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  Are you able to source nearly-new automatic cars? 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Can you help to source available 1- to 2-year-old 1,300cc to 1,600cc. automatic cars ideally 4/5 doors?
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  Works car 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I commute daily to London from Southampton by car and currently drive a 6-year-old 1.6 petrol Peugeot 307. Unfortunately it has recently become unreliable,...
• New v. old cars 9 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Is it just me or is it true that a disproportionate amount of people seem to get rid of perfectly reliable and functional (if a little long in the tooth) cars in favour of new ones crammed full of over complicated bits and pieces which then go wrong or fall off ! Why aren't new cars virtually
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  Goodwill payment six months out of warranty - expecting too much? 2 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My ASX was bought at 3 months old and has been serviced at a Mitsubishi dealership each year since. The car is now three years and six months old. The...
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  Choosing a car for a big low-mileage driver 21 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am well over six feet tall and overweight. I work at home and drive very little. I nonetheless like an entertaining car when I do drive. At present I...
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  What's more important when buying a used car - mileage or age? 14 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at buying a used car. It's 12 years old but has very low mileage. I've done initial checks, looked at its MoT history, however, should I be...
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  Import duty and taxes - is this right? 6 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  What would the import charges be for importing a 1966 Ford Mustang from the USA? Do you have to register the car before it arrives?
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  Buying a small first car 29 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is 25 and has just passed her driving test, I have seen a 56 plate Peugeot 207 1.4 petrol, with 40,000 miles on the clock. It drives very well...
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  A4 Cabrio hood failure 22 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The hood on my four year old Audi A4 3.2 S-Line convertible stopped working. The car has only done 16,000 miles. Is this normal on a four year old car? If...
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  I traded in my old car for scrappage discount on a new car - should this be honoured even if the scheme has ended? 16 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We’ve ordered a new Volkswagen Tiguan and we're getting rid of the old car under the scrappage scheme. The Tiguan was ordered in January, but since then,...
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  Replacing two cars with one 18 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have an 11yr old BMW 528i saloon and 5yr old Golf 1.6 FSI both automatic. We want to replace the two cars with one that can cope with central London...
• New old car or old new one? 15 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Here's a debate for a cold winter's day.  Let's take a Mondeo as an example.  The new one is now scheduled for a 2014 launch, the current one...
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  Tricked into buying an ex-rental car 27 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a six month old Volvo XC60 from my local Volvo dealer in Sunderland on the understanding that it was an ex Volvo UK management car. Two weeks...
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  Should I buy a Laguna? 27 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am a 71-year-old pensioner and am looking to buy what will probably be my last. I want a petrol Laguna automatic about three years old and I have...
• Focus - new or old? 16 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  SWMBO has been looking for new transport to replace her ageing VW Passat. The Ford Focus is one possibility. A local Ford dealer (in common with several others) is offering new model 1.6 5dr Zetec (climate pack) hatches for around £8800. The car she's looked at has 17k miles and is 9 months old
• Old cars and the environment. 11 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I read of some research in the Netherlands a while ago where they calculated that by reducing the average age of vehicles on the road by three years they would actually increase the net emissions by four per cent, largely because of the emissions created by making cars. That's even taking
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  Buying a 3-4 year old, first car what would you recommend? 9 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am 17 and will soon be 18 and I am un decided on what car I should buy for my first car, I am un decided between a 1.2 Vauxhall Corsa sxi and a 1.2 Fiat...
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  Will my old car battery charger work on my new car? 25 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have an old, reliable car battery charger and, until today, owned an oldish car. I have noticed on modern chargers that some (more expensive ones) say...
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  Would the advantages of V-Power fuel be felt in a 13 year-old car? 4 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen you recommend V-Power fuel multiple times and seen the reasons why - but I've always been told that if a car is regularly run on a lower grade...
• old petrol 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  Just thought someone may be interested in this i scrapped a car that had been sat around for a good year but took the petrol out prior to it going for emergancy uses :-) (as you do) ok im from yorkshire anyway put this petrol in a car as it was showing zilch and then did a co test prior