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• Bilt Hamber Rust Converter/Protection Wax - Which? 4 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  and recommend which of their rust-killer s and which proffing wax. Cheers      
• No idea, help! - What car next? 23 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Hello all looking for some advice on what car to get next, looking for something thats sport, can get early to mid 30's mpg when taking it easy. Budgets £6k, insurance group isn't an issues as I am 31. Currently driving a civic gt type-r. It's a great car but no mater how I drive
• Nissan Qashqai - Nissan CVT - is it any good post 2013? 15 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  2011 and 2013 wasn't  reliable. ..." Does this mean the CVT's in the Qashqai Gen 1's are actually Ok and everything after 2014 is OK? I'd really like to understand if there is a way to have a Qashqai CVT as in every other way it suits what we need in a car. I'm not a new car every
• Skoda Citigo - Citigo Vs. 107 12 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  . However, I can't get to the bottom of whether the Skoda will need its timing belt changed shortly.  Local Skoda dealer says it needs replacing at 160k or 5 years, the salesman says the book makes no mention of it and the interweb is equally confused. I called VW who said the Up!'s belt only needs
• Audi A3 - On line car insurance 11 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  than a few £'s. So-re-contacted the sales agent of new company again  ( after a long telephone wait to get through) said i would like to go ahead with what we agreed 2 hours previously,only to be told that when we had previously spoken there had been "difficulty with the website
• Ford C-Max - Issue after issue with car 10 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  , it's electric steering so no easy pump to change or part going to cost £1800 for a new steering rack, surely that's something that shouldn't go like that! I've had the flaming thing 6 months and has nothing but problems, it really stings as it's financed so currently paying for s car that's sat
• Multi-car insurance 29 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  An interesting question today in Ask HJ about insuring two cars: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/76687/what-s-the-cheapest-way-to-insure-two-cars- Our car insurance is due for renewal soon, and we are a three car family- Dacia Logan, Mx5, and my wife's Yaris Hybrid. We have used Aviva
• small or medium hatchback 17 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  ...the obvious diesels Golf ,Audi,Leon,Focus,Civic, I30, Mazda3 ...now before the petrol brigade bang on about diesel vs petrol I have to say ouf of the last 5 cars/4x4's we have had the diesels have been the most economical, most reliable...I even have for our dog an old astra 1.7dti van
• volvo s60 - Skidding Issue 28 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  experience issues when going round bends etc), tracking/balancing (symptoms feel too pronounced for slight tracking issues), shock absorbers, bearing(s). Any ideas, or other tests I could perform to rule things in or out? Many thanks!
• Puegeot 406 - Fixing Door Locks Where a Key Spins in the Lock 25 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I have seen various postings regarding door locks on older 406's( particularly after a spell of cold weather) where the keys just turn in the lock without functioning.  Sometimes the main dealerships suggest it is down to a worn key or a lock barrel needing replacement ......costs
• n/a - School bus driver causes crash gets off with fine 26 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  the collision- such as brake-swerve etc. Also - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3805343/Shocking-footage-shows-moment-double-decker-bus-autistic-driver-20-schoolchildren-board-runs-red-light-smashes-woman-s-car.html I'm still a bit puzzled as to why he was allowed to continue driving
• Peugeot 106 - Wheel Alignment with cutting boards? 8 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  why , the top sheet(s) wouldn't rotate in the direction of the toe in/out mis-alignment. Did people, way back, just use sheets of papaer to see the rotation. I don't need it perfect...just better than it is atm.. ps my settings for a 1.1 106, is toe out 0.5mm plus
• That is the question.... - So the kids have left home......... 23 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  doors. What to go for......readies available to tune of around £7kish. Audi...mmm....common as muck and dull and boring unless S series and bone jarring ride and potentially expensive upkeep. BMW....nuff said. Cars I like the look of....Honda Legend, Mazda 6 or 3 MPS, Lexus IS250, Lexus GS300, Mazda
• Ford Ka 1.3l, R Reg (1998) - Ford Ka Braking Issue 25 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  and they said the n/s front wheel was red hot, he took it to another garage as he couldn't get hold of his mate, (and still can't), they had it a week and they changed the calipers and master cylinder but the brakes were still binding, they didn't know what else to do so gave it back to him
• Moving House to France 19 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  of us don't travel down in the vans(s), which means an all up cost of about £2.3k. Would really appreciate any good advice on this subject - thanks
• New Car Help Please. 22 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, so I am in need of a new car as we have a baby on the way and my 2004 RS 182 is not big enough. I have been looking at varoius reviews of cars for weeks now, from 4X4's, Crossovers, sensible family cars but nothing interests me so I think i have narrowed it down to the following, I am
• Middle Aged Road Rage 21 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  There was an article a few days ago in The Telegraph about middle aged men experiencing (not commiting) more road rage than ahy other sector. Today I was at traffic lights in a right filter lane with an elderly Mercedes S-class next to me in the middle lane.  As I turned right
• Jaguar XFRS Mercedes E63 AMG - Biased between Jaguar XFRS and Mercedes E63 AMG 20 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  XFRS, Blue, 2014, 100 miles millage, 60K asking price 2. Mercedes, E63 AMG (NOT S), 2500 miles millage, 60K asking price Where I like the XFRS out side looks, but XFRS interior is not as good as E63 while E63 looks are good but not much sportier. well I leave this on your feedback too
• Why do people..... 20 May 2014 (Forum)
  would be thinking budget brands.   There are peope in the Back Room who drive very nice cars, but one assumes that they can afford to buy/lease and run them.  I can afford to drive cars which cost a lot more than my S-Max, but it suits my purpose and at the moment, I can find better
• Fast cars 19 May 2014 (Forum)
  to get going. My daily car is the Jaguar S-Type 3.0 which is completely different and on Tuesday I forgot at first. Got back in the car to drive home and ended up tearing down the street at several mph, before I eased off. 'Steady' I said to myself. I'd gotten too used to needing to floor