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• Buying? a car in Jersey. 23 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  it. A 25year old professional has never insured in own right but driven several years intermittently on my insurance. Use car for six months. Import it to UK? Or sell it? Has anyone any experience, tips, pros and cons of the above. Cost of insurance? I understand that ex hire cars are re- registered
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  Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI Elegance (diesel) - timing belt or chain? 6 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a Skoda but I'm aware from reading Honest John's column regularly that the issue of timing belts/cams is important. Before I buy,...
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  Would the Nissan Primastar or Peugeot Expert Tepee make a better taxi? 24 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a people carrier for my taxi trade. I have a choice between the Nissan Primastar or the Peugeot Expert Tepee
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  Should I buy a 2007 Ford Fiesta Zetec or 2007 Nisan Tiida? 8 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have shortlisted two cars - a 2007 Ford Fiesta Zetec with 18,000 miles and a 2007 Nisan Tiida with 35,000 miles. Both are the same price. Which one...
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  Can you recommend an automatic car with low emissions for £20,000? 27 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a new car with automatic transmission, and wish to stay below the 120G/km CO2 limit. I have a budget of £20,000 in mind, and performance...
• Rented a car now want to buy one... 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  was the 3.8 litre V6. To buy out there, you are looking at about AUD 35,000 (which looks like GBP 15 - 17,000) which in my books it a lot of car for the money. One option is to import one to the UK, but (aside from all the issues with import alone) I will bet that the corrosion protection for cars out
• Mahindra coming to the UK 2020 14 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Mahindra have announced they plan to expand out of Italy and Spain in the next 18 months and enter the UK by 2020. Dacia take note I don’t expect Suzuki UK nor the importers behind Ssangyong UK to be happy about this
• Skoda Yeti - Diesel to petrol conversion 29 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  How feasible is refitting a Diesel 2.0L TDI with a petrol engine ?  Important because diesels could be banned from town centres because of the Nox.  I have read elsewhere that the easiest conversion is with a 2.0 TSI engine.
• Subaru Forester III - AWD v RWD 5 May 2010 (Forum)
  How much more beneficial is having All wheel driver as opposed to rear wheel drive. My knowledge of AWD is that is usefl when going off road and not that important when driving around town.
• Ford Focus III (2008 - ) - Ghia? 5 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  The Ford Focus III (facelift model) is available in the Ghia trim level in the Republic of Ireland. Does anyone know whether this version will be introduced to the UK? I suppose it would be completely silly to import one from Ireland?
• Mitsubishi screeching belts 16 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  All belts recently replaced on our L-reg Mitsubishi Chariot (import). But we keep having to go back to the garage because the belt(s) keep screeching, and the garage says Mitsubishi are (in)famous for this. Any suggestions I can pass on to them?
• Car Annual Running Costs 23 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  There's a lot of stuff on this site about how good/bad our cars are. Perhaps the most important factor is annual running costs so aside from MOT, tax and insurance what does yours cost to service/maintain ?
• Mystery Toyota 22 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Whilst driving on the M3 outside Winchester on Monday I was overtaken by a nice-looking black Toyota saloon, badged 'WINDOM'. It had a square rear no. plate which I think denotes a grey import. Does any backroomer have any info on it? P.
• Pulling Power 17 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Have just watched ITVs Pulling Power. What a delightfull change to see a programme where the cars are more important than the presenters. No smart remarks just comments on the cars, and objective views on British cars,no p andering to the image brigade. Regards Tony H
• www.drivethedeal.com 23 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I am looking to buy a new Golf 2.0 GTI in metallic paint and have found that www.drivethedeal.com are offering this car at £1044 cheaper than the local dealer. They have told me it is not an import and comes with 3 years manufacturers warranty. Could I have your comments please?
• Second Hand Small/Medium car? 24 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  Is there a Web page that outlines the small/medium cars about 5-6 years old? Looking for reviews and user input. Constrained by width of driveway so size important sadly (width between sides of 2 house walls).
• Ford Focus - Car Radio Code 12 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I recently imported a Ford Focus with a radio that is requiring a code and I do not seem to have access to the code. The serial number for the radio is N646023 . Model is 6000NE . I need help to be able to switch on the radio . Regards Ranga
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Convertible!!!??? 24 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Did any body else see this on M40 yesterday. It looked exactly like current new Mondeo but I wondered if I was seeing things. It was certainly FAR wider than Escort/focus. was it an american import was on 08 plate
• "Bullseye" stone chip 16 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  My car's windscreen has recently acquired a 4 mm o.d. "bullseye" stone chip. How important is it that I get it repaired fairly quickly? Fortunately it isn't in my field of vision ~ it's right in front of the rear view mirror. -- L\'escargot.
• vento replcement 13 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  i wish to replace my 1996 1.9 tdi vw vento with something £5000 max i do gardening on an ad hoc basis and require space for tools also reliability/servicing/insurance are important. my current mpg is 55 any ideas thanks corkball