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• ZAFIRA 1.6 OR 1.8 17 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  considering buying one of these from an import supermarket - HJ highlights a fairly low rating on customer survey for reliability. Any good or bad experiences out there ? has the 1.6 got enough poke for day to day running around or will my wife be better with a 1.8 ?
• Timescale to replace a new vehicle 27 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Has anybody got any facts and info on the most cost effective period to keep a new vehicle before replacing it? Do you keep it 3years, 5 years or just run it into the ground? Any useful advice would be appreciated.
• Lights 28 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Isn't it time we adopted the Swedish and Canadian system where dipped headlights are on if the engine is running. I am sure there would be a reduction in accidents.
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  Is the BMW F10 a sensible car for a daily commute? 2 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I currently run a 2010 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 diesel. I would like something a bigger and more refined for a daily round trip commute of 45 miles. I am a...
• Focus 1.8 TDCi 2001 - 9318 Fault code - occasional engine stop and rough 1 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  #1 Approx. 1 out of 10 starts are "rough". Engine starts unevenly and sounds rough...after 1-2 seconds engine runs smoothly. Sounds like it only fires on 3 cylinders to begin with. No pattern to this...happens on cold starts and warm starts. Engine runs normally aside from starting with smooth idling and good acceleration.
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  Is there still a market for small, basic, economical cars? 27 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We bought our 1998 Fiat Panda 0.9-litre for 1400 Euros six years ago. It has now covered over 150,000km, and we have done 54,000km of those. It will comfortably...
• Ford Mondeo - 2001 Mondeo 2.0tddi - various/related problems? 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  We've always been a bit conscious that the timing isn't quite as we'd expect it to be, ecu has been reset which solves the problem but only for a few weeks/months.  Last week the car started bunny hopping away from lights having been running fine for the past hour.  We were only a few hundred yards from home luckily.  The next day we went out in the car, seemed fine, running ok until we got onto the motorway when it started running badly.
• Skoda Octavia Estate 2021 version - Gear Selector fault 13 May 2025 (Forum)
  Good Afternoon I have a "gear selector fault" showing intermittently but the car is running fine.  Is this a problem anyone is familiar with, and what are the consequences of ignoring it? Many thanks Chris  
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  Question of the week: What's the greatest hot hatch ever? 28 Mar 2025 (News)
  
• Will we turn into Cuba? 11 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  Cubans had a ban on importing cars and so were obliged to run their old models for years. The streets are full of old American cars, with a lower supply of ice cars over here will our motorists adopt a similar approach and hang on to their vehicles for a very long time?
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  Electric vans could pay for themselves within three years 3 Jun 2024 (News)
  
• X clusiv - Aygo 30 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Someone was asking about a Toyota Aygo  my partner is on her second  one very good car running cost low  MPG good  only  2 things let it down very small boot  and parcel shelf is useless keeps falling off  and to thing  
• E class - Warranty 5 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  The handbrake release mechanism dosen’t always work properlly. I am told to bring it in, they say Mercedes run the warranty but I thought the contract was with the seller I.e the dealer.
• Land Rover Defender - Downmarket Defender 8 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Just spotted my first new Defender. Waitrose car park? Outside Harrods? School run? Nope, it was in the Aldi car park in Aylesbury. It looks like they have found their niche. I quite liked it actually.
• upgrading to auto 5 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  My son has seen a 2008 MB c220 diesel auto with 75000 full service history same owner for the last 9 years.... his milage does warant a diesel and he does require an auto... is there any horror stories for this car.. except for expensive running costs?
• FORD B MAX 1.0 ECOBOOST - FORD ECOBOOST 1.0 TURBO 11 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  I run a Ford B Max 1.0 Ecoboost 125PS. Can anyone confirm at what RPM the turbo cuts in. I believe it is 1400rpm but would like confirmation.
• ? - Driverless cars 26 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  If I buy a driverless car, can I send her down the shops on her own? 2 If I am in a driverless car and the car runs down a pedestrian on a crossing, am I to blame?  
• Another barn Find - NSU RO80 31 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Found by a friend today. all ok, starts but won't move gearchange servo motors failed, so no transmission. filthy..... body not bad under the grunge.. worth doing for somebody? owner only wants to sell to someone who will run it. 
• German car industry under EU cartel investigation 23 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  This just keeps on running. Won't stop people buying German cars, even though it should. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/german-car-industry-under-eu-cartel-investigation
• VW Golf SV DSG - Jerks forward on starting 25 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  When the accelerator is pressed however gently the car jerks forward, both from when the engine is running or when the stop-start starts the engine. A diagnostic test says there is nothing wrong, but what is the cause?