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  What should I replace my rusty 7-seat Mercedes-Benz E-Class with? 10 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2002 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI EST. I've owned the car for three years now and I bought the car with the view of keeping it for 5-7 years. The car...
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  Noseless faces 17 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was interested to read the article about 4x4s in the snow by Erin Baker. It really amazed me that the various public authorities were not organised enough...
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  Wet blank-it 10 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have valid VW Road Side Assist and VW Extended warranty for my 8-year-old VW Passat and the car is parked outside on my driveway. Unfortunately my Alarm...
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  Wealth and efficiency 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Ford Focus Ghia in January 2001, a size of car that would enable me to take my sick husband out and about. Fords had always been popular with...
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  Rustlady’s Benz 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have an 8-year-old MB 220CDI estate that has developed bubbling paintwork and underlying rust on the rear pillar by the tailgate opening. My local MB...
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  Post ‘it’ Note 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We want to replace our from new 'T' reg automatic Rover 400 because of rust spots - roof, wheel arches and bonnet. Our daughter has mobility difficulties...
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  Skirtlifter 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I ordered a Volvo C30 1.6d DRIVe ‘S’ without the start stop option because, living in a rural area, I thought that the £250 option would be of little benefit...
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2008 - ) - 5 miles in a new Jazz 9 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  After months of deliberation and negotiation my dad has taken delivery of his new Jazz ? a 1.4 SE ? as his retirement present. His almost 30 year love affair with the Fiesta is over ? my sister is buying his 1.4TDCi, just run in at 90,000 miles and my mum?s is sold. It was a 51 reg, but with only
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  Fatal traction 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  On Sunday I signed to purchase a new Hyundai i20 under the scrappage deal. I was dealing with a marketing person rather than a sales person and he had...
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  DeVious Licensing Authority 11 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  You stated in your answer that RO was liable as he hadn't received a DVLA acknowledgement letter (or chased them for it). There is no basis whatsoever...
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  Poled over 14 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a Polo automatic 1.4 SE and find it underpowered, especially when needing a boost of power overtaking or joining a motorway. I am getting ready...
• Unreasonable expectations re: part exchange? 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Civic VTEC Sport with 56000 miles 56 reg Nissan Micra c+c Essenza with 9000 miles Both in very good condition, especially the Micra. We were looking to buy a new Honda Civic Type S, and had the Parker/What Car etc baseline valuations to hand for our old cars - about £5000 for the Civic and £7700
• Physical degeneration and the motor Car 12 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Topic, `Have your priorities of a cars features changed over time, in a way you would have once never considered? with particular reference to the ageing process.` I remember age 17yrs laughing at the `Old Man`, who was contemplating power steering on a car back in the 60`s. The humour
• An open letter to Nissan 29 May 2007 (Forum)
  they do occur quickly efficiently and painlessly. Cars are complex things after all, and it?s not unreasonable to expect things to go wrong ? it?s how these wrongs are rectified that makes the difference. I was until recently the owner of a 2004 Primera 2.2 dCi ? a car I admired for its design
• Insurance fun and games 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  , and it appear that the S80 2.4 T (2435cc) is group 15 out of 20, and group 31 out of 50 on the new rating. The group is the same for both S and SE trims The S80 2.5 T (2521cc), which I have is also group 15/31, except the SE trim, which I have, is group 16/33. So it looks like what's happened is that many
• ALB under difficult conditions 16 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  to actually lock the wheels seemed helpful, but with ALB the wheels do not lock. Anyone who has seen a demonstration of ALB allowing the car to brake and steer and thinks that this will really work under all conditions is living in a fool?s paradise. Sorry to have gone on a bit, but two questions: 1) Have
• Indirectly related to Susan's post 2 May 2005 (Forum)
  , A30's, Cambridges, Minis and the like, which sold in moderate numbers to people who could afford them. This he told me survived till the early 1960's when the Marcos dictatorship wanted economic ties cut with countries which did not support it and to rebuild ties with Japan. Because of the union
• Woe, Woe, Woe ! 18 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I have a problem reversing my Legacy up the garden path. Can?t see the low wall, path is narrow and very steep. Keep touching wall and knocking blocks off onto neighbour?s side with loud noise (600mm drop). The car only has only one reversing light, which is set too high and to one side. So, I
• 3 x idiots - 1 x unfortunate 22 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  impersonating an aeroplane. There was much screaching of tyres and this fool missed being wiped out by about 8 - 10 feet as the driver of the on coming vehilce did not react as soon as (s)he might have. He dived towards the pavement where he thought it would be amusing to roll around acting like the car had
• Local lunacy (again!) 29 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  was most disturbing was that the taxi, which had been impounded by members of the Public Transport Enforcement Unit on May 21, had been granted a Certificate of Fitness on April 1. \"A cruel April Fool\'s joke indeed,\" said Lee. There was also evidence of a defective clutch, shock absorbers and ball