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• Jaguar - Buying a 4.0 S8 S-Type 3 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  hi all i have got the chance to buy a 4.0 v8 s-type on a v-reg 1999 its done 100,000 miles and been serviced every 10,000 by main dealer has any body got any advice they could give me before i decide to buy it good or bad thanks.. craig.
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  Has VAG cured its DSG issues? 14 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering buying a new Audi A6 Avant 2.0 Ultra with an S-tronic box. Has VAG solved its DSG problems?
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  What's wrong with my Peugeot 306's central locking system? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 5-door S-reg Peugeot 306 and cannot get my head around my locking problem. When locking and unlocking my car (with the plipper or using the key)...
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  S-Class gearbox problem 20 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own an S-Class S320 CDI, 2002, 85k in good condition. When cold it changes from 1st to 2nd gear with a bang. It's OK when warm. How do I sort this? Would...
• Seat Belts 10 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  It\'s 20 years since seat-belt use was made compulsory , not that people should have needed compulsion . I have read that there\'s 90% compliance , but from my own observation I reckon it\'s quite a lot lower. I\'ve talked with people who don\'t use their belts, who reckon it\'s a matter
• 06 Polo S No boot/hatch light????!!!! 27 May 2007 (Forum)
  Model Polo S 1.4 TD Oct 06 I knew a hatch/boot light was not an original fitment when I bought it.. But it seems a paradox that you get heated and remote door mirros but no light in the boot/hatch? It is 'standard' on the SE bt colud not get one at the time.. just upgraded an S instead to near SE
• S-Type Jag- advice requested... 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I have a strong and possibly illogical compulsion to buy an older S-type. Could any S-type owners or similarly experienced backroomers either talk me out of it, or stoke the flames of my desire, as it were? Budget's about £6k, though this could be stretched a fair bit, given sufficient desire
• Air Con trouble - Daewoo Lanos 23 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  worked but again it emptied after a month (so there\'s definitely a leak somewhere) but they tell me that the dye is fine and theat there\'s no trace of a leak. Given the low value of the car, I am not sure it\'s worth asking them to investigate further but nonetheless I\'d like to know, it might just
• MOT TOm-foolery. 16 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  A mate had his car pass an MOT. During a 10k mile service performed after the MOT on the same day the following faults were found. 1) O/S outer C.V. gater small pinhole 2) N/S/R wheel bearing slight play and noise (£15 +£10 +VAT) 3) O/S/R lower swivel slight play (£16 + £10 + VAT) 4) Front
• 60's transport special 17 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Fellow Backroomers, I am so so sorry I forgot to post this earlier in the week, you all know how it is. Tomorrow Sat 16th Severn Valley Railway is having a 60's transport special. 40 cars from the 60's, 20 trucks and buses from the same era will be on display at the various stations up and down
• VW emissions. - VW fix would have cost $335 per vehicle. 2 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  At last a bit of sensible background to the VW debacle.  http://www.autoblog.com/2015/09/30/vw-diesel-fix-would-have-cost-335-per-vehicle/ If this story is true they are bigger fools than they appear at the moment.
• Licence counterpart abolition delayed 22 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  DVLA had previously announced that the driving licence paper counterpart was to be abolished from 1st January 2015. They have announced that the abolition will be delayed and will not now go ahead on January 1st. http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2014/12/18/fleets-urged-to-act-now-after
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  My automatic Polo does not creep forward when I come off the brakes, is there something wrong? 24 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2015 automatic VW Polo TSI. I have noticed when I am stationary and in Drive that the car is not rolling forward like my old auto used too do....
• 2015 NISSAN X-TRAIL TEKNA DCI 4X4 - Offside front suspension repeat premature failure 11 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  I have a 2015 NISSAN X-TRAIL TEKNA DCI 4X4 and the offside front suspension arm ball joint keeps wearing prematurely, the arm has been replaced 3 times in the past 2 years. I had a Nissan dealer replace both front suspension arms and then at a check around 6 months later they noticed
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  Is a cam belt covered under an extended warranty? 16 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy an eight-year-old Citroen C4 Picasso from a main dealer. The cam belt hasn't been changed and the dealer says it is not due until 10...
• Ford Fiesta - EAC Fail 7 May 2020 (Forum)
  and even a proper garage couldn’t get any codes at all when immobilised :We have recovered your vehicle.Patrol found the following fault code/s:\N{ }\N{ }System : Engine control 1 - 07N / SIM 22\N{ }\N{ }U0122 - Unknown fault. Error Message : .\N
• Ford SportKA SE 1.6 (2004) - Temperature light keeps coming on, but not overhea 24 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Ford SportKA SE 1.6 (2004) temperature light keeps coming on and off. It's not overheating or leaking any more
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  A car for retirement 6 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My retirement date is now very close and, after having a company car for the last 30 year,s I will now have to buy my own new car. My current car is...
• C*h*e*a*p k************** For S*a*l*e Cardiff 25 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Deleted.  Rhymes with 'rowlocks'.
• MINI Cooper and Cooper S - BEWARE Mini Cooper S - WU05 UYB 13 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all. I want everyone to beware of the above registered car being sold by a West London dealer. I owned this car for 4 months and had to resort to legal...