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VW GOLF or anyother model - What car to choose ? - very much confused 11 Sep 2014 (Forum)
John, We have been looking for a 3-5 year old automatic car for past 3 weeks but not getting anywhere. We always owned old BMW's which never gave more than 19 mpg. What we need in new car? - Great comfort as BMW, all modern facilities,good MPG and great value for price. -
What car with high seats and a petrol engine? 3 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
I have a Hyundai ix35 1.7D Premium and am considering changing to a petrol car. What is available that has a fairly high seats for easy entry (for my dodgy... -
VW Scirocco Active Chassis Control - faulty sensors 27 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a three-year one-month old VW Scirocco, owned since new. Serviced one month ago, and one month out of waranty. Problem now of two faulty Active... -
Can I pump the oil out of my engine rather than use the drain plug? 14 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
I am considering using an oil pump to remove old engine oil via the dipstick hole instead of the more traditional method of jacking up the car and draining... -
Premature brake wear on a Polo 24 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
I purchased a Volkswagen Polo in December 2010. The car was serviced in December 2011 with no concerns. The car is now making a noise when brakes applied.... -
Buying a small used car 11 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
My daughter is changing her 12-year-old Corsa and wants a similar 5-door manual hatchback, petrol, for mainly short journeys. Reliability is the key thing.... -
Saab 9-3 Convertible 1.9TiD - Emissions in 2008 model year cars 2 Nov 2011 (Forum)
I'm looking at buying a Saab 9-3 diesel convertible. The reasons are that I'd like an open top car that fits two adults and two teenage children and costs about £12000 for something 3 to 4 years old. I've looked at quite a few cars and I like the Saab's old fasioned ness. I do about 15,000 miles per year including a 25 mile rural A road commute so a diesel looks like it fits the bill (and hopefully I'll be OK with the DPF too). -
Should I pay £370 for paint protection on my new car? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
We are being 'encouraged' to have Supagard applied to a new car to make up for the EU-prescribed softer water based paints, compared to the old harder... -
Age concerned 4 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
My Fiesta becomes 10 years old in December 2009. At that point will it be eligible for the £2k Government backed scrappage scheme? -
New car required - help please? 17 Jan 2009 (Forum)
Hi BR's, A relative of mine requires a car to replace her old Vento diesel. She requires a mid sized car with liftback hatch or estate for the dog. The budget is around £1500 pound and MUST have a diesel. I have suggested that she spends around £1000-£1250 to save a few £££'s back for repairs if needs be as it will be 8-10 years old anything she gets. -
Fuel efficiency of older diesel cars 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
I was looking up the fuel efficiency for older diesel cars for city driving and on a site selling old LTI fairway taxis I came up with a figure of 25 - 30mpg in town for a 2.7 litre diesel. Now I don't know if this means stop and start traffic driving or driving at 30 MPH, but this is roughly the same as I get from my old Golf, which is a 1.3 litre petrol. -
BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - buying e46 330d sport 17 Feb 2008 (Forum)
My current car has died (see thirst for coolant on technical) and need a new (to me) car. I have always wanted a 330d (see post over two years old) and am taking this opportunity to get one (03,04 e46 204bhp sport with some spec). -
cars with *clearly defined* lifespans 15 Jan 2007 (Forum)
I noticed that about 11 to 13 years after the last model of the MK2 came off the production lines, they seemed all gone. Of course it seemed there were the odd one here or there that perhaps some old boy had kept in a garage and only used in the dry.. But it seemed as though over a 2 year period 99% went to the scrapper. It had me wondering about other cars of that era and others more modern. Anyone aware of other cars with seemingly such a *well defined* natural life? -
Cheap but Safe 4 Aug 2005 (Forum)
Just looking at a couple of second hand car supermarkets, it looks like you can pick up and old astra/vectra/focus/mondeo for somewhere near £3k, but all have mileage around the 80k+ mark and most are about 5 years old. I'm hesitant to advise on something like this as I have no experience of high mileage older cars (I like to change mine around the 40k mark!). -
Amusing result of reporting un-taxed car 23 Apr 2005 (Forum)
Amusingly, this week he abandoned a Jeep Cherokee and I dutifuly reported it to the old bill. Minutes later they old bill phoned back and asked me to check the registration number. I did and it was as I had previously advised them. Here's the amusing part: NOT ONLY HAD IT GOT NO TAX, IT WAS ON FALSE NUMBER PLATES!!!!! -
Peugeot 306 - Buying an old used one! 26 Sep 2004 (Forum)
I have just had a garbled message form daughter that I have been detailed off to give a used Peugeot 306 Diesel the once over on behalf of her boyfriend... -
Hyundai Accent; good value? 25 Aug 2002 (Forum)
Hi, Just wondering what people thought of the (old-style) Accent? I was looking around for cars around the 1000-1500 mark, and the vehicles from the bigger firms (Nissan, VW, Ford etc) were all quite old, you'd be talking a K or L reg which is getting on a bit now. -
Can I reject a used car after three weeks? 26 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
I bought an eight month old car that developed a problem. The dealer fixed the issue, but I feel that I cannot trust the car now. Do I have a right to... -
Buying new car before selling old car 1 Jun 2006 (Forum)
Hi all, I will very soon by buying a new (to me) car, but will very likely be buying the new car before i sell my current car. My question is this -... -
Which family car to replace a MINI One? 13 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
I would appreciate your help. I am recently married and expecting my first child. I drive a company car, which is 2012 Nissan Qashqai 1.6DCI 130. My wife...
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