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• FIAT Panda - Fiat Panda 1.1 Review - "faster than a cockroach" 17 May 2010 (Forum)
  Driving wise I love the high up driving position and all the switch gear feels very well made. The doors shut with a nice clunk The brakes still need bedding a bit but hopefully they will get sharper with use. The seats are very comfortable and offer a lot of support. There is no squeeks or rattles from the car yet and everything works as it should.
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 04 1.6 Juddering gearbox after transmission fluid 31 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I say "saga" as this latest problem coincides with a plethora of warning lights and recorded warning messages coming on in cold weather this winter (now off on their own accord!), juddering when braking after brake fluid topped up at service and one VW garage managing to crack the windscreen when it was in for service! AAAAAAARGH! Why don't VW 1. at least read these pages and 2. reply "We will take responsibility and sort things out for you"??????
• Toyota - Suspicious Californian Lexus Crash 8 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  (The recording available on the web is apparently 50 seconds long) This implies that the engine could not be shut off, the gearbox could not be put in neutral, the brakes were not effective, and the emergency brake did not work. Though I am not familiar with the Lexus, it is very hard to see how all these functions could be disabled by a carpet. I?ve seen speculation on the internet that this was a general failure of an integrated drive-by-wire electronic control system, and (though I don?
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  Unoffended 30 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  As a regular reader of your column, I am looking for some advice on a potential speeding offence. On the evening of 06APR2009, I was flashed by a fixed...
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  Discrusting behaviour 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had my 55 plate Vauxhall Corsa serviced. On the service invoice, it stated that the front brake disc and pads needed to be replaced as they...
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  Basle Basle Blackpool 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I watched Top Gear recently. Is it really possible that Jeremy Clarkson got over 50mpg out of the Jaguar XJ6 TDVi he drove from Basle to Blackpool often...
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Servicing - Should the wheels come off? 19 May 2008 (Forum)
  Nuts back on loose and driven backwards and forwards did the trick. Now my beef is - should not the wheels be taken off during one of its 3 main dealer services for brake component inspection?? They clearly haven't been off since the car was manufactured! It seems as though if the brakes are working then thats a service item pass. And whilst I'm on a roll. Wheel nut torque settings.
• Citroen AX (1987 -1997) - Dim rear lights, dim mechanic? 14 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  A day or two ago I followed my son's AX through town and noticed the offside brake light was dim. When I saw him again at home, I suggested we investigate, and then subjected him to a Hawkeye masterclass on fault-finding which I certainly won't bore you good people with. When the rack that holds all the lamps in the cluster was exposed we noticed that other bulbs were glowing when the brake light was on.
• Renault Megane W reg ABS problem. 2 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  The big question is: Has anybody had experience of bleeding the braking/ABS system of the Megane? Any thoughts please?
• brakes , hubs and bearings ?? 12 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I am replacing the front discs and pads on my hyundai coupe. Some maybe aware that when replacing the discs you have to remove the hub - which could make...
• ALL new 2006 E class Merc 15 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Mercedes claims to have ironed these out by testing every component separately outside the car to ensure durability under all conditions. The braking system has also been changed. The 2002 E-Class had a part-electronic mechanism that was the subject of a recall campaign, but this has been dropped. Mercedes says it can now get the same braking effectiveness by conventional means.
• Great moment 22 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Mr Testosterone then moves up alongsdie of me .In a moment of madness I use 2 fingers to give him a summary of my view of his driving ability and general concern for others. To my amazement he brakes sharply .Do we have a road rage incident ? Then he looks at me again , fllors the pedal and races off at what must have been weel over the ton, to do the same again to someone ahead of us . For a few miles I consider why he braked .Then I think I guess it.
• Advice prior to the Service Department 24 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Terrain covered - main roads, but also two daily 11 mile round trips in narrow, hilly and winding lanes - often involving pulling on to the grass verges and braking in the face of oncoming traffic around blind bends (not travelling fast obviously) I've noticed an occasional knock on the nearside front coming from underneath - a sort of cross between a knock and a rattle.
• Squeaky noise 30 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Have been trying to establish exactly when and why this happens, at first it seemed to be at low speed and when I changed gear or applied brakes. Now it seem to be happening a lot more, but I can\'t really describe an actual breakdown of when and why it happens. Seems to happen when I\'m accelerating, or decelerating, in low gears, and am changing gears whether or not braking or trying to speed up.
• VAG main dealer Golf TDi service 20 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  This is an update to the thread I posted last week re the main dealer service and the problems with over full engine oil, brake fluid and damage to the sill. the car went back this afternoon for them to inspect. They replaced the brake fluid again - and refunded the total price on the bill (£42) for doing that work. I thought that this was a good deal and showed they understood.
• Volkswagen Golf 29 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I would have accepted their advice if the brake pads had worn down completely, but they were only 80% worn. Total cost with labour was over £600 Since I needed the car, I told them to go ahead but to keep me the pads and discs as I would take the matter up with Volkswagen H.O.
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  Is it legal for me to tow my friend's uninsured classic car to a garage? 22 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have been asked by a friend to tow his 1976 Volkswagen Beetle to a specialist garage for repair. The Beetle is not MoT'd or insured. It's MoT exempt...
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  Did 'Sudden Unintended Acceleration' cause my Volvo 460 to crash into a house? 12 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Unfortunately, I recently had my first serious car accident and am in need of some advice and information. The car involved was a 1995 Volvo 460 Automatic,...
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  In-dealer’s exposure 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  How do you go about dealing with poor workmanship? Our 2004/54 BMW 318i went in to the BMW dealer we bought it from for what we were told to be necessary...
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  Admitting de-feet 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My father has just experienced a very frightening incident. Driving steadily down a suburban main shopping street at 30mph or less his automatic Peugeot...