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• How to sell a car on credit 3 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  a private sale, what are the pitfalls of trying to sell my car with finance outstanding? Would the buyer have to settle the finance with Ford and pay the difference to me? Obviously the credit would show on an HPi check. Any general advice about how I would go about this would be appreciated. In case
• Car Finance - which way to go? 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I'm looking at buying a new car for my GLW,(Citroen C3 Hdi 16v) I bought mine on Credit card using 0% interest and switching to a new deal every 6 months....
• Ford Europe Update 16 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  of customers bring them back by a year old and trade them for a Kuga or Ranger, most find them hard to live with. Tourneo Courier - van based MPV now officially given a place in the UK market since January, dealers able to offer best finance deals on the market for this car type (shame honest John fails
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  Legal rights over a faulty used car 7 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My son purchased an Audi A4 Estate in November, 2014 from Car Giant. He did so on a HP agreement financed through Car Giant. He also purchased an RAC Warranty...
• Skoda Octavia Scout Estate - Lease-Breach of Contract 29 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Three months ago, took delivery of a Skoda Octavia Scout through a leasing company, however payment is to Skoda Finance. As yet, they have not taken the initial deposit or subsequent monthly payments, despite calls and emails to them, notifying them of the issue. Are they in breach of contract??
• BCA Bike Auction on 27th February 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Thanks for this. Never thought about buying a bike from auction before. I had been looking and what with the price of bikes in the UK at present it's no surprise Europeans are attending. 08 model year unregistered GSX1000R for £7595 and 0% finance up to 42 months. The same bike in Germany retails
• Unbelievable price - Citroen dealer 27 May 2008 (Forum)
  Citroen dealer near me is advertising a C6 2.7HDI V6 Auto for £25,555. Car has covered 20mls, is reg Dec 2007 in iron grey metallic. Plus there's four years 0% finance if you can scrape a deposit of £8,950 together. They say the price is 'unbelievable', what do others think?
• Value difference dec 05 jan06 30 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  HI I am looking at getting a new car. The dealer is offering lower finance if I sign up today and have the car registered today..so it will be a december 05 car . Is there any advantage in having the car registered in january as an 06 car from the resale point of view thanks alan
• 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
• Info on car history 8 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Is there anywhere I can check on the history of a car being sold (tomorrow) at a household auction? 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
• 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
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  Who should I get to insure my new Mazda CX-5 4 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a brand new Mazda CX-5 2.2d Sport Nav, due to be delivered in the next couple of days so a couple of questions please? a) Regarding insurance...
• Honda - All Japanese final three what car 17 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  of these, but at the moment Toyota (5.9% APR) and Mazda (6.3%) are doing good deals with frankly silly monthly payments. Honda isn't and it's their poor finance (10.2%) that is making the Jazz the most expensive. We could actually pay it by cheque and then pay ourselves back monthly. The benefits being no interest
• The Car Shop - prices 2 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  the sticker price when there is no part exchange or finance deal involved?.
• Mini Cooper Convertible - Mini PCP 9 May 2010 (Forum)
  I am looking to purchase a Mini Cooper convertible using PCP. 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
• 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
• Nissan Qashqai - Am I committed to purchasing the vehicle? PCP 1 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  for finance, this came back today and I was approved. I had a verbal conversation with sales manager and I said that’s positive and asked when the car will be ready. He said we’ll do a video appointment to sign documents etc prior to collection in the next week or so. Now, spoke to someone who’s great
• Diesel or Hybrid? 26 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  they would suit my needs. 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
• New Car? Commute Change 13 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Hi I currently drive a Yaris Hybrid (2015) and I admit I do really liek the car, the car is currently on PCP finance and we owe about £1000 more then the car is worth, so are in negative equity.  Obviously this wouldn't be an issue if my other half hadn't changed jobs
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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...