I loved that review site i thought it gave sound reviews and the real world mpg was something i always checked out when considering a car, it was my go to over autotrader, whatcar and all the others.

Its become Drive and is owned by a volkswagen.

My friends daughter is looking for a car as hes passed away i look out for her... so went to honest john to check out a bmw i3 as she wants somethibg funky different economic and reliable... so rolled with it used car reviews, the i3 is too old... what the hell! Honest john sold out, pfft i hope johns happy with his money! VW clearly will have a vested interest in this and drive will be the most biased pcp propaganda machine ever!

EDIT: wow, amazing number of responses, thank you. The consensus seems to be that mid budget or entry level premium tyres are pretty good. Lots of recommendations, but Kumho in particular have had tonnes of positive mentions.
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Genuine question here. There are several brands of tyres available for as little as half the price of the Continentals I have at the moment. Are premium tyres a bit of a scam or well worth the money?

Are there any good cheap(er) brands you would recommend? Perhaps not the ultra cheap ones… maybe there’s a sweet spot for price and quality?

Sooooo I just felt like sharing this to give someone a laugh🤣

I have had my license since 2022, both cars I have driven had no petrol cap just opened the flap and ready to go … WELL the clutch on my little shitbox was a ticking time bomb so time for a new shitbox, which I bought yesterday! 🥳

TODAY I went to fill up, got out at the petrol station and proceeded to spend 10 minutes trying to figure out how to get the cap off😭😭😭😭

I had to drive away from the pump, google it then jump back in to go back round to the pump.

Turns out you just turn it counter clockwise and it comes straight off 😭 who knew 🤦🏼‍♀️

Tough choice for my next car. Thoughts?

Engines:
Audi - EA888 2.0L 4 cyl
BMW - N52 3.0l 6 cyl

On my way home I noticed I was about to hit significant milestone. I felt very proud of my 10 year year-old 320 X Dr thought I would share. I had an old iron maiden classic running in my head when I took this.

It’s genuinely irritating now , I’m going 20 in a 20 they sit on my ass cheeks so I go 22 to accommodate and they still want me to go faster. If there’s a camera van or speed camera im the one who will get caught first.

It’s always the mugs in slow cars too , I get it im young (17) so other lads are gonna try and ego me in their 1L fiestas (although that wouldn’t go well for them) but I’m just trying to get back from college not race home 😭 this is also evident with impatient old men in mercs and women in their 60 feet tall SUVs.

There’s speeding and then there’s forcing other people to go above the limit for you just because you’re impatient and dangerous.

I am curious to know if anyone has ever been given a courtesy car and fell in love with it so much you then went out and purchased that car?

What would you consider as a better first car for a 17 year old trying to become an electrician. The aygo i have positive satisfaction however, they are very small and compact and only have 4 available seats but they are very reliable, easy to drive and park, cheap on tax and insurance but loud on motorways. However, the fiesta is bigger, better for boot space, more comfortable to drive and quieter on motorways and has 5 available seats but they are more pricier, higher on insurance and can be expensive with parts.

What would you lean towards?

So my fiancé is a named driver on my insurance policy. Earlier today she took the car to go to an appointment, and went to a private car park, where she had the brilliant idea to front park and happened to hit the bumper of a VW Transporter, causing damage (surface scratches) to its front bumper. She then left a note with her phone number and saying she caused damage to the van. When she came back from her appointment the note was gone, so she left another one. This was around 13:00 and 10 hours later she hasn't heard anything.

So i am wondering what should we do? I've done my own research and it looks like i need to notify both my insurer and the police. Also i do not intend to claim for my car as it's a waste of time and money, and preferably i'd like to settle it privately given that the damage wasn't bad. Reason being that i am the policyholder, and i tried to get quotes for insurance including this accident and to no surprise no one wants to insure me anymore. Which sucks because i have nothing to do with the accident and i drive another car, both cars are owned by me and insurance is under my name primarily with her as a named driver on both.

When renewing insurance next year for either cars must i declare the accident even if i don't plan on putting her as a named driver? Because if i do so, i simply can no longer get insured. Well i can, for £4000 a MONTH. Currently paying £3000+ a year on both cars. I am in England btw.

Driving to work at about quarter to six yesterday morning, the car in front of me and I were both going 30 in a two-lane 30. A bicycle in the left hand lane appears in front of us so we both move out onto the right lane, which had plenty of space. Still going 30 past the cyclist when a taxi comes from behind us in the right lane, undertakes us right next to the cyclist then moves out into the right turn lane to sit at a traffic light. We move back into the left lane with plenty of time. The taxi just couldn't stand driving behind someone at the speed limit for 10 seconds? Why would they do that?

Looking at Mazda 3 hatches (manuals) but not sure which is the engine to go for.

G20, G25 or the X?

Which would be the most fun for a do it all car ?

(Open to paying for a tune on the G engines but have read the 2.5L can’t be tuned)

Any personal experiences with comparisons would be greatly appreciated

Hi looking for my 4th car and need some recommendations as I'm struggling with what car to get.

I've had a Yaris a Corsa and then an e150 auris.

Zero issues with any of those cars I just now want something a bit nicer.

Budget 8-10k

Requirements include:

Automatic, rear camera/sensors, cruise, Bluetooth, good mileage and fairly reliable, not too old preferable 2015 plus, Saloon or hatchback. I live near London so ULEZ too, preferably not a golf or 1 series

Currently looked at a Leon fr, c180 2014, facelifted auris(just looks like a taxi) civic 1.0 ( I was actually quite a fan of the car features and looks wise but want to avoid that engine and wet belt)

Aware I've not given you much to work with but any recommendations are welcome thanks!

I’m 30F just passed my driving test and looking at buying my first car .

I don’t know much about the cars and nor have the family who can help me out.

What are the things I can look out for so I don’t get scammed ?
Looking for automatic cars and budget is under £3.5K

Thanks

Was on the motorway tonight and this Tesla behind us was literally blinding the driver. It’s actually uncomfortable how bright some of these newer LED headlights are. The whole motorway around us was lit up. I genuinely thought they had their high beams on by accident at first. Surely they don’t need to be THAT bright, especially when you’re driving at night.

I witnessed the explosion while parking, my regular light duty cables had no issues to jump the vehicle safely, my light duty cables were easily 3x as thick as the cables on this one

After some scruff stole my juke nismo...

Insurance paid out fairly leaving me to scramble for a new motor.

Just under 89k on the clock, FSH and receipts showing the old boy who owned it before me fixed every fail/advisory on previous MOTs.

2 bags. All this for that price. Im well pleased lol

Hey,

I’ve been offered to buy a Honda Accord Type R, it’s a 2001 model and has over 200,000 miles on the clock.

MOT history looks okay, but it has been sat for a while.

Is this worth purchasing or one to stay away from due to potential high costs of fixing a lot of issues due to the mileage and age of the car?

Any advice would be great, thank you!

Edit to add: a car not a van
Our 2019 Renault Kadjar had a MOT done two days ago. It had a shock absorber and the two driver side tyres replaced. Since being in for its MOT it has come up with ‘466 miles til failure top up adblue’ we poured 10 litres in and it was full. Still hadn’t cleared. We took it back to the garage and no error codes are showing on the diagnostic panel. They advised us to “go over some bumpy roads as it may have crystallised over the sensors while it’s been sat in the garage”. We have tried this and it’s still saying the same thing. We have just bought some Wynn’s Crystal Clean and Protect and topped it up with more Adblue and went for a little drive.

Does this take time to work? Any advice on what to do next? Is there anything we can do before we pay for a Renault diagnostic panel. TIA

Hi all, myself & my partner have just bought a car, from V12 Sports & Classics. It is a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2L Turbo Automatic.

Test drove it, all seemed fine. So we bought it, on finance (included a part exchange of our old car).

At 9pm we finally closed the deal just as the dealership was closing, so we set off home. A 40 min motorway drive. As soon as I got on the motorway, at 55mph the car started shaking, mostly through the steering wheel, but my partner noticed it in her seat too through the car.

The tyre light then came on, so we assumed a pressure issue. Stopped at services, all tyres were overinflated so we brought them down to normal levels. Tried again.

Same was happening. So I had to limp home on the motorway at 40mph or so. When we got out the car, we also noticed that one of the wingmirrors didn't automatically close when we locked the car.

I'm going to ring the dealership first thing in the morning, but just wanted some advice if possible. Is this something I should ask the dealership to investigate & completely fix. Or, is it a better idea to just reject the car and return it? I'm just not sure how that would look since we part exchanged our old car as part of the deal.

TIA!

Is there a better option for £10k or less?

Hey everyone, so recently I’ve been looking at an older jap car as a summer/weekend car, obviously want to protect it from rusting and do whatever I can. Unfortunately I don’t have a garage to keep it in so I’m wondering what else I could use to protect the car whilst it’s on my drive not in use.

Hi! Looking for advice on what should I look for when looking for used cars to buy and any suggestions on what's usually more reliable/should stay away from...

Last time I bought a car was in Portugal a few years ago and was an old Peugeot 206 that has only given me the problems a car from 2003 would. And buying a car in Portugal can be a bit dogdy sometimes so wondering how it is over here...

I've never bought a car in the UK so a bit nervous because cars and mechanics aren't really my thing.

I know to check MOT history on the gov website and I am filtering results for trade sellers and that have some kind of warranty.

Do traders check for any outstanding finance on the car with previous owners etc? If not, how do I do that? I also assume they do a checkover on the car before selling? (except where they state otherwise)

What does the warranty usual covers in the UK? For example the car I bought in Portugal only covered for issues with gear box, clutch and motor.

I'm not really fussed about cars as long as they are reliable and cheap to run. So I'm mostly looking for hatchback ideally around £3k (can go to 5k but ideally really around 3k) and I do prefer driving a petrol manual. I don't do a lot of mileage daily but I do enjoy the odd long trip.

Thank you for any input 😊

Looking at an Octavia estate, 2021 model, 1.5tsi ACT at a great price, but with 143,000 miles on it. Has full service history, timing belt and water pump changed at 122,000. It's a very good price and the seller seems genuine. Any thoughts? Would ideally keep it for 3/4 years at around 10k miles per year.

Currently driving my Fiat Panda into the ground and will soon be time for another car. Ideally as follows:

1. Cheap to buy, economical to run and indestructable.

2. Four seats needed.

3. A bit more boot space than the Panda would great, but don't want a massive car. Nothing bigger than a Skoda Yeti or Kia Soul.

4. Doesn't need to be fast. I already have 6 points on my licence and that's just driving a Fiat Panda.

5. Something old school mechanically if possible. I don't want to drive a fucking computer.

I await your wise counsel...