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• Suggestions for 'sports' car? 10 May 2007 (Forum)
  At first I thought about a Honda S2000, but a quick look at Autotrader showed only a few imports from Japan and 2000 registered models (I'd prefer the new car to be 4 years old max.) Never been keen on BMW's, a Lotus Elise and MX-5 are too small, so I'm struggling really. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any thoughts. S6 1SW
• Games you play in the car 29 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  an item on the thread on minicabbing has reminded me of being a bored kid on long journeys and one particular game the old man invented to keep us kids interested it was a spotting game and you recieved points depending on the quality of 'spot' the points went like this: 1 point for... a front seat person in a car wearing a hat 1 point for ...a front seat person in a car sat on a beaded seat cover maximum points were for a 'double beader, double hatter' which i'm fairly sure was never achieved.
• French cars: are they still unreliable? 19 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  They are also very nice well-specced cars (when they go!) and depreciate faster than the cost of a last years pop idol winners CD, so represent an excellent bargain at 12-18 months old. What do you think, still more trouble than they're worth or are they finally worth taking a chance on?
• Mondeo running costs (for saddos) 4 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Well, if anyone ever wondered how much it costs to run a car, in this case a 2l petrol Mondeo estate, I can give you chapter & verse. If you aren't asleep by now: It is an ex-company car which I ran from new and bought off the company when it was 3.5 years old.
• Sony XR-6459 car radio wiring 30 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  A friend gave me her old car radio (sony XR-6459) when she got a fancy new one with a cd player. I want to put it in my car, but am unsure of the wiring- I've got the speaker wires which are dark green/dark green black, white/white black, pink/pink black and grey/grey black (I may have got them a bit wrong- colour blind and struggling!!)
• What Irritates Me About Dealers 3 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I always drive a quality car under 3 years old, which I usually buy nearly new either privately or from one of the car brokers now quite common. I dont tend to have much trouble with my cars, but on numerous occasions when I have phoned my local dealer to either ask their advice or a technical question they start by asking me "did you buy it from us".
• Secondhand Value? 12 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Just what is the appeal of such cars? Who buys them?
• New car? 6 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I\'m considering a new car (well new to me, it\'ll still be best part of 10 years old!). I fancy a bit of luxury for a change, and despite swearing i\'d never buy one because of the stigma attached to them, i am tempted by an BMW, either 323 or 325 (the E36 model, 1991ish onwards).
• Car advice needed please 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I need a new car! Car is needed for short journeys to the station , town, and as I have to drive to work 5 days a month 5 x 150 mile round trips to London (clear run on the way in, traffic on the way out) And the occasional trips away whan I have time off.
• The Backroom New Car Reliability Survey 5 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Now I know we get real individual horror stories appearing in the backroom, but I thought it would be nice to collect details of all faults (however minor, but required fixing) in one place. I propose a survey of new cars up to 3 years old on a rolling basis. Please for the usual reasons no dealer names or emotive rants. I propose the following format: Make/Model/Date Of Purchase: Private or Company Car?: Age and Mileage when fault occurred: Brief description of fault: Fixed first time by dealer?
• BTCC - to professional ? 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I watched some old British touring car videos yesterday ( 1992/3/4/5) and soon came to the conclusion this truly was a Golden era for touring cars. Some of the racing was superb - real overtaking, spectacular crashes and great characters.
• Registration number transfers query 17 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I know that this isn't everso important in the greater scheme of things, but I was wondering whether an original registration number is allocated back to a car when taking a private number off? For example, my car was registered new with a bog-standard V-plate, but me, going through a phase of vanity, had a select reg number put on. When the time comes for me to change the car, will the license bods re-issue the original V-registration (therefore saving me having to get a new set of plates made as I still have the old' uns) or will be a totally new V-registration?
• Mercedes E320 - Ford or Mercedes 5 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  That one was a real money pit with 3 major and expensive breakdowns in the first 2 years. So I'm looking for another car. Same sort of thing. Focus, Civic, Octavia etc., 3 to 4 years old. My work colleague tells me I'm barking up the wrong tree. Instead of looking at middle aged commuter cars which are just heading into expensive maintenance territory I should spend the same money on an older high end car.
• Vauxhall Vectra B - Problem with an 0340 error on a Vectra 7 May 2013 (Forum)
  Have also checked that Altenator is charging within required parameters, it's ok. Then this morning car started with no EMU light and ran perfect. Stopped for petrol, started car, EMU light came on and car ran worse that ever. Felt like it was missing on one or more cylinders. Checked error codes and it came back with the old 0340 and then a new one 0352 (coil 2 and 3).
• 2000 Volvo S40 XS 1.6 24 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I understand that this isn't the car you'd normally associate a 20 year old with driving but Are there any problems/questions I need to address/ask when I take ownership of this vehicle? Of course, with my grandparents buying a newer Volvo, they've said if I don't like it (or can't handle it) I could get rid of it after a few months but is giving it a chance a sensible option?
• More headlamp-related problems 27 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  The poor old girl is worth peanuts, so I don't really want to spend a fortune at the main dealer getting this sorted (if indeed there is a problem). Anyone out there any ideas???
• Purchased 2 new cars today 19 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, we had 2 Nissan Notes as staff pool cars that where getting on (approaching 7 years old). There was nothing wrong with them and they had stood the test of time well,  having various drivers drive them across the country often with 4 or 5 passengers in the vehicle.
• Stick with Mazda or go BMW 6 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Hi, Looks like this is going to be a long post. It's been a very long time since I last logged in here, been driving the same car for the last 12 years relatively trouble free. But now it's over 17 years old and the age begins to show, and "trouble free" is becoming less so, so thinking it's time for a change. My current car is 2002 Mazda 6 Sport (2.3L petrol), and I've been very happy with it over the years.
• Which one. Subaru Legacy, Skoda Superb, or Signum? 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  There are two of us and a dog but currently no little people (and therefore they are at least 9 months away). We have a month old i10 (excellent little car!) for the quick and simple local journeys. I don't want to spend more than £4-5k and would rather pay 4 as it gives 1 for work the car may need (or the holiday fund if nothing needed), but will not buy Ford, French or Fiat...
• Hyundai i10 - i10 Courtesy Car 7 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Recently had our car in for service and was given a 22 reg 50 mile old Hyundai i10 N Line turbo as the courtesy car. Only did 20-30 miles or so in it, but some quick thoughts..... Noisy, too firm riding, not great driving position (not reach adjustment on steering wheel), difficult to get first to second gear change smooth.