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• Vauxhall Vectra - 1.8 petrol engine problems 17 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, My 10yr old Vectra has been showing a warning light on the dashboard, It is the engine electronic one.  The handbook says that turning the engine on and off can sometimes fix it. It didn't with me.    I took it to the very good family garage that does our car
• Any - The death of recycled parts? 24 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Met up with one of my old colleagues at our annual reunion. Has all his own VAG software and uses it regularly to fault find on his A4 1.8 T But his concerns about how we are being controlled secretly by the motor manufacturers is interesting. Firstly as you know all new parts have to be coupled
• Honda CRV - How Much Is Considered To Be 'High Mileage' 9 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  it for the 'peace of mind' that I'll hopefully be buying a good car. I've seen a few with a full Honda Service History which I guess is as good as it gets but would there be any limits to an acceptable mileage on cars from 6yrs old and less? I'm thinking that the engines should still be sound but the rest
• Hyundai i10 - Incorrect HPI from Autotrader 6 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Hi sorry if I'm going over old information but I need a bit of advice. We bought an i10 second hand in September 2015. The car was advertised by a dealer through Autotrader, so to be safe we did an hpi check with Autotrader, which came back as all clear (we still have a copy). The car has hardly
• Peugeot 308 - Tensioner/Alternator belt 4 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  ". Got the car back now and seems OK but what do I know as I'm not car engine savvy. However having to renew alternator belts/tensioners on a car a little over a year old seems a little worrying. Maybe I'm just paranoid but anyone have any thoughts or advice as to whether this is not uncommon much
• Wiper blades 18 May 2016 (Forum)
  of the blade a gentle tug and when it is a couple of years old it splits, so when you pick up the car you have to replace the wretched things. Pat tells me that these days Halfords find it difficult to match up wiper blades for many modern cars as the manufacturers specify odd fitments that mean that only
• Passat/Golf/Octavia - Used car for around £3k 24 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  for reliability, but it's 8 years old, and I hear not driving diesels can be as bad. I need someone with experience to advice me on next buy. I chose VAGs also because their resale value is quite good. I need a car to serve me for approx. 3 years and then sell. Hope get at least half the price I paid for. What do
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Build quality (rust) on the Mercedes C class Range 5 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  ), BUT being over ten years old, i didnt expect a mint car for under a grand. I have read honest johns reviews and apparantly MB offered a warranty over corrosion as the bodies were all gavalanized?. So my question is.. Are MB liable if i take my car in and ask them to rectify the rust
• ESTATE CAR 2009 ONWARDS - Stuck with decision. 10 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I am in need of some feedback if there are any owners or input. I have £7500k to buy used car that has to tick following boxes. ESTATE or MPV type - 3 kids and 3 large dogs - Economy good as motorway miles and school run too - upto 5yrs old but pref within 4 - comfy
• Ford Mondeo zetec MK4 - Legal 2 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  I purchased a two year old MK4 Ford Mondeo on 29th October 2012.  Within 2 weeks i notified the garage it had an intimittent problem with hesitation and stuttering.  I also advised that the satnav wasnt working.  7 months on the satnav has only just repaired
• Nissan Terrano II - REFUND for 2nd hand car + cost of returning it 24 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Last Tuesday 19th Feb I bought a 10yr old Nissan Terrano from a garage - 70,000 miles, one owner, FSH, £4,000. I drove it 80 miles home and parked it on the driveway where it stayed until Thursday. Within 30 mins of driving it again, it had stopped 5 times before I managed to get
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Who knows about Vauxhalls,, 9 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  really work on Vauxhalls is because my opinion of them has been very low! This car is cheap enough it doesnt matter to a huge degree but if its going to end up at the side of motorways, I will avoid. Its hard enough getting her to say goodbye to the old KA as it was her first car let alone
• Peugeot 306 - Peugeot 306 - No Spark 4 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I bought a 1999 Peugeot 306 1.4 as a non runner, with a suspected ECU fault.  A new ECU had been put on the car, the crank sensor changed but the car still wouldn't start.  The old ECU has been put back on the car.   It turns over, I believe it to be getting fuel
• Pavement parking and threatening behaviour! 18 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  and the driver, a gentleman in his late 50's, got out shouting abuse and pushing me for bashing into his car. Quite scary especially as this was in front of my 6 year old. I said back to him that he shouldn't park on the pavement, to which he said he was allowed to park on the pavement due to his blue badge
• renault clio '03 1.2 16v - clio '03 idling issue throttle - worth fixing? 21 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  the money into a replacement car? THe car is 8yrs old now. By the way i have noticed that there is oil soaked in the air filter. Is this related to the throttle body issue or  a seperate  issue again..>? If there is more than one issue affecting my car i feel i will call it quits
• Renault Scenic v Kia Carens - Which one is the better buy 28 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  2005 54 Reg RENAULT Scenic 1.5 Dci Dynamique v 2006 06 Kia Carens 2.0 CRDi LE Any help on this one would be greatly received! I am a mum of 2 (one two year old and a new born) and I need to purchase a car. I have a budget of £5000 and so far have only
• How much have you spent on motoring over the years 4 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Just done some rough calculations and rounded up for errors. Over the 10 years I have been driving, it comes to; 7 cars - £3225 Repairs @ £500pa - £5000 Fuel 193,000miles @ ave £0.10/pile - £19,300 Totted up comes up around
• What truly odd cars can you remember seeing? 22 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  This thread isn't quite the same thing as the 'Unusual Sightings' threads. This thread is to describe any truly strange cars you can remember seeing over the years. One I remember seeing a few times in Lowestoft in the 1970s was a Ford Corsair (I think) which had the front end of a Sunbeam Rapier
• The meaning of luxury 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  The excellent James May in his Saturday column in the Telegraph made the point that luxury isn't paint or leather or bird's-eye maple inlaid with ivory and gold, although those are all right in their way. It is a decent ride, making the Citroen C6 a contender for the best luxury car. I
• Fun car for about £6k 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  (this will be a low-mileage car in addition to the Golf estate, so I'll need a new policy). It definitely has to be a convertible, and the obvious choice is an MX-5 1.8, about 5-7 years old. I've thought of: Toyota MR2 - not many around but possible Honda S2000 - too expensive MG TF - too much of a gamble 1970