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• stop press from Kiev 8 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Being a succesful businessman (banker) and born again christian he has managed to balance his capitalistic activities with charitable work from within the safely cossetted environment of the first Maybach (mobile temple to bad taste) imported to the country. Reports state that damage will have to repaired in Germany - lots of speculation on wether this refers to the Maybach or the face of the volvo driver after the alleged 'quiet chat' with his bodyguards.
• Drag 20 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  (Subject of thread changed from "The Unbelievable HJ Column" to "Drag") Some of you will have read the HJ column in the Telegraph http://tinyurl.com/hjyzx in which a reader tells of the improvement in fuel consumption achieved by putting mountain bikes inside the car rather than on a bike rack. A physics teacher at the local school read this to a class, as a practical example of the importance of reducing the coefficient of drag. One 16 year old boy absolutely refused to believe that this was true, on the grounds that a) no one would write to a newspaper on such a topic, and b) no motorist would ever think of doing such a comparison.
• Failed gearbox in VW Golf 8 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  A few weeks ago, the diff failed in the gearbox of our 3 year old VW Golf (an import) which caused a hole in the gearbox casing - we were left with a huge bill for a new gearbox and a new clutch - we're currently corresponding with VW, but so far no joy, but we'll keep battling on.
• Corrosion from road salt after drying 1 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I use a dehumidifier in my garage, and I assume that this will make washing the car to remove the salt less important. As I'm retired my car doesn't get used every day, so it has a chance to dry. Incidentally, I understand that "gritters" don't spread grit nowadays ~ it's totally rock salt. Am I right? -- L\'escargot.
• Golf MkV headlights 23 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My Golf was imported from abroad and has the headlights/rear lights permanetly on when the ignition is on (as per Volvos). What I would like to do is to set them so that they automatically come on when darkness falls, iaw the auto light switch setting.
• Avensis, Mazda 6 or Mondeo? 20 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  It MUST have Auto box and cruise control, I would ideally like sat. nav. and diesel - which rules out all of them except the Ford. Most important, it must be reiable. What do you think? Don
• maserati vs porsche 17 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I am looking to buy a 2+2 coupe sports car and will spend up to 35k. Don't like the RX8. Want something with power and panache. MPG not important but don't want to be hit hugely by depreciation. Two main contenders are used Porsche 996 or Maserati coupe (2001 '3200' or maybe 2002 '4200' (just about for the price). Maserati less common than Porsche and look good but need to have the thing start every morning.
• 60's VW Camper sounds 8 May 2005 (Forum)
  Only just motoring content, but I'm running out of ideas. (sorry mods) Little brother has just bought a '60s VW camper imported from California in reasonably good nick. He (and I) were growing up in the 60's and I was going to make up a CD compilation for him when he and his mrs go off camping in the beast. Suggestions and additions most welcome.
• buying new, or second hand 22 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone reccommend something that meets these criteria. Not bothered by mod cons, but safety very important. thanks
• Best turbo diesel car for under £5k? 8 May 2003 (Forum)
  With a budget of £5000, I want (obviously) an economical car, but at the same time a fun car - decent acceleration and a nice chassis. Comfort and safety are important too, so I want dual airbags, air con and abs. In fact, any feature beginning with A would be good! Oh and I don't want a 'birds' car. C'mon people, you know what I'm talking about. Any ideas?
• Corrado or 306XSi 15 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  He wants to spend up to about £3k, doesn't do a huge mileage. He wants good handling (used to love my Alfasud Sprint) MPG not very important, car will be used mainly at weekends. He probably does not want the VR6 (which would be my choice). We've looked at HJ's CBC breakdown so know some of the potential pitfalls of both. However, we'd like some first hand comments, recommendations, warnings etc.
• Zafira 2.2DTI 15 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  news_id=583">here it suggests showroom4cars.com sells them. The aren't on the website though. Also a personal import from Belgium might be a possibility. Anyone know (HJ?) a source for one of these would be? LHD is not necessarily a problem.
• Production up, sales down. 26 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Doesn't surprise me one bit that production is up 19.5% while sales are down 19%. A mate of mine contacted me about a price for an imported 307 1.4 lx and a focus 1.6 lx but he wanted the price within 5 days due to the 'offer' on the Pug. So, I got him the price which saved just over £2k off the Pug but he went ahead and bought off the UK dealer because he 'threw in a cd autochanger'!
• Quiet tyres... 12 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Size is 195/65/15 and so far I have narrowed the choice to the following: Bridgestone SF411 Yokohamaha AVS dB Kumho Ecsta HP4 716 Pirelli P6000 Does anyone have any experience of any of these brands, or recommend an alternative? Primary importance is low noise! Regards Simon
• Help! Japanese vs UK Cars 11 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Hi all. I am just going to buy a car and want to avoid a Japanese import (I'm just too much a novice buyer to buy foreign!!). Given that it will be either an old VTEC Prelude or a 300ZX, are there any guaranteed ways to tell if it is a UK/Japanese car? Also - just interested in which of these any of you petrolheads may choose over the other and why!!
• Car-jacking reaches UK - offical? 27 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Living in a banana republic where backhanders and graft are a way of life in almost every transaction with officialdom (and, I might add, one of the reasons it often works better than in so-called developed countries) I was surprised to read that Her Majesty's Customs are impounding vehicles arriving in UK from EU with legally imported amounts of tobacco. Is this true? If so how do they get away with it, and how much does it "cost" to grease out of it, just in case I need to one day?
• recall 28 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  They seem to be using their own customer database and not the DVLA one as this ones owner has moved since it was bought and the letter went to the old address (yes the registration doc has had current address for some time) The Xsara is about 10 months old... You would have thought if its an important check they would be complelled to use the DVLA addresses ? Sorry to all you Xsara owners... (is this a tactic to avoid getting on the recalled cars list?)
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  Born a yen 10 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughters friend’s boyfriend agreed to purchase a Honda Legend and a Mitsubishi Shogun from a man he knew where he works at a city bank. The cars were...
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  Volkswagen Scirocco Blue moan 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Faced with repeated failure of the Bluetooth in my Scirocco with my Blackberry 8520, I devised my own shortcut to 're-booting' the cars cranky software...
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  Do CO2 levels only affect the first year VED? 8 Jul 2025 (Ask HJ)
  With the VED changes of 1/4/2025, from the second to sixth year, does a £40k BMW and a £400k Rolls Royce pay the same VED ie £195+ £425? Does the CO2 value...