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• Car Raffle 12 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I'm selling my old car and havent had too many offers yet. Its a P Reg Escort and I was thinking of selling 20 raffle tickets at £50 a ticket and who ever gets drawn out wins the car and they can sell it on or use it or whatever. Are there any legal implications for this ?
• Personal buying habits 22 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  I bought my first car in spring 1964, our first year in Canada. It was a red Morris 1100 a couple of years old, which the owner had bought for the advantage of (then fairly new) FWD, rallying on icy roads. It took us 40,000 miles around north America, until we returned to the UK 3 years
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  Volkswagen Golf infotainment system isn't working - what are my options? 13 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a four year old low mileage Volkswagen Golf with full VW service history. The infotainment system has stopped working and VW want to charge me £2,500...
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  Do any manufacturers offer free insurance on new cars? 5 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  When searching for a good small used car for my 19 year old daughter in 1996, we found that the brand new Citroen Saxo came with two years free insurance,...
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  Discovered that my new car is actually two years old - what are my options? 27 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Earlier this year my partner and I both ordered what we thought were brand new Vauxhall Amperas for delivery in September (64 plate). When we got the cars...
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  Buying a nearly new small car - what do you recommend? 22 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a nearly new car. It will primarily be used for commuting around 16,000 miles/year, mainly on good rural A roads. Ideally, I’d like...
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  Which car offers a flat boot for easy loading of a walking frame? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My mother who is 80 currently drives a Toyota Yaris. She has great difficulty walking for more than twenty yards, therefore she uses a wheeled walker frame...
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  Buying a very quiet car 17 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have been what I think is a canny buyer of used petrol premium cars - buying something a little unliked and keeping it for several years. I have...
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  Should Ford contribute to the replacement of my S-Max's steering rack? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The steering rack on my Ford S-Max recently failed and cost me £1300 to replace. The car was just out of warranty by six months and only has 26,500 miles...
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  Insider dealing 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 02 plate Rover 25 for £1,700 on 19-05-2009 from a trader. My car which he took in part exchange is still on his website for sale. The Rover...
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  How can I listen to my USB music stick in my old Jaguar X-Type? 9 Aug 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 Jaguar X-Type. On my previous Jags I have had a USB connection for my music stick but I cannot find a USB connection in my current car. How...
• Vauxall Zafira 1.6 2004 - timing belt on Zafira 1.6 2004 2 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Hi guys, i'm new to the forum and hoping for some advice please My wifes old vauxhall Zafira 1.6 2004 has been making a tapping noise for a few weeks now. car runs fine but is starting to sound like a diesel engine, RAC and mechanic whos long since retired both say the sound is coming
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  What is the future for owners of diesel cars? 8 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Does my six year old diesel BMW (which runs pretty smoothly) have any future at all? Or would you advise me to look for a non-diesel car?
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  Struggling to get my Hyundai i20 into reverse 27 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a two year old Hyundai i20. Recently I have found getting it into reverse gear is a bit of a problem. I have to pump the clutch before it goes into...
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  Which automatic car with a comfortable ride to replace my Vauxhall Omega? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a car of up to one year old, automatic, of a similar size to my 10-year-old Vauxhall Omega or bit smaller, with a soft ride, quite good...
• Astra/Focus/C4? £3.5K used... or brand new? 12 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  to go. It has no ABS, only one airbag, suspension is now worn at 150K... it's had its time and owes us nothing. Intend to Ebay the old car and have funds to hand for replacement. Been looking for a few weeks now and what to get is driving us mad. Thinking of a 2005-on Focus/Astra or a C4.... got
• Seat Leon TDi 110 Camshaft "Failed" 28 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Howdy! My first post here after being recommended this website by a colleague at work. A couple of months ago my car went in for its MoT. It was just under 4 years old and had done around 63,500 miles - the cambelt was changed at 60,000 miles over the summer. The garage reported some "noise
• New 5 Series. 17 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  a remarkable car by any standard and a clear advance on the "old" 5 which in itself speaks volumes. I could see myself in on of these. Really sorry to see it go. The only suprise that the 9 mile dash home tonight did not make the old 5 feel like a nail. Superb cars both.
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  Are there any three-door hatchbacks to replace my old Audi A3 with? 29 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have an old three-door Audi A3. I was thinking of buying a three-door Volkswagen Gold but understand these are discontinued so I'm concerned that three-door...
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  Buying a new car - Volkswagen or Skoda? 19 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need to replace 16-year-old, seven-seater Volvo estate. I want to buy something that will be comfortable on the motorway, but provide good fuel economy....