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• Which car best for my elderly German Shepherds? 26 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Hello everyone - can anyone please recommend which car would be best for my poor old German Shepherds to get in and out of (they're both 11 & can't jump up very well now).  The following features would be essential: - as  compact as possible (estates are out because of parking where I live) - have a low level boot entry so they can jump in and out as easily as possible.
• Engine Replacement - Warranty 7 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, My first post in quite a while... I bought a 2.5 year old car about 3 weeks ago from a main dealer. As the weather has got colder I noticed an odd sound, which has been diagnoised as piston slap. The car has done 17K and has a FSH. The dealer has advised that the manufacturer wants to change the engine (or at least the bottom end).
• How good an indicator is mileage of condition ? 22 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  The used car market has reflected for many years that more miles = more depreciation. Take two otherwise identical five year old cars for example. One has 50k miles, has been driven properly, has a full service history, one private owner and is in good condition.
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 1995 1.0 Car won't start after changing the stereo 16 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The wires were in a terrible state and we couldnt wire the new one into them properly. so we put his old one back in but now it does not work. Anyway now the car will not start. The battery is not flat (put a multimeter on and reading was fine) and all fuses are in tact. The only way for the car to start is for us to 'bump' it.
• 2006 Mondeo 1.8 Zetec v Vectra 1.9 CDTi 11 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I am not really interested in the minutiae of how it drives (the most enjoyable car I have driven in 30 years of driving was the wifes 10 year old 1ltr Fiat Uno!). Which would you choose - and can you think of anything better for the money?
• Private plate transferring 17 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  After the fiasco with the last S Type purchase, I have finally found the S type at the right price. Only issue is that the car has a private plate on it which is coming off and the car is going back onto its original plate. I am collecting the car this Saturday, but I am unsure of how the transfer of plate occurs. Does all V5 etc etc go off to DVLA for them to reissue a new V5 to the old owner who then has to forward this to me?
• Automatic - v- Manual 23 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  May be thinking of purchasing a 2nd car as her indoors has passed her test. The second car will be for my use and are thinking of purchasing an automatic as a fair proportion of my driving is done in stop start driving, but would like to know if would be a wise choice to go for an automatic based on the following Journey to work: 15 miles(10 miles on twisty A Roads + 1 miles on dual carriageway + 4) miles in town Leisure 3000 miles a year (1500 on long journeys + 1500 on short pottering around journeys & jounreys of not more than 45 miles each way) Also is there a lot of difference between manaul and automatic fuel consumption, any car purchased will be between 5 to 7 years old with around 60000 to 80000 miles on the clock.
• Dealer Delivery Costs for New Cars 9 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Anyone have an idea how much a dealership pays to transport a new car to somewhere about 100 miles away and take back the old vehicle? I ask because the logic of lease companies means my new Mazda 6 will come from Leicester, even though the local Mazda dealer is a business centre and only 2 miles away.
• BMW 320D trouble 12 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I have a BMW 320D bought at one year old. I bought it at new year from BMW. I think the last owner sold it because it has an unfixable fault. The car sometimes shakes, engine shakes, usually it runs fine. If you want to pull out into traffic then sometime the pick up is really bad.
• Riding the clutch 3 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  It really makes me cringe to see drivers, especially of new cars costing over £20k, riding the clutch on a hill waiting for the lights to go green. Apart from the risk of backing into the car behind I often wonder how long the clutch lasts on cars driven this way.
• citroen ax cam belt 20 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Can anyone help? I have not much experience with car engines, but i do know the the basics(i think). My son has a citroen ax and the cam(timing) belt has failed. I need to know if this car is a non-interference or a interference engine so i replace the timing belt or scrap the car?
• have to sell a car quickly 5 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I need to sell my Father in law,s old car seeing as he has passed away and we are sorting out M-in-law's affairs. It is an R reg fiesta 1.6 Ghia. not sure how many miles, it will not be above average and it has slight collision damage on the hatch. a years mot and taxed till October.
• How Green was your ring road 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I would personally never drive a Classic car myself (too much hassle) but I do like seeing the old cars still around and I do appreciate the enormous effort their owners must put in. Is this just another new tax or will it really help emissions in the longer term.
• Car "searched" before boarding ferry 13 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Went over to France two days ago from Poole. After checking in and before loading all cars were stopped and searched by Securitas badged staff, ostensiby for weapons. The old boy who "did" me couldn't have found a can of beans in Tesco. Didn't look under the car (no mirrors etc), didn't check the spare wheel well, nor under the rear seat.
• Audi A2 problem 29 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi I have had my A2 for 3 years. Always serviced by Audi Garage. The car has developed a coolant issue which apparently Audi can't resolve - they have been in contact with Audi Germany who say to replace the engine. As the car is 3 years old and has done 120k miles they are basically saying the car has had it.
• How can it be so difficult to find a car 25 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Both Joe at auctioncarbuyer and I have been looking around and could not find one that?s in good/original condition and at book price. Now, I want a top spec car, with electric, heated (leather) seats, cd changer, auto-dimming mirrors and a 2-litre engine. I am looking at both the Mondeo Ghia X and Primera SVE/T-spec. Would any of the BRer have any other suggestion for a 3-4 year-old, top-spec cars, launched in this millennium and cost less than £5,000?
• Cleaning cars 17 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Another thread refering to drying cars made me think, I clean my car every couple of weeks with a brush on the hose, I use a gentle plastic scourer (white, as opposed to the abrasive green Brillo type) to remove squashed bugs as well as on the wheels, I dry the windows with a teatowel and sometimes clean the front and rear screens with vinegar.
• Registering a UK car in Germany 5 May 2005 (Forum)
  This is good news for us, bad news for the Barchetta which is going to have to go :-( Now, the situation is this - my brother need someone to take his immaculate Astra Estate off him, as it is too old to be his company car. He'll give oit to me for buttons, and it's ideal for our (suddenly changed) My mad idea is to register it in Germany, where I live, and run it into the ground over the next three/four years, then scrap it.
• Are Max power cars going out of fashion? 19 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Shocked when my I went to see my 18 year old son and he had converted his Nova GTE back from Max Power spec (neons, bad boy bonnet etc, etc) to completely standard. He said that his mates are doing the same and standard cars are now "back in".
• Scrapyards 20 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Probably old news to lots of you, but I was very impressed. I won't give the name, but if you are looking a a scrapyard, the one in Hollybush Lane Aldershot is worth a look and had a very wide variety of cars.