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• Toyota Corolla and Verso (2002 - 2007) - Come back Laguna,all is forgiven!! 25 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, Having had a few largish bills for my old Laguna 1 in succession,I decided i would get rid and invest in a toyota as the trade tell me they are 'bulletproof'.So i bought a 05 Corolla Automatic...seemed like a good idea....big mistake! Although the Laguna is a much older design car,the level of comfort and refinement is way above that of the Corolla.Despite being a low mileage,fsh example i find the engine/gearbox very noisy at PARK or low revs,although the box is very smooth.Tyre noise from the front is,in my opinion,excessive.My wife has an old clio auto which is considerably quieter at 70mph!
• Little things that prevent a purchase 27 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  My cash was ready and waiting, price almost right, deal nearly done. Then I got put off by the smallest of things. The Colt CZ1 is almost 2 years old with no problems (apart from a few rattle in the dash), with the Mitsubishi service deal at £150 it doesn't cost much to trade in for exactly the same car again, so I was ready to have one after a few calls.
• mpv for towing? 14 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Family of 6 need to upgrade beaten up old 405 estate and need some advice! There a fairly big list of criteria new car needs to fit! This is sole family car, so needs to be fairly economical to run - (at least, no really big 4x4's) At least 6 seats Not too low slung - We live out on the moors and lanes get big ruts - 405 just about ok, old Mondeo would lose it 's exhaust from time to time.
• Best Auto MPV 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  It sailed through last year at the same garage, and to be fair some of the points I was expecting. Well she's a good old gal so the cash will flow to help her but it got me thinking..... which is always dangerous I know. The wife has that Nissan Almera auto but has been keen on exploring a combined car. I am perhaps tempted by a newer Discovery automatic.
• new car advice 8 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Dear all I wonder if you could offer me some advice. My citroen ZX TD has 140k miles on the clock now. P reg 3 door, probably worthless in the current...
• Radiator losing water 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I drive an F-reg Vauxhall Astra, which causes me no end of grief, being an old car and all. I threw a piston last year, so had the engine replaced with a G-reg 1.4 Cavalier engine. My radiator is 3 years old, and I've already had the water pump replaced this year when it packed up in October.
• Ford Escort window replacement tips 3 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  My car is a mark 4 Ford Escort, five door and it's the front passenger side that got smashed. With the help of my Haynes manual I have removed the trim and the old aluminium mounting frame but I cant fit the new window and mounting frame onto the rollers.
• Suzuki Swift (2005 - ) - Uneven wear on rear tyres 25 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  My wife has a 4 year old Swift that we bought from the local dealer when it was about 10 months old and it has been serviced there ever since. This year, the car failed the MOT test because one rear tyre was illegal, owing to very uneven wear.
• book values? of Merc E class - please 28 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  car 2. 2 yr old E240 Avantgarde, 4 door, 5speed-auto-tiptronic. Extras include auto climate, xenon, 6-disc CD. May 2000, W-reg, 20,000 miles. Mixture of short and long trips typical of a "family-leisure-car".
• Any - Breakdown cover 20 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Hi, just received my renewal from Autoaid. Last year was £61 now it’s gone up to over £78 plus if your car is over 10 years old I would have to pay the first £25. Not that impressed with that sort of increase. Wondering what other people are seeing in their renewals. Sparky 100.
• Motor Trade changes - Underwoods, Skoda, Kia, Mazda, Vauxhall closing 17 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  Kia will open with Glyn Hopkin. Mazda will use same site, but with John Banks who will also have Honda cars and Motorcycles on the site of the old Kia/Mazda/Vauxhall site.
• Toyota Yaris 2006 - Battery is only 3 volts 3 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Car has been left for 3 days. Was unexpectedly totally flat today, no power at all. I have not experienced any recent problems. Battery is 5 years old, reads only 3V on a multimeter. Is this battery worth trickle charging or jump starting?
• Don't forget - Remove vehicles from Dartford crosssing account 17 Nov 2021 (Forum)
   Silly me. got a low account balance warning and noticed one of my old cars had crossed, so went and deleted from my account. The £2  i've lost isn't worth the hassle.. Lesson learned. all deleted now.
• Ford Fiesta - Spare wheel kit for ford fiesta 2019 21 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Any recommendations for a spare wheel kit for my wife's 2019 Ford fiesta. The car only has a compressor and a tin of goo!! I may be old fashioned but I would just like her to have a spare wheel. Thanks Geoff
• BMW X3 30d - Intermediate oil changes 17 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  I will be collecting an 18 month old X3 at the weekend with 7000 miles on the clock. With my previous 330d I changed the oil every 7500 miles and I was planning on continuing this with the new car. Is there any reason not to?
• Toyota Corolla - HRW element repair 6 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hello, I've lost an element on my heated rear window, annoying as the car's less than three years old and I've never had anything in it that could have caused the damage. Anyone ever used one of the electrically conductive paint repair kits and would they recommend it?
• Golf diesel automatic - VW Golf diesel automatic gear box failure 29 May 2016 (Forum)
  Has anyone else experienced a breakdown due to the failure of the computer that runs the gearbox, it led to loss of power and eventually stopped on a roundabout. Car is 4 years old, 47000 on the clock, repair will cost £1700 +
• Any - seat belt replacement 3 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I see a question today on this on Ask HJ. I have solved slow seat belts in old cars by pulling out the belts to their full extent and spraying with a silicon aerosol. I think it was recommended by a backroomer a few years ago. Anyway worth a try before replacing the belts or paying a garage.
• Seat Ibiza 1.2tdi Ecomotive - Injectors 2 Dec 2015 (Forum)
    I'm getting a "Stop Start Error" message and either 1 or 2 coil warning lights coming on, and then engine runs rough. Seat Dealer says it needs new injectors. Has anyone had the same fault? Car is only 30mths old & done 78000miles.
• VW Golf mk5 - VW Golf mk5 new ignition barrel key question 11 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hi We have had a new ignition barrel fitted to the car by a local garage but the keys that came with it are not remote keys. Is there any way to program the old key to the new barrel and locks. Thanks