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• Selling via Motorway 19 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  went to see or it has been sold the same day (why don't they phone you and tell you??)  I tried WBAC, who offered £14,500.   Yesterday, I thought I'd give this new-fangled Motorway a go.  It is, frankly, a bit more of a faff than they would lead you to believe
• Ford Fiesta 1.0 ecoboost - Garage didn't change cambelt before sale 26 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  the documentation that we received with the car and there is no mention of the cambelt being changed. They gave us an RAC 82 point checklist which has everything checked off in the 'standard met' box, apart from the 'scheduled maintenance (inc timing belt)' part which has been left blank. This leads me to believe
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  Why aren't dashcams fitted as standard to new cars? 9 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Dashcams have been available for several years now in the accessories marketplace. With the increase in car tech levels, including reversing and 360 degree...
• BMW X3 - X3 Long Term reliability? 4 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  is an occasional benefit. That would be a car I'd keep long term. Why now?  The lead time for a new Civic is anything between 6 to 8 months which takes me to the point in the year where the X3 requires that amount of money spending. So - any thoughts as to the degree of (albeit subjective) risk
• Citroen C4 - Citroen C4 - Anti Theft / Engine won't crank 16 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  My partner inherited a bit of an untidy Citroen C4, 1.6 diesel 08. No problems for the first two months, then when my partner was away for the weekend she was under the impression that the battery was flat as it wouldn't start. She tried jump leads, but that didn't work, but a friendly person
• VW Transporter T30 TDI 140 DSG (13 Reg) - Its August - So here is a (real) silly story 15 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  a value.  The fee was a bit steep, but I thought a more realistic valuation might lead to somewhat lower premiums in the future. Thus the car was cleaned, serviced and MOT'd and photographed and then the form was filled in.  One box was labelled 'Current Value'. Given that the whole
• Peugeot 308 - Peugeot 308 - good buy second hand or a money pit? 24 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  which could lead to an engine fire. So where does the truth lie
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  Is the Renault Zoe battery lease scheme ending? 30 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I was at a launch event for the new Renault Zoe the other evening and the sales team were unsure that the battery lease scheme was going to be available...
• Peugeot 306 1.9td - Peugeot 306 STOP light and radiator fan problem 20 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  the terminals on the connectors lead, but it did not change anything. I have cleaned the connector multiplug on the left hand side of the radiator. I have cleaned the earth just below the battery housing. I am now left to think it can either be one of the following: replace the 3 relays
• N/A - Insurance liability and breaking the law 26 May 2019 (Forum)
  carriageway road. She'd been "let out" by a car, because there was congestion on that part of the road approaching traffic lights, and a "keep clear" zone was there to facilitate people entering/leaving that side road (which leads to a supermarket car park). However, a van was illegally overtaking
• Toyota Landcruiser 120 series - Toyota component dies & charging twin batteries. 29 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  fully so they have an equal starting charge...common sense tells me it would not do either battery any good if you only charged one, but if i had only charged one battery would it lead to one or other of the two failing before it's natural time or would they equalise without any issues?
• Any - What do you carry with you? 13 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  there because it had been inserted at some point for a specific reason but never taken out again. Jump leads which I don't need because I've been an AA member since 1987, a dry car washing kit someone gave me years ago but which I never used, spare bulbs from previous cars going back about 15 years, any number
• Hyundai ix35 - Battery problems, 3 years old 30 May 2017 (Forum)
  to use jump leads 4 times to start the car.   Occasion 1 - sat in a car park for 20 mins having lunch with the radio on. Usually the media unit would sound an audible warning about the battery (and flash a graphic). On this occasion, no warnings and yet the car wouldn't start
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  Honda HR-V replacement? 19 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  We have owned our 10 year old Honda HR-V for five years, now 105,000 miles and apart from one ABS sensor it has been trouble free. We are now seeking a...
• Mini one D - Alternator problem? Mini one 05 plate. 29 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  charge in to unlock the car) after this he charged the battery in the boot which started the car. The bonnet was open and it was raining heavy outside. Beside that a strong smell came from the bonnet and smoke started to come from the alternator. As soon as the technician removed the jump leads
• Fiat Panda 1.2 Active - Lumpy idle & hesitation while driving 25 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  have now carried out a cylinder leakage test, another test starting with con (can't read the writing) and have also swapped the coils & leads.  They have checked all parameters and all seems to be OK.  They now want at least £300 to check the timing, injectors & wiring
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  Can you suggest a good 4x4 for £1800? 11 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am in search of a good 4x4 for a family of four. I have £18000 to spend and need a car capable of tackling a farm track each day and trips to Cornwall...
• Volkswagen Polo III (1.4 petrol) - Engine got wet in floods and wont start at all. 8 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  on the dipstick or around the filler cap, so I dont know if that is unrelated or what. There was water around the coil, which I have been drying gently with a hairdryer, and water had been splashed up on the fuel system wiring/loom. I have cleaned and checked the earth leads from coil and fuel injection
• Renault Clio II - Renault Clio misfire and low compression 22 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  to the compression. My brother in law who I got the car from told me he had the coil pack replaced, it's the block coil pack with the leads made into it. I have also noticed the car heats up really quickly and the fan does not seem to switch on no matter how long
• Ford Focus - Car battery charging 28 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  were good. Then it started raining hard, so after only one hour and a half, I had to disconnect everything to prevent my extension leads from swimming down the pavement! The car started perfectly after that, and I gave it a drive to the shops. But, when I plugged the charger in again when I got