Is it me or are there not really any good car mags anymore?!

Autocar has turned into one big BMW advert.

CAR is full of lovely pictures - lots of waffle though.

Auto Express is just an info source with no real journalism and rates the power of cars in the 'european' way of rating power! gimme it in BHP!

EVO used to be my favourite, but now i'm seriously thinking of cancelling my subscription. Apart from the Ford GT40 buying guide they seemed to have stopped the buyers guide which was great, all they do is review caterhams, track cars and supercars. Where have all the fun hatches, Q cars and affordable performance cars gone? Also all the usual writers have been moved to other duties which doesnt seem to be working well.

The only one left worth getting is Classic Car if only for the adverts - Car porn at its best! Read more

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 bought from motorpoint. I guess if we paid for a check to be done then they wouldn't be able to verify the mileage as its never been serviced or mot'd?? Would that be correct? Read more

I was fortunate enough or unfortunate enough to drive 3 off E Series TD MB from 1999 on. All from new.

First dropped oil on my drive from new. It also had the habit of going into \"Safety Mode\" at odd times. This meant you had to drive home at 20 mph. No fault ever found.

Second was a 2000 E320CDI which spent 6 weeks out of the first 12 in the workshop. Cruise Control not working intermittently. ABS Fail Lamps. etc etc etc. MB UK were patronising. Garage advised me to pull over (on the motorway ) whenever the ABS fail lamp illuminated. \"Switch off the ignition, restart the car and if the alarm has gone then it\'s a false alarm\"

After 3 sets of steering wheel stalks, 2 replacement Control Units, 3 brake light switches etc etc etc I was handed the car and asked to \"see how I get on\" \"Have you fixed it?\" I ask. \"No\" is the answer. I kept their courtesy car and told the dealership that I would return it when they provided a solution.

15 minutes later the MD is on the phone to me and we are talking at last. I comment that my 2 letters to him had gone unanswered. He will call the police if necessary he tells me. My response is that I will have the local press available when they arrive.

Common sense prevails. MB UK and the dealership agree to replace my car. It arrives 3 months Later. I take it in for first service and comment that there seems to be a problem with the demisters. They take the dash out and discover that the dashboard demist tubes have never been connected from new.

That\'s why I was making enquiries of Autobytel about a Volve V70.

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Glad to report our new leather vests (goatskin) for Growlette and me have arrived from Bangkok and my Ace Cafe patches have been duly stitched on along with my riding group's colours. My pals were chuffed with the Ace patches, T-shirts and pins I brought back.

Good to see the Ace reborn, I think it should be a National Heritage site......

Last night on the History Channel they did a Mods and Rockers thing and the old Caff got plenty of exposure. Certainly I remember c.1960 sticking 6d in the jukebox and tearing down and back before the record ended (if we were lucky). The Bonnies had it on the straights but those Tritons were king at the end of the day.

Brings back the memories of a packet of Players Weights, a cod and nine and a pickled onion.....

Thanks to HJ for suggesting the venue and thanks to our BR-ers who found the time to pitch up. Really I enjoyed myself.

HJ -- Phuket Bike Week next April, we'll be there, bring Muta?
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The mini is coming with Zenon headlights and also comes with headlight washer jets. I asked my boyfriend and he said all cars with Zenon lights have to have headlight washer as well.

Why is this??? Read more