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  I want a fun sports car and have been recommended the Mazda MX-5 - what do you think? 7 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to buy a secondhand sports car for occasional fun use. I have a budget of £3000 - £3500. The Mazda MX-5 has been suggested. What is your opinion...
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  Smokeless moans 1 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  As a pensioner I have understood diesels to be less efficient than petrol on short journeys as they take awhile to warm up. Can you explain what EGR and...
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  Lighter evenings 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  What's the situation regarding daytime running lights please? We've just tried out a new VW Polo and the salesman emphasised the fact that it already had...
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  Absorbing topic 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW 335i with 255/40 (rear) and 225/45 (front) run-flats. Both sets are original fit and have 23k miles on them. I still have 4mm plus on the...
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  Running the gauntless 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  A survey amongst my friends and acquaintances revealed that none of us are aware of anybody receiving a fine for exceeding the speed limit in an average...
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  Degenerate 7 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have just been on the BMW website. There they have a new BMW 3 series 320d ED. From the news article it seems to be a very good car at BMW prices. Do...
• small economical run about ?diesel? 14 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  to run. Will be used to commute to work too, so thinking about it so much of a run about then. What I'd like is one of those wee fast diesels that have arisen & looking through back threads I see the Seat Leon seems a better bet than the Ibiza. But, can I really justify this? If I feel the need
• Stupid Question 20 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Why do new tyres have those coloured bands running round the tread?
• what oil 15 May 2003 (Forum)
  hi all what is the best oil for an 1997 omega 2.5 V6 auto. runs on lpg
• Vauxhall Corsa D 2007 1.3 CDTi - Engine doesn't pick up and runs rough 3 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  was pressed, the engine would run rough, emit loads of smoke and have no power. If I let it idle for a few minutes it would eventually pick up and would be OK for the rest of the day. None of the dashboard warning/error  lights came on when the problem was occurring. The problem slowly got
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  What are the dangers of buying a low mileage Golf? 22 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have been offered a low mileage 15 month old Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Tdi SE DSG by a franchised but non-Volkswagen dealer. The car is £15,000 and has 3500...
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1997 1300 Noisy engine and slave cylinder issue- n 19 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  My dads car is not running right. It passed the emissions in August in this state but I have fiddeled about it with it and its running a lot smoother but its still not right. First symtpon was the car was loosing brake fluid, this was assumed to be a leaking clutch slave cylinder (posted about
• Diesel, Cold, stop start fuel consumption figures 20 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  altitude. At this stage, the temperature gauge is not registering and computer showing 47MPG. Onto a motorway for two miles running at 60MPH, onto duel carriageway, halting and queuing at lights and roundabouts. 30MPH zone and enter the city from the other side finally arriving at my destination
• Silicon grease on brake slide pins 6 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  Can someone point out what I am failing to appreciate. Brake slide pins are metal running through synthetic seals and the recommended lubricant is silicon based. Spring powered air rifles have a synthetic seal running within a metal cylinder and should never be lubricated
• ford galaxy 2.8 v6 - Alternator 13 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  when engine is not running but 11.95v when engine is running.  also car is ticking over at 1000rpm and climate control is not blowing when i turn up blowers (don't know if linked).  if alternator is at fault is it just likely to be the regulator.  any help appreciated.
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - Engine won't stop after the ignition is off 7 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  I have bought a 2004 Xsara Picasso today, it is running great in every aspect, however when i got home after making several stops at different location, when i turned the key off, the engine remained running. I have turned the engine off several times today and it worked fine, it just started
• Diesel benefits for low mileage user 26 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  We got a great deal on a 66 plate 1.5 dci n connecta Juke. She previously ran a 1.4 petrol 500x. My point is there are a lot of people who say you must do 20k for a diesel. I disagree my wife does around 8000 miles a year mixture of school run and a weekly run of 60 mile journey. Her average mpg
• vauxhall astra h - vauxhall astra diesel 21 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Hi on my 2008 astra 1.9 cdti 120 it seems to be using more diesel than when I first got it last year the on board computer say 37.9 but it is short town driving , iv changed thermostat as it was only reading 74 degrees after a run so I changed it now saying around 85-86 after a run ,but still
• Volkswagen Passat B5 1.8T 2003 - Climatronic problem 25 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  The unit blows hot and cold constantly. In warm weather it blows warm and cold, and in cold weather it blows hot and warm. It also does the same thing when set to 'Low', which sort of rules out the interior temp sensor. You can hear the hot/cold servo motor running as the temp goes up and down
• Ford sierra - Webber tick over too fast 13 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Where 28/32 TLDM auto choke carb with tick over at 1500 when hot. The throttle lever can be pushed back on to the throttle stop to reduce rpm to 900. When the engine is not running the lever rests on the throttle stop but as soon as the engine is running again the lever will not return to the stop