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  • Suzuki Baleno - Advice Please 1 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    6 months tax, 12 months mot and I am insured and I own my car, so why do I have to have this done? My nearest centre to have this done s very far away and not only that its going to cost me more money which right now I cannot afford. I was informed that if I did not have the vic check done, I would
  • Are Hyundai i10s known for being unreliable? 4 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My daughter's Hyundai i10 (purchased pre-registered new in January 2009) has, after some considerable to-ing and fro-ing, had the EMC changed. Around September...
  • Why is my 2003 Mazda 6 stalling and producing smoke? 21 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have recently purchased an '03 reg Mazda 6 2.0 (136bhp) TS TD. The car has done 75,000 miles. In my rear view mirror I can see smoke in the headlights...
  • Could you recommend a suitable vehicle with a large boot and easy access for my in-laws? 28 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My in-laws are both in their early 70s and intending to replace their 53-reg Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec. Their budget is £10,000 plus trade-in. They've mentioned...
  • Can you recommend a replacement for our Honda Accord which has a more comfortable ride? 28 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2006 Honda Accord which I find has a very hard ride. Any rough surface or small potholes cause discomfort, particularly for my wife who has a...
  • Need to repalce Focus RS with something economical - Really don't know what car to get!!! 17 May 2010 (Forum)
    to own a Ford Focus 1.8TDCI and while having the RS spent 2 months in a 308 HDI which did 600 miles to a tank on a heavy foot when commuting. So far I've been looking at Mazda 6's but hear their diesel engines are pretty much the worst out there. So what I started looking at next was a Vauxhall
  • Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2005 tdci Head CRACKED!!! w pics 26 Feb 2008 (Forum)
    Hi guys i am new to the forum and would like some advice. I own a 2005 mondeo zetec s 2.0 tdci hatch which i bought from new. The car has done 56000 miles from new and has been fully maintained by my local ford dealer. A week ago last monday (20th) i started her up after doing a 30 mile
  • HGV another viewpoint 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
    s behave as they do. i am not a hgv driver (and it is a very skilled trade to do correctly) but I do hold a licence and help an owner/driver friend to cover at times. There are various types of hgv on the roads but the 1 type that most people hate are the artics on the motorway/dual carriageway
  • Mid sized MPV with 5+ cyl petrol engine 26 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    because it was a sacrificial first car for her and cost buttons to buy and insure. No, I prefer a five cylinder growl or six cylinder howl. The new Galaxy is longer and wider than the missus wants, likewise the Galaxy with a haircut, the superb S-Max, so buying ex-demo versions of either
  • What would you like to do? 19 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    's in a rural setting bounded on all sides by sites of Special Scientific Interest. I went in the house and told my wife the bad news about the cars. To put it mildly I was furious. My wife then phoned the local community officer (LCO) and left a message on the answering machine, and I
  • need Legal avivce citroen c8 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
    pending Heater mixer R Belt tension wheel R Rear door motor R Exhaust Earth lead R Loss of power steering ?? Work to report Rear Seat Wear Roof Bars Please feel free to add and delete items, I am no mechanic but it?s a canny list Yesterday the windscreen wipers stopped working at speed
  • '93 Polo. Coolant leak? 17 Oct 2005 (Forum)
    until Thursday. I drove the car to a mate?s house, and after an hour and a half, when I returned, all the windows were steamed up. When I say steamed up, they were really damp and took some demisting. Even the heated rear screen struggled to clear it on the 20 minute journey home. I thought
  • Local Dealer vs Internet Shop 15 Apr 2003 (Forum)
    dealer in terms of after care etc, or anything else? Are there any reason I should feel guilty about? Having test driven a few super-minis, I\'d like to review the cars I\'ve tried, hoping it might help someone who?s seeking small hatchbacks. I tried Ford fiesta zetec, Nissan Micra SV, Renault
  • Good Deed for the day, maybe. 12 Nov 2001 (Forum)
    Posted this on Motley Fool too. http://boards.fool.co.uk/Message.asp?mid=6843620 This lunchtime, my fiancee and I were on our way out shopping (I am on holiday). As we turned into a side road, a great big black S-reg volvo estate reversed out of a drive and hit a red L-reg fiat 3 door hatchback
  • Mercedes-Benz won't acknowledge wheel judder problem on the GLC - what do I do? 12 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
    I picked up my Mercedes-Benz GLC43 on 9 November following a test drive of the GLC250d in early September and 3 happy years of owning an GL350d. The following...
  • Car insurance for non-EU European travel (Balkans - to/from Albania) - what do I need to know? 29 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I plan to drive to/from Albania via Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Herzegovina/Bosnia, Serbia - not necessarily in that order because of boarder crossing...
  • Skoda Yeti - My third Yeti 22 Sep 2015 (Forum)
    similar to that I’d paid for the 2WD Urban 2 years earlier. I have a theory that 4x4’s may well offer better residuals, compared with 2WD’s, although I’ll not know for certain until “trade in time”. I actually prefer the styling of the pre-face lift car and feel
  • Problematic Audi - where do I stand? 29 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I bought an Audi A4 Avant S-line from the Audi Dealership in Worthing in October last year. It had 12 months approved waranty. From the day I picked the...
  • My first 6 weeks with a 520d 15 Jul 2012 (Forum)
    on the standard 17’s. I would be the first to admit that I would prefer bigger rims for aesthetics but as a day to day car, 17’s are the sweet spot for ride/handling. I would not consider M Sport suspension at all. The SE is firm enough for a back road blast and comfortable enough on the motorway. The engine
  • Choosing an MPV 14 May 2007 (Forum)
    After some recent reliability scares, my wife and I decided to replace our Ford Galaxy (S REG Ghia X, fully loaded) with something newish. Our budget was decided to be max £13K, and we wanted something 2years old or less with 20,000 miles on it or less. Our family is 2 Adults and 4 children
 

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