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• Good dealers and experiences 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  Really good and polite service, good advice is given and problems however tiny are taken seriously and addressed. No "hidden nasties" have appeared on the bill since i have used them. Car comes back cleaned and not covered in greasy marks all over the upholstery and isn't left unlocked down some side street. As dealing with a car dealer should be. And secondly Chiltern of Bovingdon (independent) Jaguar, I like these dealer since they take into account personal usage when advising about servicing, and don't try and replace parts that will last for years with current usage.
• Rear bumper protection & dink disguise 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  I have an MPV and although we rarely use the tailgate for access to the rear seats, I can see minor damage becoming a problem sooner or later as we load/unload the car. Also, given the inevitability of minor scrapes, dents etc. on what are very large/soft bumpers, has anyone got any tips for covering these up relatively unobtrusively without resorting to professional repairs?
• peugeot be3 help 4 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  The electronic speedo drive out of BE3 gearbox has 3 prongs for the connector. Live Earth Signal. question is which is which? My car never had this drive before so my haynes wont cover it, even if it did I wouldnt have the wires to check the numbers off against. Anyone a genius and know how to work it out, or better still anyone have a loom knocking about for a car with one of these drives that can check the wire numbers leading to the pins and let me know Would be helpful if they could also tell me what loom it is so I can get hold of wiring diagrams to find out.
• A Fifth of drivers uninsured 24 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  So its really a fifth of those with no tax or tatty looking cars.
• Omega door skin and insurance 12 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  When I told colleagues about it yesterday, this isn't uncommon - young losers who can't even manage to break into a car successfully, causing hundreds of pounds of expense for people daily. Makes my blood boil.
• Free-revving engines 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi everyone! As you may have noticed I’m fairly new to the forum and I’m sorry if you’ve covered this one before. Everytime you read a car review in the press these days, or watch one of the car programmes on TV, there is a lot of talk about free-revving engines. Could you please explain to me how you can tell if an engine is free-revving?
• Rogue Trader 9 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  I bought a 1997 BMW Z3 from an independent garage 3 weeks ago. They sold the car with a '3 month warranty' which I haven't seen yet, although I was told covered 'all the usual' things. Since then, the clutch has started to slip, and I asked the garage to replace it. I was (very rudely) told they would not, as I 'probably' damaged it myself (I did not!)
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  Range Rover Evoque panoramic roof cracked when we manually closed the boot - is this normal? 24 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My girlfriend closed the boot of our Range rover Evoque manually, without using the auto button. I was sitting in the driver seat at the time and it made...
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  Warranty for a rest 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Having bought nine new Vauxhalls since 1960, currently a 08 Vectra CDTI, I have always done my own maintenance, with much information obtained from the...
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  Does mileage affect diesel particulate filters (DPF)? 31 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  You recently suggested that low mileage has an impact on blocked diesel particulate filters. Low mileage has nothing to do with it. If I don’t regularly...
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  Tyre wear - is this normal? 3 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mercedes-Benz E220 Bluetec 2016 model, with 5,000-plus miles on the clock. I have been advised by Mercedes during the last service to replace...
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  Can we get a refund for our smokey Audi TT? 1 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter recently bought a used Audi TT. It was found that a screw had come loose and dropped into the crankshaft. This had apparently happened at the...
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  Will my warranty remain valid? 21 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has just bought a one year old Hyundai i20 auto from a Vauxhall franchised garage. The car has 12,300 miles on the clock. It was service at 10,145miles...
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  Bought a used car that's faulty - what can I do? 14 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last week I bought a 2003 Alfa Romeo 156 for £1799. It was cosmetically very good inside and out and had a full service history. I checked the oil and...
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  Which small estate car do you recommend for covering about 10,000 miles a year? 15 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  For the last 20 years I have run a number of Volvo estates, mostly V70s but the last a Volvo V50, all diesel powered. I am now retired, and have decided...
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  Who pays for this repair? 21 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2008 Ford focus 1.6 Zetec petrol, manual gearbox. Purchased this car in April this year from ford main dealer. car had done 7400 miles. It...
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  Q cars 23 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that some classic/vintage car drivers when proceeding at about 40mph on an unrestricted single carriageway with a queue of traffic behind...
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  Jaguar XF versus BMW Audi Q5 31 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Advice required on best company car selection between Audi Q5 2.0TDi S Line Quattro v new Jag XF 2.2D in Premium Luxury trim. Jag seems better bet on...
• Vauxhall Zafira - insurance company refuse to fight bogus claim 7 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  [endif]--> Hi there, Can anyone offer any advice how to fight a fraudulent motor insurance claim when the insurers will not? My wife was involved in an incident whereby the car in front reversed back to allow a car to turn right across them, they almost caused an accident but my wife stopped in time. The other driver refused to get out of their car .My wife rightly checked both cars and confirmed there was no damage.
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  Family Thais 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are going to the Chaiyaphum area (Thailand) to visit her family for 3 weeks at Christmas. I intend to hire a pickup in Khon Kaen for the...