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• Honda Civic - Is this car worth considering? 8 May 2019 (Forum)
  spoke to the owner and went and saw the car, 2 weeks ago. He is a Hungarian gentleman, who is leaving UK, hence selling the car. Issues with the car at that time:- 1) Air Con was not cooling 2) Only 1 key   3) A little uneven panel gaps around the front
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  What spacious, family friendly car would be more fitting than our Nissan Qashqai? 9 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2014 Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCI Tekna with 9000 miles on the clock, only had it one year and thinking of selling due to ongoing problems. I've had...
• Warrantydirect Confusion 19 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  + with 51.000 miles on the clock. ENGINE Cylinder head, internal bushings, oil pump, crankshaft and bearings, tappet gear, valves & guides (excluding burnt or pitted valves), pistons & rings, cylinder bores/liners, con rods, distributor drive, starter ring gear, flywheel, autodrive plate, camshaft drive belts
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  Why is there a smell of rotten eggs from our car? 3 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  We have a petrol Jaguar F-Pace and on occasions, we notice the smell of rotten eggs. Do you have any ideas what this may be and how best to get it resolved?...
• Seat Ibiza - Please help - rejecting a vehicle 4 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  and nearly smashed into the car behind me. Also noticed a strong smell of petrol coming from the car when getting out of it, the vent on the dash board sounded like it had gas escaping from it when the heating or air con was on. Also window wipers were not working as they should. I sought advice from CAB
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  Which car should we pick to replace our Motability Volkswagen Golf? 14 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife qualifies for a car under the Motability Scheme and her last two cars have been Volkswagen Golfs, presently a 1.4 TSI which has just about all...
• Ford Fiesta 1.6tdci Titanium - Cat C repaired car - major issues, any advice 28 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  the bolt simply welded back on and a damaged inner supprt panel. There was dented air con pipes and leaking coolant hoses. The guys at the garage said that this car had obviously been involved in quite a heavy front end impact. They also said that the cambelt had probably snapped due to the mis
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  Do old buses have a special permission to emit lots of smoke? 23 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I regularly end up following 2004 registered double-decker buses around Huddersfield. The exhaust is that bad that I have to put the air-con recirculation...
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  Do I have any legal recourse against a garage that didn't disclose my car had been damaged? 14 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a MINI from an approved dealer 12 months ago, it was an ex demonstrator. It recently developed an issue with the air con. When I took it into...
• Peugeot 405 GL 1991 (carb) - Engine Cooling fans not working 4 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I've been driving my 405 GL since its manufacture. It is a model fitted with air-con. 5 years ago I was forced to replace the entire engine. Since then I have had problems with the cooling fans. Due to a leakage I have also not been able to restore my aircon. Because of the shoddy work done, I had
• Fiat Grande Punto 1.9 - Had the car only 3months..what are my rights! 22 May 2012 (Forum)
  to notice that when the car is in neutral you can feel the whole car vibrate slightly, and if the air con is on the vibrations increase more. At first I tryed not to think much off it, I thought I was being a bit fussy but after a month just to be safe i took it to my local MOT and Service centre, thinking
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  Why can't Nissan Customer Services help with specification problems with my X-Trail? 11 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I replaced a six-year-old Nissan X-Trail with a new top of the range Tekna model in April 2010 and diligently read the manual to cope with all the gizmos....
• Citroen C4 Picasso 7-st (2007 - ) - - 10 day hire car review 12 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  throttle to disengage. Engine was a corker, lot of power and seemed quite economical. Ideal for motorway cruising. Cruise control was easy to use, showing set speed on dash and +/- buttons to adjust on wheel. Lots of cubby holes, and drinks bin with air con, although they were bit small, would have
• Driving the Amalfi Coast and Naples 5 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  at times, everything else about it was good. Great air-con, slick gearbox, sharp brakes, good handling, comfortable. It was the right size for the roads and was great fun to drive. But does it really need a “city” setting for the power-steering? Does it really need power-steering at all?
• Ford Focus Zetec 5 Dr 1.6 Tdci (2011 mark3) - Control panel lights and cAN bus issues 23 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  of returning to the car in a car park to find all of the side windows fully open (the car has "global opening /closing"), and another occassion where the radiator cooling fan stayed on after the car was locked - cold day after a short run of 15 miles, air con switched off, and temp gauge showing normal reading
• Transporter, Vivaro, Transit - Small Motor Vans: What you need to know! 14 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  , with a variety of food and confectionary snacks laid out like a banquet over that wonderful dashboard. Additonally all of the vans have a smallish glove box, which if you opt for air con will be refrigerated in summer. So the Ford is clear winner here!  Unfortunately Ford don't seem to rust proof
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  Should the head gasket have failed on my mother's 2004 Subaru Impreza 2.0 GX? 3 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My mother's 2004 Subaru Impreza 2.0 GX was serviced on 7 May 2010 this year. On 19 July 2010 we broke down on the motorway, which resulted in a bill for...
• Picked up the Scenic today.... 23 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  open windows shut. Kit is very generous - 4 electric windows, ABS, EBD, ESP, a full complement of airbags, air-con and double sunroof, CD multichanger, refrigerated glovebox, electric folding mirrors, alloys.....you name it. And yes, it all works. For now! :-) Faults? It's popped its offside headlight
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  Cooling fan operation 6 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've been driving my 405 GL since its manufacture. It is a model fitted with air-con. Five years ago I was forced to replace the entire engine. Since...
• Ford Mondeo - Purchase nightmare! 28 May 2015 (Forum)
  . I gave the car a once over whilst visiting and soon discovered the oil level was not showing on the dipstick and the temp gauge rose to 90degrees after 5mins of the engine running at idle! Not good. The air-con does not work either and the remote key has to be used manually to unlock the car even