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• Flat Geodesy in Francaise 21 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Message from Steve Warren of the UK Speedtaps site. Chap from UK driving in France was made to run his wheel over a £400 Geodesy because the French bobbies do not like speed camera warning devices. £400 ! Ouch
• HJ News about brand new Corsas for 6250 8 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Don't want to depress you guys but a contact in the trade (leasing company) buys these brand spankers for 4k. yikes! what will that do to resids, either that or they are running them for nowt.
• kenlow water heater 26 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  Hi all Anyone using a Kenlow water heater. I belive they are good for cars that do short runs and do not get up to temp. Any points of view? what do they cost? Can you point me to there web page
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  Is there an emergency EV battery that can be connected if you run out of battery? 2 Oct 2025 (Ask HJ)
  Is there an emergency EV battery that can be connected if you run out of battery? The equivalent to a spare petrol can.
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  Are Skoda Yeti DSG gearboxes reliable? 25 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Are DSG gearboxes on Skoda yeti reliable?
• Vw golf gt tdi 2.0 140bhp 2008 - fuel temp sensor issue 11 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  So I've had it in garage today on the diagnostics and it threw a fault code out for the fuel temperature sensor. I got the new sensor straight away, took it back to garage, they replaced it, took it for a run but was still doing it. Back on diagnostics and code had gone. Got told to give it a good run but it's still doing it. It even cut out on me twice which it's never done before replacing the sensor.
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  My car failed its MoT on DRLs only - is this right? 7 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My Kia Cee'd 2015 failed its MoT on its daytime running lights only. After reading some responses and checking online it does say my car should be exempt...
• Volkswagen Polo - MK2F Polo Parade Coupe 1994 M reg starting problems 30 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  It won't start with all spark plugs in (at least won't start and run for any length of time more than a few seconds) but if you remove one (any one) and leave three in it will start and tick over. Any ideas on what to check/replace next? I'm thinking hall sensor/sender and/or ignition coil.
• Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 Di-D 5 door 2007 plate - Suspicious coolant leak around engine 24 Sep 2018 (Forum)
    They also put some K-Seal in it, which hasn't worked!  I have had another garage look at it and after leaving it run for nearly 1 hour, again no sign of leaks. Each time I check the engine there is water in the places as I mentioned above and this runs down the front of the engine. I have been to a main dealer today and they want the car in for at least a day to "investigate the matter!"
• Vauxhall Zafira B 1.6 (55 plate) - Vauxhall Zafira warm start problem. 10 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  sometimes suggests a fuel mixture issue.  I’ve tried removing the air filter to ensure good air flow, run a diagnostic to see what the sensors think is the current state of affairs.  But no pointers.   I think the clue is somewhere in the fact that a cold start is strong but the warm start is weak.
• Ford mondeo 2.0 tdci - Sudden starting issue mondeo MK 4 2.0 tdci 9 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Engine cranks with no firing, sometimes it fires but doesn't start, a few more goes without any firing then hear ot trying to fire for 3 or 4 revs of the engine and so far it just about manages to start. It is generally OK if it's relatively warm, been running in the last hour, if left for a couple of hours it isn't great, but overnight it's terrible. When running it runs great, nothing perceptible in performance, fuel consumption, etc. I assume something must have been on its way out when it first failed to start first time.
• Cheap running costs for 10k/year commute 3 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  The "real world mpg" feature of this site seems to bear this out, with (for example) the Citroen C1 quoted at 68.9mpg and actually obtaining 53. It is difficult and frustrating to assess running costs in this new world where the manufacturers' mpg figures are pure fiction.   Advice appreciated!   Thank you.
• How low can you go? 26 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  With the current low value of scrap comes the possibility of obtaining a running and Mot'd car for next to nothing. But how low can you go regarding cheap cars? I've a wee hobby that involves buying a cheap car, running it for 6mths to a year and seeing just how cheaply it can be done.
• Any - Hard Shoulders 30 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  I don't find it difficult to understand the number of 'accidents' where vehicles plough into others in front of them, even when a stationary vehicle is 'off carriageway' on the hard shoulder, let alone in a 'running lane'. Having had a car run into the back of me in the past, I may be a little bit OCD about this, but: 1. I think any move to do away with hard shoulders should be resisted 2.
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  Buying a Ford Fusion - anything we should know? 27 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My friend has just been offered a 2007 Ford Fusion 1.6 automatic with 50,000 miles on the clock for £2800. Are these cars good? Is this a good price? Her...
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  Are diesel Fiestas any good? 22 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Are the diesel Ford Fiestas after 2008 any good? I need a car for covering 9000 miles a year and like the bodykit on the upmarket Fiestas. However, it's...
• Vauxhall Corsa B - Dashboard on/off with out key in ignition 24 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  So, I will explain the situation and will wait for honorable members to help me. I own a 08 Corsa Ecoflex. Everything was alright until this one day the battery had run flat. I jumped started it and it did start off and ran well. But I was not able to switch it off. The car kept running even after I removed the key. It eventually did switch off. But, the dashboard comes on with all the dashboard indicators switched on by itself at random times without the key in.
• 2005 VW Polo 1.2 - Running Problems 11 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I'm having a few minor running problems with my car - I recently had the fuel filter replaced and the brake fluid renewed (and bled properly)...I'm not sure if these issues are related but they've only come about since. Car has 150k on the clock and original clutch...mainly motorway miles
• Ford Focus 2006/7 1.8 Flexifuel Estate - central locking, locking and unlocking by itself 29 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  My central locking is locking and unlocking by itself. I have only noticed this while the engine is running, I don't know if it does this when parked. The first problem happened after I scraped the ice of the car, with the engine running.
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  Can I disable my car's daytime running lights? 21 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My new Skoda Octavia Elegance has the option to disable the daytime running lights. This is achieved very easily via the vehicle set-up menu and described...