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• Old cars, especially historic vehicles - Rubber fuel lines 27 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  47yrs ago) until I could remove the rotten 41 year old six inch rubber pipe connecting the tank outlet to the fuel line.  Fortunately I had a spare length from a similar sort of repair on another car back in the mists of time which, after immersion in boiling water, softened up sufficiently to fit
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  How worthwhile would it be to get an air con regas done on my 10 year old car? 5 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  How worthwhile would it be to get the air con regas done on my 10 year old Audi TT? It's done 49,300 miles.
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  My car has had 11 previous owners - is this bad? 21 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 15 year old Honda Prelude today that is clean, with no rust and a full service history. The mileage is 70,000 miles, but the V5 shows 11 previous...
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  Is the 2010 SEAT Ibiza ST 1.4 petrol any good? 19 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Would you say there are any compelling reasons for NOT buying a 2010 SEAT Ibiza ST (1.4 petrol) with 42,000 miles on the clock? I’ve been offered the car...
• No stock - orders only 13 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Ceed. Skoda supposedly have limited stock of the Roomsters. Toyota supposedly have limited stock of the Auris. Some models of the Jazz are order ony. There was a report out today talking about the rise in value of used cars and the scarcity of used cars around three years old. I'm now not surprised
• Espada's new car 16 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  as cassette players - very useful with young children. Costing £15,500 plus the old car. I get it next week. I can't wait to get behind a creamy flat 6-cyl engine with five speed tiptronic. No change in insurance costs and probably no worse economy...... I'll keep you informed.
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  Are older cars really safer for younger drivers? 9 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  You've advised someone looking for a cheap car for their 17-year-old son to consider a small classic such a Morris Minor. I'm very concerned about this...
• No tax cars 26 May 2001 (Forum)
  How old does a car have to be not to need a tax disc? Does this age change each year? Thanks for the info
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  Could you recommend a reliable, economical car for our student daughter? 23 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  After reading your column we purchased a FIAT Panda for our two daughters to learn to drive. We have owned it for four years and it has proved an excellent...
• Toot Toot !! 16 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  pump, I was paying for petrol in the kiosk and the driver at the front pump, having paid, drove away.   A young man in a BMW X5 500 drove by my old car into the front pump position and filled up.   I never was able to afford a car so expensive, let alone one with so oversize an engine
• Panamera 4s Diesel - ‘New, old stock’ Panamera - Good Buy or Not? 24 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  at the factory, unused. They were then registered in Germany, but not sold, in December 2019. Dealer has bought in a few of these cars, now on a Uk ‘69 plate and with delivery mileage only. Cars are effectively new, although actually 3 years old and a model no longer produced. On the face
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  Any idea why secondhand Renault C4 Grand Picassos are cheaper than Renault Grand Scenics? 24 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking at buying either an old shape Renault Grand Scenic or Citroen C4 Grand Picasso secondhand. At the car dealers the Scenic screen prices seem...
• Audi A5 and S5 (2007 - ) - 2008 3.0 Insurance Rights? 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  to a write off, but as the car is only 3 months old and cost me £41K brand new from the dealer back in June the costs haven't escalated high enough to cause the vehicle to be considered a write off. So the opinion is to repair the car (new font wing, new door, new door shut panel, new rear wing, new rear
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  Petrol or diesel estate car advice? 12 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am toying with either a 4-5 year old diesel estate (Mondeo/Passat-size) and using it mainly for the long distance journeys for economy, or to go for...
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  Cracked tyres - are they dangerous? 16 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 10 month old Kia Sorento fitted with Nexen N8000 tyres. The tyres have covered 8000 miles over the past year and still have 6-7mm of tread, but...
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  Should we pass our 10-year-old Honda Jazz to our granddaughter? 9 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I own a 2003 Honda Jazz manual in which we driven about 50,000 miles without trouble. Our granddaughter will be old enough to drive in two...
• Any car - Buying a new car, what happens old car insurance 13 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, I am thinking of changing my car and are getting confused with car insurance. Hope someone out there can give me some advice. If I have another 3 months car insurance to run on my current car, when buying insurance for the new car, do I have to use last year's No Claims
• Mid Large Family Car 17 May 2022 (Forum)
  Hi all I'm looking at getting a used car, up to five years old, 60k miles, £25k.  I need a decent size boot and genuine comfort for four.  I prefer an old fashioned interior (think cream leather and wood) rather than all the high tech gizmos and shiny bits
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  Buying a Nissan Juke - which model is best? 28 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We own a Renault Scenic and want to replace it with a Nissan Juke. Can you tell us what model is best?
• Ford Focus Estate - tyre age/general degradation 4 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  really-a bit of a general discussion re:tyre degradation Recently inherited a low mileage but 13 year old car-done 45000 miles,and on original rear tyres ,which are very legal still. got a slow puncture, but tyre company would not repair-and only replace with new-on the basis