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  Lease please dismisseth us 30 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have the balance of a two year lease on a 2008 Audi Avant 2.0 TDI. Unfortunately the particulate filter light comes on at relatively short intervals...
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  Going out in slippers 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Have you received reports of BMW 3 Series coupes lacking traction? Last week in Scotland my 335d completely failed to hold the road on a hill covered in...
• VW Golf TDI - £8k car a write off after only 20 months 15 Jul 2014 (Forum)
   Its a grey area with used cars though..... Forgot to say, the car is a 2008 model
• MOT failed after 150 miles---URGENT HELP 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  On 28th December I paid 100 deposit for a car. The dealer told me he needed 1 week to get the car ready. After 1 week I went to collect the car. I paid the rest and I got the car. At home I realized there have been some changes to the car, so I went to have the car tested for another MOT.
• Honda Civic - Battery terminal left loose ... 1 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  After a body shop repair a couple of weeks ago, the car wouldn't start this morning - just completely dead. AA called, who found that the battery terminal was resting on the battery and making a very loose connection, not bolted on, and the terminal cover was sitting on top of the suspension housing a few inches away.
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  Why does my car run hot on longer journeys? 9 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK convertible and it has started running warmer on longer journeys. The water and engine oil are topped up. It normally runs...
• BMW 1 Series - BMW 2016 (manual petrol) won't start initially 14 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Car won't start as it used to. It takes a few times before it starts.  This has been happening on and off for about 2 weeks ago with the snow, I had left the car off for about a week. This hadn't happened in cold days before.
• Audi A3 2002 1.6 petrol misfire ? 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  I have a weird problem with my Audi A3, maybe someone has come across this before, or can provide helpful suggestions of where to look…. The car is an Audi A3 1.6 petrol 2002 with a AVU engine. It’s covered 280,00 miles but has been well serviced, there is for instance absolutely no cam wear and the head is yellow inside, not black. The car runs on LPG as well as petrol.
• Dacia Logan MCV / Ford Mondeo - BHP & Torque 28 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I am a computer geek rather than a car guy so would really appreciate someone advising what these actually mean to me in terms of the above scenario.  My dad keeps saying to me that I need to get a 2.0L or 2.2L car and they are becoming rarer these days.
• Skoda Fabia VRS OCT 10 - New engine needed, no warranty provided 30 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  However, I was led to believe that all this would be done as a gesture of goodwill from SKODA uk. The garage had advertised this car to me as having a years warranty and thought I'd be covered for that. I parted with the best part of £10,000 to buy this car. Where do I stand? The dealership say it doesn't come with a warranty, Skoda uk have just advised that it does.
• seat Ibiza 2010 1.6 se 7spd dsg - Loud buzzing noise from dsg between 20-40mph 13 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I have since been to another independant garage who road tested it on a recently re-surfaced main road (there's a rarity),& the tech reckons it's a problem with 2nd gear? This car has covered 29k miles,serviced independantly,& has not been thrashed. It's been used daily,mainly on A roads & some local. It is going back to the main dealer next week to be tested.
• Volkswagen Polo IV - Oil Pressure Problem 19 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Got a VW polo 2002-2005 model, 1.2 petrol engine, chain driven oil pump and the car has covered 70k miles. Was driving along and the oil pressure warning light came on, along with quite a large loss of power having to rev it more than usual.  So far, I've done the obvious things; changed the oil and filter and changed the oil pressure switch which made no difference and didn't put out the light.
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  Buying a new Volkswagen Golf - which model is best? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently retired and want to buy a new Volkswagen Golf. I cover 14,000 miles a year and want a model that’s cheap to run and comfortable to drive....
• Honda Civic hatchback - 54 Honda civic cdti 1.7 possible head gasket issue 26 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, Just wanted to get some advice about my car. Recently had an issue with my cambelt. The glow plug light came on while driving and so I turned the car off but it wouldn't start again, just turned over upon inspection it seemed the cambelt cog wasn't attached properly and worked it's way loose, eventually mangling itself and breaking through the cambelt cover.
• Insurance claim, points not added to insurance 18 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  I've had to make a claim on my insurance, but forgot to add 3 points to my cover at time of renewal. From the moment I called about the accident I told them about the points, the person in the phone never seemed bothered and processed the claim. The car was a total loss so had to contact dvla who again informed the company of the points, obviously.
• Vauxhall Zafira Exclusiv - Vauxhall Service Dealer and Lifetime warranty 12 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Any advice on this is much appreciated. The car I have is a new Zafira Exclusiv 1.6.
• Any - Road Safety - Foreign Lorries in UK - epetition 12 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  [endif]--> Hello all Please sign this epetition and share it out for others to sign (details and link below) (I do hope I'm not breaking any forum rules here ....) Approximately 25 years ago my youngest brother’s car was involved in a very serious accident on the M25 caused by a foreign lorry driver changing lane – the driver had not seen my brother’s car which was in a ‘blind spot’ not covered by the existing mirrors.
• Accord Diesel Problem 4 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  The second problem was with the glow plug warning light when on a number of occasions it started flashing. According to the handbook this indicates a problem with the engine emissions and the car should not be driven. The solution is to start the engine and then stop it and restart after thirty seconds. This should be done three times. If it fails to go out then the dealer must be contacted and the car can only be driven carefully for a short distance.
• Ford Mondeo - '98 Ford Mondeo 1.8 Diesel not starting... 7 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all, Doing some home repairs on the car, changed the head gasket, and the car won't start afterwards. The starter motor does not crank when I turn the key and no fuel is getting to the injectors. So, to cover the other stuff... I've checked the timing, I've made sure fuel is getting to the pump, I've run a wire from the starter solenoid to the battery and the engine turns over but does not start, I've opened the fuel injector pipes to let air out of the system, so far nothing.
• Sultan of Brunei?s modified Mercedes for sale 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  And the amazing air-conditioning system, more suited to the climate of Dubai than Dorking, is powered by an on-board diesel generator. The Sultan is one of the world?s biggest petrolheads, and has owned 5,000 cars including 500 Rolls Royces. Now you can get you hands on the Sultan?s old car ? which has covered just 2,000 miles ? for £82,250!