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• Old Parking tickets on your new car 27 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I'm glad to say that this has never happened to me but having watched the highly entertaining Cops Cars Bailiff type programmes recently it made me think. If I buy a secondhand car from a dealer or from a man on the street how do I know that there are no unpaid parking fines on the vehicle? I
• Audi TT - 18 mths old - corroded disks 23 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  An Audi TT with 14K on the clock has corroded front disks - not worn but rusted and as such give grinding noises. According to the Audi dealer who sold the car the disks are not covered by warranty but will need to be paid for - disks and fitting inc VAT = £200 approx - the existing pads are fine
• Are the goalposts moving faster? 7 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  or more years old are almost worthless. For some models this is not much longer than the original warranty. As the perceived life of a car shrinks, will typical owners see it as less worthwhile spending to maintain cars? Soon we shall have to copy the Japanese and export old vehicles just to move them on.
• ALL - 3year old cars 10 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Trawling through Ebay it appears that the average family car advertised 2017 model  is circa £20_£22k for most mileages of around 25k and this includes the traditional premium brands. Bearing in mind that most have lost any manufacturers and possibly be requiring new tyres do
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  Steering wheel vibration at all speeds on 9 month old Audi A1 petrol car 3 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Audi refuse to acknowledge that a problem exists even though the vibration is apparent with just a foot on accelerator while stationary. It is very pronounced...
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  Newer car for oldies! 30 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  At present we have a 6 year old Toyota Yaris. It's been reliable but we want to change it in. We're 82 and 75 - both still fit and able to drive and we...
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  Trading-In - what if the dealer misses a problem? 3 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  If a dealer is given the chance to test drive an old trade-in, and does not ask specifically whether there are any problems with it, does he have any legal...
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  Why are some insurance companies excluding cover for old age? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I thought other readers might be interested to know of my car insurance experience today and wonder how widespread this attitude is. I am a fit 81-year-old,...
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  Buying an old diesel 3 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I only have a grand to spend. Is it worth buying a diesel, eg fiesta, with 100000 on the clock and for sale, privately for £900? I want a car that is cheap...
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  Is it common for the MINI Cooper S's power steering to fail? 13 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2003 MINI Cooper S with 42,000 miles on the clock and today the power steering has just stopped working. I have looked on a couple of MINI web...
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  Which are the quietest and most comfortable tyres for the Toyota Avensis? 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My father recently bought a 2008 Toyota Avensis with 16-inch wheels and is very pleased with it. Could you recommend the best tyres for comfort, quietness...
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  Mini budget 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A colleague wants to buy his son his first car/mini. Can you pick up a reasonably clean one for this money and what age would this buy. Are there any particular...
• Wolseleys from the 30s to the 60s. - My accidental interest in old cars 14 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  My love of old cars stemmed from my parents only buying what they could afford to pay for without gettig into debt and as a result the cars that they owned were somewhat older than many of our neighbour's. I was born in the late 40s and my father bought his first car a 1932
• New car dilemma 14 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi there I've been pondering this for ages and wondered what peoples opinions were. Shortly we intend to buy a new family car. On the one hand, nearly new Mondeos and Vectras look to be a terrific bargain for about 7 or 8 grand for a car about 18 months old, and they're now very good cars
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  Is there such a thing as too low mileage on a used car? 11 Jul 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Our son needs to change his 14 year old Ford Fiesta, which has just scraped through it's MoT. His budget is tight for the replacement - £8k maximum. I...
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  Is it common for 2006 Ford Focus models to suffer transmission failure? 10 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My automatic Ford Focus is just four years old with 54,000 miles on the clock. Last week I lost all power, the car wouldn't drive properly. The dash showed...
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  Honda were generous in helping to repair an ABS failure on my 9-year-old Jazz. 12 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I wrote to you recently about ABS failure in my Honda Jazz. Due to the excessive cost, I contacted Honda directly, hoping for some assistance. Bearing...
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  I have an old vehicle with a V5 which has been stored for 30 years. It has no SORN. Can I now get one without penalty? 7 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have have an old vehicle which I have stored for 30 years. I do have a V5 for it but no SORN. I have been abroad for many years and was not aware that...
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  How long to keep my diesel i30? 12 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a two-year old Hyundai i30 automatic which has behaved impeccably on a 70-mile daily commute (mainly motorway). Do I keep it for the term of the...
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  Cutting the crass 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm in need of some assistance. My mother is looking to change her 2006 Clio automatic and needs a car of a similar size. She wants something premium,...