I managed to pick up this 2002 Mk1.5 Focus 2.0-litre Ghia 5-speed manual for just £1,250. It has only covered 58,000 miles from new and the interior feels completely untouched.

I didn't realize how crazy the factory spec was until looking into it. Along with the standard Ghia bits, it has:

- Upgraded EATC Digital Climate Control

- The 6006E 6-CD dashboard changer

- The ultra-rare factory trip computer shroud on the dash

- Global closing electric windows all around

- Heated front and rear windscreens

Let me know what you think. I'll hopefully be keeping the car (very) long-term. Next steps will be full rust prevention/restoration and a suspension overhaul.

Of course someone parks next to me anyway right at the back but I’ll take it. Anyone else do this? Always aim for a end spot far away from the entrance

Reg is blurred with AI by the way that isn’t my reg in ancient Sanskrit

I was trying to show a girl I know(19) some noughties sports cars that I think are nice looking. Turns out, she thinks that these three cars are ugly. The Carrera GT, The Aston Martin Vantage and the Lamborghini Murcielago. She outright said they are UGLY. Too minimalist.

Then she said the Porsche Taycan is nicer looking than all of them.

I know it's subjective but.... Wtf?! Can I get some opinions on this? Are younger people just wired differently? Am I not seeing something in the taycan?

My friend just went with Tesla'as £3700 trade in, but they valued his car well under. So instead, he went and bought a car for £500, 2 keys and MOT, no warning lights.

Traded that in, sold the other on motorway.

Thought I would leave this here.

EDIT: What the hell is wrong with you people? This doesn't just go with Tesla. But the absolute, pure hate you have. Have you ever thought about saying thank you instead of hating? You would be happier. Honestly, just think out of the box. Tesla was an example.

Ive driven a Ford Ka which is good fun to chuck about. Also heard about the first gen Focus and first gen Yaris being fun to drive too. Anything else?

Hi all, got my first driving test tomorrow after 30 years of driving/ not driving/ driving again, lessons here and there, large gaps etc. Im in my late 40s and can drive, but only decided to take the plunge this year as I'm fed up of always asking my wife to drive me to places, or her being in the front while I drive.

The examiner might be a bit suprised to find an old bloke there with a 26 plate estate!

Wish me luck!

Cheers all.

And that’s with a discount!

Looking for 195/45 tyres for my 14" wheels and i cant find any that are in stock? current tyres on my alloys are 205/60 but they are far too tall and a little too wide, ideally looking for tyres that are 185 or 195 wide and a profile of 50 or lower but i cannot find any ffs.

anyone know where to find tyres of this size?

Obviously I plan on going to view the car in person over the next couple of days and I’ll be taking my dad with me, but neither of us are exactly car experts (especially me) and so we won’t know exactly what to be looking out for.

I was hoping someone online might have more experience and be able to offer up some advice for me, if I should just forget it, things to look out for etc. thanks in advance.

I decided to find out how many there are out of curiosity. The Polo, Fabia, Picanto, MG3, MX-5 and Mustang are the only ones in the UK except supercars.

Volkswagen Caddy Pickup was created by rebadging the Škoda Felicia Pickup for selected export markets. Its rigid rear axle, adapted for commercial use, ensured a high payload capacity, though ride comfort was somewhat limited. Production in Kvasiny confirmed the quality of Czech manufacturing, and with around 19,000 units built, the model helped strengthen Škoda’s position within the Volkswagen Group.

Most of things on my car is done by myself. But occasionally I source it out.

If a garage charge £75 per hour for a labour why do they charge £300 for a basic service (filters and oil) and on top of that they call a 5W-30 a special oil for a mini cooper 2020 1.5 petrol??

Some time ago I did MOT on my AUDI A3 and a guy without asking me changed a front drop link. Part costs £10-£20 and it takes 15 mins to replace. Ok let's round it to an hour. The price they told me was £130. I went furious and demanded explanation of the price but the guy could not explain it whatsoever.

Are these garages scamming people left and right or is it just my feeling?

Hi all,

2023 Polestar 2 with a windscreen I just cannot seem to get clean. I used Glaco glass cleaning compound at the weekend and it has made little difference, despite reviews being super good. Is there a particular technique? Do I need new wipers? Though this seems like the glass has this weird film on it.

Any advice is welcome!

Could be your own cars, friends’ cars, rentals, track days, work cars, just anything

Im 20 and going back to uni at the end of september, at the same time my insurance ends.

I wont be able to drive it until Christmas time, so im wondering if there are any potential penalties for not having car insurance for 3 months, and how it might effect quotes. Its kept on a private drive, so im planning to SORN it, but will insurers see the SORN and get worried?

Thanks for any replies, cant make up my mind.

Hi all,

Am in the market for an estate, preferably no more than £3500, could not care less how "nice" it looks. Fact of the matter is one of my lads needs a vehicle to run up and down the a27 in, 100 miles a day, for about a year, maybe 2. Just until he is older enough to be insured on a van.

Have been looking at ford focus estates, Toyota Avensis and Audi a4 so far.

Best MPG possible, reliability is priority though.

Cheers!

Been financing performance Golf’s for over 7 years now. A GTI 19-21, mk8 R 21-24 and currently a mk8.5 R black edition since 24.

Went to my local Volkswagen today to see about selling it back to them as it’s just silly money to run, costing about 11-12k a year all in, which is far too much. I’ve got about 5k equity in it but sold the stock wheels so they would have to take some of the equity to replace the Wheels, leaving me about £3k ish

I want something more fiscally responsible but still fun, ideally not having to finance. I do about 300 miles a week commute, mostly motorway. The 335d xdrive has been recommended several times. Anyone got an opinion on this or a different option? I’d still have to get a loan to buy anything half decent, is this better than financing a new car from a dealership? Cheers.

You have your base specs but what luxury ones are top priority for example sunroof, heated seats, heated steering wheel, a/c etc.(even though it’s more common in cars now to have a/c)

There is nothing wrong with a base model car I’m just curious on people’s preferences.

I’m curious what people do before they get to VIN checks, inspections, and specific listings.

Most of the advice I find is either “buy a Skoda or Honda or the equivalent” or a list of common problems. What I struggle to work out is what those problems actually mean for an owner. At what mileage do they tend to appear? How expensive are they? Is there solid evidence that they’re common, or does the same forum story just get repeated everywhere? Am i better to buy a 2017 120d diesel at 100k and do the timing chain myself or buy one already done?

Thinking about your last used-car search:

• What made you add or remove a model from your shortlist?
• Which sources did you actually trust?
• Was there anything you couldn’t figure out until you started looking at individual cars?
• Would it have helped to have the likely maintenance and ownership risks collected in one place?

I'm currently inbetween a higher mileage m235i or a lexus sc300, but also exploring an idea around this problem to help me for my yearly search for a new car. I don’t have a finished service to promote or really anything to show.

So I recently bought a car not too long ago and it’s been amazing- loving it and everything. But any small issue I find on it over time just stays on my mind and I really overthink it. The car has some tiny chips on the bumper and there is some bubbling on the outer sill and around front + rear left wheels - which is forming rust. From the pictures I want to know if anyone could tell me if it’s worth repairing and if it is how much would it be approx. Money is kind of tight now and if it’s something that can hold off then I rather do so.

Car is a seat Leon 2015

My 2013 golf failed to start and had to get it towed to my house. How common is this? Done 69k mileage. Never heard of this before, am I just super unlucky?