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• Are there any Mirafioris still running 16 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I had the 1.6 estate back in the late eighties. The chassis turned into paper and I part exchanged it and got £100. I received a phone call two months later asking if I was still the owner as it had been nicked and abandoned in Stafford. The brakes were awful. I had to pump them to get the thing
• Unused Corrado G60 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I'm due to start haggling for a Corrado G60 which has been unused for around 18 months. I want to factor in relpacing. Tyres Fluids Brake components (supercharger was changed 2 yrs ago for £800. Is there anything else I should allow for replacing when haggling? Also - following the demise of vw
• rusted bleed valve nut! 1 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Just changed a brake hose on my mk2 golf. I've come to bleed the system but can't open the bleed valve as the nut is rusted. I've tried some penetrating fluid but it does not budge. The nut is begining to become rounded so that a spanner will soon have no grip on it. If I can't open the nut what
• cleaning alloys 8 May 2003 (Forum)
  Having recently acquired my first alloy-powered car, are there any tips, do's and don'ts when it comes to caring for alloys. I'm used to applying the magic sponge to car wheels and I'm sort of conscious that the brakes are rather more visible with alloys than with normal wheels. Would car wash
• Side and tail light problem 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi My off side Side and tail light have stopped working. The brake lights work fine. Also a few days ago the light warning noise was activated even though the lights were turned off. I have checked the bulbs and fuses and they seem OK, does anyone have any ideas? (Passat 97) Thanks Jon
• Rover 416 handbrakes 23 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone please tell me how to tighten up the hand brake on my 1991 416. It is currently on about 20 clicks and is just starting to roll backwards now but I cam't find where to tighten the cable. I had it up on ramps yesterday to change the oil and couldn't see anything at the front end and its
• is it worth gettin fixed? 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Ok, after takin my car to an MOT, it failed, so far they got £236 including the MOT test that is, and it could be more yet, i got a ford escort encore, 45k miles, the bill could go up more, for example, the brakes at the back might need fixing, but he said that might be just coz its wet, so
• Citroen Xsara Performance 'Dip' 2 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Hi all, Hopefully someone has experienced this problem and can help me out. When driving along as normal, everything is fine until I lift my foot of the acc. there is a momentary lull in performance, almost as if I have dabbed the brakes. This happens in all gears and tends to be somewhere between
• Rear ending, what to do? 21 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Scenario: You're about to be rear-ended by someone, lots of squeeling tyres etc, with nowhere to go. One last look in the rear view, and grit your teeth. What's the best thing to do (other than pray) ... sit hard back in the seat? ... foot hard on the brake? ... head position? ... hands on/off
• Strange Noise 30 Nov 2000 (Forum)
  My 1996 Nissan Primera (new model) has started making a strange groaning noise under the following conditions: 1) Wet Road 2) Slow moving traffic I have tried to work out where it's coming form but no success. At first I thought it was related to braking, then to steering and now I'm not sure
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  Did you know that a former police officer has been disputing your advice regarding left-foot braking in automatics? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I thought you would be interested in the views of a listener to LBC, identified as ‘Roy of South Morden’ and his opinion of your advice about driving an...
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  Bad diagnostics from BMW dealer - can I demand a refund? 20 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2006 BMW X3 2.0d Sport, which at 53,000 miles has suddenly lost all power. At the time it lost power, the car was towing a car and caravan. I...
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  Why doesn't the Citroen service agreement include three services? 5 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Nearly three years ago I bought a new Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.6HDI, plus the Citroen 3-year service agreement from a Citroen UK Main dealer in Coventry....
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  Uncontrollable urge 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I had a crash in October 2009, when I was parking my automatic medium size estate car. As I engaged reverse, and pressed the throttle pedal, the car took...
• Citroen C-Crosser - Advice on MOT history on used car 18 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  PASS Expiry date23 December 2016 Advisory notice item(s) Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt both (2.4.G.2) Nearside Front Inner Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f
• Vauxhall Corsa - Pls help! Rear ended a car that suddenly stopped 8 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  was driving down A494, at the back of a white BMW X5. We were proceeding down a slope when I saw the BMW stop, and then signal to turn right after a traffic light, which was green at that time. So I quickly hit the brake pedal and slowed down and then he started to move off. Then, the BMW braked unexpectedly
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  Why does my Kia Picanto Mark 2 automatic have a slow creep speed? 9 Jan 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently bought a 2017 Kia Picanto SE automatic (Mark 2 not mark 3). I learnt to drive in a Polo and the Picanto feels very different when first...
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  Electric range on my PHEV is reducing, what can I do? 28 Dec 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a Citroen C5 Aircross PHEV in September 2021. At that time I was getting over 30 miles on electric power. This, as expected, declined during...
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  My car has been stuck abroad for over a year. What should I check when I get back to it? 2 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I've had a Volkswagen Passat Estate parked in an underground car park in Spain. The battery is disconnected. We have not been to Spain since November 2019...
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  My car keeps stalling - is there an obvious reason? 17 Jun 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I've had a Nissan Qashqai 1.2 from new for two years. I quite like the car but even after two years I still stall it, usually at an inconvenient moment....