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• Mazda 5 2007 turbo diesel, 143bhp - Problem with excessive crank case pressure... 1 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  Any good advice please, as dont have much budget with the car and cant afford to loose and cant afford to buy a new one,, car still in finance.. Thanks..
• Car dealer working from home. 12 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  I decided to investigate & found his website, it appears his a legitimate car dealer (limited co) who recently closed down his 25 car site & now sells from home, I guess the recession has effected him, his website shows his a limited co, registered with vat, registered with dvla, has debit credit card facilities, offers finance the whole usual dealer package! I have no problem with the cars, as they all seem to be 34 year old cars minimum £5000, no one has complained, his not got any signs on the cars & only parks on his drive way or in his garage, any visitors park out side his driveway The questions is he allowed & should I be concerned?
• Accident claim 19 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  He sold this as the best idea and as I was pretty shaken up I just went with his suggestion.   I've received loads of paperwork from Albany with a Vehicle Repair Finance Agreement and Credit Protection Policy included. I've also received a letter from Gemini Vehicle Solutions saying they'll cover everything for me to ensure "that you do not become liable for any future costs or potentially difficult legal proceedings".
• Ford Focus - buying a new car after DPF problems on peugeot 307 25 Oct 2011 (Forum)
    my boyfriend and i have recently been quoted £633 to repair the DPF on our 04' peugeot 307 2.0 HDi, long story short, the car isnt worth fixing, we only paid £1000 for it as the miliage is very high, it was ment to be more of a stepping stone whilst we saved for a better car, now we will just have to take out a car on finance anyway! my partner wants to get it as 'right' as possible this time, so we would appreciate your opinions on cars suited to us, we do roughly 200 miles per week, and have two small children (2 and 3 months) ideally a cheap car to tax that does some good miles to the gallon etc, preferably WITHOUT THE DAMNED DPF if thats possible!
• Should I Opt Out of Car Allowance for Co Car? 15 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  This car allowance currently funds my current car (personal loan) and the loan is coming to an end and my plan is to upgrade car again (as I do every 4 years) financed through a personal loan and equity from current car However I have now gone to a new project and my business mileage will increase to 23k plus personal. I am know thinking I might be better off with a company car - they currently offer bmw 3 series or Audi A4.
• Help Deciding New & Unusual/Rare Cheap-To-Run Car 24 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Basically, I am looking for a new car, brand new OR used, depending on value/finance options. I am specifically looking for something that your less likely to find on the road compared to a more popular car like a Fiesta. I'm looking for something more rare, and/or something new on the market, something unusual.
• Test driving a new car 18 May 2011 (Forum)
  I arrive at the booked time and have to sit through a HPI check and inspection of my current car - even though I hadn't even mentioned part-ex or a trade-in price (after all this he wouldn't even tell me the part-ex price; "not our policy until you agree to buy") and a mini unwanted finance speech (despite me saying twice I'm looking to pay cash in full) Despite booking a specific engine model, well in advance, and clearly stating that was the model I wanted to try.. I turned up to a lesser model with the excuse "another customer has the other".
• BMW X5 - compensation 19 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  We now are in the prcocess of taking our civil case for compensation, what exactley are we entitled to claim for???? We made payments on the finance agreement, we also traded in a freelander jeep as deposit. We had to buy a cheap run around for a year and for all the other time we have had to use taxis, over the 4 to 5 years that have passed we have had to due to family, school, childrens classes, work and university pay more money than i care to think about in taxis..roughly £150 pound a week.
• A thank you to Chevrolet UK 27 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    So, if you're insured with Admiral, stick to your guns. With no GAP insurance, and an enforced early finance settlement - thanks to Admiral's stubborn refusal to initiate a 'nil balance invoice' which would have substituted a similar vehicle (one of their own low mileage fleet cars offered by Chevrolet UK at CAP price), thus obviating the need for a costly settlement of the agreement - allied to my son's excess and uninsured losses, things looked bleak.
• HJ Questions / WeBuyAnyCar / NMR 10 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  It records keeper changes where the mileage is entered on the V5, servicing mileages from some manufacturers, some information from leasing companies, finance houses etc., results of it's own investigations and most importantly the mileages entered when a NMR check is done. The vast majority of errors seem to come from the latter source. For example, last week I did a NMR check on an Audi which had done 155k.
• starting up car business 11 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  With a fair ammount of knowledge of motors and a fair/good understanding of the industry and buyers trends, i am tempted to go part-time in work and buy and sell cars with the rest of my time. I have had various jobs form finding cars for customers to being a vehicle finance manager. I currently buy a car form a BCA or mainhein auction, keep it a few months and sell it on for slighlty more than the purchase cost. I was wondering about some set-up costs? how much is it to open an account with BCC?
• Need suggestions on buying a fuel efficient car 7 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Is it preferable to go for a new car or an used car? 5. I dont have the full money to buy a new car, so I will go for finance. But one thing I noticed is that the car companies are imposing a mileage limit (eg: 10000 miles an year) which doesn't suit to me as I easily do around 30000 miles an year. 6. I can adjust with3  door cars also, but it should have AC.
• Fiat 500 - Help with car for lifestyle change... 3 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Planning taking a year out to travel and need to save for 18 months. Need to get a car that will cause minimal expense over that period. Finance will be money borrowed from relative at 4% so cheap to borrow - a cheap car might not be the ideal solution if borrowing is that cheap.  Milage is 60 a day on urban streets and fast dual carriageway. 
• Ford Focus - Negotiating with Franchised dealer by email? 25 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  For example emailing about a Ford Focus on at £5600 and asking if they would consider £4800? Also we would probably be buying on finance which brings up another question; should we be saying what monthly payment and term we would go to instead of offering a full price? Apologies for the long post and thanks in advance for any advice!
• saab 93 1.9 tid 2007 - what can i do? 31 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  i have extended warranty but im only trying to gain knowledge now so i know where i stand . if warranty pay out then in all fairness thats ok. but if they dont i`m stuck with a large finance on the car and a hefty bill for work and a car that does not work. the damage is complete engine failure. any help fomr anyone would help me alot. michael
• Vauxhall Corsa D - 05 Corsa 1.4 16v auto/08 Corsa 1.2 semi auto? 20 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  However, it's mint and comes with 3 years dealer warranty from Vauxhall and they're offering a fairly decent finance deal. Option 2 is at Motorpoint and is £6,299 but they want £175 over 42 months after which there'd still be £2,300 or thereabouts balloon payment. However, there is the benefit of the latter being (presumably) cheaper to run owing to better fuel consumption, lower insurance, etc.
• Advice Needed: Mondeo diesel 155 or Octavia 140 18 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I'm looking to replace my current car with a diesel estate with a budget of a maximum of £8k but would prefer to spend no more than £7. I will be buying with cash so no finance involved and will be keeping the car for a minimum of three years. I therefore want something that I will enjoy driving and I assume that I will be looking at around an 05-06 plate. I have driven a diesel 130 Mondeo estate in the past and currently have an old 2.0 petrol estate mondeo.
• Ford Focus III (2008 - ) - buying nearly new from dealer 2 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  When was it first registered. 6. Is the car any kind of reject / warranty return. 7. Is there any finance outstanding on the vehicle. 8. Is the balance of the mfr's warranty still valid. How do I check all this stuff? Is there any other info I should be asking for? What documents should the dealer be able to show me?
• 5-6 year ownership stick or twist? 14 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Its a question to which I do think there is a definitive answer, but I would welcome your thoughts. For the average owner ( a 12k car new, lets assume no finance to factor in), on a reasonably average income, doing 10k a year including their 45 min / 15 mile stop start commute over the potholes and speed bumps of Britain, at which point does it make most sense to change a car.
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 03 1.4 Replacing a lost remote key fob? 13 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi. Ive recently bought a Ford Fiesta Flame 1.4 53 Reg from a local garage. The car was a finance repossession from the previous owner. The car only came with 2 normal keys so i went into my local ford dealer to see if they could find out if my car did have remote central locking. They checked using my reg and it does have remore locking so the previous owner must have lost the fob.