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  Volkswagen All-in service plan and warranty - is it worth it? 16 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Volkswagen have a service plan and warranty called All-in. It’s for cars over 3 years old and included two MoTs, one minor service, one major service,...
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  Best small car for £3k? 6 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My fiancée is learning to drive at the moment in an automatic. What small car would be best to get as a first car? Budget is £3000 and ideally would like...
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  Water in petrol - the filling station is to blame? 29 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter recently re-fuelled with petrol that subsequent to the breakdown of her car turned out to contain 50% water. The filling station concerned...
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  Can you recommend a safe, cheap to insure car for an 18-year-old? 6 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Please could you advise me regarding a car for an 18-year old man who has recently passed his test. His parents require a safe car (good crash test results)...
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  Learner Doom 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to know what your thoughts are on a 17 year old learner driver with regards to insurance, are you better to stick with a small engine newish...
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  Reduction theory 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We are reducing our two cars to one. I have a BMW 1 Series, three years old; my wife a Peugeot 205, five years old. Can you advise of any car about the...
• Any - Renewing old paper licence 29 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Has anyone changed their old paper driving licence (pre 1998) to the newer id card style? I tried to renew mine as it was tatty, and I'm hiring a car abroad this year and thought it would be better to have the newer one.
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  Why don't we see more LPG vehicles? 13 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I had a 3.2 Touareg converted to LPG about six months ago. Cardiff Autogas did a great job of lifting the rear floor so that the tank was covered and installing...
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  Giving a fig for dates 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have been advised to write to you for some advice, my wife and I decided to purchase a Smart car during 2009 and wished to take advantage of the scrappage...
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  What is the best wax car polish for an older vehicle? 26 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  What is the best wax car polish for an older vehicle?
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  Are new cars suitable for new drivers? 23 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a 29 year who has just passed my test and I'm looking to buy my first car. Is it a bad idea to buy a new car as my first car? I was thinking about...
• Old Merc? 12 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  The itch to replace my Logan (now just coming up to three years old) with an older semi-classic estate is presenting itself again! I have spotted a 1988 Merc W124 at a local specialist, who I know through using them when I had my CLK. They know the car having serviced it, and it looks in good nick, with 120,000 miles and a good history.
• Old age Air-con lifespan 24 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I am fairly certain the air-con in my seven year old Mondeo has never been repaired/regassed at all since new, yet it still seems to working fairly effectively if not 100%. I rarely use it winter except to speed up screen de-misting, so it is not as if I have it running regularly outside of the June-August decent weather period....anyone have an older car than mine with air-con that has not needed any work?
• Any - Old jack as bead breaker 6 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Long time since I last did this, and when I did IIRC driving onto the tyre or using the heel of a bottle jack under the car worked OK.  Not any more. Just slip off. I might have lost the knack.  I suspect my old (Girling) tyre levers were better than my current ones too. I kept the old screw-jack when I scrapped my Ford Sierra, which works a bit, though i think some curved extension plate to the foot to keep the pressure near the bead would work better.
• Peugoet 306 TD 1.9 - Bottom Hose 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  My problem is that the notch on my new radiator and the one on the new hose only line uo in a way that the hose is sitting next to the main radiator tank and the only way to get the hose in the right position is to twist the hose itself which leaves a kink in the hose. Stupidly i didnt take note of the old hose on the old radiator before removal just took it all off. The notch on the old radiator is the same as the new but i no longer have the old hose. Could anyone help please as i am quickly loosing patience with this car!!
• Trading in car(s) questions 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  Or is it case we must transfer ownership to them beforehand? Also - do dealers when buying a newish car (father-in-law is looking at a 1 year old Honda Jazz ), take in more than 1 car part exchange? Many Thanks Scott
• How much cheaper can cars get ? 5 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  The way things are going any car over 8 years old will be scrap value. Question for HJ : In your years of going to auctions do you think cars have ever been this cheap before ?
• Rust on Mid 1990 cars - which manufacturer is wors 29 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Why don't companies realise that, not only does rust depress resale values and reputations, but also, corrosion seriously compromises the strength of the car? Crash tests are all well and good on new cars, but the average age of cars in Britain must be around five years ? most of us therefor drive cars 5 year olds and over? - So what of the crash worthiness of five year old cars?
• Rst on Mid 1990 cars - which manufacturer is worst 29 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Why don't companies realise that, not only does rust depress resale values and reputations, but also, corrosion seriously compromises the strength of the car? Crash tests are all well and good on new cars, but the average age of cars in Britain must be around five years ? most of us therefor drive cars 5 year olds and over? - So what of the crash worthiness of five year old cars?
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  Why do you say that modern cars have a 7-year lifespan? 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  You state that a car is designed to last a maximum of seven years. If this is the case how do you explain the huge number of cars on the road that are...