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Help me in choosing my first new car. Needs to be low co2, powerful, smooth and economic 30 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
I am looking to buy my first car. After researching a lot, I've short listed these cars, as I am only interested in diesel hatchbacks: VW Golf Mk VI... -
What cars are best suited to older drivers 2 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
My elderly parents live in rural Ireland, and are considering buying a new (or second hand) car. They've been Volvo estate drivers all their life, and... -
Can you suggest a replacement for our SAAB 9-5 which will be comfortable for my elderly wife, who suffers from a bad back? 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
My elderly wife has a chronic bad back, which severely limits her ability to sit for any prolonged period of time. Our trips are limited to a 50-mile radius... -
Can you recommend a small, automatic car with good suspension and a comfortable ride? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
We seem to feel every road imperfection that our 3-year-old automatic Astra traverses on the short journeys we mostly make. The Citroen C5 we had previously... -
Expat advised 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
I’m an expat living in Cape Town. I’m thinking about buying a Ford Ranger 3-litre TDCI manual but have concerns about the Turbo and Dual Mass Flywheel.... -
What's the best pick-up to replace my Isuzu Rodeo? 3 Jul 2019 (Ask HJ)
Some years ago you recommended an Isuzu Rodeo which has served me well. I now need to replace it with something similar. I have about £15k to spend and... -
What small MPV/hatchback should I buy? 9 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
I want to change my 1.6HDI VTR+ Berlingo Multispace 2009 for something smaller with a petrol engine. My needs are easy ingress/egress, highish seating... -
Buying a European car in Africa 14 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
I am in Africa, would like to buy a used German car. 1.8L max What would you recommend? Previously owned a Toyota Runx, but would love a "better" car.... -
How the roads can save the economy! 6 May 2009 (Forum)
Okay, here's how we clear the roads of idiots, whilst at the same time helping the economy. The police have a month long, no excuses crackdown on the roads. Unmarked cars patrol the streets and motorways for "Operation Death Race Armageddon". Excessive speeding? Max points and max fine. Mobile -
Nissan QX bad emission. Time to sell? 23 Apr 2004 (Forum)
MoT due end of this month so I put my 1995 Nissan QX 3.0 through MoT in Saturday. Everything passed but we have great difficulties getting it through emission. Car has done 125k. Printout as follows Fast Idle @ 3000rpm: CO = 0.287% (Max. 0.300%) *1 HC = 26ppm (Max 200ppm) Lambda = 1.004 -
Funny workshop tales 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
I have 3 good friends all mechanics. 1 runs his own very well respected repair garage, 1 works on his own as a mech, the other a foreman in a ford main dealer 2 trained together, but all have worked together get them in a pub and get them talking about incedents that go on behind the reception desk -
Is the Skoda Yeti the right car for me? 17 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
I am interested in buying a Skoda Yeti. I have a budget of up to £10,000. We drive a max of 5000 miles a year and are not off-roaders in any sense! Would... -
Hyundai i20 1.2 Petrol Classic 2012 - i20 Electric Power Steering - USB Audio Fault? 25 Aug 2016 (Forum)
sensors or computer(s). I guess that this stops the power steering from switching properly from slow-speed (max. assistance) to its high-speed (min. assistance) mode, and the brakes/ABS wrongly assume that a wheel is skidding, so can pull to one side or perhaps trigger the stability control? It might also -
How can I fix my car's demisting problems? 2 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
I have an Audi A1 with the 1.4 Tfsi engine and it suffers with terrible condensation, which can take up to 20 minutes to clear. My local dealer has had... -
Is it normal for a car to take 10 days to be delivered to a showroom? 26 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
I'm about to buy a nearly new Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost 140 ST-Line from Jennings. After seeing the car on the Ford Direct site and enquiring, I was told... -
Chevrolet axed in Europe ! 5 Dec 2013 (Forum)
The Chevrolet brand will be withdrawn from Europe by the end of 2015, according to GM Vice President. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/in...et-europe-2015 Chevrolet -
A car park has wrongly fined me for parking overnight - should I just pay up? 26 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
My husband dropped me off in my car one evening to purchase do some shopping. He left the car parked to collect another purchase from nearby, then returned... -
Why is my Renault fuel gauge incorrectly showing the amount of fuel left since the recall work was done? 13 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
My wife has a 2015 Renault Twingo TCE Dynamique S which I think is a great little car. However, since having the Renault recall work to have the bonnet... -
What's the best medium-sized automatic petrol car for £15,000? 9 Jul 2019 (Ask HJ)
I am looking for a medium-sized automatic petrol car for £15,000? -
5 door hatchback under 10k 17 May 2018 (Forum)
Hi i'm currently driving a 3 door Fiesta 1.6 Titanium 2012. I'm looking for something slightly bigger and newer ideally 2015 onward - coming from a Titanium it needs to be a decent spec. Looking for something with a larger boot and 5 doors. I have been looking at Skoda Fabia SE and Seat Ibiza FR