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  My Nissan Figaro's power steering fault is proving difficult to repair - is the dealer liable? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter purchased from a dealer a 20-year-old Nissan Figaro with a full three-month warranty. She returned the car as the power steering was leaking....
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  When do you start paying the £40,000 premium tax? 22 Sep 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2022 BMW 840i which attracted the extra car tax for 5 years. On the document it states that the extra tax will be charged for 5 years from...
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  What car has a low boot sill for an elderly dog? 13 Mar 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Honda CR-V and also a lurcher dog who at 14 years old has decided not to jump into the boot of the car. I have to lift her in. She won't walk...
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  How reliable is the Vauxhall Insignia? 29 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in a 2014 Insignia SRi CDTi 140 at a local dealer (20k miles, ex-rental plus one owner). Looking at your Car-by-Car Reviews, it would be...
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  Which SUVs have the best boot space? 13 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We are in our mid 60s and have just downsized to one car, a Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4 petrol , which is now nearly 14 years old but still going strong at...
• Cars on forecourt for more than a year 19 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I thought that the general practice or best business practice was to get rid of cars that had not sold after a number of days for the best possible price even if it meant making a loss on that particular car? Is there any reasons why a dealer would want to keep such old stock?
• SORN my second car? 11 May 2020 (Forum)
  Still insured. It was my intention to sell my second car car, but I am not sure what to do about that. It is an old car, so I will probably get £600 for it. It is handy, in case my main car breaks down..... For peace of mind, don't mind paying the insurance.
• A Diesel Estate car - Budget car enquiry/ opinion 1 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  My neighbour has a 15 yr old Vauxhall Astra Estate Diesel 1.7 which has recently clocked past 200,000m . It is starting to develop problems most recentl a gearbox noise, it may be terminal and cost more than the car is worth for any repair My neighbour has a limited budget of 2/3 thousand pounds and needs a diesel for the MPG and an estate for the load carriage capacity.
• Used car from dealer vs car supermarket 19 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Looking to buy a three year old Toyota Verso and after some searching I have noticed a couple at large car supermarkets (one being cargiant) are about £1k cheaper than the few I can find at local dealers. Seems like they all have full service history.
• What cars make the best taxi? 23 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  What cars do you often see as taxi's in your area? Theres alot of old 406 HDi's round here, some new Mondeo's and estate variants. The odd Volvo. What surprises me is how the Prius which i reviewed a few weeks ago isnt more commonly used as one, specifically in cities.
• German cars and servicing - charging for extras 5 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  After owning quite a few jap cars that have been excellent to live with i'm having second thoughts on going German again. Whatever the car is its likely to be 2/3 years old and < 30k miles. Does anyone else find this on services?
• Is now a bad time to buy a car? 30 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I am currently car less as I have sold my old one. I heatr about all these new schemes designed to encourage us to buy new cars. I have £1500 to spend. I am worried if I buy one now in 3 months time these new easy loans will send the price of older cars tumbeling if new ones are much cheaper to get hold off.
• Registration out by one digit on car insurance 2 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  My wife totalled our brand new car last week. It is now an insurance write off. Good old Plod turned up on the scene and issued the usual producers. Turns out that our car insurance has ONE digit wrong for our car registration and plod believes that we were not covered.
• Why do my insurance co ask car's value? 21 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I was asked questions like "Do you still do 10,000 miles per year?" and so on. But the thing that puzzled me is that I was asked how much my car was worth. They know what kind of car it is, and how old it is, so they will have a reasonable idea of its market value. They can hardly expect all their customers to the current market value of their cars.
• Front Wing Mirrors 23 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Also, looking at cars around now, it shows how much aerodynamics have came on that very few cars now could actually support these mirrors due to the slope of bonnets and wings! Cars of old must have been very boxy!
• Volvo V70 - faults after 10 days of purchase 12 Sep 2025 (Forum)
  My son recently bought the car from a garage it is 14 yrs old with 190000 miles. after just 10 days it has developed several faults, gear box leak and injector problems and a frayed alternator belt which the service book claimed was replaced in May by the garage.
• Any - Good second hand car advice 16 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Looking for a car with a budget of around £7k low mileage, 3 year old, to last a few years. So below are a few with decent reviews . .. Skoda Citigo 5 door Colour Edition March 2018 ex fleet less than 12k miles available 6.5 to 7k.
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 04-05-2019 Part 1 14 May 2019 (Forum)
  The VW system was done on the cheap and so is very poor, the BMW system in the i3 uses a camera and so fails whenever the sun is out! Lexus first fitted ACC to its cars more than 15 years ago, and the system still works perfectly on 15 year old Lexus cars. There is a reason that German cars don’t show the same reliability.......
• Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer - Which estate car 27 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Looking to get an estate car which is more practical in terms of boot size than my current saloon. Looking to get something 1-2 years old with less than 10,000 miles for £12-15,000. Currently looking at Vauxhall Astra sports tourer and Kia sportswagon as can get preregistered astra and 7 year warranty on the Kia.
• Vauxhall Omega - Battery keeps going flat 21 May 2018 (Forum)
  Please could you advise me what to do as I don't want to spend too much money on such an old car