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• Car battery - Honda Prelude 6 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Okay, this is starting to take the michael now. I had an old battery for my Honda Prelude (Which I kept having to recharge once a week). However, I bought a new one for £69.99 from Halfords (One from the new Calcium HCB Range). I bought it on the 5th May. Just tried starting car, and battery is dead.
• New Car for SWMBO 22 May 2006 (Forum)
  SWMBO recently decided to learn to drive, she wants to pass her test before her Provisional Licence is more than 26 years old! She seems to be progressing really well and so now she is looking around for a car. We have a people carrier for the whole family. So SWMBO's car must be: New As cheap as practical (maximum £9,000) Sophisticated Sensible enough for 100 mile motorway journeys, i'll use it occasionally Capable of carrying three large and two small people rarely Fitted with a CD player Second problem eldest daughter will be 17 in a few months so car must also be: Cheap to insure Trendy Wife likes the Aygo etc and hates the Panda, daughter hates the Aygo and loves the Panda, although daughter knows that she will lose.
• New Car at Dealer Cost? 16 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I am a complete novice at buying cars having driven the same one for the last 8 years (it was even my old company car). Now I am thinking about buying new Fiat Panda 4x4. I have always said I would never buy a new car due to the high initial depreciation but the dealer who gave me a test drive has said he will let me have one at Dealer Cost if I register it this month.
• To Be Good To Be True? 7 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Seen an ad for a car on the Auto Trader that seems to good to be true. Response from seller is that car is on UK plates RHD 2 years old, but now in germany. He says Car needs to registered in UK and just taxes associated with registering it in UK need to be paid.
• Registered Owner vs Keeper of the car 24 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I ask as I was planning to insure my new Almera in my other half's name, but have me as the registered keeper. Tesco have printed an old cover note which they've sent to our garage that has no mention of me on it, so the garage have refused to register the car to me. So, for now, the car will be registered to, and insured by my other half.
• Damaged Saxo after break-in. 21 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I have an April 2002 Citreon Saxo VTR, and recently, just after the car was four weeks old, the car was broken into. The drivers door lock was popped and the standard CD stereo was taken. Approxiamately £700 worth of damage in total was done. First, does anybody know the safest way so that this does not happen again.
• how to?: importing classic car from USA 28 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Now obviously I'd have t get he car shipped back to the UK ? I know nothing about this. How would I go about getting it shipped over? What legalities do I have to be aware of? Because its a really old car how will I be taxed? Any advice, help info greatfully received!
• Bumper to Bumper 11 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Interesting article about TRL, especially the bit about the development of external airbags to protect the "6 year old boys typically involved in pedestrian accidents " and a somewhat different spin on a road test where they tested a 206cc along with a Great Drive (in Suffolk) where there was more emphasis on the scenery than the car, refreshing change really, felt a bit like Phil Llewellyn's style, one time scribe in Car magazine, where the cars were sometimes secondary to the envioroment (note small E) they were used in, always made for an entertaining read.
• Skoda Kodiaq - Can I claim compenstion 14 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  If I'm unsuccessful requesting a good will gesture do you think I have a case for taking legal action. The bill is one thing but worse is the inconvenience of not having a car for 3 wks 
• Fabia - Skoda cambelt question 6 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Hello I have a Skoda Fabia that is nearly 5 years old. I got an email from the dealership saying that the cambelt was due to be replaced. The car has done 34,000 miles. I rang to book it in and they said it would cost £500 which is far more than I was expecting.
• Toyota vs Kia 7 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Our trusty second car - a 14 year old 1.8 petrol Avensis (approaching 200k miles) will probably need replacing later this year. It’s been utterly dependable - still on the original clutch. The obvious choice in replacing it would be a 1.8 petrol 2014ish Avensis estate - however they’re a bit thin on the ground.
• Lexus IS200 Diesel - Reliability IS200D VS 220D? 12 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  I am thinking on buying a IS200 Diesel 2011 model I know the earlier IS 220 D gave a whole host of problems in terms of reliability, but I do not see much online for the later IS200D model Has anyone any experience directly with the 200d? Any threads I find online are quite old, around the time these cars were produced so don't see any recent threads about their reliability...   Thanks
• Nissan Micra - Spinning noise when clutch pedal pressed down 29 Jul 2019 (Forum)
    I did a Google search and that would cause a spinning noise when the pedal is up. This is an old car with about 6 months MOT left on it so it's not worth taking to a garage.    
• Vauxhall Astra - Fuel additive for low blow engines 23 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  If required this will be an additional £19.20." Never used an additive in any car, but then I've never had a turbo before. So, worth having or snake oil?
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 12-05-2018 Part 1 13 May 2018 (Forum)
  Good to see Edd China is back with his own shows again, albeit on Youtube. Watched the first episode last week and its back to being just like the Wheeler Dealers of old, namely getting his hands dirty fixing up cars you will recognise, without having to import them from the U.S first. Edd's Youtube channel is called "Edd China's Garage Revival"
• Mazda 2 2016 - Mazda Infotainment System keeps restarting 16 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  Also i have found that it is difficult to use the steering wheel controls to scroll through my radio station favourites. The car is just over 1 week old and has covered under 500 miles. Has anybody else experienced this issue?.
• A comfortable 4 x 4 16 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  I am the owner of an 18month old Jaguar XF. I have never been happy with the car. I live in a very rural area and find the ride on the local roads to be really uncomfortable. I'm looking at getting rid of it and swapping it for a 4x4.
• Volkswagen Polo - How much is a 92 VW polo worth? 19 May 2016 (Forum)
  I recently purchased a K reg Volkswagen Polo with 23,000 miles on ( was owned by an old lady) it's in a okay condition has some rust,definetly needs a paint job and some new break pads. Someone has offered to buy it off me for £150 and a 2001 nissan micra with 60,000 miles. How much would this car be worth or could be worth in the future?
• what usedcar to pick ? - Seats for five tall adults 15 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  I need an economical car for a 40 mile daily commute that will on occasion accommodate my wife and three tall teenagers - Possibly even for European holidays? Currently we use a Fiat Panda, mainly for my commute, and a Honda Shuttle (old but good) for the family.
• 4 x 4 vs golf 12 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Where does the energy go? Even a few years ago this would have been serious I think. Count me out from buying a classic car.