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• 1.4 TSI DSG - Skoda Octavia advice 27 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Hi,  My first forum post! Me and my missus are expecting our first child in October and our old car just broke down so I have been looking for a replacement.  Budget: 10k [Stretch to 13k]  Our day to day driving will be lots of very short [under
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6 Major leak into passenger & rear footwell 12 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hello folks, I really need someone's help. My car was bought in July at a well known car supermarket. It's 3 years old. Having resolved to try and work out why I had such a bad condensation problem in my car following the truly torrential rain a week ago, I found several litres of water
• Ford Focus - Wondering about new car 23 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I keep wondering if I should buy a new car, first new one since a terrible Renault 9 on no-deposit finance years ago, a car that put me off buying new or Renault ever since. I run a 61 reg 1.6 Focus, which is very good, though it hates speed humps, and is a lovely car to drive. A new one would
• Ford Fiesta Finesse 1.3 - Wiper stalk/ column doesn't work 22 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm hoping someone could offer me some advice... I'll try to tell this story as concisely as possible - my old car recently failed it's MOT. It's a 1998 Fiesta Mk4, 1.3 Endura, and worked out not to be economical to repair. I got a 2000 Fiesta Mk5 Finesse 1.3 to replace
• Renault Grand Scenic 6 years old, 60000miles - Renault Scenic loss of power/handbrake fault 30 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Been having a few issues with my Renault recently.  About a month ago the car cut out on my commute to work.  Wouldn't restart on the roadside but once taken to the garage it was working again and they couldn't recreate the fault.  No diagnostic issues so they assumed something
• Skoda Fabia 2 (2007 - ) - What would you do? 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  My other half has a year old Fabia HTP, it started running a bit rough just before its first service and was given a diagnostic check, which according to the dealer showed nothing wrong. After the service, the car has run rougher than before, the management light has came on several times
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 88 2.6 Disappearing coolant... 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi chaps I've recently got myself an old Merc 260E. It's a fine old bus and is running great, however it's losing some coolant - needs a top up every few weeks or so depending on usage Horrible head gasket related thoughts immediately entered my head - it doesn't seem to be showing any other
• Ford Galaxy (2006 - ) - 07 1.8 Rear Door Handle & Trim Falling off 2 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  the handle to put it upwards. The car is about 13months old and still has 2yrs of the warranty left. When I contacted my local dealer (who I purchased the car from), they were not sure if this problem would be covered by the warranty - stating that trim is only covered in the first year??? Now, I paid
• Which old car? 12 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  If you read the technical section you may have seen my thread about Ford Focus driveshaft bearings. The thread ended prematurely with the sad tale of the car's accidental demise... so a replacement is now sought. I've identified three local cars that i quite like the look of and would appreciate
• road tax a joke - not worth sharing 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  The new road tax costs just make a joke of the law and labour goverment in this county how can you tax a car on its emissons when new (ie whats on the log book). So a three year old 100,000 worn out 4x4 or similar can be taxed for the same money as a new one ?,when the old one is clearly smoking
• Manufacturer's warranty 3 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  My father in law has a car that is now coming up for 4 years old. The manufacturer's warranty was for three years. When the car was still well under warranty, he detected a faint noise from the back when driving. He worked for many years in the motor trade, and knows cars well enough to have
• Car history check - not guaranteed 23 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  -year old car? Incidentally, from this site I had printed out the list of standard things to check on a used car and having that to hand was very useful indeed, so thanks for the help HJ. Now about to check out a 6-year old 525 TD, asking price £3950, with same!
• KIA Ceed 2L diesel Sport 3 years old 33,000 miles - No accelerator - loss of power - engine stops 23 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  KIA CEED 2L Diesel Sport – 3 years old, 33,000 miles, majority
• Mercedes CLK - Cloudy headlamps 24 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  The headlamps of my 22 year old car have become cloudy. I’ve buffed them with toothpaste which has improved them but only marginally. Any recommendations of how to best get them clear would be much appreciated. TIA.
• Petrolhead hell 21 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I'm in La Palma in the Canary Islands and was in Gran canaria last week. I don't think I've seen one car with a straight panel.  They definitely aren't precious about their motors here, new or old. I assume the grubby parts receive a similar lack of TLC...
• Unusual Sightings - Volume 26 [Read only] 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  25 ***** Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
• Unusual Sightings - Volume 16 [Read only] 30 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  15 ***** Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
• distributorless ignition 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  who started the trend for distributorless ignition and when? only asking cause i still see some quite new cars with the old distributor set up ,as far as i can remember my montego had the dis-less set up that was 20 years ago
• Corsa 2002,5 speed, 1.2SXI, 30k miles 19 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I am thinking of buying this model car from a freind as a replacement for my mothers trusty 20 year old Corolla. Can anyone give me their opinions on the running costs/reliability of this model ? thanks
• New Focus or Golf or A3? 19 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Looking for a new car. Have yet to drive any of these but really liked the old focus. The new one is nice, but so is the golf. However, for the money of a golf I could get an A3. Any thoughts? Would be looking at 1.6 - 2.0 petrols.