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• Advice please on best car to go for 4 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I wonder if anyone can help, we desperately need to change our car as the fuel efficiency is quite dire (chrysler grand voyager) and have been thinking of taking advantage of the scrappage scheme namely for a Toyota Yaris. However as this will have to be financed on a PCP scheme with quite a large final payment we are wondering if we may be better off with buying a second hand car, saving money is a top priority. I was hoping someone might be able to offer a few suggestions...
• Scrappage scheme problem 10 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I don't know how they input details sent in by post but whoever typed our address from registration document got post code wrong but anyway. In my opinion it just seems really petty, everything else in place, finance etc. Just wondered if anyone has had similar experience? Cheers
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.2 EAC fail again?????? 11 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hi guys just wondered if anyone can help i posted on this forum a long while back about a ford fiesta i had got on finance which was coming up with the eac fail message . i put it into the garage twice for them to fix it and it has been ok since september but it has now done it over again. I want to reject the car as it is no good but everytime they take it in they say there is nothing wrong with it.
• PCP deals - press reporting 9 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Over the last few days I have read in various daily papers, as well as Auto Express, articles that are saying that people who have cars on PCP deals are going to get "hammered". With a PCP deal, you pay a smaller monthly amount compared to regular finance, but at the end of the period you need to make a "balloon" payment to keep the car. Now the reports are stating that in most cases, these balloon payments are more than the car is worth and therefore the owners are faced with paying this high amount or handing car back.
• I want a gorgeous car... 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I am thinking possibly a MINI but I won't be able to afford a post-04 model, and all the pre-04 one's have fragile gearboxes I've heard? I'd consider a new car with finance across 3/4 years if anyone knows of any 0% deals, because I refuse to pay interest...
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - Good times over ..motoring on the cheap! 3 May 2008 (Forum)
  The Celtic tiger is a distant memory here in Ireland......after a succession of newish and new cars I asked myself did I really need to be held to ransom by the bank/finance company? Anyway while still driving an 06 car decided to look for a cheap runabout....looked at a few and spotted a Nisan micra '93 1 litre jobbie that looked promising. After a bit of haggling bought the car for 250 euro which is about 180 sterling.
• Websites that agree to sell your vehicle 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  My registration fee of £79.99 would then be refunded as they don't make any money from the sales of the vehicles, they make their money from the finance. During the registration phone call the operative said that if I was unhappy with the service that I had received my account would be refunded. One week later....No phone calls from any potential purchasers...appalling customer service...operatives with extreme attitude...and now they are not happy to refund me and said that they only ever agreed to credit me - which is no use whatsoever as I would never choose to use them again.
• Car loans - have you got Payment Protection Ins 29 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  According to Martin Lewis of Moneysavingexpert.com, most people who have been duped into buying this insurance can probably claim their premiums back. As many here will have taken out finance at some point in their lives to buy a set of wheels I hope that the moderators will see a firm motoring link, however I will not moan too much if this gets slotted into "I have a question". This guy knows what he's talking about.
• Replacement for Volvo 760 estate 22 May 2006 (Forum)
  Leather interior. 9. Must be reliable. 10. She has a good pension and can afford 20K to spend outright, no finance. She is a business person and can do a good deal with any salesperson. She likes the V70 but is there anything else that might suit her?
• I'm a tax dodger. 13 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I booked another MOT and clutch repair a week later, and had the garage collect the Landy. During inspection they discovered the chassis was nearly all ferric oxide. Unable to finance a rebuild, the garage kindly kept the Landy on their premises and sourced a buyer (looking for a project) for me. All long winded, sorry, but the whole thing took a couple of months, during which time the VED expired but "out of sight, out of mind" I forgot all about it.
• Omega: Departure ......... 16 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  My work mileage has significantly increased recently and I'm taking a company car due to some close shaves which would have caused financial & probably physical pain if any closer. The Omega has now been traded in to help finance a new car for SWOMBO. I'll keep looking at the Omega postings and will respond/help if I can. I've left some more profound comments on a recent long running Omega thread. Regards ........ Robert
• Simple but perplexing!! 4 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  What is the best way to wash a car? I've just invested my hard earned in my first self-financed car which, as you'd expect coming from a main dealer, was very shiny indeed!! Obviously I want to try and keep it looking like this for as long as I can. Can anybody recommend any rules I should follow or tricks of the trade?
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  Discovered accident damage after buying car 28 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, we bought a 62 plate (just over 3 years old) Peugeot 3008 from a local independent dealer 6 weeks ago with 40k on the clock. It was an ex contract...
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  It’s a steal 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I had been looking for a car for sometime when I saw one advertised in the Auto Trader. I phoned the mobile number and asked the guy who was selling it...
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  How can we get a good deal on a new car? 12 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2017 Volvo V90 D5 that has done 50,000 miles. It is bigger than we need.Given the price of second hand cars we wonder whether we should just...
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  More reliable than a Mini Countryman? 7 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I’m in my 30s, work in investment management and use my own car for commuting and business. I currently have a 2016 Mini One Countryman 1.6-litre petrol,...
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  Should I buy an electric car if I don't have a home charger? 28 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to sell on my current car soon and that leaves me in a strange situation. I want a practical, comfortable and interesting car, but I'm also...
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  Is a used Tesla S a sensible buy? 18 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  There are many three or four-year-old Tesla's on the market, probably because the four year 50k warranty has expired. I have read many horror stories regarding...
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  Is this poor Fiat Engineering - or just bad luck? 27 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My wife bought a Fiat Panda Cross in Dec 2014 on a PCP. By Aug 2015, the rear differential was leaking oil and needed replacing. Over the period of the...
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  Dealer refused my rejection of a faulty new car - what should I do now? 8 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a brand new Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe. After 28 days it broke down and had to be recovered. I sent a letter expressing my short-term right to reject...