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  1. The Cardinal

    What does your car history look like?

    1995 Clio 1.2 1994 Clio 16V 1993 Clio Williams 1998 FIAT Coupe 20V Turbo 2002 RenaultSport Clio 172 1996 FIAT Coupe 20V Turbo 2006 FIAT Grand Punto M-Jet Sporting 2007 RenaultSport Clio 197 2006 Audi A3 2.0T quattro S Line Special Edition Sportback 2010 Audi S3 Sportback S Tronic 2012 Volvo...
  2. The Cardinal

    Buying a known but not ideal car? (Golf TDI / ULEZ / city car content)

    ^ That's probably the conundrum in a nutshell. I have an illogical liking for that Golf, but haven't been able to find a logical use for it.
  3. The Cardinal

    Buying a known but not ideal car? (Golf TDI / ULEZ / city car content)

    The zone would get in the way of lots of local trips and anything north of where we live. At the moment, I use the van as our second "car" for 100-milers to visit my parents - but the CAZ will mean a big detour unless I use a non-chargeable vehicle. So, realistically I'll use the S3 more. My...
  4. The Cardinal

    Buying a known but not ideal car? (Golf TDI / ULEZ / city car content)

    The idea would be to use it around the edges of the zone - a lot of our family sporting activities etc are south of the zone. But yes, the risk of either straying into the £9 zone or having to plan things around is it certainly a concern. I'm just trying to figure out if that outweighs the...
  5. The Cardinal

    Buying a known but not ideal car? (Golf TDI / ULEZ / city car content)

    I have a 2013 VW Transporter (camper-converted) and a 2018 Audi S3, which serve our current family needs well. My wife doesn't drive the van. We live in a city centre, just on the very edge of a new low emissions zone. Soon, many of the van's journeys will become chargeable at £9 a pop (it's...
  6. The Cardinal

    What does your car history look like?

    1) 1995 Clio 1.2 3dr 2) 1994 Clio 16V 3) 1993 Clio Williams (no.123) 4) 1998 Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo 5) 2002 Clio Renaultsport 172 6) 1996 Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo 7) 2001 Clio 1.2 3dr (wife's) 8) 2006 Fiat Punto MJet Sporting 3dr 9) 2007 Clio Renaultsport 197 10) 2006 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0T quattro...
  7. The Cardinal

    BBC watchdog about soft alloys

    I expect that many manufacturers' wheels are made by one supplier - so if there are problems with "soft" alloys, they're unlikely to be a single brand issue.
  8. The Cardinal

    Car finance question

    I expect that it's a personal contract hire type of thing - whereby the car is registered in your name, but the finance company has an "interest" or "call" on it (this is more common than, for example, hire purchase and is a bit like a mortgage on a house). Effectively, the loan is secured...
  9. The Cardinal

    Went to a Fiat Coupe meet today.

    I had two 20VTs some years ago and absolutely loved them. The second one had been considerably tuned by PowerFiat and was churning out at least 300bhp (conservative estimate). In the legendary 3rd gear, this thing would munch most things on the move: I'm been happy with all the cars...