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  • Buying a new or nearly new small car for a learner/ew driver 2 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I plan to buy a new or nearly new small car for my 17 year old son to learn in and then drive as a new driver. I'm impressed by your experience of the...
  • Best small car for the long-term? 28 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I'm looking to buy a small family car to keep the next seven years. In the past I've always bought 'nearly' new at 6-18 months old. What would you recommend?...
  • New car advice 11 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I work as a building control surveyor, and currenly drive a SEAT Leon. I am thinking of changing car. I need a car that can cope with a continuous start...
  • Made in Japan? 8 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
    Do you know where I can find the country where a car is made? I am looking for a car officially imported into the UK that is actually made in Japan as...
  • Faulty Ford Focus 18 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased Ford Focus via finance last Saturday. I picked up the car Tuesday and took it back misfiring with the engine management light flashing. The...
  • Can you recommend a small, comfortable automatic to replace our Passat? 10 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
    We currently own a Volkswagen Passat SE TDI 140 Auto which is now over three years old. We find it very comfortable but want to trade down to a smaller,...
  • Lab test 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking for a small car but with a boot big enough for a couple of Labrador size dogs without putting the back seats down, and preferably not a people...
  • Phaeton attraction 27 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
    After your comments early last year I bought a 3-year-old VW Phaeton V10 LWB with 40K miles on it. It has been a good car so far having done 15K miles...
  • Side issue 20 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I’m moving to Belgium and will need to buy a car. How big are the benefits of having a left hand drive car when living in the EU and would it be best...
  • How reliable is the Audi Q2 S Tronic? 7 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I am thinking of buying a new Audi Q2 with the seven-speed s tronic automatic gearbox, but am worried about reliability. I'm assuming that the seven-speed...
  • Vauxhall Corsa C - driving license address different to car 10 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    My car has been stolen. Insurance company wants copy of my driving license. However my driving license has my old address on it. Will this effect my claim or make my insurance invalid? It is a fully comprehensive policy.
  • Selling cars from home & warranty 5 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    Going on from the thread on the person who brought a dodgy Alfa Romeo, what is the law regarding a 'motor trader'? Im thinking of selling a couple of cars a month from home, around the £3000 - £6000 mark, they would be around 5-7 years old and ex lease cars. By law, what is my legal obligation to the buyer in regards to warranty?
  • I may buy & fix a crash-damaged car 23 Aug 2005 (Forum)
    You can buy crash-damaged cars on e-bay. I'm thinking about buying one with superficial damage for my 18 year old son and fixing it up together. Buyer applies for the V5 apparently. Is this normal? Any insurance implications? Where else could I look for a damaged car?
  • Insurance for Ex-Company Car Driver 25 Jul 2003 (Forum)
    Help...I'm trying to get reasonable quotes for car insurance. Ex-company car driver/34 yrs old/no claims in last 8 years/2 SP60's in last 5 years/40k miles per annum. Any recommendations? Current quotes £920 (Elephant)- £2200 (More>Than..so that's how they get their name!!)
  • Car dumping 20 Mar 2003 (Forum)
    The quality of dumped cars in East Anglia is improving. Over the last couple of days, have seen a dark green L-reg Mondeo estate, a lovely old Mercedes 230CE coupe, a Renault Clio and a late eighties Jaguar XJ6, all obviously dumped and with bits missing.
  • From the Guardian - More clean air zones in Europe 21 Jul 2022 (Forum)
    In Case anyone is travelling     https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/20/old-cars-forced-off-road-as-europes-clean-air-zones-nearly-double  
  • 1 Jun 2019 (Forum)
    I wish HJ would stop banging on about left-foot braking, amongst other things. By his logic, manual car drivers must be lethal yet we never hear of such a case. It is just a case of old people driving automatics who should not be driving.
  • Careless or what? 5 Feb 2019 (Forum)
    So we have a 97 yr old driving out of a drive onto a main road and hits A car on the main road Driver subject to eyesight test? Possible charge of s section 3 due care? Ummmmmmm
  • New insignia sports tourer 9 Nov 2018 (Forum)
    Looking at a new shape insignia. Seem to be some great deals on a 1 yr old car. Looking at a vxline nav model. Anyone have experience of interior quality, kit levels etc?
  • Suzuki Wagon R - Stability 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    Daughter had to take extreme avoiding action on the A1 this week, and her little green Suzuki fell over on its side. Is there a known stability problem with these cars (and by extrapolation the old shape Vauxhall Agila)?
 

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