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• Registration out by one digit on car insurance 2 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  My wife totalled our brand new car last week. It is now an insurance write off. Good old Plod turned up on the scene and issued the usual producers. Turns out that our car insurance has ONE digit wrong for our car registration and plod believes that we were not covered.
• Why do my insurance co ask car's value? 21 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I was asked questions like "Do you still do 10,000 miles per year?" and so on. But the thing that puzzled me is that I was asked how much my car was worth. They know what kind of car it is, and how old it is, so they will have a reasonable idea of its market value. They can hardly expect all their customers to the current market value of their cars.
• Front Wing Mirrors 23 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Also, looking at cars around now, it shows how much aerodynamics have came on that very few cars now could actually support these mirrors due to the slope of bonnets and wings! Cars of old must have been very boxy!
• Volvo V70 - faults after 10 days of purchase 12 Sep 2025 (Forum)
  My son recently bought the car from a garage it is 14 yrs old with 190000 miles. after just 10 days it has developed several faults, gear box leak and injector problems and a frayed alternator belt which the service book claimed was replaced in May by the garage.
• Any - Good second hand car advice 16 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Looking for a car with a budget of around £7k low mileage, 3 year old, to last a few years. So below are a few with decent reviews . .. Skoda Citigo 5 door Colour Edition March 2018 ex fleet less than 12k miles available 6.5 to 7k.
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 04-05-2019 Part 1 14 May 2019 (Forum)
  The VW system was done on the cheap and so is very poor, the BMW system in the i3 uses a camera and so fails whenever the sun is out! Lexus first fitted ACC to its cars more than 15 years ago, and the system still works perfectly on 15 year old Lexus cars. There is a reason that German cars don’t show the same reliability.......
• Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer - Which estate car 27 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Looking to get an estate car which is more practical in terms of boot size than my current saloon. Looking to get something 1-2 years old with less than 10,000 miles for £12-15,000. Currently looking at Vauxhall Astra sports tourer and Kia sportswagon as can get preregistered astra and 7 year warranty on the Kia.
• Vauxhall Omega - Battery keeps going flat 21 May 2018 (Forum)
  Please could you advise me what to do as I don't want to spend too much money on such an old car
• Honda or any older car - Precautionary water pump replacement 10 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  In last Saturday's Daily Telegraph someone wrote in who was planning to go on a European trip in a 2003 Peugeot. HJ replied that replacing the water pump is always a good idea before taking an old car for a long journey. I have a 1999 Honda which I am planning to take to Europe this summer - not for the first time. Should I be replacing the water pump? I've never had any obvious trouble nor the whining water pump noise.
• Insurance gap and no claims 16 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Ive had a gap in my car insurance of about 3 years, i sold my car to buy a van but when insuring it they would not honour my no claims on the car so it started from scratch. Im still insured on the van (with another driver) but dont use it on a daily basis.
• 4x4 - 4x4 Changing car advice 3 Jul 2013 (Forum)
   Also which car would be best to change to living in Scotland and need a 4x4 for occasional snow conditions (rural area) and to carry a sea kayak on roof ?? Many Thanks      
• Peugeot 306 - Bypass heater exchange 4 May 2012 (Forum)
  I have an old Peugeot 306, with a faulty heater exchange leaking into the passenger footwell of the car. Due to the age/value of the car, I don't want to replace the heater exchange. I'd like to simply bypass it so I can make the car last a few more months before I replace it (over the summer).
• Vauxhall Meriva B - Bought a fairly new car from Salvage - warranty? 28 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  I bought a car from salavage and did it up. There is no record that its ever had a problem - unrecorded. Can I still use the warranty on it? I think if it goes on the ramp it is possible that they will notice its had an accident - it works fine just need to get the ECU reprogrammed and it's got a problem with error codes coming up - was wondering if its possible to use the warranty - it's less than a year old.
• any - bangernomics and new mot 15 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  With this new mot looming will bangernomics survive? I've managed to run old 'uns for years but with airbags and esp etc etc apparently to be targeted maybe my days are numbered!  which cars do you think best to avoid huge mot bills in the future. apparently car and component manafacturers lobby the wonderful eec to stiifen up mots to ensure our safety,,,,,,,,,not of course to increase their profits.I want a petrol car with steel wheels, mimmum airbags, no esp or the like with some degree of comfort for me bad back.
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo Titanium Estate - 2.0 tdci Econetic 22 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All, Currently had a rushed test drive in a 2010 Mondeo Titanium estate today, so I didnt get a chance to explore the car fully. Its fitted with the econetic 115bhp engine. Anyone any views on the performance of this car with a detuned engine? How well does it overtake, and is there a need for a lot of gear-stirring? I found my old '05 mondeo 130bhp very sprightly, and I dont want to upgrade to a car with a significant performance downgrade.
• Ever seen an Audi police car? 23 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  See a new A4 today, looks just like the old one except they've ruined the rear end.
• Focus v S40 10 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  SWMBO's Corolla is due for replacement and I have a shortlist of two - well, one really, but then I thought and hence the question. These two cars, in base form with a 1.6 petrol engine, are similar in price. The lady herself doesn't care. She does about 8,000 miles a year on A roads and hasn't a heavy right foot. We try to keep cars as long as possible - her Corolla will shortly be 10 years old.
• dealer damaged new car 19 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Just picked it up from dealers after discovering machine polish scratches all over bodywork and am gutted! the car is only 12 days old. am i within my rights to ask for a replacement or refund? would appreciate some good advice. P.S has anyone else encountered this problem on new ford fiestas?
• VW new car warranty - Anti corrosion 3 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hopefully someone can help. Had a MK5 golf on 04 plate so just under 3yrs old. Took the car in recently to vdub as the lacquer has blown off the alloy wheels and looks a mess. Trying to get all replaced on the anti corrosion warranty, but I suspect dealer will bounce it on the fact that its done over 60k miles.
• best family car ,diesel ,10k 13 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  as the heading says i am looking to spend around 10-12kk for a family car diesel with low mileage as i do about 20k per year at present i am driving mazda 626 not the best looker but had been very reliable and would fetch around 2k all suggestions please debating between year old passat or new avensis color collection as mazda diesel used seem a rarity am new to the forum hope its a valid question to discuss