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  Do I need all four wheels to be alloy? 8 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have been a victim of the winter potholes and have ruined one of my alloy wheels. As my car is seven-and-a-half years old and has nearly done 100K miles,...
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  Export knowledge 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My sister-in-law is coming to live in the UK next year from Australia and wants to bring her 4-year-old, low mileage Volvo V70 with her. We can sort out...
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  Jaguar extended warranty - is it worth it? 6 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Jaguar XFd S is three-years old soon and I have been offered an extended warranty by Jaguar. My question is are there any known major failures...
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  Recommend a sports car capable of carrying two people and a large dog? 28 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have a new puppy that is going to grow into quite a large dog. Are there any two seat or 2+2 sports cars on the market that are in the mould of the...
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  Which car to replace my BMW 1 Series? 19 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My BMW 116i SE is now five years old and I am looking to replace it. Before I look at another BMW 1 Series, which I have no complaints of, is there something...
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  Repair of a CVT transmission 30 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I own a VOLVO 340GL Automatic (CVT) and after around ten minutes driving, the idling speed becomes too high when the car is put in neutral causing the...
• VW Passat 2.0 TDI Estate - Buying a high mileage (+30k/year) VW diesel? 23 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Is the old adage about German diesel's true? That assuming the FSH is genuine these engines are more than capable of running up huge miles without any problems. Would you be concerned that the car's been doing +30k miles a year?
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  Recently retired 15 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm recently retired after 25 years company car use now need to purchase a car (not new). Budget £10k. Five-year-old max, reasonable running costs,...
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  Should I buy a Ford Mondeo or BMW 320? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am planning to buy a two-year-old car to replace my 1996 diesel Ford Mondeo. I am looking at either a BMW 320 diesel or a Ford Mondeo Titanium diesel....
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  Can I drive through Spain on runflat tyres with no spare wheel? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am travelling to Spain by car and I understand that it is obligatory to carry a spare wheel. I have runflat tyres and also carry a tyre inflator. Are...
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  Public enema 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  What would be a dealer's comeback if someone sold him a car that has missed a service and needed a reconditioned engine to be fitted at two and a half...
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  Meany machine 9 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I’m looking to buy a cheap car (around £500) to use as a run around for about 6 months. Obviously I’m not wanting to spend much on the car during this...
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 2000 1.5 Coolant Temperature light - on or off? 5 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I took the radio out of the old car and reached round the back of the instrument display and removed the bulb for the warning light, I then did the same to the new car only to find that the new instrument display does not have removable bulbs at the back!
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  Give it the hammer 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I’m emailing you to let you know about the excellent service I received from Central car auctions in Glasgow when selling my 9-year-old Honda Accord with...
• New Lada - 43 years young 10 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My dad had a 1987 one and in many ways it was a good car, paid £850 for it at four years old, and it lasted another 6. In a world when every new car including Kias is perfect, it is refreshing to know that there is still some truly awful cars being made outside of America!
• Height Barriers 23 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Also I have noticed since we have come back to the south how car parks have shrunk at beauty spots. The car park at Chesil Beach was huge, and when we were kids we stopped there one night in a camper, now it is a tiny car park with pay and display meters, and is the same almost every where.
• Maltese 27 May 2020 (Forum)
  Been watching a detective series on TV about Sicily in the 80's called Maltese the Mafia detective. It's a car spotters's dream if you like old Alfas and Fiats etc. even a Renault 4, used to like them for some strange reason.
• xc90 - stop/start 18 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  My old v70 is in for repair after a lorry decided to redesign it and I have been given this XC90 2019 as a courtesy car. I've found the turn off stop start function but it doesn't seem to work....any ideas?
• Peugeot 207 SW 09 Reg - When to change. cambelt 7 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  My partners 207 has done 50k and the recommended belt change is not until 80k. Can this be right as the car is now seven years old ?
• Vauxhall Vectra Diesel - Clutch and slave 19 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Clutch has packed up and garage recommends I change the whole thing flywheell, clutch and slave which makes sense given the car is old and the job is big. Any opinions? Thanks