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• Caring for your car 25 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  always washed the wheels on the old car, but over five years they god quite badly discoloured in the end. 4. What are other people's care schemes for their motors? I always struggle for time to get the cars washed more than once a month, so usually end up going to on of the mechanical car washes
• Automotive: The Right Tool for the Job 4 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  of old age, but it also works great for drilling rollbar mounting holes in the floor of a sports car just above the brake line that goes to the rear axle. Hacksaw: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion
• Is there such a car? 25 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  Gonna need to change my car in the next few months. Currently drive a Toyota Yaris which is ok but it’s starting to get uncomfortable and giving me knee pain... Being 6ft4 doesn’t help but it’s my wife’s old car as I bought a new estate last year for her and our two boys; so this is the cheap
• Any - Evaluating an Used Car Dealer 5 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  little of their stock nowadays, and prefer to sell their good stock directly. So where else can non-franchised get delaers get stock from. Can they have relationships with large car leasing companies, car rental companies, etc., to dispose of their old cars?
• Part-ex-ing car. Radio needs code. Problem or not? 12 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Have ordered a new car from a main dealer. Now waiting 6 weeks for delivery. Part of the deal is a part-ex of my 7 year old car. I've just removed the ipod adaptor from the factory fit stereo as it was something I'd bought seperately and installed.. and I can flog it for a few quid
• Audi A6 Saloon - Cat D. Am I wise to buy? 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  . However what I am unsure off is why the initial insurance company decided to write off a 3 year old car when it could have been repaired and cheaply??   Is there anyway to find out what the exact damage was (just to be safe) and also why the insurance wrote the car off rather than repair
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - Selling cars privately in Dec: Is it hard work? 5 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm not posting as a leader to the car I am selling, but I am genuienly a bit concerned. So I don't really want to discuss the car/specification/price. I've taken delivery of a new car, and I am now trying to sell my three year old car. I've priced it at a competitive price in autotrader
• Buying a car at auction 4 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  looking for is a Golf 2.0 GT TDi 5 door under 2 years old with under 20k miles on the clock, do these cars come up very often and how much do they tend to go for? Also do many of them have sat-nav, as I'd like to find one that has it. I've heard from friends that it's difficult to buy new-ish cars from
• Motoring & memory - how about you? 9 May 2009 (Forum)
  and the Alsation who`s sharp little puppy teeth left small white marks - still evident on these ageing hands and - as realised dimly, even then - companions until eternity. Speaking of which, It was crazed as an adult and used to think that cars were alive. Even when The Old Man arrived home in his own car
• Skoda Superb (2002 - 2008 ) - Misuse of vehicle recalls. 6 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  My VAG vehicle (Skoda) is just over 3 years old and hence out of warranty. I was telephoned by the local dealer who suggested that I might like to book the car in for a service and an MOT. The car is on variable servicing (but has since been serviced by me) and I have an excellent independently run
• Advice on 1st car 2 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Looking for first car/mpv Hopefully pass my test a week tuesday Has to be auto or semi auto I'm 31 so doesnt matter on engine size I'm looking at a few Vauxhall zafira 04 plate 160k about £1000 1.8 diesel Kangoo 11 plate 63k £3500 1.6D
• Best almost new company car under £23k 10 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Hi My sister is lucky enough to be due a replacement company car in June/July this year. She will be buying or possibly leasing the car and needs to be ideally 2 or 3 years old. She currently drives a 2014 Ford Focus 1.8 auto. Its been reliable, reasonably nippy but with 80k
• Seat leon fr - Advice: bought a car and engine light has come on 2 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Hi we bought a car for 5 thousand pounds all was fine but 3 days later engine light came on.  Took it back to dealers and the code was P0441.. the dealership tried fobbing us off and said its just dust so we will reset it and it will be okay.   However after
• 25 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  , in relation to where the Tax crosshairs are going to be pointed next. I wouldn't be surprised, if after everybody has moved back to Petrol, Cities start charging for some newer Petrol cars to enter them too, and so the big old tax revenue circle continues. I suspect the move to fit all new petrol cars
• Car Buying Recommendations 4 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Hey Guys, So I have a conundrum for you to unpick. I have a summer house on the coast of Georgia, USA that my family and I visit every summer for about a month and I've been pestering my dad to get a car out there for my friends and I to drive around. I live in London, UK all year round
• .....what small car for £5K'ish 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  I bet this has'nt been asked before! Were combining our two old cars to one newer one. I drive (at weekends now due to company car) a 2001 MG ZT 190 LPG and the Mrs drives a Focus 2001 1.6 Zetec. I love my MG, cheap to run but sits on drive all all week now and somone really needs
• BMW 3 Series - HPI Check 30 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I have just tried to buy a car from a dealer in Liverpool. The car was a 2009 Black 320D SE The car was advertised with full service history, 53700 miles at £9700, which I thought was a low price. Working on the old adage, if something seems to be too good to be true, that would normally
• Key Scam 14 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  before (probably as old as the card trick to be honest) but if you read around on the net including some other forums you might see theres been a few instances of it reported recently. These crooks depend on alot of variables to pull this off and might have to go and see 15 cars before they get
• Esure car insurance 8 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  I've been with the Co-op for a few years and they've always been really competitive and I think the customer service is great. I have recently bought much newer car (1 year old Peugeot 3008) and initially I swapped the existing policy to the new car. Renewal is now due and coming
• ANPR catch - insurance issue 28 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Friend was "caught without insurance" driving his 2006 car. This car is insured in his name under it's original reg number. A wee while after the policy was started, he transferred a private plate (a 2001 Y-plate with his initials) onto the car from his old one but forgot to advise his insurers