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• Rover 820 Relay 1990 (Help) 28 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I am looking for a relay number that I have is YWC 10072 this relay was fitted to a Rover 820 one touch windscreen wiper. If anyone is breaking down a old Rover 820 I am looking for this relay but the car must be before 1990 early than 1990, can anyone help please. Graham grahamforjean
• Mondeo Bumper Bashing 3 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Has anyone else noticed how many old style Mondeos there are on the road with broken bumpers? I noticed one or two and now I can't stop myself looking at any I meet mondeo to see if its bumper is intact (about 1 in 10 are not). I other peoples experiance are then any other cars that always seem
• Better looking estates 20 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The why do they bother thread has me thinking. What estate cars look better than the saloon or hatch they are based on. My list is Rover 75, New Avensis, Alfa 156, most BMW touring(s), most volvos, new mondeo. And I always loved the look of the old rover 3.5 when they had the non standard estate
• Window Sticker removal 9 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I've just bought a secondhand car and it has a tatty old plastic sticker on the outside of the rear window. It's turned brittle and cannot be peeled off. I've tried hot water to soften it but no luck (presume the hair dryer trick wouldn't work here either) and I don't want to use a blade for fear
• £16K WHAT VALUE IS THERE OUT THERE ? 6 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  O.K. £16 to spend. Not a great deal for a car these days ? So what do i buy ? New or old ? Needs ... to last at least five years hopefully trouble free. Decent mileage, low deprection (ha ha ).... mileage will be around 8-10 k a year Diesel or petrol ? For starters... golf/ bora/ astra
• Insurance valuation 12 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  What happens in the event of a total loss claim when the car you are claiming for was bought at a knock-down price. I have just ordered a new honda civic aerodeck in a deal that was too good to refuse!,does the price i paid affect the settlement or is it always based on market value?.it realy
• Advice on second hand car purchase 17 May 2024 (Forum)
  Morning All, After some advice from you helpful people as I'm on a dreadful run of buying cars that let me down within a couple of years despite my best efforts into researching them! My Skoda Octavia just died after melting it's inlet manifold, it's been at the garage for a week
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  What automatic car should I replace my old Kia Picanto with? 27 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to replace my 2005 Kia Picanto (automatic) with something similar, but more up to date. My budget is up to £8000 and a torque converter would...
• The Reality of Low Cost/Desperate Motoring 2 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  concern is that from MOT advisories tyres have plenty of tread but are old and cracked/perished.  Looking at Asda tyres dot com thing a new set all incl would cost £160. A Megane would not have been my recommended car but at this end of the market, I believe, condition and service
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  Do you know where I can get an air filter for my 1986 Ford Sierra Cosworth? 2 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Do you know where I can get an air filter for my 1986 Ford Sierra Cosworth? Ford don't list this item and I've tried Euro Car Parts, Car Parts 4 Less,...
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  How do I find a value for my low mileage 1997 Ford Escort? 6 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My dad has a 1997 4-door Ford Escort Freedom 1.3 with 32,629 miles. It's been garaged for about 5-6 years and was barely used before that. Despite looking,...
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  Should I be worried about buying a low mileage used car with three owners? 6 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to purchase a 2006 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2, 52,000 miles and I purchased an Experian vehicle check. I noticed there have been three owners, however,...
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  Jaguar F-Pace electrical fault - what's the cause? 29 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Jaguar F-Pace is five weeks old and has done 1500 miles. Last week, at the traffic lights, I put the car into neutral and all the electrics went dead....
• Maintain no claims bonus 23 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  . Take a policy out on my wife's car. As her policy is 4 months old, there would be some cost to cancelling it. Although the annual premium is ~£50 cheaper for me insuring it. 2. Buy an old cheap (low insurance group) car, park it up and insure it. It seems the cheapest insurance quote I
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 1.9CDTI Engine Build Quality 30 May 2014 (Forum)
  Has anyone else encountered the same problems as myself with this engine? The car was purchased in Oct.2007,as an ex-company car with a good service history,it being only just three years old,with a mileage of 91K. Within a couple of weeks the intercooler had to be replaced ( under the sellers
• Buying advice for a newbie (& an old one at that!) 19 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm looking to pick the collected hive mind of the Honest John forum about what car I should purchase! I've never owned a car in my life (I'm getting close to 40), so I feel waaaay out of my depth. However, I am an avid reader and have been consuming
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  Replacing a used Octavia - good idea? 23 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I’m thinking of replacing my 2003 Skoda Octavia Elegance hatchback 1.9 TDi. The car is great and tows a 1140Kg caravan with no problem, but I want to replace...
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  Looking for an automatic family car? 28 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I currently drive an Alfa Romeo Giulietta (Cloverleaf) that is 2 years old. It's not very well built and I would like a car that is automatic (my wife...
• Anyone been successful in the small claims court? 7 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  that would help my claim. The dealer is going to claim that 2500 miles was "satisfactory quality" for a car that age - even though we paid over £3k for it. Has anyone successfully got a refund from a dealer in a similar situation for a car this old?
• Primera 2.2DCi - dead turbo? £'s to fix? 22 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  shouldn't and tows me to the Nissan garage where I will check in tomorrow for analysis and repair! So big question I am scared of asking is how bad in terms of £'s could this be? New turbo fitted =£????. Also, the car is less than three years old and has been serviced by a main dealer according