In June 2019 I bought a second hand, 2016 plate, Peugeot 308 SW estate 1.2L Puretech from British Car Auctions at Frimley. The car was previously owned by Motability from whom I have had some very good reliable cars from in the past and it had just 24000 miles on the clock.

It is a lovely car, seemed well looked after, properly maintained, goes really well and I fell in love it very quickly. However, 2 weeks after I purchased it, I had a problem with it.... Read more

Hi, I’m considering purchasing a used MK 7 Golf GTD and, being a regular member of the public and in no way mechanically minded, to date have gone down the conventional thinking route and only considered ones a la ‘one previous private owner, low mileage’ etc.. If I was more knowledgeable about cars I’d consider getting a higher mileage example provided it had been looked after - can anyone advise please that if I was to get a higher mileage one, what mileage range should I consider where it was likely to have had its major work done such as cam belt change etc.. Please note I’d happily consider an automatic so what extra costs (and at what time of the car’s life) need I consider please? Obviously I’d check this with the seller , but seek this information so that I can narrow my search.

Nb, is the driving position in the Mk7 GTD the same as that in my current Mk7 Golf SE please? I presume so but just thought I’d ask. Thank you Read more

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By some sheer stroke of luck, my son has come into ownership of a Honda Jazz. No need to explain how, but it’s a 54 plate, low mileage auto in excellent condition. He is absolutely thrilled with it and from things Jazz owners have posted on here, I can understand why. But - his wife told me shortly before they took it over that Jazz’s are highly susceptible to catalytic converter theft as the converter is comparatively easy to remove. This was a bit of a concern as they live in London and the Jazz will be parked in the street.

So they’ve had it a couple of weeks now and just today he looked out of the window to see a stranger peering under the car. The stranger ran off before my son could challenge him as to what he was doing. He was clearly scoping the car out.

Do any Jazz owners have any knowledge or suggestions as to how the theft might be prevented? My son has read that a plate of some sort can be fitted to make theft harder, although not impossible. If it is a well-known problem, hopefully others have found ways of defeating the thieves. Read more

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I got my car and my insurance policy at the end of November 2019. I was just checking my insurance documents and it has my date I passed my driving test and also my mums date of passing her test wrong (she is down as a driver on policy). For mines it has a difference of 5 months but I'm not sure about my mum's date. ... Read more