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  • Barge bargains! 22 Oct 2008 (Forum)
    Is a two year old BMW 730d, 21k, at a BMW dealer for £17800 (before negotiation) a bargain? This car must have been around 50 grand new. http://tinyurl.com/6eav5j
  • Anyone had an ECU repaired? 19 Aug 2005 (Forum)
    Did it work? I'm trying to avoid shelling out a hideous amount for a new auto-boxECU on an old car and can't find a 2nd hand one.
  • Cambelt change interval: Rover 25 27 Dec 2004 (Forum)
    Can anyone advise change interval please. Car is 3 1/2 years old - £56k miles, twin ohc.
  • First runabout for youngster? 20 May 2004 (Forum)
    A mate is looking for a first car for his 21 year old daughter - Somerset area. Any ideas of a good runabout with low insurance in the £2000 area? Matt35
  • auto box problem - Leganza 14 Jul 2003 (Forum)
    Is there any reason why the auto box on my leganza is blowing oil out of the breather pipe.The car is 5 years old and has 55000 on the clock.
  • Battery Condition 12 Aug 2001 (Forum)
    I have an old car which will be garaged over the winter, I beleiev there is a device that will maintainthe battery condition, is there? and how do I get one? Regards Kevin G
  • What small automatic would you recommend? 28 Nov 2023 (Ask HJ)
    I'm looking for a small automatic car which could be a petrol hybrid. Probably a year or 2 years old, what would you recommend?
  • Which estate cars offer the best fuel economy? 22 Jun 2020 (Ask HJ)
    What’s the most economical diesel, estate?
  • Citroen C3 Picasso - 25 year old, first car, must take a lawnmower 29 Jan 2017 (Forum)
    Hello I am buying my son his first car so that he can eventually get enough ad hoc gardening work going to set up on his own. Must be Group 10 and under (I am led to believe) and ideally be big enough to get a commercial lawnmower and gardeing tools in. his usage will be 80% around
  • BMW 3 Series Touring/BMW 5 series touring - Hire Purchase vs a Personal Leasing Contract 23 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    Thinking of changing my car.  Currently have five year old Mondeo Titanium estate. It was the first car I had ever bought new, and have grieved at the depreciation and vowed never to buy new again.......however, would personal lease of some sort with a fixed term be a solution?  I've
  • Which Toyota Yaris should I buy? 22 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to buy a Toyota Yaris 1.4D for my length daily commute. I have found a 2013 car with 34 miles on the clock for £13,495. but am not sure if...
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 05 1.8 key reprogramming/coding 12 Oct 2008 (Forum)
    and put the old car on this. This allows me to open the car and lock it but not start it as the imolbiliser kicks in. Although I can start it on the two other keys. Reading the literature in the handbook is it simply a case of getting my third key cut and then re-coding this as per the instructions
  • Mazda Mazda 2 (2003 - 2007) - Difficulty in Selling 4 Aug 2008 (Forum)
    We've finally persuaded my 80 year old father to give up driving. He has a 3yr old Mazda 2 Capella that has done about 5000 miles. Nobody seems interested in looking at it or if they do they make silly offers of around £2500. I think one problem is that the car is in Carlisle where the pool
  • Audi A4 B7 (2005 - 2008) - 2.0 TDI 140 engine - fuel consumption 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
    I was wondering why it seems that the Audi A4 with the 2.0 TDI 140 engine is so much more thirsty than other VAG cars with the same engine ? My car has now done 10.5K miles and compared to my old TDI 130 the fuel consumptions is still fairly unexciting. I get 44-45 MPG on a motorway run if I'm
  • Comprehensive cheaper thean 3rd PartyF&T 6 Feb 2007 (Forum)
    It is renewal time - as usual I have trawled the web and come up with an odd quote. My car insurance that is up for renewal is 8 yrs old and although I have Comp Ins I dabbled with the idea of 3rd party. Same Company for all 3 prices Comp - Self & Wife - £200 excess Premium = £220 3rd Party F&T
  • Two V5s for same car! 10 Apr 2004 (Forum)
    Daughter is trading in her old Clio against a new one which she picks up at 9am tomorrow. While checking the documents that she will hand in she revealed that she has two V5s for her old Clio. Both are identical except for a)serial number at the top and various other ref numbers and b) the date
  • HELP!! Ford Escort 17 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    Good morning! please, if possible, i would like to ask the help and the brains out there, on why my "y" reg (old Y reg) 1.3l escort has trouble in the mornings... It starts first time, every time, but, after about 5seconds it starts to splutter, and stall, that is unless you stay in the car
  • Can I reject a used car after three weeks? 26 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I bought an eight month old car that developed a problem. The dealer fixed the issue, but I feel that I cannot trust the car now. Do I have a right to...
  • Buying new car before selling old car 1 Jun 2006 (Forum)
    Hi all, I will very soon by buying a new (to me) car, but will very likely be buying the new car before i sell my current car. My question is this - Once i have bought (and am insured on) my new car, how can i allow test-drives of my current car? It will be parked on the drive, therefore
  • Mitsubishi Lancer - Very low mileage car 26 Jan 2019 (Forum)
    Casually glancing through Autotrader last night I found a nine year old Mitsubishi Lancer with only 11,000 miles.  On the assumption that this is genuine, and the photographs are a true representation of the condition of the car, would you buy it?  The price is £3,490
 

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