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• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 00 2.7 Claim against 10 Year body warranty, help o 14 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  The author Peter Morgan had had the paintwork restored under a claim agaianst Porsche's Long-Life Warranty. as my car still has a year of the warranty to run, i didn't see a problem. But i was wrong, customer services at reading have rejected the claim and say its not covered, despite their being a known problem and never getting the dealer to fit softs gaskets when it next had a service.I've asked for the reasons why in writing, basically the chap called Richard reckons anything that comes into contatc with the body ain't covered.
• Mazda cost price 2 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  I imagine the gross margin is around 10%, so the actual vehicle is "bought" by the dealer at around £22k. How far off am I? I got my current car for 30% off list price last year and I want a similar deal within the next 2-3 days. I wouldn't want to go too much above cost, to be honest with you, those cars don't sell at all, I've been keeping an eye on autotrader for the last 3 months and the cars are still there.
• MX5 intermittant misfire 4 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Our local garage, with the help of the local Mazda franchise, can offer no solution as it has never happened whilst the car is at the garage. Diagnostic testing has shown no faults. The car is serviced according to the manufacturer's requirements and has covered 58,000 miles. New plugs, filters and an engine flush have not solved the problem.
• Dacia Sandero - TPMS 29 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Are the valves/is the system affected by temperature? 3. If one or more valves are now u/s, is this covered by warranty? 4. Does the car gave to go to a dealer to have the warning light reset? 5. Is it possible/legal (if it is a valve system) to replace the valves with 'proper' ones and switch off the TPMS?
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  When should I replace the cam belt on my Ford Fiesta? 27 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2008 Ford Fiesta is due for its five year service. It has covered 30,000 miles and has been running perfectly. Can you tell me if there’s any know issues...
• Parking charge advice needed! 8 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Essentially, I received a letter from Parking Eye, demanding payment of £100 (£40 if paid within x days) for my stay in a car park of theirs at the end of November. Now I'll readily admit I did not buy a ticket, but in my case I pulled the car into a bay in a barely full car park, and did not actually leave the vehicle at any point.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 stalling, losing power. 16 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Anyway it seemed to do the trick but now the car is even worse. The most common at the moment is when the car wants to stall once i press the clutch down in traffic. The revs die and probably on a 50-50 basis the car stalls or barely stays alive.
• Eceptionally low milage 7 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I am thinking about buying a second car,details: August 04 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4x4 A/T V8 5.4 Litre 2,000 Klms Used occasionally during visits. The car is parket under cover and engine started every 2weeks with A/C operating etc for a good half hour.
• Peugeot 306 - Buying an old used one! 26 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I have just had a garbled message form daughter that I have been detailed off to give a used Peugeot 306 Diesel the once over on behalf of her boyfriend who is useless! I have printed out the car by car breakdown from the HJ site so can see the recurring bits and bobs - so happy with that. However, I thought she said it was a 1992 1.9 Diesel and this is not covered in the 306 dates, so assume that must be my error and the car is a 93 or a 94.
• VW Golf GT TDI 115/130 - Should I buy? 8 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I'm after a relatively low cost car (approx £8000-£9000) to cover 35000miles per year in. I'm opting out of a company car scheme in my next job. At the moment I drive an 04 reg Mondeo 2.0 (128bhp) Diesel with the 6-speed box. Now, having had a browse around and look at a couple of cars I can get my hands on, for example, a 2002 02 reg Golf GT TDI 130 for £9000 with between 80 & 90,000 on the clock with fully stamped VW service history (generally one dealer doing all the servicing) My question is this - is this a wise move, or should I be looking at something with lower mileage.
• Audi TDI 110 Decline 9 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I run a 97 A4 1.9 TDi SE 110.I purchased the car approx 3 years ago,its mileage was 96k.Its given sterling service with plenty of poke and superb economy since.However in the past few weeks I have noticed the car to be well down on power and torque to what it once was.The mileage is now 165k and since I have owned the car it has had 5k synthetic oil changes and doesn`t use any oil to this date.It also has regular air filter replacement the last one just days ago.It has had regular use of diesel power plus fuel addative and regular italian tune ups.There does however seem to be the beginnings of an oil leak at the front of the engine in the area of the camshaft end/rocker cover and the car has become a bit smokey of late.The question is what could be the cause of the recent decline in performance?
• Extended Warranties 31 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Get the system pressure tested at a Vauxhall franchised dealer - fails test. Car not driven any further. Garage removes heads and finds that the whole cooling system is clogged with emulsified oil/coolant. Car needs new radiator, heater matrix, head gaskets, oil cooler, etc, etc - the best part of £2,000.
• Ferry costs. 4 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  but covered by my insurance policy. However, DFDS want £230 for a one way service to bring the car back unaccompanied. So I asked them how much for me to travel on a return ticket from Harwich to Cruxhaven, collect the car and return the same day.
• Fiesta Automatic Problems 17 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Most certainly was the reply ! How come this is not publicised ? More importantly why is it not in Honest John's Car-by-Car Breakdown - Breakdown ! - which I always check before buying any car. Not blaming John but I did a lot of research before buying but never got a hint anywhere. Anyone have a similar problem ?
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  I bought a car privately which turns out to be faulty - what should I do? 29 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used car through Facebook. On inspection we figured out there was something wrong with one part of car but we were not sure. We offered an amount...
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  A recommendation for Stratstone Cars. 15 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Some little while ago I bought a new LHD Jaguar XF from Stratstone, Slough and took it back to France. It was an absolutely brilliant car that developed...
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  Honda Civic S Type brake pads - replacement on a car we have just bought? 6 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  At the end of March we purchased a Honda Civic 2003 S Type car with 58850 miles on the clock, as part of the deal we had the car serviced and MOT'd at...
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  Used car with gearbox problems 25 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a Fiat Grande Punto 3 weeks ago from a used car dealer. I have noticed a whine in 1st and 2nd gear, and upon visiting a local garage they have...
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  Is there any way I can dispute a parking charge notice issued after I stopped outside a shop for 15 minutes? 15 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In early July, as a lady was closing her small shop for the evening, I parked on her small forecourt after asking her permission. I left some 15/20 minutes...
• Car ownership trends after lockdown 27 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  A complete waste of money staring car owners in the face With people working from home much more, budgeting for double or triple vehicle ownership makes absolutely no sense. My wife and I have one car which has covered little more than 20 miles since march.