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• 2008 Motorshow- Good Bad and Ugly 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Are both definitely cars I would be more than happy to own. Of the premium brands fell in love with the Merc CLS I sat in, but was left a bit flat by the S Class, and the SL. Guess without actually driving them cant get a complete picture, but whilst the CLS gave me a feel good factor from behind the wheel, the others didnt. Other let downs included the new Vauxhall Insignia.
• Pandemic bargains 6 May 2021 (Forum)
  I have been of late rather busy with requests to both find and sell cars for people and despite dealers being a bit unrealistic regarding prices there are still bargains to be had, here’s a few I’ve bought. A 2013 63 plate Honda CRV 2.0 S in dark blue with 66,000 miles, full history and near spotless condition. One minor scratch on the NS rear quarter that’s not really noticeable unless you’re really looking for it and 4 good tyres. £6,000 in a private sale.
• SEAT Alhambra 2011 1.4 TSi - Car purchase help 24 Oct 2020 (Forum)
    Find out more Date tested12 June 2017PASS Mileage36,045 miles MOT test number8436 2619 2445 Test location View test location Expiry date28 June 2018 Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)  What are advisories?
• BMW 5-Series E61 Touring (2004 - ) - 520d SE - 12,000m report 12 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  . * USB connection: for me, the simplest but best option if your like music in your car, as you don't need an IPOD to take advantage of the I-Drive - simply load up a memory stick(s)/ MP3 player and the whole lot can be accessed, with track listings etc, through the controller and viewed on the screen. The CD player hasn't been needed. It will store 20,000 track details, but I have found it prefers MP3 to WMA format.
• Choosing a second car - ideas? 10 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Go up a size, and the Primera is woeful compared with latest Mondeo / Mazda 6. They don?t have an MPV to tempt me from my Grandis or to compete with S-MAX, C-4, Espaces, Galaxy? they don?t have premium mid-size saloon either like Audi A4, BMW3 / Lexus IS ? nothing!!!!! what do they have? Oh.. the GT-R coming! Wow! But what a price. Sorry for the sideways rant, but being in their showroom yesterday left me SO disappointed.
• Mike Rutherfords Champions 7 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Jaguar, Ford's deeply troubled daughter company, is also a candidate for relegation - at least until the desperately needed replacement for the S-Type appears in showrooms. And unless a cash-rich buyer can be found for Aston Martin (yet another member of the troubled Ford stable) the future for this tiny but legendary and important British company looks worryingly uncertain.
• New (Motability) car 15 May 2023 (Forum)
  No heated seats or steering wheel on this spec (but I could pay a £299 advanced payment and get the GT-Line S with the same 120PS MHEV as the Bayon and which has the heated seats and steering wheel). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Renault Zoe Iconic R135 50kWh Boost Charge (meaning quicker charging ia 50kW rapid chargers, 15-80% in 54 mins) - Pro's: No advance payment.
• Bad overtake? 6 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Despite there being oncoming traffic they still didn't want to let me in. Were they trying to cause a head on collision? If the police officer(s) 'saw everything' then why didn't they stop them instead or at least mention it to me? Although I didn't have a problem with them driving at 30mph, it does raise some concerns and they shouldn't expect others to do the same speed.
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - Golf GTI 1.8T - first impressions 25 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  After a week on the commute, I've done a brim to brim calculation at 32.8 mpg (against the computer's reported 34.3) which is not bad considering that included a week of some of the worst traffic I've ever seen on the M3, and a dash down to Southampton and back that was certainly not economy minded. Similar use would have had the Volvo well down into the 20's. The 1.8T engine is very impressive, being flawlessly smooth throughout the rev range, and with a very flat torque curve. It will pull from 1500 RPM without hesitation, yet rev cleanly through its range.
• Seat Altea XL - first impressions 21 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Oh, and one gripe I do have, the car only comes with one remote control key, the other is just a normal key. For a car that should be £17.5k, surely you would expect 2 remote control keys? That?s what my Skoda has. Shortly will be taking it to France and back so will report back in a few weeks how living with the car is.
• 2004 Pontiac GTO - Motor Trend review 7 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Coupled to the optional ($695) Tremec six-speed manual transmission (an electronically controlled four-speed automatic is standard), the Vette V-8 kicks the GTO with inspiring swiftness. Even wearing its standard M+S tires, our test car scorched from [B]0 to 60 mph in 5.3 seconds and tripped the quarter-mile lights in 13.62 seconds at 104.78 mph--numbers that would leave a 1960s-vintage GTO seeing yellow[/B]. When we last tested a supercharged Ford Mustang SVT Cobra (another front-V-8, rear-drive two-plus-two priced in the mid-$30s), it bettered those numbers, reaching 60 mph in just 4.8 seconds and nailing the quarter mile in 13.0 at 110.7 mph.
• toyota yaris - used ca dealer posing as private seller! help! 5 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  - He has advertised 10's of cars as a private seller when he is a car dealer and this is easily searchable and confirmable using a google search of his phone number. - It is the law that If you buy a faulty car from a private seller who turns out to be a car dealer, you have the same rights to a repair, replacement or refund?
• Anatomy of a ride 23 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  We wave goodbye as each one takes his/her exit home. Road is clear so I manage 110 mph for a couple of minutes. A couple of R-1's and and a Fireblade storm past us with a wave. Cops stare but they can't catch us on their Chinese 125 cc's. GRowlette slows down and pulls alongside as we enter our sub-division and blows me a kiss..
• Advice Please- INSURER CONSENT AND ASSIGNMENT FORM 1 Mar 2021 (Forum)
    (c)        CISGIL’s investigations establish that:   (i)         the person(s) named by you in the claim form as the driver you considered responsible (hereinafter referred to as the Defendant) is liable to the Claimant in respect of the damage to property and/or bodily injury,   (ii)         the liability is a relevant liability as defined in paragraph 6 below,   (iii)        there is no insurer (or no insurer whose identity can be ascertained) who is obliged to indemnify the Defendant in respect of this liability,   (iv)        under the provisions of Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Insurer will become liable to satisfy a judgment obtained against the Defendant.
• Peugeot? Skoda? and others - Search for a car 1 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Conclusion, the A4 would be interesting, in the right trim and engine combination, the A3 (with S-Line pack) was lovely but too small for 5 plus luggage, whilst the Skoda Octavia though the sensible choice, lack internally a sense of quality the others had.  The Golfs like the A3 would be too small.
• wokingham council 13 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Wokingham District Council On-line Live Tuesday December 11th, 5.30pm - 6.30 pm Thank you to everyone who took part in our online discussion session with Cllr Coling Lawley, Wokingham District Council?s deputy leader. The topics discussed are shown below. If you would like to follow up on any of the areas of discussion, please e-mail us on wokinghamdc@wokingham.gov.uk and mark the subject of your e-mail 'Online Live'.
• 3 years with a Jazz CVT 29 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  So they never using more than about 70% of what's there for the taking, little realising that not only does the Jazz thrive on revs, but as far Honda's go, it isn't actually that high revving at all (the mid 60's S800 was good for 10000rpm)!. Fuel economy for the three years, overall, has been around 47mpg. Bear in mind this is predominantly around town. Out of town would result in about 55mpg, maybe a bit more if i wasn't in a hurry.
• Used cars of the year 13 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Sub £4,000 Mazda MX5 As above, you’ll get an early MK III for this money, just watch for rot. Best MPV £8,000 Ford S-Max 1.6 Ecoboost. Almost diesel economy yet none of the reliability issues they suffer from. Rare though as most are diesel powered which again if bought well a 2.0 TDCi can serve you well but just budget for potential problems.
• Chevy Impala - Make a full size car get 200 mpg 10 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  There were 53 inventors who wouldn't sell out. Each of them had fatal "accidents" two to three weeks after refusing to sell their patent(s). I knew four of these inventors personally. The website is http://www.fuelvapors.com/ .
• 30 armed police arrest couple from anonymous call 7 May 2012 (Forum)
    We were on the A82 North of Glasgow when in my rear view mirror I saw a police car behind us with flashing lights so I indicated and pulled over to let them pass.  As I pulled over I saw in my mirror that there were in the region of 30 or so 4x4’s BMW M5’s and a police helicopter came into view above us.   Wow! I said to my partner, something huge is unfolding right in front of us.  What could it be?  We soon realised that it was us that had instantly become the focus of Glasgow’s tactical firearms unit.