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old car brochures of the 70's and 80's. 25 Feb 2002 (Forum)
i have about 200 car brochures from the 1970's and 1980's, i am selling them individually, for £4 each, if you want a brochure for a morris ital, rover p6, or a mgb, then just get in touch on my old address... watson-fam@ic24.net (DW, a free one is on its way to you, its for the 1980's land rover -
"Old Bangers" 10 Jun 2001 (Forum)
I'm giving my company car back as it is only a perk and I don't really need it, the tax implications are dreadful. I only drive 6 miles to and from work, and I reckon the best thing to do is to buy an old ( uncatalysed ) car for this purpose, question is - which one ?? I think Volvo 340s seem -
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old 30 Oct 2020 (Forum)
Just decided to p/x my near 4 year old Abarth 595 Turismo for a brand new stock 595c at a main London dealer. Finally collected the car this week and found various issues on arrival. Rear number plate light not working, chip out of a sill spoiler, car needed half a litre of oil, front bumper had -
Will any old battery do ? 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
SwMBO's old clunker broke down in the supermarket carpark yesterday. Anyway to cut a long story short it seems the battery has had it. I tried to jump start it from my car but this would not get it going/turning over so we called the recovery people from her Insurance (DLine - Green Flag?) to tow -
Mitsubishi Outlander II - Rear disc corrosion on 2 year old car 22 Mar 2010 (Forum)
the 2 year old car has just had its annual service and now completed 22000 miles, it is used daily for a mixture of short and longer runs and has been fine except for a loose handbrake which despite frequent tightenings has been a problem the service have checked the rear brakes -
New Old Stock 22 Sep 2014 (Forum)
Anyone know what happens to dealer spare parts when they become uneconomical to keep? In the motorbike world, places like David Silver buy up old stock and have a good business doing so, but as there are more parts to cars this might not be viable. Had a notion of looking out -
Chevrolet Lacetti - Changing car reg 8 Sep 2016 (Forum)
Have taken my private reg off car and been given a new reg but they do not issue a new mot but old mot has old reg on what do I do. -
Car Valeting 4 Jan 2007 (Forum)
What do you get for a car valeting and how much does it cost? I have a 4yr old Suzuki Wagon R which is super but needs sprucing up after lending it to grandchildren. {Shouting amended - DD} -
old cars website 27 Apr 2004 (Forum)
seen a interesting website for austin rover cars dare i say B.L at austin rover resource a excellent website can any one recommend another one like this for other makes such as ford toyota, nissan etc -
Looking for a 3yr old small medium car - Car for someone with Chronic back / neck pain 11 Nov 2014 (Forum)
I am looking to replace the Yaris that my wife drives. She has chronic neck and upper back pain that means sitting in a car for any length of time is becoming more difficult. Finding a car that is comfortable for her is probably the main requirement. The Yaris has been reliable and robust has -
Renault Clio III - New for old replacement car insurance 13 Oct 2010 (Forum)
Hi All I have written off my car a couple of months ago. I have been offered £11,500 for the vehicle. The vehicle cost £16,050 from new. I have also been offered a "new for old" replacement. Does anyone know what I would get as a replacement vehicle -
Buying "nearly new" 8 May 2007 (Forum)
A theoretical rule for changing cars is buy at two years old and sell at five years. My daughter has a five year old Honda Civic and want a Mini. Checking the main dealers sites a two year old mini seem near enough the price of a new one, allowing for the price of the "extras". A one series BMW -
(old) Saab 9-3 vs. (old) Vectra 19 Apr 2003 (Forum)
There are often discussions on here about the plus and minus points of the old Vectra and how certain motor journalists really slagged it off, saying that it was one of the worst cars on the road. But why was the 9-3 not categorised in the same boat (apart from the convertible which caught quite -
Honda Accord 2002 2.0i petrol - Oil change on car, was 1/2 litre old oil still in? 24 Jul 2021 (Forum)
than 4 litres (I'd guess around 3.8litres)...... Could there really have been around 1/2 litre of old oil lying at the bottom in the sump before refilling? Makes me wonder if, for the next oil change, I should drain the oil with the front of the car jacked up higher than the rear (i.e -
Old barges gone up in price? 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
10-year old cars with large engines seem to have gone up in price since the summer. Anybody else noticed that what might then have been £750 is now £1500? Is this a result of the rapidly dropping petrol prices? -
what new car following write-off 20 May 2005 (Forum)
Just had my old 216 written off after somebody pulled out in front of me. I now have a short time to buy another car. I am after an estate with a diesel engine, used but am not sure how used to go for. I have heard lots of good things about octavias but a quick look on autotrader and they seem -
Number plates rules for an "old/new" car 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
Conundrum! If a vehicle was built in 1996, first registered in april 2003. Is currently wearing a P registration plate. What should it actually have? -
Car prices are like house prices now! 14 Apr 2022 (Forum)
I have been hunting around a new car, as my one is many years old. My budget was around £9k for a family hatchback (or estate) around 40k to 50k (pre pandamic). I was looking at 4 year old cars. Now even at £14k, I get old junkers which have done a lot -
NCB for two cars 1 Sep 2009 (Forum)
can't have it on two cars (however you can if both are with SAGA) My twist on the situation is that having purchased another car I realise that the old one has only a months insurance left to run. (not with SAGA) I am going to be storing it off road and don't particularly want to insure it whilst -
Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van 7 Aug 2015 (Forum)
and carry lots of gear. It just for fun so wont be keeping it clean :) old and cheap is good! Popular choices are old Berlingos/Kangoos/Doblos/Caddy's Also can anyone tell me if a old diesel that has obviously had its head gasket blown and fixed up (head skimmed and new gaskets