Refine by channel:  Forum (3882)    Ask HJ (3027)    News (1227)    Article (122)    productReview (74)    FAQs (20)  

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• 
  Audi covered all the parts cost for a replacement clutch in my out-of-warranty S3. 6 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have an Audi S3 just out of warranty and owned by me from new. It has just 36,000 miles on the clock. Around a year ago I experienced a problem that...
• 
  The In-Betweeners 1 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Further to the email regarding undertaking on the motorway, I personally have no problem with it. I do have a problem with the suicidal form of it I witnessed...
• 
  Why does my Lexus IS 220d hesitate when accelerating? 23 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a 2007 Lexus IS 220d which has covered 17,655 miles. It seems hesitant when I first drive off in first gear, and then the power comes in which...
• 
  Is £389 reasonable for a first service on an Alfa Romeo MiTo? 12 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have had my Alfa Romeo MiTo serviced this week. It is it's first service. It was bought in May 2009 and has done just short of 20,000 miles. I took it...
• 
  How can I reduce the emissions in my car to get it through an MoT? 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've changed the catalyst, charcoal canister, lambda senser, map senser, also checked the rubber tubes in the engine bay. Is there anything I can do to...
• 
  What are the service requirements of my Ford Zetec-powered Westfield SEiW? 28 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've just been fortunate enough to have been given a Westfield SEiW fitted with Ford 1800 engine. The car was built in 2004/5 and first registered in December...
• MINI Clubman D - Difficulty Rejecting Mini 19 Jul 2024 (Forum)
    I'm obviously still unhappy with the car and have been going at the dealership that sold me the car over the past month trying to argue my case for rejection of the car but am now hitting a stone wall being told that 'the car was sold over 6 months ago and we have repaired all the damage'.
• 
  Is it legal to have the DPF removed from your car? 25 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A quick Google search shows lot of companies are offering DPF removal. I can see this as an option that would be considered by many with DPF issues. As...
• 
  Which £7500 car is capable of covering large mileages in comfort? 6 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am currently driving about 650-700 miles per week (rarely on motorways) in my Laguna 2.0 auto petrol, and really need to change to a more economical...
• 
  Truly shafted here from paradise 22 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Last week I rented a Ford Mondeo Estate car, picking it up at Luton Airport on Sun 21st and returning it to Stansted airport on Thurs 25th. We had the...
• 
  Can I claim for a punctured radiator under warranty? 9 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a three week old car. It showed that the coolant was low so I took it in to a dealer for a check. "Oh it's a new car", they said. "We've topped...
• 
  Xsara Picasso recurring turbo seal problems 12 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a seven year old Xsara Picasso from a Citroen dealer 16 months ago. The car has one year’s warranty and 60,000 miles on the clock. After six months...
• 
  Fixed-price servicing - is it really fixed-price? 23 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I took my wife's Seat Altea 2.0 TDI DSG for a special offer £129.00 service. The service was completed, but at the service desk, I was informed that the...
• 
  Our MG ZS is losing coolant. What's causing this? 9 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In the last couple of years or so, our 2004, 44,000-mile MG ZS 110 (based on the Rover 416) loses coolant and needs topping up every fortnight or so, prompted...
• 
  Why won't Ford honour the anti-perforation warranty and repair rust on my Ka? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Ka is nearly six years old, with about 24,000 miles on the clock. It has badly rusted at the bottom of the driver's door, on the inside, above the sill....
• Neither - Omoda5 and Mazda CX30 Jaecoo J7 7 Feb 2025 (Forum)
  Car with no sunroof marginally better but had to have seat at lowest and quite a lot reclined, Driving  position weird if i sat  so that my head didn't touch roof, seat bolsters holding tight, but cabin felt cramped with that godawful high centre console with the slanted phone holder tray covered in something felty?
• New Car - Kia Stonic 1.0 2 spec T-gdi 6 speed white 13 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  Down at the Kia dealer, taking the Sportage in for a safety recall, and was offered £200 less than I paid for it as a PX aginst a new stonic,2 ....
• Honda Civic Type R 2016 - Extended makers warranty. 13 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Pity Honda only covered the car for 3 years from new, when Toyota offer 5, but we are where we are, it would only take one of the huge front calipers to seize and that would be the warranty cost in one hit. Do you think its reasonable or have you any other suggestions before she signs up?
• Any - Parking Eye Payment by Credit Card 12 May 2018 (Forum)
  Yesterday I had the misfortune to use a car park managed by Parking Eye. I saw their cameras after I had entered the car park. I paid the fee online by credit card (mobile telephone internet), they added a 30p service charge, I thought such fees for payment by card are now banned?
• Ford Orion audio joystick and other 80s oddities... 7 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  So many brilliant automotive ideas have come and gone over the years, but one that stands out for me was the joystick provided to buyers of GL and Ghia badged Mark 1 Ford Orions to "aim" the full-on stereo sound to a chosen point in the car's interior. Never seen it since then, although I do remember having partially shattered eardrums from dodgy amplifier set-ups in friends' cars, usually with a graphic equaliser as part of the package.