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• New 5 Series BMW £10K Off 27 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I glanced at the pop up (above) re a very well equipped BMW at a very signigant price reduction. The second time I looked at it I saw that the offer related to a car built in 2006. At the most optimistic view this car is 2 years and 3 months old, minumum. Where has it been all this time, will it have a 'new' car warranty, and is it a good buy at that price?
• Kit cars 27 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I've always been fascinated by the idea of a kit car, though the likelyhood of me ever starting a project is as remote as it gets, time and facilities sadly lacking. Has anyone got any experience of them, either building, servicing or driving? I would like to know whether these supercar lookalikes that are built for the price of a hatchback are really as good as they look, or if they are mainly rattley old buckets of nails driven round by proud owners who are seriously kidding themselves.
• Tracing a Car Registration 10 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Have tried unsuccessfully using DVLA and Autotrader number plate "search" facilities to locate (just out of interest) my wifes' old car we sold 4 years ago. It had a standard plate but with only 2 numbers in it and both websites reject this as an "unverified" registration. It was not a private plate either and on the vehicle from new.
• economical sml car with cheap insurance 7 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I'm looking to buy a second hand small car for my 18 year old daughter to travel to college in. I need something that will give her good mileage as she will be travelling about 50 miles per day and also something that will be cheap to insure.
• Small Car Choice 8 May 2006 (Forum)
  Just bought a new house, its old and has a small garage Need to change my cars, so one can fit in the garage I am thinking about a c1/107/toyota one or a panda Anything else worth considering? Gut feel is the panda, but then which one?
• BMW remote locking 7 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi - Please advise. My car's is a 5 year old 316. I am having trouble with the remote locking. It opens the doors and boot alright, but when i try to lock the car, nothing happens, tried the duplicate and the same problem. But i can lock the car manually with the key Now i will be calling the BMW dealer tomorrow, but i am just scared thinking of the huge bill that i will have to pay.
• No History 19 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  A friend is looking at a car which is nearly 3 years old. The car has done just 6.5k miles and has never been serviced. The car and seller seem genuine (over phone and looking at e-mails). But the fact it has no history bothers me a bit - should it?
• Trade-in, private sale or auction? 18 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  Hi I'm planning to buy a new(er) car soonish but I'm getting poor figures to change. I think I could do better getting rid of the old car first and doing a cash deal instead. The car I need to dispose of is a '97 R Mitsubishi Colt (37K miles - FSH).
• Disposable Cars? 30 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  For example, the new BMW 5 series, comes, I think with drive by wire, how much will this cost to replace if, sorry when the unit goes wrong? The list goes on. Conspiracy to make us all buy new cars? Apologies for anyone who isn't interested in running old cars.
• Hmmmm 26 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  It more than covers itself on fuel and tax savings alone and that’s without me factoring in the money I’d get from flogging my current car, as I’ll probably spend what it gives me on something a bit retro to play with. I do go hill walking and use the car occasionally to transport my mountain bike but these are rare occasions and I usually go in the someone else’s car and chip in for fuel.
• Toyota Yaris - New car (not for me !) 22 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Well, after a considerable amount of searching, we finally found a replacement for my sister-in-law's old Corsa.  A 2011/11 plate Yaris 1.3VVTi, manual gearbox full Toyota SH, 2 owners from new (the young lady who has had it for 3 years has emigrated to the USA for work, so her parents selling the car for her), in white.
• Hyundai i10 2009 - Fitting a new car battery these days.... 12 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  And check the 9 volt battery in the device is sound too. Apart from the radio stations what else might we lose if we just disconnected the old and fitted the new? Is there still a radio code on cars such as this? Or what else in the electronics might get lost in the move? Thanks.
• Volkswagen Polo 1.9 S SDI - 2002 Polo SDI good reliable option? 21 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hello. As I am on a pauper budget I'm thinking of getting an old non-turbo diesel for a reliable cheap to run basic car.  I plan to DIY. Heard little old turbo diesels not so reliable. I have a 52 reg 1.2 E Polo and it's in need of an engine overhaul (you guys have said that was a tricky engine, prone to failure if not properly maintained.
• 1.4 SXI - Astra Engine Fail 16 May 2013 (Forum)
  The man came and said rod or rods have broken in engine and made a hole in the oil sump. He may as well have been speaking in Chinese as i'm not mechanically minded at all, but car doesnt start and i had to be towed home, so i wanted to ask you good folk here - ... Is the car trashed? Its only done 43 ,000 miles with me as the owner, and it's been driven with good care and oil topped up etc etc, so it does seem harsh that  a 7 year old car claps out when there are old bangers on the road.
• Never sold a car before, what do I do re paperwork 13 May 2012 (Forum)
  My beloved car is selling and ending today on ebay. I have never sold privately before, but it's 14 years old and has a leaky radiator which I have put on the listing, so knew it wasn't worth going to a dealer/garage.
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - yr 2004 - ECU pin corrosion 28 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Seems to affect Picassos from 2004." I have contacted Citroen UK but they say, sorry but we can't help since the car is more than 3 years old (it's 3 1/2 year old, 04 reg). Any ideas where I go from here? I wonder were honestjohn.co.uk got the information about the ECU problems from, would be useful to know? Thanks Eric
• You tell me! - Another what car thread! 17 Aug 2011 (Forum)
    I can spend up to £7k. So far I've considered: Seat Leon FR old shape 1.9TDI 150hp Skoda Fabia Mk1 vRS Seat Ibiza old shape FR TDI 130hp Renaultsport Clio 172 & 182 (but won't take towbars) Alfa 156 2.4 JTD 20V estate Suzuki Swift Sport (too low-geared - 4000rpm at 80mph!)
• First-time MoT failure rates (2007) - article 16 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The article posted about this on the HJ homepage raises some interesting questions. I was astounded to read that, of the 580,754 three year old cars which failed their first MOT test, 271,567 failed on lighting/signalling - which as far as I can see basically means a blown bulb? What sort of numpty puts their car in for a test without first checking that all the bulbs work?
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 52 reg Vectra broken - dilema to repair or sell 25 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  This is after the car was taken on a very short trip, and stuggled to get back to the house. The AA was called and the car would not move at all - The gear box felt like it has seized up. The car was taken to a garage and it has informed her that the trade in value before the work will be about £500, and the trade in value after would be about £1500.
• Advice needed - old C3 vs new Panda for missus 26 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All The missus currently has a 2001 Saxo 1.1 Desire, 41K on the clock and needs a new headgasket which will cost like £250 to get done. The mechanic...