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• Shell Optimax 31 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  have just filled up with this fuel. My car specs 98 ron preferred, with 95 minimum. I hope that it improves the performance and economy. I asked the attendant and he said that the fuel is the same as the old stuff, but improved. i.e. it doesn't melt your engine (hopefully). Fingers crossed
• Sellling an import to the trade 6 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  If I was to sell my 6 month old Golf GTI 1.8T (UK list 18k) in Jazz Blue with winter pack, cruise and pearl pant, to a dealer, what sort of money would I get? The car is as new, I have another on the way! Cheers Andrew
• Happy memories of motoring Bank Holidays 25 May 2009 (Forum)
  in old pre war cars, some with mastic oozing from cracked cast iron water jackets.. Kindly click the utube link below and let the music run in the background as you visualize the steady clop clop of these side valve metal donkeys creeping slowly in long lines towards the coast. http://tinyurl.com/28fwrj
• Ford Focus MK2.5 - Gear knob & Gaiter 2 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  Hi I seem to be having difficulty finding the correct gear knob and gaiter for my particular car, I have the ford focus mk2.5 facelift, its £100 with ford, you can find 1000s on ebay for £8-£20 but I cannot find the right one ive ordered a couple and they alwats come
• Replaced warped disc, change 500 mile old pads? 19 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  So I put some pads on my car as the brakes were juddering when breaking hard and the pads that were on were worn down to the metal. Drove it about 500 miles to bed the new pads in and obviously as I hadn't slammed on the brakes during the bedding in period, it was then that I noticed they were
• Corsa D - Sluggish acceleration on Start Up 2 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Hello, Got a 64 plate Corsa D (probably one of the last D types to be made) which has a 1L petrol engine. Bought it 14 months old and had no major issues with it. it's only done a total of 23000 miles, and only 9000 over the 3.5 years since we have had the car (wife's), Yesterday
• Mini JCW F56 2017 - Frail paint on Mini F56 costing me monthly repairs 8 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  looked dashing. My mini is over a year old and looks wrecked. Mini dealer said it was bad luck and had the minimal amount of paint. I’m tempting to get the repairs and then a full wrap. I love my car but wish I bought something else if the paint work is that shoddy.
• Vauxhall Astra 2.0 DTI fault light ! 15 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  is coming to the end of it's natural ? I gather that it only lasts around 37 months on these, and the car is nearly 48 months old. And it is due a service too, so a tip off before the garage have a look would be much appreciated.
• History of old Fiesta 4 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  The parents have acquired an H plate Fiesta, 5 door 1.1lx with about 40k on the dial. Logbook has Ford Motor Co as the first owner, along with a note saying the car was declared as first used abroad. It was subsequently sold on for private use  in the UK, but by what looks to have been
• Subaru Outback - The age old question 21 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  to work 5 miles away my current car (520d SE) does not even get warm by the time I get to work. Any views and thoughts would be appreciated.
• Cheap sub £1000 small estate...help .. 26 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  to be enourmous - Petrol or Diesel..Only do £5k miles a year - Sometimes see clients so not too old or rough looking ! - Five door ideally but must have split rear seat -  prefer under £1000 So far I have the following cars ( around 2000 year ) :- VW
• Ford Fiesta 08 1.4tdci (old model) - Fuel Filler Cap Leaking 10 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  I've had this problem for a while. There are constant diesel marks on the panal around the filler cap (I wash my car regularly, so these are always new); if I brim it, these marks are then huge - which leads me to think that I am loosing a lot of diesel. I've already replaced the cap once
• Shuttle 2.3LS - Honda 17 May 2014 (Forum)
  How long can I - should I - keep an old Honda? This is a T-reg, so 15 years old now, but it's immaculate and goes beautifully, though it burns a bit of oil. It does local short runs 11 months of the year, but every summer we take it on a European road trip, and cover around 1000 miles in a month
• 2008 Peugeot 308 - 'Expert advice' Peugeot 308 cambelt life 13 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Yesterday's Daily Telegraph  - 'an experienced mechanic would recommend five to six years, 60 - 70,000 miles, at most.' I do wonder if HJ, who should know better, is actually writing this advice which might once have applied to car built during the last century.   If you
• Honda Accord Tourer - Main Dealer Vehicle > 1 year old - Never Used 9 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I have been looking around for an Accord recently and have come across a vehicle registered in late 2011. When I spoke to the dealership they stated that the car had never been used and was now available at a considerably reduced price. I am very tempted to go ahead as I believe
• FIAT Punto - Power steering light on the dashboard 26 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  I've got a 51 plate 1.2 8v petrol punto with 50k on the clock. The power steering light appeared while driving so I swapped the power steering motor with one from a scrap yard and fully charged the battery (which is around 2 years old). I then drove the car 4 or 5 times and it was working fine
• Detecting old radar detectors of your mates 1 May 2009 (Forum)
  You know, `your mates` all had one and they were a fixture on most cars blasting up and down the Motorways. What happened to them? Did they all toss them in the bin when they became illegal, or are they still there, perhaps hiding inside crisp bags on the dash? Or even coming out `naked` at night
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - Room in rear seats 28 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I'll be going on holiday shortly and need to book a hire car. I need to get two child seats (one 4 year old and one 1 year old) in the back, and still have room for an adult in the back seat. I'm about to book a standard 5-seat Scenic (non-Grand), and just wondered if there will definately
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 3rd party or Fully Comp? 24 May 2008 (Forum)
  I'm a new member of this website after reading HJ's column in the Sat Telegraph and thought I would ask a question about Insurance. I'm not sure whether to just go TPF&T due to my Polo being 10 years old and 107,000m, or remain Comprehensive. I feel that £222 for my renewal is a bit steep
• Jaguar XK and XKR (2006 - ) - Radio aerial 28 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  this style of aerial before on the DB7 and the old XK, also on the MR2 and thought it odd. Even my old BMW had the aerial in the rear window. What on earth are Jaguar and AM playing at. It makes a lovely looking car look ridiculous. Does anyone have any idea why they do this ? surely it can?t be cost