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• Spurious VW leak 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  if any of the recnt work I've had done could have resulted in this. Could it be an AC coolant leak? I'm quite unaware of the possibilities so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thx. S. PS My temp gauge has not been working for a while now, still waiting for VW to check it out and let me know what
• LPG Problem - Rover 820 6 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  The LPG system on a friend's car decided to pack up at the weekend. The car is an "S" reg Rover 820 Auto, with (but don't quote me on this) a LaVorta? LPG conversion. The car was driven all the way from Oxfordshire to Dover and onto the Ferry to France with no problems whatsoever. However, upon
• Home Trader 11 May 2003 (Forum)
  on the Middlesex side of Walton Bridge, there are a couple of home traders operating, with cars parked in the road or in lay-bys. A number of people told me they had complained - to no avail. The council were not interested and the trader/s ignored them and then one night someone went round several of the cars
• Tyres for an S280 Mercedes 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I'm told by everyone, including Honest John that the S-Class wears tyres very quickly, especially on the front. Typically 6,000, 9,000 or 12,000 miles depending on who you ask and how you drive of course. I drive like I'm on a Sunday jaunt. Apparently. ;) Which ones do folk recommend
• Double Standards Officer. 18 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  malarkey. Strange, then, that a mere seven pages later an article on the new Mini Cooper S is printed, heralding its 135 mph capability and seven second 0 - 60 times. The article went on to say "the important figures I like to quote are the 50 - 75 mph overtake time" and last time we looked, 75 mph
• Caravan towing speed record 5 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  attempt but this time being towed by a Mercedes Benz ML500, the powerful V8 4x4 setting the record at a breakneck 174 km/h. This record is also under investigation as a world normally-aspirated production car towing record. Details of this will be confirmed shortly. So what\'s the world record
• Feeling menaced? 19 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  , while their counterparts in the North West go down as Britain?s wimps with 37 per cent. And a whopping 69 per cent of drivers surveyed confessed it adversely affected their normal driving habits when a bike is behind or beside them".
• Blind spots, wing mirrors. 17 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  that one sticks onto one\'s wing mirror so improving visibility. Has anybody out there any experience of such an item and could advise whether it works or not. Is there any other solution to this problem. I am going on a trip of approx. 450 miles within the next few weeks so would really, really like
• 4X4 that runs on both Petrol and Diesel 22 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  this without actually using 2 separate engines or changing the properties of the fuel itself. Anyway, we set about looking for this mysterious vehicle, only to come across the then newly introduced (to Sri Lanka) Nissan Patrol; Unfortunately our friend?s English wasn?t that great ? he had mistaken the word
• Mega-stars wot I know. 22 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Seems OGL* is scheduled for another appearance on LBC this Saturday. 1) who's listening ? 2) anyone know what time (current UK time) ? Their website doesn`t show it. 3) who`s got the wotsits to review him in the same way you do Driven/Top Gear ? (not me). Also, HJ, I know that you`ve done
• Kenlowe Hot-Start - The Saga Continues 14 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  In case anyone was discouraged from getting one of the devices by my tale(s) of woe:- Kenlowe has kindly replaced the heater/pump unit again, but after some discussion with them & my garage, it was suggested that the continuing failures were probably due to the switchback routing of the connecting
• Follow on to car jacking thread 27 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  and it needs the whole world to agree on duties. My thoughts, what about domestic flights? Next time I put thick end of £50's worth of diesel in how far do you think I would get with the line that I should not pay duty am on my way to a meeting re exporting UK products and importing some wine, beer & ciggies
• Ford Focus 1.6 LX - Petrol - 2006 Mk2 - Ford Focus intermittent transmission light showing 20 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a 2006 (Mk2) Ford Focus (1.6 LX petrol with 87k mileage) that has the transmission light appearing (lighting up) on the dashboard intermittently. When you turn the ignition on all the dashboards lights appear for a second and then disappear, this is usual practice I
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  Is buying a diesel van a good idea, bearing in mind the problems I hear about expensive emissions equipment repairs? 25 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My dad is wanting a van for approximately £2000. He's never had a van or a diesel vehicle. I myself am a car enthusiast; I've bought, repaired and sold...
• mazda 6 2.2 sport - madza 6 engine failure under warranty 30 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  is a double whammy for the lubrication of the engine. This can cause failure of the engine and sometimes the turbo can also be seriously damaged. I hope someone out there will take mazda to court over this as for me I don't have the cash to risk on a big court case. Apparently this is not just a maxes
• Find my daughter an automatic...? 7 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  around town would be nice, lowish insurance group, petrol due to usage, not red. Absolute max is £5K I've had a look around bearing in mind I'm a regular lurker / occasional poster on here and some options seem to be:- Honda Jazz CVT (or is iShift acceptable in the automated manual
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  If I SORN my Honda CR-V for most of the year, would this be asking for trouble? 27 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My household currently has two cars and are considering going electric with both, probably two used Nissan Leaf, battery owned. This would cover all of...
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  Need a car with decent boot space and capable of carry several passenger - which? 16 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Looking for an auto vehicle costing not more than £5-6k with sufficient boot space ideally for 4 sets of golf clubs (each bag approx 50"-or 120cm long)...
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  What's the speed limit on my local A-road, and can you recommend a speed camera warning device? 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I do a 70-mile commute to and from work on the A449 between Newport (South Wales) and Ross-on-Wye five days a week. Half the journey is on an A-road and...
• Advice on my next car 28 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  not important but I have no kids, no need to lug anything around. No desire for a convertible, MPV or four wheel drive. I want to buy second hand as I don't really have a large budget to finance the replacement, maybe £2,000-£3,000 max. I really dislike mini-mpvs, especially a hire car Vauxhall that leaked oil