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  Buying a small car – what would you recommend? 4 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of replacing my thirsty Vectra with a small car. Mostly town use but occasional motorway work so thought 1.1/1.2 engine best and must be 5...
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  Laggy Venga 10 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1 year old Kia 1.4 Ecodynamics Venga 2. It has been subject to throttle or turbo lag almost since new. The dealer has done what he can to find...
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  Should my son transfer the personalised number plate on his written-off BMW to another car? 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My son’s old, special edition BMW has been written off after being ploughed into at speed on the M25 by an idiot who didn’t notice the stagnant queue of...
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  Which child seats do I need to fit three children across the back seat of a BMW 5 Series Touring? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Which car seats would I need to fit three children (four years old, two years old, newborn) across the back of a new BMW 5 Series Touring?
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  What's a suitable car for a learner driver aged 17? 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Can you recommend a good car for a learner male driver aged 17? I need one that's cheap to buy and insure, safe, not fast or flashy, but one that doesn't...
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  Looking for a big family car 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a big car for my three kids and wife. Which car is big and cheap? I only really need a 5-seater and only have about £3,500 to spend? What...
• True CO2 output 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  or would a well built quality car beat a cheap one that tended to go out of tune more quickly? etc, etc the figures for my 9 year old auto Jag S Type are as follows: Fast Idle.... CO...............0.003% (limit car is too old to have the CO output on the V5, but a bit of research suggests that this car is shown as being 259 g/km Will I be entitled to look a bit smug... or will I be shot down in flames and have to slink off back to the shadows with my shoulders down.
• Cheap runaround 19 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Depreciation might be more of an issue. 2. Get a 3-year-old-or-so small car. Depreciation less of an issue, but more of a concern that I might get hit with maintenance costs. If I'm as unlucky as I have been with the Rover, the car may be effectively worthless when it gets to 9 years old. 3.
• Catch 22 6 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I suggested short term contract hire that I would pay for but he'd be driving the car. Are there any places that do good 6-12 month deals and let someone else be the main driver? The car can be any age up to 4 or 5 years old (probably want included maintenance on the latter!) Once he has been earning decent money for a bit then buying another car that would cope is less of a problem.
• Estate car recommendations? 3 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  We've just bought a house that needs some renovation, and could do with a good, reliable vehicle for carting stuff about. I originally planned to get an old transit, but my car insurance company won't transfer the policy onto a commercial vehicle. I don't want to cancel the policy (and lose about 8 months NCB) so i thought about getting a big estate car instead.
• Used car prices in free fall? And some Masonry! 26 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Data was compiled by industry analysts, yewtree.com Editor of Fleet News said folks could borrow £10K to buy a car, sell it for £3K in three years but still owe £4K. So, brummers are not too good an investment right now. Should be some bargains about but what is my old Volvo worth. Thruppence? I haven't borrowed to change a car in years and hopefully never will.
• Is my car an ex-taxi???? 1 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Bought a 2 year old Mondeo tdci from a garage in April, and from marks that I've discovered on the interior tim and bumper panels I'm strongly suspicious that it may be an ex-taxi (and subsequently a clocked one!). Does anyone know of any vehicle checks (hpi etc) that would confirm if a car has been previously registered as having a private hire license??????
• Grey haze in car glass 21 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  My car is fairly old. I clean the glass in and out. There is always a grey haze, which I can't get rid of.    I don't know if other people have the same problem or how they clean their glass.  I have tried Windowlene, Mr Muscle, TutleWax glass cleaner (budget shop), Astonish anti-fog glass cleaner (better product)....
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class - Rear brake discs 26 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  At 3 years old with 15 thousand miles on the clock I would expect this car to pass the first MOT without major failure. My car failed due to badly corroded rear brake discs. This car had been serviced each year by the supplying dealership and is kept in a heated garage.
• Car rental 31 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Booked via Carhire3000.co.uk for £528 for 27 days for a Chrsyler 300 2.7L RWD, good old days. Regards Peter
• Nissan to invest in UK factory 23 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi there, the name is Danny or Dan and I'm new to this site. I am a huge car fan and love old cars especially. Anyway, I read today that Nissan will be making an investment in the Nissan Sunderland factory. They will be making Lithium-ion batteries for future electric cars.
• Car price differences between towns. 3 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Looked at a couple of Ford Mondeos today. Both cars were identical 1 yr old LX's with identical specifications, very very similar mileages and even the same colour - black. One in Harrogate was £9,999 The local one in Northallerton was £8,999 Why should this be?
• can i get a car tax refund??????? 9 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  old car is now brown bread(dead),its got 10 mth tax to run out,can i get a refund or swop it to get a new tax disc,thank you ,i remember years back i got a refund after 3 mths of telling them(but sumone said the rules have changed now)
• Buying a used car thru Micronet 2 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I am about to buy a used european car through a company called Micronet.com. it appears to be a great price. I just wanted to check if any body has heard of them? has any advice. They are supplying me with a one year old 10,000 mile Nissan Xtrail diesel Sport for £12,900.
• Rental cars in Germany 11 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Which one would you rent with Europcar ( http://www.europcar.de ): Vectra 2.2 auto or Mercedes SL350? I'm not old enough for the SL (you have to be 27) What if I told you the SL was cheaper for a weekend by about £20? (About £220 - one of the cheapest ways known to drive serious performance cars, seriously fast, is to go to Germany and rent them from Sixt or Europcar)