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• Is this a Scam?? 22 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My sister recently advertised her Renault Megane for sale in Autotrader. She received persistent calls from a person representing 'Renault Finance'. They claimed the had a customer for the car at or near full asking price. They wanted an upfront fee of £90 to introduce the 'prospective buyer'. I advised her it was probably a scam and she didn't get involved.
• Info on car history 8 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  It is young enough to have a year manufactor warranty left but don't know what protection I have for outstanding finance, if there is any. Am buying for son (18) as it was going to cost £3,000 to put him on the insurance for his sisters Proton Compact!!
• Private Purchase 20 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I am looking at a car. The seller has stated 'There is currently finance on the car which will be cleared before the car is collected.' any advice on what documents I need to see to know that all is cleared and the car can indeed be legally sold with no comebacks. I presume also that I should not part with any money until such documents are available?
• Nissan Qashqai - Am I committed to purchasing the vehicle? PCP 1 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  Now, spoke to someone who’s great with knowledge on the finances etc and was told I should definitely hold off making this commitment and should instead go with getting my mortgage application through first. Can I now tell the dealership I won’t be signing the documents and I am backing out due to this advice?
• Diesel or Hybrid? 26 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  I live in rural wales and do around 20,000 miles per year on mainly A and B roads. Averaging around 50mpg in total in the Golf. I am keen to save some money (Golf is on finance at around £300 per month) and wondered about the Hybrid Yaris. I use my car mainly for work and have another car I use weekends. I am saving up for a house so every penny helps. Any Yaris would be around £180 a month on finance.
• New Car? Commute Change 13 Mar 2017 (Forum)
    She currently has a 2013 Mazda 2 1.33.  The car has no finance on it but it now obviously out of warranty etc. We have 3 options with regards to her new commute, basically the new commute will cost her about £10 a day in fuel (Yaris), £12-13 in the Mazda.
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  Garage mechanic crashed my car 25 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  A garage crashed my car which is now written off. The driver was negligent and has been charged. Their insurers are now offering market value for the car...
• VW Scirocco, 13 Plate, GT, Bmotion, Nav/Leather - Advice Wanted: Scirocco keep or sell? 14 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  What I need advice on is the most sensible thing to do: Option 1: get rid ASAP to avoid further depreciation and then buy something suitable in a few years time when I need it Option 2: take the hit, keep the car, keep paying the finance and then I will already have the car I need when I go back to commuting Option 3: something else? Thank you in advance for advice.
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  Order book has closed on the Skoda Octavia - what now? 15 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a new large family hatchback. I'm considering a new Octavia, but the order book has closed for hatches in the UK. There seem to...
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  Is the a good Zafira deal? 14 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The local main dealer has offered my daughter a brand new Vauxhall Zafira Exclusiv 1.6 for £10500 and finance at 1.9%. It's a Mark 2 and apparently will...
• Where do I stand 23 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Where do I stand on terms of getting something done to fix my car. I'm currently 3years in to 5year finance deal and my car has just decided to break down on me outside the warranty (3 months). I took it to my local vauxhall garage to explain what was wrong, for them to ring me back later that day to say.
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  Diesel or Petrol? 8 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Our three-year-old A160 petrol is coming to the end of its contract, and we've been offered a diesel version at a very good price on the same finance basis. The...
• Question on Document signed at dealer? 5 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Does that mean I have another form to sign for the final settlement figures or have I mistakingly signed a document where if they wanted to could say that they can only finance my car with a crazy %APR? Can anyone help? If you need anymore info please let me know. Just worried now.   Cheers     FD
• Vauxhall Zafira 2.2 - Power failure - not fit for purpose? 25 Feb 2011 (Forum)
    I need this car for my business and I'm starting to wonder if this fault was apparent with the previous owner and that is why they got rid so promptly.  Even if the garage clear the fault again, I have no confidence in this car.  The finance agreement is not even halfway point - do I have any recourse with the dealership as its clearly not safe to drive?
• Vauxhall Astra H - About to buy, HPi check suggests a problem...Help! 28 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The issue is:  "Interest registered against a previous plate" it goes on to say: Plate Transfer The current plate was transferred to this vehicle on 31/08/2010 X6*** was applied to this vehicle on 28/07/2009 This VRM has been recorded as having an outstanding finance agreement An outstanding finance agreement was recorded on 11/11/2008 against a VAUXHALL ASTRA SPORT HATC Y*****E was applied to this vehicle on 01/02/2008 There are no interests recorded against Y*****E Y*****E is the VRN of the car I'm going to see and it was first registered on 01/02/08 If anyone could explain, as if talking to a very dim person, just what this means, whether I have anything to worry about and what I should do next about I would be most grateful!
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  Can you recommend a family car for a family of six for under £8000? 2 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have a BMW Z4 2.5l with 60,000 miles on the clock on a finance deal. We have three young children and are planning one more. I need to get...
• Deal of the month 8 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Here's the deal. 01Y Corsa 1.2 Comfort with 41k - cost to change £7495 "Fire and theft insurance" (Gap insurance?) £29.99 per month Finance at 20.9% APR - £195 per month Total cost to change - £13499.40 Value of car in 5 years' £1200 Net cost including depreciation - £12300 The car's worth about £5500, less at auction. The sad thing is, he doesn't even have a bad credit record.
• The Car Shop - prices 2 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  My actual question is does this place haggle at all over the sticker price when there is no part exchange or finance deal involved?.
• Mini Cooper Convertible - Mini PCP 9 May 2010 (Forum)
  The Honest John's Best PCP Deals  does not appear to feature this model. I have not purchased a car through this type of finance model before, can anyone recommend a company that provides both a good service and value for money? Thanks in advance!    
• Bankrupt Stock 21 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  With car main dealers going bust/closing now on an unfortunately regular basis what happens to their new unregistered and pre reg stock? Does it belong to the manufacturer, a finance co or the dealer themselves? If so does this "new" stock find its way into the car auctions? Are these generally as closed sales or as ones open to the public? Are there bargains to be had. What about the remaining manufacturer warranty?