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• Change of Car 4 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  plate for the right price, but most have 140 - 170k on the clock. I know that high mile young cars are better than old, low mile, but how long will these engines last, assuming that they have been serviced as specified? I have read the car by car breakdown, and there seem to be enough on the market
• Fleet Auctions 26 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  + on a 3 year old car 3).In need of significant body repairs - large dents / Scratches / Damaged paintwork. 4).No paperwork. The sad thing is private punters often pay more for these cars at auction than they would for a better car at say a car supermarket or local independent dealer. I'm sure some
• Can I reject this paint job? 15 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I had the misfortune of someone in attempting to avoid an undertaking moped swerve and plant the corner of their car into my bumper. Fortunately neither of us were going that fast and it was only slight contact. There wasn't too much damage to my 6 month old car but a new bumper was required
• Modern mainstream cars are boring. 10 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Having recently upgraded to the plush luxury (relative to what I used to have) of a 2001 Honda Accord 2.0 SE Exec, I can't help but feeling nothing more than "content". Wondering if it was just my choice of an old man's car (I'm only 27) that was causing my perfectly comfortable but equally dull
• MPV SUV - Cheapest car and insurance for "less abled" 8 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  hardly any money, so it is going to be an old second hand car. I am really talking low end here I doubt I can raise £1k. Can anyone recommend a model of car, that is high up,  that despite being reliable has tanked in value and is cheap to insure? My other problem
• BMW 3 Series Compact - BMW Owned from New to Scrap 11 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  ?This is the only car in over 50 years of driving that has ever failed to complete a journey. We will celebrate the memories with a bottle of fizz in the sun later. The real lesson when cars get old is perhaps in the song by Kenny Rogers, The Gambler - knowing when to hold 'em knowing when to fold 'em
• Citroen C4 Grand Picasso - Rear air suspension failure - again 1 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  [Apologies - I created this thread in the wrong Forum (Legal Matters).  I have re-produced it here - can the moderator delete the original?] My C4 Grand Picasso has rear air suspension.  Three years ago, when the car was 3 years old with 33k on the clock, both units failed
• Citroen C1 - Recover service history? 29 May 2018 (Forum)
  So I've bought a car, 2016 Citroen C1 from a big dealer, low mileage and advertised as having its service history. In the servicing book it doesn't have a stamp for what would be it's first service. It has less than 7000miles on clock so I am wondering if the previous owner simply didn't
• Vauxhall Astra 2002 1.6 - Electric Power steering not working 18 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  a bit of an issue with the Electric power steering on my car...   It started off with the car having heavy steering
• Toyota Corolla Verso - MMT Transmission 23 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  ! I have had the car from a year old.  Run it for 8 years (and over 130,000 miles) and had no problems other than the general maintenance stuff like tyres and brakes etc.  But the high mileage and age mean the car's probably only worth about £3K at best.  Seemed like a lot
• Attempted rip-off 5 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  car had been sitting for a week. Refused to pay so they jacked car up and put old brakes back. I'm just absolutely livid that garage where I've been a good customer for a decade would pull a stunt like this. I suppose there are two morals to this tale. Don't trust anyone in the motor trade - and don't
• Seat Altea XL - Broken when bought 6 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  whats going on took 1 month). now they tell me i have to pay 385,- pund for a new aircondition pipe+sensor because it is coroded due to old age i´m pretty sure this did not happen while i used the car since i never switched on the aircondition but they say the aircondition was fine
• Merc A Class - Wobbly Brakes 14 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Evening all... I'm after some pretty basic advice regarding my cheap as chips old A Class. I picked it up simply as a bargain hack, and for an S plater it's not bad; the arches are still there in all four corners and it's no more wooly to drive than any of these that I've come across
• Very Cheap small 4x4 16 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  fuel not a problem. What I know so far.. Freelander- The old diesel engine seems to have a good reputation of maintained and they dont seem to suffer from rust but dont drive like a car Legacy-Owners seem to have great things to say about these cars but some also say that fixing
• skoda felicia 1995 - used car faulty after part exchange 14 May 2012 (Forum)
  states 3 months warrenty on parts and repairs. but i might prefer to have my old car back. no idea how i would get there as i am 60 miles away? i made a part payment by credit card and he said that he offered me the scrap value plus road tax refund vale. any advice would be appreciated
• C and e class - Rusty mercedes 20 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  with the styling and the lightweight build quality. I remember that part of the release details , were that the car used stressed ,rigid panels .instead of the heavy gauge steel that had been used in previous models . The problem was that this new model didn't really feel like a true merc. I had an e320 auto,old
• Question on Document signed at dealer? 5 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi,   Wondering if anyone can help, I was in looking at a car which I'm looking at buying, now I got a price over the phone and also down at the place which I am happy with. However I got a bit flustered down at the dealer (had my little 5 year old kid and also lost my
• Ford Focus 1.6 2007 Petrol - Strange noise 8 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  am pressing the accelerator -the car will begin to pull a second after pressing the accelerator. I have always found the fly by wire accelerator a little quirky but this issue is now making driving the car a little irritating. The car has done about 46000 miles and is about 3.5 years old. Does anyone
• ford focus estate,diesel, 1.8litre, 1999 - Engine will not start 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  into the fuel pipe and sucked through fuel so no blockage there. Have checked all fuses, but don't know about relays. Some say there are 2 pumps on this car, electric and mechanicxal, some say it's on the injector pump. Before I decided not to use the car I covered the engine with an old
• Rover 75 2.0 CDT servicing 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  When I retired 18 months ago I bought a one year old Rover 75 2.0 CDT with 12000 miles on the clock. The oil was changed by the dealer before collection. I've now done close to 24,000 miles and according to the service interval display ( which also takes driving style i.e. fuel consumption