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  Starting a car that has been standing for a long tim 4 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My relative has an original 1993 mk1 1275cc Mini which has been sat unused for two years or more. What would I need to do before attempting to restart...
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  Skid marked 14 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My eldest son passed his driving test 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately, last Friday he had his first accident, driving well below the posted speed limit but...
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  Flawed Focus 31 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Ford Focus 1.8L FFV petrol 2 years ago and paid for the FordProtect Service Plan, 3 services. Cost of the service plan was £425.53. The...
• Renault Clio 2017 - Lipping on Brake discs 11 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Just had the Clio's 3rd service and had its first MOT, the car is 3 years old and the car has just under 20,000 Miles on the clock, One of the things that was brought up was lipping on the brake disc and advised to get the discs and pads replaced in the next couple of months. All my time
• VW CC - 2016 - Worried! 14 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  are the advisories  Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e)) Offside Front Service brake
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  Can I change the wheels on my Jaguar XJ40 to Kent alloys? 10 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 1990 Jaguar XJ40 and want to replace the teardrop alloys with the older Kent alloys. I'm told they may not fit because of the size difference on...
• TOYOTA ETIOS 2014 - TOYOTA ETIOS JERKING AND REVVING UP 14 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  at a stop st or robot and it will rev up to about 2000 - 3000, and this is when I have my foot on the brake.  Even if i drive downhill, freeing, not using the excellerator, it revs up to about 1500.  I took it for all services, complaing about the problem, but was told I can't drive and that it's
• TOYOTA ETIOS 2014 - TOYOTA ETIOS JERKING AND REVVING UP 14 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  and it will rev up to about 2000 - 3000, and this is when I have my foot on the brake.  Even if i drive downhill, freeing, not using the accelerator, it revs up to about 1500.  I took it for all services, complaining about the problem, but was told I can't drive and that it's normal.  I then wrote
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  Rough sounding brakes! 13 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We recently bought a high(ish) mileage (80,000) two year old Golf Bluemotion from Car Giant supermarket. The brakes have always been a little squeaky,...
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  Why is the Land Rover Discovery 3's parking brake so complex? 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The parking brake on my 2005 Land Rover Discovery 3 has just failed at 70,000 miles, and the local Land Rover dealer is charging me £1100 to repair it....
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  Should I get new discs and pads for my Jimny? 27 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  At 31k miles the MOT "advisory" mentioned Front Brake pads (the originals) on my Suzuki Jimny were wearing thin. Horizon Suzuki also advised me at...
• Mercedes - Sold a motorhome now guys wants to return it ! 18 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  on his way and fuel up. After putting in fuel he mentioned to us that the brakes felt a bit shuddery - we told him that we didnt know of any problems with the brakes, the van had not done a great deals of miles since last MOT and had been sitting for some time but all was ok when passed MOT. Just
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  No go area 26 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had a heart-stopping moment with my 2007 Passat TDi 170 DSG. Coming up to a major road I braked from about 55 to a stop and because there was...
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  Should I switch on my Ford Mondeo's heated windscreen and rear window to improve engine braking? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Although my Ford Mondeo has a traction control switch to assist roadholding in icy conditions, I have found as an additional measure, when driving on particularly...
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  The wheel thing 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a SEAT Leon Cupra R with factory 225/40/18Y wheels and tyres. These would be great on a pool table smooth road, however they don't exist in this...
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  Niagara fall 30 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Your recent mention of “unintentional acceleration” of automatics, reminds me of a gravestone epitaph my brother claims to have seen on the rocks at the...
• Roadworthy - what does this mean in terms of law? 15 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  can check their own lights, hand brake, severe brake or steering faults and tyres but what about all the hidden stuff such as poshes and chasis rust? What would happen legaly if you're car had a fresh MOT with no advisories and the brakes failed a week later. Who's fault is that? Surely the law
• Rover 418 Steering Shake 13 May 2007 (Forum)
  I noticed recently that I was getting steering wheel shake when applying the brakes, particularly when braking from higher road speeds (50-70 mph). I thought that the discs looked a bit worn and as one of the symptoms of such shaking is a warped brake disc, I decided to change the discs & pads
• Hydraulic brakes fault 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I have a rather odd hydraulic brakes problem I hope someone can explain. I have two pre-war cars. They are both fitted with the brakes off a '30s Triumph Gloria which are normally more than adequate. However, for various reasons they have both had brake rebuilds in the last six months
• All Makes - Electric Hand Brakes 13 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  We all hear about problems with the electric handbrakes on VW Passats of the 05 era. But are there any manufacturers that have managed to produce a...