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  • Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.8 Alarm may have killed car 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
    I parked the car at work this morning and about half an hour later the alarm went off - for the first time ever! I then had to deactivate it a number of times and through various combination of pressing the interior sensing button and deadlocking/not deadlocking I managed to silence it. It all
  • Mazda 3 - Mazda 3 (2013 on) - your opinions please 28 Oct 2015 (Forum)
    -down torque with 2.0 petrol, performance is there but needs working to get it Grumbles about ride quality on some surfaces (and I have to contend with at least a dozen speed lumps every working day) Poor rear visibility and no parking sensors on SE (why, Mazda, why?) No DAB
  • Lexus RX400h - RX400h owner's review for gordonbennet 20 Jun 2019 (Forum)
    of these traits. Car Park anonymity! I find I have to drive around car parks with the windows down and the (decent) stereo on, pedestrians just don’t hear you coming when running on battery power and step into your path lemming-style. Reversing lights are awful, I’ve replaced them with LEDs which
  • Audi Q2 - first 1,000 miles 25 May 2018 (Forum)
    and handling were streets ahead of the traded-in V60: a bonus, as one might have expected an improvement in one to be at the expense of the other.  And there's an indescribably good feeling that never again will I have to reach for the parking brake down by my right knee.  I still prefer
  • I've been caught speeding 4 times in the last few weeks. Will I get a driving ban? 9 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
    Could you give me a ball-park figure for my law-breaking driving? Around a year ago I did the speed awareness course after being busted for doing 36mph...
  • Accident advice 27 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I had an accident the other evening while wanting to turn right coming out of a side road onto a one way road. There were cars parked on my left right...
  • Why do the police fabricate offences against drivers? 23 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I had the money and inclination to take on the boys in blue when they completely fabricated a "speeding" offence against me. They even produced a "witness"...
  • Penalty kicks 20 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
    The Government/DVLA is scamming motorists. In 2008 my wife sold her Vauxhall Corsa to the daughter of friend of a friend. The necessary slip on the V5C...
  • Congester Guardian 3 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
    Soon the people of Manchester will get the opportunity to vote on the proposed congestion charge rip off. As if having a budget of £3m for an awareness...
  • Any - Cars for tall people (6' 4")? - and my experience. 26 Mar 2017 (Forum)
    at the gym but it soon dawned on me that it is the car so it's time to get something different - I would've got rid of it sooner but it's so cheap to run. I have the seat as far back as it can go but my legs are still very much bent when pushing the pedals down. The headroom is fine but my legs (knees
  • Will need a 'station car' car soon... 15 Mar 2017 (Forum)
    but it must also be capabable of long journeys every so often (1 per month). Let's paint the picture. I am a private owner and currently run a 3L Petrol Jaguar XF. It is Quite a Fine Motor Car and I do about 10k/year. From next year, my office will be moved to a city centre
  • DPF Filters - Just how bad are they? 14 Feb 2017 (Forum)
    Having read the horror stories about particulate filters, I have at this point resigned myself to avoiding an SUV fitted with a DPF and am looking to purchase a Honda CRV 2.0 petrol 4WD. (4WD will suit my purpose better than a 2WD due to some of the places I park) My budget
  • Lamborghini factory tour 25 Aug 2014 (Forum)
    I am in Italy on holiday with my family and booked into the factory tour at Sant Agata Bolognese. Due to a rubbish Sat Nav app, I took a wrong exit off the Autostrada near Modena so arrived late.  However I and told them.  Not only were they fine, they laid on a private tour for me
  • A year with the Jaaaaag 12 Aug 2012 (Forum)
    . It's a 56 plate 3.0litre petrol model in SE trim with the sensible 7 spoke alloys, black exterior and 'ivory' interior which is a posh way of saying nearly white. When I bought it the Sat Nav thought it was on the M1 all the time but that has been fixed and works fine. I've done almost 11,000 miles
  • Toyota Prius III (2009 - ) - Impressions of the new Prius 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
    When ordering my elder daughter's fourth Toyota Yaris, I was looking over the new Prius and was offered a test run in one - a fine example of long-term thinking by the salesman at the excellent Octagon Toyota in Bracknell, as he knew I have a new Skoda. His reward is that I'm happy to tell anyone
  • Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2000 2.0 HDI With Zero acceleration 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
    Hi, I have a Peugeot 306 hdi 2000. Just wondering if anyone can give me any suggestions (apart from scrapping my car!) I'll start from the beginning and try to put as much info as possible. I started the car up one day and it was fine, then drove it 10 meters slowly in a car park and the engine
  • Mitsubishi L200 pickups (2000 - 2006) - How to replace a pickup? 23 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    up in the morning, and the parking headache in the city multi-stories is driving me insane. After some consideration, my brief has to consist of the following: Comfy drive - I want to be cosseted, the jarring drive of the pickup over all these poorly repaired town roads has made me want to spend
  • Living with the Seicento 8 May 2007 (Forum)
    a lower gear than instinct suggests, but its acceptable and the first fuel consumption return was 55 mpg with a mix of town and A/B roads, which is impressive and a trip to Lincoln on Sunday will be a real test for economy. Great car in town, very easy to park and visability is great. I find mine very
  • Wrongly accuse of being in an accident 27 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    - I have had no parking fines or anything else. I also asked, that if they exchanges details, what name did 'I' give. She told me and it was not my name, or anybody I know. I have never lent my car to anybody either. My options are I attend court and defend this or I don't attend and my old insurers
  • Mobilo experience 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
    vehicle, which arrived about.... 13:45pm The car was in my garage & (being auto) left in 'park', this posed a bit of a problem as it meant the 'handbrake' was effectively on. After hitching car via tow-hook & using wooden blocks under the rear wheels to 'slip' the car backwards, it was loaded by about
 

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