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• 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
• Larger family car needed 1 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hello, new to this forum. My wife and myself are looking at getting a bigger car for our expanding brood, we have an eleven year old, a two year old and another on the way. Our Renault Clio is going to be too small. What i'd really like is a 5 seater but with 3 proper sized seats in the back, most
• Second hand car prices in USA 7 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  wondering about putting a new 200 quid clutch in his 12 year old Primera which he says still has many many more miles in it, because this is more than the car is worth.
• Hit by someone not insured 26 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  my daughters boyfriend has just upgraded to a very good condition Ford Escort, he paid £450 and is insured TPFT. Today a car full of 16 year olds collided with his car and caused damage to the front right wing and light, they were obviously not insured and in the care of the local authority
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  I'm looking at buying a five year old car but there's rust on the tailgate - should I steer clear? 21 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I'm buying a 2018 Citroën C3 1.2 Tech Flair and found some rust on tailgate door at the bottom. This has been sorted and I've been given a one year guarantee....
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  I was at fault in an accident, do I pay my excess even if I don't claim for the damage to my own car? 12 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had a bump in my car, which was my fault. The damage to my car is minimal and does not necessarily need a claim because it's 10 years old....
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  I lost the V5C to my car, which has been abroad for 10 years - how do I get it back to the UK? 19 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My 10-year-old car has been in Spain for nine years and 11 months. I've lost the V5C, so what do I say at Dover when I try to bring it back to the UK?
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  Which car for a 24-year-old female? 11 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am a 24 year old girl looking for a little run around car, currently have a MINI Cooper S Convertible but it's not getting its use. I am looking...
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  Is this 10-year-old Toyota Yaris Verso a good purchase as a second car? 23 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We are thinking of buying a ten-year-old Toyota Yaris Verso as a second car that will be used mainly for local trips and the school run. I've seen one...
• Car Insurance 7 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend an insurance company that will insure an eighteen year old female university student at a reasonable price.
• First car under £1000 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  For a 21 year old girl in London. Suggestions wanted, please. Many thanks
• 10 year old corsa issue 20 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Morning All. Have a 10 year old corsa with about 130k miles on the clock. Did a 400 mile journey yesterday and pulled over for a break. When engine restarted power steering wasnt working and can't get above 2000rpm. Coolant was spilling from the middle of the car and none showing
• Ford Mondeo - Is a 1-year old Mondeo Titanium worth the money? 31 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  I was looking at buying an approximately 1-2 year old 10K miles top-of-the-range Ford Mondeo Titanium for about £17K. Then I started seeing adverts for other cars BRAND NEW at about half that cost (or a bit more). OK, I could knock a couple of grand off for a lower spec
• Skoda Octavia II - Air Conditioning sounding like an old fridge 14 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Anyone have an idea as to why the A/C on my 54 plate Octavia II  has started to sound  like an old fridge. Two very distinct noises, one a gurgling sound which is constant when the A/C is on the other a low hum which comes and goes but can be felt as a vibration through
• VW Tourag or Volvo XC90 ? 9 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all. I am looking at replacing my 5 yr old Seat Alhambra with either new SUV (possibly the new Peugeot 4007 or Citroen C Crosser) or, alternatively getting a 2-3 yr old quality SUV such as the Tourag or XC90. I tow a caravan and need a fairly heavy tow car. If I went for the new Pug
• New(ish) "old" Beetles 8 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Some time ago I saw an "old" (original style) VW Beetle on a P-plate (P at the front, as in 1997, not 1977). It was going the other way so I thought perhaps I'd just misread it. On Sunday I saw another, on an R plate. I was walking, it was parked, I got a good look. Definitely R, standard 1997
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  I urge fellow motorists to consider buying older cars, such as my 1996 BMW 328i. 11 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I always read with interest the letters you publish, yet find myself exasperated by the cost of even modest modern motors. It is many years since I purchased...
• Best car wax 14 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Thinking of giving the old machine a once over. Whats the Backrooms opinion on the best car wax as in the best result for the least effort?
• Red cars 6 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Will todays new red cars still fade as badly as ten year old ones or has technology improved colour fastness of red pigments?
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  Rusting on its laurels 11 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I remember some discussion in your column of the tendency of a certain era of Mercedes to be extremely rust prone. In our extended family we have an 18...