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  Would an imported Lamborghini LM002 be a good investment? 4 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  From time to time on my travels here in Kent, Surrey and Sussex I have seen a tree surgeon who has a Lamborghini four-wheel-drive. It’s an ugly brute of...
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  Am I breaking the law by selling my car outside my house with a 'For Sale' sign in the window? 5 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Recently I had my old car for sale outside my house with a "For Sale" sign in the window. To my astonishment I was visited by a local authority officer...
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  Controlled sub-stance 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have been following your various comments over the years on left foot braking and was interested to see the one headed "Science friction". You stated,...
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  Twist or stick? 10 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am currently driving a 13-month-old VW Golf 1.4TSI SE. This was chosen by my husband from new, but sadly he died suddenly last September and the car...
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  Is the Volkswagen Eos ABS Teves fault a known defect? 4 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 56 Reg (Nov 2006) Volkswagen Eos has developed a fault with the ABS and my local Volkswagen dealership has quoted me £1300 to replace the unit, although...
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  Ling and buy 22 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm sending this email because I have recently leased a car from Lings Cars and received a message asking if I, along with other customers, would contact...
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  Play de-misty for me 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Your recent cover story about the Honda Jazz makes interesting reading, but I should like to add a few points. I bought a new 1.4i DSI SE CVT-7 at the...
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  The state of the roads - Holy places 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You must have received thousands of letters about the state of our roads. However, after a three-mile drive to our town centre, I feel I must add my comments....
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  Strapping little fellow 28 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We have a new baby arriving at the beginning of November. We've been used to driving round in our 3-door Corsa for the past few years, or me on my motorbike,...
• EV battery manufacturing. 13 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  . Australian National Review - You Dig Up 500,000 Pounds of the Earth’s Crust for One EV Auto Battery!  AS regards the UK plants we are going to have to import most of the raw materials to make these batteries from places as far afield as Australia and South America presumably by ship
• BF selling car on behalf of GF who is abroad 1 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  done online these days anyway". I've found an article on Autoexpress (published in April 2022) that says the V5 is the most important document "which will prove that you are the registered keeper and the car is yours to sell " Yet he is not the registered keeper and so
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  What's the best aftermarket tyre pressure monitoring system? 20 Aug 2021 (Ask HJ)
  A recently experienced a slow puncture and this has made me think about getting a car tyre pressure monitoring system for my Skoda Roomster. Do you consider...
• Any - Brother and law retirement car 25 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  to Lincolnshire. His kid left the nest, so it's just him and the Mrs. Now that he is retiring, he is thinking of replacing the A4 with a smaller new car that will last him over 15 years or until he or the car will push daisies., this is his most important criteria. The budget is up to 20k plus a bit
• Strange hankerings 11 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  that tickle your fancy? Two door Orion, Ford or VW badge and often with a detuned VW 1800 GTi motor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Verona I think Honda miss a trick by not importing this wee belter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_S660 A tough but cheap go anywhere off-reader for less than
• "Dacia" Duster double cab pickup? 2 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  which crop up for sale are inevitably going to be 1.3 turbo diesel versions). I did wonder about the possibility of importing an NP200. Routine servicing should pose no problems, but not sure how much hassle would be involved in doing so. https://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/jpg/201206/2010-nissan
• Average miles per annum car - Why so much attention paid to fuel consumption? 7 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  £1000 p.a.,  depreciation is still 12.5p per mile  - twice that for 4000m p.a. drivers.  So clearly, for most people the rate of depreciation per annum is far more important than studiously comparing fuel economy figures to the nearest decimal point.   As for EVs with 'free
• Recommendations - used mini MPV, wheelchair etc. 14 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  the boot floor or otherwise would be good I also really want a heated front windscreen in this next car, as I'm fed up of waiting 5-10 minutes for the inside to defrost!  Air con would be great, though not as important. Lastly, I'd like something that is reasonably low emission
• Jeep Grand Cherokee, VW Touareg - another "which car" thread... sorry 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  . hence why i am looking for another suv, something with a bit more luxury, more poke and - very important - more boot space for my fishing gear. so the 2 i have narrowed it down to, within the budget of €10,000 plus my honda, are 2005/6 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD or similar year VW Touareg
• Cheap running costs for 10k/year commute 3 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  dealerships for the hassle of faults. Don't need aircon.  Acceleration, style/image, size, etc are not important. I don't care if the autobox is unrefined but I care very much if it wastes fuel. Insurance costs are low as I'm ancient and live somewhere quiet; it's all about the depreciation
• How low can you go? 26 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  it's a 3rd car so we're not overly reliant on it but I do use them to commute to work, trips to the dump and for vitally important trips down the pub where I'd rather abandon a heap than one of our more valuable motors for the night. I maintain them and regularly check them to ensure safety but accept