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  Electric shock 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There is a lot of talk and action regarding the future of electric/hybrid cars as if this technology is going to save the world. To my mind, pure electric...
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  Does the Jaguar XJR have any known problems I should look for? 17 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a 2003 Celica (140bhp) for two years now and fancy a bit of a change. Talking down the pub with friends, we got on to slightly older but very...
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  Carbon lies? 29 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1996 SAAB 900SE 2.3 turbo convertible with only 56,000 miles from new and serviced once every year by a SAAB dealer or SAAB specialist. A report...
• TBD - What next (after a Volvo XC40) 24 Jun 2024 (Forum)
    We are paying eye watering monthly payment albeit for a fabulous car, but job changes since 2021 and approaching retirement lead me to ask ... (before handing over a large balloon payment to Volvo for a 4 year old car), what else is out there that we could get for less money. Having been spoilt rotten with all the features this car has, there are a few we would NOT want to do without, some I would not even consider very high end, yet don't seem to appear as often as you would think, others are high end.
• Crow Trouble 4 Oct 2023 (Forum)
    I did not harm the not so little black chick but was just curious as it was hopping along terrified I suppose. Well eventually humandad came out with the lead and escorted me in. So for the last few days a sit at the patio window watching a two legged black crow strut around while it develops its flight feathers and is feed and guarded by its parents.  Even the local cats seem afraid of the parents have tried stalking the chick and failed..
• Dropped kerb 19 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  My question is does he have the right to tell people they can’t use the dropped kerb? Does he own the dropped kerb and the footpath leading from/to it? His wording was very particular in the way he said “I haven’t spent £2500 for everybody to use MY DRIVE”. Is the dropped kerb and footpath “his drive”? Is it his land, his property?
• Volkswagen Polo - '57 plate VW Polo brakes issue - faulty ABS? 12 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  If my ABS unit is one of these models, is there any way for me to get some form of goodwill from VW on this? The fact that "everything points to the ABS unit" leads me to believe that they know in advance this is a dodgy unit. Can anyone give me some advice here?
• Vauxhall Zafira A - Loss of instruments, charging suspect 1 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  No sign of damp or corrosion (ppl report this) and the relay box. Unbolted earth con to body and joins in battary leads, and cleaned and refitted, no sign of corrosion or bad connections.  Raditor fan connections inconvenient to access, and the alternator looks a right pain to get to, probably have to take the radiator out and go through the front!
• Used tall car for tall driver 28 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  My priorities are comfort and space and I'd like an "upright" driving position as since touring in a Toyota Coaster mobile home I've discovered this to be much more comfortable and better for my back than the "legs out in front" position in most cars.  I'm 6'6" tall unfortunately which has lead to problems as even large SUV/Crossovers don't seem that much bigger inside than smaller models (the car grows but not the space for the driver). We didn't initially fancy an MPV but I sat in a Ford S-Max yesterday and it did seem more roomy and comfortable and the visibility was a lot better than the Cross/SUVs we tried (Mazda CX-5, Qashqai, VW Touareg, Ford Kuga etc).
• Fiesta 2002 TDCI 5 door hatchback - Drivers door will not manually unlock...MOT due 16 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  With the outside handle been loose could that have broken from the mechanism, and would that lead to the inside handle not working? Am I probaly going to have to replace the whole locking mechanism and if I get a second hand one is there any reprogramming or anything involved, or is it just a straight swap?
• Ford Fiesta - Ford Fiesta lack of power - possibly catalytic con 9 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  It's not misfiring - I dI'd have a few issues with misfiring early-mid last year where the coil pack, spark plug and HT leads all decided to go on separate occasions.   I was told by a large chain garage that they think the exhaust pressure seems low so they are guessing it's the catalytic converter needs replacing.
• Animal antibiotic use partly restricted by Food a 27 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  How often have you needed more details on tips to getpayday loans instant approval, and turned to an online search on xxx More people showing antibiotic resistance In the U.S., over half of the staphylococcus aureus infections are resistant to the four leading antibiotics used for infections. That means bacteria are becoming more resistant to medication. Every time bacteria are in contact with an antibiotic, it becomes more resistant. This can be a constant war that antibiotics and bacteria face.
• Crosland Filters to Close 15 May 2014 (Forum)
  Crosland Filters, founded in Nottingham in 1955 by Jack Crosland and Tommy Shields, became one of the country's leading filter manufacturers. In 1988, it was taken over by French-owned Precision Mecanique Labinal and was subsequently acquired by Sogefi.
• vectra c 1.9 cdti 2004 z19dth - vectra c 1.9 cdti sri (not starting) 28 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all ive got a vectra c 1.9 cdti for the past few days its been stugling to start or starting straight away,well its been somthing like this one time it will start first turn the next it will turn over for 3-4 seconds and itl sound as if the battery is going flat then if i turn the key back and try again it will turn over and start then itl struggle to start then itl start first time,this morning i went to the shop and it started first time turned it of and it started first time and then i went in to town and when i came back to it it turned over for liturally 3-4 seconds and sounded like the battery was going flat so i tryed again and it was just clicking nothing there so i got some one to jump me of with jump leads and that would not start the car nothing there so a couple of strapping young lads came and push me of and it started so i drove home 10 miles and when i got home i turned it of and tryed starting it again and there was nothing there so i got my wife to turn and hold the egnition on and i tapped the starter motor and seloniod on the side of it and it did then try for about a second now nothing just egnition lights............The light on the battery is green so to me the battery is ok i may be wrong i dont no im getting no battery light on on the dash no engine warning light not even the engine managment lights are coming on,only for about 3 minutes when i first get in the car an drive then it goes of but its not coming on when im driving it im not loosing any power when it does run it runs spot on only starting issues has anybody got any ideas or sufferd from simla symptems..........Thank you in advance for any help,glyn.....
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - Help!!! Please....astra mk4 no power 17 May 2011 (Forum)
  ffollowing day managed to jump start it but still sounds like a tractor and engine juddering. checked spark plugs and cleaned. still the same., but noticed that when ticking over and pulling off ht leads the engine cut out apart from the 3rd one it wud run the same. is this normal? you can rev the balls off it when idle buttheres hardly any power to drive at all and when driving it just wants to stall. also there is a hissing noise coming from the 1999 R reg Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 LE LPG - Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 LE LPG help wanted... 10 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  The battery went flat over Christmas and a lot of condensation accumalated inside the car.  When I tried to start it up using jump leads it seemed like there was smoke coming out of the vents.  After that i could drive it but the dials were not working, eventually they came back on there own, but were erratic at times.  After a few days I had to jump start it again and this time the engine turned over but was very 'lumpy' perhaps misfiring and under powered.
• Mazda 6 - Mzda 6 sport D (143) 2007 Wheel bearing 19 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I tried several other motor factors all with the same result, all of them having the smaller bearing. Now this leads me to believe that I have some 'Hybrid' components fitted to my car, curious in it's self but the real killer is that I still haven't got a replacement bearing. I have tried Industry bearing distributors and manufactures and have still had no luck.
• Auction bargains - No V5 21 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Apart from regular servicing, tyres and brakes, the only bills i've had are sub £100 to replace a hydraulic pipe (between clutch pedal and gearbox), and sub £100 to diagnose loss of power and replace HT leads and plugs to fix. I don't need to change, but I am tempted and may keep the Focus in the famly and move my mother's Punto on. Anyway, enough background ....... to the point There were some uber bargains yesterday in the Finance Section (reposessed), for cars with no V5 or other paperwork.
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9Tdi130-Charge Pressure Negative (17964) code 27 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  The car has gone into the garage and they found a fault code: 17964 - Charge Pressure - Negative deviation in Turbocharger wastgate regulator valve. The garage removed the hose leading into the regulator. They said it had a leak on the hose and replaced it. They also checked the voltage and impedance on the unit it connected into - they read 12.34 volts and 16 ohm so in range for the device.
• Reversing into driveways - surely safer? 2 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I've always reversed into our drive as I believe it's far safer than trying to reverse out onto the road. We live in a large cul-de-sac, with many 'branches' leading off it. I live fairly close to the entrance to the cul-de-sac so get quite a bit of traffic going past. However, due to the lazy neighbours across the road regularly parking thier cars almost opposite my driveway on the road (many houses have a long drive where cars are parker end-to-end), I would struggle to reverse out anyway, but isn't an issue when I drive out forwards.