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  What should I look out for when buying a used car? 21 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  How much should I pay for 2001 Renault Clio? What should I look out for?
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  Do I have to allow a garage three attempts to resolve a fault with my new car before instituting a rejection process? 8 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a pre-reg Mazda MX-5 2.0-litre from a dealership with 170 miles on it in the summer of 2017. The handling got progressively worse and I took...
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  Is my Volkswagen Scirocco suffering from rear tyre "stepping"? 14 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0 TSI and a friend has a 2.0 TDI, and we have both experienced the same problem. It appears that the rear tyres can develop...
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  Tyred out 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2003 Ford Mondeo Ghia Estate 2.0 TDCi (130). The car has run very well since I acquired it when 12 months old. Last year I hit a pothole that resulted...
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  Bling low, sweet chariot 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my BMW E93 330d MSport cabrio new on 25/06/2007 from Almondbury BMW Huddersfield With 19” wheels. After 5,000 miles the rear tyres badly scrubbed...
• Any - Dart Charge - Reduced Discount! 16 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  few years.   After nine years of operating a 33% discount for cars, the Government has reviewed how fairly the benefits to account holders are spread across different vehicle types and have aligned the Class B rate more closely to Classes C and D.   The new
• Avensis T27 1.8 Estate - Problem fitting new ball joints 22 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Apologies in advance, as this may be convoluted.... It's mot time and the car needed new ball-joints on both sides. Bought them and fitted them today...which went fine, only to find that when the car was lowered from the jack, the wheels were well out of alignment (pointing opposite ways
• Jaguar XJ - Michelin Super Sport Vs PS3 and fitting error.... 16 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  , and they offered to do a 4-wheel alignment for my trouble. However, I have just noticed that they have fitted Pilot Super Sports to the rear, and I assume that they will be fitting PS3s to the front. Is this a problem? I like to find a balance between wear and performance. Do I need to have PS3s all
• Seat leon - Engine cutting out 26 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  as they said there was nothing wrong with it, it was actually out of alignment which caused the engine to cut out whilst driving. This is very scary and after several months of the car spending more time with them than with me they swopped it for another, same make, model and age. I was really pleased
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  Why are some car headlights so bright? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Is it just me or have you and your correspondents noticed how bright some vehicle lights are? I think it may be time to revisit the motor vehicle construction...
• MOT Failures 27 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Evening all,  My car had its MOT today and failed on tyre with damage to side wall (although when I got it changed for part worn the guy couldn't believe they would fail it for that!) and also for head light alignment.  As they hadn't called me, I went down to ask how
• Do garages check cars before selling them on?? 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  225 (with every added extra) ? BUT found a few things which immediately caught my eye ? centre of steering wheel not aligned properly ?. Hazard button pushed right in and wouldn?t pop back out? tear in the loather of passenger side. I questioned it to which they confirmed it was fully hpi clear blah
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 01 1.8 New Clutch behaving badly...? 5 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  or two. Does any of this ring any specific alarm bells for anyone? It leaves me wondering if something is ever so slightly off alignment and the intermittent knock is something like a shaft working it's way slightly out of place and then dropping back in. Of course, I know almost nothing about clutches
• Budget - VED changes Volume 1. 14 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  for alternatively fuelled cars in 2009-10, and £10 in 2010-11; and aligning the alternative fuel and standard rates of VED in 2011. 165 posts in this one - now locked and called Volume 1.
• Audi 80 Cabriolet 2.6e - A few problems! 28 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  ? Again, all the fuses are intact. 4)The steering wheel is not quite straight when going straight ahead - about 5 degrees off. Is this just a simple wheel alignment? 5) Finally the when you press the Air Con button the compressor pulley doesn't begin to turn as it should - it is too cold to feel if it's
• Advice Please - Focus All Over The Place 5 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  (all of them) and the steering wheel aligned. Now - I've noticed that at 70ish, if you take your hands off the wheel (not completely off as that would be dangerous ;-) - just loosen the grip slightly) there is quite a bit of shake. The second problem is that at slower speeds the steering wheel seems
• Micra - advice needed! 20 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  one tyre for the spare - fair enough, but I've taken it back to be re-aligned twice and the car still vibrates at over 60mph. This hasn't happened before. They tried to charge me for multiple unnecessary jobs - including £4 for air freshener. I'd had the car looked at briefly beforehand by an off
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  Should I use an independent garage to service my car? 22 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2018 Toyota Auris last year - just over three years old. The main dealers I purchased from have called me to book it in for service and MoT....
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  Claiming compensation from trade seller 19 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Ford Focus 1.8 (2000) 75,000 miles roughly two months ago from a Trade Seller - one guy owning a fully registered company. I was generally happy...
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  Why is our BMW X5 wearing through tyres so fast? 15 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Our BMW X5 3.0sd SE, bought new in September 2008 on a HP agreement, wore its rear tyres through to the metal within four months. BMW accepted there was...