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• BMW group open 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  BCA notts are auctioning a car that is from bmw group open, the car is a 4 year old 5 series, any ideas where their cars come from?
• Mazda 6 - 10 yr old car with FSH. Do I maintain with dealer? 8 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  Hello, With some great advice off these forums, I bought a Mazda 6 in Jan this year. Really happy with it - all I have had to spend is £40 for a new roll bar. Servicing is coming up, and so far it has always had a main dealer service, until its last one at the second hand car
• My dad's old car - Was quite shocked to find this 9 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  by the police a lot. If people wonder why I obsess with little faults on cars I think I am making up for a partly lost chidhood! Picture was taken in Jan 98, went from this to an N reg Punto SX felt like a Rolls Royce.
• Free car data check 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Might interest some. The RAC website www.rac.co.uk offers a free vehicle data check service. You enter the car registration number, and it reveals the Manufacturer, Model, Body type, Colour, Fuel, Date manufactured, no of previous owners, and last owner date change. Its not detailed
• Volkswagen Touareg (2003 - 2010) - 07 5.0L 10 mth old V10 requiring new turbo & g/box 29 May 2008 (Forum)
  16 days after owning our new 2nd hand Touareg the engine fault light appeared. 21 days later the car is still in the VW garage. It needed a new turbo and gearbox. We have had a courtesy car from VW during this time. We have lost confidence in this car and feel that the repairs have taken
• is it worth buying another car 1 May 2007 (Forum)
  else on it since i bought it , is it worth buying another car now its quite old or do i run it for a bit longer i only do 4000 miles a year. cheers tony
• new car for about 1500? 19 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  350 to fix. Anyway, im bored of that now, so im looking for a new car. Somthing between 1500-2000 that is nice to drive. I was looking at an old bmw 3 series, 96ish. What would you guys reccomend?
• Tales of repairs on old motors 26 May 2008 (Forum)
  I have been prompted to post on the basis of a fascinating description given by John S on how to repair the bracket that holds the engine top stay on an old style Mini, posted in technical. His post was a form of literature that will soon be lost forever. He described a lengthy and complex repair
• Jaguar Super V8 - Selling an old SORNed car 20 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  obtainable for option (b) would be much lower than options (a) or (c) after taking into account the time/cost of fixing the car. Not sure if it's old or desirable enough to be classed as a classic. I'm in SE London. Any ideas?  
• Two classics 30 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  !!!     *She won't buy a new car until she has worn her old one out and it is still in new condition. After all it is only 84 years old (the car that is) and, oh yes - the lady.....she's101
• MOT for car with NI plate but GB registered keeper 14 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  Apologies if this topic's been discussed before A colleague who lives in Belfast has a 3 year old company car with NI plates – but the registered keeper (the company) is in England. The DVLC in England is saying that he cannot drive the car without and MOT – but he
• Any Make - Small Four Door Car Recommendations 22 May 2017 (Forum)
    I was asked for advice on buying a small four door car today. The last time I ran a small car was 1985 (a Mk II Escort although I still have one as a SORN’d project) so I do not really feel able to advise. The lady is recently retired and looks after her 2 year old grandson
• V5C reg document fraud when scrapping a car! 9 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  petition 173840 now needs urgently signing for this loophole to be discussed, debated and finally closed.10,000 electronic signatures minimum are needed for discussion in parliamentary committee and more than 100,000 for the subject to be debated ... This could be your car, old banger, or loved classic
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - Clutch problems thanks to car thief 15 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, My car has been the victim of a mindless 14 year old boy, who has broken into it 3 times in 7 days (he got arrested the first time, so is obviously quite stupid!). However, on one of the more recent attempts to drive it, he has managed to damage the clutch. I am able to start the engine
• Are older cars more reliable? 21 May 2006 (Forum)
  I am really starting to believe this, and am just too worried about changing my mk3 golf TDI.. It's as tough as old boots, and still looks much better than new cars these days (looks wise). Everytime I go and post things like " thinking of buying a mk5 golf, or mk4 or a new audi a3" people tell me
• Mondeo Accident damage / Salvage 17 May 2006 (Forum)
  Needing an estate car, I was settled on a Mondoe estate. With about £5000 to spend I was settled on buying one 3 / 4 years old. However, I have seen some advertised in Auto Trader in the salvage section at just a year old for that sort of money. Clearly they are accident damaged. The pictures
• No Claim Bonus Discount Dispute. 21 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I have had my own car insurance policy since September 2002, and until this September it was through a broker. During this time I made no claims. This year their renewal quote was not competetive so I changed companies and informed the old one I could not be renewing. No problems, or so I thought
• Any - Polarised lenses 27 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  . Because my old sunglasses are nearing the end of life I have at last bought a new pair to replace them.  The new pair are the real thing, polarised, something that I thought the old pair were, but the effects show that the old pair, although good, were not polarised. With the polarisation
• Insurance groups. 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I am looking for a car for my 17 yr old son. Does anyone know of a database in which cars age catagorized by insurance group?
• LPG gas conversions 4 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Is there a garage in england who converts cars to lpg gas ecnomically or would you know if there is goverment grant scheme for cars 4yrs old?