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• BMW E39 clusters...more 20 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Seems that BMW USA have admitted to a problem with the 'leds' on these and give customers a fix service for $100, however old the car. BMW UK, however, are more interested in the state of their showrooms than their customers and offer no service at all. Just why do we put up with being pushed
• Copy CD stuck - warranty implications 31 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Just wondered what your views were on a case where a copy music CD has become stuck in the CD drawer of a 10 month old car and the main dealer has refused to fix in under warranty. Presumably the lady friend of mine must have told them that it was a copy that she was playing.
• Unusual sightings Vol 2 10 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  When I was in the army in Blandford circa 1972 I had as a first car a Viva Hb. Evntually the engine gave out and The local garage part exchanged it fo a Victor. Almost 25 years later I at a reunion and who was in front of me in immaculate nick..FJT 668D my old Viva.
• MercedesA class steering column problem 2 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  3.5 year old A class with vibration through the steering wheel. Im told that this is a known fault and that a modified steering column is in production. Ive been qouted £500+ to replace the column as ive owned the car >3 yrs. Any one else experienced this ? Can i replace the column myself
• The Top Gear Thread - Vol 1 9 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  **** Thread closed. Discussion continues in Vol 2 **** http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=8850 None of the current car progs are as good as good old Top gear of a deacde ago. I keeps hearing that Clarkson is coming back to top gear. Is he or insn't he? Paul {Forest
• Dunlop Tyres 23 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Interesting bit of info from Car magazine and their long-term Peugeot 307. It seems that on the Dunlop Sport 2000 tyre, the inside in textured so that patches can't be succesfully glued in place. Nett result - new tyre. Talk about a cunning plan... (also, they were charger 80p + VAT to have
• new primera 31 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Re Home page entry on new Primera. I saw one about 4 weeks ago parked up on a motorway service station. The photos dont do it justice - and if I describe it as the love child of an Audi A4 and a Mondeo you might think its a derivative aberration. Not so, it looks great, a world away form the old
• Ford Fiesta ecoboost 1.0 - Car Intermittently not starting 25 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  . It's 3 years old and done 47,000 miles (a driving school car ). Someone is taking a driving test in 2 weeks and I'm worried the car might not start at the start of the test. Any help would be appreciated! Rob 
• Any - Electrical faults in cars rise sharply in 5 years 18 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Interesting survey from yesterday's Telegraph about how electrical problems in cars of 3+ years old have more than doubled in the last 5 years. Renault lived up to the bar-room wisdom that 'French cars are terrible for electrics' by being  the least
• Suzuki Ignis Sport - Ordering car parts on the Internet 5 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  My 10 y-old car is being MOTed tomorrow and I may need to order new discs & brake pads. Last time they needed replacing, the garage (dealer) charged me a fortune for them and, since I may not keep the car very long (even if it passes), I 'd like to order them on the Net, I'm sure they'd
• Megan/Clio - 3 month insurance cover 4 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all - piece of advice being requested: My car insurance on both family cars (Scenic and Megan) is due for renewal on a  multi-car policy, me and wife on both cars, with the addition of 18 year old daughter on the Megan. However 1st March 2012 the family Megan will be replaced
• dealer wants his car back?! 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  hi i bought a car from a dealer and part exed my old bmw 735 towards the cost. a day later he rings me and says there is a gearbox fault with yours so i would like my car back and you can have yours
• ??? - Advice Needed - Car Purchasing 15 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a monthly company car allowance of £320 pre tax. Having never purchased a car before or being clued up on taxation, I need advice on the types of used car I could buy for that kind of budget, and figure in all costs such as tax, insurance (24yr old male, 7 years
• car for 6k at auction? 4 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hopefully people here don't object to this "what car should I buy...." thread. I've visited a couple of car auctions over the last couple of weeks, and I think I'm ready to take the plunge with about £6k. I thinking of a 3 yr old Golf or an Audi A3 (I think I can get one of these for about £6500
• long term storage? 25 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  cars can take it in their stride. What sort of preparation would you do to a car if you were leaving it for such time? are certain cars better suited than others (quite fancy the idea of leaving an old MX5 out there...) Thanks for your help.
• Laid-up car insurance 25 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  insurers. Does anyone know where I can get say 6 month fire and theft only cover. Something like the kind of thing that seems to be available for classic cars, but for a 3 year old car. Thanks Ed
• Ford Ka, Fiat Bravo - Two car family - trade-offs 3 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  all I'm after a little bit of advice on some new cars we're thinking of buying - these are as replacements for an ageing Audi A3 T-sport (200K
• Seat Leon FR TDI - To replace or not? A diesel dilema 28 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  specialist and only found as high exhaust temp. I have been scared by stories of injector failure, here and elsewhere, in the 2.0 PD 170 engine which is in this car. My intention was to keep the car to 6 yrs old and replace in Sep 2012. As a family we run two cars, and pay for them over 3 yrs
• Pug 306 door panel repair options 15 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  , and as mint as a 10 year old budget car ever will be: Always clean and polished inside out - including engine bay I will admit, where the engine, including alloy and plated parts, looks like it isn't even 10 months old, let alone 10 years - it gleams like a good'un. You would be correct that we wish to keep
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  Do UK driving licences have age and power restrictions? 3 Aug 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is 23 and has been driving cars ever since she passed her test five years ago. What is the highest horsepower limit for her to drive a car? She...