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  • What's the best SUV to buy? 24 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
    I've been offered either a Nissan Qashqai or a Citroenn C5 Aircross on similar finance. I'm not sure which one to go for can you help?
  • Looking for older joyful car 21 Mar 2023 (Forum)
    I found my Mondeo 56plate (edge tdci 2.0), the most joyful car to drive. Unfortunately, I had to scrap it due to expensive turbo repair quote. And I bought the cheapest car that my mechanic had - focus 1.8 petrol. And the joy was gone..I need powerful (cheap, not on finance) car, that will have
  • I am having problems with my Nissan Juke's gearbox - will my warranty pair for the repairs? 20 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
    I have had my Nissan Juke since last September. It was starting to shudder but I didn’t think it could be anything serious or a red light would show. I’ve...
  • Renault Clio - Car Written Off - Not my fault 18 Mar 2023 (Forum)
    Hi, a few weeks back my car, which was parked up without anybody in it, was hit by a reckless driver. The driver left his details and we have gone through both insurances and he is claiming full blame. We have no gap insurance and the car is on monthly finance payments. We recently found out
  • Modern car dealerships staffing 16 Mar 2023 (Forum)
    I am currently sat in a modern car dealerships waiting a service and I can’t get my head around the amount of staff. So far I’ve worked out there are 5 sales staff, 1 senior sales staff, 2 people working the servicing and repairs department, 1 finance manager, 1 receptionist, 4 other people who
  • Audi Q5 - DVLA and buying a pcp out 5 Mar 2023 (Forum)
    I’ve recently terminated my pcp and purchased my vehicle. I have a letter from Audi Finance confirming this. Do I have to inform the DVLA that I am now the legal owner or is it only interested in the vehicle’s registered keeper? Thanks.
  • Mazda CX-5 - Engine failure 24 Feb 2023 (Forum)
    ? And is there anyway where i can get any compensation or other ways to solve the issue? As the Reconditing place is charging me alot to get it fixed as they said they will need to change the engine, its a bit frustrating since i've only had the car working for about 3 months and im paying finance
  • Peugeot 3008 - Limited Dealership Warranty if having service ... 20 Feb 2023 (Forum)
    I had a Pug on finance but paid it off early. Part of the deal was a limited 5 year warranty (mainly engine failure). (The roll bar came up as an advisory last year but was not covered). If I don't have my service with them this limited warranty is void. Do I continue
  • BMW X6M - 6 Feb 2023 (Forum)
    Hi Everyone i would like to share my experience with the above dealer and person, can someone give me some advice we bought a brand new M Power car of them in september last year and it was a cash purchase of over £130k no finance was taker out unfortunately
  • Citroen DS3 - Head Gasket 31 Jan 2023 (Forum)
    Hello! Warning light came up, booked in for a full service and asked them to check … was told it was all fine. 3 weeks later my head gasket has blown and I’m being quoted £3000 for the repair. It’s a 2014 plate DS3 sport, worth under £5k and on finance. I’ve only had the car 5.5 months
  • Second hand van advice 13 Jan 2023 (Forum)
    people who knew a lot more about them. I've narrowed it down to spending around 12k + vat (I'll be financing), from a reputable dealer who offer some kind of warranty and/or RAC check, and looking at vans 2017/18, ply lined, ulez compliant, 70,000 - 90,000 miles. With fairly decent tidy bodywork
  • Volvo Audi - 2 Ltr petrol non Turbo options plus VAG 1.9TDI 11 Jan 2023 (Forum)
    even though it is a diesel and I said no diesels this time.............. Outside of this the usual Fords and Opels. Have specifically avoided Skoda and VW due to the early 1.4 tsi engine issues. I have decided to keep to a very strict budget to avoid the fun of car finance and I do like owning
  • Car Finance and Insurance - Car Finance - Dealer Vs Broker 5 Jan 2023 (Forum)
    Hello All, I do hope this is ok but wanted to reach out to the forum to gain some market research into vehicle funding. I come from a background in the automotive finance and have over 20 years experience in how different groups offer and promote finance & insurance - Therefore if i can
  • Can you recommend a new or used 4x4? 3 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
    I'm looking to buy a new or used 4x4. My budget is around £350 per month. My weekly drive isn't much, just a 20-mile round commute, but I plan go camping...
  • Any - Secured Car Loans 24 Dec 2022 (Forum)
    home before the deal is done. My main concern is making sure I don’t buy a car that has finance secured against it. The seller is advising both he and the dealer will be able to confirm it was paid for by bank transfer, so I think that rules out the risk he has finance through the dealer. I know
  • MG 4 EV - Finance showing against VRM - but no Finance had 27 Nov 2022 (Forum)
    be told that they cant refund me due to the Car showing Outstanding finance, even though they openly admit that I paid cash for the car 2 weeks ago via their card machine. It would appear now from checking the information with them that my VRM had a finance agreement put against it by Santander
  • C5x - Citroen unable to sell a service plan for C5x’s 22 Oct 2022 (Forum)
    you can put in your car details for a quote and purchase a service plan there. However the website does not recognise my car’s registration number or model. Today I ‘phoned customer services at Citroen UK. I was told to contact their finance department. I do not have finance on the car
  • Is this a valid way of thinking about car finance? 8 Sep 2022 (Forum)
    Hi. I am buying a new car and ordered it some months ago when the APR on the Personal Contract Plan (PCP)  finance package was 4.9%. That was locked in and will be the rate I pay for the next 3 years if I go ahead with the finance option when the car arrives in a few weeks after the long
  • Car coming back on sale? 6 Sep 2022 (Forum)
    up again on Autotrader about a month ago, disappeared and then has come back again again.  I asked about this, I was told the person had trouble getting finance. The problem is that car is 250 miles away. They say it has a dent, but I could not see anything in the video, but in the recent
  • n/a - Has anyone dealt with Cazoo? 26 Aug 2022 (Forum)
    Spotted a car on Cazoo I am interested in but to be safe I ran its details through Car Vertical and it flags up it has outstanding finance on it. The finance was only taken out in June this year for 6 months. I had an online chat with one of Cazoo's advisers and they assured me
 

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