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• Seat Leon S TDi 90bhp 21 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone answer me a couple of Leon related questions? 1- Does it have a diesel powered interior heater to overcome the slow warmup of TDi engines? 2-...
• One for the Citroën fans 6 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  A car seen for sale (not mine) in the Autotrader.... 1994 CITROEN XM DIESEL AUTOMATIC, 1994, black, 5 door, 6 months tax, long MoT, 4x e/w, c/l, p/s, a few knocks & dents, hence excellent price. £395. beautys & beasts Price: £395 Black? Diesel? Automatic? Dents? Anyone else think this ad screams EX TAXI? If not it\'s got to be worth the money.
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  Should I specify 18-inch wheels on my new Audi Q5? 17 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently took a test drive in a new Audi Q5. The S Line version seems to have the equipment and extras that I would prefer but only comes with 19-inch...
• 60 years of local car sales 20 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Looking at the number and size of new developments that surprised me but its still a 22% increase against a UK increase of 29% over the same period. In the 1960’s we had new car dealerships for Peugeot, Vauxhall, Renault, 2 x BMC, Ford and Roots Group. By the 1970’s nothing had changed really except by the end of the decade one of the BMC dealers had changed to Toyota, Lada and FSO had appeared and for a very short time in the mid 70’s Fiat had a showroom in the local Fine Fare.
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  How much is my 2003 Honda Civic worth? 6 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned since new 2003 Honda Civic 2.0l Type S. It is a great car but I am aware that it will probably soon need work doing to it as it has done 112,000...
• Ford S-MAX - Family car search is slowly progressing… 7 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  Any thoughts on who is best to use for a pre purchase inspection? Any thoughts, or used car buying tips? Or does anyone think the S-MAX is a terrible idea?! There are not that many petrol manual versions out there unfortunately. Thanks in advance for your input.
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  Does the start/stop mechanism and premium fuel effect the regeneration process? 3 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I stumbled across a couple of issues which seem to do the rounds on various forums, so I thought I'd ask here for a definite answer. One is that the Start-Stop...
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  Which Porsche will depreciate the least? 26 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of committing a large amount of cash (for me) on a special car to enjoy in my retirement. Which of the following three cars which I am considering...
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  Should I sell on my 2005 Jaguar S-Type diesel before maintenance becomes expensive? 1 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2005 S-Type Jaguar diesel Sport auto with 84,000 miles on the clock. It is in good condition with full Jaguar service history and one previous...
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  Could bumper damage have caused an S-reg Volkswagen Polo to be a 'cat C' write-off? 21 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've just found out that an S-reg Volkswagen Polo 1.4 we were proposing to purchase was a 'write off' and the status is 'Cat C'. I've spoken to the seller...
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  S-Max of discontent 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Ford S-Max a year or so ago with runflat tyres. Before people go for this option, I think they should bear in mind that they cost much more,...
• Positive (only) aspects of UK motoring 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  You can see where Heath and Safety regulations come from when you consider that, as it was the same here a few decades back and car manufacturers thought nothing of harm to drivers or others in car design. Traffic just chokes the streets in Tacloban and it`s a free for all. It`s pretty good, motoring in the UK - although the `negative feeding` personalities of many people cause the generation of tabloid rubbish that is eagerly lapped up as `truth` The question is - can a 100 post thread be generated that`s entirely positive about UK motoring?
• MINI Cooper S R56 - MINI Cooper S Timing Chain Failure 21 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Morning all, I'm looking for a little bit of advice. We own a R56 Cooper S, the 1.6T one. On Friday, it cut out, when my partner was reversing out a parking space at her work, and refused to start. The AA came out, looked at it, decided he reckoned the timing chain had snapped, as it appears the top end isn't turning, and towed it home for us, since most garages were shut for the holiday weekend.
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  Does an oil change on my S-MAX have to be carried out by a Ford dealer? 16 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  You recommend changing the oil every 10,000 miles on a Ford S-MAX. Does this have to be carried out by a Ford dealer or can it be done by a local garage...
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  Unfair parking fine 28 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a Euro car park behind Marks and Spencers in Lymington. It is also joined on to a car park owned by the council. I parked in a space and,...
• Vat - Vat Qualifying vehicles, an expensive option? 10 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Buy a new car, get the 14.89% (or whatever it is) off the purchase price. Sell in 2 yrs without having to charge vat 2. Buy a s/h 6 month old demo car, save say 3k ish, and then sell 2yrs later without adding vat 3. Buy a s/h 6 month old car that is non qualifying and sell 2yrs later. Choices 1 &2 look best, probably 2, as someone else would of suffered some of the depreciation.
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 2000 Boxster S? Would you buy?? 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I've found my dream car although having one or two doubts after reading about engine problems. Here are the details: 2000 Boxster S 2 owners - first was an older couple who had it from new and the current owner had it bought for her by an ex-boyfriend (who is a Porsche owner himself) from a Porsche dealership. As a suprise he also had it resprayed metallic silver/pink (via Porsche - they dealt with it all) and she's given the Porsche dealership her permission to let me have access to all her details if need be.
• What price Freedom? m/homes,caravans, hotels, boat 23 May 2009 (Forum)
  A caravan then? there`s room here, the tiny Freedom caravan is only 750kg and would easily be pulled by the 200nm of the van. That said - nearly £9,000 for the Freedom would buy at least 100 nights in hotels. That`s around 10 years worth of hotel rooms, given that most of our holiday effort is visiting family in the far east.
• Pug 205GTi 1.6 - Low tickover & cut out. 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Now most of you are probably thinking it?s the idle valve, but there?s something else to add to the mix, at night, when the headlights are on, or I?ve got the wipers on, it?s simply a struggle to keep her going at all as the revs just are far too low.
• Best Back Room Moments... 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order: Car fires tech report by Steve Hannaford http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=6738&m=74304 Stephen Khoo\'s espace engine failure http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=4&t=5512 659FBE formula for working out when to change a cam belt http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=7920&v=f Andymc\'s excellent Biodiesel thread http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?