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• Time wasters 'selling' cars 27 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Anything in excess of group 3 insurance is out of the question, otherwise I'd pick up an old Primera or Mazda 626 like mine. What am I doing wrong? Maybe I should chance the auctions. In the meantime I'll take a deep breath and start again next weekend.
• Test drives - Availability of lengthy drives. 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Renault offered me a car for a day, subject to signing up to their insurance. I was in it for 4 hours, no problem. Mazda offered me a car for up to 4 hours, as have Volvo, which I'm driving next week. Ford gave me an accompanied test drive for 10 minutes, and said that they won't do any unaccompanied drives. I thought that this might have been because they were a small dealer, but I tried another and got the same response.
• Bumped by lorry 10 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  End result is scratches to the back and front of my car, a small crack in the car in front, and of course, no damage to the truck. I was driving a mazda mx5 at the time. Now, I called the police, who made sure that we exchanged details and provided a translator since the truck driver couldn't speak english. The truck driver produced a form (constat d'amiable accident or something) in french which he wrote all his details on, and asked me to write mine.
• Car buying strategy 29 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Residue value would be higher due to marque of car, so could pursue 1 if felt taken wrong decision. Option 3. Go for small fun petrol coupe (MR2, Mazda) and when wife's S Reg Fiesta is due to for a replacement, get an MPV style of vehicle to cater for family days out. I think I am between option 1 and 2 at the moment. Car needs to be able to accommodate 2 adults and 2 children (until option 3 is a reality).
• Auction Prices Manheim Bristol 23 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  All the cars had warranted mileage, all with FSH (Printout or Service Book) and all sold as seen direct from the fleet (PHH/Lloyds TSB/Vauxhall/GE Capital): Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 12v Club, 6 went through while I was there, all 2001/2002 51 reg, 13k to 20k miles, met blue/silver £3975 to £4400 1999 V Mazda MX-5 1.8 conv soft-top met blue 47k miles £6850 Ford Mondeos: 2000 V 2.0 LX 5 door h/b in met silver in nice condition 57k miles £3175 1999 V 1.8 TD GLX estate in met blue with a few small parking dents but OK, 75k miles £3600 2001 Y 2.0 TD LX 5 door h/b in met green 80k miles in good order £5400 And several BMW 320d SE 4 door saloons (none with leather): 2001 Y in met blue in nice condition 59k miles £11850 2001 X in dark blue good condition 76k miles £10800 2000 W in met silver excellent condition 41k miles £11700
• Convoluted relationships 11 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  It seems that the car manufacturing world gets more and more convoluted by the day. We have the likes of Ford owning Volvo Cars, Jaguar, and Aston Martin, and with a stake in Mazda, the Fiesta having some engines with Yamaha cylinder heads, and courtesy of parent Ford, the new V8 engines for the Volvo XC90 and S80 also being Yamaha sourced. We also have a legacy agreement between Volvo and Mitsubishi, which effectively also links Ford to Mitsubishi, an X-Type on a Mondeo floor plan and the new S40 and V50 on the as-yet-to-be-released new Focus floor plan.
• Toyota Estates Camry, Carnia or Avensis? 15 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Having studied this forum it appears to me that either a Mazda estate (rare and hard to get hold of) or a Toyota estate appears to be the most reliable estate cars there is. I have limited knowledge of Toyota's as I have only ever driven a Celica that a friend loaned me for a few months.
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  Can you recommend an SUV or estate car that can carry ladders? 10 Oct 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My 2014 2.0-litre diesel auto BMW 5 Series falls foul of the clean air zone (CAZ) requirements. It's been my third 5 Series, used for my work as a surveyor....
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  Low battery warning problem, what can I do? 7 Jul 2022 (Ask HJ)
  When I collected my new lease car last October the salesman told me not to leave the doors or boot open as it would trigger the low battery warning. I...
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  A friend and I have decided to drive to Italy - what used car would you suggest for a road trip? 17 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
  A friend and I have decided to drive down to Italy and meet our wives (they are flying down) for a weeks holiday. We thought we would take in the Nurburgring...
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  Do I have to allow a garage three attempts to resolve a fault with my new car before instituting a rejection process? 8 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a pre-reg Mazda MX-5 2.0-litre from a dealership with 170 miles on it in the summer of 2017. The handling got progressively worse and I took...
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  Why have prices of the MGF plummeted? 20 Nov 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The most spectacular crash in any car's value in recent years has to be the MGF. Please give me any reasons that would explain this phenomenon. Are they...
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  I'm replacing my diesel Land Rover Evoque for a petrol SUV - what do you suggest? 31 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had the 'restricted performance' limitation appear on my 2013 diesel Land Rover Evoque (it has done 35,000 miles). I stopped and switched off,...
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  Should we change our XC60 or keep it? 5 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I run a 60-plate (Nov 2010) Volvo XC60 D5 (215HP) AWD Geartronic SE which we've had since new. We both like the car very much and to date...
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  Buying a used automatic - which is best for £9000? 1 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Till recently I had a company leased car - a Ford Focus 1.6 diesel , Titanium X trim, with plenty of optional features (driver assistance pack, blind spot...
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  What''s the best small auto for £8000? 5 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter owns a 10 year old Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 manual. It's given her totally reliable service driving in London since she bought it seven years ago....
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  Can you recommend an automatic 4wd vehicle with decent load space? 7 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2010 Mercedes-Benz B180, bought 18 months ago when an automatic gearbox was dictated for health reasons. I need to change to a small 4WD as I...
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  MoT advisories on recent purchase - should they be fixed? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Wife has just purchased a 2nd had Mazda 3 from Arnie Clark. On several occasions she asked if the MOT was ok and if anything came up. She was told that...
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  Lancer or A3? 23 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am a fairly young driver at 20 (turning 21 soon). I've got to the point where I want to buy my second car and want it to be a nice sporty looking car,...
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  Which 4x4 SUV performs well in winter conditions? 3 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2004 Audi A4 Avant Sport 1.9TDi 130PS with 55,000 miles on the clock which we were thinking of replacing with a 4x4, as we live in a semi-rural...