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• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - BMW 318ES 2004 53 ? 19 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  This car is for sale at local Ford dealer and priced at £7999. The car has had 2 owners from new and covered 56k miles. I am awaiting a phone call from the dealer to get a few more details ie service historyect.
• Celeb Car Sightings 24 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Do not wish to turn the BR into some Hello type vehicle, but thought that this may be a motoring angle we have n?t covered before where BRs can report...
• VW warranty issue 29 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Some of the 'soft feel' plastic trim on the driver's door is starting to break up (peel off). The car is less than three years old and still under VW warranty. However VW are saying that this is wear and tear and so not covered. The car has had a gentle life and has not yet done 36000 miles. Any comments on how I can pursue this.
• economical driving 31 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  yesterday i took my astra 1.4 to manchester airport, I spent £6.50 on fuel,72p a litre and i covered 98 miles till the fuel warning light came on, on the motorway i was travelling an average 62 m.ph, i reckon for a petrol car with four adults my car gave about 45 mpg,question to you guys is it more economical to drive at a constant 60 than go flat out 80-90 mph, saving time, but would i still be driving economically at faster speed?
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  A kid on a quad bike damaged my car - can I take the father to small claims court? 7 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I was driving with my ten year old at around 10-15 mph (there are people who can vouch for this) when I heard a thud. When I got out it, I realised it...
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  Best used small car for my 18-year-old son? 29 May 2021 (Ask HJ)
  What are your suggestions for the best used car for my 18-year-old son? Also, what is the best insurer for affordable cover for him?
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  How long will an EV battery last? 16 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  How long do you think a battery in an electric car would last if you do an average 15,000 miles a year?
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  How do you start a car with a dead battery? 19 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My mate's Rover 75 won't start. It keeps making a clicking sound when he turns the key and his battery has gone completely flat. It wont start and you...
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  Should I wait for a 67 reg Nissan Qashqai? 26 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've taken your advice and ordered a petrol Nissan Qashqai 1.6. Should I wait for the September reg or does it not matter? It's a new car and I've paid...
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  Used car has a faulty DPF - what are my rights? 16 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Six months ago I bought a car from a well-known dealer for £10,000. It had done 30,000 miles when I bought it and I took out a warranty for three years....
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  What's the best car for a 19 year old driver? 7 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My son will soon be in the market for a car. He will need it to cover long motorway distances (south England to Yorkshire and Cumbria on a regular basis)...
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  Honda clutch failure 14 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Clutch burnt out at 40,000 miles. I have just part-exchanged my second car, a Mazda MX5 (for another) with 115,000 miles on the clock. It's on the original...
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  Brochure-option modifications can affect insurance - why? 8 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently renewed my annual car insurance, paying £280 for comprehensive cover on a 3-year-old Skoda Octavia vRS. Some time afterwards I rang to advise...
• Car salesmen as Sons, that is. - Some mothers do have them! 31 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Plus failed to e-mail the cover note to the dealer, repeatedly & repeatedly & repeatedly Then when we got to the dealership the car was the wrong spec!!!!! Did he know before we turned up?? wtf!, it was a "bog standard" Toyota Spec, how could he get that wrong????
• Vauxhall Astra 1.6 - Spark Plugs And Coil Pack 31 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  And because I went straight through to the AA using my own policy, they won’t cover any works done by them. My fault entirely I guess but you don’t always remember these things at 6am on a dark car journey with limited internet access and stress! My question is , does anyone think the coil pack and spark plugs would have been covered by the warranty or is it likely they wouldn’t have been?
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  Why are low-riding recumbent bicycles allowed on our roads in poor visibility? 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I experienced a very serious incident today. I was driving (with lights on) in bad weather conditions on a very wet road shaded by trees. I was not following...
• vectra v6 fan belt 14 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I had it changed and thought no more until four weeks ago the same happened, had it changed once again thinking perhaps a dodgy belt or just a coincidence but now 12 days later and about 300 miles covered this ones done the same. Obviously there seems to be a problem with one of the pulleys but there are i think seven to choose from, alternator, a/c, etc etc. Any help on this matter would be much appreciated as i don't wanna spend a small fortune on a car thats probably only worth 1500 quid tops and i'm too nice to sell it to someone with this problem without telling them.
• Filter change tip 9 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Just thought I'd share a tip with those of you who regularly do their own oil & filter changes. (It may have been posted before, but I haven't checked). If your car has an oil filter that points downwards, e.g. the open end is lower than the covered end, it is difficult to get the filter out without spilling the oil it contains around the engine bay. My wife's Scenic has this type of filter orientation and having spent ages in the past trying to mop up the oil spillages, getting my hands & arms snagged on all the pipes and connectors, etc., etc., I thought about a solution.
• "Whistling" Omega V6 18 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  After having the rocker covers replaced on my Omega 3.0 a few months ago, I noticed a strange whistling noise on startup combined with a slightly rough idle. This has progressively got worse and now you can easily hear it several meters away from the car even with the bonnet closed.
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  Run flat tyre wear 5 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Do you think run flat tyres are prone to more wear than normal tyres? I have a MINI Cooper S on a 57 plate and replaced the original front Dunlop Sport...