What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks

Refine by channel:  Forum (2050)    News (1593)    Ask HJ (1226)    Article (113)    productReview (60)    FAQs (16)  

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

  • 2013 MK3 Ford Focus Titanium Econetic 140k miles - Urgent help with haywire electricals 7 Sep 2019 (Forum)
    a fuse (but why would it blow now?) Or something catastrophic, like A BCM, PCM etc. Driving across the UK and Normandy had some of the wettest weather I've ever driven in. In wondering if water's got into something important. Any ideas? Thanks. Pete
  • Any dog owners on the forum? 20 May 2019 (Forum)
    on the breed and have spent a lot of time around them.  Im angry as i have a dog behaviour and traning qualification and i know better than anyone how important picking the right breeder is so im just a little annoyed he has just picked a breeder who had pups avalible. But in the end im overjoyed i
  • Golf GTD/GTI - Golf GTD/GTI MK6 indecision 9 Feb 2017 (Forum)
    Important info: I
  • A6 Avant - keep or sell after 3 years? 3 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I have an Audi A6 Avant, 3.0 SE Quattro 245PS S tronic. It's now 3 years old with 26,000 miles on the clock. I like it very much but now the warranty is...
  • Confused about medical matters??? 3 Aug 2015 (Forum)
    is important, not the overall total. Again he brushed aside my arguments with a modern medicine knows best attitude. So I started taking a daily dose of Statin(20mg) and Ramopril(5mg). What a disaster. The side effects are awful. Muscle cramps, fatigue, loss of libido too and being fairly grumpy. I ask you, me
  • Animal antibiotic use partly restricted by Food a 27 Nov 2014 (Forum)
    in special circumstances. “We believe this is an imperative step in preserving the effectiveness of this class of important antimicrobials that takes into account the need to protect the health of both humans and animals,” said Michael R. Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods
  • ford - Courtesy car when vehicle seized? 30 Oct 2012 (Forum)
    " which, God willing, they will at some point as it will mean the fella is out of the woods health wise.  Whilst the main concern remains the young man's wellbeing, I am having to cancel important hospital appointments and to be frank, have no idea how I am going to get into work next week (I have
  • Any car - Air conditioning 14 Aug 2012 (Forum)
    Hello I have received a round robin set out below I do not know which car hand book is referred to . Would you have a comment please 1477   CAR AIR CONDITIONING - VERY IMPORTANT!  My car book says to roll down the windows to let out all
  • Which small car offers good comfort for a passenger with back problems? 12 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am currently running a Honda Jazz 1.4 i-VTEC ES which I find cheap to run and perfectly adequate for daily runs. However, my wife has a back problem...
  • Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Petrol cap cover/door broken off - how to replace? 21 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    , but can travel if the place is good/recommended.) 2. Any idea of the potential cost? (Insurance is not an option; £400 excess!) 3. My MOT and service are due within 2 weeks - any advantage in having the petrol cap cover/door replaced at the same time? (4. Less important question: do you think
  • What's wrong with a 1.6 TDI? 1 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I have had Skoda Octavia TDI 1.9 Ambiente hatchback for almost eleven years and now I am going to buy a Skoda Octavia TDI 1.6. Ambiente hatchback. What...
  • Peugeot 306 - Heater Matrix Replacement 24 Nov 2010 (Forum)
    and not remove the matrix rubber grommit in the bulkhead but disconnect the plastic pipe assembly inside the car under the windscreen and close to the bulkhead. This is very important and re-fitting the grommit is a 2 person job using the old string technique that used to be used 40 years ago when windows were
  • Mazda 6 SL 2008+ - Mazda 6 Handbook - Should be amended/revised 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
    how to stop a car when the car acellerates out of control and what to do in that situation? Nope.... I don't get it, if it's so important for Mazda to put a sticker in the engine compartment to warn you of the levels then why is the above not in there?   Many of us have
  • Toyota - Servicing my 4WD Toyota Hiace camper 27 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    Any suggestion son where I might get my camper serviced? I have just imported it from Japan, and had intended to get it serviced by the garage who collected it from the from the docks and did the necessaries to get it registered. However I haven't been thrilled with how they have handled things
  • Nearly killed by a hire car 13 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    tyres. So everyone remember to check theirs and defiantly check any hirecar! I know on my car i always put new tyres on the back as they are without doubt the most important tyres on a car. They are there to anchor the car and clear water and i always check my tyres. An unbelievable day that could
  • Police officer with 'attitude' 4 Jan 2008 (Forum)
    the car whereupon he informed me that my rear number plate was "too small" and the font was "not legal". I knew this was not the case so with the greatest of politeness I told him that because the car was a Japanese import it was allowed to have a slightly smaller plate dimension (to fit in the square
  • Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - TDDi 2002 - Fuel Pump problem ? 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
    this money, it would absolutely 100% cure the problem :-) In addition, they have also gone a bit 'fuzzy' over my questioning around whether they have actually read the ECU on the Fuel Pump itself, which I am told is very important! The other information I want to share with the forum, is that they claim
  • Lancia - Ypsilon, driving experience. 25 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    of planning it was fine. Not sure which engine we had, but it was petrol and not an auto gearbox. I've been struggling trying to find out what the car costs - looks very expensive to import (£12k) but I'm thinking it's substantially cheaper in Italy. It's a shame that the 70s reputation of Lancia damaged
  • Fun practical used car for £6-8k 14 May 2007 (Forum)
    (say Focus sized or bigger) although rear seat comfort is not very important (so a coupe with fold-down seats is fine, just so I can take four people or a longish load occasionally). A Focus seems an obvious choice but a little bit "common", I'd have to choose between a 1.8 petrol, TDCi 115bhp
  • Selling cars privately, don't be sloppy. 23 Apr 2007 (Forum)
    Found this on another forum. A good lesson for all private sellers: Sold a Mitsubishi Star Wagon Delicia 2.5 TDi on eBay the other day. It had been in the family since it was imported and cared for like a family member. (Sort of a poor man's camper van). Anyway, I agreed to meet the buyer
 

Value my car

Save £75 on Warranty using code HJ75

with MotorEasy

Get a warranty quote

Save 12% on GAP Insurance

Use HJ21 to save on an ALA policy

See offer