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• Skoda Superb - number of owners legality 27 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  After a lot of problems experienced with a 1 owner 8 month old skoda superb purchased from a main dealer,  the car was eventually returned last week.  I had a number of serious issues including the pdi inspection which I believe was never carried out.   The car was supplied to me
• Medium size car with flat back entry???? 18 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Fiat Marea up a small ramp - very easy because it has a drop back and flat entry so I just drive the scooter into the back (riderless - i.e. I drive it from the side of the scooter - hope this makes sence). This car is nearly 9 years old and becoming unreliable as it gets very little use - I want
• Goodwill from Ford? 12 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  to be changed. Ford aren't the slightest bit interested in goodwill, the car is now several months out of warranty and another £400 bill looms. The dealer has to order stock, can't get the old system off due to broken bolts (this is a 3 year old 30k mls car). Much sucking of air through teeth, the dealer says
• Gardens...going....going.....gone? 6 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  cars. With most of my neighbours having two or three cars, parking was becoming a nightmare. So, we had the old crazy pave job done to get two cars on drive and one out front. Made an effort at greenery by having a curved bed with green stuff in it and a couple of evergreen tree things
• Cars which don't attract prejudice 30 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  for reliable driving and modern service intervals. One friend eventually went for a Renault Safranne because it isn't "aspirational", wasn't expensive as a 2 year old car and most people wouldn't remember what it was. Over to you guys for some ideas! Gareth
• Bit of a discussion 5 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  on safety. interestingly, but just coincidence another life was lost in the north east on that same saturday evening, the only similarity was the cars involved. they both drove vauxhall caviliers. no i know these are very old cars and safety wasn't even an issue those days, but even my 406 gets a 44% ncap
• Car Maintenance survey 27 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  hi, aswell as repairing a few old cars have restored an mk1 mr2 and a few minis and constantly fixing my renault megane, i am doing an OU course. I would be really grateful if any of you could help me out and fill out the survey in the link below [url]http
• MOT on used car 8 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  If buying a 3.5-year old used car, say for £8,000 from a dealer, it will likely have several months MOT on it. But that not withstanding, is it logical to go and get another one at the cost of £50, on the basis that it is a cheap, albeit incomplete, form of inspection, safety check-up
• "new car" 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Found an old style Honda Civic 2.0 5 door Type S,only 10 miles,first reg jan06 on a 55 plate.Trouble is the guides only show this vehicle being made up to 04.So what am I missing? has it been sat round somewhere for two years or was there a stock of these things or could it have been made late
• MOT - taking it earlier 12 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a car that is almost 3 year old and it is due its FIRST MOT in November 2006. Can I take the car in for its first MOT in September 2006? This is because I will be in the USA for 6mths from October 2006. I cannot ask somebody to take the car in for MOT in November and will be keeping
• VW passat 22 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  considering a new model of this car as maybe my next purchase, probably diesel. quite concerned with the car by car breakdown reports though as the previous model got bad reviews, along with the golf, and this is not what i would expect. i'm after good reliability and low costs, not what
• TR7 - Buying a seized car 28 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Hi new to the forum, What happens if one buys a car that has been seized? As I understand it the car would have been seized for a different debt as it is old so unlikely to be outstanding finance on the vehicle itself. I'm presuming the car won't have a V5 either
• Most boring car owner? 21 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  100% happy with it." So am I the world's most boring car owner? Unique? Or just 'old'? Oz (as was)
• Grand estates 5 May 2020 (Forum)
  the T5 which is now worth a fortune in good order. Later cars became a bit too complex and reliability failed under Ford but today’s examples look great inside and out thanks to the Chinese effectively giving Swedish engineers a blank cheque. Not sure I like the complexity though, I prefer my old basic
• Mazda 3 - Rust in Mazda 3 24 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  old enough to remember rust and welding being a regular occurrence in the 70’s but this is our first modern car with an issue. Anyway, discussing with the indie, he says the subframe rust is not very serious and he can treat it with Schutz for an hour and a half  labour and £30
• Peugeot 508 GT 2.2 HDI FAP saloon - Automatic gearbox failure at 80,000 miles 7 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Bought car 18 months ago at under 3 years old and 75,000 miles, knowing it was out of warranty but took out Peugeot service plan.  Delighted with car until last week when "repair gearbox" warning messages started appearing (but no driving issues), apparently on upchanges from 3rd from
• Honda Civic Hatchback - Which car - 2008/15k miles VS 2011/65k miles? 21 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  years old but has 65k miles. The latter one looks a lot nicer, has better features etc. But my main priority is reliability and longevity. I want to keep this car for 5 years minimum and will be doing 15k miles per year. I travel a lot so reliability is key. Everything else I don't really care about
• Advice on a 3-4 year old hatchback needed ! :) 16 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  no clue about cars. I work in IT and I research gadgets, tech and cameras day and night, however I never spent enough time on cars :( I am
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 93 1.4 head gasket replacement! 15 May 2009 (Forum)
  there changed a head gasket on one of these? Looking at the Haynes manual it looks a tad daunting (I'm also conscious of the fact that nuts and bolts on a 15 year-old car are often a bit reluctant to come off!!). I've replaced the timing belt, pullies, water pump on this car (and much else besides, as previous
• false info on insurance - what happens these days? 16 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I worked in insurance years ago, so I'm out of date. Here's the (short) story. 63 year old man, violent, universally disliked, keeping his old Mondeo on the road out of spite towards his neighbours, even though he's banned. The car is legal at the moment and never moves. The ban expires