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  Beckenham pally 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a 2006 1.4 Vauxhall Astra Estate and, although it is the base model, I was originally very pleased with it. The 1.4 engine does an excellent...
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  Family Thais 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are going to the Chaiyaphum area (Thailand) to visit her family for 3 weeks at Christmas. I intend to hire a pickup in Khon Kaen for the...
• Torx T30's and phlips head screws rounding 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Thanks everyone who helped with my least queery youre oviously all ver knowledgable, I gues this is sometning that evey expirienced mechanic will...
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  Winter spring summer and fall 14 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Any detailed analysis on 2002 Corsa Comfort C front coil spring breakage? My N/S front has just failed, done less than 25k. I’m very surprised to see the...
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  Fears alloyed 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I’m considering a new set of ‘KEI force 10’ Alloy wheels for my 2002 Mini Cooper S. To keep costs down I was considering, swapping the runflats from the...
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 00 2.7 Claim against 10 Year body warranty, help o 14 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I have a year 2000 Boxster, which has spent its life under the main dealer and extended main dealer warrantys. Basically it hasn't wanted for anything....
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  All belts and whistles 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I usually change my car every three years. Now that I've retired I intend to buy a new diesel saloon and keep it for eight to ten years. My choices are:...
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  Golf cause 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Multiple queries: Current views on recent build quality of Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar? I have a 2002 Celica Premium Sport Pack. If it was still made I would...
• Repairing cars in this recession. 5 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  of very complex equipment, will we see a renewed demand for those superb easy to work on a well designed cars of 80's/90's, carina/corolla/primera/cavalier/405/loads more contenders. Are all those parts available any more, like most here i've been enjoying the more favourable economy and have run
• Overtakers, what reaction? 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  ', anyway i spy in the mirror a van overtaking me, he's left it a little late, so i ease the truck over close to the n/s verge to give him some room, no probs he's by without drama and flashes a thankyou..so far so good. But as is nearly always the case, the driver(s) coming the other way maintain
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 1.9D Hard to start, then almost total fail to s 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  This is the D8A engine swap in a DHY 197 model. The engine settled in and I handed it over to my son, who reported in the second week that it was getting...
• Advice re:selling my BMW at auction 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  fine scratches on the lower f/bumper that won?t T-Cut out (ran over a badger!)?????.BUT it?s done 168,000 miles. I bought the car in 2002 with 86K from a lease co, and have added the remaining 82K with no problems. Full service history - BMW and more recently BMW indy specialist plus I?ve documented
• C-Class: Diesel & Petrol 18 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  doing in the urban environment. The Kompressor engine had that nice low down grunt, from it seemed, about 800-1000rpm. Once moving, say fast A-road or NSL dual carraigeway, it was no contest, the CDI 's 'stomp' with 295ft/lbs @~2200rpm makes overtaking much safer & seemigly unaffected by passenger
• Oh so *that's* what the BMW badge means 15 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Just swapped a 1997 Jap import Honda Prelude Type-S for a 1996 BMW 528iSE and I have to say, I'm very impressed. (It was a free swap, no money changed hands.) Having never driven or even been in a decent, modern BMW before, I'd always wondered what the fuss was about, but now I've got one, it all
• Changing Times 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Having travelled many times to the Czech Republic in the past six years, it struck me over our Christmas holiday trip how much the mix of metal has changed in that time, and with this, a shift of attitude towards car ownership. Originally, nearly every car in SWMBO\'s backwater home town
• Top Gear team switch lanes 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  The speculation is over, Top Gear is no more, well soon anyway. I know users of this forum have been looking forward to its demise as there are countless threads on this topic in the archives, I know I have. It really doesn?t cut the mustard when compared to Channel 4's Driven series
• Toyota Prius not rubbish to drive shock! 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  move off from rest the first time in a Prius. One is the unexpected shove in the back from the acceleration. The other is that it?s virtually silent. Or at least it is until you push the pedal too far and the petrol engine starts up. That?s not to say the engine is noisy, it just interrupts the eerie
• Kia Sportage Audi Q3 - Need advice buying used Kia Sportage or Audi Q3/Q4 18 May 2024 (Forum)
  Mrs . Also one with good spec. I lpersonally like Kia Sportage but I’ve seen Sportage from 2014/2015 doesn’t have leather seats but they look better than older ones who though have everything. My Mrs likes Audi Q3 s but I’ve had couple of A4s before and had loads problems ??.
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  What cars have torque converter automatics? 10 May 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Which SUVs have a torque converter auto box?
• Peugeot 206 hatchback - Automatic gearbox problem 3 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  as the 'clunk', which can > really throw the passengers/driver forward sometimes, the gear lights on > the dash flash between the 's' and the '*' (frost) indicators. It mentions > it in my peugeot user guide provided by them but doesn't say why it happens or what > causes