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  Is £400 a reasonable price to repair the sills on my 1996 Ford Escort? 7 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I run a 1996 Ford Escort Ghia 1.8i Cabriolet. It's done 73,000 miles and is in excellent condition. Recently, I took it to a local garage for its MoT....
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  BMW 120d engine failure at 4 years old (Full service history) 18 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW 120d that has suffered a serious internal mechanical failure, as yet not fully diagnosed. The car is full BMWSH and at 140,000 miles. I bought...
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  Can you recommend a vehicle which is easier to get in and out of than my BMW 530 Touring? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have always had BMW saloons or estate cars but, due to increasing hip problems, I am finding it more and more difficult and painful to get in and out...
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  What's wrong with my problematic Toyota Picnic? 28 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Toyota Picnic 1998 2.0-litre petrol manual and it's driving me to an early grave. After £700 spent it's still got the same fault. For some time...
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  Rustlady’s Benz 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have an 8-year-old MB 220CDI estate that has developed bubbling paintwork and underlying rust on the rear pillar by the tailgate opening. My local MB...
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  Gearless worrier 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a three and a half year old Mercedes C Class. 3 times since year one I have reported a loss of upchanging of gears. Each service they said there...
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  Is there an issue with oxygen sensors on the Toyota Aygo? 10 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Toyota Aygo, purchased new in September 2015. Just before it was five years old it needed a replacement oxygen sensor, at about 17,000 miles....
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  Should I keep or trade in my old Golf? 15 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2001 Volkswagen Golf TDI. It has covered 101,000 miles and has a number of issues that need fixing. Currently, the DMF is vibrating and I have...
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  Best small car for £7000? 7 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to spend £7000 on a small car doing average mileage a year. I'd like a car that's one or two years old. What do you recommend?
• Considering buying a car cover 17 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Hi - I have a VW Corrado in flash red, now thirteen years old, and no matter how much I polish it, within a couple of weeks the top panels are a completely different colour from the rest of the car. I am now considering buying a car cover. If any backroomers have any good or bad experiences
• mondeo vs civic - To buy a new car or not 1 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I currently own a 5yr old diesel Mondeo.  I am considering buying a new car as I only do about 8 miles a day (to and from work with stop offs at nursery and childminders) I was considering buying a petrol Civic.  My thinking was that it would have cheaer running costs due
• Nissan Note - smelly car 20 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  I have been looking at buying a diesel Nissan Note. I was looking at one today that was 1 year old, and took it for a test drive. I noticed it was quite a smelly car outside with the engine running. It smelled strongly of diesel exhaust when I was swapping places with the salesman
• Toyota Yaris D-4D - Small turbo diesel cars 4 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  I'm researching buying my next used car (10 years old) and am interested in the range of small turbo diesel engines about such as the Yaris, Clio, Fiesta, Corsa, Astra etc. I have only owned petrol engines before and these cars are very inviting with their £30 tax and high MPGs
• Toyota Yaris - Small turbo diesel cars 2 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  I'm researching buying my next used car (10 years old) and am interested in the range of small turbo diesel engines about such as the Yaris, Clio, Fiesta, Corsa, Astra etc. I have only owned petrol engines before and these cars are very inviting with their £30 tax and high MPGs
• New car suggestions 26 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  A friend of mine is probably retiring early in January He has had a company car for over 30 years, and now has to buy a new (S/H car) Suggestions of cars please - Criteria £5-6K 3 or 5 door with room for doggy in back Lowish ins group (he has no NCB) Reliable Not Diesel (he doesent want pump
• House price vs car price 9 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  future and thus invest on houses. Yet, driving a 15-yr old banger on motorways at 90 mph is even more dangerous for their children! Why there is so much public apathy towards cars?
• Car insurance - paying monthly? 18 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I always pay my car insurance annually, but my poverty-stricken son is taking on the old family Fiesta. He wants to pay his insurance premium monthly - which could prove useful if the car fails its MoT test in the summer and he cannot afford to continue with it. I was assuming that a monthly
• Top Gear Magazine - What on Earth 7 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  ...have they done to it ? Now two sections with one dedicated to super cars and yank junk with just a small section two dedicated to normal cars at normal prices. Clarkson gets less funny by the month and the new car guide comments are as old as the hills. Absolute garbage and subscription
• cars & washing powder 7 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Each time a new/ revised model is launched the car buying public are told how much better than the old one it is. Just like washing powder, this makes me wonder how we all got along so well before. Apart from the obvious styling changes and any fancy new gadgets by how much is the average new car
• Trading down... 18 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I have a Mercedes SLK, worth maybe 21k trade in or 23k-ish if sold privately. If I needed/wanted to trade down to an "old banger", what would be the best way of doing this, bearing in mind (a) money and (b) hassle? * sell the car privately? Do people buy cars this expensive privately, given