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• Oil but not filter changed 17 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I figure next time an oil change is due, I'll either spend the time and do it myself, or I'll be marking the old filter before taking car to garage, and asking to see it once it has been removed and replaced. cheers, Ed
• W124 Mercedes 1500km review 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  My New Year's present to myself was a 3 litre 1988 Mercedes E class.  Here's a quick report of our first 1,500km together. Firstly, wow - what a car!  Despite being 22 years old, it's astonishingly better than the W203 C class I owned from new and had up until a few years ago.  Quieter, smoother, more refined - not a squeak or rattle to be heard.
• Ford Mondeo - Large family car recommendations 6 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hi all,   I'm looking to get a larger family car as our current 2013 Ford Focus is getting on a bit but also is a bit too small for our needs - it was bought over a year before our (now) 10-month old baby was even planned! Therefore the Focus' boot space isn't sufficient for our Joie DLX pushchair and Britax car seat.
• Ford Fiesta 2010 - Do I need to change timing belt before its time? 16 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  I phoned Ford service who told me none were made in their dealers. I can understand that as I always go to my local garage but the fact I have no history on the car is a bit worrying even though the mechanic said the car was in good condition for six year old. Can a timing belt be damaged if the person was driving short distances and type of driving, or if the car wasn't serviced properly or is it just with miles and age that a timing belt get damaged?
• Plea to HJ 24 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  So it's your call. My car is 3 yrs 10 months old, has done 55,000 miles, serviced as per the book, using only synthetic oil and using only shell fuel. Basically it has been well looked after. I month ago the car developed a starting problem, the main dealer has spent 25 hours fault finding and cannot find what is causing the problem.
• Buying my first car - my experience 24 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Last year, I went looking at old Ford Fiesta Mk5s to buy my first car. First I went to see was a Y reg Fiesta Flight 1.3 in White, around 10,000 miles on the clock, supposed to be 1 previous owner, an old guy. The salesman started the engine with the bonnet open, let me have a quick look at the car.
• Using the starter to move the car in an emergency 31 May 2023 (Forum)
  Anyway, one of the things we were taught was that in an emergency (the example used was flooding the engine on a level crossing) you put the car into second or reverse and use the starter motor to get you to safety. Is there a way that can still be done on a modern car? Certainly on the cars we have we couldn't do it. The starter simply doesn't turn when in gear.
• Can I buy a new car if DVLA have wrong address? 12 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  But I need a new car now. Will the out of date details be a problem when buying a new car (will not be trading in the old one as will sort the log book and address out etc before selling/scrapping). Thanks
• Any - Unregulated Solar Car Battery Charger 26 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  Insolation can be quite high in Taiwan, plus the car is old low-tech so has little built-in parasitic drain. Any experience or opinions? I thought of making one from a junked solar charged sign-lamp a while ago with 2 6V panels in series, but the amperage output was tiny (about 10mA IIRC).
• automatic cars and pedal confusion 3 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Surely it must be possible to retro fit a limiter on these autos that works as soon as the car is put in reverse set to say 5 mph,of course at 5mph damage can be done but no were near as much as a car careering back at15 to 20 mph.it seems on the face of it quite a simple fix and a lot of accident could be averted i can not see a great problem as most cars fitted with cruise control also have a speed limiter .
• Taxing someone else's car 4 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  My son and his partner have gone on holiday and will not be back in the UK until early Tuesday morning. His partner forgot to tax her year old car (no MOT needed) before they left. She will need to drive the 'untaxed' car to work around 9.00am on the Tuesday they get back. The car is insured and does not need an MOT. I can get the VED renewal notice from their house.
• Golf 1.6tdi se DSG - VW warranty 29 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I bought the car as a one year old car and the car has a standard 3 year new car warrnaty.  The loose trim i think is due to a poor dealer repair carried out under the first owner where the infotainment was repaired and probably necessiated removal of said trim.
• Toyota Yaris v Citreon C1 15 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  My 22 year old daughter needs a car and has £2,000 to spend on the car itself. I can't decide which would be best between a 2007 C1 with 75,000 miles or a 2004 Toyota Yaris with 70,000 miles. I'm looking at both cars tomorrow afternoon, I reckon I can get both down to around £2,000.
• VW Golf mk7 GT DSG 1.4tsi - Auto Hold 29 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I also don't like the term characteristic of the car just because they cannot find a fault. The car is @5 months old and has done this from new (back to dealer 4 times) any advice from members?
• any - px to clear/ any recommendations? 28 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Does this px to clear actually mean the car won't last long and they just wanna get rid of it or is it just they wanting to sell it quick for various reasons not necessarily to do with the condition of the car? Also with a budget of 2000 pounds for the car and insurance, what would be the best car to get.
• Cancelling policy with 3 weeks to go - ncb? 8 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  I am buying a new car.  Have 3 weeks left on the policy on my current car. I plan to take out a brand new insurance policy for the new car - possibly another provider.  As I have not completed this full year with the old car, I only have 10 years noclaims rather than what would be 11 years come end of december.
• Honda CRV 2.0i VTEC ES - Any Advice 18 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  After much agonising over what dog friendly car to buy i finally put a deposit down on a 2 year old CRV petrol automatic.  Having read all the reviews i found the car to be smooth, pretty good on acceleration and very comfortable. Sure the plastics are so, so inside but it did feel a great car and very spacious.
• Advice please! 26 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Hi People, after searching the web for a car buying forum, I came across this one and it looks the most appealing! I'm after some advice regarding purchasing a new car please, i'm very confused! Right, so I want to buy a used car (maybe 1 year old).
• car incurance ncd 15 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi My partner was recently in a company car insurance scheme for a number of for the last 5 years has not had an accident , this year her company took away the company car insurance so we took it out ourself, i thought as she had not had an accident for the last 5 years this qualified as 5 years no claims , anyway about a week after being insure she had an accident with another car currently we are having problems getting proof that she was previously insured with her old company / previous insurer , they did pass a piece of paper we / her employer fill out then date stamp, the insurer now says this is not enough , and that they require official renewal notice form the previous insurer ?
• Corsa 1.4 16v - Water level 23 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  In view of the cars age I walked away thinking it must be using / leaking water. The person I was checking the car for spoke to the main dealer (not connected with the car)  and was told "oh yes they all do that it is a quirk of that model".