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• vauxhall corsa c sri - voluntary termination of hp agreement 12 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  old and has 97500 miles on it and yes it has small minor scratches on it and a dent that was on the car when i bought it would this be classed as normal wear and tear and although i,ve had the car 3 yrs i hav only done 12000 miles in that time. some advice would be welcomed as i feel there just trying
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - Most luxurious and comfortable car for 10 - 12k? 17 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  cars, ideas will be appreciated as I'll probably buy one this week, want to make sure I make the best decision! :) The company has a 4 - 5 year old car rule so I really cannot get anything pre 2006. Thanks for reading, these forums are really useful!
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - S-type - good deal? 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I'm toying with a very late S-type diesel. The car I've seen is in sport guise, no chrome, very smart dark colour an cream leather inside - lovely! It's only 9 months old, about 13,000 miles, cost new about 30k. Now going for under 20k, it seems the XF has hit residuals of the S-type. All
• Memories of `fantastic` cars (rose tinted glasses) 12 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Ford Anglia) a mates father took us to the *Bobs in Manchester in a V8 Ford Pilot. Over the Snake Pass in that wonderful old charismatic motor, which felt like it would do twice the speed of any previous car experienced. The shock was looking up the facts today (wikipedia) 3,622cc sidevalve v8
• MoTs every 2/3 years instead of annual inspection 11 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  accidents due to mechanical failures - at least with an annual MoT the car will at least have lights that work and tyres with tread. I think the "rose tinted spectacles" view of your average "Quality Sunda Newspaper" with a 0-3 year old car . The view that the 3+ year goes in of a regular service
• Dodgy salesman!! 28 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  to manufacturers schedule. It turned out it had never been serviced. " Warranty's no good then" says I. Salesman then tries to convince me that under 'block exemption' a warranty is valid as long as the car is serviced anytime within the year. It was coming up to two years old and he said "get it serviced now
• Increasing car size and road congestion? 30 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I looked for studies/research in this area but haven't found anything. Does anyone know of any evidence or figures to support this? The gist is basically this: It is commonly known that cars in the same category have got bigger over the past few years. For example, a 1980s Ford Escort hatchback
• New Car Recommendation - Meriva? 16 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Friend currently has R Reg Scenic, looking to update car. Only her and her 2 year old son although sometimes carries her elderly parents. Majority of time car is used for her 2 mile round journey to work. She wants to retain the high up seated position, wants to spend about £5k over her own car
• Free Xsara Picasso? 5 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Mrs V and I are in the process of looking for another car to replace her trusty Felicia now she's passed her test and is starting to take the kids out more. Out of the blue, someone has offered to give her a 5 year old Xsara Picasso. At present we don't know anything much about the car, except
• Running in a new yaris 1 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Firstly, apologies if this is covering old ground again: SWMBO's younger sister has just been bought a new Yaris GLS for her 17th and is currently learning to drive in it. The car cannot have done more than about 150 miles at the mo. My personal feeling is that it would be best to get the car
• Any - Suzuki SX4 SCross vs Honda Civic vs Toyota Avensis 23 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  live with this, though I prefer to have good visibility) Is it worth spending £6000 on an 8 year old car?   3) Toyota Avensis 2009 VVTI (not the v-matic, hence no electric parking brake) model:-2009 mileage:- 63000 cost:- £3200
• Citroen C2 - Twice bitten.... 18 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  and inspect the car and they comback with a long list of problems. Now some of this I expect from a 12 year old car but they confirmed that the CHG has not been replaced and the leak had been repaired using a water born sealant additive (a temporary measure at best) with traces of the stuff left in both
• Unreasonable expectations re: part exchange? 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Civic VTEC Sport with 56000 miles 56 reg Nissan Micra c+c Essenza with 9000 miles Both in very good condition, especially the Micra. We were looking to buy a new Honda Civic Type S, and had the Parker/What Car etc baseline valuations to hand for our old cars - about £5000 for the Civic and £7700
• Ford Europe Update 16 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  of customers bring them back by a year old and trade them for a Kuga or Ranger, most find them hard to live with. Tourneo Courier - van based MPV now officially given a place in the UK market since January, dealers able to offer best finance deals on the market for this car type (shame honest John fails
• Internal combustion, 60 years on 19 May 2007 (Forum)
  at the old Mallard and consider just what `could be possible, if we wished`.... The engineer of tomorrow, another 60 years into the future considers our internal combustion cars of today. What would be possible staying true to the internal combustion engine principles? Given that the last 200 years have
• Peugeot 508 1.6 THP - Is this a bad idea? 24 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Hi It's time to retire the Mondeo (2.0 TDCi) which at 8 years old and 120K miles is probably getting to 'that' point. I was down at a local dealers just there, in super sensible mode looking at a new model 2012 Civic 1.8 petrol which I figured would be bulletproof and economical
• Am I just getting old and grumpy 27 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  . OK. we can all be distracted....on the phone? Furthur down the Lisconnan there was a car & trailer parked on the other side of the road, an oncoming Jeep accelerated and swerved arounf the obstruction, once again bring me almost to a stop. Plain ignorant Then finally whilst
• Renault Clio II (1998 - 2001) - 00 1.2 Electronic Fault Light & engine problem 23 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  to almost a stall, if no gas is given then the engine eventually stalls. This problem and warning light used to clear if you could get the car up to speed (around 35 mph) and keep it there for about 30 seconds, the engine seemed to be a lot more stable under load as it still hunted quite a lot if you tried
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 2.0 Smoky exhaust, cockpit ecu light 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  the ALDL connector so I can do the old paper clip test, But I've looked at all the pics andread all the info on http://www.topbuzz1.carenthusiasts.co.uk/info/fault_codes/fault_codes.htm but cant find it on my motor I might be a bit thick and my car is to old! But any help please!
• Lizard on a hot rock - heaters good and bad 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  There were years where I could walk down the drive in a T shirt at -5c, get into the car and radiate my own heat - courtesy of being almost 15 stone. Much trimming off though, under 11 stone and a decade older - I`m like one of those lizards you see coming out of the sea and seeking a hot rock