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  • Nutcracker sweet 22 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
    My neighbour has a 9-year-old SAAB convertible, and a simple puncture has turned into a nightmare because she is unable to find the "security lock" which...
  • All - Depreciation after 7 years 31 Dec 2019 (Forum)
    There are many 7year old and older cars( HJ's shelf life!) usually well north of £20k. Do members think that depreciation will accelerate on some of these with the rapidly changing factors(government and new tech?) or will depreciation continue as of old ie tailing off. The reason that I
  • Does the New Nissan Micra come with an intelligent key system? 6 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Does the New Nissan Micra come with an intelligent key system?
  • Peugeot air filter 29 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I have just serviced my Peugeot 308 renewing the pollen, oil, air and fuel filter but I have noticed that the car is louder than it was before. The air...
  • Which safe, cheap-to-insure car for my 18-year-old son? 6 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My 18-year-old son has decided to take up driving lessons and will eventually have a car of his own. What would you recommend as his first car? My issue...
  • Jaguar X-Type: does it have a dpf? 15 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to buy a Jaguar X-Type estate 2.2D automatic in either SE or Sovereign trim and I believe they are all fitted with DPFs. I commute 25 miles...
  • What car for an older couple? 1 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    My parents are ready to sell their Y reg Ford Mondeo 1.8 with 58,000 miles and 06 model Honda Jazz 1.2 and buy one new car. At 85 years old, seats,...
  • Old folks honed 7 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I am over 70 and seek a car about Focus size. A Citroen C4 Picasso does not iron out the shocking road surfaces we have here, and the Focus, although...
  • How goos hsould a six-month old car be that we've paid a deposit on? 16 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    We have found a nearly new Ford S-MAX via Ford Retail Online. Our local Ford dealer has agreed to bring it in from the Ford dealer in Birmingham where...
  • Can you recommend an economical car for a 21-year old for under £5000? 23 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to buy my first car. I'm a 21-year-old female and have had my driving licence since 2008. My budget is maximum £5000 to include insurance...
  • Road tests 7 Nov 2008 (Forum)
    in the old Ka [and some of the old fiesta's] is little changed from the unit in the old 1960s Anglia. And the seats in the Mondeo are the only car guaranteed to give me back-ache aftre more than 30 mins. Mind you, Ford's corporate hospitality is legendary!
  • £5k, 22yrs old & 60 mile commute 23 Apr 2005 (Forum)
    Hi all, I was wondering what people would suggest for the above - a total budget of £5k (preferably including insurance) for my 22yr old sister who will be commuting 60 miles a day. I'm thinking it'll need decent fuel economy, she's never had her own car so has no NCD (so insurance
  • Old Mini - Modern Classic? 15 Jun 2004 (Forum)
    Just passing time looking at the e-bay motors section recently and I am amazed at the prices being asked (and sometimes achieved) for the old style Mini. Not the 60's/70's Cooper/1275 models I hasten to add, but the 1.0 litre BL built cars from the 80's, most of which have long since died from
  • Why is my car not compliant with the London ULEZ? 1 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
    My car is a BMW 318d on a 14 plate. I did a check on a couple of websites and it came back as not acceptable for the London Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)....
  • Ford S-MAX engine failure after 44,000 miles 17 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I bought a six month old Ford S-Max from a dealer in 2011. The car had 6000 miles on the clock when I bought it and has been regularly serviced ever since....
  • Bulk diss count 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
    This week my 1997 SAAB 900 Convertible failed its MOT test due to a crack in the bulkhead. It was fine at the service in August. It has done 98,000 miles...
  • Seat Leon 1.9TDI FR - Seat Leon 1.9TDI FR 17 Oct 2011 (Forum)
    anyone on here know what problems are likely with this engine/model, any preventative maintenance to prevent problems, etc as I'm conscious the car is 7 years old already and I've never bought a car this old before? Also, the car does not feel any faster than my old (but remapped) Focus 1.8 TDCi
  • New versus 3 years old quandary 30 Jul 2011 (Forum)
    ... The quandary though, is would it be better to look at a 3 year old Focus (about £7k for a Diesel variant) or consider something new like the Hyundai i30 CRDi bargain I saw on here, brand new for £10,755? An extra £3,755 gets me a 3 year newer car with a 5 year warranty. Assuming
  • 17yr old male drivers......insurance......again!! 22 Apr 2010 (Forum)
    I know this has been discusse before, but.......Wow!....insurance costs for 17 yr olds!! My son will be 17 this summer and I would like to insure him on either his own car (looking at group1 or 2 cars) or as an additional driver on a slightly higher grouped car belonging to me. Quotes
  • Insurance Cancellation - Extortionate Fee 29 May 2019 (Forum)
    . I now have a new car which I want to insure and I dont wish to use this company again because their annual quote is much dearer than the other companies using an insurance comparison website. Because my old vehicle has been scrapped and the DVLA have been notified, is there a need to cancel
 

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