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bmw z3 - Second car insurance 28 Jan 2012 (Forum)
I tried a couple of the multicar ones, but they don't work out any cheaper than the two lowest individual quotes. Z3 is 11 years old, so I thought classic might be an option, but so far all the ones I've found needed the car to be 15 years old. -
Insurance Claim Issue 2 Apr 2011 (Forum)
OK, was at a well known family holiday centre like Haven, Butlins etc.. in the car park (with gates and barriers to prevent public entry) I went into reception leaving my 12yr old son and 5yr old daughter to get out the car and come in when they were ready. They came in and my son said the duaghter fell out the car and the door knocked the door handle of the car next to us. -
Volkswagen VW Polo 1.2 Twist - Should I buy this car 26 Jun 2010 (Forum)
I was planning to use it for university - was going to use mums car (Nissan Micra 1.0 Tempest) and she was going to get an old banger but instead of (imo) wasting time with old cars that may need to get serviced alot to get this one to last longer? What do you guys think? -
Bentley 4.5 litre / Bugatti Veyron - Two £600,000 cars at auction this week 7 Jun 2010 (Forum)
The small print should remind people that 'investments can go down as well as up'. Ask anybody who paid a blindingly stupid price for an old car during the last 'bubble', 20 years ago. Although I suppose, as most of these people are in it for the money rather than a love of old cars, if the price/value eventually plummets they will just put it down as a tax loss. -
Jaguar X Type for Commute? 18 Jul 2007 (Forum)
Hi, Following on from my previous thread of needing a daily commute car for 100plus miles per day. Requirements were Reliability Good Performance for Motorway Car must be under 5 years old All this for around £5k I now realise this was a pretty tall order for a car less than 5 years old at around £5k However we have stretched our budget £7.5k I notice there are lots of X type jags at this price...lots of 2 litre diesels and 3.0 v6 petrols. has anyone any experience on this car? -
Cars - too big or what? 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
Been musing over the last few days about the subject header. Are cars getting too big? Nicoles clio 3 parked next to sons clio 1 is a graphic example, for a car that has a "small" image and "small" sales sector its really quite big. The new mondeo is huge, well bigger than the old granada- which in its day was consdered a big car. -
The last subframe salt rinser? 11 Jun 2007 (Forum)
Am I one of the last subframe/underbody rinsers? Of road salt, that is... Was looking with a friend at cars a few years old today and piles of dirt and corrosion scabs on the subframes of some cars. I have a habit from years ago, of washing the salt of underneath very frequently in winter. On one of my recent cars I brushed waterproof grease onto the subframes. -
Worth respraying a 5 year old car? 7 Dec 2004 (Forum)
My T Reg Mazda 323 has some blemishes around the rear bumper and rear offside wheel - couple of deep scratches, grazes and marks accumulated over the... -
car salesman turned magician 28 Jan 2004 (Forum)
Congrats to the car salesman who in front of the eyes of my 18 year old daughter (and fortunately those of my wife and I) turned a £4000 retail Polo into a £6000 car with only the aid of a computer screen and his manager behind the scenes. -
selling a near new car 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
Hi-- 1st post I've always driven very old cars until last year when I needed a car that wouldn't cause grief in the company car park. Now I have a 2 year old w reg GLS omega to sell with fairly low milage. Where the hell do you you go to sell privately. -
Is it possible to service a new car yourself? 24 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
I'm about to upgrade to a much newer Ford Focus. I have serviced my previous Focus myself for 10 years. What problems am I likely to come across with a... -
Would a BMW Isetta be suitable for a sixteen year old with a motorbike licence? 12 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
Would a BMW Isetta be suitable for a sixteen year old with a motorbike licence? -
What small replacement for an old Nissan? 4 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
I have driven Nissans for 30 years with few problems, currently a 1.8 Primera auto 54 reg. Want to change to a smaller but well powered 4dr auto saloon/hatch... -
My four-year-old Volkswagen Golf's catalytic converter is disintegrating - will Volkswagen help with repairs? 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
We have a four-year-old Volkswagen Golf MkV 1.6 FSI petrol. I'm told today by my local non-franchised Volkswagen specialist that the rattling that developed... -
Banger, £3k or 3 year old? 25 Nov 2003 (Forum)
It has 129,000 miles, and is in good nick otherwise, i can hide most of the other problems for the length of a test drive (Note: Please no-one on this site buy this car!) I'm thinking it might be easier to get rid of as a p/x, as they might not check it out so stringently! The options are: 1.Another car the same (i might have trouble explaining the reason for a direct replacement at the dealer tho) 2.A newer shape, £3k ish of the same prob R reg 100000 - with 1 year warranty a requirement 3.A 1.6 Escort, S reg 75000miles with a few toys 4.Some dirt cheap old banger with standard 3 months warranty 5.Or push the boat out and somehow afford a 3 yearold something Considerations: 20 year-old male, so Pug group 5 insurance looks good over Escort group 7. -
How can I track down an old car that my grandad once owned? 4 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
My granddad passed away this week and going through photos of him I found a picture of his old BMW. According to DVLA the V5C was last issued in July 2007... -
My Volkswagen has suffered EGR failure 3 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
The EGR system has failed on my 2009 MK6 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDi at 38,900 miles. It has been diagnosed by a Volkswagen dealer (Heritage) and they quoted... -
Best car for carrying three children in the back? 23 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
I would like to replace my Volkswagen Golf Estate with a new car, which can carry three children, aged from a few months to seven years old. I don't want... -
Are there any drawbacks to buying the discontinued Suzuki SX4 at discount? 24 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
My wife and I own Suzukis, a Splash and an SX4. It appears that a new SX4 is in the offing and that the current version is available VAT-free, presumably... -
Repair old Volvo or buy newer cheaper car? 19 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a 2002 Volvo V70 2.4 petrol auto which is due a 96k service and cambelt. It judders quite a bit with moderate braking and the steering and front...
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