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• Toyota Avensis - Help me decide 10 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Budget is 12.5k plus my car as a trade in, so say 13.5k total. I have been looking at a Toyota avensis, Hyundai i40 - both saloons. Also looking at a Peugeot 3008. Had been looking at kia sportage but too pricy a year old.
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  Buying a Honda - which model? 20 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  You talked up the old 2.0 Type-S in an answer today, and I see from a recent response you seem to like the old 2200 Type S as well. Are these still available...
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  Old Mini with a tricky clutch 10 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Mini's clutch pedal is nice and smooth when the engine is off and engages gears with no issue. Bite point is fine, however once the engine is on the...
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  Modifications and Insurance - is there an industry standard? 7 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Is there a standard list of accessories which don't have to be declared as modifications to the insurance company? I added a rev counter to my Aygo as...
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  Volkswagen Polo automatic 7 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to purchase a new VW Polo, either diesel or petrol with an automatic transmission. I would also consider a used car, 1 or 2 years old with...
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  I want to buy an old Nissan Sunny but is the clutch on the way out? 15 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking about buying a 1993 Nissan Sunny 1.4 with very low miles of 39,000. It drives well, but the clutch seems a bit high on the biting point. Is...
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  Where can I find the computer terminal on my wife's 1997 Citroen Saxo? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I need to get a diagnostic test done on my wife's old 1997 Citroen Saxo as it is running very badly, but my local garage can't find a computer point. The...
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  Family planning 20 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to upgrade my car and can't decide between a Toyota Verso, a Vauxhall Zafira or a Mazda 5. I have a 2 year old and an 11month old so safety...
• Old VW Polo intermittant power loss 24 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all, I\'m having trouble with my old (\'H\' reg) VW Polo 1.3L CL. Several signs of age have manifested recently (in the last year), but the major pain is an intermittant loss of power which I\'ve noticed when motorway driving (although it could be happening at other times), which is reducing the car\'s top speed to about 50 mph even with the accelerator floored.
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  I have a car on PCP that has minor damage - will I be charged for repairs upon returning it after three years? 23 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have an Hyundai ix35 on three year PCP. It was one year old when I got it. It has some kerb scratches on the alloy wheels and minor scratches on the...
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  Numerous problems with car 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My car is 07 registration. I purchased it from a garage in 2009. The car had been traded in. While it was still in warranty I had it in a Peugeot garage...
• Qulity 12v tyre pump recommendation? 23 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I like to keep a pump in the car as it is useful for checking pressure in ones own driveway and also for a get you home top up with a minor leak. My old pump is 15 years old and will barely do 30 psi for my bicycle! Can anyone recommend a quality make that will do modern tyres and maybe even 80psi on a bike?
• Mercedes C200 Kompressor - Premature or Known Rust? 18 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  An old gent I know replaced his E190 with a newer C200. Admittedly around 10 years old now. But after 18 months of his ownership the formerly very clean car seems to be rusting around the edge of every body panel.
• Suzukis 17 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  The Nissan dealer where I bought my Almera from also sells Suzukis and there are quite a few new shape Swifts and SX4s locally. ( I'm not keen on the current Nissan range at all).  I did drive an old shape Swift as a courtesy car eight years ago and it was horrible, but seemingly the new models are light years ahead of the old Swift and the SX4 looks good.
• Lotus Carlton 4 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  http://tinyurl.com/5sffjc Go on, you know you want to!!!! Seriously, £20k for a 17 year old car, assuming they do get this price, what was the price of these brand new? My dad had a 2.0GLi version (in the days when that "i" was important) and I remember driving it as a raw 17 year old, newly passed my test, and twice spinning it 180 degrees due to the rwd power.
• Repair places in Sunderland 27 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Car is far to old and worth to little to go to a dealers.
• "Payback" Mileage for secondhand Diesel 22 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  If you are buying a new car, I remember people used to quote an annual mileage figure of about 15,000 needed before it made economic sense, taking into account the extra cost, and extra servicing. If one were to be buying a 3 or 4 year old car, spending eg.£ 6-7000 , does anyone know if the "payback" mileage is the sae, or is it less or more, given that the car is cheaper to buy , but then again, the steepest portion of the depreciation curve is over.......
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  At what age does a spare tyre need replaced? 8 Dec 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Can I safely use my 6-year-old full-size spare tyre? It was purchased for my car when new in 2016. The DOT code is from early 2015. I just wondered about...
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  Can I reject a car for a faulty CD player? 6 Jul 2022 (Ask HJ)
  This week I did a straight swap for a car using my old car with a second hand car dealership. The in-dash CD player is not playing my CD which played in...
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  What is causing my Ford KA to lose power when driving up hills? 31 Aug 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 2013 Ford KA. It has 13,000 miles on the clock. We live on a steep hill and it can barely get up the hill from a standing start with...