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• Italian attitudes 7 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  . That includes have a passenger on mopeds, smoking, no helmet or not fastened, one handed riding, one wheel on the ground while being towed by a car ?? Thousands were seized and auctioned off. There has been a tremendous public outcry, including fights between police and motorcyclists, imagine! It?s not fair
• Cycle Carriers 11 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  to lift 4 bikes over my head onto the roof of my car without causing damage to me or the car. 2. Tow bar mounted Pros - I feel these are a lot stronger and you can also get ones that swivel out of the way to allow access to the hatch. However, at this moment in time, I do not have a towbar though am
• Spot The Twonk 23 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  ; overtaking within 100 yards of exiting the motorway ; top-class slipstreaming so close to the car in front it looks like it's towing you ; specila bonuses of 5 for completey unannounced lane-changing , especially if that is as the traffic is queuing for an obstruction HOURS OF FUN
• I need a Ford Escort ... 13 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  down on the ferry, and couldn't be driven off on arrival. Apparently, it couldn't even be pushed off because it had locked the driver out, and nobody seemed to know how to tow it. This woman was not very pleased. So she was returning on the ferry, with her car stuck where she had parked it on the car
• End of the road for Guiness Label in windscreen?? 12 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  More than 30 vehicles have been towed away from Sandwell streets in a major crackdown on car tax dodgers. The move is the latest in a series of swoops by the council's highways department, the DVLA and police. The motorists were caught in kerbside checks and visits to their homes after tip-offs
• Citroen Xantia HDI fault. 7 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  and with or without the caravan on tow . Citroen Customer Service are not very helpful , their attitude being if the machine shows no fault then there isn't one , also Citroen technical don't seem to have any answers . This recurring problem is spoiling what I think is a very nice car ........ Some thoughts
• European Holidays 3 May 2001 (Forum)
  car you could be stopped from driving,if your car has been modified and you do not have the appropiate paper work ie tow bars, wide wheels, different exhaust, if you were to be involved in a caravan accident all these would be checked,There are many rules and regulations that differ from country
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  Faulty used car - can I demand a refund? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last year I bought a Volkswagen Polo from an authorised dealer. The car was an ex-demonstrator and had just 7000 miles on the clock. Over the past few...
• Unhappy with main dealer-how to proceed? 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  the car towed to the main dealers, rather than another local garage, figuring it may need their diagnostic gear to solve the problem. I'd "budgetted" that the repair would be around £700 worst case, figuring a recon 30k mile engine could be had for £400ish, with a bit of cash to have it fitted. A couple
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  My car broke down because of too much oil in the engine - can this be fixed? 26 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have an Audi A6 2008 and last week on the way to having a service, the car blew loads of blue smoke out of the exhaust. It was towed back to my address...
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  What type of van should I get driving farming equipment around? 18 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm starting a courier business for farming equipment. What is your advice regarding the size of van I should get? I'm unsure of which would be more viable...
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  The turbo on my 2014 Nissan Qashqai has failed - do you think Nissan will contribute to repair costs? 15 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2014 Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCi, which I have leased from new, driven sympathetically and had serviced at the correct intervals (the last service...
• 2007 Mini one 1.4 - Bought faulty car from dealership. 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  what was agreed the week before. When they arrived home with the car the red oil light flashed on and then off. The car has continued to do this ever since when the engine is hot and the car is going very slowly or reversing. My dad contacted the AA who towed the car back to the dealership
• Mini one 1.4 2007 - Advice on faulty car from dealership 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  what was agreed the week before. When they arrived home with the car the red oil light flashed on and then off. The car has continued to do this ever since when the engine is hot and the car is going very slowly or reversing. My dad contacted the AA who towed the car back to the dealership
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  No VAT on used car but same price 25 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to buy a used Volvo V7 D5 Auto from our local Volvo dealer. I only drive about 5,000 miles per year, almost always on long trips (I ride a bike...
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  Should I allow my BMW 120d's turbo to cool after driving? 1 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I was interested in your comments about letting a very hot turbo idle for 30 seconds before switching off. Am I correct in interpreting this as applying...
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  How hard does the turbo work under normal driving conditions? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  You quite rightly advocate running a turbocharged engine at idle for a minute or so after a vigorous run in order for the turbo to 'cool off', and my last...
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  Clutch issues at 54,000 miles on a Peugeot 308 15 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  360 days into our (second-hand - 58 plate, Nov 2008) ownership of a 308SW HDI FAP, the clutch pedal sank to the floor and stayed there. The AA duly towed...
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  Can you recommend a sporty estate for my wife's business and a mid-engined sports car for me? 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have been struggling to find a balance of cars in our garage. Our current cars are a 12-year-old Range Rover converted to LPG and a modified 55 plate...
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  I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with petrol - do I need to have the whole fuel system changed for £7,000? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with unleaded fuel. I drove it 400 metres to my house with no problem. In the morning I had difficulty starting it. When it...