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• What would you have done? 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  The first police car appears in the distance... Well, in fact they were in a hurry and went the other way quickly, more important things to worry about. But if she HAD stopped, what the heck was I going to say? All very well saying "get names and numbers" but in those circumstances one just doesn't! Well, this one didn't anyway.
• Mondeo Advice 26 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I currently have a 93 ZX TD which develops a new niggling fault every day of the week and that rubbish Laguna I just long to own a motor that is reliable and drives well and has reasonable crash protection, flash isn't important! Appreciate anyone who takes the time to reply, I know it's a long post.
• Wrong place, wrong time! 23 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Traffic trundling along at 20-25, me in my Transit, MGF behind, police traffic car in front. Guy in the MGF decides he's far too important to wait, exits into service road and screams down it at about 60 to try and beat the traffic at the next side road. Policeman shakes his head and watches as the MGF speeds along with driver busy watching the gap in the main road traffic he's aiming for.
• VW Golf Mk IV 1 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Am considering buying a Mk IV Golf and need some advice, seen a Euro import VW Golf Mk IV 1.9TDi PD (130PS) 5dr with tiptronic transmission. This model isnt sold in the UK but the is being sold NEW by a well known car super market for £15,500. It is a sports model with 16inch alloys met paint climate control sports suspension, sports steering wheel and instrument dials.
• Benefits of Optimax... 28 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Am I being conned into thinking that this Optimax will give me better economy or do they actually mean that performance will just be better acceleration etc - which for a motorway journey isn't really that important!
• Speeding (mostly excl cameras) VIII 15 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  As there was no signature on the form and no other evidence available to the prosecution upon which to prove the identity of the driver the conviction must be set aside, said the judge. The case is regarded of great importance because of the rapid increase in police speed cameras. The judge was told similar cases were spreading "like a virus" to magistrates courts up and down the country. The case arose after ex-Manchester United player Yorke was fined £350 and ordered to pay £1,000 court costs by Manchester city magistrates after the 31-year-old's Porsche 911 turbo was clocked doing 61mph in Princess Road, Withington, where there was a 40 mph limit, in May 2001.
• New Car Discounts from the AA 23 May 2003 (Forum)
  The AA says, "All new cars are supplied from within the UK, to UK market specifications". I suppose this implies they are not imports, but the wording is just vague enough to allow them to source their cars from non-main dealers, if they chose. Ian
• When is a New car not a New car? 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I was a little bemused by the system they run and the fact that you sign documents before even seeing the vehicle. when you do see the vehicle you are pretty much rushed off the premises as there are so many other cars coming and going. I accepted that my car was an import,but that was reflected in the price. What i couldnt accept was that the car was clearly not new. It had a number of blemishes and had obviously been cleaned up,but it smelt like it had been sitting around for months and did not have the new car smell or feel i was expecting.
• Alloy Rims And Tyre Repair/Replacement 24 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  What is difficult is guaranteeing that the garages standard coincides with your own. The problem of Quality Assurance (QA) in the garage industry in general is an important one. It will not go away. I am sure that those of you who run vehicle maintenance businesses, will have a particular view on this. Irrespective the issue of garage QA is pertinent to us all. Any ideas how to treat my damaged rim?
• A real anorak 12 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  My wife fell about laughing when she just looked at it,she would have been playing with dolls at this time a much more rewarding and important task. But dosn't it say something of the innocence and difference in life style of today when kids have to have interests found for them. My wife suggests I should take it down to the local Police station in case it could clear up unsolved crime.
• Dealer discount advice needed 16 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Right chaps - here's the deal. I've decided to get the civic Type R I posted about the other day. Not going to import as there's only about £1200 in it and I can't be bothered. I reckon I can get about £500 of that diifference back through shopping around. I love a haggle and intend to make the dealers beg for mercy to get the best price, but whats the best way?
• Now an MR-2 11 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  Having re-read some magazine tests and HJs car-by-car breakdown I'm getting the feeling the MR-2 might be the better drivers car and I think it looks better and will be a bit more exclusive than an MX-5 Spoke to a Toyota dealer today - has delivery of 2 weeks as a possibility and started to sugest we negotiate on price when I mentioned imports - threw in air con for free as well. Not many used on the market, and they seem to be at very high prices, but the way he crumbled worried me a bit. What are the disadvantages from buying from Tradesales?
• Bad day at the Office.... 6 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  Came to change his motor, no prob, gave him a good price for his and chipped a few quid off the new one. He'd decided to swap his wife's grey import for a new supermini. Now this was a dilema. I had no proper base for assesing its value and then would have to move it on, in the trade so to speak. Anyway a few calls later we agreed a price and I got two sales out of it.
• Mike Rutherfords Champions 7 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  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. Especially if such a buyer isn't found and Ford is forced to concede, with some justification, that it just can't afford to keep Aston going any longer.
• Yanmar 1GM10 (NOT a car) - Ship or Buy Tools 15 Jul 2025 (Forum)
  Shipping is expensive, but AFACT at present without specific quotes (Shippers want weight/volume before quoting, while I want their rates so that I can decide what's worth shipping, generating a bit of a chicken/egg/Catch 22) , doesnt seem to be quite THAT expensive, As long as I dont get stuck with import duties for my old junk
• EV battery manufacturing. 13 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Australian National Review - You Dig Up 500,000 Pounds of the Earth’s Crust for One EV Auto Battery!  AS regards the UK plants we are going to have to import most of the raw materials to make these batteries from places as far afield as Australia and South America presumably by ship and road or rail to the plant.  The article pictures the scale of the mining and the carbon intensity of doing so.
• BF selling car on behalf of GF who is abroad 1 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  I've found an article on Autoexpress (published in April 2022) that says the V5 is the most important document "which will prove that you are the registered keeper and the car is yours to sell " Yet he is not the registered keeper and so the car, technically speaking, isn't his to sell.
• Any - Brother and law retirement car 25 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Now that he is retiring, he is thinking of replacing the A4 with a smaller new car that will last him over 15 years or until he or the car will push daisies., this is his most important criteria. The budget is up to 20k plus a bit for the right vehicle. He is not a car person. He needs wheels for A to B with no drama and fewer gadgets as possible. I asked how many miles/year and what pattern of driving he predict?
• Strange hankerings 11 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  Two door Orion, Ford or VW badge and often with a detuned VW 1800 GTi motor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Verona I think Honda miss a trick by not importing this wee belter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_S660 A tough but cheap go anywhere off-reader for less than most city cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Niva The car to survive the apocalypse. https://www.toyota.com.au/landcruiser-70 This would do wonders for VW’s rather staid image in the UK. https://drivetribe.com/p/vw-saveiro-2020-its-a-little-pickup-PRVoQlOlT_WESBmEGGNVcA Affordable fun for young drivers.
• "Dacia" Duster double cab pickup? 2 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Plus, some of the few which crop up for sale are inevitably going to be 1.3 turbo diesel versions). I did wonder about the possibility of importing an NP200. Routine servicing should pose no problems, but not sure how much hassle would be involved in doing so. https://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/jpg/201206/2010-nissan-np200-3.jpg https://www.nissanec.co.za/wp-content/uploads/landing_page/2015/10/09/NP200.jpg