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  • Water ingress mini coupe 28 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
    My car has been in garage since 9th Dec due to water in driver footwell . replaced door seals and tried to return to me still with water you could dip...
  • 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...
  • Which economical petrol car should we buy? 28 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My wife and I both recently retired. We want to buy a new or used 4/5 door car. It would need to be economical to run and reliable over an annual mileage...
  • Engine cutting out on a Golf? 12 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I hire cars every week for between 2 and 4 days. I get to drive quite a different variety of cars, but my favourite of late is the Volkswagen Golf automatic. Last...
  • Loss of power after having work done on my Focus 23 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am the owner of a Ford Focus TDCi 2006 plate. I have just recently (yesterday) had the dual mass flywheel and clutch replaced as well as the concentric...
  • Is the Dacia Duster a good alternative to a Renault Scenic? 22 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
    We love Renault cars, have owned seven of them and have always enjoyed great reliability and good service. Our Modus is due to be replaced next year so...
  • Thanks for recommending the Nissan Note as a versatile, economical car. 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I often read where you recommend the wonderful Nissan Note to your readers who are looking for a versatile, economical car. When wishing to reduce to one...
  • SAM panned 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased my third Mercedes C Class in February, a 220 CDI Sport (I have never had any problems with any of the others). After 4 days practically every...
  • Why does my Alfa Romeo 159's battery keep going flat? 13 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have an almost new Alfa Romeo 159 TI. I have no complaints with the car other than a battery problem. There are occasions when I have to attend conferences...
  • Assault on battery 8 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have an Accord Estate with 11,000 miles on the clock. I don't use it every day and sometimes leave it for a week. Up until three weeks ago I had no...
  • Volvo XC90 (2002 - ) - I'm getting used to it! 9 Feb 2010 (Forum)
    partly marred by thick pillars, and easy to use controls on the steering wheel. The radio volume and cruise control switches control these devices in a more defined way than the Outback. The kids love it; the high position, quietness of the interior and quality radio. My daughter loves her integral
  • Off’d Corsa 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
    We have a 1995 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 auto 5-door that has done 44,500 miles, mostly on journeys of a mile or less in our local urban area. This could well...
  • Chrysler PT Cruiser (2000 - ) - Tried one in the USA. 19 Jul 2008 (Forum)
    thoughtful feature was a 150+ channel satellite radio - Blue Collar Radio - superb American humour. Even had BBC R1 and the World Service so I could keep track of UK news and more importantly the cricket. Other US impressions - roads are quieter than the UK in general - poor state of repair and the cambers
  • Accord Tourer '06 facelift review 13 Sep 2006 (Forum)
    I've had a new, improved Honda Accord diesel tourer for the last week while mine is being sorted by Honda. Post facelift, the car now has a six speed gearbox not five, and has various other minor improvements such as a speed sensitive radio. I have to say I'm not at all convinced that the car has
  • Modern Signs Are Rubbish! 19 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    with little more than three pieces of information at one time. That could include a radio traffic report, a warning sign ahead and direction advice from a satellite navigation system, it says. The RAC Foundation's Sheila Rainger explained: "There's all the information in the car, high tech devices
  • Does anybody want a car to just be a car anymore? 30 Dec 2023 (Forum)
    usually grope around for the buttons to change the radio etc whilst keeping your eyes on the road. I am starting to find the sheer weight of this tech overwhelming (and I am a software engineer by trade), and I'm longing for the basic dashboard and car of twenty years ago. Surely I can't be the only one?
  • Volvo V60 - avice on changing cars 3 Aug 2021 (Forum)
    as many features as possible such as DAB radio,heated seats,sat nav etc. ideally he wants it under 60,000 miles and a bit newer than his 2013 car. He also likes the Skoda Superb and the Skoda Octavia nd also the Mazda 6's. Our budget is under £13,00 but we could push a but more
  • Honda Jazz Trade in question - Car Trade in Question 24 Jul 2020 (Forum)
    as my ex was quite rough on it. But the engine and transmission are like new. I have about 1500 Euros of repairs to do to fix a replace a broken rear bumper, radio mast and drivers mirror. These are minor part replacements. Those repairs I will do regardless if I sell the car or not. My
  • Hyundai i30 petrol - Great car except for..... 15 Jun 2019 (Forum)
    Took delivery of brand new i30 hatchback Premium SE this week - lovely car with kit that would cost more than £10k extra on an equivalent Golf etc and lots of radar assisted safety gear. Two things stand out that disappoint though: the radio only operates for 2 minutes after the engine
  • Any - Touch screens such as Tesla 18 Jan 2018 (Forum)
    , however, I have a sat nav like this but I still can and have to operate the radio by touch screen and of course newer cars like Tesla everything appears to be operated from the touch screen alone. I wonder why In general aircraft tend to use buttons and switches to control systems even though they use
 

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