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• Returning to UK with new baby. What car for £6K? 26 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  too big (we'll be sharing the car and my wife likes small cars!). On the bigger side of things, I've looked at Ford C-Max/Focus estate. On the smaller side of things, the Honda Jazz or Nissan Note. If anyone had any suggestions, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for reading!  
• Which car? 19 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  to be particularly fast or trendy. My budget is max £5k ish. I don't really want to but a Ford/Vauxhall type thing due to bad experiences.. Previously I have owned Peugeot/Citroen type things, get on well with them and am familiar with how to fix the 'oily bits' In addition we have both a Eurocarparts and GSF
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  Which utility vehicle for everyday transport and workhorse duties? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have two cars that I would like to amalgamate to one. The first is a Nissan Qashqai, which is used for everyday comfortable transport, and...
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  Seven seater for family of five? 18 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I need to replace our reasonably good C-Max with a seven seater for our family of two adults, plus three children (5, 3 and 1 year old right now) and occasional...
• Suzuki Vitara 2015 - General judgement 19 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Dear John, as to me the new Suzuki Vitara compares in no way to the Renault Captur, the Opel Mokka, or the Citroen Cactus, neither to the Fiat 500...
• what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/ 1 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Driven? Running on rails more like, couldnt fall off if it tried, wire rops inside the wheels etc etc. Proper d***** (D-r-i-v-l-e is now a "rude"...
• N/A - E-Call in all new cars by 2015? 15 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  All new cars to have E-Call device to report crashes to the emergency services. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140210IPR35519/html/Internal-Market-MEPs-back-life-saving-eCall-system-for-cars...
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  Can you recommend a saloon car under £10,000? 11 Aug 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I travel daily from Kendal, Cumbria to Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, it's roughly a 68 mile round trip. Which saloon cars do you recommend for under £10,000...
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  Does the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer use MINI engines? 25 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a BMW 218d Active Tourer registered in July 2015. However, after reading your Backroom forum, I have discovered the issues with the...
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo/Vectra 2005 - petrol or diesel? 24 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  The old faithful s-reg Mondeo petrol estate is still running like a swiss watch, but the rust and tyre situation probably means that funds to nurse it through the Mot would be better spent elsewhere. we are usually short runs (10 miles return) with occasional big trips, but like
• Ford Mondeo 2002 Zetec TDDI - Drive Shaft or Gear Problem 21 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  is still there but it is not as loud as it was this morning.  I went to the mechanics and they suggest it O/S Drive Shaft problem and CV boot and they have quote me 200 pounds to get the work done. I think it can be the gear because its only making noise when i am changing the gear. Car doesnt
• Ford Focus v Volvo S40 - which to choose? 3 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Having agonised over a new (2nd hand new that is) car for a few months I have to make a choice this week betrween a 59 plate Focus 1.8 TDci and a 58 plate Volvo S40 2.0D S. I like the way they both drive, the Focus probably having the edge in terms of excitement (let's face it you'd never
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 2.0 Sludge in inlet manifold - diesel? 29 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  2002 TDCI 130, 130k miles. Whilst driving at the weekend a slight wooshing noise whilst under boost indicated an air leak upstream of the turbo, I found a slight split in the "S" shaped rubber hose that leads from the intercooler to the EGR outlet tube that itself leads up to the inlet manifold
• Ford Mondeo 1 (1993 - 1996) - 2.0 Zetec Auto - running cold! 29 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  as it is going through the rad constantly? Would the system really be able to supercool in this way, even on a motorway run or in traffic? Thanks in advance for your help!! S
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - Broken catch on fuel filler flap - expensive ? 15 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  that this is not as rare as I'd first thought. Does anyone know how much it'd probably be to get it sorted out? Many thanks in advance. Cheers! s
• 1996 Endura 1.3 Ka Cutting out! 22 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi guys..........I don\'t know if you\'re fed up with hearing about Ford\'s that cut out but I have a similar problem. My 1996 Ford Ka cuts out when dropping from high revs (75-80 mph in 5th) to idle.........this only seems to happen when the car is warm. I\'ve tested this when the car
• Red Bull Racing - Another disappointment for Honda 3 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Really disappointing news that so soon after announcing that Honda would continue to be RBR s engine partner for next year, they confirm that they are moving to Ford from 2026. Honda have proved to be a reliable and consistent  partner over  the last few seasons , providing
• Carcraft 16 May 2007 (Forum)
  I have £6k cash to spend on a s/hand car and was thinking of having a look around Carcraft. Can any of you share your experiences with me (good or bad) as to what they are like? Also: Can you haggle with them at all-especially for cash? If so how much i.e. would £6k get me a £6,500 car? If I
• fiesta 1.25 zetec running problems 5 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Can anyone suggest a reason for the following?? I have a 1997 Ford Fiesta 1.25LX with a zetec-s engine. Its done about 55000 miles. Occaisionally the engine seems to bog down and suffer poor acceleration for up to about 30 seconds and then suddenly surge and pick up speed even when keeping
• Vectra 4 stud steel rims 3 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Got a 97 Vectra 1.8 with 4 stud wheels. Problem is that at the moment it has Ford alloys on which look silly and are badly scuffed. Not really interested in forking for a new set of alloys and would be happy with steels and hubcaps. Question is did vauxhall make 4 stud steel wheels that will fit