I am looking to buy a 97 escort estate. It is an auto box with 52k on the
clock. No history but all MOTs.
I test drove it and it seemed fine except when I stopped and had foot on
brake, it wanted to pull and the revs kept dropping and picking up. I know

The A6 search continues...
Just wondering...according to parkers the mpg for a 2000 1.9 tdi is
50mpg and the mpg for a 2.5 tdi is 39mpg.  Seen a decent 2.5tdi for
sale... I mainly do motorway miles so was just wondering if the

I know there are a lot of companies about who can supply personalised
number plates as long as they are of a certain format e.g. B4OWN or
B4OWNmr etc but where can you get tha chance to obtain the more
expensive private number plates such as ROB or STEVE etc which follow

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Unlock-Ford-FOCUS-FIESTA-MONDEO-ESCORT-digital-dash_W0QQit
emZ8009747723QQcategoryZ36681QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
...  How this is done? Have a Mondeo coming tomorrow and it would be
handy...
Les

I think it was at the start of '03 when the DVLA started their
advertising campaign where they stressed that they had all the
addresses of all the registered keepers of vehicles that were not
taxed / declared SORN on their computer, and that they'd be sending

I am wanting to buy a new car (Toyota Avensis or Ford Mondeo) in Jan or Feb
next year. Can anybody point me in the right direction of a website that
shows the different car supermarkets etc and also which ones have the good
reputations and also any points or pitfalls to watch out ...

My Seat Leon 1.9 tdi SE has a fault of some kind when I start up the car
from cold it is fine until I reach about 70 mph the turbo cuts out and does
not work until I switch the car off then its fine (as long as its warmed
up), it only does it when starting from cold. if the engine ...

...this car.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4584719930
Thanks

A friend of mine has put down a deposit of 200 gbp on a car from a
dealer, and was informed that it had two previous owners (it was new in
1999).
However, she got one of those AA reports on the history of the car, and

I'm looking to buy an older car from France. The ones I'm looking at
tend to be 1973 models. I know that the exemption from UK road tax
applies to cars manufactured prior to 1/1/73. Is there any way to fiddle
this when registering the car in the UK?

Just heard on the radio that someone's nicked the Anglia used in the Harry
Potter films.
That's despite it being described as being in poor condition, and unable to
be driven away.

Looking at getting a new car.. Anybody got any thoughts on http://www.broker4cars.co.uk/
It appears OK or am I missing something. Is there a downside to this?
.
Thanks

How much would this numberplate/registration make? Do you think its
worth £500?

Has anyone seen any of these deals around ?  I notice that the Corsa
and Citroen C2 have this option but only for 19+ year olds.
Ta
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Brazil has been using ethanol fuels in its cars for simple ages Sweden is
following suit so why the hell is our government not pushing the same boat
out could it be anything to do with political parties being bankrolled by
oil companies ?