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• Vauxhall Astra club - Help! My mechanic can't diagnose my Astra 15 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  rings appear to be ok, wet & dry readings result in no change - mechanic contacts engineering company to follow up on what occurred with head work. Mechanic orders 4 new hydraulic lifters. No signs of cracked head, head was pressure checked and passed New lifters fitted - no change. Mechanic explains
• Mazda 6, what to watch out for? 13 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  (not that good for fuel economy, more cramped interior than I expected, pricey again). I like the looks of the 6 and it ticks most of my boxes in terms of ride, handling, size, affordability and practicality. Plus from a variety of surveys Mazda usually seem to do well in terms of reliability, something which
• Audi TT Coupe - Faulty car just after few days... 19 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  a the way back to my home (130 miles) without any major problem, just like a "hole" in the speeding up but this happen only once. I booked a full service plus Cambelt change and a MOT on the car and at my home on tuesday and I didn't drive it more before that. The mechanic did the full service
• Vauxhall Astra 2.0 Diesel - 2013 Vauxhall Astra - Worst Deal Ever??? 8 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  and a seemingly good service history and recent MOT pass. I took it for a test drive, got my dad to look at it (previously a mechanic but retired now) and he gave it a brief inspection and it seemed okay. I paid £4k for the car plus an extra £300 for a full year’s warranty with the AA
• How to determine a trader? 31 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  an email from the seller stating the faults has been ‘done’. Bought the van and drove it for 6 weeks before putting it in for a service as I was off to Portugal on a road trip only to find the van has £4500.00 of repairs needed plus illegal tyres. My mechanic told me not to drive it as it’s dangerous so
• Renault Clio - Insurance renewal , Main driver? 7 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  About 4 years ago, I transferred my NCD to my wife who has only passed her test 2 years earlier. at the time i was fully retired and my wife was using the car for work, So she was the main Driver Recently i have just taken on a part time job in the next town and i have been
• Help me pick my very first car? 22 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all   This is my first post on here and I'm really hoping you can all help me in deciding on my very first car. Ok so I have had my license for a year ( I passed in my 2nd year of university) I have now graduated ( in August) and have only just got a job ( I'm a children's
• Suzuki Grand Vitara 5dr - xxxx Cars Ltd, Essex 17 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  showing.   No sooner had I returned all the way back to the south coast with it from Brentwood, Essex, did I realise that the trader had advertised the car on Autotrader with 69000 miles on the clock, whereas it was actually showing 72000. Plus there was a hole the size of a golf ball
• Mazda 3 2008 - Service interval reset. DPF lamp flashing. 18 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  but couldn't reset it. There are a couple of Web pages on the net re: resetting Mazda 6, and Mazda 5 cars, and by amalgamating the info from these, plus some guess work, I eventually managed to reset the service counter. DISCLAIMER :- This is what I did, and it worked for me. You get
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2005 - 2009) - Car leasing 25 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  on a couple of small scuffs to the front bumper, minor and very tiny dents on the doors (hardly visible and certainly not photographable). I was confident the car would pass any inspection. At the end of the inspection I was given an estimate for £1700 plus VAT from the Inspector to 'put the car right'. I
• Honda CR-V / Citroen C3 1.4 Hdi - Should i sell my Honda CR-V or C3 ? :) 9 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  are driving like 10000-13000 km per year (including both cars). For the CR-V i also have spare Wheelset (17" Alloy Honda + Continental Cross contact Winter tires (only 9000 km passed on them)), RoofRack, Bike + Ski Racks...   I got a nice offer for the CR-V (i wont loose too much, but i
• Speed cameras examined 28 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  drivers had been caught exceeding the limit but that police had decided only to penalise the most serious offenders. Guidance issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is to prosecute in cases where the driver is caught exceeding the speed limit by 10% plus 2mph. Ian
• vauxhall - do i have any chance of getting a refund or more 17 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  over bumps plus a noise on start up. I took it to a garage and they stripped it down asked if i had the car long and have i modified it which i have not. The garage found the front of the chassis was all bent and screws where holding the front wing inplace it had been
• Ford Fiesta - Direct Line Uninsured Driver Promise 23 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  and the make and model of their vehicle. My car was repaired at a Direct Line approved garage and I paid the garage £350, my policy excess, as instructed by Direct Line. Direct Line passed my claim to solicitors, Lyons Davidson to recover all losses arising out of the accident.obtained a court order
• 1.8 versus 1.6 - car buying advice please 4 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  with some kind of street cred or, rather, being a single man I want something that does not say "married with kids". Similarly, no matter how well built the Avensis is I cannot bring myself to buy one as I ain't got a flat cap and a bus pass yet yet. The other car is the Honda CRV but that too is a diesel
• Buses:I am so angry I could explode! 29 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  . Within 5 minutes the price has changed to just over £60. Enquire why and apparently 6.00pm is a kind of Railway witching hour where prices change. Forget that then. Second option bus: 1 change £22 cost plus £3 for headphones to watch TV. Journey time 7 hours. Journey time a bit long, but price is right
• Audi RS4 - Faulty RS4 out of 9 months in the garage for 4 31 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  world cup match!) I’ve explained I am willing to negotiate one of two options: 1)     Full* refund plus compensation for the time I have had to spend dealing
• Pandemic bargains 6 May 2021 (Forum)
  that’s not really noticeable unless you’re really looking for it and 4 good tyres. £6,000 in a private sale. Local dealers are asking £7,995 plus for the same car and most aren’t as good. This will see the new owner through his retirement and will spend more time in the golf course car park than anywhere
• Choosing an MPV 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  . The elder two teenages are obviously adult size, and the younger two are now passed the childseat phase, though do sit on small booster cushions. So we regularly need to carry 6, and if we go away for a holiday, we need to be able to carry 6 plus luggage. To carry a extra 7th is a necessity as well
• Mazda 2 - Used car advice, been standing 30 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  he says about it ... On the up side, it does seem to be a very genuine little car, in good condition, runs and drives well and it has obviously been well serviced and looked after and has not been passed about, it's only had 2 owners from new (plus us on the V5). You