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  Which used car would you recommend in the 1.6-litre range? 25 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a used car, up to seven years old, and I'm wondering which type of car in the 1.6-litre range is quite cheap to tax and insure.
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  Driving a hire car in France - do I need a new licence? 28 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have an old paper British driving licence, do I need a new one with the photo ID card to drive a hire car in France?
• I need a very economical car for my nana (76 year old with a £2500 budget). 9 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  My nana needs a new car and she has given me a list of requirements. I said I’d look into it for her and try to find a suitable car. Her requirements...
• Help me choose a car 12 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Help me choose a new car Got a last of the old model Toyota Corolla 1.6 Automatic 5 door Colour collection, will be 3 years old in a few months What I need 1 Car no wider than current car (or it will not fit some places I park) 2 Full torque converter traditonal auto box 3 hatch/seats for 4/5 4 not too slow, ideally similar to current 5 available new for 12 grand or less Maybe happy with a bit smaller car if not too slow What can I get?
• Date code on tyres - 19 years old -Legal to sell ? 23 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Gave my brother lift yesterday to view a used car,  after looking for tyres myself recently thought to check the date codes of the tyres ( out of...
• Petrol Turbo Reliability? 11 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  HJ advises against buying a second hand turbo diesel car on the grounds of reliability and subsequent expense. I wonder now if the same rules apply to petrol cars with a turbo? Modern BMWs and Fords now have petrol turbo engines and we normally buy two or three year old cars with modest mileages.
• What's the oldest driving school car you've seen? 17 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I spotted a V reg Corsa the other day and thought it was quite old for a learner school vehicle. I guess there is no reason why a driving school can't operate a fleet of bangers if they wanted providing they are safe and practical but I am curious to know how long a car used by many different people can keep going.
• Checking transferability of reg. number 21 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I've found an old car (pre 1963) in a basket which I would like to buy, but the owner wants a lot for it because of the number plate. The registration is 33 EXF. I remember from somewhere that if you sell the reg of an old car like this the dvla allocate a number which is then non transferable, and these numbers often have an X in them.
• Rust in Peace 4 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I've just got back from a week in Devon (the week before it fills up with caravans) and while I was there I spotted a garage in a village called Chapmans Well which had a forecourt full of rotting old 60s sports cars. I'm not sure that the garage is in operation because the forecourt was literally full of rusting old cars. From memory the cars included an MGA, a Triumph Stag and a Jaguar saloon (Inspector Morse shape).
• HJ says time to change car? 19 May 2004 (Forum)
  When is the best time to change a new car - is there a magic formula? Thanks
• Honda Prelude 20 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  One of my customers has just collected his £250 14yr old car from a service. He has chosen to run for this for a couple of years but now choses to have something a bit better....a lot better in fact. He is looking at the cash purchase of a two year old Honda Prelude, one of the last.
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  Replacing old Skoda Felicia - what would you recommend? 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 1999 Felicia 1.3, bought one year old in 2000. It has been superb - very cheap and very reliable - doesn't owe us a penny and I am now a Skoda...
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  Is a three-year-old diesel Honda Civic a good buy? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Me and my husband have been saving up to replace our old diesel Fiesta and have been offered a three and a half-year-old diesel 2.2-litre Honda Civic for...
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  Buying a used car that's suitable for older drivers 8 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are in our late 70s. We need to replace our Nissan Almera. We are looking for a two-year old used car. Reliability is paramount and we want...
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  What's the best car for a 19 year old driver? 7 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My son will soon be in the market for a car. He will need it to cover long motorway distances (south England to Yorkshire and Cumbria on a regular basis)...
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  Buying Mum's Jazz - what to check out? 26 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm about to buy my Mum's old 53 reg Honda Jazz (at trade-in price). As far as I know there has never been anything wrong with it apart from an EGR valve...
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  Insurance group 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My husband has just bought a Peugeot Partner Combi quicksilver 5 door estate 2002. We have been trying to get his insurance company to change from his...
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  Can you recommend a small, automatic car that's cheap to insure for a young driver? 27 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a second car that I can insure my 19-year-old son on. My wife insists the car must be automatic and 5-door (as she will also use it). I...
• What stops cars starting? 12 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Points that drift & need resetting every 500 miles (does that fall into maintenance?) Bad maintenance: old plugs; worn leads; cracked distributor caps; rusted rotors; pitted points, old battery. Failure to replace the timing belt. Over complicated design: My theory is that modern cars are more likely to give you a spectacular failure than simpler, older cars.
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  With what can I replace my faithful 17-year-old BMW E34 525SE Tourer? 21 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I read your articles every week, and am constantly amused at all the problems readers have with their cars. Our family car is a fully loaded 1994 BMW E34...