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• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 99 2.0 16v Rusty wheelarch & 10 year warranty ?? 27 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  My Vectra B saloon is over 9 years old - one of the early facelifts. Paint is lifted & rusty metal laminated around both rear wheel arches, quite badly and the paint is soon to come away on one side. Shame as it is a dear old thing that serves well & I have had a very long time. I do not plan
• Ford Escort 1.8TD Tyre Problems 18 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I am currently getting through front tyres on my old escort at an expensive rate! Had the old tyres changed recently got the tracking sorted as it was WAY out Negative camber, thought that was the problem sorted. Have just done near 1000 miles since tyre change and now see that outside of tyres
• Illegal, daft, both or neither? 3 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Driving up A46 dual carriageway north of Leicester at lunchtime today. Road not very busy but still a good few cars doing 70 or more, when up ahead of me, about 300 yards I spy a small vehicle occupying middle of the inside lane and I was gaining on it very quickly (doing about 60 having just come
• Vx Vectra battery & Alarm 17 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  on a +12V battery from a handy UPS using the fused phone car kit wiring loom while I swapped the old one out, so I did not have to and hunt for the radio codes etc.... but I still had my ear defenders on in case that didn't work :o) Thanks in advance
• Vectra autobox problem v6 6 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Just purchased car from met police 02 plate old shape vectra 2.6 auto sri In drive its got no 1st or 4th gear, but you can select gears manually,also the abs light is on and tc light also on. The speedo is inop and when put on snap on tester ,says it could be speedo sensor? Checked with main agent
• MercedesSLK cruise failure 31 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  miles as the car was so old. What is the diagnosis? How is it cured? John Knox
• Mint 1982 Ford Escort XR3 - should I? 27 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  with them around. I know the one to go for is the RS1600i, but they are rare and use a number of specialized parts. What problems should i look for with the 1.6 CVH motor? Will I still be able to find spares for this car thats as old (young) as me? I consider these a classic, even an investment
• Focus Clock 2 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, Last weekend I changed the dash clock in my focus as the other one had not worked properly for the past 2 years!! The LED display was not showing the hour figure correctly. I refused to pay the £60 odd pounds for a new one from Ford so got one from a car transplants place. It was all done over
• Yaris Exhaust 30 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  to be about 3 months late as I doubt it'd be covered by an extended (manufacturers equivalent) warranty. (I didn't need to get the exhaust done at all on my old Tipo and it seemed OK to look at even after I'd had the car about 2.5 years, so I don't really know how long an exhaust should last)
• Why don't I just do it? 17 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  The saliva was running down my old jumper as I read all the threads under 'old cheap + fast'. I go back to the last one - the only time you lucky young lads on here will see a Wolseley 6/110 is on 1960s police black and white films. Oh the memories e.g. standing at the lights watching the bonnet
• Cheapo Cars (Again) - The Philosophy 7 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  and the ubiquitous internal water leaks. In January 2020 I decided to bite the bullet and buy new or used approved. A new Duster appealed but after much research I decided on a Suzuki Baleno 1.0 turbo (which I still consider to be an excellent car). I found a 3 year old, 29k miles, from a main dealer
• Third Driving Ban for 13 Year Old 9 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  -old who became one of the youngest drink-drivers in the UK was given a four month custodial sentence yesterday after driving a stolen car at 70mph without lights in a 30mph residential area. Jon Smee, of Salford, who at 4ft 10in tall can barely reach the steering wheel of a car , was caught by police
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  Do I have grounds for rejecting a car? 20 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I saw a 15 month old Citroen C3 Picasso advertised by a main dealer. I asked all the right questions as I wanted to avoid buying a car which had been used...
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  How much is my 1972 MG Midget worth? 7 Jun 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Could you give me a realistic valuation if possible I am selling a 1972 MG Midget Red RWA which was restored by the previous owner and had an engine...
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  Should I use a main dealer or specialist for a service? 3 Dec 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C250 is due a service. As it is now nearly 10 years old, is it worthwhile servicing at the main dealer, or would a specialist...
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  Should I buy a high-mileage Nissan Qashqai? 22 Sep 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a 2010 Nissan Qashqai 2.0 TDI diesel. It has 275,000 kilometres (171,000 miles) on the clock. Everything looks fine and the seller...
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  Should I buy the automatic Nissan Juke for motorway commuting? 26 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm 24 and I'm looking to buy a new or secondhand car. A lot of my driving is on the motorway and do at least 10k miles a year. I'd like an automatic as...
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  What's the best way to sell an old Land Rover Defender? 6 May 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I work for a UK disability charity and we have a 2010 Land Rover Defender 110, which is no longer needed. We want to sell it but need advice as to the...
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  What's the best car for fitting rear facing child seats in? 25 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at replacing my wife's Fiesta as we are expecting a second child. We only rear face our five year old in an extending rear facing seat and...
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  What small car for £5000 do you recommend? 12 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I want to replace my old 2003 Smart as a runaround. I need two doors, preferably four seats which when not used gives me a good space for a load. An automatic...