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• New 5 Series BMW £10K Off 27 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I glanced at the pop up (above) re a very well equipped BMW at a very signigant price reduction. The second time I looked at it I saw that the offer related to a car built in 2006. At the most optimistic view this car is 2 years and 3 months old, minumum. Where has it been all this time
• Kit cars 27 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I've always been fascinated by the idea of a kit car, though the likelyhood of me ever starting a project is as remote as it gets, time and facilities sadly lacking. Has anyone got any experience of them, either building, servicing or driving? I would like to know whether these supercar lookalikes
• Tracing a Car Registration 10 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Have tried unsuccessfully using DVLA and Autotrader number plate "search" facilities to locate (just out of interest) my wifes' old car we sold 4 years ago. It had a standard plate but with only 2 numbers in it and both websites reject this as an "unverified" registration. It was not a private
• economical sml car with cheap insurance 7 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I'm looking to buy a second hand small car for my 18 year old daughter to travel to college in. I need something that will give her good mileage as she will be travelling about 50 miles per day and also something that will be cheap to insure. Can anyone also explain the insurance groups to me
• Small Car Choice 8 May 2006 (Forum)
  Just bought a new house, its old and has a small garage Need to change my cars, so one can fit in the garage I am thinking about a c1/107/toyota one or a panda Anything else worth considering? Gut feel is the panda, but then which one? 1.1 or 1.2 And then used or new, on AT they start at £4k
• BMW remote locking 7 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi - Please advise. My car's is a 5 year old 316. I am having trouble with the remote locking. It opens the doors and boot alright, but when i try to lock the car, nothing happens, tried the duplicate and the same problem. But i can lock the car manually with the key Now i will be calling the BMW
• No History 19 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  A friend is looking at a car which is nearly 3 years old. The car has done just 6.5k miles and has never been serviced. The car and seller seem genuine (over phone and looking at e-mails). But the fact it has no history bothers me a bit - should it? There's no warranty on it as it was an import
• Trade-in, private sale or auction? 18 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  Hi I'm planning to buy a new(er) car soonish but I'm getting poor figures to change. I think I could do better getting rid of the old car first and doing a cash deal instead. The car I need to dispose of is a '97 R Mitsubishi Colt (37K miles - FSH). What's the best plan - a private sale
• Disposable Cars? 30 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  . For example, the new BMW 5 series, comes, I think with drive by wire, how much will this cost to replace if, sorry when the unit goes wrong? The list goes on. Conspiracy to make us all buy new cars? Apologies for anyone who isn't interested in running old cars.
• Hmmmm 26 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  I’ve seen a 66 plate 30kw Mk I Nissan Leaf for sale locally(ish) for £8,200 - before I kick him with my size 9’s. Say I get it for £8,000 tops (I’d be aiming for £7,700) that works out at around £150 a month for a bank loan. Now, currently I spend around £160 a month on fuel for old Terrance
• Toyota Yaris - New car (not for me !) 22 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  parents selling the car for her), in white. With 12 months MOT (just done at Toyota dealers, along with a service). Advisories on front brake pads looking thin, also on sidewalls on both rear tyres, which look old enough to be original, amazingly. The bumpers are a bit shabby, there is a nice
• Hyundai i10 2009 - Fitting a new car battery these days.... 12 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  volt battery in the device is sound too. Apart from the radio stations what else might we lose if we just disconnected the old and fitted the new? Is there still a radio code on cars such as this? Or what else in the electronics might get lost in the move? Thanks.
• Volkswagen Polo 1.9 S SDI - 2002 Polo SDI good reliable option? 21 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hello. As I am on a pauper budget I'm thinking of getting an old non-turbo diesel for a reliable cheap to run basic car.  I plan to DIY. Heard little old turbo diesels not so reliable. I have a 52 reg 1.2 E Polo and it's in need of an engine overhaul (you guys have said
• 1.4 SXI - Astra Engine Fail 16 May 2013 (Forum)
  and oil topped up etc etc, so it does seem harsh that  a 7 year old car claps out when there are old bangers on the road.  Google reckons it was worth about £2500. If i new a new engine, is it worth it? I don't really want to pay for a local garage to tow it away, then charge me
• Never sold a car before, what do I do re paperwork 13 May 2012 (Forum)
  My beloved car is selling and ending today on ebay. I have never sold privately before, but it's 14 years old and has a leaky radiator which I have put on the listing, so knew it wasn't worth going to a dealer/garage. I was advised by my mechanic to meet the buyer a few streets away from my
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - yr 2004 - ECU pin corrosion 28 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  of multipin connector terminals to ECU, requiring new ECU. The connector cannot be sufficiently well waterproofed. Seems to affect Picassos from 2004." I have contacted Citroen UK but they say, sorry but we can't help since the car is more than 3 years old (it's 3 1/2 year old, 04 reg). Any ideas where I go
• You tell me! - Another what car thread! 17 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  OK.  I'm currently driving an '03 Focus TDCI, lowered and remapped, but after 5 years I'm considering a change and would like something a bit sportier and more responsive to drive BUT also want decent fuel economy (i.e: 40mpg+), a car with enough space to put my bike in or which can take
• First-time MoT failure rates (2007) - article 16 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The article posted about this on the HJ homepage raises some interesting questions. I was astounded to read that, of the 580,754 three year old cars which failed their first MOT test, 271,567 failed on lighting/signalling - which as far as I can see basically means a blown bulb
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 52 reg Vectra broken - dilema to repair or sell 25 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  A workmate bought a Vectra at 3 years old a few years ago (52 reg) for about £7K and this morning has announced that a garage has told her the Vauhall Vectra has either a broken gear box/cluch that needs replacing (total cost £1600 (no split available)) or a new ECU (Cost £600), the total potential
• Advice needed - old C3 vs new Panda for missus 26 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All The missus currently has a 2001 Saxo 1.1 Desire, 41K on the clock and needs a new headgasket which will cost like £250 to get done. The mechanic we use has offered to buy her car for like £1000 and flog it on. Other than that the car is fine. Missus does like 5000 miles a year but does