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• ford escort mk 1 1972 - fitting a clutch cable 3 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  how do I fit a clutch cable to the car, have bought the item and been let down by someone who says he can fit the part hence the car still sitting in the garage. I am fairly practicle with cars so will have a go if I now what to do.The old cable snapped and therefore needs new one fitted to make
• Archive New Car prices 31 Dec 2017 (Forum)
    Everyone knows the saloon bar topic of a car losing 50% of it's value after 3 years and i have every reason to believe that to be true. There is plenty of on line info re used cars eg the stuff that Autotrader does it is brilliant but , short of ringing a dealership can
• Cat C write off 15 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  I am thinking of buying a cat C car. How much in % terms does it knock off the value of a two year old  car which has been a C. It is below " book price" and I and wondering if it is the right price considering. If I am happy with the car I would intend keeping it six or seven
• 500 motorway miles per week - what car? 24 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I am looking for a car to do around 500 motorway miles per week (for the university term so approximately 25 weeks of the year). I'm looking for a comfortable car with decent MPG (43+). However, due to being an 18 year old who has had a crash I'd need something in a relatively low insurance
• Any - Car for Daughter 1 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  My daugter has just passed her test and is looking to buy her first car. She has a three year old son so a five door is essential. She wants something very small and seems set on either a Peugeot 107 or a Citroen C1. She will be doing some motorway driving so needs an engine suitable
• Guarantee on 2nd hand car 15 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone point me out to a source of information regarding the guarantee period that auto dealers give. My son has bought a four year old car from a large and successful 2nd hand dealer, huge site - hundreds of cars on show. The dealer has given a 30 day guarantee. I've seen HJ quote periods
• Kids Playing in Cars 6 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Neighbour's 11 year old son seems to use his Mum's Honda CRV as a playground. Jumps in and turns on the stereo, sits in the driving seat making vroom noises etc. Even plays ball games in and out of the car. Returned his strayed football a while ago to see one of his mates standing on the bonnet
• Hire car insurance for the elderly 25 May 2008 (Forum)
  I tried to hire a car in Orkney recently. I am over the 76 year-old limit but the hire company said I would be covered under their policy (cost included in the hire price) so long as I could produce my insurance certificate. But my insurers, Equity Red Star, said they never insured for hire cars
• SEAT Ibiza III (2002 - 2008) - Mileage to Car age trade off 27 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, It's probably an eternally argued point but I'd like some quick opinions on this dilema Seat Ibiza 1.2sx 2004 17,000miles OR Seat Ibiza 1.2sx 2006 34,000miles So the question is: Old Car Low Mileage OR young car high mileage? Which is the better trade off Miles or Years
• HJ in the DT, safe small cars iro £2k ? 2 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  . NCAP tests new cars, not 9 year old rotboxes. HJ)
• Car Service- Comments please 16 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, My Mitsubishi Carisma Diesel has gone in for a service this morning and the lovely young man has called to say that the rear brake pads need changing. Is it me or does this seem odd for a 2 year old car that's only done 25K? I would have expected the fronts to go before the rear? Any comments
• Citroen C8 16 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  . Our C8 is a year old, so what's the legal situation? How long do they have to source the part and fix the car before they are obliged to replace it (like for like)? Or can they keep it indefinitely?
• Car Valet ? A Recommendation Please 7 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone know of a good place in Leicester where I can get the interior of my car cleaned? Nothing serious, but the car is just over 3+ years old, and the grey interior is getting a bit dirty. Have looked at the Yellow Pages, there are a million and one mobile valet providers, don?t know how
• Two Bikes One Car 8 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I am looking at replacing my wifes old Fiesta and thought that we could find a car that could handle our two bikes standing up inside. When carrying the bikes we would not need the back seats so something like an Audi A2 possibly. What else would have the height without going to an MPV? The car
• Mondeo TDCi - is anybody happy 25 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I have to opt out of my company car soon and was pretty set on getting a 6mths or so old Mondeo TDCi - perhaps a Ford Direct one. However I've now read many horror stories about problems with the car, the dealer and with Ford themselves. As with all things, we'll generally only hear about problem
• Manufacturer warranties 19 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  As i've mentioned before, i'm just about to start up as a car trader, part time from home (most things are in place now, just need to start buying some cars!). I've been looking at a few nearly new (well, 18months - 2 years old) cars, and was wondering whether the manufacturers warranty (assuming
• Bad Car Seats 3 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Lots of threads mention which cars are good / bad for those of us with back problems. So which ones are truly good and bad? I have ankylosing spondolitis - a degenerative back problem - and I find lots of cars really bad to drive, some after as little as 20 mins. I find BMWs particularly bad
• second car insurance 30 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Been a bit rash and bought an old volvo estate to assist with doing up the house. Trouble is that it seems I have to start insuring it as if I have zero no claims, which puts the premium at about the price of the car! I have max no claims on my other car and will be the only driver on both, so only
• Which Oil? Synthetic/Semi or Min 27 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  ) such as reduced wear, improved MPG etc? For what age cars would fully syntheic be recommends, age for semi, and when would old fashioned mineral be prefered.
• Mazda 5. - Anti-roll bar 21 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Had full service two weeks ago, all fine. Car had MOT same garage, it failed on the anti roll bar as it split. He said it’s quite recent, my car is 8 years old. I’m ok with it, though I wander if the garage would have noticed any worsening parts of the anti toll bar during servicing