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  Can I suggest that your correspondent FD of Brentwood lowers his seat to avoid leg ache? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I suggest that FD of Brentwood should try lowering his seat cushion. I too am 6-feet 1-inch tall, and drive an automatic. When I bought my present car...
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  Can you recommend a family MPV with a large boot for short drives? 12 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm currently driving a Ford Focus (old style) 1.6 from 2005 but would like to change to a newer car with more boot space as I'm expecting our first child....
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  Skirtlifter 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I ordered a Volvo C30 1.6d DRIVe ‘S’ without the start stop option because, living in a rural area, I thought that the £250 option would be of little benefit...
• Advice on driving across Europe 13 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Get to Boulogne on evening of 24th June (Fri) stay in hotel there (are we better off moving on a bit to find a hotel? Is Boulogne nice, or scummy? Saturday 25th: Drive to Antwerp to meet up with some friends. Stay night in Antwerp. Sunday 26th: Drive to Cologne (about 2 hours) spend some time in Antwerp, some in Cologne sightseeing etc. Stay night in Cologne. Monday 27th: Drive to Munich (we've just realised we have an extra day here.
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  If a car is not being driven for several months can it be SORNd? 8 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  A relative has had an illness recently and hasn't driven for about three months. His car is parked up on his drive. He's not likely to be able to drive...
• Test Drives. How did you get the one you wanted? 9 Feb 2012 (Forum)
    Following on from my previous thread (asking for car buying advice) I would like to ask about Test Drives. Until recently  I have always known exactly what car I wanted. 3 x XJ in a row and a RangeRover before that. Test Drive was easy. The Range Rover had a 3.5 petrol and was an automatic. no problem.
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  Which cars are easily insurable for a 17-year-old? 18 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Our daughter will shortly be 17 and will learn to drive. We currently have a two-year-old Touran and a six-year-old MINI Cooper soft top. We assume both...
• Audi A3 - Police stopping a car 15 Jan 2017 (Forum)
    Now almost a week later I got told by someone I trust that someone phoned the police and told them I would be drink driving.  Now to my questions, if the police have received intelligence, would I be within my rights to ask that? (obviously not asking for names because it's supposed to be anonymous) and if they said they haven't it was just a routine stop, is driving to work at 4.30am really reason to suspect I'm drink driving and can they actually stop me if I'm doing nothing wrong or would they need reason to suspect me of drink driving?
• Switzerland BEWARE! - New speeding drinkdriving penalties 29 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  There is not an English translation of the above, but anyone losing their licence for 12 months will have to drive with a "black box" recording their driving for a minimum of 5 years as a condition of getting said licence back, and in some cases will also have to retake the driving test. Probably coming to a country near you soon.
• SEAT Alhambra 2008 - drive problem 12 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  I have a 2008 SEAT Alhambra – it has done 46500 miles.   I have a problem with the drive.    In the last year (15,000 miles), I’ve had 3 sets of disks and pads because the disks have warped.  In attempt to find the cause, the drive flanges were replaced 7000 miles ago.
• Driving in Europe with HID Xenon lamps!! 28 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  I know that height adjustment is automatic, but I think that sales should make buyers aware of such an important issue when ordering with Xenons as normal light deflectors do not work. Has anyone here had these problems too, or in the case of driving abroad, found an easier way then removing the bumper on a VAG car to adjust them for driving on the right? Neil T SEAT Leon TDi 150, Toledo 20VT Sport, Various Montegos...
• Stopped, a - Question of insurance 12 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  Tired after a long drive and swmbo suggests driving the last few miles as my concentration wavering. Pulled over and swapped places. Unknown to us seen by plod.. swmbo drives rarely, probably 2nd or 3rd time this year, Shortly after turned off main road, and as not very used to traffc, slows down a bit.
• n/a - standing around minding my own business 30 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  This person comes up to me and says “sorry I don’t know how to drive, do you mind moving my car for me? If you reversed it onto the road I’m sure I would be able to drive it forward ok” I politely declined and explained I wouldn’t be insured so I wouldn’t take the risk it’s a none starter.
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  Volkswagen Passat auto - gearbox problems 15 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am having some problems with the gearbox in my 2003 Volkswagen Passat automatic. It drives fine most of the time, but jolts when I stop and change into...
• Subaru Legacy 2.5 (2005) - Crankshaft aux-belt drive pulley disintegrated 1 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi   Just been towed by the AA to my local Subaru Dealer as my aux drive belt broke..... Unfortunately the crankshaft pulley that drives it apears to have  disntegrated -I assume throwing off/breakig the belt. Pulley  seems to be a "Sandwich" construction of an outer metal drive ring with a rubber cushioning layer thats then all-bonded to the pulley that engaages on the end of the cranbkshaft.
• Any - Cold weather driving 17 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Switched to 5W-40 oil instead of the specified 10W-30 which probably  has the same effect anyway. Drive straight off with no idling, keeping revs below 2500 for the first couple of minutes, below 3000 RPM for the next couple of minutes make full use of revs thereafter. Anyone else got any winter tips/customs/protocols for driving in cold weather?
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - 03 1.4d drive shaft query 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  hello folks. I was wondering if anyone has come across drive shaft failure on a mrk 1 toyota yaris ?? although i have yet to get my car diagnosed ( booked into garage 6/3) i have what i think sound like drive shaft wear ( eg a loud rumbling/mechanical wear noise when turning on hard lock -even start to hear it not on full lock- .
• Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - 07 1.9 - wont drive in a straight line? 5 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  If I point the steering wheel straight, the car does drive in a straght line. Just done a 20minute drive on motorway and not done to any slope in the road. I have had the car for like 6 months and got from a Network Q garage and is due for its 2nd year service in about 3 months.
• US/UK License and Driving 26 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  4. Is it advisable for me to take a driving lesson from RAC, etc, or are they a waste of time/money considering that I have about 12 years of driving experience? Truly appreciate any help you can provide. Cheers!
• And another dodgey driver... 10 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My comment: And another person, who patently cannot drive, joins us on the road. Why does the system let people like this keep on trying? Other countries such as Germany require a person who keeps failing to undergo psychological tests whereby this would preclude them from driving ever again.