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  How is the fuel economy calculated for the Vauxhall Ampera hybrid? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I registered last year as an e-Pioneer with Vauxhall and paid my £150. A month or two ago I got to drive an Ampera at the Motor Expo in Canary Wharf and...
• Vauxhall Corsa C - Intermittent battery charging issue 14 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All, I am really hopeful that someone can help with this strange issue I am having on my 2004 Corsa (Diesel, SRI). It started a few weeks ago, I came out of the local shop, started the car and the battery light stayed on. Not being far from home I decided to drive the mile or so back made
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  Which car should we buy to leave in storage in the UK? 28 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I live in Portugal but are in UK from time to time, when we usually rent a car. Now we're thinking of buying small runaround which we can leave...
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  Can I get a small EV with a 350 mile range? 18 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I live in a townhouse with no off-street parking. I have a garage in a block but it is unpowered. As I would like to buy an EV, I monitored my driving...
• Citroen C4 - Citroen C4 - Anti Theft / Engine won't crank 16 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  My partner inherited a bit of an untidy Citroen C4, 1.6 diesel 08. No problems for the first two months, then when my partner was away for the weekend she was under the impression that the battery was flat as it wouldn't start. She tried jump leads, but that didn't work, but a friendly person
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  My Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 TDCI won't start. Does it have an electrical fault? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 TDCI won't start in the mornings. I've changed the battery twice, changed the alternator and both have been checked, no lights...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.9 Running fine, now won't start! 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  to suggest a 'bad earth'. I have disconnected the battery for approx 30 mins so as to try to reset any fault code in the ECU. I have cleaned the battery terminals, the earth connection to the gearbox, and chassis. This made no difference. I have checked all the fuses, both under the stearing wheel
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 1.6 car does not start in the wet... 2 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  on the rotor and 2 of the HT leads) I still endured the non start on cold/wet days ( in the dry no problems...) I had the battery checked by a well-known motor accessory store it showed that the battery was at 13.5 volts but only 47% starting capacity. I had found that the car would start by using a "boost
• Qashqai 2nd gen auto - Is self charging Hybrid better for me? 19 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Hi guys, Wanted to have your opinions. I do low mileage, short journeys and live a city and don’t commute. Want to replace my 15 plate Qashqai either with a Self charging Hybrid or 3rd gen normal Qashqai Automatic. Used of course. Now with the hybrids, I’ve read that many have flat batteries if you
• Battery Charger - Not So Well Made In Taiwan 13 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  Battery charger seems to be failing. Hit and miss output, and its charging level lights don’'t very often show. Up till now its seemed OK. No choice anyway, since it was the only one I could find when I bought it… The metal case isn’t earthed, but that is only
• Peugeot 308 SW petrol 130 bhp 1199 cc - Radio going into economy mode after a few minutes 16 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  Last November when car had a 12 month  service at a Peugeot garage I raised an issue the radio switched itself off after a few minutes when the engine was switched off with a message on the touchscreen “going into economy mode”. The garage reported the battery was at fault
• Renault Laguna Estate 1.9dci 2008 - Car won't start 21 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  stop button. Since the incident the engine warning light is illuminated when the card is inserted and after about 10 seconds a warning light comes on saying "battery low start engine", since then I charged the battery using a battery charger until the charger said fully charged and then tried to start
• Vauxhall Astra H 1.6 20 - Fuel Gauge reading empty 11 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, The fuel gauge of my Vauxhall Astra H 1.6 is reading empty even though it is half full. Yesterday I had to take my battery out and charge it (Bad connections on stereo I suspect, I usually take my stereo out when I turn the car off, but the past few
• VW Golf 1.6 Bluemotion - Jumpstarted friends car - lost 10MPG 10 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, So I jump started my friends ford Fiesta Zetec as his battery completely died, and before doing so my VW Golf was giving me around 75 - 80 MPG on the motorway, even in cold. Straight away after using my car to jumpstart his, I think it has had an adverse affect on my
• Peugeot Partner Combi 2004 diesel. - Not starting sometimes 16 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I had the cam belt change last month and occasionally I go to start car and it would not start. The next try it would start. When trying to start it tries to turn engine but does one try as if there was a flat battery. Sunday it would not start, got green flag out and he said flat battery. I
• 2007 Ford Focus TDCi - Electric Windows Auto Up 27 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently had my alternator changed, but not the battery. Now the battery crapped out recently, and I've had it replaced, the downside, the chap replaced it at the side of the road. Now everything is fine except for my electric windows
• Ford Focus tdci - Slow cranking/no start when engine is hot 31 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  of seconds) and can then be turned off and restarted several times without hesitation. When symptoms first appeared intermittently a few weeks ago, I had the battery (3+ years old) and charging tested with the engine hot - all was reported OK. Unfortunately (?) there were no symptoms on that occasion
• Nisan Micra 1.0 53 plate (poss K11 engine?) - Engine Started - cut out - now engine light on 28 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  My other half started his micra tonight to go to work, felt the battery maybe a bit lazy but it started ok - he drove about 100 yards and it cut out. Struggled to re-start it and then the engine light came on. He stopped engine to see whether the engine light would reset
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 03 2.0 HDI Will not start 9 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Looking for some help here guys , have got a 2003 307sw 2.0 hdi (90). For the past few months it has been a pig to start , thought it was the battery , tested it it was only giving out below 12v. so grand went a changed it and it barely started with the new battery , again thought it probably just
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 97 1.8 TD - Start-up Issues 9 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Recently was given a P-Reg Ford Escort TD that hadn't really moved for 12 months, 44k on clock. It wouldn't start but was push-started and taken to garage for MOT, passed no problem and they reported no issues with battery (they were asked to look at it). For a month it started on about the 3rd