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• Honda Accord UK (2008 - ) - New Honda Accord. 9 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  to me when driving on the ice the other day. I also like front wheel drive. I was interested in the new Citroen C5 for my next car, but the Honda Accord is much better. I am genuine about this message, as my present car is excellent, but it is old and has very big milleage.The garrage warned me
• Nissan Qashqai (2007 - ) - DPFs again 26 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  A colleague has a year-old car that yesterday lit up the DPF light. Colleague looked in handbook, which apparently says "you must drive at 50mph" but doesn't specify any duration (put yourself in the mind of a non-technical person here). She managed to touch 50 on the way home (there was traffic
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - (1998) - Alarm Fault? 28 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all, hopefully some one can help me out on here about this?... After a good old clean of my cars interior, I discovered a button on the side of my car hidden away by the drivers seat. I know it?s the PIR sensor button, but I pressed it, ever since my alarm has been going off at random
• Car decisions for my niece 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  , and then buy again when the C2 has 60 to 70k, or starts to cause more problems. I feel that the alternator was the cause of most of her woes and that is now fixed - there is no reason why the car shouldn't be 100% reliable. Any thoughts? I did suggest she seriously looks at new cars that may give a low to 0
• Engine tweaking: a dying art? 2 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  that fettles engines in a mechanical way, not just by chipping, without charging more than the cost of a new engine? I have been wondering about this for some time. Cars and Car Conversions, an old favourite of mine, doesn't seem to exist these days.
• My new Passat needs a new engine! 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  . Car was recovered by VW Assist and taken to my local main agent, who called this afternoon to say they have ordered a new engine for me. Apparently, the drive for the oil pump failed. 8 months old, 9k miles. I suppose I'll get a new engine out of it, but my faith in the car is now severely
• Joes done it again. 24 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  As we didn't think my wifes old and battered Fiesta would get through its MOT next year we have replaced both cars in one swoop using Joe Dowd again. I've now got a 53 reg Xsara SX HDi 110 and my wife has an R reg Escort Chicane that came through one of Joes contacts. Am really impressed
• Alfas - are they worth the grief? 25 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  it" and buy one? It's a classic head v heart scenario I suppose. Has anyone out there "gambled" on an Alfa or another dream car and regretted it/not regretted it? Maybe I'm getting old but I think I must be getting bored of being sensible and buying sensible cars. Unfortunately, I'm not so well off that I can
• Think I'm gonna get a 5 series. Volume 1 21 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  ***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 2 and continue discussion there ***** Well, after lots od looking, I have finally got my heart set on an old style 5 series as my
• Merc S Class. Have I gone mad? 19 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I may be getting a new car allowance, significantly more than I currently receive. This gets me thinking. I could be tight, run a car like I currently do and pocket the wonga. Alternatively... I'm thinking about buying a three/four year old diesel S-Class for about £18-£20K. My reasoning runs
• a cunning plan? 13 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  this make sense? She does, however, totally want air con in both cars. So, question 1: Shortlist for £1k bangers: volvo 850, v40, 940, toyota carina E, honda accord, nissan almera, primera, QX, mazda 626, MB old E class. Sound ok? Other suggestions? Chances of the AC working in cars this age? Question 2
• Medium to Large Estate Car 3 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Any advice on choosing a family estate car? My missus and i have got a 4 month old baby and are fed up trying to fit all the baby stuff into a peugeot 306. The pushchair will only just get in the boot, let alone trying to get in all the other stuff. We are therefore looking for a medium
• Bumpers 18 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  . But are they bumpers? I would say cars do not have bumpers any more. A colleague of mine drives a battered old banger and unashamedly goes in for contact parking - part of the reason the banger is battered. Cheers, SS
• new discovery - no gearbox 7 weeks 8 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I've not seen my car for 7 weeks now, its a 1 year old landrover, the gearbox broke on 22may, (10,000 miles on clock) Landrover are being seriously unhelpful, they've promised my replacement gearbox will be delivered to the dealership who's holding the car 3 times ....guess what its never turned
• Audi A6 smoke 17 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I own a 1996 "old Shape" Audi A6 2.5 TDI (140bhp) with 130,000. I have driven diesels for many years and I know that diesels can be smokey when accelerated hard. I feel that mine does so excessively and I wondered if this is a characteristic of this engine. This email has been prompted
• Corolla brakes down - gearbox broke ! 28 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  without seeing the car, and that involves getting the RAC to move it. Toyota = "new gearbox £1200 + labour" ! Sent the car to Trade Transmissions at Peterborough - anyone used them ? Hoping to get the box (if it is that) re-built, for less ! Not impressed - car is 3.5 years old. More concerning
• Dissilusioned at poor quality 30 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Im looking for a new car and have also worked in the motor industry , for Toyota motor manufacturing, making the new Corrolla and old Avensis and before that for a joint Ford / VW francchise. I went to look at some cars today. Fiat Stilo and Nissan Almera and Im staggered at how poor the quality
• New or Used? 12 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Having read many posts and some quite interesting viewpoints I might be in the position soon of changing the car and wonder what you lot think. My question is whether to buy new or used with a budget of about £16k? I'm aware of the depreciation on new cars, but this is purely a private purchase
• Tried to follow HJ's advice... 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  HJ - so my 71 year old grandmother decided that she defiantely wants a new(er) car after the exhaust dropped off her Corolla. No problem I thought, so we went out to look at the New Micra and some nearly new Yaris's, based on your recommendation that this is one of the best small, sensible cars
• Rusty rear wings on Clio. 2 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  that this is not an easy repair and the cheapest fix will probably cost around £500 and to replace both rear wings will be at least four times this figure. I know the car is over ten years old this year but as it has a FRSH can I expect a sympathetic response from Renault themselves about making good this problem? Any