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• BMW V8 25 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Is this the Nicasil liner problem and what can he do about it? The bill is scary. Does anyone know if BMW will foot the bill (or part of it)? It's a 1995 car I think. If anyone has any websites or forums he can visit when his computer is working again (it hasn't been a good couple of weeks) he'd be grateful. Sorry if this has been covered before but I couldn't find it.
• Nonsense Marketing Waffle 4 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Do folk have favourite examples of car-related marketing spiel that makes no sense at all? To give you an example, Mazda sent me some info. on the appealing new "6". However the effect was rather spoilt by the inept wording of the covering letter which included the following phrases: "Our...diesels let you enjoy the *ride and handling* of a petrol engine.."
• naff naff 8 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Glancing through some old postings here, I see that someone mentioned naff motors. Until recently I thought the worst was the set of leopardskin seat covers I saw years ago on a Beverley Sisters' car. But one of my neighbours has the reg A 15 OPV, which has been tortured so as to appear as ALSOP V. To make matters worse its in a bizarre sort of cursive script, which must be illegal, and its on an elderly doom blue Corsa.
• Vauxhall Astra k - refund for hire car when car getting warranty work 22 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  hi as my car was in for multiple attempts to get clutch fault fixed on my car. i anaged to get a courtesy car after the second attempt failed. and car was in the garage for checks and investigation on the fault then got car back eventually and within a day of driving it failed again so had to haire a car out to see me over the weekend untill tuesday as couldnt manage to get a courtesy car this time around then at the 5th attempt it failed within 10 miles of driving the car was in for another 10 days and eventually the fault is now fixed..but the fact im out of pocket for a known fault and its covered under warranty. i contacted vauxhall and says they dont refund for hire cars and dont think thats fair tbh 
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  Elderly couple seek small car 29 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I have moved to a retirement home and the time has come to exchange our Volvo V70 for a smaller car. We don't cover many miles and it must...
• Any - No car insurance 7 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all. an interesting article in our local paper . A local motorist was stopped by police because her car insurance didn't appear on the police national computer . The police had her car towed to a secure compound ,but gave her a lift home because she had her young daughter with her . The woman then showed police the cover note for her car which she had reinsured with her usual broker two days previously .
• being chased for car hire damage i havent done!! 23 Nov 2011 (Forum)
    just a quickie...rented a car (in canada)..returned the car and handed over to an un-named hire rep..car in same condition as i collected it. some 6 weeks later im being chased by dollar via letters stating that the car was returned damaged,though no mention in the letters (3 of them) re what the damage is..just a bill for $1300.
• Insurance- new car replacement 31 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I'm looking to take out RTI Gap on my new car. There is an option to delay the start of the GAP policy for 12 months, as my insurance company provide a replacement car in the first year. The only fly in the ointment is that I'm planning to change my insurance company in June, due to a nightmare I had trying to change the car over.
• Am I neglecting my car? 26 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Today is my car's annual £25 oil and filter change. Other than this I never EVER do any other maintenace on my car. I only cover around 6k miles a year. I see garages offering "full" services for anything around £60-£100 but this seems to me little more than the oil and filter change plus a brake/tyre check and anti-freeze drain/refill.
• CCTV For Cars 29 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I have a Seat Alhambra V\'99 model.I park my car away from the house in car parking bay,often out for sight of my house.I have had my car SCRATCHED many times by the LOCAL SCUM BAGS for no reason at all.I\'m after a system that I could use within the car which runs on 12v.It would be good if the cctv camera were infa red/low light,montion detected say 4 meter range,records to video/hard drive and cover 360 degess so may be more than one camera to be used.
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  The clutch has gone on a used car I bought 5 months ago - do I have any rights? 20 Mar 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Peugeot 2008 from a trader on 4/10/24 with 33,500 miles on the clock. I have only done 1200 miles since then and the clutch has gone. Am I...
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  Can you recommend an Audi A4 Avant replacement? 11 Jul 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2016 Audi A4 TDI Ultra that has cover 103,000 miles. I'm now looking to replace it, what age/version of a newer A4 would I need to upgrade to...
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  How will service stations cope when the majority of cars on the road are electric? 23 Jun 2020 (Ask HJ)
  How do you think motorway services will cope when, let's say, 50 per cent of cars on the road are electric? Will they ever have enough charge points for...
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  Are high-mileage hybrids a smart buy? 4 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering buying a used hybrid Lexus (mainly CT and IS). I saw some with very high mileage (+150k) for sale. Is it safe to buy one like that? What...
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  What smaller hatchback would you recommend for a couple in their 70s? 4 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are in our 70s and own a BMW 118d. Soon we feel we'll need a newer and smaller car, perhaps three years old and economical. Our favourite...
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  Can I insure my car with two different companies for a few weeks to allow my son to drive it? 15 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My current motor insurer will not allow me to add my son as a named driver until he’s over 25. My son will be home for Christmas when he will be 24 years...
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  I recently hit a pothole and my car now rattles - do you know what could be wrong? 2 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Driving down a country lane I hit a deep pothole that was covered by a puddle. I was probably going around 25-30mph. My front wheel on the passenger's...
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  DSG transmission judder - what is it? 12 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Volkswagen Golf has recently developed a slight judder when accelerating gently at low revs in low gears. The problem has been acknowledged by an accompanying...
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  Buying a used Nissan Elgrand 27 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We are thinking of buying a 1998 Nissan Elgrand 3.2 diesel automatic. It has been converted to a camper which is what we are looking for. (weekends away...
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  Feedback following advice on a Jetta 30 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently contacted you regarding my intention to buy a Volkswagen Jetta. I have now bought the car, and am delighted with it. It carries our two sets...