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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.
• 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 nearly new any suggestions Yours David Lindsay
• 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?
• Advice required about car park door hitting my car 26 May 2023 (Forum)
  Last night as I got back into my car in a supermarket car park, the car next to mine a man walked up and and was putting their child into the car.   There was a good 2 foot 10 inches between the cars and bot cars were parked well within their bays (the other car was parked in the last bay which is wider than the others hence the 3 feet approx gap.
• BMW 1 Series - Low miler, reasonably new car? Safe enough? 12 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  https://www.bigmotoringworld.co.uk/used/cars/bmw/1-series/118i-se-58426 I know the conventional wisdom 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?
• 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 is trying to grab the seat belt which tucks itself far back to enable it to be pulled over.
• Pugeeot 207 cc - Car Registration not listed 22 Jan 2018 (Forum)
     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)
  But on the other hand they wouldn't just scrap the car its only 3 years old?? Jon
• Used car: No V5c Registration 22 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  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 been taxed with the new number plate etc, but with the V5 most likely sitting on the doorstep of the old owners house, whom I have been informed, has now moved.
• Collective help from forum - Old friend driving dilemma Poor driving, 18 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  It is a bit of a story, so bear with me. I have an old friend, old in the sense that he is 73 soon and old friend in the sense that he has been a Good, and kind friend for many years, and generally asks for advice on medical matters from young rovergirl, although she is an Obstetrician/gynaecologist and not a GP.
• Global Garage - Discovery Channel 26 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  The test drive takes place in the streets of Dhaka - no glass in at this stage and body work is base metal - the old paint of the original car has been stripped by many locals using hacksaw blades! The car jumps around as the shockers were shortened by four inches so have no travel! This show is what happens in a Country where Health and Safety are unknown terms and in parts had me and my wife in stitches.
• Citroen DS3 - Tradesman won't answer calls 22 Jun 2017 (Forum)
   i went to see the car and fell in love with it I had a little drive of it --- it felt ok but nothing like my old car which was a diesel I put it down to being a petrol it felt different --- the car was advertised for £3999 So I went back home and wanted to buy it I arranged to lend money off my mum as i still had my old car and was still driving it about -- i bought the car for £3750 and drove it to my mum's where I left it there for 3 weeks as i still had my old car --- I went away to Portugal on 29 May and came back 5th June --- whilst I was in portugal my old car sold so I started driving the citroen on the 6th June --- I needed 3 new tyres which I purchased for £240 and they told me the back wheel was buckled then not long after I was home off my holiday i heard a massive rattle and the engine sounded like it was going to explode --- so I took it to a garage and then said the engine was gone the car was a bag of crap and should never of been sold --- so I tried contacting the man but no answer no reply no return call I got this fixed as it ended up being a poly v belt and then 2 days later the engine fault came on as i was on the moterway and had to call the rac out which cost £150 to join and get took to a garage --- they then told me it was the water pump something else costing £680 at this point I was crying my eyes out I don't work due to illness as i had a brain tumour and now suffer with problems: again I contacted the man I bought the car off and nothing --- so my mum rang him and he answered to where he apologised and said he would help me out on the cost of repairs and if I'd oh had the car for less than 6 weeks he's refund the money to which I text him to say is appreciate the help of money but then I realised I'd not had the car 6 weeks --- so I tried again to contact him but nothing again --- the car was ready on Friday 16th June to pick up with the bill of 680 so I paid this from a loan and drove back home --- now today the engine light has come on Wednesday 21st June so I called the rac and the cost of repairs today is 280 --- I've tried contacted jjcarsales2017 but nothing again can I get help with this --- all in all I've spent 1500 extra had hire cars had loans and I'm stuck I hate this car now citroen ds3 1.6 10 plate --- can you help me --- I have receipts of the hire cars of the bills and the rac costs-- I trusted this man and he new i didn't work due to my brain tumor -- it's really upset and hurt me I don't know what to do next -- I have his address and contact number too
• 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?