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• A new car for the household 2 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Mrs daveyjp wanted a new car - her A class was coming to 5 years old and things were failing - so at the end of March she picked up a one year old smart forfour.  She has had a couple of mk 1 smarts, but for a family of three needed more seats.  This fitted the bill as even the A class
• Car/MPV with 3 kids 28 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Expecting a third child soon and that's forcing me to look at changing my car (Honda Accord 2.2). With a 6 years old, 4 years old and a new baby it'll be almost impossible to fit them all at the back. I've already tried all their seats and it didn't look good.  I'm looking at either
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  Look for a similar car, with sunroof, to the Suzuki Wagon R - any ideas? 6 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We will soon have to replace our 16 year old Suzuki Wagon R. Is there a similar car, equally reliable, available with a sun roof please? Up to £4000.
• Any - Dilema 24 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  I currently drive a 12 year old Skoda TDI with 130PD engine which is approaching 120,000, to date the car has been reliable and is regularly serviced by independent VAG specialist, however I am not sure how long the car will remain reliable and start to cost  money to run more than normal
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  Big guy in need of a large car - any recommendations? 18 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am a very big guy and modern vehicles seem to all have sport style seat which are too small for me. Can you recommend a large car that will accommodate...
• VW GOLF or anyother model - What car to choose ? - very much confused 11 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  John, We have been looking for a 3-5 year old  automatic car for past 3 weeks but not getting anywhere. We always owned old BMW's which never gave more than 19 mpg. What we need in new car? - Great comfort as BMW, all modern facilities,good MPG and great value for price
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  What car with high seats and a petrol engine? 3 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Hyundai ix35 1.7D Premium and am considering changing to a petrol car. What is available that has a fairly high seats for easy entry (for my dodgy...
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  VW Scirocco Active Chassis Control - faulty sensors 27 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a three-year one-month old VW Scirocco, owned since new. Serviced one month ago, and one month out of waranty. Problem now of two faulty Active...
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  Can I pump the oil out of my engine rather than use the drain plug? 14 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering using an oil pump to remove old engine oil via the dipstick hole instead of the more traditional method of jacking up the car and draining...
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  Premature brake wear on a Polo 24 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a Volkswagen Polo in December 2010. The car was serviced in December 2011 with no concerns. The car is now making a noise when brakes applied....
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  Buying a small used car 11 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is changing her 12-year-old Corsa and wants a similar 5-door manual hatchback, petrol, for mainly short journeys. Reliability is the key thing....
• Saab 9-3 Convertible 1.9TiD - Emissions in 2008 model year cars 2 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  I'm looking at buying a Saab 9-3 diesel convertible. The reasons are that I'd like an open top car that fits two adults and two teenage children and costs about £12000 for something 3 to 4 years old. I've looked at quite a few cars and I like the Saab's old fasioned ness. I do about 15,000
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  Should I pay £370 for paint protection on my new car? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We are being 'encouraged' to have Supagard applied to a new car to make up for the EU-prescribed softer water based paints, compared to the old harder...
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  Age concerned 4 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My Fiesta becomes 10 years old in December 2009. At that point will it be eligible for the £2k Government backed scrappage scheme?
• New car required - help please? 17 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi BR's, A relative of mine requires a car to replace her old Vento diesel. She requires a mid sized car with liftback hatch or estate for the dog. The budget is around £1500 pound and MUST have a diesel. I have suggested that she spends around £1000-£1250 to save a few £££'s back for repairs
• Fuel efficiency of older diesel cars 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I was looking up the fuel efficiency for older diesel cars for city driving and on a site selling old LTI fairway taxis I came up with a figure of 25 - 30mpg in town for a 2.7 litre diesel. Now I don't know if this means stop and start traffic driving or driving at 30 MPH, but this is roughly
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - buying e46 330d sport 17 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  My current car has died (see thirst for coolant on technical) and need a new (to me) car. I have always wanted a 330d (see post over two years old) and am taking this opportunity to get one (03,04 e46 204bhp sport with some spec). Am I mad?? newer cars don't seem to have a feeling of quality
• cars with *clearly defined* lifespans 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  some old boy had kept in a garage and only used in the dry.. But it seemed as though over a 2 year period 99% went to the scrapper. It had me wondering about other cars of that era and others more modern. Anyone aware of other cars with seemingly such a *well defined* natural life?
• Cheap but Safe 4 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  economical (diesel or petrol is fine) and cheap to run. Just looking at a couple of second hand car supermarkets, it looks like you can pick up and old astra/vectra/focus/mondeo for somewhere near £3k, but all have mileage around the 80k+ mark and most are about 5 years old. I'm hesitant to advise
• Amusing result of reporting un-taxed car 23 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I have a neighbour who is a VERY annoying trader-without-premises. Basically, he buys cars at the local auction, chavs them up a bit and then flogs them off in (I presume) Autotrader. He usually has about 6+ cars abandoned in various places around our estate, so every time he abandons one near my