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• Ford focus econetic - Knocking engine sound after injector seal replaced 4 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  My insurance have taken the car to be looked at but they have said I'm not covered as the car was not involved in an accident. The garage won't accept liability, they told me the best thing to do is put it on ebay for spare parts...
• Renault Clio - Made mistake buying car 15 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  2. There are very wet patches in the boot and under the front passenger seat, so it seems the car leaks water seriously. The car is not very rusty so I imagine the front leak is probably the sunroof? Not sure about the boot, can't see obvious entry point for water. The car came with a 28 day warranty but I'm quite sure neither of those two items are going to be covered.
• Honda Accord Coupe 2.2 N Reg - 2 questions about brakes. 27 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi jut bought this car 2days ago as my old car died, anyway. The car had been sat for just under 10 weeks unused with a cover over it but outside. All the discs had surface rust which after a few miles was quickly removed but the rear right continually makes a noise every rotation like a clicking noise the rust hasn't fully come of this disc and it appears to be wearing off unevenly.
• 99 Laguna Category D write off - avoid? 29 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I don't know why but I did an HPI check on the car today and it has come back that the car was a category D write off in August 1999, i.e. when it was just 5 months old. The seller has told me he knew nothing about the cars history and will speak to me tomorrow after he has spoken to the chap he bought it from (he does a bit of buying and selling cars on ebay by the looks of it).
• Insurance Query - Two People 26 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  This, on the face of it seems like a good idea. However, he's just found out that his company insurance won't cover him on Dad's car. He's seen (and has been told too) that you can insure any car yourself for the day - Norwich Union being one of these insurers - so that he could insure himself on Dad's car for the day but I'm sure i've seen it here that that would be illegal - namely because the same car has two policies out on it.
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  Should I buy a hybrid or plug-in hybrid car? 15 Apr 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I always bought new cars every 3 years and, in 2015, with 2 grandchildren, bought a BMW 218d Gran Tourer. Great car; no complaints and no issues. Don't...
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  I'm having trouble selling my Nissan Figaro - any suggestions on how? 27 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Nissan Figaro but can't seem to sell it. It has 60,000 miles on the clock and has been garaged so is in reasonably good condition. Any suggestions...
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  Discovered my 'new' car is not actually all that new - what should I do? 8 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My wife bought a new Vauxhall Ampera in 2014 from a main dealer. We knew the Ampera was at the end of the production line but nothing was said to indicate...
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  Selling a classic Chevrolet? 12 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. 2D Sport Coupe. I'm in the U.S. The car does not run. Engine problem, probably serious. Has been sitting for a long...
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  Why doesn't my BMW's Efficient Dynamics system work for short journeys? 7 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The AutoStop/Start on my 2009 BMW 120 M Sport stopped operating on a journey from Bromley, Kent to Cornwall. On return from holiday, 500 miles later, I...
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  Who should cover these repair costs? 16 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 10 year old 100,000 mile Audi TT 225 manual petrol quattro for which I paid £5350 cash from a dealer. Having taken delivery I now...
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  Previous confliction 19 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In May 2009 I bought a Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 diesel from a VW main dealer. The car was first registered in August 2008 and had 14,000 miles on the clock....
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  What's the best £5k car for a learner driver? 30 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My partner is looking into buying a car for her 17 year son to help pass his test and to keep through university. They have £5000 to spend, but don't know...
• focus - car not as described 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Can i reject car under sales of goods act as not as described.i.e dealer lied about why it was a cat d+poor repairs+he took led out of dash to cover the accident it had been in. car is only 2 years old,i did get it cheaper due to cat d but wouldnt have bought it knowing it had been written off due to a heavy accident and had poor repairs.
• Buying an Import from Japan 1 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  In this case a "repatriation", i.e. a British car sold in Japan, and re-imported one year ago. Pros and cons of the particular car are covered elsewhere, this post is NOT about the car, but I would like to ask advice on the administrative "challenge" or otherwise.
• First car questions 13 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Can she use her no claims bonus on my car even though she is already using it on hers? My car is going to be bought in her name. I've been driving for over a year insured on my sister?s car as a second driver. Due to this I cannot do pass plus?
• Mercedes Benz E class pitting wheel arch 1 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  We are writing a letter to mercedes now but don't know what to do, I imagined mercedes 30 years bodywork guarentee would cover it. Many thanks Ps the car is amazing in all other respects and I would not what to derate the car in any way as it is amazing.
• Citroen Car Club 6 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  From a previous post I understand there may be those wanting more details of the Citroen Car Club. I hope Martyn will allow me a thread to give this information which expands on that given by HJ in the Car Clubs section of this site. The Citroen Car Club has been going for over 50 years and, perhaps unusually, it supports every model of Citroen ever made right up to brand new cars.
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  BMW 1 Series timing chain failure - does this sound right? 5 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife & I bought a BMW 118d SE two years ago for £13k as an approved used car with 23k miles. 3-6 months in the start stop function ceased to work -...
• Can anyone Help? - A very cheap car to give/or free. 19 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  They were given (it turns out) loaned an Audi a4 estate about 15 months ago after their previous car had dpf/oil pump/clutch probems and they live on a very very tight budget.  One neighbour let them use his car for a while, but now they need basic transport. credit is not an option so here we go!