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• Risks buying certain 3yr old cars 24 May 2007 (Forum)
  by pensioners or young female drivers. It has few problems and seems a reasonable bet at 3 years old. The other model seems to have taken over the role of the old modded Novas or Corsa`s of a decade or so ago however Its not a Vauxhall. This newish, large supermini is often bought brand new by 17yr olds who
• The Speed Camera Thread - Volume 15 5 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  The Sunday Times - Driving November 23, 2003 Speeding fines: A driver?s tale: 26 points and a police record Home Office figures due early next year are expected to show a rise of around 30% in just 12 months in the numbers of drivers disqualified. The jump, insiders say
• Site Adverts and Pop-ups 26 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  to do so. This all takes a great deal of people\'s time, in particular HJ\'s. It also takes a fair amount of money. There are people who either do their work for free or at greatly reduced rates. People such as Stephen, Dave, Me and HJ himself. Adverts and pop-ups provide a source of revenue
• Calling all engineers and web whizzos? 14 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Hi All, Having read some high quality technical input on this forum, I?d like to pick everyone?s brains on an issue that is vexing me but one you probably haven?t come across before: that of running modern car engines on LEADED fuel. Background Here in Jordan almost all the second-hand cars
• Mini Cooper S Coupe - Second hand car problems from purchase 30 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  life which is not surfacing? MINI COOPER S COUPE YE12GCY This letter is to complain about service I have received from Mini Crewe following the purchase of a nearly new Mini Cooper S Coupe and to explain
• Warranty claim / conflict of interest for garage 31 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  over 5000 miles (bringing the total mileage to just over 57000) it has consumed just under 7 litres of oil, or to put it another way about 1 litre every 750 miles. I took it into a more local manufacturer?s garage and they quickly diagnosed heavy breathing. In fact, with the engine running, if you
• 'Stuck' with an expensive car 17 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  of a s od of a situation. Turns out that the partners we?re working with are not those that we expected. I?m doing far fewer miles, and a lot of the miles I?m now doing I can get to much more cheaply by taking the train. I?m a founder / owner / director, so despite it being financially detrimental
• Kia Picanto - Car insurance payout advice 16 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  done myself the car will then be classed as a category S or category M and I will no longer be able get insurance on the car as it will be classed as written off. As it is only paintwork damage and not body work or mechanical damage, I don't understand that. My questions
• Mazda 5 - Mazda 5 - 2008 - D I E S E L ! losing power 23 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I am all to aware about the bad reputation these cars have with DPF's, injector washers and so on but try to keep everything at bay myself....
• 2010 Ford S-Max 2.0 Powershift - Ford admits fault after warranty expires ! 19 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Hi all, this quite a long story but will keep it short as possible. I bought this vehicle from Ford direct in April 2011, Ford dealership gave...
• Volvo XC60(2015) - Another service scam? 9 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Hi John, My Volvo XC60 has just had it,s second year service with only 9,400 miles on the clock. I have a 5 year pre-paid service plan; so was surprised to receive a phone call to say the brake fluid needed changing at a cost of £90.00 and did I wish to proceed. I reluctantly agreed
• Legal Advice required 12 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  on the car. I was offered £500 as a gesture but it doesn't cover the ££££s I've encountered so rejected this and opened a case with the financial ombudsman. All costs have been recorded. Their courtesy car was supplied with a bald tyre, which failed whilst driving. Safety risk!! It took them three weeks
• Citroen C1 - Misdescribed car sale 13 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  getting home it suddenly dawned on me that there isn't even a button on the dash for it and the car doesn't, in fact, have AC installed. I did some research and then called the dealer to explain that the item is misdecribed under SoGA 1979 (s.13 and s.14) and have requested a full refund. He
• 2010 S-Max 2.0 Powershift - Ford admits fault after warranty expires ! 10 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, this quite a long story but will keep it short as possible. I bought this vehicle from Ford direct in April 2011, Ford dealership gave the...
• Ford Fiesta MKIV 1.25 Zetec S - Master cylinder replaced now erratic idling!! 14 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, have done some serious searching on this site and many others an have yet to find a definitive answer!! The story goes.... ....This car...
• Audi A3 - Advice on buying Automatics 28 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  , never to get another semi-auto again as long as I live. The next one he says very directly, MUST be a full auto (I only have license for automatic) I keep seeing A3’s which I love and know are historically, reliable cars that aren’t flimsily built but I’ve clocked about 20
• SEAT Altea (2004 - ) - 55000 mile report 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  response when discussing the issues with the Altea was ?ahhh that?s because it?s a cheap VW? but the only Seat specific part that failed was the boot lock, everything else was generic VAG. Do VAG have a crystal ball which decides which brand their parts are sent to or do all VAG drivers have to deal
• Insurance question - second car 26 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  being SORNed for 18 months. There is method in this madness, as I want to put it back on the road anyway as a smoker. The other half?s Pug 206 needs to go but she can?t be without a car. So the plan is put the Micra back on the road, flog the Pug, she gets my Punto for a couple of months while I kick
• The ignorance of some drivers! 3 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  ) who refused to play ball and seemed to go out of their way to keep me behind them....one even deliberately speeding up at a brief two laned bit....WHY? i could see him and his ugly missus chittering on about it when i eventually got past, couple in their late 50's early 60's.......i'll admit to being
• Bio Fuel - Jeep Cherokee 2.8 diesel 6 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Is anyone here a wiz on bio fuel? I have a customer with a Jeep Cherokee 2.8 diesel. Jeep says it?s only allowed to run on 5% bio fuel so really that means it can?t use it. Anyway this customer has been using it anyway and had no running problems with it until it started making a noise