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• Buying Used cars in Sweden 22 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I heard on the radio today that when swedish cars are three years old they have an MOT test which is so strict that it demands that the cars entire braking system is replaced.It was claimed that lots of cars are scrapped early in their life and replaced with a new one, has anyone ony knowledge of this ?
• car shampoo 1 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  What the best car shampoo on the market? Everytime I wash my car its left with loads of marks/smugges. I seen on TV once a car shampoo that after you washed your car left some sort of 'magic' shine to it.When water was poured on it just ran off leaving it as new.
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  Best first car for an 18-year-old new driver? 20 Oct 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My 18-year-old daughter has just passed her driving test. We would like to find her something to drive and would appreciate your advice. We are looking...
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  Was I offered a 2008-model Honda Civic on a 2009 plate by a Honda dealer? 4 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In March 2010 I was offered a 10-month-old Civic EX by a Honda dealer in Bedford. Despite having an 09 plate the specification seemed to be inconsistent...
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  Been waiting 10 weeks for C-Class part - what can I do? 28 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My two month old Mercedes-Benz C350e was involved in a collision and is in a repair shop waiting to be fixed. However, the dealer is unable to get the...
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  Vauxhall Meriva air con not working as it should 28 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  The air con on my Vauxhall Meriva works okay for most of the time - producing cool/cold air - but I suspect this means it's not working at full design...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 01 2.0 starting problem 306 2.0 HDI 27 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  with a multi meter on the electrical plug feeding the pump i was reading 10v which i just assumed was down from 12v as the battery may be a little flat due to me trying to start the car so many times. i bought a new pump and upon fitting i realised that this pump was not working either. i then tried a 12v battery accross the +/- terminals of old pump and it fired up straight away. with old pump back in i tried starting the car with the 12v battery connected to the pump, started ok!
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  I have £3000 to spend on a daily driver. What's your advice? 12 Sep 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm about to be made redundant, which means handing back the company car. I'll be using the redundancy cash to pick up a sub £3000 car until I find another...
• One month old exhaust rusting. Is this normal? 9 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  There is never any water which comes out the back and I took this picture with the engine running to show that there is no problem with my emissions. I've used no oil or water in the 1500 miles I have had the car. What has caused this? I suspect it must be rain water hitting it and then rust deposits landing on my plastic bumber. Do I have any comeback now? The exhaust is exactly 1 month and 700 miles old.
• Child safety 7 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Had some discussion some time ago on my one-make classic club forum about the wisdom of carrying young children in old cars without seat belts. I said that, although I would love to take my two 4 yr old and one 7 yr old grandkids out in the Jowett , I just couldn't risk it in today's traffic. The image of a much loved child's face interfacing with a walnut dash and chrome instruments was not one I would like to see or be responsible for.
• Japanese Reliablity! 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  To be fair the toyota was an old supra with full bodykit and wings and deserved to be broken down and the V.W. was an old transporter van but all the others were relatively modern. The one noticable thing about this is that out of 8 vehicles 4 of them were japanese.
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  We are a two car family and want to buy 2 new econdhand cars 2 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We are a two car family (P-reg Ford Escort with 80k on clock and 04-reg Honda Accord with 110k on clock). Both cars have full service history and are excellent...
• Peugeot 3008 SUV Hybrid - Hybrid charging 11 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  Car is 6 months old and will now only charge to 23 miles, whereas 32+ miles for first 5 months. Car is due to go for a diagnostics check soon, but what potential problems could this throw up?
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 01-09-2018 Part 2 3 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  "it's complicated........" The number of people who buy an old car with very low mileage as opposed to a newer car with higher mileage, never ceases to amaze me.
• Fuzz Townshend's classic car maintenance tips: How to check your tyres 29 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I need to find out where all these "100% scrap" (but 100% legal) 10 year old Porsche tyres are dumped. Could be a major contribution to road safety.
• The longest you have kept a car from new? 15 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I can't claim any records in this respect but a neighbour of mine has had her little old Ford in almost daily local use since 1983 ('A' prefix). Who,...
• Pop-up trafficators - MOT? 1 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Those of you of a certain age will remember the pop-up arms usually situated at the top of the 'B' post instead of conventional indicators on some old cars. Will a car fitted with these still pass an MOT today or do flashing indicators need to be fitted? Thanks in advance.
• VW Passat 130 First Service 29 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have just booked my car in for its service at a vag dealer in Glasgow. Going to cost me £220 including vat (longlife service). Is this a reasonable price for a first service. Car is 18 months old with 16000 miles.
• Best seats?? 25 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  What in anyones opinion are the best seats ever put into a mass produced car?? (That can still be purchased and used day to day today e.g no 30 year old renaults) The swedish and french cars all seem to get good reviews. Is it wise to steer clear of german seats?
• Personal reg transfer 13 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I intend to sell my car privately in the next few weeks. I have a personal reg. I intend to buy a new car after selling the old one and transfer the personal reg to it. Can anyone advice what the procedure is for dealing with the reg ?