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• Rover 214i Cabriolet 18 May 2007 (Forum)
  My old man is thinking of getting on as a weekend, summer car. What are people's feelings on the Rover and any alternatives up to £2.5k ?
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  Our neighbour hit our car quite badly and won't pay for repairs - what can we do? 27 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We just brought a new car and our old car is parked on our driveway, which we share with our neighbour. I've switched the insurance to the new car as we...
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  One year old high mileage Insignia - good used buy? 14 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm planning to buy a insignia from a Vauxhall dealer. A 2014 model for £10,800. But this car has 53000 miles already on in 1 year, and has 1 key missing...
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  Distance relative 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I currently drive 25-30kmiles per annum and have a 2003 Citroen C5 2.0 SX petrol, bought last October now with 59k miles. Not long after purchase it became...
• Mileage reading for auction cars 11 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Is it true that dealers wont touch cars with over 80k on the clock?   I am looking for a BMW 320D manual, about 5 years old with 80-100k miles on the clock. Should I try BMW dealer first?
• Company Car Buyers in Middlesex Area? 7 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi folks, I need to get 3 quotes for an old company car that is being disposed of. I have quotes from two companies, but cannot find any others. Any recommendations/suggestions? TIA
• In car charger question. 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  As strange as it seems i need to know which is the positive wire on an old nokia charger? There is a black and black and white wire moulded together that would normally go into the piece that would go into the car cigarette lighter. All advice gratefully recieved.
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  What do you think of the Mercedes-Benz R129 SL? 13 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have the opportunity to purchase, as a private deal, a LHD 1994 Mercedes-Benz SL320 roadster, which belongs to a friend of a friend. It is white in colour...
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  Snapped rear coil spring on Renault Clio 23 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Renault Clio went in for its MoT recently. It failed due to what they called "snapped rear coil spring". The garage said they would need to replace...
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  Buying family estate with a £17k budget? 4 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking at replacing my current car and need something that will give me enough room for 2 children and bikes but is also suitable for work (mainly...
• Jaguar XK8 and XKR (1996 - 2006) - Statistics: A valid way of assessing a good buy? 9 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I haven't been sacked (yet) from my new job and my business interests appear to be thriving, so I am actively investigating the Jaguar XK8 market; expecting to spend between £10-20K. I am regularly visiting e-bay and Autotrader to get a feel for the market. Almost all cars are sold
• All - Fire Extinguisher, how old is yours? 13 May 2020 (Forum)
  As this lockdown continues  I'm finding things to look at and check.   Fire Extinguisher,   I have a dry powder 1kg in each car.  They still show green on the gauge so I'm hoping they are OK. My home one is in date so that's OK.  But the one in my garage
• 'New Old' Member Dropping By 25 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I actually used to visit these forums many years ago before I could even drive, but came across it again today so thought I would re-join... Some of the discussions on here are really interesting, and I love talking about cars so hopefully I can add some of my wisdom to the debates, lol! I'm Dan
• Rover 25TD or Alfa 147 or keep 214 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Looking for a bit of advise. Thinking of changing girlfriends 214si for either of the above as she has now tripled her commute distance and will be doing at least 25K a year. Now, do I (1) keep current car with 110K for another 3 years and pay for any repairs should they need doing (2) buy
• car supermarket 21 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Does anyone have any experience of buying from car supermarkets? (reliability/HPI/mileage checks etc) Is it possible to part exchange.I have seen a car(BMW 5 series old shape) that I might want to buy from carland.any suggestions most welcome thanks
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  Buying an ex-lease car? 21 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a nice two-and-a-half-year-old, one-owner Mondeo from my local Ford dealer but the V5 shows the owner/keeper was a lease company. Does this...
• Auctions vs Car Supermarkets 9 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm in the market for a nearly new (1 yr old) Focus, Megane, Astra, size car. I haven't been to an auction in AGES and was wondering how the prices at auction for these types of car compare to the large car supermarkets. Any advice/thoughts most welcome. Thanks
• Best Q cars under £2000 23 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I like big, anonymous, cheap, powerful cars. In other words, old Q cars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-car (hope it's ok to post links here) I'll start with an easy one: Volvo 850 T5 Saloon
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  X3 problems? 4 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is proposing to buy a 2008 BMW X3 3.0l auto Diesel with 58000 miles on the clock. She mainly wants the car for transporting 2 children with...
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  The pre-sale service on my new car was not carried out, can Trading Standards help? 24 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Honda HRV from a dealer who said he will give the car a full service and stamped the service book accordingly pre sale. Having got the car home...