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• Large Car query 18 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  All- I'm hoping you guys can give me a little help with regards to buying a 1-2 year old large car. Basically our current Focus cannot handle the double pushchair and the other klobber that comes with kids (!!). Basically I'm after value (and value for money)- rather than a badge. From my initial
• '89 Audi 100 2.0E (5cyl RT) fuel prob 16 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Fuel pump packed in (lots of noise, loss of pressure/delivery) then ominously quiet as the car coasted to the hard shoulder... Main dealer replaced fuel pump today, but the car refused to fire up. They say that they don't have enough experience of these old cars (!) and have recommended I take
• BMW 320D Injection Fuel Pump 15 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My car is two years old and has covered 35,000 miles, I use Shell diesel and most of my jouneys are motorways. Early this year the fuel pump had to be replaced along with some damaged parts - timing guardrail. My car was out of warranty but BMW agreed to pay 75% of the total cost of £2000
• Who Was Driving? 17 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  I have just read in today's newspapers that two youths, aged 18 & 20, both of whom admitted being in a car which crashed and killed a 73 year old pedestrian, cannot be prosecuted as there is no evidence as to which one of them was driving at the time. They both admit being in the car and they both
• Other-driver uncomfortableness 2 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Stupid, I know, but ... My car has just been in for an auto-gearbox fix. Apart from the old arm-and-leg bill, it just doesn't feel *right*... It's running fine, no apparent problem, but ... This same phenomena occurs every time anybody else drives my car - be it brother, sister, mother, father
• Honda Accord/Lexus IS200 anyone? 8 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  I am looking at getting out of the company car scheme, and buy privately. I had thought about a VW or Audi until I read some threads in this forum. I had a Honda Accord 10 yrs ago and loved it, but what about the current 2001 car? Is it as trouble free as my old one was, is it good on long runs
• Fun Car to Drive - confused! 23 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  My current car is a 14 year old Nissan Primera  (P12) hatchback. It has served me well. However, I have got the dreaded engine warning light. Garage struggling to fix it.  The Primera is a very comfortable car and a joy to drive, even though it is 14 years old. It is still more
• Ford Focus, 2009 1.6 Petrol - Clutch pedal goes to floor and is not spring back 9 Apr 2023 (Forum)
    the garages labour costs on top. The car is 14 years old and garage is likely to use genuine ford parts ?
• 5 litre Mercedes - clean air compliant 27 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  The law seems pretty straightforward and the council appear to have made a mistake (or several), but it seems truly surreal to wave a 20 year old 5 litre car into a Clean Air Zone!  (Real World consumption from HJ for  a 2006 "Blue Efficiency" model quotes official mpg of 30.1
• highest mileage car you ever bought 29 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  them look decent if I wanted it. I took the plunge and the old petrol engine was a good 'un. What's the highest mileage you've taken a punt on?
• Leon vs Corsa vs Fiesta 24 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Helping my brother do a bit of research at the moment as he's looking at cars for his son. So, I thought I'd just put a little something on HJ to see what everyone thinks. Overall, which do you think would be a better first car for my nephew out of these three? He's a 17 year old who has
• any - Insurance for university holidays only 23 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  My son has just turned 19. He spends most of his time away at university and doesn't have his own car but it's really useful if he can borrow mine when back for the holidays. I have been using 'Marmalade' for this, but they have a limitation that the car must be no more than 7 years old. As my
• Vw polo - Small, quiet car 27 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hi. This is a rerun of a 10 year old question.  Please don't refer me back to that because there may be new options  :) I have to drive 3 or 4 hours on motorways twice a week. My i10 is pretty much what I need: small, comfy and responsive. But it is quite noisy at 70-ish
• Any - high mileage 22 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Just wondering what sort of millage you can expect to see out of a modern car that is well maintained? I've driven lorries that are 5-6 years old that have covered well over 1 million miles and still drive well and I've been a passenger in a A reg Mercedes non turbo diesel  that had
• Toyota Yaris 1.0 vvt 2005 reg - Toyota yaris does not unlock 14 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  key for the car. Unlocking the car in the old fashioned ke in a lock way works fine.
• Vauxhall Astra H Estate - Cam belt change 8 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  I recently purchased a Vauxhall Astra H auto estate which has 36,500 miles on clock. The car is ex mobility and has a FSH from dealer , and I am very happy with it. However, I see from the website that HJ recommends a cambelt change every 40,000 miles or 4 years. The car is 3 years old (60 reg
• Nissan Juke - New Juke Diesel 18 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  They've altered the gearing on the 2012my Juke and the results are amazing. I was lucky emough to get an offer to swop my 2011 model for a new one for the princely sum of £150. I do the same journey (Blackpool to Bristol) every week, and in 13k miles the old Juke consistantly averaged 47-48mpg
• Fitting a roof box on 'backwards'. 22 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  I need to go on a trip carrying 2 slim roof boxes on top of my car. Unfortunately both boxes open on the right hand side so I am thinking of fitting one backwards so I can open the boxes on either side of the car. Anybody knw of any reason why I shouldn't do this? Both boxes are Thules
• Toyota Auris - Accelerator issues 14 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  this happened very quickly and took him a bit by surprise. Does anyone have any experience of similar events or ideas/suggestions as to the problem. He's 80, had the car 3 months and in a worried state about it. The cars 3 years old and bought from a dealer.
• Servicing/major repair costs 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  to the general public which gives some indication of the costs of annual servicing and the replacement of major things like clutches, cambelts, etc..  I seem to recall seeing information like this contained in some old car magazines in the past but can't find it now.  TVM.