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• Choosing an MPV 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  Our family is 2 Adults and 4 children. The elder two teenages are obviously adult size, and the younger two are now passed the childseat phase, though do sit on small booster cushions. So we regularly need to carry 6, and if we go away for a holiday, we need to be able to carry 6 plus luggage. To carry a extra 7th is a necessity as well, since we are regularly entertaining school friends etc at pick up time.
• Mazda 2 - Used car advice, been standing 30 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  On the up side, it does seem to be a very genuine little car, in good condition, runs and drives well and it has obviously been well serviced and looked after and has not been passed about, it's only had 2 owners from new (plus us on the V5). You are right in mentioning the notorious Mazda rust, however this affected pre 2008ish cars,-  Mazda sorted this out years ago and the later cars are not affected by the old rust problem.
• TOYOTA AYGO - Loud Grinding Noise - TOYOTA AYGO 20 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  This was not a major issue and I lived with it for three plus years. It was only on the off-chance I told them to investigate. Someone did therefore take the car out and test for this issue and they did state they also smelt something and that it needed further investigation.
• Quickest way towards the driving test in the uk. 13 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Long story short, I am a full time teacher in the reading area and I live in Southwest London and the Southwest train commute plus the bus and walk commutes in between schools is literally making me sick. Have a had a bad cold for a month and I can not shake it off. So the lack of car is jeopardizing both my job and my health and making me misserable and is all due to a bureaucratic nonsense.
• Citroen C5 2009 diesel exclusive 138hp - Life with my C5 4 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Having passed a year with the car I thought I'd scribble my comments for what they are worth. Firstly I bought it because I've always liked something different, I think its gorgeous, and trail to Aberdeen  most weekends: a round trip of circa 350mls.
• Skoda rapid - 2 years / 20k miles in a Rapid (HB) 29 Mar 2016 (Forum)
      On the plus side I found the car comfortable, exceptionally roomy and relatively quiet when cruising (70 mph = ~2100 rpm). The MDi & 64 Gb USB stick / Bluetooth audio streaming satisfied my audio needs and the huge boot allowed me to carry furniture on more than one occasion.
• Mazda - Mazda used approved warranty claim advice, please 13 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  In January this year I bought an approved used Mazda MPV 2.0TD through a Mazda dealer for £5000 which came with a years Mazda Zoom Zoom Plus (ZZ+) warranty. When I bought the car she had covered just over 52000 miles. In order to qualify as a used approved Mazda it had to have Full Service History and pass a rigorous inspection. This was a blue chip car.
• Dodgy mechanics 16 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I went to pick it up and was told that the gearbox had come off and they had \'sorted it\'. It was EXACTLY the same to drive as when I took it in, plus now it had a squeak which wasn\'t there before. I looked at it properly when I got home and the gearbox hadn\'t been touched. It went back on Saturday morning with a few stern words and the garage promised once again to \'sort it\'.
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 ABS pump 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  The front wheel trims were scuffed, I replaced them, the 2 year service was due, I had it done, I replaced a couple of bulbs and had paint repairs on a couple of small scuffs to the front bumper, minor and very tiny dents on the doors (hardly visible and certainly not photographable). I was confident the car would pass any inspection. At the end of the inspection I was given an estimate for £1700 plus VAT to 'put the car right'. I immediately took it to two garages for an independent inspection - both agreed with me the car was in good condition and had a very small amount of use - which they considered fair wear and tear.
• High Court Enforcement 5 May 2018 (Forum)
    I plead, i need to see a judge as the lady has clearly used a ficticious address to pervert the course of justice so i would never recieve any paperwork, she then ups it to the high court, and they come out with a writ of control, so that can happen to absolutely everybody. I ive paid £4500 to her, plus £1000 to bailiffs and she STILL has the car. I have also been to the police and they have taken a report of fraud. It goes to an external bureau first andf they then pass to police if necessary which they deemed it met criteria A nightmare scenario which im sure will make alot of you tingle as it could happen to absolutely anyone.
• Replacement car suggestions 21 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Pros: Storming performance, well equipped, understated image, more reasonable servicing/maintenance costs than I had expected, and it?s been totally reliable (never broken down or needed remedial work to pass an MOT). Cons: fuel economy, showing its age, ride on urban roads is utterly abysmal, residual value disappearing fast Add to the equation the fact that I have recently changed jobs to one which involves using the car for work on a daily basis.
• Young driver education 25 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  A more diverse bunch you couldn’t expect to hear from, but the message was clear: new drivers need a minimum level of tuition before taking the test, plus a higher standard of training, they need monitoring once they have passed their test, and they need ongoing tuition after their test. Sensible stuff, and I’m delighted to say, achievable stuff.
• Any From The Guardian - Electric car short term lease 16 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Drivers also have to be at least 30 to qualify, charging access costs an extra £10 a month, and you only get 800 miles a month included. It’s offering a basic Nissan Leaf for £330 a month plus £95 admin fee, although the Renault Zoe at £379, plus fee, looks a better bet. It also offers the MG ZS from £429 a month. These have much more space than the Zoe and would a good choice for anyone needing a standard family-sized car.
• Golf MK5 2004 1.6 FSI - Golf Mk5 2004 1.6 FSI - VAG / VCDS Scan - Fault Co 24 Oct 2016 (Forum)
         Labels: 3C0-937-049-23-M.lbl    Part No SW: 1K0 937 049 K    HW: 1K0 937 049 K*    Component: Bordnetz-SG 1.0 H30 0701      Revision: 00030000    Serial number: 00000000514812    Coding: E48D0F0600041800001400001400000000    Shop #: WSC 00000 000 00000    VCID: 3779465146CE8C868F-8062      Subsystem 1 - Part No: 1K2 955 119 B  Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB    Component: Wischer VW350  012  0401      Coding: 00065493    Shop #: WSC 00000        Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1K0 955 559 K  Labels: 1K0-955-559-AF.CLB    Component: RegenLichtSens 002  0505      Coding: 00217125    Shop #: WSC 00000     4 Faults Found: 00988 - Lamp for Brake Light; Right (M10)              012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit 01064 - Terminal 58d; Interior Dimming              012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit - Intermittent 02394 - Parking Light Left Front (M1)              012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit - Intermittent 00979 - Lamp for Low Beam; Right (M31)              010 - Open or Short to Plus - Intermittent   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 15: Airbags        Labels: 1K0-909-605.lbl    Part No SW: 1K0 909 605 A    HW: 1K0 909 605 A    Component: 0M AIRBAG VW8   022 0500      Revision: 04022000    Serial number: 0033FD08P0VC      Coding: 0012365    Shop #: WSC 01268 785 00200    VCID: 2A5F6F25857C216E00-807E      Subsystem 1 - Serial number: 6332MSME5D7E1002       Subsystem 2 - Serial number: 6342MSME57340A02       Subsystem 3 - Serial number: 6351HSME43485801       Subsystem 4 - Serial number: 6361HSME5D0F5901    2 Faults Found: 01218 - Side Airbag Igniter; Passenger Side (N200)              001 - Upper Limit Exceeded - Intermittent - MIL ON 01221 - Crash Sensor Side Airbag; Driver Side (G179)              010 - Open or Short to Plus - Intermittent - MIL ON   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 16: Steering wheel        Labels: 1K0-953-549-MY8.lbl    Part No SW: 1K0 953 549 A    HW: 1K0 953 549 A    Component: Lenksäulenmodul 012 0030      Coding: 0000022    Shop #: WSC 01279 785 00200    VCID: 306B7D4DA3A05BBECE-8064   No fault code found.
• VW Golf 1.6 FSE - Small claims-consuer rights act 2015 advice 13 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  We have now sent them a letter of notice of legal action, and they refused again. For some reason they said we only informed them after six months had passed, but this is demonstrably not true with the paperwork and email records we have. I guess my main questions are: -We have two diagnostic readouts (the AA when we broke down once, and Halfords), plus a health check from a VW garage, dating from a couple of weeks after purchase to about 3 1/2 months after.
• Parking fine - student in need of legal advice 8 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  I was waiting for the response for 2 months. Few days ago I received a letter from "Debt Recovery Plus Ltd" stating that the amount outstanding is now £150. I called you and explained that I had received no response after my appealance, but their advisor stated that they had sent me an answer and I had 35 days to send a proof that I had had a valid parking ticket at 08/11/2012.
• Postcard from Moscow 29 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Our Rover was being driven at up to 70 MPH through the city, undertaking and overtaking in the process, with us in turn being passed either side. Oh yes, along the dueled sections there are U-turners queued up in the outside lane to avoid, too. I have seen more (all of these cars painted black, of course) Porsche Cayenne Turbo 4x4s, current generation 750iL and V8 X5s, A8 W12s, Bentleys, and even Hummers than I have seen in the rest of my life, all adorned with acres of that aforementioned black tinted glass plus huge, usually chrome, wheels and rubber band tyres.
• When DVLA inspections go wrong 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  and who's the bloke in the Freelander who's about to buy shares in Autoglass?? Another 15 minutes pass and then the DVLA Inspector (the one I've got the appointment with) sticks his head through the van door, looks at me, looks at the office he's with, and says "what the hell have you arrested him for, the bloke you want is in that transit" and points to the transit and trailer that was in my way in the first place !!
• Unhappy with main dealer-how to proceed? 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  It's a thousand or so miles from service and cambelt, may as well have that done whilst it's in there, save me some hassle in a fortnight - so i asked, and she "added it to the job sheet") Anyway, the day passed, and just about "home time" i had a call from a bloke at the dealer, who told me: "Hi, whilst doing the service, we noticed the following could use doing: And proceeded to list off a number of items totalling just shy of £1000 (front suspension tie rods, front discs and pads, water pump, etc) Plus your fuel-pump which is the reason it broke down, that's £308 (Hang on, i thought, fuel pump?
• letter from the colonies vol 14 18 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Each cabin has a heavily barred window and outside is a number of plastic chairs to accommodate the inevitable waiting which is so much part of life here. Fixers pass up and down the crowds promising shortcuts for money and there are chaps who will stand in line for you if you don't want to do it yourself. Beware however since you may not see your money or papers again.