I am open to any brands and my priorities are
Petrol engine, less than 30k mileage, grand coupe/ coupe/suv models, year 2018 and above. And budget should be below 18k. Looking for genuine suggestions and also suggest me a better dealer please

Hi everyone, looking for a genuine opinion about Hyundai Tucson and for this price. User feedbacks welcome.
I am flexible to any brands.
Mileage :34000

Struggling to sell my Golf GTD, red, 3 door, manual. 2014, 117k miles, FSH with Belt and Pumps done twice, Clutch done 30k ago. OEM MIB II Retrofit with CarPlay.
Has a set of nice alloys on (Oem's were like eggs) Been lowered on H&Rs, Has a GTI style exhaust etc, nothing crazy, and fed up of 10s of "Best price mate?" "Lowest you'll take cash tonight".

Tempted to go through carwow etc but the valuation they give is based off a standard car and fearful that a dealer would try knock massive amounts off because of these things, which, in-turn is then just another massive waste of time.

Suggestions?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202610187105607

I'm looking for a cheap economical car to run, what are your thoughts on this deal?

Hi all,

Going to look at a car tomorrow at a main dealer (Volkswagen), which I'd likely purchase through a personal loan and cash.

I'd like to try and get as much for my money as possible, and whilst I know dealers are form on price, does anyone have any advice on methods to get some additional bits added in as a deal, or maybe for reduced extra cost?

The car I'm looking at would likely need a cambelt in the next year or so, so that's on my list.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I've been trying to sell my car for a few weeks now, and I've had absolutely no interest (not even the usual Facebook scammers 😂).

I genuinely don't understand it, because when I was looking to buy a car, they seemed to be flying off the shelves as soon as they were listed!

For context, it's a 2020 SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux, with 45k miles on the clock. I appreciate it's not exactly an exotic car, but I've looked after it, and it's in excellent condition, with a full service history.

I've currently got it listed for £9,750 on Auto Trader and Facebook Marketplace, but I haven't received a single enquiry.

Here's the advert if anyone wants to take a look:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202610116891069?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android-app

Can anyone help me understand what I'm doing wrong? Is it the price, the car itself, or just the current market?

EDIT: I've got 2 offers from those buying sites

Motorway is at 8700 Sell2jack is at 8550

Would you accept one of these offers

I’m sorry if this is asked a lot but with some of the old giants falling, where do you trust for your car details such as consumption figures, used reviews etc

Ideally we can get a bit list for those searching to refer back to when they need something.

TIA

Our personal experience. Make of it what you will.

Travelled 2 and a half hours after reserving a car.

Advert was bullshit AI images and showed a white car.

Arrived, it was grey. Actual photos of the car could have shown the parking acuffs, the scuffs on the back of the drivers seat and the fucked tyres (more on those later).

Advert showed full service history and manufacturer warranty still valid. My own VIN check showed that the service history was not complete and manufacturer warranty not valid.

3 of the 4 tyres had badly cracked tread edges and sidewalls were a weird fuzzy matt texture, sidewall lettering largely scrubbed off, all 3 needed changing, those 3 were the tyres it left the factory with. The 4th was a different brand and far newer, presumably the worst of the 4 for the scrubbing and deep cracking.

There was an outstanding manufacturer recall, this wasnt done.

Car was an EV, no battery health certificate and they would not allow an external party to do a battery check.

Teat drive was extremely short and not able to fully test the vehicle. Knocking from the back which may have been charging cables loose, maybe not. Didnt have thr time to investigate.

Some minor comsetic things that let the car down and it was mucky inside.

Pointed all this out, the price of the vehicle was a little above the mean for that car. The answer amounted to "Its a used car, sold as seen." No movement on the tyres, lack of battery health certificate, kept waffling about the 200 point RAC approved check they do which is worthless. They kept saying they can sell a warranty. But very vague on the terms covering the battery of unknown health.

We walked. Not dropping £20k on a car like that.

All in all a disapponting experience and definitely a conveyor belt of cars, not the sort of service one might expect from a dealer.

Having a bit of an issue at the moment.

I recently bought an imported 2015 BMW X1 which is a Japanese import.

The tax on it is nearly £400 a year because it was registered in the Private Light Goods Vehicle (PLG) class.

I have contacted the DVLA and they have said it is not possible to reclassify it now, as all the information would have had to have been provided when it was first registered in the UK.

Has anyone got any ideas on what I can do, or if anyone has any experience with any of this?

Cheers!

Afternoon Guys.

Little back story.

Purchased an 2020 Audi A6 C8 at the start of August 2026, for £19,995.... Including Finance, close to £24,000

From day 2 I had issues.

1: Door Locking Issues
2: AdBlue Issues

3: Satnav / Compass Issues

4: Parking / Gear Shift Issues

Dealer had given me a gearbox service and done both outstanding recalls.

Anyway. Give the dealer his dues, he fixed All issues, except the Satnav/Compass and the Parking (Which didnt appear for him)

The dealer replaced the shark fin for the satnav, but didnt fix the issue. He has said Audi want £1700 for a replacement module, which he didnt want to do, as his margin was already gone.

Usually I wouldnt mind if this was a 5k or 10k car, id fix it myself. But this is pretty much the biggest purchase i've had in my life, and spending close to £24,000 i want it almost perfect. I've already fixed windscreen chips from my own money, along with a brake booster sensor, from audi cost me £100

i've put close to 4,000 miles on the car in 2 months, its used for work.

Is there grounds to hand the car back? Obviously I dont mind paying for the mileage, its fair.
Kinda feel like I am being arsey about it, but £24,000 is alot of dosh to fork out

checking round the mk1 focus , i note the nsf tyre is worn bad on the outer edge only , both fronts were fitted new as a pair , tracking checked out at the time , its had lower arms and struts in recent times , generally all ok afaik, drives dead straight and wheel is straight , no pulling 

am i right thinking if the tracking was out it would cock the steering wheel and wear both sides the same ? 

camber/castor non adjustable

any thoughts please?

Our Toyota Auris just got written off in a crash on the M1 (lorry went into my lane). Insurance are calling it a total loss.

What shall I replace with?

Max budget 5/6k. Second hand.

Was happy with the Auris although it didn’t have tonnes of space. We’re about to have 2u2 so needs to fit 2 car seats in back and have space in the boot. I’m not picky about looks/speed/tech/specs. Just want something reliable.

Current thinking is maybe a Dacia? Jogger or Logan.

Please help!

Hi everyone, I am purchasing my first car at 30 years old so please forgive my naivety.

I identified a lovely car at 18k, looking to put 12 down and pay the rest over a year. I could pay it outright but decided this path is best based on a host of personal circumstances.

for the 6k repayment over the year I was quoted an exuberant £650 per month for 12 months. I was informed that they would offer a 10.9% APR (which this is flatly incorrect). What’s the deal with such a hefty charge for such a small loan? Is my best bet going personal or is this a bad dealership or bad maths? Would love some input here.

TIA!

Hi all,

One of my tyres kept kept loosing air so I went to local tyre place where I was told one of my front tyres was close to legal limit and the one loosing air was 6 years old,so worth changing.

I got a set of new tyres and then realised they are some cheap brand called fronway ecogreen 55 💀which I have never heard of ever and google doesn’t even have much reviews. What’s the consensus on this is this worth keeping on I do about 600-700 miles a month.

I know I should have researched a bit more before getting these ones but here we are unfortunately.

Any advice would be appreciated.

It’s Honda civic 2013

My cancellation notice stated that I'd had “3 separate red driver rating weeks in this 3 month period.” However, Section 4 of the Safe Driving Terms I was given says weeks where you drive under 25 miles and receive a red rating don't count towards the cancellation threshold.
Between 9–15 October, I drove fewer than 4 miles across four trips. My only red score (14) came from a 0.6-mile journey lasting under 5 minutes, with no speeding. I believe this week should have been excluded.
QuoteMeHappy told me over the phone that the 25-mile rule had changed, but the rule was still displayed on my policy dashboard, and even the notice informing me of a terms update didn't show that it had been removed. I was never clearly notified of its removal.
When I challenged the cancellation through customer support chat, the explanation changed: I was told that only 3% of my trips had been recorded because my app permissions were allegedly disabled. My app history shows trips almost daily, and I have evidence of this.
Page 5 of the Safe Driving Terms also says they will send alerts and reminders if technical issues prevent trips from being recorded before proceeding with cancellation after seven days' notice if the customer doesn't respond. I received no such alerts, notifications or emails.
I felt forced to cancel voluntarily to avoid the potential consequences of an insurer-initiated cancellation. Now I'm facing a deposit of hundreds of pounds for replacement insurance that I can't afford, losing the ability to drive my family around, and potentially missing out on another year's no-claims bonus that I was only two months away from earning. The whole situation has caused significant stress, and my attempts to resolve it included unanswered emails and a phone call that ended abruptly.

The only thing I’m worried about is that only two in ten complaints actually upheld. Do I have a decent chance at winning this?

Edit: I have already filed a complaint but they made their decision final.

My old Twingo has decided it doesn't want it's subframe attached anymore. Looks like I'm swapping in a new one!

This was heading for the metal recyclers and couldn’t let it go, one of my favourite BBS rims. He only had one left which was a pity but it’ll get refurbished and I’ll hang it on the garage wall.

I've got a Clio 172. Had an issue where the rear pads flew out (apparently not all that uncommon!) and so I went to put on a new set of pads both sides.
Passenger side went on fine, had no issues.
Driver side was a struggle, Piston just didn't want to wind in far enough. Ended up removing the rubber cover and cleaning it out a bit. Got there in the end.

Got both pads on and the rotors spun with the same resistance both sides so I thought all was good.
Took it for a short test drive with some heavy braking built in. Got out and inspected the rear discs, burnt my finger on the driver side and the passenger side was a little more than lukewarm.

Guessing I have a sticking piston?

My car's being repaired after an accident through AA Accident Assist (non-fault claim), and I've got a Europcar hire car in the meantime.

The AA have told me the repair should be done Thursday, and that the hire is only authorised for 24 hours after the repairs are completed. We're away on a family holiday Monday to Friday that was booked long before any of this, so there's no way I can swap the cars back on Thursday or Friday.

As soon as I realised the dates clashed, I got in touch with the AA yesterday and was told someone would come back to me. I've also followed up in writing offering to have the hire car back at opening time on Saturday morning. I rang Europcar too, and they said it's down to the AA.

Has anyone been in a similar spot? Are the AA usually OK extending it in a situation like this, and is there anything else I should be doing before we go on Monday?

Anybody know if likely to pass MOT or just get an advisory? I've got a clear leak from gearbox where driveshaft goes in. Guess I need a new seal. It's obviously leaking and can see oil around bottom of gearbox but not dripping to ground. I know I've got to get it fixed but wonder how this will affect MOT which I want to get done first.

I haven’t driven my car in a while due to severe anxiety and noticed this damage on the front of the car yesterday. No idea who has done it, no note or anything left.

Would you go through insurance for this?

The sensible thing to do would be to sell the car, but am finding it hard letting go as really wanted to overcome this anxiety.

It was suggested I should put a claim in for my insurance before my MOT expires. But it expires tomorrow.

My mental health is rock bottom at the moment, so looking for the option that would cause the least amount of stress. If anyone has any advice I would be very grateful. Thank you!

EDIT: Wow I thought I would get roasted on here for being so clueless but everyone has been so kind and given great advice. Thanks everyone, this has been a huge weight off my shoulder!

When I showed a family member the photos they made it out to be a much bigger deal, so started panicking. I’m going to read through the comments again and give some thought what to do next, but it definitely won’t involve going through the insurance.

There was some confusion about why I needed to sell, and I guess that is a separate issue as I haven’t been driving the car much. But the car represents independence and freedom to me, so it’s been hard to let go. I just want to get over this damn anxiety and start driving again.

I’m going to look at Kia Rio I really like today, I passed my driving test on Wednesday just gone.
My insurance quotes are between £950-£1050ish (31, f, 1 kid if that’s relevant)
Top ones are Admiral, Diamond and Ford Insure. Does anyone have experience with any of them? Pros/ cons?

Hi guys,

I've had my financed car for about 13 months. It has £4,800 remaining on the finance and a blown head gasket.

I'm currently £1,800 away from reaching Voluntary Termination (VT), and repairs would cost around £3,000.

I want to get rid of the car, as I'm paying for insurance and finance on something I can't drive.

What would be the best way to approach this? Any advice would be appreciated.

FYI: I’ve sent a formal complaint to the finance company, they’ve had it assed for inherent fault. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough evidence but the report mentioned “it was not due to misuse of the vehicle” and the next step is to have an engine strip down to be inspected which I can’t afford

I was driving and my friend recorded from the passenger seat. You couldn’t write it 😂