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  • Should I buy this 2006 Ford Fiesta for my son? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have been looking around for a car for my son and have found a Ford Fiesta 2006 Ghia 1.4 five-door with 31,000 miles, petrol engine and manual gearbox....
  • Why does my Ford Focus keep blowing turbochargers? 19 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My 2006 Ford Focus blew a turbo at 50,000 miles. The replacement lasted 12 miles and was replaced under warranty. That blew in 6000 miles and was replaced...
  • ford mondeo - Ford mondeo mk3 petrol fuel pump problem 31 May 2010 (Forum)
    Hi i run a taxi company and have 2 1.8 mondeo's and they both had the same problem of now real power and jutteryness when accelerating, changed everything...
  • Sharper Focus 15 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have seen a pre- registered 59 plate Ford Kuga 2.0TDCI 2WD (34 miles on the clock) it has the convenience pack and appearance pack plus a Sony DAB radio....
  • Ford - 03 1.4 Are Ford TDCI's prone to leaky Fuel injecto 27 Jan 2010 (Forum)
    More out of interest this one: as I've heard on another forum that it's a common problem with tdci engines ?. On the other forum several people mention...
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Confusion over acceptable oil grade to use? 13 Mar 2009 (Forum)
    In my Ford Focus (UK) petrol owner's guide it says that 5w30 engine oil should be used at all times for optimum performance. However, further down the page below where it says engine oil top-up it says that 5w30, 10w40 or 5w40 oil can be used albeit with reduced fuel economy, performance etc
  • Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 06 1.25 - warranty help please 22 Jan 2009 (Forum)
    Hello, We bought a '06 1.25 Fiesta Zetec in June 2008, and have just started getting problems with the gearbox (I think) as its not going into 3rd properly. The car has done 10,500 miles, and was serviced at Ford Evans Halshaw dealer I bought it from in June '08 on 9,200 miles. This should have
  • Ford - Declaring warranty work on my car when selling 12 Jul 2008 (Forum)
    Hi all, Quick question for all of you. I am selling my car shortly and wanted to know where I stand with respect to the following. As background, I bought a new Ford Fiesta back in 2006. The car went in for some warranty work to repair a leaking fuel injector pipe. The car is and has been working
  • Ford Direct Focus problems 17 May 2005 (Forum)
    I bought an August registered 04 plate Focus Zetec from Ford Direct 10 days ago. Whilst I am generally happy with the car there are two problems that I have since discovered. The first is an area of rust at the rear of the car, under the boot hatch where the top of the bumper meets the metal
  • small car decision - seat, ford, vw?? 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
    I have 5K to spend on a used car which has to be: low tax and insurance good build quality, cheap servicing 5 door hatch preferably not French unless a damn good reason to buy! so I have been looking at: Seat Ibiza 1.4 (V, W Reg) Ford Fiesta 1.25 or Ford Ka Vauxhall Astra 1.4 VW Polo I am
  • Ford Mondeo Water Ingress 21 Nov 2002 (Forum)
    Water is coming into the tailgate of my Ford Mondeo, making the carpet and spare wheel well very wet. I have carried out tests with the aid of a watering can and masking tape, and these tests have determined that water is entering, not through the tailgate rubber seal, but through the sealing
  • Ford Kuga engine replaced under warranty - why am I being charged for the oil and spark plugs? 24 Sep 2021 (Ask HJ)
    My 2018 1.5 EcoBoost petrol Ford Kuga has been with the dealer for four weeks waiting for a new engine to be fitted under warranty. I reported it was using...
  • Can you recommend a small and comfortable 4x4? 16 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
    I live in Spain and have a Suzuki Jimny, which is good off road, but basic and uncomfortable. I want to sell the Jimny, along with my Ford Fiesta, and...
  • Is there a known problem with the Ford Fusion gearbox? 2 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    We were recently driving our Ford Fusion when it lost all power. The Green Flag driver said that in his experience, as the car still went into gear, it...
  • Tesla Model 3 - Elon Musks Ratner Moment 15 Feb 2021 (Forum)
    We all remember what happened when Gerald Ratner criticised the quality of his jewellery . Well no such problem s when Musk commented of production difficulties with the Model 3 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9220517/Production-hell-Elon-Musk-says-criticism-Teslas-quality
  • Classics - SadlyOffRoadNow..... 27 Apr 2020 (Forum)
    I wonder how many others have SORNed their pet cars for a bit?  My TR7's tax runs out in a few days time. I can't see much activity for the next few weeks so have decided to keep it off the road for the time being.  Still,  it will be only the first time in 40yrs it's been so idle
  • Best Budget Tyres? 28 Feb 2018 (Forum)
    you discovered any that you appreciate? I require 225/45/17 's
  • Citroen C5 Estate exclusive 2005 - Road noise 23 Nov 2016 (Forum)
    I am now running the car on Vredestein Ultra ceuto 215/55/ZR 16 97Y. The tyres are rated at 67 for noise but over rough tarmac the noise is terrible. Over smooth its very queit. Is there a better tyre or wheel and tyre configeration that would eliminate that noise.? It`s
  • FIESTA LX 2003 4500 RDS E.O.N. AUDIO MANUAL 7 Mar 2016 (Forum)
    Hi, I am looking for a pdf for the 4500 RDS E.O.N Audio Manual. What it is is there is a button that looks like it has a phone on it and I am wondering if this is for my mobile phone?   Atm all it does is mute the sound. Picture of radio: https://www.dropbox.com/s
  • Vw getting into even deeper do do. 13 Nov 2015 (Forum)
    http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/aa35f24c-8259-11e5-a01c-8650859a4767.html (Google "vw cheating probe spreads to co2 tests" if link doesnt work) Looks as if they've been gaming the CO2 and fuel consumption tests too. Quelle surprise... How are the authorities going to deal
 

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