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• ANY - Faults in our cars 19 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Just discussing cars with a friend and what the problems were. 1979 renault 5, seized hub 1980 new vw jetta, overheating 1981 new passat estate no faults except bit of a barge 1982 new escort 3 dr estate no faults, but noisy. vw passat hatch no problems 1983 new astra 1.3 estate none 1983 new astra 1.6gt clutch replaced warranty 1984 new cavalier no faults 1985 new  astra gsi digital display faulty warranty 1985 new cavalier sri no faults 1986 new audi 100 estate bit of a barge, rear caliper sticking recall.
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  What would you suggest is a reasonable payout for our written-off Clio? 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Last Thursday morning my daughter crashed her 2007 Clio 1.2 Sport with 33,000 miles showing. The insurers, Quote Me Happy, arranged for the car to be collected...
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  Should I buy a petrol or diesel car? 21 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  After selling my BMW 5-Series I'm thinking of returning to a Golf-sized car and was thinking about a 1.6TDI Match Mk6, however I'm wary about buying a...
• Audi A4 Allroad - First Time Buyers help 11 Mar 2012 (Forum)
    I have drawn up a short list of some possibles, with some price ranges as this is French market C3 or C4 Picasso (either semi or full automatic gearbox). (17000 Euros new C3 19000 Euros used C4) Renault Grand Scenic III (18500 Euros for slightly used) Skoda Yeti 1.2 TSI DSG (new 20000-24000) Euros other?   I would obviously preferred used but it looks like I have to consider new because the French do not like Automatic gearboxes and thus they are harder and more expensive.
• Any - Left Hand Drive Cheapo MPV wanted for Portugal 26 Aug 2011 (Forum)
   Budget around £2000 Looked at Eurovans (Citroen Evasion, 806, Ulysses) Ford Galaxy & floorpan clones, Renault Espace. Trouble is there are not many options for LHD MPV's of this age. Wondering if any Forum members have any other suggestions and of course any ideas of whether trade or private sale would be better...
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  Wrong wheel and tyre 12 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 07 Renault Laguna, when I got home I noticed that one of the wheels {OE alloy} had been swaped for one that is corroded and has been...
• SEAT Ibiza ST Reference 1.6 diesel - Fuel economy 2 Jul 2011 (Forum)
   Living in Spain, we thought that we would look at the "local" manufacturer but before doing so we hired several cars - Seat Ibiza, Renault Megane, Citroen C3 and C4, Fiat Punto Eco, Ford Focus.  All diesel.  In May this year, after considerable deliberation, we purchased a Seat Ibiza ST 1.6 diesel.  With varied driving conditions - short journeys plus motorway trips of 200kms+, we have used: 40.7 litres diesel over 748 kms; 38.6 litres diesel over 718 kms; 42.1 litres over 789 kms.
• This site is becoming a resource hog [Read only] 19 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Some of these adds would also be much better as an animated gif, they would use so much less resources than flash adds. The site is usually ok but with the combination of adverts I am getting now (from Renault) it a resource hog. My point is if you can't change the way the adverts work at the moment just make sure it dosn't get any worse in the future. A content driven website which mades money from adverts only works if it was visitors, if the adverts stop the visitors from using the site then it becomes a problem.
• Engines - big and lazy or small and highly-strung? 29 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Particular favourites of mine have been - - the B-series Austin engine in my first car, the beloved A50 - the 2.0 Renault engine which I had in a 20TS and two 18 GTX estates in the 1980s - the V6 24v in the Laguna - the 1.8 XUD in the Peugeot 205 - the 2.5 TDI in the A4 Avant of blessed memory and the current VAG 2.0 TDI (though I believe both these can give trouble when they get to high mileages).
• Modern car gearboxes 25 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I haven't driven a newer PSA car, but the older ones had very little spring in them and the gearshift felt floppy and badly weighted. Renaults (and newer Nissans) are just plain sloppy -- gearstick just flopping around when you're driving. VWs are the reverse -- slow, and clunky, but at least they feel as if they're built to last. Probably aren't but that's the feeling you get.
• Time for a change ...................... 21 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I've also looked at a new Octavia, but wasn't keen on the deal offered. I've also looked at Peugeot, Citroen and Renault but aren't keen on any of them. I probably prefer a petrol engine, but the toyota D4D is very quiet and is a least as quick as the Mazda 2.0 petrol. The toyota diesel is only £650 more than the 1.8 petrol, but appears to have much stronger residuals.
• Car prices go up - Electronic go down. 15 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Article I read recently said that these days are numbered:- 1) Environmental cases against big cars with big engines (and the big profits) 2) New competition coming within 5-10 years from the east - East Europe, South Asia, South East Asia and China 3) Existing big European suppliers caught - Mercedes, BMW aiming for up market segment with bigger cars, Mass market suppliers(Ford, Peugeot) market attacked from above and below from new emerging suppliers from below as well as existing competitors with new brands (GM has Daewoo / Chevrolet, Renault has Dacia/Logan, Toyota has Daihatsu) If the market in 5-15 years time is filled with Chinese, Indian...........where is the future for Peugeot? If the Upmarket segment of MB& BMW is attacked by Lexus, Infiniti............... will they compete as currently they sell on badge and lack the engineering quality of the Lexus Who will be the winners and big names - may be the future is Cheaper, smaller, simpler, easier to fix cars and not the all singing and dancing electronics in the current car choice.
• Nicole - New car 1 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Mitsubishi colt -a lot of car for not much money, Trade sales have shed loads at 6.5k BUT boot too small. Fiesta - Its a ford, its got ford gears we are left with a shortlist. Seat Ibiza New Renault clio New Toyota Yaris. So with that in mind, today we had a test drive at out local Seat Dealer. Nice friendly dealer -no pressure, test drive was booked previously and was a "where is your driving license, sign this form, give me your old keys, here are the keys to the car, bring it back in an hour or so and have fun" So we had a 1.4 ibiza sport for an hour.
• Jaguar car co for sale? 4 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  The strategic alliance is a buzzword in the American car market at present. General Motors is in talks with Renault and Nissan about striking such a venture to help to turn round GM?s operations. Jaguar revenue has plunged in the past two years, despite a boom in global luxury car sales. It is estimated that the company sold 41,000 Jaguars in the first half of 2006, compared with 118,000 in 2004.
• advice on 2003 Mondeo Ghia 30 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  All this from a main dealer! I thought I would see what I price I cud get for my own car.. being Renault Laguna 1.8RT on a P 2006 plate. I knew i would not get much for it.. but asked £1000 for it. They offered 320 for it.. I asked for 500 and got it. I then said if they reduce the price to 7500 they would get a deal that day.
• What price 5* Ncap crash protection 30 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Any of you doubt the benefits of 5 star NCAP crash protection, you look very hard before you scoff. Thank you Renault. It may have had a dicky clutch and a whining gearbox, but when the crunch came your promises came through. Thanks to Leicestershire Police, Oakham Fire service, Lincs and Leics ambulance service and thanks to Peterborough A&E team.
• Touran 8 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  As there are no ordering cars during December its mine till late Jan, or if I like I can keep it. 5 months old, 9k up, Touran SE 1.9 TDi 7 seats with Blaupunkt Travelpilot DX-R4 sat nav, 2zone climate. Initial impressions. Well the 105PD engine is nowhere near as smooth as the Renault dCi. You can feel its an oil burner. Having said that, for a 105PS its actually quite pokey with nice torque, quite wide band, not peaky like some 130PS PDs I have driven. All in all the power is useable and ample.
• New Civic - Is Honda going mad? 27 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My parents generation and even I when I test drive cars seem to lament the sort of soft cossetting ride you could get from the Renault/Peugeots of old and instead the more modern versions of such cars are now "Germanically hard" as that is what the yoof marketiers think is what the market wants (ie ape a Golf/BMW). You do wonder if when car companies "clinic" a new car whether they actually interview a wide range of customers or even admit internally that the majority of their customers are about 20yrs older than they would like...
• Newshape Nissan Primera 2.2DCI Fault 16 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  The Garage on the last repair rather than get a new conector just cut back the wire and resoldered it so it would have been constanly pulling and again the wire broke. They were a renault dealer who just took on Nissan franchise to) the RAC man spent 30 mins getting a spare bit of wire, Soldered it and made me a temp repair which is better than the dealer repair. Today I went back to the dealer and saw the new (and thankfully experianced)Nissan service forman who said that it he had heard of this before and the conector was make to short from the factory.
• Those WOW! moments remembered 20 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  And just recently a Ferrari F40 bogging down as it took off from the Frizzell r'bout traffic lights, only to suddenly get a rush of power and just scream off. fantastic. Only to be more memorable for the Renault 19 1.4 on big alloys and blacked out windows 'trying' to keep up with the F40 - oh how i roared!!!! Whats your fondest wow memories?