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• Back to the future in adland 25 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Ever seen any of those old car ads of the Fifties, where the proportions of upright boxes such as the Ford Popular and Humber Super Snipe were subtly (sometimes not so subtly) tweaked to make the cars appear longer and lower? The practice died out when manufacturers started using photos rather
• Advice on buying a nearly new car 4 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  I am considering buying a 9-12 month old either Vectra CDX or Mondeo GhiaX (probably not the vectra due to the impending model change) I have previously purchaed cars either from the large warehouse type dealers or at a closed trade auction via a broker. I was wondering if anyone had any other
• Car Alarm/Astra 27 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Hello all, I have just read in the pper, 12 yr old vauxhall astra are 4x more likely to be stolen in the UK than ny other car, obviously this is because they are timeless classics! Seriousy though, being the owner of one such vehicle, i think i might buy an alarm, i already have a steering lock
• Rover 25 29 May 2001 (Forum)
  I have just received a Rover 25 1.4 as a company car. It is very very slow compared to my old Rover 200 1.4. Apparently I have been told that the engine in the Rover 25 has around 20hp less. Both engines look the same externally. Does anyone know what the difference is? ECU, Camshafts ? Can I
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  Can you recommend a new car that will last 12 years? 22 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have found buying a new car and keeping it for 12 years works for me. Can you suggest something I should buy for £25,000? I car should have reasonable...
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  How do I go about selling a modern classic? 17 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 88 year old father-in-law has decided to hang up his driving gloves and wants to know the best way to sell his car. It's a one owner 1996 Ford Scorpio...
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  Which small cabriolet should I buy? 2 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Age 70 and fancy open air motoring. The car must be small and comfortable to tempt the wife! I have no garage, so will avoid a rag-top. Do you think the...
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  Buying a large classic car for occasional use - how about this Mercedes-Benz? 15 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We need a comfortable large car,that can accommodate a wheelchair,for occasional long trips. As it will only do about 4000 miles a year ,we do not want...
• BMW X1 - Car Adverts pictures background 9 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  . These are all under 3 year old car so no MOT/DVLA History   https://images.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/url/width/1024/https/assets.heycar.co.uk/t_default-export/f_auto/application_assets/vehicles/pictures/32b381b02b3fd688ad300aebeb6f9573/95e345ac1ef28e5e9f4c78c9848c482c.jpg
• SEAT Leon - Looking for a new car - advice? 14 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, After 10 years of loyal service, I have decided to retire my Peugeot 206 for something with a little more room. I'm looking for a small family car that is less than 3 years old and is ideally under the £9000 mark.  I do alot of city driving but I occasionally make
• Perceived reliability of cars. 21 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I really cannot get my head around some peoples way of thinking when it comes to reliability of cars. Had a chat with someone who said French cars are all junk. His evidence of this was a friend of his has bought an old (sounds like completely neglected) Clio and has had to buy a new set
• Ford Focus - buying used car previously sold at auction 3 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  think the lack of 1st year/2nd year service means Ford warranty blown. Also why would Lex sell a one year old car at auction instead of returning it Ford? Does this mean that car was a problem and that Lex did not want to burden Ford with it - accident damage etc. ?????????    
• Ford C-MAX - Car Ownership 14 May 2015 (Forum)
  the old owners road tax (expires 31/8) is not valid if it is now in her ownership. Ms X wants to drive to garage, abandon car there.  Can she do that?  Can she stop v5 being put in her name against her will?  If not, can she transfer v5 to A without having the log book (yet
• freelander Freelander 2 - hire car insureance to cover france 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  help my new sants fe {6weeks old} possible write off,guy pulled off b road straight into path of my wife who was traveling at about 55mph,i must say this quilty made car probably saved here life.audi a6 not looking clever . i now have a freelander hire car,we go on our hols next
• Best car for refinement? 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  ?What do you guys think? and any other cars that make the grade.It must be brand new. Have the new shape C5's been reliable so far? or its it still the same old Citroen. Others on my list are Honda Accord,Mazda 6,Ford Mondeo,Vauxhall Insignia,Toyota Avensis,Skoda Superb. Thanks guys
• Recommend car for learners 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I am wanting to purchase a small second car to replace our shabby 12yr old Primera, which has given up the ghost. Could anyone please advise? These are the criteria I am hoping to fulfil: * Suitable for 2 teenage daughters to learn to drive in, this will not be their car, but the family
• Car Supermarket/Part Ex 30 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi everybody Any advice on what is the best car supermarket in the South East in terms of screen prices and part exchange deals. I prefer to buy a car at an auction but have had no luck selling my car privately (it's an immaculate, low mileage, 2 year old Focus). I need to upgrade to a Mondeo
• Car Damaged During Servicing 13 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  for me. She wont be able to do that in their courtesy car. They have therefore offered to pick it up from my drive and have it back there when I return. Am I justified in asking them to re-activate the passenger airbag (baby old enough now) as compensation, given that they have no issues about making
• part exchange car problem? 12 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  i'm part exchanging my old car for a nearly new on saturday. my current car has a fault with the air circulation button, if outside air coming in a motor is broken and makes a loud ticking noise so i'm just leaving it on inside air only. unfortunately this means the buttons light is on. has
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  Run flat tyre wear 5 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Do you think run flat tyres are prone to more wear than normal tyres? I have a MINI Cooper S on a 57 plate and replaced the original front Dunlop Sport...