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• old top gear question.. 20 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Just been having a discussion with my mate in work about Audi's, he's got an new A6 and was banging on about how good it was with MPG for a car of its...
• BMW 5 Series as ugly as sin! 31 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  A committed BMW driver all my life but MB now have me hooked...what a drive Anyone think of other cars that have been over engineered or stylised?? \" Keep doing the same old thing, youll get the same old thing, try something different today!\"
• back brakes 97 Accord 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  The mechanic says the back brakes were worn and charges me for a new set of pads (35quid), saying the handbrake is loose becuse the pads were worn. When I drove the car tonight the noise was gone but the handbrake was as loose as ever ! Got a feeling I was fleeced and maybe nothing got changed at all. No old parts were offered to SWMBO who picked it up - but "old parts declined" was ticked on the receipt.
• Insurance renew mess up 5 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  The company gave a poor quote so I went elsewhere having spoken to the previous insurers to cancel over the phone. I paid up the new new insurance and have today checked my bank account only to find my old insurerers have set up a new direct debit and and have renewed the policy - so my car is now insured twice. I rang them up only to be told that I should send in my old certificate and proof of my new insurance only on recieving that will they cancel the policy and charge for the period covered as well as an unspecified "administration charge".
• 'Vehicle Amnesty' 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I understand that where I live, what is being called a 'vehicle amnesty' will be running later this year. Residents who report the first 100 vehicles can have old and unwanted cars, caravans and motorbikes collected and disposed of completely free of charge. At the moment, £62.50 is the normal fee to dispose of a vehicle that has come to the end of its life, but the article I just read said that new legislation being introduced over the next two years will increase disposal costs to £350.
• Low mileage bmw compact - advice 15 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I recently bought a 19,000 mile 5 year old 318ti automatic from a little old lady. It's now done 23k and is loosening up nicely! it was serviced by BMW before I bought it and due to it's age they changed the brake fluid, coolant, and plugs along with the oil.
• Any - Cazoo 20 May 2021 (Forum)
  I myself cannot imagine buying and paying for a second hand car  'unseen'  ? I advised hin to go to a  traditional dealer Am I just old fashioned ?  
• VW Golf or SEAT Arona? 21 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  What do you think is the better car and why?
• Any - Tyre Valve Failure 7 Mar 2018 (Forum)
                    A tyre valve, only 5 years old, perished on a family car, and deflated the tyre. Luckily when parked up in the cold weather. Deep cracks in the rubber where it meets the rim. Never seen that before. Im wondering if another tyre failure last year, on the same axle of the car, had a similar cause, there was not enough of that tyre left to see if it was a normal puncture.
• Toyota Avensis - Would buy a car that has missed 1 service 3 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, Weighing up travelling to look at a 6 year old Avensis that missed it 2nd year service. It's had 3 owners - the first year it was used by Toyota...
• Peugeot 307 Estate - Water getting in to footwell 26 May 2015 (Forum)
  Our car (6 years old) has recently started letting water into the drivers side footwell. This has happened twice, first time after washing the car and second time after a heavy downpour.  We have assumed it is running down windscreen and is supposed to drain out.
• Honda Jazz vs VW Polo 3 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  A friend is looking at both these cars (s/h about three years old). My inclination is towards the Jazz as another friend has run one for years - it has been 100% reliable and he finds the dealer service excellent. By comparision I feel VW became just another car years ago and neither are especially reliable nor enjoy good dealer service.
• Any - What cat to buy on a budget 29 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Do I go for larger or small car diesel or petrol. My thoughts where Diesel hopefully around 10 years old but wondering about mileage.
• BMW - Motor trader costs 11 Feb 2013 (Forum)
    As a motor trader do I have the right to charge a customer for re valeting, re advertising and and any damage to a car? (In this case £80) I sold a very tidy 12 year old car  to a customer with a new MOT and they are rejecting it a week later with no reasonable grounds after I had repaired a simple fault they refused to even take it back.
• Citroen C5 - Annoying "squealing" from rt. front Brakes. 11 May 2012 (Forum)
  This C5 car has the Bosch Brake System. This squealing has persisted over a few months and it was suggested I change from "Hard" Pads to softer ones. I replaced with Metelex Pads but the noise persists. (the old pads were hardly worn).
• 2007 VW Golf 1.9 Tdi Match - Would you buy this car 29 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi I have been offered a 35 month old 36,000 mile  VW Golf from a VW dealer with 12 month VW Approved Warranty. It is seriously good value BUT...
• VW polo V - Headlight converters - help ! 17 May 2011 (Forum)
  I have a new polo with large plastic lensed h'lights which I want to take to France on holiday. With my old cars I just stuck some black tape on the lights over markings on the glass lenses. With this car there are no markings on the lenses and my vw garage advises fitting lense protectors first and then sticking their expensive stickers to those to avoid damaging the plastic !
• SEAT Leon mk1 1.4 52 reg - int.revs dropping on tick over c/w batt. warning 3 May 2010 (Forum)
  Can anyone help please .Intermitant revs dropping on tick over and stalling. Car manual says check alternator.Any idea how much one is ?please. Car is 7.5 years old and has been great exept for 2 small probs.
• Which of these two cars for the wife? 16 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  New Fiesta 1.4 Zetec 5dr with metallic and Bluetooth, approx £10800 to pay after scrappage etc. 58 plate Clio Dynamique 1.2 TCE 5dr with metallic, approx...
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 2003, 2.0Hdi - Air conditioning smells 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Can anyone recommend someone in the Reading area to take a look at the air con in my car. I think it needs a service and general sorting out as it's smelly. The car is 4 years old and I don't think the dealer ever looked at it during services. The pollen filter was replaced last september.