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• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 ABS pump 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I relented and agreed to have it done yesterday with the brake pads. However I received a call from VW to say that the brake pads all round together with the discs were very very low and scored etc etc and all needed doing. £958.65 was the bill for this. That was yesterday.
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  Is the Citroen C4 Cactus safe? 12 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Please advise if a used Citroen C4 Cactus is a good buy, given its 4-star Euro NCAP rating. I think this is due to the absence of autonomous emergency...
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  What winter tyres should I get for my Skoda Octavia vRS Estate? 8 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I am planning a 2 day trip to Germany soon. My Octavia vRS Estate has 19-inch alloy wheels, but I will need a set of winter/snow tyres for this trip. What...
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  Car supermarket has sold me a dangerous car - what should I do? 22 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I recently used a car supermarket to purchase a second car. I used this company because I thought they were reputable and on their website stated their...
• Volkswagen Golf VI - Returning a recently purchased car. Advice? 22 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  This time the car came back out with them telling me they couldn’t find anything wrong with the car. I had to point out to them the front brake pads were disintegrating and demanded they were fixed straight away. Car went back in next day and new front pads and discs were fitted. When I was checking the brakes I uncovered a serious amount of over spray on part of the car.
• Which? magazine advise 'Don't buy these tyres' 23 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  t Buy the following: QUOTE 175/65 R14T We found the Avon CR322 Enviro was particularly poor in wet conditions A key weakness appeared to be when braking and gripping on a bend in wet conditions. Guide price: £43 Overall Score 28% Even though the Tigar TG 621 was the cheapest tyre we tested, we certainly don?t think it is a bargain. We found that the tyre gave unsatisfactory wet grip and poor wet braking performance. £33 Score 25% At around £35 the Trayal T400 might seem like a bargain.
• Peugeot 306 - A small list of problems... 6 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Is this just a case of cable chasing for breaks from the fuse box or would it be something else?  Another problem is with hard braking there is a speed related knocking from the rear of the car. It is NOT the exhaust. The brakes aren't too clever though so would it be possible that the rear brakes are siezed? i cant get the rear drum off to look.
• How to respond to 999 vehicles 17 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  The vast majority of people do the right thing and get out of the way as soon as they spot us, even if that means flooring it past a vehicle inside. If your car is not powerful enough to do this then don't brake, put on your indicator and wait until you're past the inside car - hopefully they'll brake and make room for you. Stay safe Ronnie
• Any - Cleaning painted alloy wheels 8 Jul 2025 (Forum)
  Hi, i'm looking for suggestions for cleaning the brown brake dust deposits from painted alloy wheels. The wheels were powder coated black by a previous owner. I have tried various DIY solutions with just about every household cleaning product with no success.
• any car - servicingstop.co.uk 5 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  BUT I had to pay £32.50 for headlight aim adjust  and £45 for a handbrake adjustment on top of the service/mot cost which made a total bill of £328.60. this is almost the same that toyota would have charged and they would have done a 4 year brake fluid change to. won't be using them again.
• A Pakistani Truck - Pakistani Truck Alternator Repair 20 Oct 2020 (Forum)
    Interesting that they apparently get away with cleaning in petrol, which I’d have thought might destroy insulation, as might brake fluid, my go-to cleaner. The wire brushing seems to be just a bling thing. I wont be doing that.
• Mechanical - Handbrakes 19 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Last night, on TV. Car rolled down hill into building Police officer noted that brakes get hot, you put handbrake on, they cool, handbrake loosens Turned out the handbrake hadn't been set firmly But I've never heard of this thermal effect. I have never read about it in a vehicle's manual.
• Volvo s80 2000 - multiple bulb failure warning 14 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  I have had the above message and the following bulbs have stopped working but only on the driver side, on the passenger side all the bulbs work. brake light daytime running light on front dipped headlight daytime running light on rear.   I did change one of the bulbs but no surprise the new one didn't work either.
• Manuals vs automatics 29 May 2019 (Forum)
  Reading all the disputes about left versus right-foot braking with automatics makes me wonder why we're still buying manuals in the 21st century, having disposed of manual chokes, carbs and advance/retard controls. Especially as cars seem to need so many gears now.
• 8 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Smart motorways: Sadly overhead warning signs are not enough when we have the HGV drivers playing with their laptops with the truck on cruise control. Plenty of videos of them batting into stationary vehicles and you don't see the brake lights come on. The first thing the 'driver' knows about it is after he has compressed the unfortunate car in front into 1 third its original length. It should be law to design trucks with the driver at the same level as cars and vans and not above the accident out of harms way.
• Peugeot 207 - O S R Wheel Cylinder Wet 13 Jan 2018 (Forum)
    Hi all   I have the following advisory after the 207 passed its MOT:   FO/S/R Wheel cylinder wet     Brake disc worn, pitted or scored but not seriously weakened both front sides inner face (3.5.li).     Any ideas if it's an easy fix or how long it will hold up?   What is the parts function?
• Question - irrespectful driving 13 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  What can be done about the driver that doesn't respect road lines, uses more than one lane on roundabout  and cuts corner few inches in front of you, forcing you to break? It's kinda frustrating. IF one day I decide not to brake, will dash cam recording be enough to proof him/her guilty? And, can such behaviour be reported directly to police? Lucas
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate - Motoring 2 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  The sale pitch by the dealer is that all service consumables  are included even the unexpected ones such as brake pads etc. and the car needs a servicing once a year minimum  regardless of milage. Any comments are welcomed as I never own a mercedes before and don't know the cost of servicing. 
• VW Up - Independent garages 15 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  My concern is access to parts so the car could end up off the road for longer, or returning when parts arrive. My past experience is that big faults appear at ~8 years, before then it is things like brakes and wheel bearings.
• Peugeot 307 SW - Wet Passenger footwell 28 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  I hoovered out today and it's still wet, when I ribbed my hand on it the liquid was not water and looked like a fine oil. The brakes have been changed recently, but after the first time I noticed it was wet. Any ideas?