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  • Vintage Racing 13 Apr 2002 (Forum)
    Vintage Sports Car Club race meeting at Silverstone tomorrow. Should be good if the weather stays dry. If you haven't been to one of these events before, I can't recommend it enough. You might think 'old cars racing - slow and boring' but you'd be very far wrong. I believe there is a race
  • headroom 28 Jan 2001 (Forum)
    Dear Honest John I am intending to buy a car for my 18 year old son who is 6 feet 4 inches tall but has a long body rather than long legs. He needs extra headroom rather than leg room. We want to get him an automatic rather than manual gearbox and are looking for a car with about a 1200cc engine
  • High TPFT insurance 5 Nov 2000 (Forum)
    I own an old Skoda Favorit. My insurance renewal has jumped to 214 pounds for TPFT cover. I have not claimed and feel this is unreasonable for a car worth less than 500 pounds. Is there a specialist insurance company that caters for no frills insurance? or should I sell my Skoda and look
  • BMW 1 Series - Low miler, reasonably new car? Safe enough? 12 Jul 2020 (Forum)
    is to avoid a car with suspiciously low milage. But does that still apply to a car that's only ~ 3 years old? Anything I should keep in mind when viewing the car? Cheers
  • Yaris 2003- seatbelts hard to extend over car seats 22 Apr 2019 (Forum)
    We have two car seats in the back of the older Yaris (forward facing ones), but have found the car seats do not extend very well to enable the children to buckle the car seats in. I used to have seat belt extensions in my old car, but they don't fit the Yaris, however the main issue
  • Pugeeot 207 cc - Car Registration not listed 22 Jan 2018 (Forum)
    listing as they have presumably given it the new number.   Number, YR 10 ZVF, is in correct format:  Yorkshire and 2010 car. Another, S 27 ASD, seems to be in the old format, older than the car, and also is not listed.   Any thoughts?
  • Cars used for TV 5 Feb 2007 (Forum)
    then left again, not good for a car, and they show the reg on the program so surely if you had brought this car you would be slightly miffed?? But on the other hand they wouldn't just scrap the car its only 3 years old?? Jon
  • Advice required about car park door hitting my car 26 May 2023 (Forum)
    .   I got out of the car and politely told him his car door had hit my car, he said sorry, I said thank you but your car door has hit my car and marked the black pain. HE went on like it was all my fault and said he was a busy many, try looking after a 6 month old baby and working. He had a smirk on his
  • Used car: No V5c Registration 22 Jun 2007 (Forum)
    and MOT certs, which were all in place - apart, that is - from the v5c registration document. The dealer has the green slip marked cherished number plate and explained the full story about the change of plates with the old owner. This dealer acquired the car from a main dealer, as a trade in, and has
  • Possibly One for GB 12 Nov 2023 (Forum)
    Walking past the local WBAC place today when the transporter was collecting. Five cars onboard, all relatively old and all coincidentally black. What I noticed however was all had the driver's door window open an inch or two. Why? As the subject says, possibly one for GB.
  • Dacia Sandero Stepway 2021 Comfort tce90 auto - Keycard problem 29 Jul 2021 (Forum)
    Met some aquaintances this morning, Happy with their new car,     EXCEPT for it keeps locking them out and Dacia have to send someone out to open it. Dealer clueless.   Is this the old renault style keycard (but chunkier) problems..
  • Ford Fiiesta Vignale - Pensioner interrogated by Bank when she withdrew m 24 Jul 2021 (Forum)
    Story in the Telegraph about a 70 year old having a forty minute ordeal when she tried to withdraw £3500 to buy a car. Hats off to the Bank ? Cant be too careful .
  • Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 01-09-2018 Part 1 3 Sep 2018 (Forum)
    LOL, the oil temperature goes up when I drive my 11 year old car at speed on the motorway up a long drag, what can I do? Are some people serious!?
  • Ford Focus - Insurance write off categorisation 15 Jan 2014 (Forum)
    Hi all. I read an old post in which someone called LucyBC said that you could appeal the category which your car is listed as. Does anyone know if that is so, and if so how to do it? Thanks, John (honest, but not the man himself).
  • Fiat Punto 1.2 8v 2002 - Fiat key programming 27 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    My wife's car's spare key is physically broken, but the fob is completely intact. Can I get another one cut and keep it on a keyring with the old fob, thus saving the high cost of programming the new key? 
  • BMW 3 Series E30 - Engine management system conversion. 1 Aug 2011 (Forum)
    We have just changed a motor in a 320i to a 325i. The car runs ok but i am running the old air flow meter and ecu. Does anyone how to convert to the 325 ecu as the wiring is all different?
  • Any - Tyre Wear and tyre replacement 25 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    I was told yesterday that after 7 years tyres must be replaced irrespective of treadwear or apparent condition. My wiife's car is 8 years old and according to my informant will have to have the tyres replaced this year. This is new to me so is this true does anyone know?    
  • VW Beetle 2005 automatic - transmission/gear box 26 Nov 2010 (Forum)
    Hi Is anyone aware of a known fault with gear box on VW Beetle 2005 automatic? I am looking at over £3.5k for a new one as car is just over 5 years old-any advice would be most welcome
  • Anti misfuel devices. 20 May 2010 (Forum)
    I have driven Diesel cars for 20 years, and not misfueled yet, (or even picked up the wrong pump nozzle). As I am about to retire, (again), and recieve my state pension, will my brain instantly turn to mashed potato, and if so which misfuel device should I fit?
  • Skoda website 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
    Further to my recent post regarding an Octavia, the Skoda website badly needs updating. I cant believe a company the size of VAG has out of date pictures on it of the old Octavia and also the 'build your own' feature has been unavailable for months now. The cars look great, sort it out Skoda!
 

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