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• 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?
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  How much will a dealer expect for an old car? 1 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  How much should I expect to pay a dealer for a 2006 Ford Fiesta 1.4-litre with 112,000 miles?
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  Is an engine flush and clean necessary on a three year old, low mileage car? 23 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Is an engine flush and clean necessary on a three year old, low mileage car?
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  Classic car insurance for a 17 year old 15 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 17 year old son would like to renovate a 1974 Series 3 Land Rover; how do we find out what insurance group it will be?
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  Is this 3-year-old traffic offence in Italy enforceable? 6 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have just received a notification of a traffic offence in Florence on 14 August 2007. Is it correct that according to Italian law I have to be notified...
• 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
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  MoT - can you still take the car in a month before it expires? 9 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In the past, before MoTs were computerised, you could take your car in for a test upto a month before old MoT expired and, if it failed, you could still...
• 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
• Subaru Legacy and Outback Diesel (2008 - 2009) - oil and filter change - put old filter back on 4 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  with them for another day so they refitted the old filter. They've offered to have the car back and fit a new filter saying that would be ok. I think I'd prefer another fill of new oil as some of the old oil in the old filter will have mixed with the new oil. Is that fair enough or am I being over fussy
• MGB GT - Tyres 28 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  probably 20 years old. Although my car had an MOT inspection a month ago it is surely a worry that old tyres on classic cars are being certified as road worthy when they should be scrapped after say 10 years. The recent news whereby cars over 40 years old will be exempt from an MOT is doubly worrying given
• Honda Stream - Engine Management light on 'new' 15 year old car 2 May 2018 (Forum)
  My wife likes large old Hondas. So we bought a 2003 Stream privately, full service history, recently serviced and MOT'd. Nice clean oil. On the way back from the seller's house the engine management light pops on - you couldn't make it up!  It still drives fine though. On a car of this age
• Where have all the old bangers gone 26 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Has anyone else noticed that these days nearly all the cars are smart and seem to be lucky to see anything older than ten years old where as when i started driving in the mid nineties you would see cars with odd wings/ doors grey primer and oxide red paint around the wheel arches with thick
• When does a car become "old"? 14 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  This is something that can mean different things to people depending on your own situation,it could be at three years old or longer,or maybe when the warranty expires,or when it gets it first big bill or ding,for me i tend to move them on when i get to 100k on the clock which is silly
• Trying to trace an old car.Any ideas how 9 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  When I was a kid I used to see a Lister Jaguar XJ-S registration number A502 OFO on my way to college in Hereford. Has anyone any idea on how I can legally trace it? I have tried the club and club website without luck. My interest in the car was rekindled when I bought an old car magazine