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• Diesel wins! 27 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  , beating a host of petrol-powered machinery in the Volkswagen Racing Cup not once, but twice ........ qualified in pole ....... battled all the way to the chequered flag in the first of the day*s races, beating a 2.8 litre V6 petrol Beetle RSi by a half second margin. In race two the diesel domination
• Stuck Xantia rear door + an MOT? 25 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Hello to all, The deadlock on my n/s rear door appears to be stuck on as under no circumstances will it open (following a period of sometimes working, sometimes not). Have managed to get the interior trim off, which wasn't the easiest of jobs and at the expense of a few trim clips :-( but having
• Demon OAP drivers 11 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  way.So you get the inevitable race round the roundabout to be first on to the single carriage way. I took the right-hand lane as usual (normally the quickest) half way round the roundabout i became aware of a car going very quick round the outside of me to my surprise a little old dear (80's) peering
• Look Back in Anger? 8 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  As I read this Motoring forum I come to the inescapable conclusion that John Osborne?s Angry Young Men of the 1950s have become the angry ?Silver Surfers? of the 21st Century. Thread after thread is hijacked as a vehicle to attack the fabric of this country ? Police, Politicians, Judiciary
• Easy - question for beginners 12 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  - to the rank of 'one to be taken notice of', Thanks and best wishes to all; Colin S
• Buying a 2nd hand car from a main dealer 23 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  edition) there was a huge difference. A 1997 P-registered 1.8 Ghia X with 37,000 miles on the clock was offered at £5,800. Parkers suggests a price for an A1 condition car of 3£870 (having corrected for the mileage) - a whopping £1930 difference. The other car we saw was a 1998 S Escort Ghia with 20,000
• Ford Ka - rusty spark plugs 9 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  Hi everyone My fiancee and I both have S reg Ford Ka's. I recently took them both for a service (non-Ford garages) and in both cases the mechanics had extreme difficulty in removing the spark plugs. They both (two different garages) explained that there is a design fault on the Ka that means
• Fuel level gauges 19 Dec 2000 (Forum)
  capacity (well, at least the old S-Reg Clio brochure stated that!), but I have never managed to fill more than 37L, even when the red warning light is on! Surely it is important to have a gage which accurately show the correct amount of fuel left in the tank for safety reasons? I would appreciate
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  Can I upgrade my BMW E93's iPod interface to select contacts more easily? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Can I upgrade my BMW E93's OEM iPod interface so that it operates like my OEM Bluetooth interface? The Bluetooth directory allows me to select from my...
• Cheaper than cycling - Recommended to Merc owner 27 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  didn’t leave much room for him to get past and get ready to tell him to s*** off. ‘Have you just bought this?’ he says excitedly. ‘What’s it like?’ I tell him it’s fine. Then someone comes up behind and hoots before I can start ranting about central locking. When I
• Poor service from motoring organisation 22 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  The following event happened last night and I felt other Back Roomer?s should know about it and comment about the service. All references to the motoring organisation concerned have been omitted under the naming and shaming policy. Last night my wife?s car broke down on a rural section
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  How does an EV's 12V battery get charged? 30 Dec 2024 (Ask HJ)
  When charging an electric car does any charging of the car 's 12v battery take place this seems to me a good feature to have as when the car has not been...
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  Supermarket fuel v branded fuel - which is best? 27 Mar 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have a question for you about what is the best, most suitable fuel (petrol) to put in my recently bought 2019 Kadjar S Edition 1.3 TCe 140 EDC with 21K...
• Buying advice - family car for three in rear 30 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  on the narrow lanes near us. This leaves me pretty much with the S-Max unless I am missing something. My main issue is that the petrol engines are far too thirsty but I'm concerned with the shorter journeys being an issue for the DPF in the diesel. Especially as the budget is looking at 70k 10+ year old models
• Citroen Relay II, 2002-2006 (registered 2007) - Burning smell (clutch?), slow air suspension, etc 4 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  with  2 advisories , including "Suspension bellows damaged but not to excess Rear and centre axle suspension airbags cracking (5.3.5 (b) (i))" The last MOT also said "Rear Suspension bellows damaged but not to excess 2nd and 3rd axle o/s and n/s deteriorated (5.3.5 (b) (i))". It's only done 23,000
• is there Lexus LS , very reliable alternative? 2 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  also dont need small coupe... i am tall person and i need space... and comfort...   I know s-class looks great and have so many options including night vision but not sure how their reliable is, i am talking about used cars only s -class from year 2014 and up, also audi a8, and bmw 7
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  Can I legally manufacture some unobtainable spare parts for my classic? 27 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My question is relevant to an old Honda classic motorcycle i have (1960's), which is missing a few parts that are now unobtainable from Honda. Could I...
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  Do I need to service my car every year if it only covers low miles? 11 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2016 Renault Twingo Dynamique S. It is serviced annually by the main dealer. The first year it did about 6000 miles but the last four years, it...
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  Should I go for petrol, hybrid or electric? 16 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  O recently retired and I'm wanting an SUV for easier access. I do mostly short journeys, sometimes with two grandchildren. 8000-9000 miles annually anticipated....
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  I want to buy an old Jaguar XJ6 or XJ8 - what do you think? 18 Jun 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering buying either a 2007 Jaguar XJ6 with 160,000 miles or a 1998 XJ8 with 98,000 miles whilst I'm in Switzerland for 2-3 years. I'll cover...