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• KIA Venga - WOW Kia quality has shot up 10 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  expansion of profits for the time being. Lets hope they dont make the mistake of Honda, Toyota and Nissan and think they are more important than they are and start selling their cars at a premium.    
• Hyundai i20 - Hyundai i 20 10 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  It seems that the motoring press are raving about these as a reliable and cheaper alternative to a Honda Jazz or a Toyota Yaris, and a lot nicer looking than a Nissan Micra. Also there is the five year warranty to consider, the dealers have a good reputation, the car is far more modern and nicer
• Returning to UK with new baby. What car for £6K? 26 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  too big (we'll be sharing the car and my wife likes small cars!). On the bigger side of things, I've looked at Ford C-Max/Focus estate. On the smaller side of things, the Honda Jazz or Nissan Note. If anyone had any suggestions, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for reading!  
• Fun car for about £6k 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  (this will be a low-mileage car in addition to the Golf estate, so I'll need a new policy). It definitely has to be a convertible, and the obvious choice is an MX-5 1.8, about 5-7 years old. I've thought of: Toyota MR2 - not many around but possible Honda S2000 - too expensive MG TF - too much of a gamble 1970
• New (used) car choice to replace Mini Cooper 8 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  ) saloons, so I'm looking at a Ford Mondeo 2.0 Zetec, Mazda 6 2.0 TS2 (last shape) or possibly a Honda Accord 2.0 EX (last shape). I've seen that I can get an 08 Mondeo with ~3000 miles on the clock for £10,500. UK sourced car etc. I can't find a better deal than that right now, so I think that may
• Spacious & high five seater? 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  of theiving scrotes who might normally break a window, lean in and grab hadbag from front pasenger seat. The best example of the latter in a five seater was our old Honda CRV and the Trajet has that as well. I would prefer not to go down the 4WD route if possible but apart from the Mazda5, do not know other
• Car decisions for my niece 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  as to whether to change it or stick with it. She was thinking of a VW Polo or similar, until I suggested a Honda or Toyota as being less stylish perhaps but more reliable. My own view is that she should seriously consider keeping the C2 and putting any extra money she has firmly into a hight interest account
• Americans puzzled by manual gearbox 25 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  approached a man outside a pizza restaurant in Marietta, Georgia, late on Monday. They stole his wallet and the keys to his Honda Accord, got into the car but couldn't make it start because it had stick shift, according to John Williamson, 18, a restaurant employee. "The kid was just sitting in the car
• A couple of Automatic gearbox issues 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  about a grand.) 2. Honda Accord 98 R reg Automatic, 2.0 petrol, 108k miles. One of the automatic gearbox oil pipes came off one day, it was oil all over the place. We reconnected the pipe and put another clip on, pushed it to the side and added oil. It went fine for about 10 miles, then started
• Which cars cause fewest complaints? 13 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  at Backroom threads rather than JD Power etc) the makes which cause fewest complaints seem to be: Subaru Citroen (plenty of ink spilt over French cars, but nearly always Renaults and Peugeots) Vauxhall Mazda Skoda The national surveys usually put Honda, Toyota and Nissan near the top
• What car for 10-12k? 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  diesel sounds like an ideal choice, this is in budget - other end of the scale, Lotus Elises seem to be going for around this price, as do some Honda S2000's - also seems like some BMWs - 330, 325 - fall into budget, shape before the current one, older M3's look nice Any advice greatfully received
• Auction price silly season? 14 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  book, and some tight profit margins (or they have buyers lined up). However, I must say - alot of the motorbility stock iwas in poor condition. Of the 4 picassos that tempted me, 3 had been through a bumper or panel re-spray. Even part-ex where expensive. for example, a 5 door honda civic p plate
• a cunning plan? 13 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  this make sense? She does, however, totally want air con in both cars. So, question 1: Shortlist for £1k bangers: volvo 850, v40, 940, toyota carina E, honda accord, nissan almera, primera, QX, mazda 626, MB old E class. Sound ok? Other suggestions? Chances of the AC working in cars this age? Question 2
• Best Sat Nav at realistic price? 19 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  calorie intake and what I was wearing - it was all a bit too personal. And a lot too expensive for what I need. I am not lost often, but when I do get lost, it is spectacular. All suggestions gratefully received. Thanks. Alijazz (who doesn't own a Honda Jazz and isn't a man)
• Mazda 323 v Ibiza/Civic/Corolla/Almera 16 May 2005 (Forum)
  not convinced), Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and Nissan Almera. There is no rush as she doesn't use the car all that often and we'd both rather she got the right car and kept it for some time so, if there are any 323 owners out there (past or present) what's the car and ownership experience like. Also what
• Touran Diesel 28 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  the interior trim is as hardwearing as VW's. I know Honda now do a CRV diesel but they want silly money to change and at the moment VW seems to have seen the light as regards pricing on the Touran or maybe they are just not selling as many as they thought. Residuals for both the CRV and Touran look about
• SUV-Xtrail/Tucson/Rav4 18 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  2nd hand than the others. Nissan Terrano-Dont know much about this one, but seems a bit dated in comparison.Plus a mileage of 23mpg on the diesel! Honda CR-V -otherwise good but no diesel. Any Backroomers who have actually owned/driven one of these , or better still has driven more than one of them
• New car for mother. 3 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  think but they have the dodgy Ford box dont they? Help. Honda civic?
• New or Used? 12 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Value in 3 years. My current thoughts are: New: Honda Civic Type R Mini Cooper S Seat Leon Cupra R 225 (I can go a little higher than £16k) Used: BMW M3 EVO (98 r/s 40k miles) Audi S3 - (2 years old less than 40k miles) Merc CLK 320 (98 r/s 40k miles) What do you all think?
• Remote Central Locking 18 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Mr H and I both have Honda CRV's with remote central locking, mine's 6 years old next month, and his is just gone two years old. My remote boot release has never been used because in isolation it sets off the alarm. I just carry the other, smaller remote (which is also linked to the immobiliser