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• Renault Turbo Trouble - plse help! 7 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  it to clear. Gentle application of throttle is ok. It happens on std boost or otherwise. High boost makes it worse. Part throttle with full boost is fine and pre boost there is not a problem. When the head was done, the hoses were checked and they are ok. I have new plugs, rota arm and cap and the leads seem
• Ducati left on the grid 21 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  there and the spark plugs gave a spark (although it wasn’t the big fat one I see on cars) when connected to the leads and spinning the motor over. No joy but knowing nothing about motor bikes called at the motor bike centre and asked their advice. The man said it would be the petrol which would be useless. I
• POINTS PANIC!! 5 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I passed in December 2000 and got a fixed penalty a few months later. I am now facing the possibility of losing my license (well, returning to provisional) after getting caught by a police radar doing 46 on a straight, quiet and seemingly hazardless stretch leading away from a roundabout
• Golf mk3 cuts out after going through puddles 5 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  time every time, but you drive over any kind of deepish puddle, and within seconds, it'll just fade away. Leave it half an hour, and it's dried out enough to start again. It's not the leads (replaced) or dist. cap as far as I (or the garage) can tell. I thought perhaps a short in the fuel pump
• This is getting serious: £28K serious 13 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Golf, alfa and presently a BMW M something which is like a tank (T reg). Company changing to salary increase, milage allowance and 'pick your own'.She wishes to out do the boss and take a 'you only pass here once' attitude. My limited (and she knows it) knowledge leads me only to say 'go for the top
• How can anyone defend Mr Hart? 19 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  the other contributing circumstances such as the inadequate length of crash barrier the bottom line is if he had got some sleep the night before ten people would still be alive today. 3) Even with all the evidence leading to one conclusion he continued to protest his innocence rather than face up to what
• Night Motorway Driving 18 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  on either side, their margins for any small error are increased. This mentality really disturbs me and I feel that lower concentration levels lead to a lower standard of driving and the possibility of falling asleep. But this may well not be the case. If anyone has any views on the matter, especially
• Welsh Assembly Traffic proposals 14 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  and European levels are urged to play their part in changing our culture of mobility.'. Thus car use is to be discouraged by all possible means." Professor Garel Rhys of Cardiff University Business School has said that "Plans to tax and penalise car use are leading Britain into a former Soviet-style regime
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec oil pressure.... 17 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  to taking out a fuse eg, but do I run into further problems with petrol contamination of catalyst? or loss of ECU settings which can be even less desirable? The plug leads are not immediately accessible in the dark! PS For info - Alarm on same car. Having had intermittent alarm problems I finally
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  The wrong car was supplied to me - what are my rights? 26 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I signed contract for a Genesis GV70 Electric. On the day of collection I noticed the car had regular faux leather and not Nappa. The contract stated Nappa....
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  Is it illegal to have an on/off switch for the headlight on my motorbike? 6 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently brought Yamasaki RE50 Moped and have a question. The garage who I took the bike to tell me that it is illegal to have a main headlight on/off...
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  What do I need to look for when viewing a Mk3 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi? 13 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am going to look at a Vauxhall Cavalier SRi redtop car and I wanted to know what I should be looking out for and what sort of questions I should be asking?
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  My car came with mixed tyre tread patterns but the dealer refuses to change them? 16 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I bought an approved used BMW X5 that came with directional tyre treads at the front but asymmetric at the rear, all Dunlops. The BMW owner's handbook...
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  Our Ford Focus is leaking coolant - will Ford help pay for repairs? 18 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Our four year old Ford Focus 1.0-litre Ecoboost, with 25,000 miles, went in for its annual service and MoT today (main Ford dealer). When we went to collect...
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  Nissan Navara chassis corrosion 21 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Nissan Navara failed its MoT recently due to chassis corrosion. Apparently this is a common fault, so I phoned Nissan UK and they arranged an inspection,...
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  Diesel bug in BMW 7 Series - any advice? 10 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have been told by my BMW dealer after spending £1000 that the reason my car stops running is that I have a diesel bug that has damaged the high pressure...
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  Why has Audi released inaccurate mpg figures in its brochures? 17 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have sent you a copy of the Audi A4 2012 brochure. In it the EC figures show the claimed improvements in mpg between the 2008 and 2012 models. In a recent...
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  Car declared a write-off – can I sue for costs to repair the car? 29 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last week I was in slow moving traffic on a motorway and was hit in the rear by a following vehicle. The impact pushed my car into the car in front, causing...
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  Our Mazda 3 was supplied without the multichanger that was promised - should the dealer fit it? 20 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Two weeks ago I bought a 2012 Mazda 1.6D 115 Sport, an ex-dealer demonstrator from Mazda dealer. It is fitted with Bose stereo and salesman advised it...
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  My Range Rover Vogue caught fire and damaged my house - will this be covered under warranty? 20 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last Wednesday night at approximately 10.30pm, my Range Rover Vogue (purchased new in December 2011) caught fire due to an electrical fault. It had been...