were in bed when the car went at 1:30 in the morning as logged on CCTV. It is believed that the front door was opened via the letterbox (there was no bolt on the bottom of the door
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - New second-hand value of Mondeo 2.5 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  (this is where mine went). All those nice comfortable large cars, just a few years old, now consigned to imminent scrapping would be worth several thousand pounds in less countries that are not quite so eco-bonkers.
• Porsche 944 (1982 - 1993) - Advice, please, on the 944 convertible.... 24 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I currently run a Cappuccino as my "weekend fun car", but after a recent operation, my wife can't get into it, so it looks as if I'll have to get rid of it :-( Shame, because it's really the only car I've ever owned which takes me back about 40 years and turns me into a grinning 18-year-old
• VW Polo key fob 19 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I just had to pick up a colleague from a supermaket car park after she went into town and got somebody in a car spares shop to change the battery in her remote key fob (the old one was still working, unsure why changed). He just popped it out (not sure of size but looked like half a AAA battery
• Taking the car to France, advice please 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  In August, I'll be visiting friends near Limoges for a week. OUTWARD: It will just be my 11 yr old son's treat (and mine!) without the girls, so I thought it would be good to make a driving trip of it for him (the girls would want to fly). Would it be best to go via Shuttle to Calais, then drive