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• importing a cheap merc... 22 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  for a while now i've been looking to buy a 5-10 year old e-type merc. I've been told that buying from abroad is the best option. Have any of the more experienced buyers out there got any thoughts on: a) buying from europe - i'm told that an average LHD import from europe will cost 2-3,000 less
• Golf IV GTI 2.0 idling problem 10 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  for an immediate re-start when warm, nor does it happen if the engine is warm but left for half an hour or so. Any suggestions as to what the problem is please; car nearly 3 years and 15k miles old?
• VW Golf GT TDI pd (115) - Juddering 3 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  I wrote a while ago regarding 'juddering' on my Golf which is only 18 months old. It was initially happening slightly at high speeds and then got worse. The outcome was that the garage (a main dealer), found petrol in the tank (allegedly) to be the cause. They said that the pressure of fuel going
• Imported Golf V5 6 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  re-sales values etc. The small print such as 'we can only guarantee one key with the car' or 'there will only be a handbook if the vehicle arrives with one' concerns me. Should it and is there anything that I should beware of? as there is an old phrase that 'you get what you pay for'! Many thanks
• Airbags Peugot 306 17 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  1999 Peugot 306 estate belonging to our neighbour. 6 year old son was sent to collect sweets from the glovebox of the unlocked car, next thing that happens is a big bang as the Passenger side Airbag explodes. Result 2 broken bones in left wrist as he is apparently pushed upwards into windscreen
• Ford diesel 1600 problem 3 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I have an old 1985/86 Ford diesel estate car which I use for running my dogs around in. I have driven it for over 2 yrs. without experiencing any problems whatsoever. However when I tried to start it the other morning it would not start. Since then my boyfriend has checked the glow plugs
• Overheating Peugeot 405 18 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Well, not overheating exactly but still a problem. I have an old Peugeot 405 1.6 GR manual that runs at its usual temperature when on the move but when stopped or at low speed (at the traffic lights, in a jam etc), the temperature gauge rises much more rapidly than normal. Within a minute or two
• Renault Clio III - Insurance advice 27 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  Hi, We have a 1.5 Renault clio on a 17 plate and next month i need to insure the car. normally i can insure the car for around £200 and lucky to do 8000 miles a year I am looking for advice on who's name to insure the car in. I am 58 years old and my wife is 45 and my
• VW Polo 2018 - Accident repair question 21 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  the impact area. There appears to be no damage to their car, maybe some fine wrinkles on the chromed bumper, it was a nine year old Fiat 500, mine is a 2018 Polo bought new!
• V5C - Dealer's name on green slip! 18 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I bought a second hand car at the end of July, dealer told me it was MOTd til April and taxed til december when I viewed the car.  I checked online and saw that it was, indeed taxed.  Agreed the sale and waited for guy to deliver and collect my old car... He turned up, we did paperwork
• Renault Clio - Made mistake buying car 15 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  I just bought a 10 year old Renault Clio from a small independent dealer, and it is in far worse state than I was led to believe, but I suspect that it's buyer beware and I just have to live with it. My particular issues are: 1. When I bought it I was told the cambelt had been
• Ford/Toyota/Honda?VW?? - Family Car selection 26 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  for next six months, we are parents with a 15months old baby, so a car should be able to carry a big push chair along with shopping, so a decent size boot is a must, I will be using this care for 85% motorway drives which will ve 70 miles a day. and in town for weekends. I recently got
• Honda Accord Coupe 2.2 N Reg - 2 questions about brakes. 27 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi jut bought this car 2days ago as my old car died, anyway. The car had been sat for just under 10 weeks unused with a cover over it but outside. All the discs had surface rust which after a few miles was quickly removed but the rear right continually makes a noise every rotation like
• Re-occurring defect 9 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Last year my daughter bought a 10 year old car from a dealer, all seemed well for a while then the head gasket started weeping into one of the cylinders causing rough running 'til the water had been cleared.  The dealer took the car back and replaced the head gasket (I assume
• BMW 7-Series E38 (1994 - 2001) - 00 2.8 What would cause a car to lean to one side 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  are old. The front offside could be sagging down i guess, but i'd expect the car to list down on that corner rather than the whole side, esp given rear shock is new. Other points maybe worth noting: had the car 3d laser aligned but the dealer couldn't get the camber in spec, as a result the car pulls
• Volkswagen Golf VI (2009 - ) - 'Like a Golf' advert 16 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I've seen the latest Golf advert a few times lately. The one where, in a variety of situations, other cars have some of their positive attributes as being 'like a Golf'. I think it's quite a clever idea. I must admit that there have been times I've described my Octavia as being a Golf GTI
• Police still hunting for a Daewoo Nexia 26 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Nexia in any colour to check the chassis number as the registration plate may have been changed and the car may have been re-sprayed. Anyone who owned such a car in the last six years is also being urged to check for these details on their old MOT certificates and other car documents. It is also
• Perception of quality - Standing the test of time 27 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  quality that you touch versus the real quality of car that stands the test of time in terms of reliability and durability. It may come as no surprise but the follow on comments do get into the Jap V German debate that we sometimes have on here. It does focus on the old v new mercs as well and the fact
• 99 Laguna Category D write off - avoid? 29 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  , albeit low, feedback score. I don't know why but I did an HPI check on the car today and it has come back that the car was a category D write off in August 1999, i.e. when it was just 5 months old. The seller has told me he knew nothing about the cars history and will speak to me tomorrow after he has
• UK Car abroad more or less permantly 23 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  to 1 is yes, (so I do not need to drive it back to the UK 4 or more times a year,) what happens with a UK car over three years old regarding the MOT? 3)Are there any countries where their equivalent to the MOT is accepted by the authorities in the UK? I see many ads for UK registered cars (on ebay