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• Any - Cheap Reliable People Carrier 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  I know a couple in their thirties who decided a few years ago they needed a people carrier. This has nor been a success! The first was a grey import diesel Lucida that blew its engine after a year and was sold for peanuts. After that they got a Galaxy automatic diesel on HP. Now after
• Audi A4 Avant - AA warranty problems 7 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  ) investigated & the work totalled £800 - however the AA warranty people have weadeled their way out of most of it by quoting for a cheap chinese crap imported part that garage rightly refused to fit + low labour cost + ridiculously short time allowance to fit it.  Hence they only paid
• All - Luxury Car Desire... 18 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  ? When making that all important decision of buying that new luxury car, what motivates you to choose the £60,000 car, over the £10,000 economically friendly purchase? They both do the same job, don’t
• Indicators - the clue is in the name. 9 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  will fail an MOT for busted indicators so I know they must be important. Help. Ocasionally I do see a blinker light working on another car and my hopes are raised but immediately dashed.  Alas it was a confirmation of the manouvre rather than an alert for a pending manouvre
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  Buying a used Mazda MX-5 - which engine is best? 7 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a used Mazda MX-5 but am baffled by the huge choice of models, engines and prices. Which model is best?
• Citroen C3 diesel exclusive - warning lights on dashboard 12 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  warms up. Are these things very important? I hesitate to take it to either of the nearest citroen dealers because they always use any excuse to rip me off and sell me things that prove to be unneccessary. (The disadvantage of being a woman with a car and presumed to have no common sense
• Ford Focus 1.6 auto. - Changing Insurance company 26 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  get near (within £100) of the quotes I get, I am thinking of looking elsewhere for cover. I know it is important to make sure the cover is the same. For those of you that have changed in the past, how difficult is it and what will the new company need as proof from me?
• Best Used 5-seat MPV? 17 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  happy with it, so would go for one again possibly. We like a versatile vehicle which we can take our friends in -- so good legroom in the back for adults is important. So is the abillity to carry large bulky things occasionally --- hence MPV (or possibly estate). Probably looking
• VW - Trust in car makers 27 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  I know we have a thread running on the issue of VAG fiddling emissions but this is a question about whether or not you would buy a VAG car in the future. Personally, trust in an organisation is important to me and I would probably not buy a VAG car for at least 5 years until I saw that they had got
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  Audi A4 Avant - should I keep or sell? 13 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a 2010 Audi A4 Avant 3.2 which is superb and is the fourth car I've had with the VR6 engine. I'm heading for semi-retirement so wondering whether...
• Jeep Grand Cherokee - what 4x4 £11k 22 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  - i am not worried about depreciation as like the jeep i will use it for 3.5 years and then bin it in an auction - i am not worried about fuel. WORK PAYS FOR FUEL!!!! This is an important consideration Any top 3's that spring to mind
• Mazda - Trip computer query 4 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  through leafy Cheshire is more than I can manage. Is there an easy rule of thumb to make the conversion and (possibly more important) is there a work around to convert the trip computer to 'miles/gallon'. I can't find anything in the Owner's Handbook. The other readings ('average speed 'and 'fuel left
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  Buying a small car for £3000 - what would you recommend? 25 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need to buy a fun car for my wife to commute 10 miles per day in. We have a budget of only £2000 - £3000 and she would like something reliable that can...
• Volvo V50 Diesel - Wise buy? Volvo V50 1.6 Diesel (better than 2.0l?) 16 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  are very important to me, I can't afford a car which is going to let me down. I do about 1k miles/month. Does anyone have a view on these cars?
• ANY - advice for £2-£3k purchase 18 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  to cover for future repairs / servicing etc So any opinions? is milage as important for cars of this age? also thought about an almera as a sensible but not exciting choice as I want somthing reliable so I can save up for something exciting in a couple of years. thanks in advance!
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  Why are timing chains preferred over timing belts? 3 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  If timing chain-type motors are better than others, why are all motors are produced with timing belts?
• Rav 4 - Considering an SUV type 22 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  conditions, to get to work. But reasonable running costs, reliability realy important, and my buget is £10K ish plus trade in. Any one have any advice of any other considerations or if my 'ideal' something like a 3yr old RAV with 30K miles is realistic ? My annual mileage is about
• Accident Victim's Experiences 2 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  through a similar experience particularly as regards the accident investigation.  My problems started with the police who failed to speak to two important witnesses to the accident both at the scene and later.  When the case got to court the other driver gave a different version of events
• Which smallish 'proper' auto for driving school? 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  can't think of any apart from Astra (?) and the indicators alone rule that out, and i'm none too sure about very modern Diesel with all that slow work anyway. This will be a purchase, not leasing, so a reliable long termer is important. Thoughts please?
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 97 2.0 Failed Aircon Compressors - Bypass Pulleys 24 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  to bypass the seized compressor couldn't. Just thinking on this, googling reveals a healthy supply of bypass pulleys (basically an idler pulley mounted on a plate which bolts straight on to the compressor mounts) in the US for common US vehicles and several Asian imports. There doesn't seem to be anything