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  • Should I take out a new warranty policy for my three-year-old Audi A4 S Line? 10 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I currently have an Audi A4 S Line diesel that will come to the end of its manufacturer’s 3-year warranty on 19 Sept 2011 with a mileage of 16,000. Do...
  • 2’s company 9 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
    My wife is looking to replace her Nissan Note after three years of reliable service. Her only problem with it is that she struggles with a lack of comfort...
  • Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder 8 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I'm looking for a Porsche RS60 Spyder, but prices seem to vary, can you help? Porsche Centre Bristol had a 10k mileage car that they reduced from £35k...
  • Would you recommend that I fit snow socks to my Ford S-Max? 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Coming into the winter I am considering getting snow tyres, but I'm put off by the cost (£1000 for rims and tyres). I drive a 2007 S-Max, which was fantastic...
  • Is it still worthwhile importing luxury cars from Europe into the UK? 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Some years ago I saved a considerable sum by importing a highly specced Mercedes-Benz from Holland. I am now looking at buying the new S-Class with the...
  • Who in Leicester can replace my Peugeot 306's off-side driveshaft? 2 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I can't believe that my 2001 immaculate Peugeot 306 is in need of an o/s driveshaft. The car has only done 52,000 miles and I’m the second owner. It’s...
  • Ego Integrity V Despair - car styling 1 Apr 2010 (Forum)
    can`t feel the pull yet? So that`s fine - you only have to stick it out for a few more decades and you might find yourself surrounded by motors of light and air - with wispy looks - like Sophia Loren and not a Nile catfish with that ugly gaping mouth and tiny portals of eyes AKA the rear windows
  • Transmission tansition 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I drive a Toyota Verso car, which is almost 3 years old. The car has the Multi Mode Transmission (MMT). The car is superb but I have never really learnt...
  • Jaguar S-Type 2.7D (04/54) or MB S320CDI (Y/51/02) 22 Apr 2008 (Forum)
    the following two cars 1) Y/51/02-reg Mercedes S320 CDI 2) 04/54-reg Jaguar S-Type 2.7D SE auto E320 CDI I believe is still upward of £12,000 even for a 52-reg car. Also, I heard that these early E-Class have fairly troublesome electronics. I am aiming to spend around £10,000 and admit both will have over
  • MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - Convertable - I am just about to buy one... 7 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    Can anyone help me work out the best way to pay for a new Mini Cooper S convertible and how new compares to buying second hand? Dealers PCP? Personal Loan? Leasing? I'm trying to figure out the bottom line cost so I can make a valued decision. A car is going to cost me money so I have been
  • Worthing A24 Roundabout Madman in 1980's 9 Aug 2006 (Forum)
    This is a serious post by the way ... I was out cycling the yesterday near Worthing and it brought about a childhood memory. In the late 70's /early 80's my grandparents would take us to the coast for the day or weekend in their campervan (An old Bedford Dormobile) Does anyone remember a strange
  • Mystery smoke - 1992 rover 827 v6 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
    I?ve got a 1992 rover 827 v6 and it?s giving out white smoke (well steam really) at start up. This clears up and disappears completely after a few minutes. The classic explanation is that it?s the head gasket or a crack in the head and it?s time to rip the engine to pieces. However
  • Vocabulary 24 May 2004 (Forum)
    ?Ok, no more numberplates of a *suggestive* nature please. DD. BR Moderator.? I?m mindful of the ?official? post on swearing, which I happen to support. It?s good to see that the BR mods uphold some high standards of decency, and I for one wouldn?t want to visit, let alone contribute to, a site
  • Flawed idea? 17 May 2004 (Forum)
    It?s this great new form of transport. You create a vehicle with three or, more likely four or more wheels, and power it with a motor of some sort that, if it?s powerful enough, could make the vehicle travel really quite fast ? perhaps a mile a minute or more. The vehicle would have a passenger
  • Kwik Fit Oil Change/Costs/Oil Choice 13 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    ,Refilling the oil sump with new Mobil Super Multigrade Oil" However when you look further into the "special offers" page, it states "Kwik-Lube" at £18.00 (great quality multigrade oil providing great value for money), and offers "Mobil Super S" at £26.00 (A premium quality engine oil delivering improved
  • *Golk MK4 Vibration URGENT HELP required 17 Dec 2002 (Forum)
    ) or when the car went over a dip in the road and bottomed out the car would vibrate. It feels like it?s coming from the passenger side and gets worse when you speed up round right hand bends. I then changed the drive flange, didn?t work. Then put the standard suspension back on, the vibration wasn?t
  • nottingam sacks all traffic cops 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
    from motorcycle news They say there?s never a copper around when you need one but that could soon be dangerously true in Nottinghamshire. The force is scrapping its traffic division to rely on speed cameras as its sole road safety enforcement. It?s also binning Operation Brake, a scheme which
  • Mondeo Faults 9 Jul 2001 (Forum)
    Recently bought a 4 year old Mondeo (2.0 Ghia, Manual) in good nick at the auctions. All was fine for 48 hours, until the alarm sounded continuously for a whole afternoon (I was out, but the neighbour?s felt the need to inform me!). I check the doors, bonnet etc and couldn?t find any obvious
  • Mini Cooper S - Older Purchase Advice 15 Aug 2022 (Forum)
    may be ok and what is worth avoiding. I am probably looking at pre 2013 Cooper S, so the1.6 petrol with 173ish BHP as I understand that the 2.0 engines were only for post 2013 models.  Ideally I would have liked an auto but something tells me that's worth avoiding given the age of the car
  • Toyota RAV4 - Stolen S-Max Hybrid Replacement? 9 Jul 2020 (Forum)
    My S-Max Sport Titanium was stolen on Monday, so I'm looking for a replacement and thinking of going hybrid.  We already have an older Leaf, so we like electric but it doesn't have the range or capacity to suit as our main car. I need something that can seat 5 adults comfortably
 

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