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• Volkswagen Beetle "Old New shape" - Used Beetle's 28 Oct 2015 (Forum)
   Would you be put off by cars with over 100K miles already on the clock?  Would you avoid diesel, or does the diesel/petrol argument not matter that much? Out budget is around the 2.5K mark, and for this value, we're seeing cars ranging from 35-140K miles, which is quite a broad range for 12-14 year old cars.
• Main Dealer Servicing on Older Cars 14 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  This was quite a blow to the wallet but I convince myself it's best for the resale value and the continued reliability of the car. Am I wasting my money using BMW? Is the dealer stamp *that* valuable on a nearly 6 year old car? Should I just use a decent independant garage in future? Would this be much cheaper? Your thoughts would be appreciated.
• Can I register a car to my 16-year-old? 2 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all, My son is turning 17 this November. My neighbour's car has come up for sale, but she really wants to get rid of it ASAP as she has a new car lined up already. I am happy to take the car now and insure it in my name in the interim three months between now and November, but when we notify the DVLA, can I register it to my son as a 16-year-old?
• Windscreen Wiper Recommendations 12 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, The car windscreen wipers are squealing, juddering and smearing across my windscreen. As the car is a year old and done 30k miles so they must be due for replacement. Has anybody any good recommendations for car windscreen wipers.
• Ah, the true banger. 28 May 2021 (Forum)
  I remember fondly wandering through the old trade yard at my work sniffing round all the old rot buckets (or cars with character as I called them) which came and went daily. I loved taking in and selling cheap cars, I liked the sort of people who bought them.
• Beware of old car parts scam 20 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  A poster on another forum warns of a second hand car part sscam where spmeone joins a forum then offers parts cheap which never get delivered. Warning...
• Car phone aerial removal. 26 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I am about to dump my old Sierra. Before that I want to de-install a Nokia car phone kit - the old hardwired type not a Bluetooth. It was installed for the company by Vodafone but it will be me to re-install it. Is it possible to remove the aerial glued on the rear window or is it a case of buying a replacement?
• What is it about old diesels ? 30 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  A mate here recently sold his R reg 306 TD 100k-miles ish with 12 months MoT for £1400. it needed its' aircon sorting, had 7 year old rear tyres with extensive cracking and was bought by a trader (I assume he saw some money in it ??!!) But why so much ? A 10 yr old non-prestige car with 12 months MoT is worth about £500 to me as long as it has some sort of service history, hasn't been a taxi or had as many owners as I've had hot dinners.
• honda service price variations. 28 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  When I mentioned 4 yr discount to garage 4..He replied - Ah yes, it will be 4 yrs old next week - ok - £249.95....Plus free MOT and mini-valet! .( All Honda dealers within 15 mile radius.) The reason Garge 3 and 4 were lower was due to the car now being 4 years old - They said - We can give you a level 4 service.
• Old banger sailed through MOT! 2 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I've not been on here for a while but I have to say that I am feeling extremely pleased with myself. So many people ridicule old cars calling them old bangers fit only for the scrap heap. I know there's a good mix of for and against on this site! Anyway my ancient 15 year old Corolla sailed through it's MOT yesterday, it cost only the test fee :D I'd expected possible suspension problems but nothing needed changing, altering or fixing.
• 2035 20 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  So--now that petrol cars have a further 5 years of life--should i... 1) Start saving for an electric car 2) Trade in my 5 year old car  and buy a new or nearly new petrol car now and make it last 12 years.
• Gutted: 9.5 year old car which i've owned for 7mts 25 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  With my Focus now dead, its galling that i cant even trade it in for the £2000. Its half a year too young and i've only had it seven months... With the...
• Insurance question ? 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  We've just bought a new Scenic and my wife has transfered her insurance to it, this now leaves her old car in our garage with no insurance on it (we've sold it but the buyers paying in installments). At the time of insurance transfer her provider told her she could not drive her old car on her new policy as she was the owner of both cars!
• The Old Days 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  What were those straps that hung down under cars and touched the ground? I used to see these when I was a kid but you don't see them so much now. Was...
• Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer - Selling advice when you only have 1 car! 8 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  Which will then leave the old car uninsured. I can't sell the old car before we get a new one, as it's our only vehicle. Is there anyone on here else that's been in the same situation that has any tips of how to time all of this?
• Selling old SORNed car: should I tax & insure? 22 May 2016 (Forum)
  I've got an old car on my drive that's been declared SORN.  It's about 15 years old, but runs fine and has MOT until September.  I think it's worth around £500 (it's a 2000 reg 3 litre Jaguar S-Type auto if that makes any difference).
• Skoda - Nobody wants to sell me a car 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Well, after visiting many dealers, none offered me sensible deal and none called back as promised. So, I am now thinking about selling me jamjar privatly and using Drive the Deal to order a car. A few Qs, would the supplying dealer hold the car once its delivered until I've sold mine? If it took a while, could I insure both cars whilst I sell my old one? I need the money I'm getting for my old car to pay for the new one, so ideally I'd either need a bridging loan or pay the dealer when I've sold my old one.
• MG - EV brakes fail on 6 month old MG 4 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/04/man-forced-to-drive-electric-car-into-police-van-in-scotland-after-brakes-fail Do EV's have dual circuit...
• Audi A6 Avant - Dual fly mass wheel 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, Car is 4 years old and it started shuddering when accelerating. Garage replaced air filter £300. Only shudders at 3000 revs now, garage say it is dual mass fly wheel....can that be right as car is not that old.....will cost £1400 to replace!!!!!
• Car Spotting 2 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, this is my first post - hope it's relevant, original, and of some interest. I had a bit of spare time last week, so went cruising the streets of...