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• 2005 VW Transporter. Maybe changing it? 26 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  cost as I will hve winter tyres etc. A note about used cars here. There is no nearly new market, the newest cars generally are 4 yeas old and there isn't enough difference in cost to justify not going new. Also 5 to 10 year old cars are expensive. Outside of the Dacias everything available
• ford focus 1.6 5d 02 plate 68k miles - bristol Dealership and Warranty problem 1 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi All In may i bought a 12 year old focus. great condition and 68k miles on the clock from GMT cars in bristol. However straight away it has developed a weird fault. The dealership say they wont fix it because they don't know what the fault is and pawn me off with its 10 years old
• Car Radios. 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  This weekend I engaged in an activity that took me back to my eager first motoring youth. I first fitted a car radio into my first Ford Capri, The only push button radio I could afford was one that came in kit form, from a place in Acton somewhere, It was AM only and I had to cut the dashboard
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 07 1.8 DMF again and vehicle decision 12 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  backing out uphill through a 90 degree turn. My current car withits torque converter is fine, but I worry about having to slip the clutch(es) in the DSG or on a DMF car. Today I visited the local main Ford agent to look at a Focus 57 reg, just 2 years old, that they had advertised. When I arrived, I
• A most reliable car 17 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  " makes an interesting illustration of his point. Our old Mazda gets about as much attention as my Frigidaire washing machine and seems to thrive on it! It is definitely the poor relative of the fleet but doesn't seem to care. All I can say is let's hope Mazda goes on making cars like this.
• Fiat Brava 1.4 timing belt. 24 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  this Fiat has a tensioner that is moved to a set position then has a spring to take up the last bit. In running this spring allows the tensioner pulley to move a fair bit with an alarming whip to the belt. The result of this on the car I have here is that the old belt has already worn halfway through
• Dodgy Car Deal 10 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  compensation payment or to replace the vehicle with an identical spec car which is not an ex-rental car. All they have offered me is a free service next year. Alternatively I can have my old car back and the deal cancelled. Neither of these options appeal to me. Frankly, the offer of a free service next year
• Audi A1 Sportback - Return car on a PCP plan 14 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Hi - my question is in relation to my nephew who purchased an Audi S1 back in October on a PCP. He's a bit of workaholic (strange for a 19 year old) and has saved more than 15% for a house deposit, but, because he has a car on PCP, all the mortgage companies he's tried have said
• Dealer insists car must be registered early 27 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  are 100 miles old). Can she make us take the new car before we want it? How can I avoid owning 2 cars for a couple of months? Confused and seeking advise please! Many thanks in advance.
• Any - buying a car privately - how much over trade price 24 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  to be private sale prices.) The cars that I am looking at are 7 - 8 year old cars with a part-ex price of £2500 - £3000. A car that was recently privately listed on autotrader was initially listed at £2800, then after a couple of weeks, dropped to £2500 and the part ex
• focus - car not as described 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  in. car is only 2 years old,i did get it cheaper due to cat d but wouldnt have bought it knowing it had been written off due to a heavy accident and had poor repairs. Car is worth less due to the accident and resulting poor repairs thaks for replies
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - Insurance claim query 6 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  , as no matter how good the repair is, it?s going to stand out against 10 year old paintwork (the repair will be even more apparent if the bootlid is replaced). So my question is - given that the quoted repairs are £1400 and that I may need a new boot lid and that I will need a hire car while mine is being
• Cheapest car hire 9 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Brother in law has just written off father in law's old car. It was entirely his fault and now they need to hire a mondeo sized car for the rest of their holiday over here in the UK. They are here until the first week of September. The standard rate seems to be about £150 pw which is more than
• Buying Used - "attitude indicators" 14 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  of the owner's driving style / other car(s)- I suppose this could be easily moderated for the test drive? Finally, do you reckon there's any mileage in "one lady owner" cars? Assuming that they are indeed one lady owner (and not "plus one 17 year old son" is the car likely to be in better nick? I guess I'm
• Buy a used car without seeing it? 2 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I recently contacted a BIG car supermarket about a number of 6 - 12 month old Ford Mondeo estates, asking specifically which of the three outlets specific cars were at. They told me that the cars were not yet at an outlet but they sold most of their cars in transit anyway so I should put down
• A lot of fog related to buying a hybrid EV 13 May 2024 (Forum)
  Ive been looking at Petrol, Full Electric and Hybrid as a potential car purchase but theres a lot of fog out there. Petrol has merits like purchase price. Hybrid offers some savings but estimated annual mileage (and if mainly local or longer distance) plays in to cost savings
• Vauxhall Insignia - Engine number 3 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  We bought a 2022 insignia, new from a dealership. After about 11 months, a whistling noise developed in the engine area. It was brought in for "extensive tests", the dealership hd it for 4 weeks. We were told that a new engine was going to be put into the car. The engine was finally
• Performance Family Car 24 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Hi All, As a young family of 4 we currently own a BMW 320i (E90) estate which is just big enough but getting rather old with increasing warning lights and general leaks etc and thus time shortly for an upgrade. Looking into options currently which fit the bill and would appreciate
• SUV with three (3) isofix across back row 17 May 2020 (Forum)
  Hi all, We're very lucky and expecting twins to join us in August/September. We currently have a 3 year old son. So increasing from 1 to 3 children at once! We currently have a clio and smart forfour, neither of which will fit the whole family once the twins arrive so new cars
• Imbalanced wheels - vibrations and noise? 16 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Hi I'm wondering if anyone could shed some light on this for me? I recently had to replace my front tyre with used / part worn.  Before getting that done, although a very old car, it was pretty smooth. After the change, I noticed there was some vibration through