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Our Honda Concerto has been stolen and insurer isn't helping - what should we do?

Our treasured Honda Concerto with mileage of 27,499 has just been stolen. We are receiving shoddy service from Direct Line despite being long time customers...

Tags: stolen cars insurance theft 1990s classics classic cars
Honda Concerto 1989 - 1994

Is £600 a fair price to replace my air con condenser?

I just bought a 2005 Honda Accord. I took it into a Honda dealership to check the air con as it wasn't working properly. They told me that the air conditioning...

Tags: air con air con regassing maintenance and servicing owning older cars air con problems consumer advice maintenance costs
Honda Accord 2003 - 2008

Does an the alternator only keeps a battery to its existing charge level?

I read a recent reply of yours to a Honda CR-V owner whose stop/start isn't working, where you advised a new battery. We recently bought a 2013 CR-V with...

Tags: stop-start alternator battery charging owning consumer advice
Honda CR-V 2012 on

Should I take up the option of a courtesy car following an accident?

Should I take up the option of a courtesy car following an accident? The extent of damage to my Honda Civic has not been estimated as yet but, bearing...

Tags: insurance claims insurance accident claims credit hire courtesy cars older cars consumer advice
Honda Civic 2001 - 2005

The dealer knew about a fault with my car and didn't tell me - is that legal?

I just purchased a used Honda CR-V from a Honda dealer. After picking it up, I felt it had stiff steering and was concerned about safety. I have since...

Tags: legal and consumer advice buying a used car consumer rights mot main dealers buying and selling repairs steering problems
Honda CR-V 2012 on

What mid-size, automatic can I get that's reliable and cheap?

I've just passed my test and would like to buy a cheap, reliable, mid-size automatic (about the same size as a new design Vauxhall Corsa as it's what I...

Tags: reliable buying a used car cheap cars medium cars buying and selling first cars belt cam consumer advice automatic cars
Toyota Honda Corolla 2002 - 2007 Yaris Verso 2000 - 2005 Civic 2012 - 2017

What is the best value, medium-sized hatchback with good leg room for £4000?

I've got £4000 to spend and would like a manual hatchback, petrol around 1.6. I'm doing about 200 miles, on mainly motorways, per week and I'm tall so...

Tags: legroom bluetooth tall drivers buying a new car buying and selling hatchbacks safety reliability technology consumer advice
Honda Hyundai KIA Civic 2006 - 2011 Civic 2012 - 2017 i30 2012 - 2017 Cee'd 2012 on

What petrol SUV has the most comfortable ride?

I have a Honda CR-V on small wheels and the largest tyres, but the ride, for me, is very poor and unsettled. What petrol SUV has the most comfortable ride...

Tags: large boot wheels and tyres buying and selling buying an suv comfortable ride consumer advice petrol suvs
Honda Nissan Renault CR-V 2012 on Qashqai 2014 on Kadjar 2015 on

What relatively small, wheelchair accessible vehicle could I get for £10,000?

My father-in-law recently returned home after nine months in hospital following a spinal cord injury. He's now wheelchair bound and needs a wheelchair...

Tags: mpvs buying a used car buying an mpv buying and selling wheelchair consumer advice disabled passenger
Citroen Honda Nemo Multispace 2009 on Jazz 2015 on

What petrol SUV/crossover would you suggest for the best mpg?

We're looking for a petrol automatic SUV/crossover with good mpg and fully spec'd for short daily use, with occasional long journeys. We are looking at...

Tags: older drivers short journeys fuel economy buying a new suv automatic suvs real mpg buying and selling suvs mpg economical buying a crossover petrol suvs
Volkswagen Honda Peugeot Renault Suzuki Mazda Hyundai Touareg 2010 on CR-V 2012 on 2008 2013 on Captur 2013 on HR-V 2015 on Vitara 2015 on CX-3 2015 on Tucson 2015 on