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• Any - No MOT For Cars Over 40 years Old? 17 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  I'm concerned about all classic, vintage and veteran cars coming on to the road without any kind of compulsory  safety inspection. I realise that modern emissions criteria and brake efficiency tests can't be applied to older vehicles. A major question is what construction and usage
• For Fiesta - Just bought a year old Fiesta want to return it? 10 May 2015 (Forum)
  ! So around 6 weeks ago I bought my first car (First car that i owned anyway). I now think that i rushed into the purchase and would like to get a different car as it isn't very practical for me. I have seen a few cars that i like and would like to perhaps purchase one of them. Now my problem is i took
• slighly overwhelmed with 7 seaters. max 8 k 10 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  We have saved up last 2 years I have a little over 8 k to get a car needed for new born 4 year old and 8 year old . my recent cars are a a ford focus and seat Leone. I like the look of the cmax grande but used versions are still too pricey. I am in a position where I can choseba car I suppose my
• Any - Old insurer won't insure! 4 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  I am currently insured through the Post Office. I rang them to change my insurance to cover a new car which is an avarage family saloon, one size up from my current supermini. I was told that the current underwriter would not underwrite the new car! As it is, this is not a problem as I
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - Fair price for car? 24 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I have seen a 2003 53 Reg VAUXHALL Corsa 1.2 16v SXi 5 door for 3995 at a local dealers. It is in very good condition and has a low mileage, it has had 2 previous owners, the last of which was a 50 yr old local who has owned it from 6mths old. The dealer will include 12mths MOT and tax, 6mths
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - Valuable plate on old car 12 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  My fiance's youngest daughter has a '97 KA which has just passed its MOT at a cost of £300, and is probably only worth about £305 on a good day, but she loves it! It was bought for her by the Bank of Mum a year ago for £700, and fortunately has a number plate worth considerably more than the car
• FIAT Grande Punto (2006 - 2009) - 08 1.4 Brake failure on 4 month old car 14 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Is there any history of this? A member of my family acquired a Grande Punto 1.4 Auto back in June, it has since covered 4K miles of ordinary road driving. Yesterday on the way home from work, the ABS warning light came on. On getting the car home, the driver braked, a lound thud then came from
• Four year old Octavia 4X4: OK? 24 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  A friend is considering buying from a small, Kent-based dealer, a 2002 Skoda Octavia Superb 4X4 1.8T hatchback with 36,000 miles on it. He isn't a car person but I haven't really got time at the moment to go and drive it with him. Apart from what is said in the car-by-car breakdown, does anyone
• Reducing environmental impact. 22 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  made me suddenly cynical and I thought well he would say that wouldnt he - not biting the hand that feeds and all that. Okay, this got me thinking. I always thought that its better to soldier on with an old car doing it up when it needs it than waste world energy/materials regardless of wether
• BMW 420i X-drive - Advice on options at the end of a business lease 13 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  of the last with the elegant nose). It is now coming up for five years old and will have mileage comfortably below 40,000. It is used as a pool car for visiting clients when a less flashy car is needed or for when the weather is expected to be poor. It has been almost faultless, with none of the issues
• Renault Laguna - Rear end shunt - always to blame?? 27 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  , for no reason pulled an emergency stop right in the middle of a boxed area on the roundabout where the road splits into three separate routes, seemingly confused and panicked by the road layout.   The old woman made no attempt to get out of the car, instead her daughter got out of the passenger
• 2010 Astra Replacement 20 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Hi all I am looking for recommendations for a suitable replacement for my 2010 Astra. I know that the Dacia Sandero can be had for under 14k new, or just under 10k for a 1 or 2 year old model.  I know 3 year old Astras are 13k ish. The only medium size cars i have seen cheaper
• Evolution not revolution 25 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Looking around at how car designs have changed I can see the advantage of owning a Golf or Audi saloon way past their sell by date. The designs haven’t changed much over the years . Take a Mk 5 Golf coming up to 19 years old and it still looks fresh. Yet take a two year old
• Ford grand cmax. - honda crv - What's best 31 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hello all I have another post about the honda CRV . But on this post I wondered what people thought about spending £10k on a ford grand c max 1.5 diesel that's about 3.5 years old or a honda CRV that's nearly six years old . Not so much about the cars as such more about
• Citroen Xsara 2.old Diesel - Heat related non starter 19 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  This car will start and run from cold Turn it off and start again, no probs Turn it off and leave 10 mins, won't start Turn it off and leave for 1 hour usually starts I think the problem is heat related, is there anyone out there that could advise me on what part
• buying a van at vehicle - VAT question 25 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, my friend is planning on buying a 5 year old van at a car auction this week. the vehicle is 'VAT qualifying net' thus he will have to pay VAT on the hammer price as he is not a trader. how does it work? do they simply add the VAT to the hammer price and buyers fee total? or is the VAT 20
• 5 year old approved used or new? 9 May 2014 (Forum)
  Hello, I am 31 yo, would like to buy my first car and will be doing 8-10k annually. My budget is around 5k. I have found a 5 yo approved used Mazda 2 with 60k mileage on the clock. The insurance will come around £1600. If I increase my budget to 6k, I might buy a new suzuki alto or dacia
• rusty dipstick. 3¼ yr old BMW 18 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  I noticed the dipstick in my 1 and three quater year onld BMW was badly corroded in October and had it replaced. On checking the car over two months later I notice it is rusty again. This does not sound right to me and sounds like it could be indicative of moisture in the engine
• VW Polo 1.4 (02 reg) - oil filter 5 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  At its annual service, the mechanic said he could not change the oil filter because it had been fitted too tightly.  The hex nut attached to the filter had come adrift leaving him no means of unscrewing it.   I'm too old now to do this myself but in the past, on earlier cars I
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 08 1.3 duratec oil filter 5 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Im planning to change the oil on my daughters year old ka. Can I get to the filter with the claw type wrench and extension ok without lifting the car off the ground ? I'm going to be pulling the old oil through the dip stick with a pella pump. Has anyone changed the oil filter on the ka duratec