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• 65 Plate VW Golf Sportsvan 1 litre 3 cylinder TSI - Aftermarket Dual mass clutch and flywheel unit 16 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  garage has just replaced my clutch  on my S/H Golf after 48,000 miles, (3000 approx mine) however they have commented on invoice that Dual Mass flywheel has slight play and when quizzed about this comment said "had it been a diesel they would have had to have changed the flywheel as well
• Citroen Relay - Van Smoking Heavily! Please help 19 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi everyone. Unfortunately I have a 2008 Citroen Relay, which uses the 2.2 Ford Transit/Mondeo engine. It is very poorly at the minute, and I was wondering if anybody could point me
• Use of fogs - question replied to by Honest John 16 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  and can obscure your brake lights. You MUST switch them off when visibility improves. When it's raining, approaching a car with its front fog lights on can dazzle you, but the effect is far worse coming up behind a car with its rear fog(s) on, even when it's dry - at worst, you can be nearly
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  Fiesta overheating - help needed please 11 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The temperature gauge in my Fiesta reads 'normal' but the water in the coolant reservoir keeps boiling. I was advised to change the thermostat which i...
• Peugeot 407 (2004 - ) - 2004 2.0 HDI 136 Fuel Economy 9 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently bought one of these cars and am a bit miffed at the poor mpg it returns. I don`t drive it hard and do roughly 2 thirds town use (not rush hour tho) and 1 third A roads to work and back at steady 50-60 mph. After owning the Ford TDCI 130 last year and averaging 40+ I was expecting
• Driving in Argentina 20 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I had the good fortune to be sent to a week?s conference in Buenos Aires last week. I thought the back room might like to hear something of the differences in the driving experience. Despite the economic crash the ?car fleet? is pretty new and largely European in nature with a sprinkling
• Labour rates top £150 per hour 19 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  is obtained using both franchised and independent garages. Eleven manufacturers had peak charges of more than £100 an hour ? a Ford dealership in London asked for £106 an hour compared with the company?s national average of £50. In all, Warranty Direct says the number of garages around the country charging
• Tyre fitting nightmare 23 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Needed to replace my two front tyres for my Ford Focus the other day. Rang around for best price to supply Pirelli P6000s (already on the car). Visited a local fitter with the cheapest quote and the tyres in stock. After being told the work was all done, and having paid for the tyres, I inspected
• Classics for everday use 23 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  I wonder what view there are out there about the worth of beating depreciation, avoiding road tax, driving something interesting instead of a lookalike box like everboy else's, by using an old (classic) car as a daily driver. I have owned a 6 rag-top Ford Mustang V-8 for more than 20 years
• Tesla Model S - Tesla 9 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  I recently hired a Tesla model S for a day. It was an 18th birthday treat for my daughter (and a belated one for me) Here are my thoughts, good and not so good. Good. 1.       Amazing effortless silent
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  Are all-season tyres a good investment? 25 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I need to buy two new front tyres for my Audi A3 Sportback and wondered whether it was a good idea to buy all season tyres and if so, which make you would...
• Nissan S Cargo 1990 - 1990 Nissan not starting 17 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Hi everyone I have a Nissan S Cargo that won't start, it has spark and has compression so that leaves fuel. It was running when I drove it into my unit which was a couple of months ago, when I say it was running, it was stuttering when it got hot (say after an hour of driving
• dealing with the 'great british public' 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Well it seems to be official. Certain sections of our population are m****s!  As stated previously my lovely old Skoda Superb 1.9Tdi PD130 is going. I was willing to give it to a good home insted of the £150 scrap value I was offered. But no one wanted it. Then SWMBO, the queen
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  What do you think about the Kia Cee'd? 11 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a 2 year old Kia Cee'd. The nature of my motoring means I need either the 1.6 petrol or the 1.6 diesel. My preference would be for...
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  Stolen MGB 21 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had my BRG 1969 MGB Roadster stolen in the afternoon from out a hotel in Folkestone. What advice would give to classic car owners about electronic...
• Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSi S - Replacing my Mondeo 1 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  the wheel arches in the boot.   Thereare  a couple of 2012  Octavia 1.2tsi' S's advertised locally for 9500-10k. 10K for one  registered Sept 2012. From a Skoda dealer . 13k miles. Manual gearbox.   The 1.2TSi has better mpg and half the Excise Duty of my
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  Type of car 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Could you point me in right direction for another car? I am 72 and now do about 9000 miles a year. About 3500 is for going to France and the rest is local....
• Choosing a four wheel drive 4x4 - for school runs 28 May 2010 (Forum)
  area. I meandered down the M1 at this point (getting 70mpg down to Meadowhall) and noticed the wheels and tyres on trucks. They were all narrower than on the 4x4`s - as were the wheels on a coach. I thought - why not just fit HGV wheels on these prestige 4x4`s? Sure, they would
• Audi A3 Sportback (2004 - ) - A3 2.0 TDI S tronic - any good? 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I picked my mother in law up yesterday and she announced she has put down a deposit on a Feb 09 A3 2.0 TDI S tronic Sportback, from a main dealer. She is changing from a 99 SLK 230K, as its too small and low for her now. She drives no more than 10k per year, short local trips, with a few longer
• Motoring glass - scrape rub scratch 14 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  then - carressed by Prince Charming... (but before or after scraping off the pumpkins residue? and with what?) Many of us will have seen the diamond ring marks on side windows in years gone by. But now? There seems to have been a trace of certain trends in specific decades 1) Spraying de- icer 1960`s millions