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  A small used car for a 20 year old 12 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need a car that will be reliable for around 200 miles a week, on a low budget (£3,000 tops). This means I want good mpg, and I am only 20 and male so...
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  Polishing new cars? 16 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Do you subscribe to the generally accepted advice that you should not apply polish (not even wax) to a new car until it is 3 months old, to allow the paint...
• Car choice? Disabled OAP 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Looking for some help on a choice of car for my 81 year old mum, who's recently left hospital with a knackered left leg and severely decreased mobility. She's now going to need a small automatic, five door car with enough space for a fold-up wheelchair if she eventually needs one. Her current car
• Old Models on Manuf Websites 8 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  It is said that for every new carsold there are 4/5 2nd hand cars sold. I realsie that HJs site has a car-by-car breakdown for cars stretching back 15 years but it is not the same as Manf Car Sites. Look up most manufacturer sites and you will see the 2007 models have been updated with the 2008
• Cost of motoring versus age of car. 4 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Some 20 or 30 years ago I saw a survey which compared the cost of motoring for cars of different ages. I think it was by the AA, but it may have been RAC or Which? magazine. The survey showed that the cheapest cars to run were 4 to 6 years old. Newer cars cost more in depreciation. Older ones
• premature breakdowns 23 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I've been driving volvo cars for a number of years now. My car at the moment is a S80 T6, I thought it was my dream car, expensive(for me anyway)6months old,10,000 miles on clock,pristine condition. Within a week I was having trouble with central locking - car taken back to garage to be sorted
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  Is a 15 year old Saab a good buy? 17 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have just seen a 2004 Saab 9.3 Aero 2.0-litre for sale (68,000 miles only) for £1995. Would you say this was a bargain?
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  BMW turbo failure 22 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  On 16 May, ten minutes after my BMW 320d's 87,000 miles dealership oil service the turbo failed. I top up the oil between services and always use the correct...
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  Buying a used car - how can I check for accident history? 13 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Seen a three year old Volkswagen Golf with low mileage. Can you tell me what I need to do to check it hasn’t been in an accident?
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  Which of these two X3s should I buy? 24 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering buying a BMW X3. Can you please advise whether it is better to buy new with not so many options or buying a 1 year old model with say...
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  Small/ medium automatic for wheelchair user 10 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am disabled and have to use a wheelchair. I need an automatic with enough space to carry a folding wheelchair and still be able to use the rear seats....
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  Buying a Porsche 18 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I need to get a Boxster out of my system, so I plan to only keep it for a summer or two. Running costs are well documented so the question is price...
• extreme bangernomics 8 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Two blokes I know do nothing to their cars, zilch, nada, a Mazda Mx5 20 years old and a Jag S type pretty old. Jag cost about £800 and has merrily gone on for two years or so. Jag guy just runs them til they break and buys another, how they don't just stop running I don't know.
• Ford Focus 1.6 petrol - Ticking Injectors 20 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 9 month old petrol 1.6 Focus. Pretty happy with the car in general but compared to our old 1.6 Focus, the intectors seem to be very tickey especially when the engine is hot.  Is this a characteristic of these engines now, as they sound like tappets actually, but I'm
• Fitting Audio 13 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I want to upgrade the old speakers in the door panels of a 4 year old car but am reluctant to simply attack the trim panels at random as I always seem to damage the clips and they never go back properly. Is there a more considered method or do I just grab and pull ? I've never been happy doing
• Sheep Trailer - Replacing 155-400 Tyres On An Old Trailer. 18 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I live in France and have an old two-wheeled sheep trailer maximum weight 490kg which has size 155-400 tyres. The trailer is in good condition so I would like to keep it. This is an old size tyre and now hard to find and expensive to buy. So I think it maybe better to replace the wheels
• Space for 3 children? 6 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  - very small car seat at the moment and not a big problem, but will soon need the next stage. We also have a 4 year old - larger seat, more room. Finally we have a 7 year old - booster seat only. As things stand it's difficult getting them comfortably in the back seat - particularly for my 7 year old
• Help please! Newbie ... 15 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm hoping that someone who knows something about cars will be able to point me in the right direction. We have been driving (and towards the end, bunny hopping and lane drifting) in a fifteen year old fiesta. Enough is enough! we need a new car! We're going to have to get it on some kind
• Nissan Almera Tino - Old Car, New Car 15 May 2016 (Forum)
  ).   All sounds v long term - but I plan to keep the Tino until I have a nice wad of cash - probably 2.5 years and I'd like a 3 year old replacement.   I'd like the replacement vehicle to be a good vehicle for 3- 20 years of age. That means no diesels and no car that's a great fleet
• Pro-rata Car Insurance anywhere?? 25 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  My parents got a new car. Old car was gonna be scrapped..God know why but I thought it far to good to scrap so invested a little time & money & a new second hand engine fitted later, got it running again. It is now MOT'd and ready to get tax in order to drive/sell. I already have my own car i