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• DC if you like, just me and my new car 15 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Philippines built Ford Lynx 1.3 (Mazda-derived engine) fuel-injected with M/T, silver-gold metallic, proper full size car and the normal goodies for about GBP6,300 in recently appreciated Pounds against the Peso from the Growler Inc offshore slush fund my accountant doesn't know about and my ex-wife only
• 08 Ford Mondeo Estate titanium 1.8 TDI - Nobody has been able to diagnose problem - HELP! 2 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hi Everyone. Im in the UK. I'll get straight to it. I have a 2008 ford mondeo titanium estate 1.8 TDI. I have taken it to several garages over the last 18 months and non of them have been able to diagnose (or even find the fault) on the car, which is as follows. The problem
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  How realistic are official fuel consumption and CO2 figures for new cars? 22 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying the new Ford Kuga PHEV 2.5. The fuel consumption figures are 201mpg and CO2 of 26g Are they serious? I’ll never achieve that, will...
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  Does the Ford Ka+ have the same issues as the Fiat 500 that it's based on? 23 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I recently put a small deposit down on a 2017 Ka+. Yesterday, a friend told me that it's a poor Fiat engine and bad gearbox. I'm now worried. Could you...
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  Should we keep or trade in our old Ford Galaxy? 24 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My son is wanting to change his Ford Galaxy 2.0 diesel. The car is a 2007 model and has great bodywork, with 96,000 miles from new and dealer maintained....
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  What's the trade in value of my SEAT Ibiza? 21 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a five-door SEAT Ibiza Copa 1.4 SE on a 2011 plate, with 30,000 miles on the clock. There's a couple of small scrapes on the back bumper and the...
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  Do I need to worry about this new battery? 8 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Recently I've not been using my car very much. I last used it on Sunday and all was fine, but on Tuesday I went to move it and the battery seemed flat...
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  Ford Focus or Volvo V40? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking to buy a new family car to replace our aging Ford Focus and have so far narrowed down our choices to the new Focus and the new Volvo V40....
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  Ford Focus management light 2 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2003(53) Ford Focus TDCi, and over the past months - now and then even mid journey - it goes a bit sluggish, as if turbo not kicked in! Then lots...
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  Was my accident caused by a transmission fault? 20 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2011 Skoda Fabia Elegance 1.2TSI 105 7-speed DSG automatic, which is an excellent short journey runabout but it takes its time moving off from...
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  TPS Issues 21 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently experienced a problem with my 1999 Fiesta - where the engine dips and sometimes stalls when cold, but more recently it has become much...
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  Can you help with running problems in my Ford Puma? 19 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm after information regarding my 1.7 VCT Ford Puma. I have had bad running issues for some time now. Basically, when I start the car from cold the engine...
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Three weeks with a 2.0 TDCi auto 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  what the Cortina and the Sierra did very well - plenty of accommodation for a sensible price, but corners have to be cut to achieve the price point - sound insulation being one obvious area. It will be cheap to buy, service and fix. Exactly what a Ford should be.
• I shafted the trade, guilty or not? 4 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Here is a little moral dilema, in whether its ever justifiable to shaft a garage because other places have done it to you. I once had the run around with a new Ford Fiesta in the early 1980s when they had that mechanical autochoke. It kept sticking on and the car `choking to death` from cold when
• Fird fiesta 07 - Suspicious car(or it’s just me!) 10 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  Evening all, recently bought a nice runaround ford fiesta 07 private sale. Owner did not have the v5, so i applied for a new one, no problem, the notes on the new v5 state the car was salvaged due to structural damage, but declared suitable for repair.did not know this before buying. Within a week
• Is E85 ethanol making a comeback? 10 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  I remember  Ford selling Focus dual fuel cars in France  back in 2006. Never took off due to limited opportunities to refuel.   I was surprised therefore at my local French supermarket, that the E5 98 octane choice on the pump had been removed for E85
• PHEV..IN THEORY 11 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  just reading reports on the ford kuga phev, and Kia sorrento phev, now I’ve been thinking ( itself a dangerous thing) , both claim they will do 30/35 miles respectively on electric alone,  so, in theory you could plug your car in say overnight, travel to and from work
• Audi A4 Avant - £5k Petrol Estate 9 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  to be cars from about 2005 to 2010 with about 80-125k miles, things like Audi A4, Volvo V50/70, VW Passat, Ford Mondeo, Subaru Legacy. Also maybe Lexus IS250 if I'm happy with saloon. I'm looking for some thoughts on the relative reliability of cars of that age/mileage and any ones to either short
• If you could choose one foot operated device... 16 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  -to-be idle left foot something to do, what would it be? A 70s Ford wash/wipe? A dipswitch? Maybe a blood curdling get-out-of-the-way horn? A harpoon, perhaps? My reason for asking is that there are so many bamboozling multifunction touchscreens around nowadays that it may be time to look
• Which of these used cars would you choose? 27 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  months including new thermostat, fuel injector,battery, cross climate tyres and a full service Ford Fiesta, 1.25 L petrol, manual, 2010 Zetec (£1400) 100,000 miles, not serviced at all for four years, as far as I know, had no faults or repairs done for two years