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• Shogun Pinin rust issues 7 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  My sister has finally settled on a car she likes - a 2001 Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin 1.8 GDi Elegance 3dr with 41,000 miles - shes got them to throw in a cambelt change and service, tax, new MOT and has the price at £4200. This is at a Mitsubishi main dealer and comes under the Mitsubishi used car
• Bought a Mondeo - No service book advice 17 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a '05 Mondeo tdci 130 zetec from a well known car supermarket. Very nice car. Only trouble is once I got over the excitement of a newish car I realised that I had only been given one key and no service book. It had done 13,500 miles and was 14 months old. I got it serviced
• How much to spend on a first time driver 20 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi My missus is taking driving lessons and is progressing alot better than I thought she would, so I am expecting that I will have to fork out for a car in the not to distant future. Now my problem is I know most people say get an old banger if its her first car cos she will probably crash
• Allergic to Modern Cars 14 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  . However, I CAN drive old, basic diesels - MK1 mondeos are a firm favourite. However, as these are now hard to come by I'm wondering what the least complicated new-ish car might be - no ECU ETC. To be like this is very debilitating .... so, I thought it was worth a stab to pose the question on here
• Firework damage to car - neigbour to pa? 19 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  for 3 inches or so has cracked open. This is going to have to be repaired, and on her 18mth old metallic black car, it aint going to be cheap. There's no doubt in my mind that the damage was caused by a rocket, several of which landed amongst our cars after a neighbours Nov 5th party. I still have
• Balloon in car 6 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I don't kno wif this is motoring related enough, so if it gets cut, I won't be surprised. I had the good fortune to be given two helium balloons the other day - left over from an event at a customer. I decided to take them home for the children. As my boot was full, I put them in the car, where
• Unwanted Subarus? 8 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  staggered to see many of the car we had seen last summer (June/July) still up for sale!. We are not talking about 'old nails' here, but very tidy Legacy saloons with 15-40k mileages and either just in, or just out, of warranty. One car we looked at (2000 reg., a 2.5GX with aircon etc and about 25k
• Insurance groups + which car? 11 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I need a second car following an office relocation (budget up to 8K). Three questions; 1) Is there a site where I can see in advance what insurance groups cars are normally allocated to? As I may have to re-start with no NCB, iinsurance will be a significant cost (given my inner-London
• Baby dies in hot car 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  How in God's name did anybody let this woman look after children? A two-year-old girl has died after being left in a locked car in the sun while her caregiver went shopping. The child, whose name has not been made public, was declared dead on arrival at Garden City Clinic in Johannesburg
• When does a good car die? 18 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Has anyone got any rules of thumb for deciding when 'old faithful' goes to the scrappie? I've got a 1987 Saab 9000i which has given 8 years of absolutely faithful service, and has been the most reliable & cost-free car I've ever had. But.....she has now done 195,000 miles. The timing chain
• Used car prices 7 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Hi guys, my company is offering one of the families private cars for sale, so one owner, Peugeot 106 1.4 XRD 3 door, FSH, metallic green, 127000 miles, Jan 1994 on an L, 12 months MOT, no tax. How much is it worth? What will it do to the gallon? Any major issues with these cars, I know nothing
• Is my car burning oil? 26 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  I drive an old 90k mile '88 VW Jetta 16v. I have had the car two years. Occasionaly there is visable blue smoke from the exhaust as the engine is started. I put this down to oil leaking into the metering head via the breather pipe. I am starting to be concerned about the general condition
• Honda Jazz Crosstar Advance - New member - new car 23 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  Hi, I just joined this forum while in the process of buying a new car. We are a retired couple living near the Sussex coast and recently 'lost' our only car - a 20 year old Subaru Outback - when it failed MOT and the estimated cost of repair could not be justified. But as this coincided
• Ford Focus Active; CHR; Vitara; Civic - Advice on used vs approved car 16 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  I am new to UK. I am planning to get a 3-4 years old used automatic for 15K-20K. Being not sure of the road conditions (portholes, countryside roads etc), I consider Ford Focus Active, Toyota CHR, Suzuki Vitara due to their greater ground clearance. Is my concern valid? It not, I can expand my
• Any - Giveing the car a run 24 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  We have a 9 year old Suzuki SX4 1.6 petrol from new and it's never missed a beat except for consumables alloys its needed was a new battery at 8 years and and break light bulb a couple of years ago it's still on its original headlight bulbs.  For the  last couple of years its
• Peugeot 206 Y Reg 123K - Lazy Starter Motor? 4 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  it is never an issue. I appreciate my car is fairly old, but lots of other cars older seem to never have an issue with this. My mechanic hasn't picked this up, as he predominately services/repairs my car in the summer months. Some help would be much appreciated. Thanks
• Best sounds for Electric/Hybrid cars? 15 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  it be? I'd have it so as you creep along slowly and then the car shouts 'BOO!!' and frightens old dears to death, bring some comedy back to Britains roads. Thoughts?
• Returning to UK with new baby. What car for £6K? 26 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  . is big/flexible enough  to carry bulky baby gear with ease (eg push chair, travel cot, nappy bag), along with shopping, car seat and so on. 2. gets good MPG - would be happy to consider diesel though always driven petrol until now 3. isn't too old or too high mileage 4. Isn't
• Car choice dilema 17 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I am in the market for a big estate car in the £18-20k range, and am facing that classic dilema: Do I go for a nearly new mass-market car (Mondeo) or do I go for a 3-year old or so prestige car (E-class). I want a diesel auto and like my toys. A nearly-new Mondeo Titanium estate would fit the bill
• Driving examiners getting worse! 7 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  old Yaris parks up for someone to take an extended test (£90 BTW). Examiner walks round car and notices "bulge" in tyre and refuses to take test. "Bulge" was caused by car being parked on a piece of limestone from the car park sub base which must have 'escaped' during construction. Examiner won't