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  • Ford Ka Won't Unlock In Thru Boot Help! 9 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    Hope someone can help. My girlfriend's 1997 Ka2's door locks will not open after she has locked it up, only way she can get in is thru the boot!! It seems to stem from the drivers side, she puts the key in but nothing, won't open although it WILL lock everthing up. Any ideas? she has had
  • What should we replace our Volkswagen Golf with? 22 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
    What is the most efficient, comfortable and fairly stylish car you would recommend to replace our ageing but otherwise excellent 2015 Golf 2.0 TDI BlueMotion....
  • Can you recommend a cheap car for under £5,000? 21 Dec 2022 (Ask HJ)
    I'm in the market for a used car and have a budget of around £5000. Ideally, I'd like a petrol as I don't do many long journeys. I've had my eye on a Citroen...
  • Bought a car which broke down days later. Sale of goods act clarification 4 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
    On the 21st of Sept 2013 I bought a Ford C-Max from a second hand dealer, explaining, that I drive about 30k a year for work and need a reliable car. I...
  • Estate car recommendations 17 Mar 2022 (Forum)
    if we are travelling to see family which is about a 2 hour drive from where we are. If you've got kids, especially little ones, you'll know who much stuff comes with them for a weekend away! We thought about getting something like a Galaxy or S-Max, and while I'm still keen, they are pretty
  • New company car 6 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I'm about to order a new company car. We are re-imbursed for petrol on a sliding scale, so >2 litres gives 30% extra per mile. I object to the Mondeo and...
  • Toyota verso Cvt 2015 - Indicators 1 Oct 2015 (Forum)
    The audible warning for the indicators cannot be heard above tick over speed which I think is dangerous. Is there anyway they can be adjusted to a higher...
  • Ford Focus - Buying first car under £1000 26 Nov 2015 (Forum)
    Hi, I'm new to the forum. Have tried to seach above topic in forum but not got very far so apologies if there is a thread on this and ive missed it. Anyway i'm new to driving and looking to buy my first car, albiet in my 30's! I have a definate £1000 to spend possibly
  • Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Y reg 2.0 petrol Zetec: jerky under acceleration. 19 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    Hello all I bought my 2001 2.0 Zetec estate at the beginning of 2004 and after a few months of driving fine it started to become slightly jerky under acceleration - not so much that passengers notice but I can feel that it's not as smooth as it should be. When it was serviced at the local Ford
  • Ford Focus III (2008 - ) - 09 1.6 Audio Unit 16 Sep 2009 (Forum)
    ? 2. Before, I used a Tom Tom 500 with speed camera detection program, but I don?t want to carry the bulky TT500 around anymore, could I use the same SD card in the Ford?s navigation system? 3. Or, will I be able to install a Speed Camera Detection program to the Ford SD card, which came
  • mokka 1.6 cdti 2015 - noise reduction 18 Jun 2017 (Forum)
    Recently purchaseda second hand mokka, find it very noisy at motorway speeds. Any suggestions as to how I can reduce the noise.
  • 1997/R Fiesta 1.25 Zetec-s engine prob. 24 Feb 2007 (Forum)
    Hello folks. My girlfriend owns a 1997/R Fiesta with the 1.25 Zetec-s engine. I have used the car a couple of times over the last few days and noticed a fairly serious problem with it which I need help with. The car only shows this problem when cold. When started and driven from cold
  • Ford Focus - Oil cap missing after MOT??Ford Focus 25 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    Please could someone help me.  Took car for MOT on Tuesday (5days ago), failed Re-Mot test done on Thursday - (for bushes/bulbs/number plate only) Had only driven it maybe 5 miles max in one go but since the MOT was done I had noticed a funny smell an thought I could
  • SEAT Arosa - mpg 14 Nov 2011 (Forum)
    its my wife,s ,i put 4.54ltr in a can and drove till the fuel light came on then zeroed the trip meter and put the fuel in ,it only went 31 miles ! jeez its only 1.4 ,i have a 22year old ford escort 1600 auto that does a lot more to the gallon than ,i would have thought that in 22 years things
  • Mondeo diesel running roughly 30 Jan 2007 (Forum)
    Friend's S reg 1998 Mondeo diesel: The engine has started to run very roughly. Took it in to Ford dealer, they checked ECU etc. I suspected a slight blockage in the injection - so have put detergents in and given it an Italian tune up (ie revved it lots in driving). No joy - if anything
  • Mondeo Heater Fan inop pos'n 1,2,3 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
    Anybody changed the heater balance resistor/ control pack as it may be known. Suspect it's gone U/S as the fan now only works on selection 4. It's a known common fault,but just want to make sure that the improved resistor pack Ford now offer is compatable with my 1997 model in terms of wiring
  • New Jags any good? 23 Sep 2003 (Forum)
    Hi folks, Ive been looking at Personal Leasing for the next car and the new Jags seem to be very reasonably priced in comparison to the Audis I would really like. Im put off by the fact they are from the Ford parts bin (you all know of my Mondewoe problems). So how good are they? 2.5 or 3.0 X
  • £2250 max, help guys 8 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    I have £2250 to spend on a car. The car must be in a low insurance group, petrol, between a 1.1 and 1.4, good economy. In general a cheap run car. Image...
  • Best 4X4 for Towing at Weekends? 10 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    Hi there I would like some advice on best 4x4 for towing a horsebox (max all up weight 2500 kg) at weekends but running to work during the week. In other words, I want reasonable fuel economy 5 days a week and the ability to tow me and my beloved safely up hill and down dale at weekends
  • C-Max - 'Steering Assist Failure' glitch 30 Apr 2007 (Forum)
    Had my first major fault in my C-Max today, and was wondering if anyone's encountered anything like it before. I'd stopped to visit a cash machine, got back in the car, spotted a bus approaching that was waiting to get past, so I decided to go straight away so I didn't keep it waiting
 

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