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  Where should I sell my Porsche 911 and what could I replace it with? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I drive an increasingly inappropriate Porsche 911. It's wrong for two reasons - it's a sports car, so it's best for younger folk and at 63 maybe I'm getting...
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  No fuel like an old fuel 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Several weeks ago, I accidentally put 20 litres of unleaded into my 9 year old, 93,000 mile 1.9D Renault Kangoo. I immediately filled the rest of the tank...
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  Rumpy pumpy 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Your letter from C.E. in Cyprus (November 29) struck a real chord in terms of the 'ankle breaker' cheap Chinese foot pumps flooding the market. Maybe he...
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  Is it wise to buy a test car from a dealer? 16 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I've been looking at buying a BMW test car from a main dealer. It's a 2012 model that was only registered last month. It has all the bells and whistles,...
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  Why did rainwater leak into the footwells of my 2002 Volkswagen Passat? 4 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We have owned our 2002 Volkswagen Passat since new. Following a heavy downpour with a driving sideways wind, I got in the car the next morning to find...
• 1.4 TSI DSG - Skoda Octavia advice 27 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Hi,  My first forum post! Me and my missus are expecting our first child in October and our old car just broke down so I have been looking for a replacement.  Budget: 10k [Stretch to 13k]  Our day to day driving will be lots of very short [under
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  Would Mercedes-Benz contribute to an ABC pump replacement? 10 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2010 Mercedes-Benz CL500 was making noise so I took it to local dealer. He called in a Mercedes-Benz dealer who diagnosed the ABC pump failing. The...
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6 Major leak into passenger & rear footwell 12 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hello folks, I really need someone's help. My car was bought in July at a well known car supermarket. It's 3 years old. Having resolved to try and work out why I had such a bad condensation problem in my car following the truly torrential rain a week ago, I found several litres of water
• Ford Focus - Wondering about new car 23 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I keep wondering if I should buy a new car, first new one since a terrible Renault 9 on no-deposit finance years ago, a car that put me off buying new or Renault ever since. I run a 61 reg 1.6 Focus, which is very good, though it hates speed humps, and is a lovely car to drive. A new one would
• Ford Fiesta Finesse 1.3 - Wiper stalk/ column doesn't work 22 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm hoping someone could offer me some advice... I'll try to tell this story as concisely as possible - my old car recently failed it's MOT. It's a 1998 Fiesta Mk4, 1.3 Endura, and worked out not to be economical to repair. I got a 2000 Fiesta Mk5 Finesse 1.3 to replace
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  Ford Fusion replacement 12 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Can you recommend a replacement car for my wife? She currently drives a Ford Fusion which she loves as she is only 5ft tall and finds the driving position...
• Renault Grand Scenic 6 years old, 60000miles - Renault Scenic loss of power/handbrake fault 30 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Been having a few issues with my Renault recently.  About a month ago the car cut out on my commute to work.  Wouldn't restart on the roadside but once taken to the garage it was working again and they couldn't recreate the fault.  No diagnostic issues so they assumed something
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  Buying a new car - BMW 3 Series or Audi A3? 11 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a new car and have narrowed my choice to the Audi A4 Avant 3.0TDI black edition or the BMW 330 D X drive M Sport Tourer. Which car do you...
• Skoda Fabia 2 (2007 - ) - What would you do? 14 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  My other half has a year old Fabia HTP, it started running a bit rough just before its first service and was given a diagnostic check, which according to the dealer showed nothing wrong. After the service, the car has run rougher than before, the management light has came on several times
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 88 2.6 Disappearing coolant... 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi chaps I've recently got myself an old Merc 260E. It's a fine old bus and is running great, however it's losing some coolant - needs a top up every few weeks or so depending on usage Horrible head gasket related thoughts immediately entered my head - it doesn't seem to be showing any other
• Ford Galaxy (2006 - ) - 07 1.8 Rear Door Handle & Trim Falling off 2 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  the handle to put it upwards. The car is about 13months old and still has 2yrs of the warranty left. When I contacted my local dealer (who I purchased the car from), they were not sure if this problem would be covered by the warranty - stating that trim is only covered in the first year??? Now, I paid
• Which old car? 12 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  If you read the technical section you may have seen my thread about Ford Focus driveshaft bearings. The thread ended prematurely with the sad tale of the car's accidental demise... so a replacement is now sought. I've identified three local cars that i quite like the look of and would appreciate
• road tax a joke - not worth sharing 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  The new road tax costs just make a joke of the law and labour goverment in this county how can you tax a car on its emissons when new (ie whats on the log book). So a three year old 100,000 worn out 4x4 or similar can be taxed for the same money as a new one ?,when the old one is clearly smoking
• Manufacturer's warranty 3 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  My father in law has a car that is now coming up for 4 years old. The manufacturer's warranty was for three years. When the car was still well under warranty, he detected a faint noise from the back when driving. He worked for many years in the motor trade, and knows cars well enough to have
• Car history check - not guaranteed 23 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  -year old car? Incidentally, from this site I had printed out the list of standard things to check on a used car and having that to hand was very useful indeed, so thanks for the help HJ. Now about to check out a 6-year old 525 TD, asking price £3950, with same!