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• Toyota Avensis - Help me decide 10 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I am looking to buy a new family car to replace my ford focus. I'm looking something around a year old, a bit bigger, decent boot size that will hold a folded pram. Something reasonably economical, possibly diesel for doing 15k miles a year. Budget is 12.5k plus my car as a trade in, so say
• Old VW Polo intermittant power loss 24 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  recent features have been: - The idle jet has become blocked a couple of times. Easily cleared by AA/mechanic. - The (2 month old) fuel filter put in at the car\'s last service is very dirty for such a new filter. - Developed a slight oil leak. (Typically a few isolated drops on the ground below
• Qulity 12v tyre pump recommendation? 23 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I like to keep a pump in the car as it is useful for checking pressure in ones own driveway and also for a get you home top up with a minor leak. My old pump is 15 years old and will barely do 30 psi for my bicycle! Can anyone recommend a quality make that will do modern tyres
• Mercedes C200 Kompressor - Premature or Known Rust? 18 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  An old gent I know replaced his E190 with a newer C200. Admittedly around 10 years old now. But after 18 months of his ownership the formerly very clean car seems to be rusting around the edge of every body panel. I knew there was a problems with some Mercs but shocking to see this.
• Suzukis 17 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Anyone know much about these? The Nissan dealer where I bought my Almera from also sells Suzukis and there are quite a few new shape Swifts and SX4s locally. ( I'm not keen on the current Nissan range at all).  I did drive an old shape Swift as a courtesy car eight years ago
• Lotus Carlton 4 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  http://tinyurl.com/5sffjc Go on, you know you want to!!!! Seriously, £20k for a 17 year old car, assuming they do get this price, what was the price of these brand new? My dad had a 2.0GLi version (in the days when that "i" was important) and I remember driving it as a raw 17 year old, newly
• Repair places in Sunderland 27 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I need to get a some work done on my old Corsa to help it through the winter. Ideally I want to get the work done while I\'m at work so ideally I\'m looking for a garage in Sunderland, preferably North Sunderland (I work on the business park next to the Queen Alexandra Bridge). Car is far to old
• "Payback" Mileage for secondhand Diesel 22 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  If you are buying a new car, I remember people used to quote an annual mileage figure of about 15,000 needed before it made economic sense, taking into account the extra cost, and extra servicing. If one were to be buying a 3 or 4 year old car, spending eg.£ 6-7000 , does anyone know
• Volvo 440 1.6iLe (petrol) - What kind of AntiFreeze to use on old Volvo 440? 21 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  cheaper than the newer OAT based antifreeze. The OAT antifreeze lasts for much longer and is a better bet from a reduced maintenance perspective. My question is would it be OK to use the newer coolant in an older car? I would obviously thoroughly flush out the old coolant
• Nissan X-Trail (2007 - ) - J D power 2009 xtrail 14 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I have ALWAYS found this survey to mirror my own experience or near enough not to want to discuss it. That is until the latest issue of what car dropped on the door step. The survey covers cars registered from jan 2006 to dec 2007. Now i would of thought that that period covered most of the old
• Old or new tech diesels ? 16 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all can you help this relatively uninformed car buyer. I'm thinking of getting a new car, and would buy a diesel, but have been concerned by stories of common-rail diesels that, when they go wrong, go badly wrong. Would an older diesel engine be a more reliable bet, esp. if with full service
• Recommend a performance car for under £3k? 15 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Currently have a diesel Caravelle as my main transport and I can't stand it any longer! I'll keep the old bus, but was thinking of raiding the shoeboxes under the bed for something cheap and sporty around £3k. Although I would prefer something small to mid-sized I'll consider all sizes if there's
• does an economical 4x4 exist? 16 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Thanks for replies to last post! Now swinging back to the idea that we may have to get a 4x4, for reasons of ground clearance on our lanes, towing ease, and the fact that 4 kids(3 legally needing car seats - however much they insist they are too old for them) and dog just dont fit in anything
• changed speedo now need to change miles 12 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hello all. I have just changed the speedometer in my wifes car because the needle stopped working. (Ford Fiesta L 1990 year) The new unit works fine we now need to change the mileage to match the old one i understand we will need to declare this if we sell the car. How do we adjust the mileage
• Corsa drain plug 2 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have a vauxhall corsa 1.0 12v -(The three cylinder one) and as the car is now 5 years old I have decided to undertaking some of the basic servicing myself. However the first problem was encountered late this afternoon. After jacking the car up to undo the oil drain plug I found I coundn't
• Bangers - an alternative view 10 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  The Backroom is full of threads extolling the virtues of Bangers - the current "Old Banger sailed through MOT" thread being an example. There can be little doubt that modern cars brake and hold the road better, produce less emissions, use less fuel and are in most ways safer for both occupants
• White colour car? 15 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Just wondering what the pro and cons are owning a white colour car? I was looking at a car, which is about 10 year old. Intend to own for many years......    
• GordenBennet - clean chassis 13 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  GB, I know you're not a lover of rusty underparts on cars. I happened to be browsing a particular thread on SubaruForester.org and couldn't help noticing how clean the guy's car was underneath. Click on thumbnail photos. OK it was only six years old compared to my eleven year old, but he did
• Audi A4 - Cars coming off lease 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  In the old days when I had a company car I would
• Need some advice regarding old 1.4 VAG engine 10 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I need a car car and have been looking at Corsas/Fiestas/Polos/Ibizas. All between 1997-2000. Today I saw a promising 97P Ibiza with 12 months MOT for £650 and FSH. It turns out the cambelt has not been changed, a hose was cracked, the exhaust blew and the radiator header was mostly empty. I