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  Can I get a contribution from the seller of my ex-fleet BMW 520d towards replacement parts? 15 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a BMW 520d as an ex-fleet car with 96,000 miles. I have done less than 1000 miles, but I had to change all brake pads and all four discs because...
• Peugeot 309 (1986 - 1993) - Advice on buying an older diesel. 25 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I took it for a test drive and it seemed solid enough (don't have any experience of driving old diesels) though it might need new brakes (I only have modern car brakes to compare it to). The car itself was in really good condition considering its age, it's had 3 owners, original car guide and service history all there (though just stamps, no details).
• Pulling back in after overtaking 24 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  (b) Now, if the overtaken car doesn't adjust his speed it will take a further 15 seconds before he is back to a TWO second gap. (c) If the overtaken car brakes so he is doing 60mph it will take a further 3 seconds before he is back to a TWO second gap. Food for thought, no? My conclusions are that (a) if someone cuts in on you then you need to brake quite hard, and (b) if you want to overtake you really need to be going significantly faster than the car you want to overtake.
• MoT Failure 5 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate Nearside Front headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.2.4a) Both front windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) Rear registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d) Indicator switch insecure (1.5.A2) Offside Front shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3) **DANGEROUS** Both front shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5) **DANGEROUS** Rear centre seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.1.B.5b) Back box exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2a) Cat centre silencer exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2a) **DANGEROUS** Both front brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) **DANGEROUS** Service brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.A.8) **DANGEROUS** Parking brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.A.9/10) **DANGEROUS** Rear suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop (2.4.A.1) Rear suspension has inadequate clearance with the chassis (2.4.A.1) **DANGEROUS** Rear suspension weakened allowing body or other component to foul a road wheel or would do so if laden (2.4.A.1) Both front headlamp aim too high (1.6) No Advisory Notice issued This raises some interesting points if they allowed it to be driven away!
• protecting new car 23 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  There's one thing I already noticed today, which was pretty much the first time I saw the car in daylight since collecting it from the dealership, and that is that the brake discs visible through the alloys are quite rusty. Is that just because they've never been used and will it be cleared off by the friction of the brakes as they get used? I've never really had a car before with brake discs are quite so visible through the alloys, so if an amount of rust is normal, even when new, then I guess that's fine.
• Peugeot 406 2.1td - What's it worth? 22 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Fully adjustable drivers seat Front Fogs, 15" Alloys, 2 Airbags, ABS, Immaculate inside. Good outside. New: Brake Disks All round June 2003 Brake Pads All round June 2003 Radiator Exhaust Rear Link Arms Timing belt/head gasket changed 3000 miles ago Steering, Engine, Gearbox, brakes and Clutch great.
• Private Sale - Let Seller Beware? 21 May 2004 (Forum)
  Even worse, I've unknowingly committed an offence under Road Traffic Act 1998 in that it is illegal to sell a car with faults in brakes, tyres, exhaust, lights etc and max fine is £5000!!! Of course, the list of faults on my ex-cars inspection included headlight reflectors, exhaust, tyres and brake problems. Exactly those that make the car 'unroadworthy'.
• Could Have Been An Expensive Blunder 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Sure you're all well aware Polo's been for his MOT today. They just phoned and said there's 1000 miles left on the brakes (funny that - 10,000 miles ago they told me there were only 3000 miles left on them, when they'd only been on a month and were actually fine) and that the rear exhaust box had gone. Quoted me £111 to do the brakes and £171 to do rear and middle exhaust.
• '97 Pug 306 XSI 16v Problems... 4 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  The first one is pretty obvious what the fault is but I was wondering if anyone else had the problem? basically the front brakes squeak like mad, and under hard braking they sort of whine/rub. The brakes were checked (by previous owner - I have receipt) at a garage last month, cleaned, and reported that they were OK, but the noise is still there.
• Citroen c4 grand picasso - Abs/esp faulty gearbox light's on 25 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  After then check cables, cleaned wheel sensors front, replaced second hand abs pump (same part number) did abs bleeding all wheels, new battery, electronic parking brake cannot release i did with scanner. still problems. Want to drive and njoy with Citroen but can't. got scanner and my fault codes is:   Automatic or piloted gearbox: U1213 U0415 P0949 P1800   Engine management ECU: P1350 P1394 P1351   ABS/ESP: C1398 C1320 C1330 C139D U1219   Electronic parking brake: U1213   Any advice please.
• Citroen C4 - MOT Advisories - help 31 Jul 2023 (Forum)
    * Front exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases FLANGE AND BOX WELD. 6.1.2(a) * Central Rear Exhaust mounting defective RUBBER SNAPPED 6.1.2(a) *Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured BULD PEEL 4.4.3(a) * Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) * Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened x2 1.1.14(a)(ii) * Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule x2 1.1.12(f)(i)   So my question is, from the above advisories, what are the chances of it passing this time round?
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  Can I tow a caravan with my hybrid? 19 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mercedes C200 mild hybrid. Can I tow a caravan with this make and model?
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  buying new tyres 2 Sep 2022 (Ask HJ)
  the front tyres on my VW Tiguan 4Motion suv need changing, but can I get away with just renewing the front two or should I replace all four?
• running in, please pass 15 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  do you really need to treat a brand new car with kid gloves anymore? Run the engine below 4000 rpm for first 1000 miles and no heavy braking for first 500 so you can bed in the brakes? Now I drive plenty of new cars with less than 1000 miles on the clock and I treat them the same as any other. I make no provision whatsoever for it being new.
• Merc A150 EPS ABS lights on 3 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  trying now to fix the eps abs lights, i can clear them with my autel obd but they come back up as soon as i move the car, i can see all the wheel sensors are working, i have cleared it a couple of times but no success, i get two main obd faults 4580 Component 'A7/3 (Traction system hydraulic unit)' loose contact in voltage supply and supply voltage at control module esp and brake assist system bas control module n47-5 its a 2006 a150 w169 031. petrol model vin WDD1690312J326798   the car drives ok but the speed limiter goes on. Brakes seem fine though?
• Please help- MOT negligence? 6 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Car has badly corroded rear arms, which snapped and caused the rear axle failure, repairs cost £ 800-900 . Now, on my MOT advisories it says: Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Nearside Rear [1.1.11 (c)] and Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Offside Rear [1.1.11 (c)].
• Kia Sportage 1.6GDI manual - Fuel consumption. 24 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  One little glitch that I think was my fault, Cruise control would not switch off pressing the brake pedal but did with the button and a gentle bit of handbrake. But in no danger as i always switch it off approaching traffic. Have not been able to replicate it, but searched online  and found one single post 4 years ago on a Kia forum. seems my size 12's might have been pressing throttle AND brake pedals at the same time.
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  What's the best small tow van? 29 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a small van to tow 800kg. What do you suggest?
• any - Elk (well medium sized Deer) test 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  All good, Deer lives on unharmed, but i was quite impressed at how the motor took the swerve, which was instant reaction harsh, no possible time to brake so i didn't brake which probably helped a lot, it did occur to me had i been going much faster it could have worked out rather differently. Apart from i like wildlife was glad there was no damage either, saw the deer go back into the same hedge out of the corner of my eye as i went past, maybe he had a bigger shock than me :-)
• Hyundai i30 petrol - Great car except for..... 15 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Two things stand out that disappoint though: the radio only operates for 2 minutes after the engine is switched off which is very inconvenient when I'm waiting for my daughter to finish her piano lesson! And the 'Auto Hold' brake function has to be enabled manually for every journey which is a pain as the parking brake is electronic and my wife forgets to set it at start up. On another note, I traded in a diesel car for the Hyundai as I don't do the miles for a DPF to function effectively.