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• Honda Jazz/Fit (2008 - ) - 5 miles in a new Jazz 9 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  and the gearknob wasn?t secured properly. The other downside for me is the clutter of switches on and around the radio as all the aircon controls are in also in the same area. Makes things handy, but it is confusing when first trying to identify what all the buttons are and what they actually do. For a car
• Drink and Drug Drive Campaign 11 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  death and injury off our roads over the Christmas period." The Christmas Drink and Drug Drive Campaign runs from Monday December 1 to Thursday January 1, 2009. Leicestershire's campaign supports the national Think! campaign - with brand new radio, internet and in-pub advertising - to remind drivers
• Are small cars impractical for tall people? 16 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Open a paper or turn on the radio or TV these days and all the talk is about going gree, downsizing cars to save on fuel, tax and so on but... Are small cars such as the Yaris, Micra, Fiesta, Polo, etc, etc totally impractical for a tall people? Are they bad for the health of those who are tall
• Legacy 2.5 Tourer - 40,000 mile report 22 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  . Seats good, easy to get a comfortable driving position, especially with elec adjustment of the drivers seat. Standard fit radio isn't outstanding but good enough for me. Climate control highly efficient but Mrs W describes it a draughty. You can't manually close the centre air vents which is a pain
• New Toyota Hi-Lux 3 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  needs upgrading with leather throughout, that?s fairly cheap to do here, as I believe it is in TH. The sound system is excellent with radio, cassette, 6 CD changer and MP3. The size is just about right for conditions here, enough to intimidate the idiots as required but not so big as to be hard
• Indirectly related to Susan's post 2 May 2005 (Forum)
  This relates to Susan Parker's post about British cars (or lack of) overseas and a strange coincidence in my local bar last night on a similar subject A regular drinker pal is a well-known commentator on local radio on motoring and other matters and we were discussing (in the light of the 60 years
• Good therapist needed urgently 20 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  , Holley carbs, auto, new tires, metallic blue new paint job, some new gauges inside replacing the stock ones (I think she's been quarter-miled at some time), radio missing, car doubtless a legacy of the US air base at Clark. As always with these old big block live-for-ever Fords, whisper-quiet
• In praise of old clunkers 14 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  otherwise. It also costs only a few shillings to fill up as opposed to most of the contents of my wallet. The radio is not the original and the Alpine replacement did fall out going over a speed bump and dangle by its wires but then one can't expect everything. My buyer wants to buy the Honda back when he
• Czech Observations 20 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  an (LCD?)panel to allow air conditioning to run when the car if left unattended, and infact, the air conditioning and heater can be controlled from up to 1500 metres away by radio handset. I have never really been one to admire anything Tutonic, but this car, especially with W12 engine, impressed me
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  Mercs and Spender 28 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a CL500 Mercedes ten days ago from ICS at Eccleston (near Preston). The car is an 05 plate with 55,000 miles recorded and I paid £16,000 for...
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  Truly shafted here from paradise 22 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Last week I rented a Ford Mondeo Estate car, picking it up at Luton Airport on Sun 21st and returning it to Stansted airport on Thurs 25th. We had the...
• 2 weeks in the US - observations motoring & other 13 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  , but with a great satellite radio (Sirius I think)- kids kept wanting radio 1 but 70's and 80's channels won the day! Could not really find traffic announcements but I think that was again similiar to the UK with most cars and say if you are on AM you can't receive FM traffic announcements. Used BIL's Tom Tom 710
• Dacia Duster 1.5 diesel 4x4 - New Dacia Duster 1.5 diesel 4x4 -first impressions 1 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  the clutch.  Brakes with a reassuring bite.  Everything feels tight and sturdy, no rattles or thumps over road humps, general fit and finish good.  I particularly like the controls for the heater/climate very easy to use.   The radio/media/nav/phone screen
• Mercedes B class 180d AMG - Quick review. 17 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  at the equipment, for a £27,000 vehicle it is poor. For that money you do not get the following which were standard on my old model SE. Front fogs Parking sensors (camera instead) Self park Auto dipping rear view mirror Folding mirrors I was also surprised it didn’t have: DAB radio Xenon headlights Heating
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 02 1.6 Cutting Out at Speed 7 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  particularly enjoy it) and also I think it might actually be the "easing off" the throttle that makes it happen rather than the speed I'm doing - although I've obviously got to slow down eventually! Are there any "wizards" out there who have got any ideas what it could be? I was having a new radio re
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 95 2.0 XSI died and I'm too stupid to make it go 25 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  this post I know chuff-all about cars? & lastly, what have I got to do to make my Pug go again!? Please help as it is a lovely red-colour and the radio tunes itself into non-exsitent mid-western rock n roll stations .......
• Help me choose my dad?s next car... 21 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  to get in and out of, but a large hatch or mid-sized estate would also do. A seven seater would come in handy only a dozen times a year when we all visit. It does need to be able to sit five and still have a good sized boot for holiday luggage. As a sports nut, he needs a radio with good reception
• More from the Far Side 11 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  ." "I have never had an accident, I don't need to wear a seat belt" "My car doesn't have seat belts. I took them out" "Seat belts hold you to the seat and make it difficult to move about, reach the radio, find your phone when it falls on the floor or light your cigarette. It is also difficult to eat
• CARS OF THE YEAR UPDATE 3 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  on the site and on LBC Radio (14.00-15.00hrs)on Saturday 5th January. Please send your votes by e-mail, e-mail subject 'Cars of The Year' to: letters@honestjohn.co.uk (THIS IS A COPY AND PASTE. THERE IS A LINK IN THE NEWS.) Only e-mails given the subject 'Cars of The Year' will be included in the tally
• Speed Bumps from The Times 24 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Siemens group. It contains a digital camera, a row of powerful light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a battery recharged by solar power. The camera uses a radio transmitter to send a picture back to a control base. It is already employed at the entrance to the firm's offices in Romsey, Hampshire, using