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• BMW 5 Series - Buying Approved Used BMW without seeing it first? 19 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  I live in the south Englang and have found an approved used 5 series touring in Scotland that has the features (adaptive cruise control and heads up display) I am looking for and is at a good price. The car is just about 20 months old and has done about 20K miles from new.   I
• please advice me on extremely reliable car....... 12 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  hi people i am new here i love to read, in my life i owned only 2 cars so far,both of them are very old now, they dont have any options or extras - which i dont like , they are not reliable which i dont like - i guess its about their age and manufacturers which made the parts most of them were
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - is my warranty valid if my car missed a service? 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Two weeks ago i bought a 55 plate 1.6 tdci ford focus that had covered 29,000 miles, from a small independent dealer who told me the car is under ford warranty until november, when the car is three years old. I booked the car into my local ford rapid fit centre for a major service a week after
• Insurance for 2nd car while selling? 1 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Don't know if anyone has had experience of this, I am guessing it is not an uncommon situation. I have just bought a car privately and so am going to be selling my old one (the VW Polo, once I get the central locking problem fixed!). I have switched my main insurance policy to the new car
• Car Mag Selections of Group Test Cars 3 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  of pages on £100,000+ cars that sell in tiny tiny numbers............ Maybe I am just turning into a grumpy old man........:0)
• Which bit is the real 'car' ? 13 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  disposed of a 1926 Riley. It consisted of a wooden dashboard with a commission plate screwed on, a steering wheel, the original Logbook and an old tax disk. The buyer was going to put the bits together with a collection of other bits and make a car, which he said would be a 1926 Riley, details and reg
• Fiat Panda 1.1 Review - "slower than a cockroach" 18 May 2010 (Forum)
  capacity under 1,000 revs` 1.9D.) It`s reported to be "great on ice and snow" and first experience of a car with ABS was very positive. The high driving position is liked, along with light controls and a heater that is hotter than the one in the old, 1.9D Punto - which it replaced. The first
• Seat Ibiza FR 1.0 (115) TSI - 3 Years and 46000 miles On 4 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  car is now 3 years old and has covered 46000 miles, so I thought I’d give an update now that it has a few miles under its belt. 1st of all, it still drives very well. Really has a good powerful engine and nice gear change. Clutch has a nice action. A very spacious car for its Super Mini
• Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - 07 1.4 Head Gasket/Water Coolant/Engine failure 18 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi There I need a little advice. I have a Vauxhall Corsa 07 plate its on 2 and half years old and under warranty until May 10. Its had all its relevant services (not at Vauxhall, but at my local car garage, my book has been stamped and i have the receipts). I have had a winter check at Vauxhall
• Nearly new car running very badly 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  Hello, I'm hoping someone may be able to shed some light on my problems. I have a 2001 Citroen Xsara 1.4, which I understand uses the PSA 1.4TU engine. From about 6 weeks old, the car would run a bit 'rough' when started whilst warm, and fine when started cold. Dealer couldn't find any problem
• Ford Focus - Rejection of car 23 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  year old car from a well known ford dealership E/H in edinburgh for £7202
• Mazda CX-30 - Battery problems 22 May 2023 (Forum)
  I have been having battery problems for some time now. When the car was only 6 months old, it was in an accident and spent seven weeks being repaired. The damage was rear end only. When I got it back, I started getting starting problems where one day it was fine and the next day it was pretty
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 03 1.4 Gearbox Bearings and G/box oil changes. 8 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  ? Would it be cheaper to buy a reconditioned gearbox instead?" L.W., via email · "This is fairly common on older Jazz models. Honda helps if the car is less than five years old but won't contribute if it isn't. Get competitive quotes from specialist transmission repairers." My four-and-a-half years
• to be decided - 5 seater luxury rocket? 16 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  What if wanted to replace my fabulous Jag XJS ( unlikely, but what if?) I would need 5 seater. Coupe/ 4 door / 5 door / don't mind Plenty of wood/leather and luxury all around Awesome sports performance Manual gearbox Old enough design that I can pick up
• Pug 406 - Replacing the stereo... 29 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  mds prepared ready for the car, as opposed to having 0 tapes (or a tape deck on which to produce them, even if i could deal with the quality issues), and I wouldn't feel overly comfortable leaving lots of CDs original CDs (quick test, it doesn't like to play CD-Rs, at least not those I produced on my
• Insurance - So damned expensive! 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, It's that time of year again and I thought I'd moan on about insurance but I'm going to say something you may not believe. Ok so I'm 18 years old and in the eyes of insurers (and perhaps many of you) am a "boy racer". I can assure you I'm not but understanably, the quotes I have
• BMW and all. - Hydraulic Steering / Buying a Real Car 16 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  of around £12k and I'd like to buy a car that offers a genuine driving experience.  I had an Octavia VRS TFSi 2010 - 0-60 5.9, but it was getting a little old.  But, now I wish I still had it.  It didn't have all the techno-electro-gubbins, but it did have an after market system
• Need a new car, how much should I spend? 2 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Hey all  My car looks like it's on its way out and it may be time for a new old one. I don't have a max budget per se, as I'll be taking out a loan for it (I very recently got a relatively well paying job so I don't have the cash to hand to buy a car outright, but I know  I can
• VW Dealers sold me a damaged car. advice! 10 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  of lockdown) They have a 30 day or 1000 mile exchange no quibble! The manager said "dont worry about that! your clock starts (exchange clock) when we open back up! I have the car on PCP can i hand it back plus get my old Audi back (still in their possession) Exchange the car for another
• VW GOLf 1.9 TDI - Advice on selling my VW Golf 7 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  HI Due to retirement I am selling my Golf TDI  it was first registered July 2008 and is almost 12 yrs old. I have personally owned it for almost 10 yrs it has a full service history and 11 months MOT the mileage is 77k. Honest John have valued the car at £2400 and We buy any