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• Spotting a secondhand as an import? 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I am planning to buy a secondhand BMW/Merc. I have found that a car about 2 years old has 2 or 3 owners with various reasons from the dealers. Can these be imports? How can you tell please?
• aircon..sour smell? 26 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Hi My car is three years old and recently when I put the aircon on (cold) there is a sour smell almost like vinegar. I changed the cabin filter but no change. Does this mean that the system need to be cleaned out thanks alan
• Mk IV Supra turbo 12 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Getting tempted by one of these now they're getting a bit cheaper. Anyone got one? What breaks? Bit worried about "downgrading" to a 6/7 year old car. Manual or automatic.. ? Tomo - what's the handling like.
• Honda Civic Aerodeck 10 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  What does anyone think of the old shape Civic Aerodecks 1.6 VTEC SEs currently on sale at some Honda dealers for about £10500?Are they good value at this price as a family go anywhere do anything car.These are brand new cars.
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  My 8-year-old Kia has a long list of issues despite being lightly used. Do you agree this is unacceptable? 26 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I own an 8-year-old Kia Sportage that I bought from my local Kia dealer 7.5 years ago with 2500 miles on the clock. Since then, the car has been serviced...
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  Does my two-year-old Hyundai i30 have a timing chain or belt? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have just purchased a two-year-old 1.6 premium Hyundai i30, due in no small part to your favourable review. So far I am very impressed with the vehicle,...
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  Best new or used family car for £13,000? 30 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My wife unfortunately managed to write off her Volkswagen Golf today. We need to buy a new family car quickly and can spend up to about £13,000. We know...
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  How long can you drive a foreign car be driven in the UK for? 5 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  What are the rules for using foreign cars in the UK? A car owned by a European family now living near me shows a foreign number plate and has done so for...
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  Are modern cars too technologically advanced for their own good? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  One day I am going to write an article about how car design is wholly wrong in environmental terms. We are scrapping cars at 7 to 10 years old when the...
• Ford C-MAX - ford cmax only 2 years old from new, clutch gone 16 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I've found these pages via google and also watched you on don't get done get Dom.   My cmax is 2 years old, 63 plate. I had it from new. It's done 16k, and in the last three weeks the eco light has come on (meaning it has switched off the autostart at lights function
• Kia ceed - Kia dilemma 1 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hello all - long time since I was on here, those with long memories might remember me as Citroënian...been through a few cars since then. Am trying to decide which car to buy and the BR always has been helpful in the past. Choice of three really. I reckon I'll do about 15/16k per year Old shape
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  Extended warranty won't pay for heater failure - what can I do? 25 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Six months ago I bought my old company car from the leasing firm - a Volkswagen Passat. The car is four years old and was sold with a two year extended...
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  New cylinder head needed on Toyota Rav4 - should I repair or get rid? 30 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2006 Toyota Rav4 from a main dealer six years ago and have had few problems with it. However, a few weeks ago, an injector loosened and I’ve...
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  Do the airbags need replacing on my 14-year-old Audi as an MOT requirement? 3 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I gave my faithful Audi A4 Avant SE to my daughter earlier this year after buying myself a Toyota Verso. The Audi is a 1998 model and the handbook says...
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  Should we change the timing belt on our seven-year-old Vauxhall Vectra? 21 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife drives a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 diesel and has done less than 26,000 miles. Should we have the timing belt changed at the next service? Also,...
• Pro motorist party? 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  they would be? My old hatchback car weighed in at 1180 kg. Superminis are now that heavy. My old hatchback,even with a 2 litre engine would have mid to high thirties all the time. Superminis do this around town! Cars of a comparable size and with similar engine capacity are getting fewer mpg than my old shed
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  Buying a new small car – what would you recommend? 3 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a new small car. I am a 24 year old male. My car is only really used for commuting to work. Mostly on town roads and the city centre...
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  We need a practical family car for £20,000 - what do you suggest? 26 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I need to buy my wife a family car that will cope with two children under two years old and all the paraphernalia that goes with them, including a double...
• Toyota HSD - Advice. Old man put down deposit, changes mind 7 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hi  The old man owns a 61 plate Auris HSD and went to the Toyota dealership last Saturday with a possible view to downsize. Saw a 13 plate YARIS HSD with price of £13.5k, put a 1k deposit down and signed on dotted line. A day later he called me to say hes having cold
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  Mercedes chassis component rusted - is there anything I can do? 8 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am in the US driving a 2000 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sport. I had a frame weld, which the suspension is mounted to, rust so badly that it snapped in...