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• Temporary insurance on a car 3 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  I need to find temporary insurance for a loan car for a 24 yer old. It's only for 2 weeks. It's more than my annual premium to add him to my car as a named driver ;-(
• Any - Buying cars 25 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Has anyone chosen, and disregarded,  a car simply on the number of queries in this forum and problems with them. There seems to me to be certain cars that bring out many owners with similar problems and complaints. No names no pack drill.  
• Audi A7 Sportback - Selling online- Private Plate Problems 6 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm considering selling my car to the likes of Motorway etc. What should I do about my private plate? If I go on DVLA and put it on retention, I can put my old plates back on the old car immediately, but I'll have no V5 for a few weeks. At least until the Postman brings
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  Finding a manual for an old Golf? 9 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have searched high and low for a manual for my recently purchased Golf mk2 GTD. The only ones I can find are £50! Would you happen to know anyone with...
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  Which diesel engine? 2 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Fiesta 1.25 06 reg. Would like to change to a similar size car but diesel for economy, this is essential. Am interested in Citreon C3...
• 1997 Toyota Camry 2.2 - One downside of running an old Jap car 3 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi there Mixed feelings here, on the one hand, really chuffed that the venerable Camry got through the M.O.T with only an advisory on one tyre...
• Ford Fiesta Mk6 - Misfire on cold engine 13 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  , the plugs are genuine ford from the dealer and are 4 months old, I swapped coil pack and leads with a mates car to check and no difference.   There are no fault codes
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.25 ignition locks 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  hi, im new to this forum and quite new to repairing cars. I have had a new door lock fitted to the drivers side and got a whole set of spares ignition key barrel ,door lock, petrol cap etc from and old scrap car. THis means i have 2 keys. This may be a stupid question But if i am changing
• Honda - Which Honda for £800 ? 5 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hello Everyone , I am on a low budget to buy a car that will at least last me a year until I can afford decent one . My budget is under £800. I would like to buy a Honda ,I know it will be relatively old . However during my research I have found that they are good cars even if they are old . I
• Good day out 14 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Having been to this event for the last few years and thoroughly enjoyed it can I recommend it to fellow motoring fans? http://www.see-red.uk.com/races.asp I love the old racing/sports cars and to see (and hear!) those old Maserati 250Fs, Lancia D50s, Alfa 158s etc as well as the even earlier
• Chrysler Voyager Electrics 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  or are we just unlucky? Are the newer models (with stow and go) any better? We love the car but this is putting us off purchasing another one when the time comes to trade it in. -- \" Keep doing the same old thing, youll get the same old thing, try something different today!\"
• How best to sell Saab 900 18 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  that the car is 7 years old but isn't £1500 a little on the light side? I can understand that the dealer doesn't really want a car this old (in years rather than mileage) but if it is a little too cheap how else can she sell? Advice welcome.
• Nissan Almera for £7250??? 16 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I was thinking about downsizing from my BMW 330 to a new Clio or something nondescript. Now I see I can have a Nissan Almera Pulse with cd and aircon for £7250! My brother bought an old 100k Nissan Sunny once as a stop gap car. It had well over a 100k miles. In the year he had it it never broke
• focus shakey wheel and veering to left? 15 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  just bought my 1 year old focus on saturday and have encoutered a couple of problems. i presume the shaking wheel above 60mph is the wheel balancing as i've encoutered this before. i'm unaware of the solution to the car veering to the left which at 70mph is quite apparant. i guess tracking
• Passat Groans 28 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  I've recently purchased a year old Passat 1.8T SE. I decided on this car after losing so much money on my previous Mondeo. I am very satisfied with the car but with one exception. The Dashboard groans and creaks with every imperfection in the road and around every bend. It comes from the nearside
• OMEGA HOW BAD 20 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I have owned a '92 Granada Scorpio 2.9i 24v for about 5 years now. I still love the car, runs well, and plenty of power when I want it. My problem is that to be honest its looking now like an old farmers run about, the back arches are scabby, and the paintwork dull. Only have about £7k to spend
• Old Vauxhall Astra 17 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  short trips. Bearing that in mind, what should she ask an independent mechanic to look out for in particular and what are your opinions on the price and reliability of the model? I have checked into the car-by-car breakdown page on this site and am sending a print-out to her.
• European Breakdown cover 31 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Anyone know of a company that will do a fortnight's cover on a 16 year old car?
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  What is the shelf life of diesel? 16 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have just found a couple of gallons of diesel oil at the back of my shed. This is probably about 6 or 7 years old. Will it still be OK to use (in my...
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  Our son is on out insurance - do we need to tell the insurer about his new job as a delivery driver? 21 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My 18-year-old son has been a named driver on our car insurance for 18 months or so without incident. He recently started a job as a delivery driver for...