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  Need new tyres for my Focus ST - what should I get? 17 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2013 Ford Focus ST and need two new tyres on the front. What would you recommend
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  What's the best commuter car for £3000? 13 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  A few months ago you answered a question about a commuter car for around £3000 and recommended the Ford Fiesta 1.25. Is that the Zetec model? What year...
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  Best car for £1000? 18 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My friend has asked for advice. He has a budget of £1000 on a car and little else. Any recommendations?
• Buying advice - small automatic 24 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, Due to medical reasons we need to get shot of my Mum's manual Ford Ka and look for an automatic in a similar size. It will mainly be used for short journeys with a couple of motorway trips now and again. Budget of around £3-4k so looking for something around 6 or 7 years old
• Volkswagen Golf V - auction prices 9 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm planning on going to some bca/manheim and any other auctions recommended to me, with the aim of eventually purchasing a VW golf mk5 1.9 tdi....
• 1.6 Bluemotion - VW Touran Tow Bar 17 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  , no problem. Lease company says it will invalidate warranty. Result Impasse. Tried to get a definitive answer to no avail. No e-mail address available that I can see to get answer. Help please - even threatened to buy a Ford but the efficient Germans will not be moved.
• Fiesta 1388cc zetec - Supplier....355mm rear brake hoses for Mk1V Fiesta 23 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi,anyone know of a supplier for rear brake hoses.My local accessories shops have all drawn a blank.Nearest is 17mm too short which stretches pipe,I need 355mm total length,males both end,or male/chamfered female.Cost £26 a pair for TRW compared to 70-odd quid from Ford parts,so am keen
• Why do some cars have only one reversing light? 6 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  ) so I dont see why cars should not come with two. And some cars (for example ford focus mk1 ) have only one light AND in  a bad place!   Anybody else have any views on this?
• AutoAid Breakdown Insurance 9 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi Back Roomers, I'm looking to purchase breakdown cover/insurance for the first time in a while as I haven't included it to my car insurance policy this year. I only do 8,000 miles a year in a well maintained 7 year old Ford Mondeo Petrol. Auto Aid seem to offer a great price for breakdown
• How To get a cheap new motor & go green 13 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I feel it's not in the interest of motor manufacturers! Imagine a Ford Ka or similar but no: PAS. Anti lock brakes. Elec windows Radio Central locking Rear seats Reduce ir bags carpets and rear ad rear side windows made out of plastic. This would cut the cost of the car, make it lighter, thus
• What used car for £2000? 3 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  When the other half goes back to work in September, I may need a second runabout. I'm thinking 5 door hatch Focus 1.6 LX or a higher spec Fiesta might do the trick. I don't want anything French. Is there anything else which could match the Fords on value for money, spare parts, servicing costs
• A little goes a long way 27 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I greased Mrs RobertyBob's hinges yesterday... or at least those on her Ford Fiesta. I noticed that my trusty, one pound (weight) tin of Shell Retinex 'A' was down to about 20%. I must have bought the tin around 1970 to grease the six universal joints in the drive line on my Triumph 2000. I
• GM Post Huge Quarterly Loss of $15.5bn! 1 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  is over and GM and Ford didn't see it coming?? I also see that it's finance arm (the bit that normally makes the profit) made a loss. Partly to the write down costs on the slow selling trucks and SUVs. Probably the guaranteed future value sort of thing.
• Efficient petrol engines - suggestions? 1 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  With the petrol / diesel price differential getting worse instead of better as it should in the summer months, it might be heloful if between us we could come up with examples of particularly fuel-efficient petrol engines - clearly not the 1.6 Ford Focus as the current thread shows! I'll kick off
• Charging car battery from a car 18 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  it to a mains-powered charger. He's thinking in terms of using jump leads to connect it to the battery in his car. If he does this, will it charge from the alternator if he runs the engine for a while? Swapping the batteries isn't an option. The car in question is a '97 Ford Escort if that has any bearing
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - Why am I classed as a badge snob? 5 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Carrying on from a comment that was made over in technical. Why am I classed as being a snob badge by so many back roomers because I buy VW? I see no difference between a Ford, Vauxhall, Toyota and Honda. Pure and simple I just preferred the Passat. My last car was nearly a mondeo and the only
• Ragtop with four seats 5 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  views in any form or shape whatsoever ******* She doesn't want anything "common" like a Vauxhall or a Ford. ******* End of contentious bit ******* She's owned a BMW and doesn't like the way other drivers treated her. Final requirement: She's looking for something with a bit of style
• '02 Focus Zetec 1.8tdci - Immobiliser 6 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  My 2002 Ford Focus Zetec 1.8tdci decided not to start last night. When going to start the motor, after waiting for all the usual lights to go out, the car did not start . . . it seemed to want to but didn't - just a slight noise. After thinking it was the battery, I tried to jump start
• 1998 Seat Alhambra centre 3-point belt? 10 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  My wife has a 1998 Alhambra (otherwise badged VW Sharan and Ford Galaxy), and we would like the centre seat (the first passenger row) to have a three-point belt rather than just a lap belt. I know I can just put a seat in the boot and it'll have a three-point belt, but that takes up bootspace
• VED on KA Van question 29 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Chaps I have just renewed the road tax on my van and was charged £175.00 the van is a Ford KA 1.3 Petrol reg. July 03 The VED is in three bands ; Euro III at £175.00 Euro IV (reg 1/3/03 to 31/12/06) at £115.00 Euro IV (reg after 31/12/07) at £175.00 Question ; what is Euro III or IV and who