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• Best van for up to £4000 please 7 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  earlier so I am thinking wheel bearing. Duly dropped home and I managed to park it whilst driving slowly an hearing a grating noise from said hub. So it is still possible to move it under its own steam. Anyway, onto my next point. Week now completely messed up, Discovery will have to be used as works
• Hyundai i20 - Hyundai i20 paintwork 19 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  stupidly drove too close to the pillar at the end of the driveway (trying to avoid the bins, I should have just got out and moved them...sigh), and it left a fine scratch across the left rear passenger door about 10cms above the handle and extended very slightly over to the next panel.  Weeks
• Please help me choose a diesel estate car 25 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  paragraph.   First problem we noticed with the tranny is when fall started to bring cooler temps.   From park or reverse, the tranny would take anywhere from 2-5 seconds to engage into drive and does so with a THUD
• Credit Repair & Hire - Possible Disputes? 13 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, My car was involved in an accident about 3 weeks ago. In summary, my car (Nissan 350Z 3.5l V6) was parked along a street next to a Showhome we were viewing at the time. The guy living across the street reversed and hit my driver side door. Fortunately he drop by and spoke
• I bought an Almera 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  , not as good as an old French car, but felt better than a Focus * handling is fine: feels very secure and predictable, mercifully free of excitement * autobox smooth, road noise low, engine quiet in normal use (growlier when kickdown used, but it's fast enough for me that won't be needed much) * brakes
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  Can I get a refund from the dealership who mis-sold me a damaged Renault Captur? 10 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a year old Renault Captur at the weekend and it appears to be a nice, well-kept car. However, driving it home I noticed what looked like specks...
• Bad overtake? 6 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  be VERY dangerous IMO. At the time/place I started the overtake there were no oncoming vehicles, no entrances,  no parked vehicles and not even any pedestrians on the other side of the road. So completely the wrong side of the road was the place to be. I did tell her this, but I didn't want to argue
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  The AA breakdown service 4 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Is the AA's breakdown service regulated by any organisation?? Their website proudly boasts that they are regulated by the FCA but this does not cover...
• Fiat Panda - Malta car hire scam 7 May 2013 (Forum)
  "downtown" office. The staff were very helpful and friendly, but the documentation took ages and then we had to walk around the block a time or two to even find the vehicle, as parking around there is impossible. We then went over the car with the finest tooth-comb I've ever met and every tiny
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  Rescue service liability? 30 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, a few weeks ago we were in Blackpool to see my niece in a show, as we were leaving Blackpool I noticed smoke coming from the back of the car, considering...
• The complete driver. Why worry? 27 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  , as is well known, lack fine skills in co-ordination or mechanical sympathy. Many manufacturers make large, four-wheel drive models specifically for the wifely duties of collecting offspring from school. With their rugged bumpers and large tyres, these specialist cars are ideal for coping with pedestrians
• Had An Accident Today - Uninsured Pilloc 25 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hello, Drving along in nose to tail traffic earlier today in my home city with the Mrs and daughter - a car ran into the rear bumper on our newish AudiS2. The fool had parked at a rightangle to the road in front of some close gates and as we passed, it started revesing slowly, we had to stop
• My 1st month, 3300 miles, with an S-Max 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  arches) and isn?t that great in a tight car park. Refinement This is a good long distance car. Seats are much more comfortable than the BMW, not quite as good as a Volvo though. The front seats are sports seats with bolstered side cushions and really do hold you well. Noise from the large windscreen
• Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI - What are my rights after buying a car privately? 15 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  and said "it's ok you can drive the car because your insured as I am fully comp on it" I started the engine after he went in and it appeared to sound fine, a little smoke but what I expected from a diesel (so I've been told) Drive slowly home about two miles away as it didn't have much fuel and parked
• New (Motability) car 15 May 2023 (Forum)
  (wltp) range. Heated seats and steering wheel, plus the ability to pre-heat (or cool) the car before getting into it. Con's: No off street parking, so have to rely on public charging network (but we do so little miles, I really don't think it would be an issue
• 2yrs on from buying a 9yr old dpf-equipped diesel 10 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  the dealer. No reason to doubt that having seen the paperwork. VED - Band K £325/yr. Insurance - £280 pa fully comp (Aviva) 49yr old male, 12yrs NCB, parked off road. 15K mileage per annum Now...before getting to the ownership experience, it's vital to present my 'use case
• Skoda Yeti - My third Yeti 22 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  I have just taken ownership of my third Yeti. My previous Yeti ownership comprised a 2009 1.2 TSI SE, followed by a 2012 Urban TDI. I ran the TSi for 10K miles / 1 year and found it just a little bit underpowered. It was fine around town, but struggled when fully loaded with either
• A week with an MG3 26 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  . The steering, which is needlessly heavy at parking speed and goes weirdly light in a straight line, gets better when you’re acting like a helmsmith. There’s even some sense of the grip and conditions being experienced by the front wheels. The MG3 has hydraulic rather than electric power
• My first 6 weeks with a 520d 15 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  have ever experienced and I have driven plenty of Audi/Mercs/BM’s before. The car has quite a long wheelbase which combined with an ‘average at best’ steering lock and thick pillars makes car parks sometime challenging. I am more than competent at driving (ex HGV1) but it is a large car with restricted
• 2500km in a Citroen Xantia 17 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  of the way first. Not a big thing, but irritating. Despite the fact that the engine is uninspiring, it is smooth and competent. It certainly is fine in traffic, or cruising. But it clearly isn?t a ?boy racer?s? engine, nor is it supposed to be. However, it does the job. Actual cabin space is good. I?m