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• VW Golf Mk3 - Cutting Out 3 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  1995/6 Golf Gti 111,000 miles Keeps threatening to cut out at the start of every journey. Rather than letting it run for a few minutes before setting off, is there any way to make the Golf more reliable ?
• vauxhall astra stalling 8 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Vauxhall astra 1998, 60,000m, intermitent stalling at junctions, on slowing when foot off gas. etc. Otherwise runs fine. Tickover at about 850rpm. been serviced and nothing detected by plug in fault reader. any thoughts as to where to start? Many thanks.
• Mazda MX5 misfire 23 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Has anyone any thoughts on a 1.6 Mazda MX5 which occasionally misfires when restarted from hot and will not clear until a few miles have passed and then runs normally. It is fine from cold. I imagine it will have cooked the "cat". Thanks David
• Toyota Celica1989 Starting Problems 8 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Theabove generally has been a good starter but on ocassions it turns over but will not start Its had the following repairs new distributer cap,relay immobiliser bypassed but each time runs a few days then the problem reoccurs Any ideas Mike
• Is this a good deal ? 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  Advert in yesterday's Sund.Tel. offering Skoda Octavia 180 bhp for £15k and 0% finance over 3 yrs. Have read HJ's C by C brkdown and wonder if this is a good deal. Are they running the model out ? Can I get a discount somewhere ? Are they worth the money ?
• Fuel injection cleaning 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi guys, can anyone tell me if these fuel injection cleaning additives. such as Redex, available at petrol station forecourts are worth buying,. If so what is the best brand on the market? Secondly are their any benefits of running a car on premium priced unleaded petrol. Thanks
• ZAFIRA 1.6 OR 1.8 17 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  considering buying one of these from an import supermarket - HJ highlights a fairly low rating on customer survey for reliability. Any good or bad experiences out there ? has the 1.6 got enough poke for day to day running around or will my wife be better with a 1.8 ?
• Timescale to replace a new vehicle 27 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Has anybody got any facts and info on the most cost effective period to keep a new vehicle before replacing it? Do you keep it 3years, 5 years or just run it into the ground? Any useful advice would be appreciated.
• Lights 28 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  On these murky, misty mornings I see cars with no lights, side lights, dim-dip, dipped headlights, foglights - and all possible combinations! Isn't it time we adopted the Swedish and Canadian system where dipped headlights are on if the engine is running. I am sure there would be a reduction
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  Is the BMW F10 a sensible car for a daily commute? 2 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I currently run a 2010 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 diesel. I would like something a bigger and more refined for a daily round trip commute of 45 miles. I am a...
• Focus 1.8 TDCi 2001 - 9318 Fault code - occasional engine stop and rough 1 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  ... I have two problems with my Focus TDCi....150k Km on the clock. #1 Approx. 1 out of 10 starts are "rough". Engine starts unevenly and sounds rough...after 1-2 seconds engine runs smoothly. Sounds like it only fires on 3 cylinders to begin with. No pattern
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  Is there still a market for small, basic, economical cars? 27 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We bought our 1998 Fiat Panda 0.9-litre for 1400 Euros six years ago. It has now covered over 150,000km, and we have done 54,000km of those. It will comfortably...
• Ford Mondeo - 2001 Mondeo 2.0tddi - various/related problems? 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  hopping away from lights having been running fine for the past hour.  We were only a few hundred yards from home luckily.  The next day we went out in the car, seemed fine, running ok until we got onto the motorway when it started running badly.  We managed to limp up to the next junction
• Will we turn into Cuba? 11 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  Cubans had a ban on importing cars and so were obliged to run their old models for years. The streets are full of old American cars, with a lower supply of ice cars over here will our motorists adopt a similar approach and hang on to their vehicles for a very long time?
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  Electric vans could pay for themselves within three years 3 Jun 2024 (News)
  
• X clusiv - Aygo 30 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Someone was asking about a Toyota Aygo  my partner is on her second  one very good car running cost low  MPG good  only  2 things let it down very small boot  and parcel shelf is useless keeps falling off  and to thing  
• E class - Warranty 5 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  6 months into used car ownership from a main dealers I have a small problem. The handbrake release mechanism dosen’t always work properlly. I am told to bring it in, they say Mercedes run the warranty but I thought the contract was with the seller I.e the dealer.
• Land Rover Defender - Downmarket Defender 8 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Just spotted my first new Defender. Waitrose car park? Outside Harrods? School run? Nope, it was in the Aldi car park in Aylesbury. It looks like they have found their niche. I quite liked it actually.
• upgrading to auto 5 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hi.. My son has seen a 2008 MB c220 diesel auto with 75000 full service history same owner for the last 9 years.... his milage does warant a diesel and he does require an auto... is there any horror stories for this car.. except for expensive running costs?
• FORD B MAX 1.0 ECOBOOST - FORD ECOBOOST 1.0 TURBO 11 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  I run a Ford B Max 1.0 Ecoboost 125PS. Can anyone confirm at what RPM the turbo cuts in. I believe it is 1400rpm but would like confirmation.