What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
Refine by channel: Forum (13327) Ask HJ (5921) News (2082) Article (157) productReview (137) FAQs (29)
Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first
-
Zut Alors - 306 rain gutter rust 6 Jul 2005 (Forum)
down to door jambs and engine bay, and is a complete hoot to hustle along a twisty and bumpy B road. It is also totally reliable and costs buttons to run, so run it we probably will for a few years yet. But, horror of horrors... Having waxed lyrical about how totally rust free this car is, I read -
long life oil 26 Oct 2018 (Forum)
just a thought has any body run a car to a starship mileage and followed a long life servicing regime -
Passat W8 24 Nov 2006 (Forum)
I hadn't heard of it until today. Anyone know much about them. They appear cheep to buy, expansive to run. -
renault espace grommets 28 Oct 2005 (Forum)
does anybody know where the the grommets are located on a 1998 espace as i want to run a power lead to the battery -
Pug 406 estate ex taxi. 4 Nov 2004 (Forum)
Hmmm. 160K miles with FSH. Is this likely to be worth looking at, or running away from? -
jaguar xj6 3.2 1996 model 8 Mar 2003 (Forum)
Thinking of buying one of these, any comments on running costs and reliability. Many Thanks -
Memories 23 Aug 2001 (Forum)
Just remembered a thing of the past. Notice in rear widow of car-- "Running in -- Please Pass" Memories, memories Has anybody got any more? -
Kia Niro 2018/68 - Fuel Consumtion of PHEV 5 Aug 2021 (Forum)
I have been running one of the above for 2 years now and find the car superb in every respect. I see there is quite a lot of discussion re fuel consumption of PHEV's. Obviously, the more miles you do on electric, the better the overall result will be. In the real world though,motorway -
Smart Motorways?!?! 25 Jun 2020 (Forum)
So much for the efficiency of our smart motorway network camera coverage and rapid response. Yesterday, Saturday, M6 south just below jct 13 4 lane running no warnings, car stopped presumably broken down on live left lane. Today, Sunday, M1 south around jct 29 4 lane running -
Smart Motorways? 25 Oct 2019 (Forum)
So much for the efficiency of our smart motorway network camera coverage and rapid response. Yesterday, Saturday, M6 south just below jct 13 4 lane running no warnings, car stopped presumably broken down on live left lane. Today, Sunday, M1 south around jct 29 4 lane running -
N/A - Hit and Run 14 Oct 2019 (Forum)
Hello, On the 31st of March 2019 I was involved in a hit and run. I have video evidence of them hitting my vehicle, and multiple witnesses who were in the area at the time. I have phone numbers for these people, and the video even captures them stopping to see if I'm -
Are runflat tyres just a ruse to relieve manufacturers of the cost of including a spare? 24 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
I'm a bit suspicious of runflat tyres. What are the pros/cons of using them? Is it just a manufacturers' ruse to relieve them of the cost of including... -
Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 96 1.6 Radiator fan on all the time 24 Aug 2017 (Forum)
obvious that the switch needed replacing, which I did (with a motor factor part). Unfortunately, this did not solve the problem, as as soon as it was all connected back up the fan resumed running all the time. My dad seems to think the new part I have bought might be defective, as why would the fan -
Why is my Renault 19 losing coolant? 15 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
I have a Renault 19 which has started losing coolant. I can't see any leaks or signs of water under the car, but after driving it for 20 mins the coolant... -
Ford Focus 1.6 2007. - Occasional whiff of petrol outside car 27 Oct 2016 (Forum)
of the niff I removed it and put it in the shed. Sure enough, the smell went away. However...today I had the car running on idle whilst I plugged in and used my 12v car vac, and a couple of times in the space of about 20 minutes I caught a whiff of unburnt fuel, generally in the boot area -
n/a - School bus driver causes crash gets off with fine 26 Sep 2016 (Forum)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xFFcV1U7tE Dash Cam footage captures the horrifying moment a bus driver on a school run ploughs into a womans car after running a red light. The bus driver has avoided -
Problematic Honda Jazz - repair or sell? 26 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
My Honda Jazz had a new clutch two months ago (£800) and has now developed problems with the throttle body, which will cost £550 to fix. It is 2005 model... -
Why is my diesel Focus costing so much to run? 8 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
I had the DPF and thermostat replaced in my 2004 Focus by my local FOrd garage six months ago at a cost of £1800. A warning light has now come on and they... -
mini one clubman'59 plate - mini one clubman '59 will not start at all 3 Sep 2015 (Forum)
I left my '59 plate mini one clubman for 2 weeks this summer. It was due a service and wasn't running entirely smoothly before I left - last year mini had to replace the ?fuel injection as it was malfunctioning - it was running smoothly again for the whole year, but in the week or so -
Opel astra 2001 1.6 - Noise Clacking/Tapping coming from engine. 30 Mar 2015 (Forum)
changed the oil and run some liqi Moly Tappet/lifter aid in to the engine, but it has not made any difference. I have read that it could be a water pump, cam tensioner or a tappet. Would anyone have any idea what this persisting noise can be? I did not change oil filter and i did run some engine cleaner