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• 2003, BMW 320D - Smoke! 14 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  My only point of reference is a Merc C220CDI ? it felt as if the 320D is both faster, and definitely far more economical. The car is still under warranty (till Aug 2006). Should I take it to a dealer to check it out, or is the smoke a 'characteristic' for a car that has sat still for some time? I also have a sneaking suspicion that the former owner has installed a tuning box ?
• Audi Cabriolet 2.6e 28 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I am planning on travelling 180 miles tomorrow morning to buy this car. I would be hugely grateful to anyone for anything to look out for on these cars and problem areas. If you have any experience with these cars please let me know what they're like and whether it looks like I've found a good deal.
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  Can I reject my secondhand diesel because the DPF light keeps coming on? 20 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I’ve recently bought a used car on finance with a deposit of £1000. On day three of having the car (less than 50 miles later), the engine management light...
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  Buying a used KIA Sportage - which model is best? 16 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Which Kia Sportage shall I go for? I drive 8000 miles a year and have a budget up to £12,000. The car must be economical and comfortable.
• Mazda 6 - Help! Mazda 6, petrol or diesel? 10 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  I found a red Mazda 6 2.0 Takuya 2011 that I really took a shine to. Good price, local garage, 3 year warranty thrown in (1 year Mazda, 2 Ford Gold Protect). Now.. I test drove it, and it felt a bit sluggish lower in the rev range. I figured this was just due to me being used to a TDI (1.4 polo 14 years old.. still felt nippier!).
• 53 Vectra SXI Servicing 22 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Anyway, they have refilled the sump with semi synth 10w40 and I queried this with them as it doesn't seem to mention this oil grade in the handbook. The service manager I spoke to said that they use this oil as "in the past" they have had warranty problems with customers topping up with incorrect grade oil.He also advised me that this oil would be perfectly ok to use for up to 1 year or 20k whichever is first.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 Advice please on buying this car ? 15 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I have seen a 2003 (53) Ford Focus 1.6 zetec with 37k miles on the clock. It has 2 previous owners and Full service history and 12 months warranty from a Ford garage. However I have a couple of concerns about it. The trouble is the car was first registered in December 2003 and by June 2004 the car had already covered 12k miles and then by about the same time in 2005 the car had then completed about 21k miles.
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  Fabia vRS is consuming too much oil 16 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2011 Skoda Fabia VRS. The car was registered in January 2011. I purchased the car in May 2011. The car had done just over 1000 miles and had been...
• Skoda Octavia mk3 - Used car faults??? 27 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  After a few days of ownership i noticed i was getting noise from nearside front suspension,the noise sounds a little like a broken spring.its only seems...
• Suzuki Vitara - Should have followed my own advice 17 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  This is probably not untypical of main dealers. Even then that’s only to assess it and raise as a used car warranty issue with Suzuki. We will need to take it back a couple of weeks later for the actual repair. Courtesy car is chargeable for both days. In theory I could take it to another Suzuki dealer but we’re in a bit of a Suzuki desert and the nearest one is still 30 mins away.
• Skoda Fabia - Used Approved Skoda - Previous Damage... 3 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I desperately didn't want to be one of those people who only post in forums when they want something but... I've been lurking for a while and everyone...
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  The DPF in my Mazda 6 has failed - should the dealer replace it? 5 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a secondhand 2007 Mazda 6 estate with 62000 miles clocked, so it's out of warranty but under three years old, from a very small dealer - they...
• Honda CRV - Issues with used car from large dealer chain 29 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  I've just bought a Honda CRV (2012 petrol manual) from a dealer member of the Inchcape group. I got a mate local to the dealership to view the car, I...
• Landrover Freelander - Consumer Rights Act 2015 10 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  In October last year I bought a 6 year old Landrover Freelander from a registered car dealer for £15,600. The car was serviced, MOT'd and had a 6 month basic warranty. 29 days later the car broke down on the motorway. From the AA van I called the dealer and asked if I shold get it revovered to him and he told me I could take it to any garge, so I had it recovered to a Jaguar / Landrover specialist that I have used previously.
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  Volkswagen Golf trapping water in doors – a design fault? 6 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Volkswagen Golf traps water inside all four doors after washing or after. The problem is quite bad and, when I open the doors, the water quite...
• Upto £8k for a new'ish car 28 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  [endif]--> Hello everyone just thought I would pop along here and ask for the advice of the forum seeing as I’ve read the reviews and watched the videos on various cars.   I have recently passed my driving test and now that I’ve passed my parents are looking to get a half decent car for me to use and also for my brother to hopefully learn to drive in as well.
• Garage problems - legal advice needed 14 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Within 2 weeks of us having the car it developed a problem starting. It would take anything between 4 ? 10 attempts to start it. We took the car back to the garage (Independent Renault Dealer) for them to look at. They played around with the car for a few days and claimed to have solved the problem.
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  Head gasket gone - should the dealer pay for repairs? 21 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used Ford Fusion from a dealer 12 months ago. Last week the head gasket went and the car now needs a new engine. The car was bought with 11,000...
• VW Golf GT 160 - Rejecting a Lease Car 10 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, my problems with this car are well documented on other posts so I won't repeat them now. To cut a very long story short I had the above vehicle on lease but with a non maintenance contract (big mistake I know). Initially I dealt with VW myself getting the warranty work done and using their loan cars.
• Dmage to car at garage 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Collecting the car today, they told me the fuel problem was fixed but when I went to the car I found it had been damaged. the cover for the drivers door mirror had gone.It was there yesterday morning. When I went back after a lot of shuffling abut they looked at the car, then dug out workshop papers which showed the mechanic had noted the missing cover while he had it .