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  Replacing an Audi TT? 29 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to replace my Audi TT (225ps quattro) and am not sure what to choose. I like the performance of the car but am looking to get something newer...
• VW GOLF MK3 1.6 1996 AEE - HELP! M.O.T FAILURE- 3x THE MAX CO EMISSIONS 8 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Any suggestions why my VW GOLF MK3 1.6 1996 AEE has failed its MOT so badly on emissions? It had new plugs, air/fuel/oil filters, 11 months ago. And its...
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  Why does my 2002 Vauxhall Astra's alarm keep going off for no reason at all? 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Why does my 2002 Vauxhall Astra's alarm keep going off for no reason at all?
• Ford Focus Estate 2008 - 1.6tdci- Alternator 30 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  .  The alternator is off used car but my opinion is that it-s working fine and something is taking extremly much amperage and cant seem to find what. Battery doesent die form a day to the next and the problem seems to be manifesting when engine is running. Anything I should look for?  My car may
• Reliable diesel for a budget of 4k? 20 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  almost went for another ford again but don't like the sound of the 1.6 engines with dpf and various other issues. I guess Hyundai i30's could be an option? Many thanks and apologie for the length of the post, I'm really hoping for some decent help.
• Ford Focus - 2012 Focus 1.6 Tdci Clutch Whine 18 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  !   I have a 2012 Focus Zetec S  1.6 TDCi  in Manual, 29000 miles, and I have noticed that very occasionally I get a whine in first gear when holding
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 05 1.6 Front Suspension 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All I have an old style 2005 Focus Flight 3 door with 63k on the clock (I have owned from new). Last week the O/S/F suspension spring snapped, luckily only the top coil of the spring came off so no damage was done and I was able to drive it to get repaired. The next day I took it to get a new
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 00 1.6 Central Locking Stuck in a Loop 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Hello there I was wondering if anyone can help me with a problem I have been having for a while now. Here goes - When the central locking on my '00 Fiesta Zetec-s is opened (with either of my two keys) it opens and then closes itself. This happens when opened remotely or with the key in either
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 1996 2.5 V6 - Head Gasket Repair 13 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  , the symptoms are signs of steam coming from the tail pipe(s). Using a small amount of coolant, with some evidence of gases in the reservoir. It looks like it is early signs of HG failure and that is why I am hoping this product can do a realtively good fix, for a fraction of the price of a new HG!
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Oil cap left off 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  and slightly messy engine bay. Not oil everywhere, just on the surrounding area Now it was obviously dark so I couldn?t really see that well, but I?ve cleaned up as best I can, and topped up a little bit. Again because it?s dark can?t really get a decent dipstick indication. Will have a look again tomorrow
• andrew moorey & mondeo pinking 28 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  have searched the old backroom to your thread about mondeo pinking as I am stuck with the following- 95 1.8 zetec mondeo, pinks really bad during hot weather, but only after the 1st intial start up & run, the next run(s) after engine is up to temp allways produces terrible pinking unless you use
• Buying a 2nd hand car from a main dealer 23 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  How far can one trust the prices given in car price guides such as Parkers Guide? My wife is looking for a small car to get her to and from work. We have just been to the local Ford Main Dealer and saw a couple of Escorts. When I checked what the price should be in Parkers guide (November 2001
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  Why is the fuel economy in my Ford Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost so much worse than official figures? 11 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I've just bought a 2013 Ford Focus Estate 1.0-litre EcoBoost Titanium. It is giving me about 33mpg, when the advert for urban driving says it should be...
• Small, petrol engined automatics - poor economy 1 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  36mpg; and this was driving at no more than say 60mph.  Around town, I was lucky to get better than 23mpg. Would you say this was poor?  I would have been disappointed with less than 40mpg in my S-Max (admittedly a diesel auto) for the motorway trips.
• What fuel consumption gaffs/efforts have you made 1 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  as its main jet wore due to the rubbing needle. Sold in desperation as it needed leaded petrol too. 5) The saviour of my finances, in the early 90`s recession, the new Maestro Clubman D, that could get 60MPG, drew max car allowance and ran for 130,000 miles. Boring after that as i had learnt a lesson
• Misleading signals & Case law 9 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  carriageway) the driver pulled out and drove into my N/S front wing. The driver said at the time he did not look as he thought I was turning left, as it appears that my left-hand indicator was on and had been on for more than 500 metres, unbeknown to me. I accept that if he and a witness say my indicator
• Hyundai i20 Coupe - I20 2015 Coupe high level brake light removal 1 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Hi There is water the the high level brake light of our car. This is the three door version so I think it’s slightly different to the 5 door. It is...
• Toyota Verso 2015 - metal jacket cord end stuck in seat belt buckle 20 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  Hi, As per the subject heading: the metal cord end of a jacket is stuck om the front right seat belt buckle. Th tongue of the seat bet doesn't...
• Mazda CX-5 Sport Nav AWD Auto 2015 - Full Size Spare Wheel 20 May 2015 (Forum)
  Just ordered CX-5 for September and want to buy a spare wheel. 1. Will a full size wheel (preferably one of the gunmetal 19 inch alloys supplied with...
• Jaguar XE - First drives 28 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  There is a short video, in addition to the write up, on the autocar website. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/jaguar/first-drives/2015-jaguar-xe-20-diesel-r-sport-review http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-XE-20d-R-Sport-2015-review