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  • Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 18-08-2018 Part 1 19 Aug 2018 (Forum)
    Good grief. A near 6 year old Golf with 14k on the clock and someone wants to trade it for another brand new car that will only do just over 2000 miles every year!? Are some people mad? The 'new' car will depreciate massively. Save the money and keep it to pay for any 'issues' the 6 year old low
  • Seat leon - Brand new car, 1 year old 27 Dec 2015 (Forum)
    Hi New to the forum so sorry if this has been asked before (sure it has) but couldn't find anything  Looking to buy a seat leon 1.6 tdi on...
  • Combo Van Towing Weights 14 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    I have a 1999 old shape 1700 diesel van and have bought an old shape mini 1000. I have arranged a trailer that is not a full sized car trailer and need to know if the van will be able to legally tow the car and trailer ok. I need to find the weight of the trailer I know but I get the feeling
  • my next car bmw mini cooper? 27 Oct 2005 (Forum)
    looking to hire a mini cooper for the weekend, to see if its going to be pratical enough for my family. i have a big 6 year old and a small 13 year old. what are the extras to have or not, which wheels give the best compramise between ride and comfort and handling. i currently drive a 2002 ford
  • Automatics - Elderly drivers + automatic = crash? 26 Feb 2016 (Forum)
    Having read HJ views on driving automatics with left foot braking to maintain full control of the vehicle, I wondered how many of the recent headline stories of out of control cars may be caused by 'pedal confusion’.  I
  • Renault Megane 2002 old shape heater resistor 4 Dec 2016 (Forum)
    Hello would anyone where the heater resistor is located on this vehicle, it has recently stopped working and have a spare one, but cannot find anywhere online that gives a definate location, Any help please, the car is a Renault Megane hatchback not the scenic model, Many thanks
  • mark 4 golf 1.6 16v - cam belt 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
    Hello there, Can cam belts snap through old age ? I may look at car tommorrow which is ten years old with under 30k on the clock,  I am concerened that the belt has been on there since it left the factory and ,maybe getting tired. Regards  
  • help or i'm gonna have to walk 21 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    hi, we are looking for a car that looks ok but is practical too. we've got about £10,000 to spend, n a clapped out old alpha to p/e(keep tellin the old man we'll get nothin' 4 it).can't decide what to go for. any help greatly received thanx.
  • Need a comfortable car with high seats for £15k 14 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I am a pensioner. I drive 7000 miles a year, which is mostly short trips, with occasional long motorway trips. I want a comfortable car with high seats...
  • Citroen Xsara Picasso - Old story: Car hit by possibly uninsured driver 12 Mar 2012 (Forum)
    concerned with no positive result and left, commenting that there was only property damage.  It now seems possible that the third driver was uninsured.  As I understand it, if thie third driver was uninsured, my relative has to buy a replacement car with only the scrap value of the old one
  • Ineffective Aircon - Rover 220 17 May 2004 (Forum)
    is that the old car may have had the "old" type of refrigerant (whatever that is), and the new car a different, less effective, type. I'm not aware that the old car ever had its refrigerant replaced but the new one certainly has. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks, Mark
  • Aygo 2014 - Old model - 1st MOT and keeping the same renewal date 15 Apr 2017 (Forum)
    My car is going to be 3 years old in the next couple of months. I know I can take a previous MOT certificate to a garage and get them to test upto 1 month before the due data and effectivly have 13 months leaving me with the same due date next year. Is the same true for the first
  • Accident with a cycle and 13 year olds 28 Nov 2014 (Forum)
    My sister was recently involved in a accident with two 13 year olds on a cycle, one was riding it the other was sat on the handle bars. They were going so fast the bonnet is dented, along with the wing and scraped through to the metal as well as one of  the  headlight
  • Gearbox failure - 5yr old Seat Ibiza 2 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    Hello everyone, I'm new here. I have a problem that I think someone can help me with. I have a Seat Ibiza, 5 years old, but only 28000 miles. My dealer has told me that I need a new gearbox and clutch. I don't disbelieve them, but I am sure that this should not happen with this low mileage. I want
  • Volvo S40 old model 26 Oct 2004 (Forum)
    Went in an 04 reg Volvo S40 1.9d yesterday. Is the very intrusive engine noise a characteristic of these cars? There were three of us in it doing a trip on urban roads and the engine noise in the cabin was so loud I could hardly hear what anyone was saying. I was also concious of having to raise
  • number plates 6 Oct 2003 (Forum)
    during a nostalgic moment the other night,my friends and myself were discussing all the old cars we used to own,one chap who has had hundreds can still recall them all by their number plates,which prompted me to recall my fathers old hillman super minx which he had in the late 60's. this old banger
  • Notice of intended prosecution received for speed 12 Jul 2023 (Forum)
    Hi guys,  I have received NIP today. It is for my old car that i have not driven for about three weeks now. Currently trying to sell that car. Date of the speeding offence is 17/06/23. I was not driving that car on that date or even my new car on that road on that date. I was driving
  • Upmarket cars - Leather car seats......why? 21 Nov 2022 (Forum)
    I wonder why, in this age of comfortable durable fabrics, the expensive preparation and treatment of cattleskin is widely used for car seats and surroundings.  Very few would choose it for  chairs in the home - why in cars?  I much preferred the fabric of my old cars
  • Two cars, one NCD 27 Jul 2007 (Forum)
    As a result of getting an unexpected car (other thread), I'll have to sell one our current cars. If it takes me a few weeks to sell the old cars, I'll have to get some insurance for the new one and old one, I'm guessing on the same policy? Can't really open a new insurance as the NCD
  • ALL - LED HEADLIGHTS & NIGHT DRIVING 24 Feb 2024 (Forum)
    The recent;y announced crack-down on eyesight testing, especially among the elderly (and I count myself as one!) has more than likely been made as a result of the modern trend to fit LED headlights to new cars, and also to retro-fit old ones. Virtually everybody I know, old and young, complains
 

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