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  Scotch miss 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My niece is 18 years old, having passed her test 15 months ago. She wants something with a bit more zip than her 1.0 litre 03 Reg Corsa (that is going...
• Chundering along the Queens highway and giving up 7 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Twenty miles later and no change.. caravans stuck together like copulating snails glued on the bumper of the old truck. Two powerful cars playing close tag on the convoy. Plenty of places for these guys to pull over - but no. No. Possibly I might have got through them with the turbo job - but I have never missed the old bike more - for that slight twist of the grip and the rocket ride past.
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  Does my 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT need a new cam belt at four years old? 27 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT diesel 170bhp has just had its second service, as it's on long life regime. While booking it in, the dealer remarked that it...
• irresponsible OLD drivers! 30 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  It is weaving in and out of lanes and frequently straddling lanes. Gets closer and can't recognise car, but it eventually gets past me and it's a Porsche Carrera GT; driver is about 55 years old. Looks respectable. Traffic now too heavy for anything more than 65mph and Porker still weaving all over the show, finding gaps where there are none and causing other cars to swerve or brake sharply.
• does anyone else find car mags boring? 23 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  you see the same 3 or 4 press cars in the same few magazines and they all tell you what a huge improvement the facelift model was to the old one . if thats the case why did they shift so many of the old ones???? then in copies from a few years ago ago they told you what a massive improvement that was over the last model.
• Time for a change? Opinions? 17 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Back Room, Not sure who is aware but i have a 1994 Peugeot 306 1.9 diesel non turbo. This car is cheap to run/inusre etc. But being a 10 year old car parts wear out, i have owned this car for 10 months and spent £800 on parts/labour and i only bought it for £1000. The reason i bought a diesel was i had to commute quite a way to work.
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  should I avoid buying a car with an MoT advisory? 20 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I’ve looked at a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The MoT history shows the last advisory as 'Nearside & Offside Rear Coil spring corroded bottom'. Should I avoid buying...
• Any - Insurance selling write off cars 13 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  I had a write off, car taken to scrap yard. Letter from insurance (Admiral) advised they do not offer buy back of write off's as company policy is the car will be scrapped.   I have since received a letter from a company in Birmingham asking for the 2nd key of my old car, as they have bought it from Copart (Admiral's declared 'scrapper').
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  Buying a first car for £800 - what do you recommend? 6 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I’m searching for my first car; I am 18 years old and have around £800 to spend. I’ve narrowed down my search to two cars that fit my needs and insurance...
• Buying a new(ish) small car... advice needed 10 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm preparing to buy a new(ish) car. I've always had old bangers and I'm sick of paying for garage bills. I've been to a dealership this afternoon to look at Nissan Micras, but the salesman is not the best person for impartial car buying advice!
• What car for a new driver BUT also an old lady? 12 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, My mother is in the market for a car and has no idea what to buy. I reckon I could get some good advice by opening the criteria to you guys. Background...
• Car insurance for newly qualified driver 11 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My son passed his car test a fortnight ago. He is 17 years old and has become demoralised at the huge cost of insurance and the fact our insurance company (Direct Line) will not have him as a named driver on the family car - a Picasso 2.0 Hdi(hardly a performance car!).
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  Car Insurance for the elderley 13 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have now taken over responsibility for organising the insurance for my elderly Mother's car. She is 86 years old and drives a Honda Jazz (on your recommendation)....
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  What is the best short term insurance cover? 26 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have an old, low value car that I would like to use for a couple of months in the summer. I expect to do less than 200 miles in it and would like to...
• Merc CLC - Advice on which car to buy - please help! 14 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I have to admit, I am ignorant about cars and models. I just want something safe and comfortable and of good quality. I am currently driving an MG ZS which as been really good, reliable etc. But it's getting old and I'd like to get something a bit newer, maybe 3 years old or so.
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  Replacement for a Land Rover Freelander 2? 19 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Freelander 2 when it was three years old. It's now eight years old and has, unfortunately cost me masses in almost continual repair bills...
• Defunct car makers 14 May 2020 (Forum)
  I remember my old Simca 1100, nobody liked it but me and now Simca is no more. FIL had rovers all his life and of course they are gone too. Anyone miss...
• Rover 214i Cabriolet 18 May 2007 (Forum)
  My old man is thinking of getting on as a weekend, summer car. What are people's feelings on the Rover and any alternatives up to £2.5k ?
• Jaguar XK8 and XKR (1996 - 2006) - Statistics: A valid way of assessing a good buy? 9 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Examples include: 17350 miles, 6 years old, £16995 21000 miles, 9 years old, £14445 42950 miles, 6 years old £28,995 86000 miles, 9 years old, £17995 148000 miles, 8 years old, £11850 I decided to spend a hang-over recovery morning typing in all the XK8s for sale on Autotrader (250 so far, more to come) into a data-base and see if I could find a relationship between Price, Mileage and Age.
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  Snapped rear coil spring on Renault Clio 23 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Renault Clio went in for its MoT recently. It failed due to what they called "snapped rear coil spring". The garage said they would need to replace...