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• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - Pitted Brake discs 21 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Following up the letter published in the may 31 edition I recently had a safety report on my Grand Scenic 1.9 dci first registered september 2004 with 29000 miles saying the discs were pitted. When I challenged such unwelcome news on a three year old car with less than 30K miles I was told
• VW Sharan TDi - Extended warranty recommendations 4 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  I’ve decided to keep my car for another year because there is not a single car out there I want to buy, well not one that does the job I need done. Three years old, mint condition and low mileage so it can stay a while yet.   To give peace of mimd some sort of warranty
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  Focus st170 - Tight steering and pulling side to side 23 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  by a mechanic as I had to have new bulbs and the back wiper didn't work lol . I have never had a car with so much power but I just want to make sure it doesn't have me off the road. When I flow it it wants to pull me from side to side and also the swearing it a little tight but I'm only used to old crap focuses
• Volkswagen Golf - Golf MK6 1.4TSI buying advice 30 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  So I think (after some really good help from people on here) I have decided on my next car. My budget is around 6-8k (most likely the higher end) and I'm looking at around 4-6 year old Golf with as little miles as possible (around 40-60 problably) and with decent trim (preferably match). I'm
• Lti tx1/2 or 4 - Black cab LTI TX1/2 as a private car 28 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  buggies etc would be really easy, my old man is in a wheelchair and its a pain getting him about in my current motor, and I really want one! Would be willing to spend about 7/8k. any advise?, anyone ever done this?   thanks in advance   Lee
• Audi A6 1.8T - Clutch smell but not slipping 10 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Re. my Audi A6, 1.8T petrol, 16 years old, well looked after, 120k mileage, carefully driven. Summer check at garage, was told clutch is slipping, (price quoted: clutch @ flywheel at £700 total, which is less then 2 other local garages I asked). I have not noticed
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 99 1.8 Rear Brake Squeal 8 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I have a 2.5 yr old 1.8 Elegance with 18000 mls on. At the start of the summer I noticed a slight squeal on the rear brakes which disapeared after pulling away. My conclusion was a sticky caliper. The symptoms got worse. So much so that at the height of summer with 27 degrees of heat the squeal
• BMW 530D SE TOURING or AUDI A6 Avant 3.0 Quatro - The agony of choice 21 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, after six years of treatment for cancer I am going to buy a car! I was all set on a Skoda Octavia 12 months old - BUT.... people have intervened and are demanding that I get a 'Gentlemens carraige" as I apparently deserve it. My dilemma is, I have identified  and driven
• Ford Focus Mk1 - Ford Focus Mk1 or Mk2, Zetec.. Or ST170 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  a Mk2, that said they still seem out of my budget. If a car this old is really not an issue and I check F/S/H service stamps etc, then would the ST170 be worth looking at as it seems to have everything- only thing that concerns me is the mpg which if I am on a tight budget it seems daft
• Long term car choice 8 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I posted a thread recently as I was originallylooking to buy a 3 year old E Class Mercedes and the commentary on them was generally positive. Having looked at a couple I concluded that they were perhaps a bit big for me so I am looking at the C220 CDi. In doing so I have looked at other options
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 00 1.5 Loses Power in High Gears 7 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  sluggish in second gear, noisy in third but in fourth and fith gear the engine looses all power as soon as I press the accelerator peddle. I've had something similar in an old car and the fault was the coil pack. This was easy to test with a multimeter. Does anyone know how to test the coils
• Renault Laguna Coupe - Help needed after test drive 1 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, I am thinking of buying a Laguna Coupe - 5 years old - 33k - 3 previous owners. Everything looks ok. Slight concern following test drive - feels a bit sluggish between 3rd/4th/5th gears although nothing dramatic. Also, oil looks a bit dirty and water in bottle is a bit 'tea coloured
• Ford Focus - Merc SLK - Part ex owned to lease? Unbiased opinions sought 31 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  £200 a month for the car as new finance is significantly cheaper. I think the car is worth somewhere in the region of 5-5.5k privately but could be less. Only going down in value (see my bias lol). I am thinking of selling to fund a two year lease on an brand new SLK for 24 months
• Mazda Mazda 5 7-str (2005 - 2010) - 06 2.0 TCS/DSC error 8 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  dkr with tax The dealer have told me that the new dcs/Tcs modul is opgraded so as I see it Mazda has a quality problem on the old version and I think that they sould stand up to the name and help there customers insted of ripping them off. Have in mind that a Mazda 5 is put on the market to hit
• Volvo V40 2002 - Life saver 7 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  On Saturday 27th Jan at about 6.30p.m.I had picked up my car from where I had left it all day (in a lay by just off the A59 Harrogate road). I  travelled north approx 2 miles north on the A1 when a RAC breakdown van flashed me repeatedly. I pulled over to be told that I had
• Astra G 1.6 8v estate - The cost of motoring 12 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  I’m quite good at keeping financial records. For anyone interested, this is what my last 2 cars cost me per mile. Both were Astra G 1.6 8v estates. Both were purchased with low mileage, at less than a year old, from car supermarkets. I did about 44,000 miles in each
• Ford Fiesta - Timing Belt change on 51 plate Zetec SE 1.25. 15 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  The car's now 10 years old and has just hit 80,000 miles. The other month I changed the auxiliary belt, the belt that drives the pums and alternator. Should I be changing the timing belt now or wait until the car hits 100,000 miles? And what else would you have changed at the same
• Volvo V70 2002 model - Gear Selection Problem (only when cold) 18 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I have recently purchased this vehicle from a main dealer. Only had it just over a week. I have found that 1st and Reverse gear can be difficult to engage in cold weather, particularly after the vehicle has been standing . I have noted the comments on HJ's Car Review page and suspect
• The damage one faulty glow plug can do. 6 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  quickly. Is there anyone out there that thinks there is any mileage in apportioning blame on the maker of the glow plug and trying for compensation and any ideas on the best way to proceed if there is? The car itself has a full service history, less than five years old and less than 45K on the clock
• MAROONED - Will a small 4x4 help beat the snow? - Second-hand reliable and cheap small 4x4 12 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Background We live on a VERY steep hill on a single track lane out in the Yorkshire Dales. Last winter we were marooned several times in our front-wheel drive car. Unable to "waggle" our way back to the top of the hill...we sometimes had to reverse back down  - knowing a farmer could