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• You can't sell Betsy ! A Christmas tale... 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Betsy - yeah I know, naff isn't it but all our cars have been Betsy for years. Big Bets, Little Bets, Old Bets, New Bets etc etc..... I blame my wife...... Anyway, some of you will recall the ongoing automotive love triangle going on in the Backbridge household. A tale of three cars fighting
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  Does the new Skoda Octavia Elegance suffer from DPF problems? 27 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My father has been generally very satisfied with his 2005 Skoda Octavia Elegance 1.9 TDI DSG, but it is beginning to show its age, having just required...
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  Approved used car missing its service history 6 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have just purchased a used 2015 Ford Fiesta from a Peugeot dealership. I know nothing about cars so thought going via a dealership would be safer. I...
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  Xsara Picasso recurring turbo seal problems 12 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a seven year old Xsara Picasso from a Citroen dealer 16 months ago. The car has one year’s warranty and 60,000 miles on the clock. After six months...
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  Looking for an Audi A3 replacement 22 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a 10-year old Audi A3 that has covered 60,000 miles. A high proportion of her driving is in town and on shortish runs; now she wants a new...
• 22% of 3-year old UK cars fail their first MOT 9 May 2008 (Forum)
  Very interesting item yesterday in HJ's Motoring News: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/item.htm?id=4733 Quote: 21.6 per cent of three-year old cars fail their first MoT test - a higher failure rate than in some European countries that do first roadworthiness tests after four years. The key
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  Where do I complain about bad paint? 2 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I brought a SEAT LEON nearly 3 years ago. In March my car had done 80,000 so the warranty had expired. I then had major problems with the car shaking -...
• SLK roof 22 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Posted before about my SLK 2012 roof coming away at the back in hot weather. Mercedes say the car is too old for them to address this issue. Moral, don't leave your Merc in the sun, it could come unstuck like mine.
• Which one to buy? 19 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi there, any suggestion which one is value of money to buy? I am looking to buy used car not more than 4 years old: Nissan Qashqaui Suzuki SX4 S-CROSS Vauxhall Moka   Many thanks!
• Mobility Scooter - Battery 13 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Sorry not a car but it is still a vehicle Bought a relative a mobility scooter and it needs new batteries, the old ons, two of them  are 35ah, anyone know the effect of putting smaller 20ah batteries on instead. Will the range be reduced or will there be other problems
• Unusual Sightings - Volume 23 10 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  22 ***** Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 868158
• March 2009 auction prices UP on March 2008... 4 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  According to Manheims press release. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/item.htm?id=5963 Fascinating. I might just sell my new car, and keep the old one...
• Unusual Sightings Vol 13 1 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  ***** Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PU.
• Depreciation Data 3 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Is there anywhere on the internet I can find detailed depreciation data for cars? Obviously it will be predicted but for example I'd like to know roughly how much a Mondeo TDCi, C5 HDi, Passat TDi etc would be worth at 3,4 and 5 years old.
• List on insurance companies for quote 2 May 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone of a website listing as many insurance companies and brokers as possible (i.e like the ones in the back of the car mags!). Looking to get a new quote, using the old fashioned method of as many quotes as possble and selecting the cheapest!!
• woof 10 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  I need a dog guard to keep myself in the back of an audi 80 avant - 1994 ? and apparently these are now obsolete. If nobody tells me soon where I can find one i swear I'll trash the seats in the old man's car. Ella the terrier
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  I bought a newer version of the same car - so why is the tax so much more? 3 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I had a Lexus SC430 2003 and changed for exactly the same car but a 2008. The tax for the new car is double the price of the the old car. How can the road...
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  The garage have found a fault with a car I traded in - what are my rights? 22 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I signed and drove an Audi away from a dealer on Friday. The garage now want me to go back as they have found a fault with the trade-in car. What are my...
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  Should my car's warranty cover water ingress? 31 Dec 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My car is only 18 months old, but it has recently started to suffer from water ingress in the passenger and driver footwells. I took it back to the dealer...
• Toyota Avensis - Buying an older higher mileage Toyota 2 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  ? The older car is the old shape so there is a saving for that reason. Also I know the maintenance cost will be higher for the older car but then I will have spent £3.5k less on the actual car (almost half!) and the depreciation will be low. I would intend on keeping it until scrap or PX. My