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  Buying a cheap, used estate- what's best? 26 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We have 3 large dogs and want to buy a cheap, used car to carry them in. Can you recommend anything? We cover 6000 miles a year and would prefer an automatic....
• Mazda 3 - Mazda 3 (Previous) 16 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  with the Ford from a driving enjoyment point of view. Just thought I would put in a good word for this sometimes forgotten gem.
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  Why won't my car start? 27 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford Focus refuses to start. My friend checked the car over and found there was no spark from the plugs, but they worked ok in his car. Any ideas?
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  Has Volkswagen fixed the DSG box? 27 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Has Volkswagen/Skoda improved their DSG box to prevent reliability problems? I am about to order a new Yeti 1.2 with the DSG box.
• Used Car Recommendation - Budget 5-6K 8 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  500 or slightly older ford ka, toyota ka. Really interested to hear your thoughts re, pros and cons. her only reuquirement is it needs be no bigger than her cuirrent KA and idealy to have air con. Also what the best vakue way to get rid of the KA
• New Mazda 3 14 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  ),  will be achievable in normal driving. I know that people keep complaining that the ford ecoboost and fiat twinair etc.  give nothing like good economy when driven normally. Maybe mazda have done a bit of lateral thinking, a 2 litre, unstressed motor with "skyactiv" technology maybe is the way to go
• Any - Technology leveraging increased insurance premiums 4 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  All, I've read two seperate motoring journalist sources saying that, in the not too distant future, cars without 'city' emergency braking systems, such as those on the latest Volvos, Fords and optional on some Fiats, will suffer insurance premium penalties
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  Vibrations in my daughter's Fiesta 17 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has a 2010 Ford Fiesta. When accelerating, between 50 and 60mph, the car judders (a bit like poorly balanced wheels). If she releases the accelerator,...
• Jaguar X-Type Estate - Agh what have I done?! 26 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  that the Ford engine and chassis might mean reasonable repair bills, though I am aware the tyres aren't cheap..MPG seems good.. please tell me I am not nuts. I have bought her for long distance house hunting/moving and room for 2 dogs in the back..
• Copart phoned car I do not own - scam or id theft? 29 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Hello Backroomers I was called today by a company called Copart. The (pleasant enough) caller asked me "when would you like your Ford Fiesta collected?" She knew my full name and my mobile number. I didn't have the foggiest what she was on about and told her so. She said her information
• Focus 1.8 petrol mk2 late 07 model - Throttle body problem or what ? 30 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  My Focus has done 20K miles from new always serviced etc etc had the dashboard say "Engine systems failure" went into limp mode,  took it to Ford Dealer who diagnosed via fault code that new throttle body was needed this was done at cost of £384 this was last friday. went
• If only everything in life was as reliable as ... 22 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  . On the way up this morning I thought I'd see if this was a coincidence - amazingly I spotted another two Passats and one Golf! The only other breakdown was a BMW 3 series – a full-house for the Germans. Statistically the breakdown rate for the VWs is breathtaking - not a single "nasty" Ford
• mondeo skoda octavia? - which estate car 4k budget 7 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  octavia's but have also read about problems with them, for my budget the car will have around 70-100k on the clock, i do about 13k a year and the car must be economical hence why i am looking at diesels,and have reasonable repair costs so can someone either re-assure me about the fords or recommend
• £6000 to spend on an Estate keeping for a while? 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  the lowest mileage and as new as possible. And so far I have been thinking about a Honda Accord Tourer (don't know whether petrol or diesel yet), Toyota Avensis and the Ford Mondeo. Can anyone give me their insight? Or suggest anything else they main deem as suitable, the main requirements as above
• peugeot 206 - peugeot 206 seems noisey 8 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  they connected it to a machine now the light has gone out . also the engine seems noisey i dont know if this is normal i used to have a ford fiesta 1.2 so dont know if its just the different engines or what . if anyone out there knows about these cars please help as i am now thinking i have paid lots off
• any - Pedal position -- pictures? 22 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Just a quick one this -- I could do with a gallery of the pedal positions of various cars. Having been bitten by the Ford, and not wanting to go through that again but not wishing to traipse around looking at cars on the off-chance, I thought I could use such a set of pictures to rule out
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  Which car would you recommend for keeping for the next three years? 27 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  What is the best car one can hope to buy at the moment for £2000 - a Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus or larger - with a view to owning it for three years?...
• Toyota Avensis - Buying advice 12 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  think - something that seems to happen to these. It will be sold serviced and MOTd and it has the standard 3 month warranty. Does this seem like a good deal? And does anyone know about anything other than what HJ has said to look out for? It will replace an old Ford Mondeo that seems to be having a few
• Biggest impovement on manufactures' model change? 26 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  apart from regular servicing(one alternator and a couple of sets of discs). My susequent cars only showed a slight improvement on model change : Peugeot 405 to 406, Carlton to Omega and Audi A6 to....A6. Going back to the 1950/60s, I can imagine big improvements in say a Ford Pop/Anglia (sit up and beg
• Smallish automatic for about £6k 21 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  different, no Fords, Renaults or Peugeots? Anyone have any ideas?