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My Nissan Micra is currently in the garage and has been diagnosed with a stretched timing chain. I have replaced both the crankshaft and camshaft sensors twice previously but now the car is finally giving...
I have just ordered a new Kia Cee'd diesel and propose to sell my 2007 Peugeot 207 SE HDi 90 privately. The car was bought from new, has full service history and has covered 53,000 from new. However, it...
I have two cars that I want to sell privately. Both are currently SORN'd and un-insured (stored on private premises). I insured one of them (a 2002 Volkswagen Golf TDI Anniversary) for a day to get an...
My father-in-law bought a brand new VW Passat about 18 months ago on finance. Sadly, he was recently diagnosed with a serious illness and will no longer be able to drive so we need to get rid of the...
I have. A wheelchair accesible vehicle which I need to sell. Do you have suggestions as to the best place to advertise and sell it?
My wife bought her BMW 523 SE Touring automatic in August 2000. Since then she has carefully cherished it, had it regularly serviced, done only 90,000 miles and recently fitted new tyres. She has finally...
I have a LHD UK-registered 2006 5.7 V8 Chrysler 300C Hemi in Spain with just 1300 miles on it. A LHD specialist has made an offer to buy it and meet me in Spain to conclude the deal. Before I travel out...
I have a 1996 Saab 9000 CSE 2.0 Eco 5-door manual that I wish to sell. It has 165,000 miles on the clock and a full service history. It's green with pale beige leather seats, has one year's MOT but is...
We own a 2005 Volkswagen Golf TDI 130 estate with 67,000 miles and a 2005 Fiesta Style Climate with 45,000 miles, both with full dealer service history in silver, in excellent condition. Now in retirement,...
I saw a vehicle advertised on Autotrader by a private individual. Having entered into negotiation with him we agreed a price. I subsequently sold my car to finance the purchase and hired one as an interim...