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The young ones 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
I was somewhat puzzled about your recent reply concerning young people's insurance premiums. I have driven now for over 50 years, many of them professionally,... -
Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Focus Zetec 1.6 --- Views on this please 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
always phone me for advice - which he often did. The car he bought has done 88k & my advice to him was it was too high and to pass it by. However, I agreed it was his final decision. He bought it at what seems to be a long established trader who had sourced the car from a nearby main dealer and came -
Volkswagen Passat Estate - '04 VW Passat Highline 1.9 TDi Auto Buying advice 26 Oct 2019 (Forum)
on it like recently had the cam belt done plus a load of other work that he's got proof for and says it's running really well. Bodywork looks good from the pictures. The boot looks a bit messy as it's been used to transport building materials. The rest of the interior looks in good condition though -
Ford Mondeo Ghia X 24V Mk2 1997 - Emissions MOT Failure 1 Mar 2012 (Forum)
My Mk2 97 Mondeo Ghia X 24V just failed its MOT on emissions (fast idle, Lambda and CO). I've also noticed that it's idling badly, can sometimes stall when warm. Ford are saying its the Cats, apparently there are three on the vehicle, 2 precats plus one main cat. I have found -
Extortionate recovery charges 1 Aug 2009 (Forum)
Well, it had to happen. Youngest future DiL (18) passed her test 13 months ago and just had her first accident. She rear ended a car, and in the process wrote her car off...fortunately low speed and no injuries. The attending police told her that her car could not be left at the side of the road -
Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - RE: Gendan code reader thread. 9 Jun 2008 (Forum)
I tried to find the original thread regarding: http://www.gendan.co.uk/ and their products. Just wanted tp pass on a big 'THANK YOU' to the person that kindly took the time to put this companies details on line for the rest of us to see. You (and Gendan) saved me a lot of time, fiddling about -
Mondeo ST TDCi - fuel system emergency! 3 Nov 2006 (Forum)
called to say that water contamination in the diesel has caused the fuel pump to break down and pass metal filings into the fuel system. The implication is that the diesel she filled up with 200 miles ago, contained water (no mention of a larger problem caused by the monsoon-like weather here last week -
Vauxhall Monterey Tyre Wear 21 Jan 2005 (Forum)
Folks, My 3.1 Monterey (rebadged Trooper) has just passed the MOT (aahhh...!), but with an advisory on the front tyre. It's down to 1.5mm on the inner edge of the O/S/F, but has 10+ across the rest. Enough to trap a small mammal, in fact. The outer edge of the N/S/F has some significant -
First car questions 13 Sep 2004 (Forum)
it on hers? My car is going to be bought in her name. I've been driving for over a year insured on my sister?s car as a second driver. Due to this I cannot do pass plus? Thanks for your advice it is much appreciated. -
Renault Megane sport 2009 old shape - incorrect price given on trade in 22 Feb 2015 (Forum)
review the price, plus he wanted photos of the Car. On Wednesday the car passed its MOT, so i sent the salesman a copy of the MOT plus Photos of my car, He emailed back with a offer of £3950 for my car, I thought this cant be right, So i emailed him asking him to recheck the price plus full -
Why do people hog the middle lane and why isn't undertaking permitted? 3 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
I make the following points in relation to the debate about motorway driving. Lane hogging in any lane other than the inner lane is bad driving practice.... -
Roadside scams in London - be warned... 9 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
Due to our slow moving traffic in central London a variety of scams have been invented to part motorists from their money. Sad to say I fell prey... -
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I don't want my car written off 19 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a Toyota Yaris and have done only 35,000 miles. Someone knocked my car at the back of the bumper and my insurance company wants to write it off.... -
Should I mention my warranty to Volkswagen before they complete my Golf's ABS/ESP repair? 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
Returning on Saturday from shopping in our 55-reg Golf Plus (46,000 miles), I noticed the ESP light was on. Ironically, on returning home, I opened the... -
My Citroen C5 estate's DPF system needed replacing after 92,000 miles - I'm quite satisfied with that. 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
I thought that you might find my experience to be a vaguely interesting contribution to the DPF discussion. I agree that, on the whole, they are probably... -
Looking to replace our Volvo 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
Recently retired we have been looking to change our 6-year-old Volvo V40 (winter package) for something slightly smaller. My husband has a problem with... -
Narrow road, pavements and council 23 Feb 2024 (Forum)
by parents walking their children to the nearby school. However lately there has been more traffic along it in both directions as a new housing estate is being built plus other road works in the area. The catch is that we now get people driving along the pavement at speed as they pass a vehicle coming -
Alfa 156 - Would you fix 11 Feb 2022 (Forum)
would be worth about £1,000 I guess with a good engine, needs a new mirror case (passing motorist caught it) and has minor damage on the bumper plus some peel on the boot lid. I guess the sensable thing is to scrap it, yet I am so tempted to spend £2000 and do the engine repair. Why -
Skoda Octavia II (2004 - ) - Long term caretaking 17 Aug 2009 (Forum)
motor going to scrappage, 14 yr old petrol Galaxy 120k original clutch, engine never been cracked open, but needs to much to pass next MOT, needs about a grand spent on it, plus Skoda gave me 3.5k on scrappage, too good to refuse really.
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