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• Car insurance 26 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I would be grateful for advice on whether or not I ought to declare a motorcyle theft claim when seeking car insurance? I am a 21 year old student and have just passed my test so insurance for my vw beetle is going to cost! I moved onto cars because I had my motorcycle stolen last year. The police
• Buying an S Class Benz 10 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  through auction? Why would you sell a 4-5 year old S Class at auction and not through a dealer or whatever? What other ways are there to buy this sort of car for this sort of money? It may be up to a year before the car is bought (Depending on circumstances) and a W or later plate example would
• basic car stereo questions 9 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  help please I have a four channel head unit, 4 three way speakers (one in each corner) and 2 tweeters (L and R at front). The speakers are already fitted in the car and the head unit is currently in my old car (which only had 4 speakers). How do I connect this into my new car? I have been advised
• 2010 Golf 6 spd dsg - Used car previous fault 18 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  wife. Unfortunately the issue has only worsened, and he decided, rightly in my view, that he was rejecting the car under the consumer rights act 2015 as it was less than 30 days old, and informed the dealer of this via email and phone-call. I am driving the car back to the dealer
• Nissan - Tyre wear not proportional to age 9 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Think I've been a bit stupid and trusting of a franchised Dealer. I have just purchased a 6 month old Nissan from My local dealership. The car ( so I've been told ) has been A demonstrator and used by one of the garage staff. It has covered 5200 miles. The car has a number of options that made
• Just when you think you have found a car.... 26 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  today and it really does seem that if insurance is an issue £2k is no longer enough money to buy a decent car. The best one garage could come it with is an S reg Fiesta for a whooping £1500! I am now angery for selling my old car so cheaply, I know it needed a huge amount of work doing to it but I
• Scrape in Car park - hit and run ? 14 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Went to the local Audi showroom for a simple MOT and unfortunately as I was backing out , heard the L front bumper scrape the 6 month old A5's L back door. Stopped car , went inside , spoke to the salesman, who mentioned that this car was unfortunately a customers car and that he would come out
• Rover 75 (1999 - 2005) - Rover no more 21 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Having parked the car on friday for a morning in the office I returned to it to find a police car and three tow trucks some nice person who the police have yet to apprehend although they know who he is decided to use his brothers car and ran into three parked cars,all three plus the car he
• Rover 214 Advice Please! 14 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  , but is that the only thing that makes them worse? I have also taken into account thats its an old persons car... But then isn't every car (ok, maybe not the american muscles... But they aint exactly common cars over in the UK). As I am a young driver, this is to be my first car. As I look at it, I like the look
• buying advice - all comments welcome 5 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  black, good body work, apparently good drivetrain, and certainly drives well compared to all the others I’ve tested.... but the problem is that it's a repossessed ford credit car, and as such the service history is slightly patchy - the car is 5 years old, and in the slightly dubious service book
• New keeper error? 8 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hey! Just looking for some advice.  In 2018 I part ex’d my car for a new vehicle. I gave the guy the log book to my old car and then he gave me the green slip with new details. He said I shouldn’t need to do anything else.  I was driving the vehicle home so I
• BMW 125i convertible - Seduced by a straight-six 6 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  So with more work coming in than I thought in semi-retirement (very pleasant - writing and examining, mostly done at home), there's money sitting in my savings account earning less than 1%.  Just too tempting....still missing my old Z3 a little....so look at Cars for Sale on this site
• Renault Clio II (1998 - 2001) - 99 1.4 Problem ticking over 29 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  . It then wouldn't tick over at all! He replaced the old valve but the car would randomly rev up and wouldn't pass emitions test. I therefore had to declare it SORN as I couldn't tax it! He removed the ECU and sent it to Renault who reported no fault, informing him it would be the wiring. I’ve now been without
• Estate help 14 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, I'm a complete newbie here and hope my query is appropriate. I'm looking to change my old Renault Clio for a bigger car. I've got up to £9,500 tops to play with and want something diesel and an estate. Diesel for the obvious consumption concerns and estate because I have a dog
• Please help recommend a family car 20 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Hi there, I will soon have three children so it's time to upgrade the old polo!   I have been looking at some different models but would appreciate any advice regarding reliability or things to watch out for.  My main requirements are that it is reliable, can handle
• Toyota Yaris mark 3 - advice re bigger car/aging Toyota Yaris 13 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  soon. I love her! however she is almost 12 years old and I have a toddler now,and a medium sized dog. I am worried that she is getting older,everything inside the car is very cramped even without a dog or baby a big load of shopping and my work stuff fills the car. My question is should I
• Adjusting steering for the camber of the road 27 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  On the couple of cars that I own/lease (a 13 year old Vauxhall Astra with 75,000 miles and a new Hyundai Tucson with 2,000 miles) I've noticed that when I'm driving along a straight road, I have to hold the steering wheel perhaps a couple of degrees to the right to keep the car straight. It's
• Aygo review 23 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Our sons 19 year old Corolla went into Toyota for recall work this week. I was loaned a brand new Toyota Aygo for the day, which was ideal, as have been pondering a small city car as a runabout. As a lover of small cars generally, I was mightily impressed with just how good modern ones
• Toyota or honda - Help me buy my car ?? 24 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Hi guys,   So im looking at buying my first car. Im 27 years old,Married with my first child on the way. I have no idea what to buy or where to start. I initially wanted to buy a bmw 3 series or a golf but have decided not to at this moment of time. Im
• Car derived vans 28 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  Spotted a very tidy Mk V Ford Escort Van the other day which reminded me of the loss of the car derived van. I look back fondly on the numerous examples we had for our family business, from Bedford HA Van, Renault 4 and Renault Extra through the works vehicles I’ve driven in various roles through