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• Mini Hatch One 2007 (57) - Overheating issue 20 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  overpaying for the car (within reason).    The symptoms: Engine overheats after about 20-25 miles of careful (max 50mph) driving. The "oil pressure low" light comes on, and the engine smells really hot. There is no loss of oil, no change in the oil colour (the oil was recently
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  Which small cabriolet should I buy? 2 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Age 70 and fancy open air motoring. The car must be small and comfortable to tempt the wife! I have no garage, so will avoid a rag-top. Do you think the...
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  Buying a used estate for £10k - what should I get? 29 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have £10,000 to spend on a replacement car. It should be an automatic estate with a petrol engine as I only do around 5000 miles per year. I want to...
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  Can you recommend a good hatchback? 11 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am in the market for a medium sized hatchback. The car must be fun to drive and offer a good balance between power and economy. I'll be doing 9000 miles...
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  What should I buy as a first car? 30 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I asked earlier what would be a good attractive first car to buy and you guys recommended a Dacia Sandero Ambiance. I spoke to a friend who said the Dacia...
• Audi A4 Allroad - First Time Buyers help 11 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  requirement 4. Must be easy to drive (for begineers) cheap to run, reliable and not too powerful in order to keep auto insurence prices down. Also needs to be safe for passengers (baby) 5. 20000 EUROS MAX. No more than this as I full expect the car to get banged up and dont want
• Peugeot 406 HDi - Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI anti polution fault 5 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  goes into "slow" mode (max 3000rpm, then later it's allowed full revs but still with fault on), the engine 'runs on' after switch off, and the garage guy says "..just give it a long hard run and it'll be OK..."! It often is, but not this time. The "fault" Is on and off like Jordan's
• Advice needed on low cost (mostly) motorway drivin 12 May 2011 (Forum)
  ride on motorways (long journeys & making phone calls from car) 3. Good-ish acceleration (for safe overtaking). (0-60 in c.8 or 9 secs max)   DESIRABLE: 4. Ideally need a hatchback (for transporting larger items) 5. Good cornering  (fun & saves fuel). 6
• Mercedes CLS - Car not level side to side 2 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  which according to the key means 'Difference left/right (Max. Deviation)' The readings were: Left: 1.7mm / -0.90 degrees Right: 8.4mm / -0.20 degrees Target: 5.0mm +/- 10.0mm (-0.56 degrees +/- 1.05) Each individual measurement is within spec, but the report which
• Suzuki Ignis Sport - Advice needed for air-con problem 5 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  suspected, the recharge did not last long (4 months, max
• 02 Daewoo Nubira 1.6 Estate - Too much oil - Can I save my engine?! 7 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  been driving it once a week on National roads -  I get up to 50 max as it has other problems (wheel bearing and tracking I think) which affect the steering and control of the car and problems with the new brakes giving kickback and not always stopping the car.  Anyway back to the point
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 03 1.4 16v ECU failure 13 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  to last longer, CUK have agreed a 33% goodwill offer discount on parts and labour. I don't think this is enough. I think its pretty poor that CUK are still looking to make a profit on this one, they must ship these things in for £200 or so max. PS the coil spring on the nearside front snapped
• Help me choose-Large Diesel engine Q Barge! 16 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  With my current and first diesel a VW Passat 1.9 TDI 130 bhp,I'm firmly hooked on diesel cars , now looking at something more powerful with better handling... Current criteria Large engine, max Bhp Good handling ,and reliability-that rules out all SUVs! Size -large Saloon size Budget up to 20k
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - (yr 2000) Automatic Gearbox Problem 13 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  have also been told that if i can find a gearbox its not a diy job because it has to be setup on a computer or something. I have been quote up to a max of 1500 for a brand new gearbox and not much less to fit a recon. What should I do? Slight tweak to subject line to include year - correct me
• What should I get next? 29 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  2.0 dCi Passat Tdi Golf 2.0 Tdi Accord or Civic 2.2 Focus or C-Max TDCi Primera 2.2(not a fan of the styling but I liked the way it drove) What else could I look at? There must be lots of cars I've not thought of. Thank you.
• Fiat Punto Melted Piston 19 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  up. (You would have thought they would have checked that). I check the level and sure enough the coolant level was very low. I fill it up to the max level and do not get any more lights coming on. Last week I was driving home and my engine starts to make a grinding noise and loses power. I pull
• VIP Car Sales - Knutsford 7 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  reg Ford focus with ripped seats, no radio, no blower (in the height of summer) broken windows and only 1 door that would open with a key. We have 2 toddlers and I was 7 months pregnant. A month later after chasing him weekly, Richard said he had reconditioned the turbo "out of his own pocket
• Defending BL/Rover 2 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  and despite gross underfunding manage to produce a good car. I am including the BAperiod here. Under BL they created the Montego which may make some laugh that I’d suggest it was a good car but it was. I sold plenty of these in the 90’s and not a problem was had and if you look up period road tests from
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  What's the best entry-level sat nav? 16 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  What's the best entry-level sat nav?
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  Is it worth me upgrading my Mercedes-Benz S-Class? 8 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am in a quandary: I own a very nice 1999 Mercedes-Benz S500. It's well maintained, has only done 70,000 miles and I got it cheap (previous owner was...