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  New or used small car? 19 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to move away from home and need a car for myself for the first time. My Dad has offered to sell me his Mazda 2 10 reg or help me buy an alternative....
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  Can you recommend a car with a flat floor and easy access? 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  As a long time reader of your column I do not recall anyone asking this question: Both my wife and I have leg trouble and need a car with a 'flat floor',...
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  Does our 2002 Vauxhall Corsa need a new steering rack? 1 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We have an 02 plate Vauxhall Corsa 1.2. It was three years old when we bought it and from day one, I have found the steering to have "stiction". We took...
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  SORN again 17 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Having persuaded my 93 yr old father to give up driving, his 14 yr old car has been parked up in the garage for 10 months (still seems to run well and...
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  Hond life 17 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2007 Honda CRV ES 2.2iCDTI that is coming up to 3 years old and we usually think of changing at this point. However we both enjoy the car and...
• Breakdown Cover (again!) 2 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  out to be my fault but that’s another story). I was quite happy to renew when on the payment page I noticed a cross next to the ‘cover for cars over 15 years old’. I clicked on this and it added cover for cars over 15 years old (the MX5 is 21) and suddenly the annual price
• Peugeot 308 SW - Battery completely dead 12 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  I think I know the answer to this question already but it's always good to ask. My car is a ten year old 308sw diesel. Unlocked my car with the remote, got in, turned the ignition - one click and - not even a flicker of power. No interior light, no radio, definitely no engine turn. My
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  Removing moss from window seals 19 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My car is left outside on a daily basis. As a result the window seals have gone green with moss growth. How can I clean this off with out damaging the...
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  When does my first MoT expire? 8 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My car will be due its first MOT on 30 March when it will be 3 years old. If the MOT is done on the 16 March will it expire on 30 March 2016 or 16 March...
• forgot change address v5c 1 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  help, ive forgotten to update my v5c of change of address , it was last year i bought the car. what will happen, what can i do? the car is being dismantled due to being a rtotal loss,and i just found my v5c and seen the old address on it. my insurance company need thev5c returned but its got
• East Coast Salvage - Any Good??? 23 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  I came across an add for East Coast Salvage (www.eastcoastsalvage.co.uk) and they appear to have cheap deals on cars seized by customs or surrendered under leasing. According to the add, their cars are not accident damaged. Has anyone had any experience dealing with them? Any advice on buying
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  Which reliable 3-door for carrying three guitars? 19 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Which reliable 3-door car would you recommend for a 23-year-old with enough space for three guitars?
• No FM/AM by 2012 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  that there will still be plenty of 3+ year old cars knocking around by then relying on good old FM/AM. I just think this is crazy, I'm not sure what is happening on the Continent but are their new cars going to have their FM radios swapped out for DAB ones when they are imported? Looks like I'll have to find another
• The rules have changed for bangernomic motoring 13 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  more than the price for something well past its best. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/item.htm?id=5604 So the rules have changed. Shoudl the canny buyer be looking at a massively depreciated 3-5 year old car rather than a completely depreciated 8-10 year old, with a view to hoping it lasts him
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2003 TDCi - Exhaust failure pipe into back box 8 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Mondeo tdci 6 estate. May 2003. 42000 miles I'm somewhat suprised to have found the rear section of my exhaust has failed. Yes I know the car is over 4 years old but I have a 14 year Merc SL with the original exhaust. I don't know of anybody who has replaced an exhaust on on a car less than 6
• suggestions please 17 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  thrills just reliability and economy. I'm thinking diesel but some would argue that at current fuel prices this can be a false economy on smaller cars. budget is about £2k At the mo considering Corsa, Fiesta or polo but at this budget I can't find much that is less than 6yrs old and about 80k miles
• Long-life batteries 6 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Sorry if this is an old chesnut, but as a newish member haven't seen it come up yet. My Volvo 740 purchased in 1998 is still on the battery I aquired it with. The friend I bought it off didn't fit it, so battery must be at least eight years old, only time it has failed to start car was once when I
• '95 306 1.8 SR Sedan brake bleed nipples 30 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Greetings, All. I would like to change the brake fluid on SWMBO's ten year old, very neat and tidy, 31k mile 306 1.8 SR Sedan. The fluid has never before been changed in the car's life, and I'm concerned about shearing bleed nipples like I did Donkey's years ago on my MG Metro when the car
• BMW 528 15 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Why on earth do people bother to buy new cars from UK dealerships. I have recently acquired a 528 Touring, 4.5 years old with the remainder of the BMW warranty for only 10K. A 35K car(with the extras), with thankfully someone else taking the vast majority of the most expensive element of motoring
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  Buying a used car - petrol or diesel? 6 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a five year old car, with a budget of £9000. I'm inclined toward a diesel due to the low-down torque and economy, but also think that a...