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• Dacia Duster 1.5 diesel 4x4 - New Dacia Duster 1.5 diesel 4x4 -first impressions 1 Mar 2022 (Forum)
    I particularly like the controls for the heater/climate very easy to use.   The radio/media/nav/phone screen is nice and large -8 inch - easy to see and the femail satnav voice in english has already been christened "Mrs Miggins"  - very clear direction instructions. I haven't started to throw it about yet as I am getting used to LHD - the last time I drove LHD for more than a few minutes was in Sweden a long time ago.
• Mercedes B class 180d AMG - Quick review. 17 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  Front fogs Parking sensors (camera instead) Self park Auto dipping rear view mirror Folding mirrors I was also surprised it didn’t have: DAB radio Xenon headlights Heating to the standard fit leather/alcantara seats I mentioned the safety fitments. I’ve turned them all off. The autobraking was far too sensitive and I don’t want constant warnings about being too close to the vehicle in front, if a car pulls out in front of me I can hardly help it!
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 02 1.6 Cutting Out at Speed 7 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I'm not a "useless" woman driver and I've got some theories on this - it doesn't seem to happen if I'm in 4th gear instead of 5th gear (although the engine doesn't particularly enjoy it) and also I think it might actually be the "easing off" the throttle that makes it happen rather than the speed I'm doing - although I've obviously got to slow down eventually! Are there any "wizards" out there who have got any ideas what it could be? I was having a new radio re-programmed on the car yesterday and the very helpful man did another diagnostic check and said that nothing at all came up - it hasn't happened for about 3 weeks (as I haven't been over 80mph) so I'm not sure how long the ECU remembers things for?!
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 95 2.0 XSI died and I'm too stupid to make it go 25 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  & lastly, what have I got to do to make my Pug go again!? Please help as it is a lovely red-colour and the radio tunes itself into non-exsitent mid-western rock n roll stations .......
• Help me choose my dad?s next car... 21 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  It does need to be able to sit five and still have a good sized boot for holiday luggage. As a sports nut, he needs a radio with good reception (another XM gripe) and space enough for two sets of golf clubs with trolleys. The XM's lack of a/c has frustrated him on many occasions over the past 13 years but he has enjoyed the frugal and torquey diesel engine and, of course, the class leading comfort.
• More from the Far Side 11 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I took them out" "Seat belts hold you to the seat and make it difficult to move about, reach the radio, find your phone when it falls on the floor or light your cigarette. It is also difficult to eat while wearing one" "Seat belts are advisable for learner drivers and timid people. Once you have your license you shouldn't need them as you become more confident".
• CARS OF THE YEAR UPDATE 3 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Ken's choice: n/a George's choice: n/a WORST CAR OF THE YEAR CURRENTLY ON SALE NEW Your choice: Runaway winner: MINI (runner-up: MCC Smart; joint 2nd runners-up: TATA Safari, Land Rover Freelander) Quentin's choice: n/a Jeremy's choice: Lexus SC430 DHC Ken's choice: TATA Safari George's choice: Renault Avantime (runner-up Chrysler Neon R/T) I'll keep voting open until 18.00hrs Friday 4th January, then hope to announce the overall winners on the site and on LBC Radio (14.00-15.00hrs)on Saturday 5th January. Please send your votes by e-mail, e-mail subject 'Cars of The Year' to: letters@honestjohn.co.uk (THIS IS A COPY AND PASTE. THERE IS A LINK IN THE NEWS.)
• Speed Bumps from The Times 24 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  It contains a digital camera, a row of powerful light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a battery recharged by solar power. The camera uses a radio transmitter to send a picture back to a control base. It is already employed at the entrance to the firm's offices in Romsey, Hampshire, using number-plate recognition to operate a barrier. A spokesman for the firm said it was also designed as a speed hump.
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  Should I import a classic from Japan? 6 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a classic car and keep my day to day car, my wife doesn't agree. She thinks that because we're retired and do around 4000 miles a year, a...
• BMW 3-Series E91 Touring (2005 - ) - 320d : ownership report 16 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  keys ? the car recognises each key and remembers the last setting of the mirrors, the aircon and the radio. Cool. You can set the near-side mirror to dip automatically when you engage reverse. You can drop stuff in the boot by lifting the rear window (as an alternative to opening the rear hatch). There?
• Roadtest : Avantime 20 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Everything is well laid out and easily to hand with steering wheel controls for the Cruise/Speed control and a remote lever thing for the radio, which I guess is Renault standard having seen the same controls in a white diesel Kangoo van. The centrally placed information centre is digital and very clear. The only issue is with the rev counter that sits behind and is obscured by the steering wheel.
• Ford Mondeo MK3 2.0 TDCI 2005 - What is wrong with my car? 6 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Upon accelerating my car began to lose power and slow back down, I find myself accelerating harder to compensate for this power loss, I noticed that whenever i accelerated harder the car would put a puff of white smoke behind it acompanying this white smoke was a loud metallic grinding noise, loud enough to be heard over a playing radio. I carried on until finding a safe place to stop and then turned the engine off, lifted the bonnet and checked the oil, coolant and for anything that looked out of place in the engine bay. I decided to try and start the car and was sucessful after the engine turned over a few more times then usual.
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  Our Honda Concerto has been stolen and insurer isn't helping - what should we do? 23 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Our treasured Honda Concerto with mileage of 27,499 has just been stolen. We are receiving shoddy service from Direct Line despite being long time customers...
• Ford Focus Saloon 1.6 TDCI - Stumbling whilst accelerating or Cruising - Help 19 Aug 2015 (Forum)
    Today after about 2.5 hours same speed on cruise control it happened again. So I turned the radio off and as it decelerated I could hear a kind of slipping sound best described as a slipping fan belt but no squeak more like a rubber belt faintly whooshing on a plastic pully is what I had pictured in my mid.
• Honda CR-Z - New car - very first impressions 30 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  The seats are great; completely supporting my back and I find the legroom just right. Japanese cars are always about the right size for me to be fair. I miss not having the radio controls on the steering wheel but it's a minor niggle. Boot space is quite good; bigger than a small hatchback and the rear seats fold totally flat which is handy. Standard Honda visibility from the split rear window, which is a bit odd but I am getting used to it very rapidly.
• Mazda MX-5 - Owner's Diary 2 Oct 2013 (Forum)
    It's great on the motorway although road noise is greater than the Mazda 6, but I really don't mind, especially not with the radio on.  It comes into its own on A-roads, and on any twisty country lanes.  I haven't pushed it too much yet though.  I've never had a rear wheel drive car before and I'm happy with its behaviour!
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  Ford Focus or Volvo V40? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking to buy a new family car to replace our aging Ford Focus and have so far narrowed down our choices to the new Focus and the new Volvo V40....
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Three weeks with a 2.0 TDCi auto 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Never learned how the stereo worked off the steering wheel as buttons didn't seem to do what they should. I could adjust volume, but changing channels or the radio band/cd proved impossible. Bluetooth didn't automatically pair the phone every time it found it. Not everything has been moved for RHD - in particular the heated screen and rear window buttons are a long way from the driver.
• Drive Drink Free 3 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  This Christmas, Myles, an 18-year-old man from Leicester who is serving a nine month drink drive disqualification, tells his story in the 2009 Christmas anti-drink radio campaign. He?s hoping his message that ?drink driving is a roadblock to your future?, will influence 18 to 25s. Myles from Leicester said: ?The driving ban will stick with me forever, you don?t realise how being disqualified affects your chances in life you feel like it?
• New Zealand - Driving Experience 10 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hard to keep eyes on the road! 6. Mobile phone signal is patchy, and in remote areas, non existent. Car radio reception poor. Many miles covered in silence. 7. Gas stations far and few between and not open early, so fill up night before long journey and early start. 8. Excellent independent cafes serving great coffee and food on main trunk routes. 9.