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• Dacia Duster - 2014 - Help with Renault/Dacia complaint 11 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  No contact from Renault or the garage during this time except for me having to ask for an extension on the rental car as I had Enterprise ringing me to say they hadn't extended it. Eventually after 4.5 weeks I was told my car was ready. I collected my car the keys were just handed to me no apology was made just bluntly told where to find my car in the car park and off I went.
• KIA Picanto (2004 - ) - problem picantos 24 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Furthermore KIa were not prepared to provide even one courtesy car for the 3 weeks it was going to take to fix the cars. In the end our dealer, who also happened to be a Peugot dealer, registered 2 brand new peugot 207s for our use, they were brilliant. I understand from the dealer that this has now happened on several vehicles, some of them just out of warranty so incurring hefty bills for the owners.
• DIY - Is it required? 16 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Since then, whilst I have kept an eye on the famil's cars, even the older cars have not needed any work that I had the expertise and/or equipment to work on. The newer cars require servicing by the dealer or the warranty is invalid and the older cars require an MOT which is included with a £60 service.
• Discovering the joys of diesel 14 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  And the thing is, with traffic being as it is these days (even here on the Isle of Man at busy times), it's not like it actually takes me any longer to get to places than it did in the BMW or the Type-S, it just costs an awful lot less. I set off at the same times I used to, I arrive at the same times I used to, I allow the same times for journies that I used to. I've opted out of "cars for fun" or "cars as status symbols" side of things, I just want cheap, reliable, practical motoring.
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  Freelander 2 2.2TDi clutch failure at 18,000 miles 15 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, I'm asking on behalf of a friend who is not registered on the site. She took her Freelander 2 2.2TDi (2012, 18000 miles) back to the dealer yesterday...
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  Why did my BMW 320d's service indicator extend its estimate to the next service? 28 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My BMW 320d saloon is still under warranty as a 57 reg. It had an oil change at 40,196 miles and has now done 47,000. The services indicator behaved normally...
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  Which cars are in a low or exempt road tax bracket? 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I want to change my big old car for something small and economical. There are so many to choose from, but what do you recommend? I want low tax group,...
• BMW 3 Series Touring or Audi Q3 - Audi A3 stolen from my drive. Replacement? 28 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Solid dependable etc Audi Q3-love this but can't seem to find many decent newish models for this price apart from  atArnold Clark who I am not using! Paying a premium for an A3 as SUV BMW 3 series touring.320d sport - OK - I LOVE this car. I really do. I have found a 66 plate with 10k on it for £16k.  about 6 months warranty left.
• Hyundai Coupe (2002 - 2008) - Not quite so reliable, 40k report 8 May 2009 (Forum)
  The fan controls give no control over the lowest three settings, the OFF button doesnt turn it off at all and most annoyingly, unless the fan is on level 4 or higher, the fan surges up and down speeds. It must be said though that Hyundai seem to have no issue with warranty issues and there is never a hint of having to argue your case. The car itself mum loves but myself I dont much like the stiff gearbox or heavyish steering, plus the arkwardness of getting in and out of it!
• Renault Modus (2004 - ) - Modus - short term experience 1 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I keep looking for another 2 gears to change up through I've come to the conclusion that the only function of cars like this is for Renault dealers to use as courtesy cars, so when you get your own car back, it benefits by comparison ! Now.... it was supplied with the screenwash reservoir completely empty. If I fill it up, and leave a half empty bottle of screenwash on the passenger seat, how much would it be fair to charge the dealer ;-)
• Honda Accord power "blips" 4 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Hi all, Just before Christmas I bought a 2001 Honda Accord 2.0i VTEC with 10000 miles on it through the official UK Honda used car network, with 2 years 2 months manufac warranty left on it. Pretty much since Day 1 I've noticed little power "blips", but sort of put it down to my imaginatiom, but it definitely happened 3 or 4 times on the way into work today (16 mile drive) and in my own head I know it's been happening all along.
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  Setting up a small prestige car business 12 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Could you help me again please. I am 50 years old and I have had an interest in high end cars for many years. I've owned a fair few and turned...
• 2004 Megane 1.5 dCi 100 24 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Almost on 20K now and as I shall shortly be passing this car on to the lady it seems a good time to review. Hopefully will be of use to others considering this car. Things I like: 1. Great dCi engine. Always smooth, responsive and refined. Never failed to start, even when left for three weeks in well below zero temperatures.
• Volkswagen Jetta 1.4 TSI 122 SE - arnold clark/Motorpoint 24 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  You can browse arnold clark's selection here - http://www.arnoldclark.com/used-cars/volkswagen/jetta/options/fuel_type/petrol/age/1/orderby/price_up/  and Motorpoint here - http://bit.ly/bcSiWY  
• Renault Grand Scenic - Renault Scenic no parking brake and "no faults"! 17 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  We had to take our grand scenic (1.5dci - 06 reg) back to Mr. Clutch to have new clutch/cylinders/flywheel replaced under warranty (again!) but now we have no parking brake at all. The guy at Mr. Clutch said that the brakes locked on our car on the back of the recovery truck but the driver managed to "find a way" to release them (I'm guessing the manual release in the boot as the clip holding that in has now broken - see pic ).
• Land Rover Discovery 4 - Restricted performance 25 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, My wife and I bought a used LR D4 at the end on January - diesel, manual and about 83,000 miles. 3/4 weeks ago the Restricted Performance light came on. We have taken it to the local LR dealership and who thought it could be related to the fuel filter or moisture in the fuse box as a seal had broken, both where fixed.
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 02 2.0d 320d starting problems 21 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Fault still apparent. Secondly DDE warning lamp illuminated (think due to ezeestart being used to start engine as we were stuck 300 miles from home). Diagnostics this time threw up a fuel air mixture problem which was either an inlet manifold flapper valve problem of Air Mass Flow meter. On adice the AMF was changed...£335(luckily under warranty)!
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - 3 years with ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi 30 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  In fact we have been so pleased with the reliability & economey and the tourque which makes it a pleasure to drive we have taken out extended warranty with Ford & decided to keep. I have never had to top up with Oil in between services and the engine is so willing and quiet, very different from our previous 1.4 TDCi. I also have to say the body work is so much more substantial than our peugeout that in three years we are still car park ding free which is a result, as a ding used to appear in the 206 everytime we parked it !
• Advice after being sold an accident repaired car? 5 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I will try and keep it as brief as possible so here goes the story. We bought a 2004 MG TF 160 in October last year for £9K from a local used car centre. The car had done 4,000 miles, however it is backed up with a service history supporting it was a thrid car doing 5-600 miles a year. Now it has had 4 owners and we were the 5th, however I at the time didnt see it too much a problem and was assured by the salesman it wasnt unusual nowdays with dealers registering first and especially with sports cars as they can become wrong purchases for people.
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  Dealer won't pay for DMF failure on a new Focus - what can we do? 11 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost with 5888 miles on the clock. I purchased the car 12 months ago, but it has spent the past three months at the dealer...