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  • What first car for a 25-year-old who drive high miles? 12 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My Son has just been offered a job in Sheffield which would mean him leaving home and buying his first car. He has been driving 7 years (he is 25) and...
  • I need a reliable family car up to five years old. 3 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I am about to buy my first car (22 years after passing my test) and need a family car which is both reliable and economical. Not particularly bothered...
  • Which car can I replace my Jaguar S-Type with? 23 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I have driven Jaguars for the last fifteen years, but would like to downsize for my next car. What models should I be looking at to replace my S-Type that...
  • Does my Panda have traction control? 18 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    My new Panda cuts out heavily under hard acceleration in bottom gear. It could be traction control but if so it cuts in early and hard and is verging on...
  • Buying a new small car? 14 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I have currently a Smart Passion Diesel which is just under 1 year old. So far I have been delighted with the car but my driving mileage is going to dramatically...
  • What's the best open top car for comfort and cruising? 28 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Can you suggest something frivolous for an old geezer to use for pottering around the Sussex lanes when the sun's out? I fancied a W107 Benz but you...
  • Buying tow car for a caravan (1200kg) 23 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I need to change my 02 Passat 1.9 tdi PD (airbag warning on, advised new control unit at £575). I tow a caravan (1200kg) and drive approx 15,000 miles...
  • New Laguna 26 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Just about time (if not overdue) to change my good 6 year old Laguna Tourer, but is it me or are Renault dealerships no longer stocking these 'larger'...
  • Octing out 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I am the second owner of a 1997 Vauxhall Astra 1.6, which is still a good car but has become very expensive to run, especially as I have reached my 80th...
  • Is there a fun, environmentally friendly car that I can replace my Mazda MX3 with? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I sadly have to bid farewell to my 14-year-old Mazda MX3 due to age (suffers from wear and tear, like us) and road tax cost. I want a ‘green’ car. I have...
  • Why are some traders reluctant to have mechanical checks performed on cars they are selling? 19 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I'm looking to replace my E38 7-Series BMW with a 6-year-old 745. I've looked at a couple and phoned one trader to arrange to view the car, who asked what...
  • Any driver 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Thank you for your recent advice on a used Renault Laguna diesel. I have had it now for a week and it seems to be returning good millage so far. I now...
  • Suzuki Swift (2005 - ) - Uneven wear on rear tyres 25 Sep 2009 (Forum)
    My wife has a 4 year old Swift that we bought from the local dealer when it was about 10 months old and it has been serviced there ever since. This year, the car failed the MOT test because one rear tyre was illegal, owing to very uneven wear.
  • Getting his number 14 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
    My wife's farther died last summer and we have been left with his old car, which failed its MOT. We have decided to send the car to the scrap dealer. It...
  • book values? of Merc E class - please 28 Feb 2002 (Forum)
    car 2. 2 yr old E240 Avantgarde, 4 door, 5speed-auto-tiptronic. Extras include auto climate, xenon, 6-disc CD. May 2000, W-reg, 20,000 miles. Mixture of short and long trips typical of a "family-leisure-car".
  • Renault Megane - Change of Number Plate 2 Mar 2015 (Forum)
    Hi All Last week i applied to put my Number plates on retention due to buying a 1 year old car. I am hoping that i will be picking up the car at the end of the week all going well. At the moment my car tax has just ran out and the DVLA will not allow me to tax my car on line because my old number plate is not on the system anymore, But they told me on the phone that i can pay over the phone to tax the car for a year, but they wont tell me the cars new reg number to tax it on line, I want to pay direct debit monthly to avoid paying £180 and that way i wont have to wait 6 weeks for the refund!!!
  • Any - Breakdown cover 20 Jun 2023 (Forum)
    Hi, just received my renewal from Autoaid. Last year was £61 now it’s gone up to over £78 plus if your car is over 10 years old I would have to pay the first £25. Not that impressed with that sort of increase. Wondering what other people are seeing in their renewals. Sparky 100.
  • Motor Trade changes - Underwoods, Skoda, Kia, Mazda, Vauxhall closing 17 Apr 2023 (Forum)
    Kia will open with Glyn Hopkin. Mazda will use same site, but with John Banks who will also have Honda cars and Motorcycles on the site of the old Kia/Mazda/Vauxhall site.
  • Toyota Yaris 2006 - Battery is only 3 volts 3 Jul 2022 (Forum)
    Car has been left for 3 days. Was unexpectedly totally flat today, no power at all. I have not experienced any recent problems. Battery is 5 years old, reads only 3V on a multimeter. Is this battery worth trickle charging or jump starting?
  • Don't forget - Remove vehicles from Dartford crosssing account 17 Nov 2021 (Forum)
     Silly me. got a low account balance warning and noticed one of my old cars had crossed, so went and deleted from my account. The £2  i've lost isn't worth the hassle.. Lesson learned. all deleted now.
 

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