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  Have the wrong wheel nuts been supplied with my Ford Fiesta's spare wheel? 5 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford Fiesta recently got a flat tyre, and as the puncture was in the side wall, my uncle decided to put on the spare. However, he was unhappy with me...
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  Is £7995 a good price for this used Nissan Note Acenta? 18 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have viewed a used Nissan Note with the 1.4 16v petrol engine at a Nissan dealer, and would like your advice on the price. The car is, according to the...
• 5 seater + luggage plus luxuy - but under 15 foot 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  On looking at 5 seaters, even some quite big ones, it is clear that the centre seat in the back is not suitable for a long comfortable place to be, knowing that Mrs G misses terribly the Merc CLK (for occasions when children are not in tow) and that the Merc C Class is mechanically siimilar, I am suggesting a C Class estate. Budget of £10 - £12k should get us a tidy example od a 200CDi. We have both seen merc B classes and the "format" looks appealing, plenty of space for 5, Merc levels of refinement, except reading http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?
• Confession; I was a git today. 12 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Every month or two, the red Polo has alarmed one or other of the family; she's had my son off his bike through not paying attention; she's failed to see me on my bike a few times; she's turned the normally calm Mrs H into a venomous witch and she' s whacked my door mirror after parking too close before Christmas. Today, I was towing the trailer, preparing to turn left into the main road when along comes Mrs Polo at some unfeasible speed turning right into the lane, cutting the corner and ignoring the road markings. She's so far over on my side of the lane, she hasn't cleared the main road and she's lost the opportunity to turn wide and wait offside to offside next to me while I turn onto the main road.
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  AutoAid recovery man misdiagnosed problem - so I drove and damaged car? 2 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I had a semi breakdown the other day - a wheel started to make a strange noise and the brakes felt a bit dodgy plus the car started to smoke slightly....
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  DSG gearbox problems in SEAT Ibiza Cupra 2 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a SEAT Ibiza Cupra 1.4TSI on finance in June 2013 for my wife. It has a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox. Within a couple of weeks the car would...
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  Parking: Politeness, morality and the law 30 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a question I'm hoping I can get some opinions on, featuring the exciting topic of... PARKING. So, I currently car-share half my journey to work...
• Land Rover Discovery Sport - Land Rover Engine failed suddenly 26 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  We have booked a job with UK RAC and they picked up the car on exiting the Euro tunnel in UK. On the advice of the RAC Recovery Technician it was towed to a reputable garage local to us.  This garage has investigated and has advised that there was an issue with the timing chain. On the day they were moving the car to start repairing the timing chain issue, the engine failed.
• Ford Kuga Titanium X - Where do i stand legally 11 Jan 2019 (Forum)
    Now they've told me that they have found another Titanium X.This 1 is a manual.Mines an automatic.Its of the same year.With 5000 miles less.But it also doesnt have a tow bar.Again mine does(This apparantly was a £400 optional extra.But it was pointed out to me.And it was part of reason i brought the car.   Now this other Titanium X they've valued at £12250.Mine at the start was £13000.They gave me £500 for a px.And i paid the £12500 cash.I was also told that most cars depreciate by about £2000 in a year.Now i've only had mine less than 6 months.And they valued my car at now £10000.I dont know where they get their sums from.As that means that my car has gone down by £2500 in less than 6 months    Now i've been told that at first they wanted or expected me to pay an additional £1000 towards the replacement.I refused.As i dont think i should be paying anything.As i have been sold a defective vehicle.It now stands at the moment that i'm waiting for the replacement car to come in to them.And i'll be sent some pictures of it.They now want me to pay £400 towards the car.
• Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport - Intermittent Power Loss / Surges - Fuel air leak?? 31 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Whilst the engine always starts first time and idles smoothly, intermittently and when under load, i.e. accelerating up hill or towing, it will loose power in 3rd or 4th gear requiring a premature change down to 2nd in order to maintain progress. If I leave it in 3rd or 4th the power will intermittently surge. The problem I’m sure is down to fuel starvation caused by air in the fuel system that wasn't there before the filter change.
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  Audi diesel fuel contamination - what should I do? 6 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Audi A3 1.6 TDI has been off the road for two weeks, pending an investigation into a breakdown where injector failure was cited as the reason. The dealer...
• No Fault Accident - Helphire (Albany) 8 May 2013 (Forum)
  I had to sign a 'no fee' credit agreement to pay any costs that may arise out of the claim and to cover me, should any issues arise (I should have smelt a rat). I am covered by this agreement only If I tow the line and accept to follow their advice, otherwise I would be liable for all my costs. This is a basic timeline of events 1. Dec 2011  - Hire car supplied and repairs done to my vehicle.
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  Should I sell my 2007 Octavia Scout before the DPF fails? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a secondhand 2007 Octavia Scout TDI 1,968cc with 76,000 miles on the clock in May last year. It is my second diesel Octavia but the first with...
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  Is rising oil level a symptom of a DPF fault? 6 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In September 2010 we bought a new Skoda Yeti diesel. All was well for a few months, then the diesel particulate filter light started coming on. We had...
• Parking: Politeness, morality and the law 30 May 2012 (Forum)
  Tone was less imperious than the lady from spot 1, but the message was: you are not allowed to park here and if you do I will call the police / council and get you towed away. He tried to persuade me that it was a private road. It's not, so he backed down to "residential road", however the threat of police calling remained, so today I'm up on the kerb elsewhere again.
• BMW 525D Touring E61 - Poor Service & Rejection 19 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  It is now 19 July - over 35 days later, and they have told me they have changed the following: PDC Controller Electronic Tailgate Controller (My car does not have electronic tailgate, only button release) Tow Bar controller Media Unit. Today they told me they did not replace the tailgate controller, though last week I was informed this was being especuially manufactured by BMW Germany. I have questioned this with the dealer principal as being an engineer myself, I know you cannot just quickly manufacture an electronic controller, especially one for a car that does not have that feature!!
• Peugeot 206 - Peugeot 2.0 HDI Naughtyness 21 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Driving along nicely and then the engine management light came on along with a beep and anti pollution fault(which is something that has popped up ever now and then-my 206 does not have a FAP filter system) so I tried to start it and it wouldn't...I had to call the AA in the end which had to tow me back to my house(less than 2 miles away) but before doing so he tried various things like asking the obvious if there was sufficient fuel in the tank etc etc(which there was according the the guage) and upon connecting it to his computer it came back a fault relating to the error code P1112 fuel rail pressure.
• BMW X5 3.0i year 2000 - BMW X5 cylinder head/engine replace. Advice please 20 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Car then not sounding too good apparently and then noticed temperature gauge in red and so she pulled in at nearest (!!) lay by. Car now outside my house having been dropped off by tow truck. My local mechanic (old school VW/Renault man - knows his stuff and very helpful) said likely that head warped/cracked as a minimum (head gasket has gone and engine still turns over apparently but no power anymore) and that not advisable to resurface as tolerances with overhead cams too problematic and that I should either look for a new or tested s/h head and try and fit myself (car not worth a great deal and I have built kit cars many years ago) or much better still, get a replacement engine...Still don't know the cause of the overheating (water pump recently replaced).
• Can a driver refuse to give a statement insurers? 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  He didn't look, went too far in his haste and hit the front of my car, puncturing the plastic bumper with his tow bar (the corner of the bar which hangs below the bumper, not the ball bit, hence the puncture), and furthermore denting a metal cross member behind the bumper. The bumper is also bent out of shape on the other side of the number plate as a result of the movement, and will need replacing to ensure a proper repair.
• BMW 5-Series E34 (1987 - 1996) - 91 3.5 Won't start. 28 May 2009 (Forum)
  -Checked all connections and wires in both electronics boxes under hood, -Checked all connections and wires under rear seat and in trunk. After getting the car towed and getting a ride to the funeral, I dug a bit deeper and started replacing things. here is everything that is new: -DME-NEW -Crankshaft position sensor-NEW -Main relay-NEW -Fuel Pump Relay- NEW -All fuses-NEW -Ignition Coil-NEW -Spark Plugs-NEW -Fuel Pump-NEW -Battery-NEW(and expensive. red top optima battery) -Fuel Pump turns on when jumped from relay terminals 30 and 87 but still no start.