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• cheapest motoring I ever heard of. 7 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  It's great to see folks after a bargain but I reckon my old pal had us all beat. All his adult life he ran Citroen 2CVs (he is in his 60's now) He rarely paid more than £100 for one and got them two at a time. He then cannibalised the cars and got one decent one fron the two!
• Police do U-turn on blue washer lights 5 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  A chap fitted blue LED windscreen washer lights, as used by boy racers et al. He was seen by the Police who, understandably IMHO, fined him. The motorist, who is too old to be a boy racer even though his car is an ageing Fiesta, didn't want to make a fuss, and stumped up the fine. But at the same time, he casually enquired about the legality of these little passing phases.
• Inspiration for 35k miles for 3k 14 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I do about 35k so need a diesel and it needs to be at least Xantia size to ferry the family about the country. Previously had an old shape A6 2.5TDI 140 (6 speed) - A nice car, but my money will only get me a N or P reg. Possibly 406, but then it's the same mechanicals as the Xantia's in a prettier, more expensive car. Looking for VFM & reliability over looks.
• New car insurance 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Had a very pleasant surprise when I rang up my insurer (Direct Line) for a quote to transfer my insurance from my 10 year old Proton MPi saloon (insured...
• Probe 24v engine swap 29 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  He's a pretty good mechanic, but doesn't have a load of time or cash. Should he do this, have it done by someone else, or tell pa-in-law to scrap the car? Also, is there a ready(ish) supply of the Mazda V6 motor? Finally, is this car as girly as the NX100 thread over on discussion suggests?! Ta in advance! -- Dr Alex Mears Seat Leon Cupra If you are in a hole stop digging...unless you are a miner.
• Replacement for Driving Instructor Car 24 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My dad has been a driving instructor for about 15 years and has always had Fiesta diesels. His last one has been more of a problem than the others (X...
• Toyota gearbox reliability... 8 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone any experience with the reliablity of Toyota gearboxes ? My 2.5 year old Corolla, with 100k, now has a nasty whine and my Toyota garage tells me it probably has a duff bearing - so a £300++ strip down job.... Annoying thing is the gearbox has been the one bad point of the whole car - it has been difficult to use since I bought it (compared to other Corolla's I drove as courtesy cars) - and 3 dealers I tried to get to fix it under warranty all told me it was fine - even though it wasn't - I'm convinced I must have had a Friday Job - odd since it's a Japanese built model, too... anyone think I can pursuade Toyota UK to help out financially here ?
• Scenic RX4 versus What? 1 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Quite attacted by the RX4 on the basis of practicality, turbo diesel, distinctiveness in that format and the body panels (she's a liability in the car park.) New Scenic range doesn't have an RX4 though and £15k for a newish second hand seems a bit rich for a low prestige marque in what is about to be an old shape. Wants a bit of class, quite attracted by A3 but put off buying a recent 2nd hander by arrival of new model and no 5 door option in the new car, if she was going to go for new.
• Nissan Almera Automatic 24 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone have an opinion on the above? I would be looking to buy a second hand one about 5 years old. Its important to me that its reliable. Before you all tell me its boring, I actually don't want to attract attention because too many cars round here get stolen!! I don't want to end up with a rust bucket (I currently have an M reg Fiesta which has rampant rusting despite plenty of anti-rust measures!).
• Golf V5 auto judder 26 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I've got a Golf V5 170bhp with tiptronic transmission thats just over 1 year old and has done 11000 miles. Over the past week or so I've noticed that when accelerating briskly in automatic mode there is a perceptible judder and hesitation as the gearbox shifts into 4th and 5th gears.Once it's changed up the car drives smoothly.
• Mercedes 190E - Rev Counter 21 May 2002 (Forum)
  Hello, Some of you may recall I bought an old Mercedes 190 E for my daughter, I have done a little bit of work on it, some new exhaust parts, new front springs ( a common problem I am told ) and now the car is tip top, However the Rev counter won't work.
• Spanish Austin Victoria 14 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  In my line of work I travel to Spain often. in Bilbao I had noticed a car parked across the street from our offices which looked like a triumph Dolomite crossed with an Austin 1100. the badges said Austin Victoria. Can anyone give me some more information about this car ?
• astra probs 8 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  The trouble is when since I got it the performance seems to have reduced a fair bit. I realise this is half me getting used to it (its a lot faster than my old car), but its definitly slower. Also when i start it its very lumpy for the first thirty seconds or so. I've changed the plugs and leads with no effect. Also, since I bought the car (6 months ago) the engine has begin to sound a lot clunkier.
• Practical 2+2 sports car ideas 28 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  I have just sold my very very quick but not very practical Westfield, which was fine for just my wife and myself, but not now we are 3! We are looking...
• A nice wet Thursday night at auction... 21 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Or they were too up in the miles or too tatty to retail, the big dealers are hanging onto anything that can be retailed even if it's 12yrs old. The days of finding a nice clean 7-12yr old car with decent miles and a history at auction are largely past certainly up here anyway. I watched the usual dodgy Joe's bid strongly for any heavy mileage stock with one next to zero history 58plate 120,000 mile Fiesta diesel make the guts of £2k including fees despite having an engine management light on and being three different colours, the only way he'll make out of that is if the mileage or history is fiddled.
• Honda/Toyota/Nissan - Advice on used car for a friend 15 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Her budget would seemingly afford her a car between 10 and 20 years old. Many thanks in advance, Alfie. 
• 2004 Nissan Micra - Police Back Seat Rules 31 May 2020 (Forum)
  My 20 year old niece was on the way home from work (care home) last night and was stopped by the police for alleged speeding (34 in 30). Single police officer, no white band on his helmet. They asked for her details which she tried to provide through a slightly open window because of social distancing but they insisted she got out of the car and sit in their car.
• Car - Car suggestions for a first time buyer! £3000 19 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  I'm 23 years old and have held a license for only 4 years with no no claims and so I'm completely aware the cost of insurance will be considerably high so a smaller car would be more preferable (I know I can't be too picky as my criteria is very limiting but I'd also prefer something very standard-looking and not too garish or just ugly).
• Car for employees 16 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  In a few months time will need to get at least two and possibly three cars for staff members.  Whilst they do not drive huge mileages, they will be driving regularly for work , although only between 4,500 and 9,000 miles pa.  One member of staff already has a company car (a three door Clio petrol) which he seems happy with but next April it will be four years old and will have done 60,000 miles in total including his own mileage.
• Which one of these cars should we get? 31 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  My dad says that he does not want a car that has too much glass like those cars with the big windscreen that goes up past the roof and a panoramic roof.  Budget is between 7-15k. I have narrowed it down to these cars. Which one of these cars fits our criteria?