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Buying my company car back 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have the chance to buy my Ford Mondeo Titanium X 1.8 57 plate Estate car at a price of £2,600 at the end of the lease deal in June. It will have... -
Full fronting impact 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
Our 18-year-old son is about to take his driving test and needs a car. He has been offered a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i 16v Design Twinport 3 door with 54 plate... -
What small automatic would you recommend for long and short trips? 21 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
I'm 75 and I need a car for both short journeys around London and long journeys in France. What would you recommend: the Honda Jazz hybrid which looks... -
Will our Volkswagen Eos remain reliable indefinitely? 6 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
We own a 2008 Volkswagen Eos. It has done just 14,000 miles and is a super car. My husband thinks that perhaps we should think about changing it for another... -
Value of Old Escort 16 May 2005 (Forum)
Hi, A good friend of mine is changing his car on Saturday. He is changing from a '94M 30k mile (yes thirty!) 1.6 Escort Mistral to a two year old Mini ONE. He has been offered £200 token part-ex for his Escort as part of the deal, however i can't help thinking that this is a woefully low offer -
Two car family, new & old 9 Jul 2004 (Forum)
you are aware that your car doesnt have ABS like all the big boys about you and you take that into account, in a city centre you can nip into gaps and park where others can't, being 7 years old with its fair share of dents and dings you don't need to be that careful about parking scrapes etc. When -
Rip off Insurance? 27 Sep 2003 (Forum)
I bought a car in early sept and paid for my insurance with another insurance company . Before that I scrapped my old car as it was knackered. I have no gaps in my insurance as I kept it going with my old insurance company for (my old car) and then changed over to the new -
Dealers and part ex cars 13 Mar 2009 (Forum)
when you trade in ya old car at a dealers do the dealers just send them off to auction or could you just go and buy one from them ? -
Cheapest new cars 3 Oct 2006 (Forum)
IE, brand new or pre reg: Mini size. I'm looking to buy a car for my 17 year old niece as a present for here uni run from her rented accommodation. -
Is there extremely reliable used car under 10k gbp 8 Dec 2020 (Forum)
in shops all the time with my 2 old honda accords, made in the uk always problems and always no on can solve them even autorized services... Reliability and automatic cruise control a.k.a distronic are must. also good rust protection as well since my old honda cars rusted extremely badly -
Should the warranty cover a burned-out clutch on my mother's 3000-mile-old Suzuki Grand Vitara? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
My 71-year-old mother drives a six-month-old Suzuki Grand Vitara manual diesel and recently the clutch started slipping, so she took it back to the dealer.... -
Did a speed hump cause my airbag malfunction and accident? 27 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
My wife was driving our six-year-old Ford Mondeo Ghia X Estate along a local road when the driver’s airbag exploded without any impact. The car was travelling... -
C-Class or Mondeo? 24 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a KIA Cee'd 2.0 diesel which I use to tow a caravan of less than 1,100 kgs MTPLM max. It is a task that it does satisfactorily, albeit only nine... -
Car Insurance 5 Nov 2004 (Forum)
Old hat to most, I expect, but I have never used a website that can give comparative insurance quotes for various insurers. Can anyone recommend one please? -
Volvo 440/460 - cold starting all ok again... 28 Nov 2012 (Forum)
since replacing the engine coolant temp (ECT) sensor this morning before work (decided it was easier than doing it in the dark in the evening). Had proved it was the ECT as bought a new one (~£20) and then on a cold day, tried starting car, not happy. So unplugged old sensor -
Vauxhall Astra Club, Automatic, 56 plate - Failing gear box, old recall?? Coolant in gear box 9 Jan 2012 (Forum)
out today (by chance) about the old recall regarding coolant getting in the gear box; a Vauxhall garage confirmed that my car went in for the recall work in 2009 but chap commented that they would not know exactly what work was done, ie was radiator changed etc. Is it possible that when -
Help. 5 Nov 2002 (Forum)
I have a BMW 5 series 96 old model, and when I bought the car it had nasty metric wheels, so I contacted the local BMW dealer to get some new alloy wheels. Now I know that the old shape 5 (known as e34) has very slightly smaller wheel hubs than the newer shape (known as e39). Now I have had major -
How much should a new heater matrix cost? 23 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
I had a coolant leak from the heater matrix on my Ford Focus and was informed it required replacement by our local Dealer who had serviced the car from... -
Classic car insurance for young drivers 23 Aug 2019 (Forum)
of you know any particular insurers that would offer classic car insurance to first time drivers. Also, how old would the car have to be to count as a classic with the insurers? I’d love an e39 5 series because you can get 1998 examples for around £1000, but if the cars needed to be 25 years -
Which small, £1500 car for a new driver? 11 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
My 18 year old granddaughter recently passed her driving test and needs a small reliable car for daily, short distance commuting, maximum price £1,500....