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• New Car for a Friend 9 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I wish to surprise a friend by buying him a newish car, perhaps 12-18 months old. It must be a modern TDI, 4/5dr, offer very good relaibility and fuel economy and if serviced regularly capable of 300k miles. Do you guys have any suggestions. My own suggestion would be Skoda Octavia TDI or a Toyota Avensis TDCI but VW relibaility is suspect whereas Toyota is very good.
• Should I spec a sunroof? 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Sorry if this has already been discussed about sunroofs but? I real want to spec a sunroof on my new car, but as I don?t see many other new cars with them I was wondering what affect having one will have on the value/desirability of the car when I go to sell it in a few years time? Have sunroofs really become that old fashioned/superfluous?
• Insurance 20 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Could someone tell me how much difference there would be for a 17 year old just-passed driver in insurance terms between a 1.0 car and a 1.4 or 1.6? The reason for this is that I have been advised to go for a larger engined car by my instructor who says they are easier to drive and to keep up with the traffic.
• Daftest way to drain your fuel tank 1 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  The "Daftest way to drain your battery" reminded me of an old aquaintance of mine who went out for a meal, as he pulled up in the car park he saw someone he knew so he got out of the car to say hello, three hours later he went back to the car and it was still idling away quite happily!
• Astra, 'Exhaust emission? light 24 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, A friend of mine has a 6 month old Astra. This morning it wouldn?t start when first tried. It then started but the ?Exhaust emission? light came on and has stayed on. Her dealer says that they can?t look at the car for a week. Question is, can she drive the car in the meantime without doing any harm to the car and without being in any danger?
• T-Cut????? 8 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Morning all, I was walking the dog last night and happened upon two young lads waxing their car in the drive. The car in question was a tatty old Escort...H reg I think in red. As I got nearer it became apparant that they were using T-Cut over the entire car. I was under the impression that this takes a layer of paint off and should only be used on scratches.
• clarification on tax/insurance/car reg 23 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  so (and before you answer no im not going to do it, if u read i got a wonderfuly reliable 3 year old hyundai) - if somebody brought a car say from an auction - didnt get it registered or registered it in a false name, got fake tax and no insurance. Was one day caught by the police, what would the penalty be for the offense?
• mazda mx5 clutch judder 19 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi I have a new mazda mx5 ( about 3 weeks old) The clutch has a judder which is worse when the car is cold Mazda tested the car and agreed that a new clutch is in order .Also that this is a common problem with this and some other mazda models Has anyone any experience of this...also if this does not cure the problem would I be able to reject the car?
• Rover 75 Conn Diesel Auto 15 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I have just bought a New Rover 75 after a lot of time choosing a new car, and would like to ask do Diesel cars have CAT Exhaust Systems please, also any help regarding this car, would go down well Thank You But will still keep my trusted 17 year old VOLVO 740 GL
• Easy DIY Oil Change Advice 29 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I've always done my oil changes in the past by reaching under the car to get to the sump nut but either with advancing years or lower cars (suspect the former!) I can no longer reach. How do most people do home oil changes, ramps or axle stands? when the car is at an angle surely all the old oil does not flow out?
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  When did Smart cars become right-hand drive? 29 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a Smart car and am trying to find out which year they started to become right-hand drive. I am desperately trying to find a right-hand...
• Citroen C5 - citroen 18 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  had the car from new, less then 2 years old 15,000 miles on the clock. On the dual carriageway, clutch failed. Car towed back to main dealer who said it was not covered under the warranty and i had to pay £650 as it was considered to be "drivers misuse".
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 03 1.4 changing CVT oil 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I use my car intermittently- usually short journeys < 10 miles, occasionally much more. My car is 3 years old and done almost 15000 miles. Should I change the CVT oil ( Using Honda's CVTF)?
• The Mercedes Benz. 17 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hello,had a lift the other day from a friend in his Mercedes Benz.The car is a estate diesel automatic and ten years old covered over hundred thousand miles.It still feels like quality inside the car did't notice the gear change.I used like driving the mercs for oil test for the Adibis section of BP.Any Mercedes owners out there and there experiences.
• Daewoo Nubira (1997 - 2003) - 97 1.6 Washer jet query 18 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, Our second car is an old Nubira -- one thing that irritates me about this car is that the washer jets come on fractionally *after* the wipers start to move, and about a second or two after I've pulled the stalk toward me.
• Buying a "defunct" reg plate 11 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  When I was little (early 70s) my father had a reg plate that for no particular reason became quite special to us as a family and he transferred into another car. It seems not to be registered to any car now so I assume it is now defunct. Is there anyway of getting the DVLA to resurrect it? It would make a sentimental gift for the old boy.
• up to £3,000 on a car - Help choosing please 23 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  My daughter has a 9 months old son. Its time the 3 door Corsa to go and now she is looking for a 5 door 1.3L or under, biggish boot for the pram etc. I...
• Today is 57-day - so what? 7 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Spent a lot of time helping my employer to get the '57' cars finally ready for the big customer onslaught this morning. Is there any actual advantage gained by the new reg. system compared with the old? - we now have 2 blips during the year instead of one, and a massive distorting factor in the car idustry and market.
• Towing scrap vehicles 17 May 2007 (Forum)
  I have recently noticed a recovery vehicle parking at night with what is obviously a car on its way to the scrap yard on the back. It is the type of truck where the vehicle on tow has its front wheels suspended in a cradle and its rear wheels on the road. I realise that these old cars need to be transported to the scrap yard but is it legal to park them in the street overnight?
• dare i mention odometers? 24 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  The customer services team for my make of car, a european car, one year old, claim that prior to the pdi inspection the uk insert is calibrated in kilometers. This is changed to miles at pdi. Any comments? Also whilst on the subject - if I accidentally zero the odometer is it possible to restore the mileage figure and if so how might this be achieved?