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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 (Y), 1.8 TDDi Ghia 15 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  . to get the sale done? If not, then what do I need to ask is done on the car before the money changes hands? Franchised dealer, car in reasonable nick, done around 57k miles. Everything else on the report checks out OK - I'm not expecting it to be a glowing report on a 7-year old Ford, but all the same I
• Mazda MX5 (1998-2005) - Paintwork Quality 10 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I am in process of valeting my 30 year old female cousin's MX5. It has done about 55k miles and is a Y Reg. Now I have owned and washed many cars in my day but I have never seen one with so many stone chips and rust spots as this! Is this just a feature of "sports cars" and their relative height
• new car dealer and dvla 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  In the middle of may this year purchased a new car from a main dealer, also part exchanged my old car as part of the deal. upon request I handed in all my vehicle documents including the v5 log book. The saleman assured me that everything would be done as regards informing dvla etc. A few dats ago
• What hapens to the Lemons? 19 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Upon returning a Tumble Dryer for a full refund that was only 18 months old and had caused nothing but problems since I had it, I was concerned that it was not repaired and sold on but scrapped in its entirety. (This little intro story is non motoring related but the warranty was out by 6 months
• Car for huge mileage? 27 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My wife has just got a new job in Keele. This is all well and good, but I work in Hull! Therefore, my annual mileage (my wife can't drive) is likely to skyrocket from about 5000 to somewhere around 30,000. I am sceptical that my 9 year old Rover 200 (excellent car though it has been) will be up
• VW Golf 4 TDI Match 100 cablegearchange 28 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, I wish I found your website before we purchased our car... We have bought a one-year-old VW Golf IV TDI three weeks ago. Since the first days we (my wife and I) had difficulties selecting gears - we returned the car for a check and VW readjusted the gears. However, a week later the same
• Deal of the month 8 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  - £7838 with a year's free insurance (£600) Trade in for the old car - £850 (pessimistically, more privately) Finance at 6.7% APR - £136.97 x 60 or £214.55 x 36 Total cost to change - £8218.20 or £7723.80 Value of car at end - £4200 or £2800 Net cost including depreciation - £4018.20 or £4923.80 So
• Volkswagen Polo IV - Tree sap on car 15 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  , Maybe a voucher or something since i had to do the work in removing the dried tree sap. offering a free valet means that i have to use them again. My car was only a month old when i parked it up, so that made the matter worse, plus i managed to put a couple of scratches on the roof that i had
• What I eventually bought 3 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  . I am looking to spend £12k - £13k so most likely the car will be @3 years old. I know that a Ford Galaxy powershift and Seat Alhambra DSG would fit the bill but as I don't need 6/7 seats that much I don't really want a car that large to drive all the time. Any
• Rust retrospectively, predicting future 5 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  it down a bit to where it really matters, an old boy buying his last new ( retirement) car for under £8,000. The Picanto, Matiz, panda, C1, punto, polo,Ka, et al............ Which is rust free at 10 years and which scabbed with rust? How can we predict it other than giving them all a little tap
• Old Polo v New Polo 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  driving an armchair. I've read HJ's roadtest for this car and he seems to think the opposite, so it's possible I have a dud one, or that it hasn't got going yet as it only had 5 miles on the clock when I picked it up. There's loads more 'play' in the accelorator, in that you have to press it a long way
• SEAT Ibiza Sport TDi 130 - opinions? 15 May 2003 (Forum)
  Right, I'm totally bored with my Jan2001 Honda Accord SE Exec 2.0 VTEC - it's a very nice car and all but it bores the pants off me. It's too big, too soft, too cosy and too much like the sort of car my in-laws should have (whenever I give them a ride anywhere they always say "Ohhhh
• third letter 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Here is a letter written by my wife to a central London borough council, suitably amended so the council isn't named or shamed, although it ought to be. It is the third letter she has had to write so far on this matter. The only thing I disagree with is her assertion that she is an old person
• Renault - Should I trust Renault? 21 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  We have been very happy with our Kadjar which we bought new 3 years ago. So much so we were on the verge of considering a Clio as our second car But at just 3 years old the automatic gear box on the Kadjar has failed resulting in a lengthy visit to the garage (>10 days
• SEAT Ibiza 1.0 TSi - Main Dealer, Specialist or Indie service 21 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  I have a 2019 SEAT Ibiza 1.0 TSI. It’s coming up for 60,000 miles (44 months old) and just about due a major service. Up until now it’s been dealer serviced. I’m thinking of keeping it another couple of years (30,000 miles) until trading it in. I’m
• Travelling abroad - when possible. 14 May 2021 (Forum)
  alternative is to go and see the family memorial in Scotland, driving. Would also like to travel to see an old girlfriend in Portugal , met at the time of the revolution... Same goes for air tickets, too much hassle... Had too much fun with BA last year getting refunds. Quatar
• Ford Focus 2016 - Retractable Tow Bar 11 May 2021 (Forum)
  Electronic automatic retractable tow bar is not working. Car is 5 years old, I've had it for 14 months and never used the tow bar. I need it in a couple of days so thought I would test it first. Saw how to do it on a youtube video and tried the same thing on mine today without success
• Suzuki SX4 S-Cross - Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 2017-19 dual clutch issues? 24 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Hi I have been thinking of buying this car as it meets a sweet spot for price/features/age. Considering spending up to £14k on a model 1-3 years old. We have to buy an automatic as my partner has an automatic licence. All the models we've seen so far have a dual clutch
• Vauxhall movano 2.3 - Short journey for diesels DPF etc 16 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  term or will the 4x 90mile journeys per week be enough to not make the short journeys have any negative effect?   I was thinking about buying an old small petrol (yaris) for the short journeys but with the extra cost for the car / tax and insurance I'm not sure it's woth it for just
• Kia rio 2010/60 reg - Elderly friend stopping driving. Sell? 14 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  So, my 90 year old mate had a fall in the garden, not hurt badly, but intimations of a stroke, so Docs suggested that stopping driving for a while might be a sensible option. He was considering  if to keep it or not and then got his insurance quote for renewal. I said