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  • Jeep Cherokee 4 litre S reg 7 Dec 2005 (Forum)
    A friends S reg Jeep Cherokee 4 litre has an intermittent fault with the rear passenger electric window. Sometimes it works and as you've guessed, sometimes it doesn't. We have checked for broken/loose cables where they pass through door into B pillar, and checked feed to switch and motor. All seem
  • Advice on Trade In Please 7 Feb 2005 (Forum)
    it is was a Passat S but when I checked the V5 it turns out to be an SE. According to Parkers the difference in Trade In value is £260 (SE worth more than S). A stupid stupid mistake. What can I do? The deal is done and I collect the car on Friday. They were quite adamant that they could go no lower in price
  • wheel bearings ? 5 Dec 2003 (Forum)
    After a few miles in my 1998-Daewoo Lanos (30,000 miles) a noise starts, getting louder and louder, seemingly coming from my o/s front wheel. It is very loud at 30/40 mph (enough to hear it with tape recorder playing loud music) but the faster I go the less noise it makes. It's as if someone
  • New Tyres - Golf TDI Mk4 (S-98) 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
    Michelin Mud and Snow tyres 12 months a year - although these were/are (?) not officially "all-year" tyres. Has anyone experience with Conti, Michelin or other M&S tyres on a Golf TDI Mk4, please ?
  • For The Driver Who Has Everything II 12 Sep 2002 (Forum)
    (with acknowledgements to Rita). Today\'s haul: forget nodding dogs, I can get you a nodding HORSE! A concertina tube for stuffing your umbrella in and hooking over your internal grab handle; A \"symphonic air feshener and deodorizer (sic)\". This uses quote activated charcoal to release
  • ford fiesta - code radio ford fiesta 4500 12 Aug 2014 (Forum)
    code radio ford fiesta 4500 I need a 4 digit code for my
  • Can you recommend a car with electric memory seats? 22 Nov 2022 (Ask HJ)
    My wife and I share one car (Toyota Avensis Tourer estate) which we are thinking of replacing within 12 months. We have a height difference of 10 inches...
  • Turbo problems with Volvo V50 - what's the cause? 24 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2009 model Volvo V50 1.6 Drive SE (90,000 miles) which has developed turbo problems which I gather is common with this engine due to carbon buildup...
  • Honda CRV mark I - Refurbish or Replace ? 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
    I have a 1998 Honda CRV on an 'S' Plate. I have owned the car for 2 years and it has served me well. Let me down twice - once due to the battery (original !) failing - the second time due to battery again (another rubbish halfords part). The car has a dented rear door (bad - but cosmetic
  • Is the new Nissan Note better than the old one? 7 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
    What changes, if any, have been made to the 1.5 dci engine/gearbox in the new model Nissan Note compared to the previous model? It seems to have the same...
  • Skoda Yeti or BMW X1? 16 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to replace one of my cars and am considering the Skoda Yeti 1.2 DSG but I don't like the gearbox and would prefer a torque convertor so am...
  • Why does installing Polestar increase my insurance premium? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I have insured my Volvo through M&S Money. It's an XC60 SE Lux D5 AWD which is now one year old and at the annual service I was proposing to have Polestar...
  • Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 2004 Porsche 986 Boxster S 31 Jan 2010 (Forum)
    into a savings account. Both of these options are very safe! Of course, there are also the unsensible frivolties of being able to attain such a car as the Porsche Boxster at this tender age. I've been offered a 2004 Porsche 986 Boxster S with 20k miles on the clock for £22k and 5k in exchange for my late 2007
  • New car - old car? £7,000 down the drain? 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
    Almost a dilemma with the 2002 1.9D Punto - then a few rough calculations. It`s done 60,000 miles as a home care car and does (the previously mentioned) 50 or so cold stop starts a day. It does around 53mpg doing this and a petrol car borrowed for the day did 29mpg. Now it has faults
  • Merc "Can't find anything wrong" problem 15 Aug 2004 (Forum)
    Try this one. I have a 97 Mercedes E320 Avantgarde (sports suspension - basically hard springs & shocks) which has a sometimes nasty twitch from the rear end. The back will twitch to the left when hitting a pothole with the n/s wheels, and sometimes when hitting a different surface on the n/s
  • Escort Auto Problems 12 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    I\'ve recently bought a second hand Escort 16V 1.6 Auto Ghia (thankfully, it\'s the Zetec-E version, so the gearbox hopefully won\'t pack up on me). It\'s a \'96, done 39K, and been regularly serviced (stamped up roughly every 6-7K), and in very good cosmetic condition, having been previously
  • Oil over fill or other ? 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Hi I have a Ford Fiesta - 1.4 Tdci [70] Zetec 5dr Hatchback 2010. The car is a lease car through work and has 27655miles, the 1st svc was at 14113miles...
  • Can you suggest some electric or hybrid SUVs for a £40,000 budget? 25 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
    I currently have a 1.4 petrol Vauxhall Mokka X. I am looking to replace this with an electric or self-charging hybrid SUV. I need something to get my golf...
  • Can I run four tyres with different speed ratings? 9 Dec 2020 (Ask HJ)
    Yesterday I fitted four new CrossClimate tyres to my Volkswagen Golf SV. The original tyres were rated at H. The fitter had fitted three H and one V...
  • BMW 2/3/4/5 series from 2015 to 2019 - BMW B48 2.0 petrol coolant vent tube failures 21 May 2023 (Forum)
    If any owners of a BMW 2, 3, 4 or 5-series with the B48 2.0 litre petrol turbo engine (320i, 328i, 420i, 428i etc) are experiencing coolant loss, I...
 

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