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• Are current VED rules simply killing old cars? 9 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  for £2400 and it's not even the higher spec'd model; it's the base model Lupo E (mine is the Lupo S model with CL+EW). So the short-term benefit is there, but in just 5 years, if I keep the car, I'll have paid £900 for tax alone. Throw in the odd cambelt + regular servicing and that initlaly
• Why DO we have to have such wide tyres these days? 19 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  or even earlier)   My dad's Renault 16 and Pug 305 had 145 section tyres. These cars were understeery by nature anyway, but it's not as though they were lacking in grip. At either end. A 1990's Pug 405 estate (steel wheels) had 175 section tyres. In the 80s, 185s were
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.3 engine management fusing (F28) 8 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  that this must be a common fault on mk4 fiestas(and possibly the mk5's aswell) since the donor car that I took the replacement wiring from was starting to chaff also and given time would have ended up with the same problem as myself. there also did not seem to be one other person that had had the exact same
• Reborn classics - your choices? 5 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  -penned Alvis T350 (30MPG out of a British saloon with a 3.5L V8 - in 1954! Long before the Buick - later Rover - V8 had been built. T350 had hydrolastic suspension, too) would be able to put the wind up the Germans... Rover P5B - based on Ford DEW98 platform as on Lincoln LS/Jag S-type/XF (so a bit
• Peugeot 207 (2006 - ) - A week driving in Portugal 11 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  was probably in it?s best environment - 5th gear 2,000 revs and acceleration on tap when required, but even then if you came across a vehicle which could be overtaken it had to be planned very carefully as there is no way this car would take off quickly and once 3,000 revs was reached there was nothing left
• SEAT/VW tdi pd VW505.01 oil follow up 21 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  , is as likely as finding rocking horse s***, as used 1.4 tdi's are very rare. Option 3 will cost me loads, option 2 leaves me with no car and loads of hassle, option one leaves my with doubt and worry (I planned on keeping this car for a few years). So there you have it. Sorry about the length of this post
• Impressions of new Focus C-max 19 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  and found that I preferred the driving position in a 70's Transit to that of the C-max and that the CD player sounded very iffy in quality. Not that much later, with steering not all that communicative and the fuel gauge plunging rapidly from full towards the 3/4 mark after only about 30 miles then my
• Sick Alfa 156 2.0 TS Man 9 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  as failed front wishbone arms. Took 3 months to order in parts by which time car tended to understeer and vibration developed at all speeds through front of the car, (also changed tyres to Potenza S03's from Pirelli's wished I had put Michelin on). 4. 22 months old, dealer finally fitted new front wish
• Letter toWelsh Assembly on car restriction plansci 2 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  that company car drivers are to be taxed on the amount of ?pollution? their cars produce. Carbon dioxide is a vital trace gas, essential to life on earth. It?s the bubbles in beer. Pollutant? What utter rubbish. Nature puts out 200 billion tons of CO2 via the natural carbon cycle whilst fossil fuel burning
• letter from the colonies vol 14 18 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  and 130lbs, and a useful prop-forward in the Manila 10's, might care to forego his manners and beat a path for us both so to speak to the door of the "CLNIC" (sic). In an instant we are through the door followed by heaped insults and are greeted by a vicious looking person in a white starched uniform she
• Smallish 4wd cars 27 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  and a bit rough.  It s a lot of money for something with no great comfort or space.  I was also worried about the twins it's reliability.  I have no particular reason to suspect it, but I know they're vulnerable to the wrong oil and so possibly a risky second hand buy.  I'm not sure I
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  What's the best medium sized van to buy to pull a trailer? 22 Jan 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy two 3.5t vans. They will be running very heavy using the entire payload most of the time. Usually long journeys with a mixture of country...
• Toyota RAV4 - Toyota RAV4 - Dodgy MOT/Ripped Off? 18 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i)) Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Front Inner Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened Front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 01 1.2 16v Orange coil light coming on 19 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  doing somewhere in the 70's on the motorway which was quite frightening. I managed to turn the engine off and on again whilst hurtling along and with a lot of revving in a lower gear the light went off and I continued the journey. A few days later the same happened but as I was pulling out
• The best first wheels 23 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  with a crippling monthly bill is unwise and only delays the day they can stand on their own two feet with head held high. They’ll be with you in their 40’s if they get into the PCP/Lease trap of a costly new car every few years. My neighbour has a nearly new VW Polo GTi at age 19, which is taking most of what he
• Honda Accord 2002 - Car failed MOT, need advice (do I keep repairing?) 30 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  having it serviced and it's been the most reliable car I've ever had.  I just let it fail its MOT, get whatever needs doing done and continue.  8k a year... cheap motoring ?  Or am I out of touch (why buy a car that costs me £000's when it's just going to get 8-10k driven out
• Audi - Reversed into pedestrian - any thoughts 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  without saying that I was horrified at what I'd done, the young lady (in her early 20's) was lying on the road, but after some time, the only external injury seemed to be a grazed (no blood) right elbow. Obviously she was shocked at what had happened, but she rose to her feet after a few minutes, and one
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  What is the best child car seat for a Nissan Qashqai? 20 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  We're having our first child in the new year and unsure about which child seats that we should be looking at - it's all so confusing. Do you have any advice...
• Lexus RX400h - RX400h owner's review for gordonbennet 20 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  don’t squeal like most M&S tyres in the dry – I tend to corner hard and they really impress. My exuberant cornering style has probably caused another issue – I’m starting to get wheel bearing noise from the rear, I think there’s probably 10K before I’m facing a sizable
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  What has happened to make insurance premiums go up so much in the last 12 months? 16 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Last July I insured my car for £240. This year, with no changes to my circumstances (other than the value of the car having reduced) the renewal quote...