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  Should my daughter buy the Ford Platinum Warranty with her used Fiesta? 5 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is buying her first car, a three-year-old Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec with Sport and Tech Packs. The dealer is offering her the Ford Platinum Warranty...
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  What should I pay for a 2007 Fiat Panda Dynamic? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in buying a 2007 Fiat Panda 1.2 Dynamic. I have arranged to view it and, if still interested, I will test drive it tomorrow morning. Please...
• HPI Check Discrepancy 9 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  In December 2008, I sold on a vehicle which I had only owned for a short while. Today, I have been contacted by the buyer who informed me that the vehicle was recently HPI'ed, and the check had comeback reporting that the vehicle had been scrapped in 2000 and had outstanding finance from 2006
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - Convertable - I am just about to buy one... 7 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  (a Megan 1.4, either we sell it or trade it) Remainder to finance: £16,000 Guaranteed value af £10,000 (after 3 years) Amount left to finance: £ 6,000 Monthly amount: £ 250 (there abouts, got him down from £280) We will have paid £ 9,000 for £6,000 of credit For comparison a loan at current rates would
• Nissan X-Trail - troublesome! 9 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  the car". We have told them this on the phone and as we have a nominal finance deal, we have to do it through them. I expect this to be a long drawn out saga as well as being painful but we are determined not to accept the vehicle. I have been on the X-Trail group on Yahoo and there are some folks who
• Negative Equity 9 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  at the moment for the vehicle she currently has. The garage have offered to pay £33.00 per month direct to her bank account but the finance company would still take the £228.00 per month. If there are any car sales guy/gals out there that can make head nor tail of the above please get in touch with any advice
• How much more can I squeeze the Salesman 14 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  % finance on 6846.12 and the balance being made up of trade-in (5750) and cash (2750). It looks a good deal. My problem is that I am trading a BMW 318iSE saloon in metallic silver with 78000 miles on the clock and according to the Parkers personal quotation (price 1.99) it is worth 7160 in average trade
• Ford Fiesta - BCA auctions - when do you break even? 3 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  cars usually bought as a fiest car or a second family car, such as a Fiesta, sold for around 6-8k so no need for financing
• Second hand market doing really well?? 22 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  that finance companies are struggling to process defaults on payments. Well, that giant car park is not fake news and I’m sure it’s not the only one of its kind. Why the big fat lies and the artificially inflated prices?
• Car Ownership - Help Make It More Affordable 6 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Hi all,   I'm exploring an idea to provide a new form of car ownership. I believe that car finance for instance, should be a lot simpler and better for car buyers, and I'm looking to change that.   I'm in the process of testing out a few of my assumptions
• Vauxhall Astra - DPF and fuel pump, Turbo @3 years old! 23 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  not covered, probable cost £1500, Still paying for the car on the never never... Have told her to hand it back to the finance company.
• Shoppers flood back after vandals smash pay & dis 18 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  A good news story... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11743186/Shoppers-flood-back-to-town-centre-after-vandals-smash-up-pay-and-display-machines.html Everyone with some common sense would realise that parking gouging charges are killing town
• Mercedes Benz C-Class W204 (2007 -) - Blue Efficiency Injector issues? 14 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  Guys, I've just ordered a Merc 250CDI as a company car but my finance manager has held back the order as we have a 220CDI Blue Efficiency on our fleet that has been having a lot of issues with its injectors (replaced twice in just a few months). Does anybody know if the Blue Efficiency engines
• Dynamic - Selling Fiat Panda 1.2 22 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I have had to sell my car due to a family split, the ex has left me some debt and my credit rating has dropped through the floor so cannot get finance. However, I do have the above car to use, but I want to get rid of it for a sexier model. My old car was a Peugeot. I would love to part ex this car
• Mazda 2 - Changing car early 19 May 2011 (Forum)
  I have spoken to a couple of dealers with regard to changing my current car for which the finance deal runs out in September. Both have suggested that there would be savings to be had if I
• 20mph limits & gritting 12 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Over the last year my Council have implemented a large variety of 20mph speed limits in residential areas. In my own street, it would be difficult to reach 15mph but they still went ahead with the signage, markings etc. However I have just read a report in my local paper re the Council's finances
• Things your dad did 28 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  when he couldn't afford (or wasn't allowed by the Finance Controller) to have the meters connected. Was reminded of the dials when given a lift yesterday in a Hyundai Coupé. (Note to self: Alt-130.)
• New car suggestions 17 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  to work and we can afford to purchase a car on finance. What should we be looking at? It must be a 5 door, ideally an estate, and be a petrol car. Preferably not mega high mileage. Thanks
• BMW Dealers dream 7 May 2006 (Forum)
  and readily accepted the high APR rate on the finance deal. I just smiled and said well done. I didn't have the heart to tell her she had been!
• Cheapest Way for New Traders to HPi 28 May 2005 (Forum)
  and presumably this service accesses the same database but does anyone know of any cheaper services that ensure the car is not on finance/stolen/written off etc?