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• Ford Fiesta - 12 year old Fiesta worth advisory work if selling? 14 May 2024 (Forum)
  I'm looking to sell my 12 year old Fiesta.  It passed its latest MOT with advisory work detailed: Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn both Nearside and Offside Rear; Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both Nearside and Offside Rear Inner; Central
• Emissions Enigma 23 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Just had my emission test done. Needed to re-register car tomorrow (no MOT as such here where I live, just the smoke test). It's only 10 months old so it passed with CO% reading of 1.4 (pass is 3.5) and HC 323 ppm (pass is 600). On getting my certificate I see there are different pass standards
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  I need a four-wheel-drive SUV - Dacia Duster or Honda CR-V? 5 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I do about 5000 miles a year, live in the country and require a 4-wheel-drive during snow conditions. You have mentioned the Dacia. Would I be better off...
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  Problems with Nissan Micra 14 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  please can you help, I bought a nissan micra three years ago (it was a year old) and it is now 4 years old. It has always been serviced at a nissan garage...
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  Discovery 3 engine failure 14 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Land Rover Discovery 3 that recently suffered a catastrophic engine failure. It is five years old and has covered 80,000 miles. Regularly serviced,...
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  Replacing an old Corsa 1.4 26 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  What would you recommend as a replacement following a faithful Corsa 1.4 auto (R reg)? It needs 5 doors, reasonable boot space, flexible driver's seat...
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  What RPM should a Focus do at 70mph? 20 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently bought a petrol second hand 59 reg Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec, replacing a 52 reg 1.6 Focus LX. When cruising at 70mph in 5th gear the engine...
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  When will there be a new shape Audi TT? 4 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The last three cars I have bought were superceded within 2 months with either a new model or variant. Each time I ask the dealer pre-buying if there is...
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  One day driving treat for 14-year-old girl 24 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter will be 14 on 14th July this year. She is desperate to start driving, and has grasped the very basics of driving on private land. I would...
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  AB yes? 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In a response to a letter published on 5 January you say that VAG will meet 100 percent of replacement cost if a Touran has been VAG maintained and has...
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  Amazzed 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A conundrum. It’s time to part with my nearly 8-year-old super Mazda 626 GSI SE that’s been faultless and consider a replacement. Any ideas? I’m 6’, 65...
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  The old bill 12 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You referred in the past to people being able to reclaim money back from cheques that they have issued, even after the cheques have cleared. My mother-in-law...
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  Pyramid sale 6 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter lives and works in Sinai, Egypt and has asked me to suggest a replacement for her old Suzuki Grand Vitara automatic, a car that has given her...
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  Fast breed reaction 7 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is a single mother with five children ranging from 17 to 3 years old. As her youngest is not yet able to walk, she is entitled to a Motability...
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  The cambelts are coming… 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Some years ago you were very helpful with a cambelt failure on my Vauxhall Astra. As the car is now 12 years old and is expensive to tax at £190 per annum...
• Filling Station Hilarity 12 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  about to be served was elderly (Honda Jazz, but that's not important right now). The exchange went as follows - Miserable Attendant- "What pump love?" Old Gent - "Sorry my dear?" M.A - "What pump love, what number?" O.G - "Oh, err, errm.. (looks through window).. number twelve" M.A
• CAR OF THE YEAR POLL RESULTS 5 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  CAR OF THE YEAR (£5K TO £15K) (The cars we actually buy) was a joint victory shared between four cars: the VW Passat TDI, the Ford Focus, the Rover 75 and the VW Golf Mk IV. Second place went to the old-shape Mondeo and third place to the Vauxhall Vectra. USED BANGER OF THE YEAR (UNDER £1K
• Smallish car with a smooth ride? 5 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  So I'm looking to get a car - budget around £8k, I'm basically looking for the smoothest ride possible because I've got a head nerve problem. Are there any smallish/medium size cars models that have decent suspension? I'm in love with the old MK1 Ford fiestas and VW Golfs
• Dealer Sold Car With My Private Plate 24 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  I recently traded in my car to a dealer. My car has a private plate but I was unable to do the retention online. The dealer subsequently applied for the retention via post and I paid them the fee. I see now that the dealer has sold my old car ( currently reserved). Are they able to do
• Toyota iq - Buying low mileage car 2 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I was looking for a small automatic car and found the Toyota IQ in Toyota garage. It's 7 years old but have only 12k miles on it. Clear MOT history. What could be the problems with this car as it had low mileage? Could it already start to rot? How good usually dealer would check used car before