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• BMW 3 Series 330Ci Coupe - Buying back category S write-off 18 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  My car was involved in an accident last week and my insurance company has just informed me that it will be a category S write-off. I am considering buying it back and repairing, but it appears the insurance company are effectively charging 25% of the value for this, here is the text from
• Audi A1 1.4 TFSI S Line - How to tell what engine output VAG 1.4 TFSI. 1 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  My daughter has just taken delivery of an Audi A1 1.4 S  TFSI  S Line on the NHS lease scheme and as I went out for a little test drive, I wondered how we could tell if the engine was a 150 BHP or the lesser 125 BHP. Now, the 150 which she ordered has the cylinder on demand
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  Are automatic gearboxes reliable? 27 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I get the impression your not a particular fan of these systems. Is it due to reliability problems?
• Ford S-MAX - Ford SMAX Service in N. East England - software? 15 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Heard so many bad reports about Ford dealers in the North East - worried - Anyone any recommendations of a good (cheap) dealer in the North East of England that is capable of doing a first service on an S-Max? any comment welcome  When the first service on the S-Max
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  Scraping noise from N/S/R when cornering on a Ford Focus - what do you think it is? 9 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  When I turn left with either shopping or someone sitting in the back there is a scraping sound coming from the left-hand rear wheel. I have checked the...
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  Which small or medium sized car? 18 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Trying to decide on what auto to buy. Husband no longer able to drive. I want reasonable acceleration and decent safety features. I drive mainly in busy...
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  Buying a new small or medium accessible car 12 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a new automatic (CVT) 5 dr small or medium car. It must have a low sill and must also be able to be adapted for hand controls which...
• Crazy motorway driving 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  there are 3 lanes I overtake Polo and then pull into N/S lane. Only doing 60mph. Polo about 55. Watched her in my mirror. Motorway is a series of long bends. On LH bends she pulls into N/S lane. On right hand bends she pulls out and occupies the third (O/S, overtaking) lane. Fascinated I slowed a little
• Are 4X4's bad designs? 29 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Its just something that Ive noticed as I clean alot of the prestige 4X4's. They seem so cramped inside and the bootspace just doesnt seem in proportion with the size of the cars, nor does the interior space. The amount of plastic trim in the boot of most of them seems to knock a third off
• Japanese imports - to be avoided? 19 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  After much deliberation I?ve decided on the car I want ? a Honda Prelude 2.2.VTEC (that?s the ?old? shape, i.e. ?92 ??96), but I?m struggling to find the car I want. I?m wondering about the cars that are Japanese imports, and whether or not they?re too good to be true. You certainly seem to get
• Pathetic! 11 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I was parked in South West London yesterday afternoon. All perfectly legal, inside a parking bay, displaying a vistor\'s permit, etc. When I got back some moron had parked his Volvo S80 with the front number plate touching mine, and on double yellow lines, and on a speed hump, and facing the wrong
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  What crossover should we get for £22,000 after our 2006 Honda Civic? 30 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We're looking at changing our 2006 1.8 i-VTEC Honda Civic for a new crossover and would appreciate your view. Most journeys are 5 miles or less, with longer...
• Suzuki SX4 S-Cross - Suzuki S Cross 1.6 DDiS Allgrip - conflicting dealership advise 6 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  Hi I have recently purchased a used '14 plate Suzuki S Cross  with 30,500 miles on the clock and in very good condition. Some 5 - 6 weeks after I purchased it the front wheel arch trim on the offside of the vehicle has started to come away. The trim clip is broken and some (what
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  Is a Peugeot 306 Cabriolet 1.8 S worth keeping as a future classic? 11 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is a 2002 Peugeot 306 Cabriolet 1.8 S worth keeping as a future classic? I have some reservations about spare windscreen/hood weatherstrips and mine has...
• MINI Cooper S - 2014 Mini Cooper SD 17 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi guys, Is there anybody out there that actually knows anything about the new Mini Cooper SD!? I've been searching every search engine and YouTube etc but can't find anything about the Cooper SD...it's all Cooper S reviews only. I've recently purchased one and collect it this week, I test drove
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  Windscreen wipers are stuck - how can I fix? 26 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  The windscreen wipers on my SEAT Alhambra have got stuck. I can hear the motor running with a slipping sound but the wiper blades don’t move. I've also...
• Jaguar S-Type - Jaguar S-Type - ownership nightmare? 17 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all I've seen a Jag S-Type locally at a very tempting price - 51 reg with 131k on the clock, being offered by a dealer who I'm guessing probably doesn't want it on the forecourt and needs to get rid. It's the 3.0 V6 auto version. I've always quite fancied one... however, although HJ
• Giving uninformed technical advice 13 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  the Forum and think he is getting advice from an `expert` - or at least someone with a smattering of knowledge - but really he is communicating with his peer. (at best) There are Tech`s and armchair experts - then at the lowest possible level beneath that incorrect `advice` - when the writer must surely
• The dangers of in car technology 31 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  operators rely on computer systems, the less likely they'll be ready to respond when those systems fail. Tech Talk: Making Talking on a Cellphone While Driving Just A Little Bit Safer Eyal Ophir and his colleagues in Stanford University?s CHIMe Lab have designed a system that moves a cellphone caller?s
• What`s in your washer bottle? 25 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Water? Soft or hard... Or that catch all `fluid`.. Pink or blue? There generally has to be a colour of course to give `confidence` that it`s not plain water. Even though that leaves an opaque coating on the screen round the edge of the wiped area. I had a recent dream (time shift induced