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• Buying a second hand car with tow bar fitted 22 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  driver(s) was (unless you are buying from the local vicar).  I do want to have a tow bar, so buying a car with one already fitted will save money, but for the sake of £500 or so, I do wonder if this is a "risk" worth taking.    
• Seat leon - Electrical probs 23 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  appeared to be the same except one which fed the n/s connector for the heated screen. To get around this we again swapped over to the original small control unit from his damaged hatch. The problem now is that the inner lamp units don’t work and nor does the windscreen wiper. The tailgate lock and release
• Audi Q7 3.0 TDI V6 - Audi Q7 3.0 tdi engine noise at 1800 to 2000 rpm 18 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  I've recently purchased a Q7 3.0 tdi, which promptly broke down on the drive home. After the injectors were replaced and coil pack(s) it seems to run fine. However at about 1800 to 2000 rpm then engine sounds a bit harsh, like a resonance type noise. The car is under load and acceleration
• 2007 VW Toureg 2.5 diesel - Various VW Toureg issues, help please 24 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  with the ESP Light coming on on the dash and will not switch off this seems to be within about 20 min of any journey After about 45 min driving the display which shows the auto box position and gear reading goes blank with a red box around p,r,n,d,s Also have an issue with cold starts and taking a long time
• Hyundai Tucson - Protection when buing a used car with credit cards 24 May 2018 (Forum)
  I'm going to buy a used car for approx £16k, probably from Motorpoint, and I'd prefer to pay by credit card(s). Unfortunately I'll need to spread the total cost over 2 credit cards if possible. Just been accepted for a Santander card for £6k (0.5% cashback with 28 months
• BMW 1 series 118d M Sport Auto - House buying predicament 3 May 2018 (Forum)
  . April 29th this year I brought my BMW for cash as I had saved for the car I wanted (I wanted a auto BMW 1 series) I'm now having to make the very difficult decision whether to keep the BMW or P/X it for something more sensible like a Ford Fiesta Zetec S Black and get some cash back from it. This has got
• Audi 80 - Audi 80 Master Cylinder Seal Grommet 17 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  be girling. The old grommets I have for reference but I am not certain which diameter to measure as they narrow near the base bur have a larger centre diameter.  Car is an 88 1.8 S with NE engine code. None of the larger factors list them, a few places have suggested I need 22.2mm but the bore
• Next car debate 1 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  was also contemplating 4x4. Well after watching various Youtube vids. Audi's Quattro seems far superior to any other 4x4. Cars I have been looking at are a very mixed bag 1) MB S Class 2) BMW 7 series 3) BMW 5 GT Series 4) Audi A6 Avant 5) Audi A8 6) Lexus GS300h
• n/a - Expats using UK driving licence. 22 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  I noticed in the Telegraph motoring section "Car advice with Honest John"  Q & A 's Home internationals In the recent past it has been the case that expats adopt overseas driving licences. Is this still the case? NR Yes. You can't have a UK licence without a UK
• Peugeot 207 (2006 - ) - 07 1.4 Car Needs to be revved when starting! 3 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Hello, I have only had my peugeot 207 S for around 6 months, at first it was fine, but now, it wont seem to start by itself. I always have to press the gas to get the engine to start. The starter motor seems fine as the engine is turning over, but its asif the car is failing to squirt a little
• anything at all - Small hatchback - suggestions welcomed 11 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  .  However, it's now reaching the end of it's life, a fair bit will be needed for the next MOT, and it's generally very tired. So, suggestions welcomed for a replacement. We'll be helping her out with the purchase, and want something that;s going to be as trouble-free as possible (we hope, obviously
• Any - Enrolment Contract (Sixth Form College) 15 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  with this college if "better" offers arrive subsequently, even though we have signed the Enrolment Contract? I fully understand it is difficult with seeing the document, and why oh why is education so confusing nowadays, it wasn't like this in the 70's?
• Saab 9 3 - Exporting and Importing a Car 7 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  back into N. Ireland, re registered, MOT's and Tax''s for the purpose of retention. and goes back to ROI, will the buyer need to pay the €1800 he paid originally? Thanks
• Worthwhile? - Independent Car Inspection 1 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Guys/Girls I was hoping I could get some advice from anyone who has actually had a independent vehicle inspection carried out on his/her vehicle? I am thinking of buying an 2001 Alfa 156 (2.0 T.S), I have owned two 156's before. I would like to know whether or not you felt that the inspections
• AURIS HYBRID - TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY 29 May 2016 (Forum)
  anything you send them. They could have gone bust for all I know! I am currently going through the complaints procedure with them. I would not buy one of these warranties ever again. However I have had an offer from Toyota to extend the manufacture`s warranty for 2 years at a cost of £516
• Honda CR-V - Rare shock leak 6 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I requested for a full service and MOT along with fixing couple of other things with Newton Honda at Croydon. It appears they were least bothered with what I requested, did a basic service and on MOT reported as O/S/R Shock leaking. The service advisor, I guess Philip, gave
• Which car to buy 21 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  CDTi 160 28k - £7450 2007 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Line Quattro 92k - £5995 2013 BMW 3 SERIES 2.0 320d M Sport 4dr 22k - £6275 Regarding the Insignias I've read the artcile buy HonestJohn about Insignias and it had alot of bad points against it. But i wonder
• Ford Focus - Buying first car under £1000 26 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm new to the forum. Have tried to seach above topic in forum but not got very far so apologies if there is a thread on this and ive missed it. Anyway i'm new to driving and looking to buy my first car, albiet in my 30's! I have a definate £1000 to spend possibly
• ford fucus 1.8tdci - 2007 ford focus 1.8 tdci turbo actuator problem 11 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  , it will start for 2 seconds then die so we noticed when started that the actuator start s up normal then goes straight to full open causing the car to die I then took the arm off the actuator and the car starts fine but and doesn't cut out now we have check the ecu for codes and there's nothing stored please
• Volkswagen Golf V - Turbo replacement?! 9 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  £££'s), only to get it back a week later with the same issue (black smoke and hesitation). Car went back to them and I'm told that the engine had been remapped (black smoke solved) and had a fuel supply issue (hesitation solved).. I have my suspicions as to whether the car actually ever needed