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  • Which small cars have a sunroof and plenty of headroom? 2 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
    Hello John, We're looking to buy a new small car, 5 doors, with an opening glass sunroof. First I thought it would not be difficult to find plenty of cars...
  • Can I buy a Honda Zoomer X scooter in the UK? 14 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
    You did a review of the Honda Zoomer X 110cc a while back, but it is not available in the UK and Honda seem to say it won't be sold here. Is there a way...
  • Confused about which car to buy - can you help? 24 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I am one of those guys who do tons of research before buying a car, yet always regret the choice within few weeks. I have owned five cars and it happened...
  • Should I buy a classic Nissan Figaro or a Fiat 500? 12 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I have a company car that my 22-year-old daughter can drive, but not after April 2013 as the insurance changes. I am looking to get a fun car (budget around...
  • Which estate or large hatchback to replace my Mercedes-Benz A-Class? 27 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I shall soon be changing my six-year-old Mercedes-Benz A180 and was wondering if you could suggest a few options. My main criteria are for low CO2 emissions,...
  • What has caused this engine fault on my 2006 Golf GT? 14 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased a Golf GT 1.4TSI 170 new in July 2006. Last July an engine warning light appeared. It was diagnosed as a faulty timing chain, which was replaced....
  • In car cameras 4 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
    After a few months reading about whiplash fraud and after witnessing two accidents of cars I was following in the last 6 months and in the same period...
  • Which cars and vans are manufactured in the UK? 2 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    To help provide jobs in the UK and reduce the UK’s negative balance of payment problem we always, as far as possible, buy UK made products. Both our present...
  • Can you recommend an economical 4WD vehicle to replace our Jeep? 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Our fantastic Jeep is sadly coming to the end of its life. We need to replace it with something equally good in the snow (we live in Scotland). The Jeep...
  • Long chainey 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I am after your advice with regards to the best option for long term motoring. I presently drive a 2001 BMW 320d which has 117k miles and has started to...
  • Chokers to the right 9 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
    My 07 Zafira CDTi is actually a very fine car - except for one big problem, which is damaging to the urban-travel families the car is aimed at. I live...
  • MG MGF (1995 - 2002) - Modified MGF - worth a punt? 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
    Receipts for most parts (ex UK) Printed ECU manual Maintenance manual List of handy MGF sites At present has Sony Mini Disc head unit, this may stay with the car, and will also be supplied with mini disc stereo component to allow recording of minidisks from CD or this may be exchanged for Sony CD head unit currently in another car.
  • Mazda Mazda 5 7-str (2005 - 2010) - Mini-test of facelift Mazda 5 4 Jan 2009 (Forum)
    Just returned from two weeks in Israel on one of our regular trips en-famille. There are five of us, and this year we have rented small seven seaters...
  • RIP handbrake, spare wheel and 4th cylinder 3 Sep 2024 (Forum)
    Come back, Wartburg, all is forgiven - although unlike Ford and their "seen and not heard" V4, the East German maker never pushed smoothness as its USP. I'd be more than happy to hire a BMW or MINI on my next trip away, to see if they have found the magic formula to get their three pot to run smoothly.
  • Why does my car judder when I'm steering on full lock? 26 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
    My 2014 MINI Countryman has a fault. When on full lock, reversing or forward, the car judders. I have taken it to two local garages, and neither have any...
  • Do you have to notify your insurance company if you have suffered a seizure? 18 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
    Does one have to notify their insurance company if they have suffered a seizure?
  • For a 25 year Old - Fun throwaway (hopefully not) 19 Dec 2017 (Forum)
    At home he drives a choice of family cars from a BMW328ix, a mercedes c250 4wd and a humble toyota mini MPV (which is what he goes out and drives when he doesn't want to go fast but enjoy pushing it a bit. Last week I took him off for a well deserved week in spain, and he hated the fiat punto i hired, which was strange as he didn't drive it in spite of pestering me as he had forgotten his IDP...
  • Any - The death of recycled parts? 24 Oct 2017 (Forum)
    This could explain why we see so many stories here of customers experiencing major difficulties in convincing dealers of an intermittent fault because they may not be reimbursed by the delver . He has none of these problems with his second car which is a Mini Moke.
  • Vauxhall Corsa D 1.2 - Accident damage 12 Jul 2013 (Forum)
    Corsa hit from front left at mini roundabout by heavy high crossover vehicle.  I had just managed to stop but she hadn't seen me and hit me at 10-15 mph,  coming from nearside to offside and slighlty towards me since she was turning right.
  • BMW? in the market for another European car co. 23 Feb 2012 (Forum)
    It would be mighty interesting if BMW is able to come out of this one to not only continue producing Saab vehicles, but using their platforms for their own models and even MINI ones.
 

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