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• 1999 Toyota Starlet 1.3 11 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I am about to buy a car to teach my 17 year old daughter to drive in. Her mum has happy memories of learning in a Toyota Starlet 20 years ago. Our neighbour is selling her immaculate 1999 5 door 1300 with 79,000 miles for £1500. We've had a drive and whilst I wouldn't rate it against more modern stuff, its quiet and likely to be reliable.
• Requiring a ford Focus... 4 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me of their experiences with Focus' & their engines, which is the best one to go for? Cheers. -- Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
• Small 4 seat cabrio? 7 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  -- Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?
• Deals On Wheels 5 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  A Mother was selling a Corsa for her Son who was away on holiday. She offered the prospective buyer a test drive without checking for insurance, in fact the buyers Daughter drove the car and I doubt the young driver has DOC. The Mother after the test drive also pointed out she would discount the car as the Tax had run out.
• Young Driver Accident 19 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  A friend of mines sister had a bad car accident on friday evening, she is only been driving for about 3 months and she missed a red light. She was hit on front corner of passenger side of the car, it is possibly a write off, as police are involved what is the worst she could be looking at apart from a huge increase in insurance, I'd imagine she could get 3 points for driving without due care could it be worse?
• Build quality new Lexus IS250 2 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  After 15 years of driving only Mercs I decided to have a change. Tried the IS250 and was impressed with the engine , drive etc. Well after 3 weeks the bloom has worn off...rattles from doors( the first one started within 3 miles of the showroom) and now the dash as well.
• VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel 20 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel, the problem we have is the oil warning light and alarm keeps coming on, we have changed oil pressure switches and it still did it, we changed oil and filters and flushed the engine and this cured it for 1500 miles and it started doing it again, the oil is full and the van drives well no knocks or noises any one got any other ideas to the problem the alarm is driving us mad. {Shouting (ie, upper case letters} amended. DD}
• ford fiesta service after being sorn 29 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hello. My daughter has just decided that she wants to learn to drive. She has a fiesta on the drive that has been there since march the battery is flat so we purchased a new one. It needs servicing but we don't know which one to have. The brakes need servicing too and the tyres may need replacing due to perishing.
• Responding to changes in conditions. 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  There have been a couple of threads recenty from people who have noticed a lack of grip in their tyres over the last few weeks. Has the general public's driving capability really reached such a low that they can't recognise and respond to changes in driving conditions without having to be guided by an internet forum? Perhaps all the electronics in modern cars is to blame, so that people who've never driven a RWD car on cross ply tyres expect the car to be able to take care of them whatever happens.
• 2003 astra 2.0dti no power no turbo 4 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Just got in a 2003/52 Astra 2.0Dti from met police Starts and drive ok but there is no power from turbo and the car is flat to drive We have changed the air mass meter to no avail Told by vauxhalls it could be cat ? Diagnostics plug is not connected ?any idea why?
• Don't be polite, it's dangerous 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Yours truly is making small sacrifices to the God of ABS, though only small ones as I've left a decent gap. WHY!? Why not just drive on and let the road clear? John
• Silly signs 9 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  That would be a very silly thing to do!! Has anyone else read any signs that seemed missleading? -- Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
• Best way to use an auto in heavytraffic? 20 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I had a discussion with some friends a while back about the best way to use an auto in heavy traffic with respect to the least wear and tear on the box itself. 1 of them said its best to leave it in drive all the time as putting it into neutral a lot wears out the actuators, another couple thought it best to put it in neutral if you're stationary for a long time as leaving it in drive heated up the torque converter and could shorten its life.
• Training Wanted 6 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  As the new owner of a car with more driving potential than the four door family saloons which have served me well for the past 30 years I think I would benefit from some training. I want to (re)learn how to drive fast and safely, in my own car.
• I saw some terrific driving today... 19 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  All the way to work. Loads of cars being well-driven with good gaps from the car in front. They had their lights on (it was dark) and they mostly used...
• Foreign driving offence ticket scam 11 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Heard about this a few days ago and forgot to mention it - sorry if it's old hat or been deatl with already. Anyway, apparently there's a growing scam...
• driving conditions USA and us. 13 May 2004 (Forum)
  Interesting differences in road usage between us and the States, they can turn right on red lights and overtake on any side on freeways:this greatly reduces...
• Parking at stations near M1 and London 19 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Taking the train for the whole route looks like it will be expensive and take forever (engineering works etc). If I drive the whole way are there any relatively cheap parking places in Central London? Or does it make sense to drive to a local station and take the train in - I was thinking about places like Harpenden or Luton but any suggestions would be gratefully received.
• how can u pep up pug turbo diesel 4 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  ive spent so much cash fixing this thing up ,that i might as well go the whole hog and soup it up,as its the best drive ive had for years,all ideas welcome,one good thing is its a mi16 lookalike already just diff badges on back,plus i took the spot lights bumper off and got plain one coz there dodgy when ya drive like i do.....
• Isnt it nice...... 31 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Reminds me what a pleasure driving can be. When you get this much road to yourself, even the road tax seems worth it. A breath of fresh air and just too good not to mention.