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  I bought a Volvo XC70 with the manufacturer's warranty, but the car was serviced late - is the warranty void? 15 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a one-year-old Volvo XC70 from a main dealer, as part of the Volvo approved used car scheme. The car has 20,000 miles on the clock,...
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  We got a refund for our clocked car but the cheque for our old car has bounced - what do we do? 7 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We recently bought a car from a dealer only to find it had been clocked. The dealer issued a refund although we are still waiting to receive the tax money...
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  Great Exectations 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In May 2004 I purchased a new Honda Civic 1.6 Executive automatic and I have so far enjoyed 64,000 miles trouble free motoring. The car is in immaculate...
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  Cattle rid 13 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Z4, 2 yrs old and only 6,000 miles. It needs a new catalytic converter and luckily the warranty will replace it but I realise that I've probably...
• Family car for a horsey type 21 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  emmissions and hence VED I want a 6-18 month old car to lessen the depreciation shocker It will be kept for several years so after I buy it Im not massively worried about further losses On the other hand it must be reliable (bye bye Disco3) because as its our only car we just cant have it laid up for days
• A tear in my eye - a sale is made. 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  ), and away goes the car. It was the most surreal car transaction I have ever had! If I'd been a dodgy dealer, I could have sold him any old junk (my Celica was probably the best, standard UK car available - am I modest or what?), but instead he has got an amazing car, and I have got an excellent price
• Main Dealer Going Bust Costs Me? 26 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Just under 2 years ago, I purchased a used Honda Civic from a main dealer, the car being then only about 6 months old and is now still under warranty. Because the car was for my wife to ferry children about, I asked the dealer if he was sure that the car hadn't had any accidents, which he assured
• Pierburg carb probs 4 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  the car should have run all along. I mean, I know its summer and it is warmer, but before I changed the waxstat, when I first started the car it would rev at 2000 rpm, and then slow to 1000 rpm. I looked at the pin on the new and old waxstat, and the pin on the new stat is 1cm from its base when cold
• Vw golf - Cheap overnight in car camera to catch vandal? 14 May 2022 (Forum)
  I park my car in a small private car park. Someone keeps putting screws in my tryes overnight. I need a small camera on my parcel shelf/rear screen to see who is doing this. My car is old and I am on a budget, but I cannot afford the plugs/new tyres anymore. Is there something battery powered
• Honda and Toyota - Catylist convertor theft 27 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  This evening a family member's car catylist convertor  (Auris Hybrid) has been stolen outside my house. Does the car thief only target hybrid or will they target Honda Jazz petrol as well? I am now concerned that my Jazz will be targeted next.  I just did a Google and it seems
• Would you buy this car? 4 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Just been out to look at a car for MIL. A 15 month old car priced cheap, one lady owner, 4000 miles, and from looking around the car and a quick ride in it looked fine. However, the V5 had a different name and address (address in a town 40 miles away) to that of the person selling, "It's my
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  What's the minimum mileage a car should do to keep it in good condition? 27 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  No single car meets all my needs. I'm prepared to have two, but only cover about 4000 miles a year in aggregate. I'm aware that under-used cars deteriorate...
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  Curates eggs 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 10 year old L/H drive VW Passat TDI Trendline estate car. Low mileage had since new. Superb car and do not wish to sell but import into UK....
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  Buying used diesel estate/hatch that will not depreciate with high personal miles 15 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a used small estate car or square ended hatchback which has good mpg which will not depreciate massively. I will drive the car 110 miles...
• V70 T5 petrol - Cold start problem 31 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Engine missing, stuttering and smell of unspent fuel in exhaust when starting from cold especially when damp. Settles down after a minute or two and then runs fine. I have tried Redex fuel system cleaning additive but no improvement. The car is 15 years old with 95K miles on the clock
• Peugeot 5008 - Sub frame damage 12 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  If MOT History is advising 'front subframe damage both sides but not seriously weakened', does it need to be repaired or is it likely to be old damage that won't get any worse? -and if so why is it mentioned? Also it states nearside rear suspension arm has slight play in a pin or bush
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 29-07-2017 Part 1 19 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Im sorry but I find many of the questions asked on these pages banal; I mean someone paid £300 for a 16 year old car with 225,000 miles on the clock and thinks he's entitled to money back if the garage px value was less than this? Seriously?
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 12-08-2017 Part 1 14 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  LOL, Ive an 11 year old car that I didnt notice years ago had a roof paint issue or at least if I did notice, I ddnt care about until this year. Who can I sue? Hmmm, let me think......
• Peugeot 5008 - 54K with no Service History, should I avoid? 28 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  So I've seen a 5 year old 5008 for under £8k and 54k miles but it has no accompanying service history. It's had a dent to the rear passenger door that the garage is sorting. MOT Hostory checks out ok. Should I be worried at the no service history?
• Ford Fiesta 1.0 litre - Reverse gear difficulty in selecting 19 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  Our car is just over 2 months old having bought from new. At times it will not go into reverse gear, baulks. Difference between in gear and not is so slight it often results in grating. Has anyone else noticed this. We had a 2009 1.2 litre from new and that was fine