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  Is now a good time to replace our 3.5 year old Grand Scenic? 8 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Our 2011 Renault Grand Scenic 1.4TCE Bose Edition is 3.5 years old. I have been offered a 1.2TCE 130 Bose Edition with same features and spec with a cost...
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  New car or five-year-old Octavia estate? 27 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Six years ago I bought an 03 plate 1.9 diesel Skoda Octavia Estate for £6k with under 80k on the clock. It now needs replacing and I don't know whether...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.8 Changed oil but unable to remove filter 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Access was awkward and the filter was tight, I'm not sure when it was last changed because I have only had the car a week. I put in new oil but left in the old oil filter which was slightly damaged but not punctured. Would there be any detrimental effect to the car by leaving the old filter in? I can either take it to the garage to get them to change just the filter or leave it till the next oil change and do both.
• Daewoo Matiz (1998 - 2004) - 00 800c cd player, no power 27 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Any ideas? It seems the plug in her car works in the old cd player and not the newer one. Phil. Thanks.
• Where do lorries go to die? And why? 27 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Here's a puzzler: there are many thousands of cars on the road over 10 years old (L plate or older). Why does one rarely see older lorries? Try it next time you're on a tedious M way journey: you rarely see them more than a few years old. Now, I can understand that a hard worked commercial might drop to bits and reach a point where it becomes unviable more quickly than a car would.
• Old VW Polo cutting out 14 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  My 1994 1.0 Polo coupe (the very last of the old model with fuel injection) has the irritating and dangerous fault of losing power for no apparent reason. The car can go for hundreds of miles without fault, and then on one journey, go dead usually at low revs.
• Bye bye Subaru, hello Subaru 11 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Well I've finally bitten the bullet and made up my mind on my next car. The old base spec Legacy has been part-exed. I really wanted an Impreza STi Spec D with the prodrive pack but that is pushing £29k new and I don't do new, it hurts too much in the wallet. I'll wait a year or two until they appear at a year old or pre-reg'd.
• Importing a classic from the Netherlands to the UK 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Having searching various dutch tax sites I'm still not sure of the actual answer. I'm considering buying an old Alfa Romeo from a dutch marque specialist. The car is 42 years old and I am keen to understand whether VAT is payable in the Netherlands or whether as the car is for export the car is purchased without the VAT and I pay the UK VAT on the purchase price when the car is re-registered in the UK.
• First cars - the ones you're most likely to crash. 27 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  I find it ironic that mainly due to insurance reasons young drivers are forced to drive round tin boxes like the 106, AX, Metro etc. All these cars have a high death point score on HJ's used car breakdowns yet are likely to be driven by 18 year olds with no experience. Does anybody else think there is something wrong here? Hopefully as time passes these old superminis will mostly be scrapped and modern ones (which are safe) will become the bangers.
• Buying from dealer, what to offer? 13 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I've decided to sell on my 10 year old fiesta and get another VW golf (wife has a tdi 90). Most of the cars I've looked at are around £7000 - £8000 (tdi 130s). Having always bought my old company cars I've never been in the position to buy a car from a dealer, so I was wondering what would be a sensible opening offer to make on a car with a sticker price of £7500?.
• Regional variation in 2nd hand prices? 18 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  So, is it just a myth that cars are cheaper in the north? Any input gratefully received. oh and just in case it makes a difference: will be flogging a 5 year old Passat and buying a Mondeo (estate?) or similar about 1 year old.
• Volvo V50 (2004 - ) - V50 New Car Deal 15 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Been offered a factory ordered Volvo V50 2.0d s in metallic paint of my choice on the road inc 12m RFL for £14900 inc my old car(realistically worth £500) on the scrappage scheme. This is a local dealer so the logistics of getting my old car to him are good. Internet dealers could require me to get my car to supplying dealer anywhere in the country.
• THB Bury car phone kit 3 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Just purchased a car that has the THB Bury car kit installed. It has a 'Take and Talk' adapter for the old Nokia 3 series phones. Before buying an adapter for my current phone (around £50) I dug out an old nokia 3310 to see if it all worked.
• Same old battery. 15 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  While nearly breaking my back lifting the battery out of my sons car I had this thought: Car batteries have never changed in basic design for well over...
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  Electronic dipstick failure on my BMW 3 Series - what was wrong with the old physical disptick? 14 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  BMW has abandoned the good old-fashioned dipstick that was cheap, reliable and accurate, for an electronic one. The system on my 3 Series has jammed on...
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  I love my old Volkswagen Sharan - should I replace it with the new model or with a Ford Galaxy? 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wrote to you about five years ago when I had just got my latest 2005 Volkswagen Sharan 1.9 SE diesel company car. This was my third. Like a lot of companies...
• Mazda CX-5 - Out of shape tyres - 1 year old used car 14 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  I just bought a 1 year old CX-5 for £25K and picked it up 200 miles from where I live.  On the drive home I noticed a mild vibration at motorway speeds and reported this to the dealer (Arnold Clark) when I got home.
• Depreciation and second hand car values 9 Jun 2020 (Forum)
    The whole thing was very easy and the dealer very good, finding exactly the car she wanted and an excellent deal.  Anyway, what really struck me was the trade in price for the old Yaris, which was the same that we paid 4 years ago as the final payment on the PCP, £6,600.
• Suitable first car for 17 year old 11 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  We are looking for a suitable car for our 17 year old to learn in. He's 18 in April and we thought it would be a good idea to get him a basic CHEAP but safe motor for about 2 grand. Group 1 insurance, low tax all the rest of it.
• Polo 1.4 tdi pd - How much is this immaculate old car worth 31 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  It is in effect a 15 year old car with less wear and tear of a 2 year old car. Nobody has sat in the back seats and only occaionally in the front passenger seat I know its a 15 year old car but surely its worth a little more than the around £800/1000 that this vintage are fetching.