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  A runaway trolley damaged my car - is the shop responsible for the repairs? 14 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  A runaway trolley was left at the end of a row of trolleys opposite my parked car, in a marked parking bay, at Asda. I was sat in the car waiting for my...
• New car shortlist - who's going to help? 19 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Dismissed: Renault Scenic and Citroen Picasso - too wallowy round corners, and the Scenic I tried had trim rattling or falling off at only 7,000 miles. Mazda 5 and 6 - road tests all say how noisy they are and noise is something I'm trying to escape from! Honda Civic (great to drive but I don't think I can live with the appalling rear visibility); the Accord Tourer, like the Mondeo, is bigger and longer than we need.
• Letter from the Colonies Vol.9 11 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  For days the newspaper columns were full of irate letters; the balance of payments deficit, the exchange rate woes, the New People's Communist Army and the oil price increases were forgotten. Even the launch of the new Mazda 3 was upstaged. (Pity, it's a great looker). As of the time of writing, when I go home every night all 3 of the 4 lanes of the motorway are dominated by jaywalkers and buses parked at weird angles picking them up, just as before.
• Spartan Warriors. 7 May 2020 (Forum)
  Ford Ka - I loved these and the more basic the better. PAS was a bonus but you were having too much fun driving it to notice the spartan spec. Mazda MX5 1.6 Mk I - Early cars had nothing on them at all. It was about driving and not about gadgets. A fantastic thing but just as spartan as the MGB and Lotus Elan’s etc it was emulating. To be honest most European firms in the 80’s and early 90’s had utterly basic models available right up to large saloons and estates.
• 2500 miles per month. £2500. Diesel? Petrol? LPG? 1 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  6) Hyundai i30/Kia Cee'd with the 1.6 crdi (if I can find one) 7) 2005 Honda Civic Executive 1.6 VTEC Petrol (To LPG) 8) Auris 1.33 vvt-i For what I read I should stay clear of pretty much every make that uses a PSA derived engine so No Mazda, Ford, Peugeout, Citroen and some Volvos. I should also stay clear of Renault and also stay clear of any make using Fiat derived engines so no Saabs, 1.9cdti Vauxhalss, Fiats, or Alfas. Finally I would like to have an opinion on the current state of affairs about LPG.
• My question to an MP regarding Bio-diesel - Reply! 4 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  It appears this problem is not unique to Volvo, since another constituent has had the same problem with his Mazda 6 2.0tdi. My constituents believe that this problem has been caused by the now compulsory 7% biodiesel content of road fuel available at the pump. They also point out that these cars are fitted with a compulsory Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) in the exhaust stream, which requires a regeneration process roughly every 300 miles.
• Pandemic bargains 6 May 2021 (Forum)
  . £1300 paid and passed on to a previous customer who’s bought loads of cars off me over the years, this time again the fee will be another addition to the Rum collection. 2011 61 Mazda 3 1.6 Tamura in white with 66,000 miles and a near full history. Paid £2250. This would cost nearer £4K from a dealer and you’d have no clue about the previous owners. Instead I got to meet them face to face and had peace to assess the car properly without an irritating salesman pestering me.
• Choosing a second car - ideas? 10 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  t even have a hot (or warm) hatch like latest Astra / Golf / Focus variants). Go up a size, and the Primera is woeful compared with latest Mondeo / Mazda 6. They don?t have an MPV to tempt me from my Grandis or to compete with S-MAX, C-4, Espaces, Galaxy? they don?t have premium mid-size saloon either like Audi A4, BMW3 / Lexus IS ? nothing!!!!! what do they have?
• Mike Rutherfords Champions 7 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  And if one of the most intriguing, eagerly awaited cars of the year - the Fiat 500 - is as good as it's expected to be later this year, the Italian firm that makes it will deservedly receive its biggest boost since the glory days of the original Panda and Uno. Closer to the top of the rankings, Mazda and Honda are taking over from Toyota/Lexus as the makers of the most reliable cars. Nissan is another Japanese firm that impresses me - not least because it is building the sort of reliable, desirable 4X4s that Jeep used to make.
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  Can you get a sat nav for bikes? 27 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Obviously I’m not expecting this to be a full sat nav like a Garmin or something like that, but is it possible to get a small sat nav system for a bike...
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  I just did my CBT - can you suggest a 125cc motorcycle to commute on? 14 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I've done my CBT and I'm now looking for motorbikes which are eligible in this category. I'd be riding my bike to work for an average distance of 30 miles...
• New car 20 May 2004 (Forum)
  He made us do it as a project. It's down to the Honda City and a Ford Lynx again like I got already (Mazda-based car I know it is but the Ford saleslady doesn't like to agree! She says it's got Ford on the engine which is true but she doesn't know I read HJ's reviews! Glad I do!) Lynx is a lot of car for the money.
• RIP Diesel Hatchback 20 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Ditto the 95PS Fabia I tried recently while considering another supermini which is a car I quite like. You do really need the higher output model but I’ve yet to try one. I tried a Mazda 2 1.5 also another car I like but it is a bit flat. It won’t be replaced by a supermini or small hatch anyway so swmbo has for now decided but I’ll miss the diesel superminis and small hatches which will disappear into the mist without anyone preserving or caring a jot.
• Peugeot? Skoda? and others - Search for a car 1 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Must be practical enough and big enough boot to cope with weekend away for 5 Must have plenty of "get up and go", but be able to give us at least mid 30s MPG Must be suited to daily multiple short journeys, many less than 2 miles Must have a sense of style and quality especially interior with good smattering of tech (Mrs Gs view is that she is ... ahemm *ifty years old, and has worked hard all her life and now wants a bit of luxury.) Must be comfortably under 15ft long (rules out the likes of Mazda 6 and similar size hatches) An additional priority for me is refinement (road / tyres noise, and suspension set up).  If I can fauly the Grandis on anything (for its genre) it would be that, and something I'd like to improve on changing the car Due to driving pattern (less than 10K per year and lots of short journeys, many under 2 miles long) we have decided to stick to petrols.
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  Why is my insurer seeking to recover costs directly from the driver that hit my car? 20 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My car was written off in August after another driver made a right turn in front of me, hitting the front and side of my Audi A4. I had owned this vehicle...
• Dilemma of dilemmas of dilemmas 2 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Nissan 136hp: Turbo will likely fail Renault: EGR valve, potential to run on sump oil Mazda 2.0: Large potential to run on sump oil.  Likely DMF issues. Toyota 2.2: Large potential to blow head gasket Toyota 2.0: "Don't reckon on very high, trouble-free mileages for these engines" Honda 2.2: Failed turbos, high oil consumption, poor economy, Teves ABS issue.
• Scam 21 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:25 pm jmarshall0 Joined: 09 Jun 2003 Posts: 1 I\'ve received the following enquiry today after placing an ad yesterday. I shall not be replying. HELLO I AM INTRESTED IN BUYING THIS(mazda of 1, 800 pounds) FOR MY CLIENT , BUT MY CLIENT CAN ONLY PAY WITH CERTIFIED CASHIES CHECK AND I ALSO HAVE A SHIPPING AGENT FOR THE GOODS, SO PLEASE MAIL ME BACK IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN SELLING THE CAR AND FORWARD YOUR CONTACT NAME CONTACT ADDRESS AND CONSTANT PHONE NUMBER FOR CONSTANT CONTACT THANKS JONESMIKE ----------------------------- WARNING SCAM ALERT....