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• Big Brother?s Garage - Round four. 17 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  The cars with fewest votes will remain and the voting process will begin again until we?re left with *hopefully* one (or maybe 2) winner(s).
• Big Brother?s Garage - Round three. 13 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  The cars with fewest votes will remain and the voting process will begin again until we?re left with *hopefully* one (or maybe 2) winner(s).
• Speedo broken/poor performance/h. gasket 20 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  His right foot is heavy but not made of lead. Finally I was a passenger in said Mondeo the other day when my friend\'s friend\'s (!) Punto blew its head gasket. He drives like a fool, stereotypical boy racer. He blasts it from cold and uses cheap oil. However the gasket blew at 80 on the motorway shortly after he had been nudging 100.
• E class Merc W211 vs BMW 5 E39 / E60 28 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  In last weeks Sunday Times, Jeremy Clarkson says of the new E class: "..... I guess that?s why the BMW 5-series, now in its sixth and final year on sale, is still the car to beat. There?s a sense, as you turn the wheel, that you really are part of some unholy Darth Vader-style appliance between man and machine. ...... ......
• My 1st month, 3300 miles, with an S-Max 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  t come across a steep hill. Ride and Handling Simply a revelation!!! For a big car, this really dances. OK, it?s FWD rather than RWD but this is one entertaining car. It would be good even if it was a saloon, the fact it?s an MPV ? that?s a neat trick Ford have pulled off. It you like to have fun in the twisties, I?
• Protection from rear impacts 13 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  As Clarkson observes, ?Speed never killed anybody. It?s the abrupt stop that does for you.? In other words, it?s all very well having a rigid passenger cell, but surely there?s little substitute for plain old distance (and therefore time) between point of contact and point of coming to rest?
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  What should I check before buying a Ford S-MAX? 27 Apr 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to purchase a 2014 Ford S-Max 2.0 TDCi Powershift with 85,000 miles on the clock for my son (private seller). It appears to have been well looked...
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  Can you recommend any specialist repairers of classic car radios? 30 Dec 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Philips radio/cassette player in my classic Wolseley. It is in need of some attention/repair. Can you recommend any specialist repairers of classic...
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  Ford S-MAX engine failure after 44,000 miles 17 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a six month old Ford S-Max from a dealer in 2011. The car had 6000 miles on the clock when I bought it and has been regularly serviced ever since....
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  Which luxury car offers reliability and quiet running? 29 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The time has arrived when I would like to treat myself to a bit of luxurious motoring. I want a comfortable, quiet, reliable saloon car, up to £25,000....
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  Which new compact MPV offers comfort and luxury? 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to buy a compact MPV which is comfortable and practical with some luxury. I have been looking at the Citroen C3 Picasso, Ford C-Max, Mercedes-Benz...
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  Should I replace my Honda Civic with a Mercedes-Benz which offers better access? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My present car is a 1997 Honda Civic 1.6 petrol auto, owned from new. I need better access with a higher seat and would like a 5-door auto petrol hatchback...
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  Rattle from rear of Jaguar S-Type Diesel 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  There's an annoying rattle from rear underside of my 2006 S-Type(52,000 miles) on bumpy roads. Local Jag specialist thought it was rear suspension...
• ford focus - Particles, Catalitic converters, DPF's, Diesel??? 9 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  In an article I read some time ago about particles, it said that particles are not all one size pm10's. They come in all sizes from PM1's upwards. It seems that the Eu has picked on PM10's as they are the most common size produced by diesels and what triggered that I imagine was someone seeing an old diesel engine under load pumping out clouds of black smoke.
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  Could you recommend a car with easy access, a large boot and a long guarantee? 15 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My 77-year-old mother is looking to replace her 10-year-old Audi A3 with a slightly smaller car. She only does about 4,000 miles per year, and has all...
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  Power straggle 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you have had any comments about the double clutch automatic gearbox that Ford is fitting in place of the conventional epicyclic gearbox with...
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  Should Ford contribute to the replacement of my S-Max's steering rack? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The steering rack on my Ford S-Max recently failed and cost me £1300 to replace. The car was just out of warranty by six months and only has 26,500 miles...
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  Roll model 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We will soon need to replace an 8year old 2 litre diesel Zafira Elegance after 120,000 satisfactory miles. Requirements are: estate type vehicle for ease...
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 2003 PD130 owner's report 24 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I?ve had my Passat B5.5 PD130 sport (6-speed manual) for 5 years and 62,000 miles, and it?s making way for a new Mondeo. For what it?s worth, here?s my impressions and experience of ownership. First, I didn?t really run it in, I just drove it. Even keeping below 3K rpm, you?re still moving quite nicely.
• Pre-reg Honda Civic 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Am toying with the idea of replacing one of the family Puntos with a pre-reg Honda Civic that has caught my eye on the "approved used" bit of Honda?s website. Having checked the Car-by-Car Breakdown on here, I feel (as a FIAT owner of some years' standing) that I could probably cope with the things mentioned in "What's Bad"! The model in question is a Civic 1.6 Inspire S, which as far as I can make out consists of an '03 MY 1.6 S with various bits added from the SE spec (air-con, alloys etc.)