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• Replacement for Volvo 760 estate 22 May 2006 (Forum)
  Must be a large estate for carrying her music equipment around, trips to garden centres and ferrying 'all those old people around'. 2. Automatic tramsmission. 3. Climate control and sunroof 4. No diesels. 5. Nothing French or Italian. 6. She only does 6K a year. 7. She's a bit of a badge snob. (Yes I know how silly this is) 8. Leather interior. 9.
• ignition system current starvation 14 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I have narrowed it down to a weak spark, which is orangey yellow in appearence. The bike has no kick start lever and cannot be bump started because it is automatic. It has electronic ignition ie. no contact breakers and I have checked everything else, like the coil, plug, HT lead, earths, etc etc but NOT the battery. The bike cranks well and all the lights are also ok.
• gap between brake and gas pedal 25 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  It's and auto, and when I press the brake pedal, the edge of my shoe sometimes is almost touching the left edge of the gas pedal. I must have driven 100 different automatics from small cars to luxury cars, and it's never been a problem. Ok, I have big shoes (size 12), now I have to be conscious when driving of pivoting my foot slightly over to the left when braking.
• 9-5 or Legacy wagon? 17 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Haven't seen a word said against the new Legacy wagon, although there aren't many about nearly-new, esp automatics, and those that I've seen are more dosh than the Saab. Anyone got experience of either? I'm not bothered about absolute load carrying capacity, more about seat comfort (Saab seats are fabulous) and general relaxing 'waftability'.
• Drum Brakes - Ford Ka 5 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I replaced the shoes and thought the problem must be sorted. After several failures / restests I finally figured out that a spring on the automatic adjusters had stretched and was stopping the adjuster working correctly. I manually adjusted the shoes and the brake passed (hand and foot) with flying colours. The original problem was the shoes - I just created a new one by not recognising the inpact of the damaged spring.
• What Car ? 17 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Can anyone suggest what cars i can consider, i have only ever owned Fords, but i've finally had enough of them. I have got to have an automatic because of medical reasons. Am i right in staying away from the Rover 620? or any Rover for that reason. I have been looking in the autotrader mag and site, and it appears to be the same handfull of cars for sale.
• Value Please 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  It has around 84,000 miles on it and all the usuals you'd expect from a Ghia such as electric windows, temperature display, rev counter, c/l sunroof etc etc.. The car was an automatic but then a very good engineer friend converted it to manual and it's been fine. Also, apart from the documented minor problems with the car (a quick forum search will tell you!) it is mechanically sound.
• Smart Street Lamps 16 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  If there's an accident, accelerometers can alert the network to the crash, before it turns into a multiple vehicle pile-up. Other vehicles rushing towards the scene can be automatically notified, and a new speed limit imposed within a fraction of a second of the accident happening" Seems like a reasonable idea to me.
• 406, driving like clutch in half on ??? 6 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The plugs look ok... and once the initial revs and slackness pass the car can still achieve acceleration. I also liken it to driving a big automatic ( 5 litre Mustang) in the States, when you put your foot down you get an initial high roar of revs before the engine kick in. Any thoughts ? Pip
• omega problems? I'm not sure! 12 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hello to you all, I hope you can help me...... Does anyone have an OMEGA 2.5 TURBO DIESEL AUTOMATIC and if so can you tell me if the problem Im having occurs with your car, the reason I ask is one person tells me its right, and another tells me its wrong... Ahhhhhhhhhh ! THE PROBLEM - when driving at all various speeds the car handles a treat until you take your foot off of the accelerator, then the rev counter immediatley drops back down to idle speed (around 700 rpm) and there appears to be no engine braking at all, Down hills especially with foot covering brake pedal it feels like car is in "n" position and coasting.
• Good or Bad ? 16 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  S reg vauxhall gsi estate 120,000 miles full service history serviced by vauxhall twice a year every year , looks really nice condition £3995 3 months warranty R reg vauxhall omega estate automatic cd 2 litre, full service, 87.000 MILES £5295 3 months warranty S reg mondeo 2.0iglx 59.000 miles full service history, £4995 with years warranty v reg laguna 1.8 rt alize , 71000 miles, £4995 full service, 3 months warranty S reg passatt 1.8 se 20v, 85000 miles, full service, £5995, 3 months warranty S reg 406 1.9tdlx, 96000 miles , full service , £5995 6 months warranty S reg vectra sri 2litre, 68000 miles, full service ,£5995, 6 months warranty Which of these would you go for as ive been looking and confused.Dont know whether to go for high mileage or low and older car?
• Astra 1.7 Dti 05/00 management light at 22 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  now i know that the brake lights are on the same fault check circuit that the glowplugs are, i will of course check the bulbs first if this happens again. I assume that if i had changed the bulbs first, the fault code would reset and clear automatically.
• Telephone nonsense 18 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  To my mind big companies just don't want to talk to their customers anymore. The bigger the company the more blocks are placed in the way of callers This automatic telephone answering and re-directing has gone too far. I resign.
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  Can you recommend a large, automatic SUV capable of towing a heavy horsebox to replace our Shogun? 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently sought advice about the BMW 5 and Audi A6 3.0 diesel estate cars. Being a police officer able to drive BMW 5 Series, I know how good they are...
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  Should I have offered to pay for repairs after hitting another car? 21 Jan 2026 (Ask HJ)
  This morning my side mirror hit another car’s side mirror. The other driver took my insurance details and said her mirror is supposed to fold automatically...
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  How does a hybrid work when the power battery is fully charged? 4 Dec 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a 2013 Yaris Hybrid and I am delighted with it. Is the 12v battery charged by the engine or from the power battery ? As I understand...
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  When should I change the transmission fluid on a DSG gearbox? 28 May 2025 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a VW Polo 2015 with a DSG gearbox. I think DQ200 dry clutch. Owned since new only 50,000 miles. My understanding is that the gearbox is sealed...
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  Is there an issue with Honda 1.5 Turbo engines? 29 Apr 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of changing my dependable 2013 2.2-litre diesel Honda CR-V (manual) for a 2019 CR-V 1.5-litre turbo (auto) but am worried that the 1.5 engine...
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  Why is the EGR on our car repeatedly getting blocked? 11 Apr 2025 (Ask HJ)
  My son's 2019 Ford Focus 1.5 diesel shows an EGR restricted flow light every 8000 miles. We clear this by dismantling and clearing a metal mesh filter...
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  I'm buying a used vehicle - should I be worried about a discrepancy on the V5C? 11 Dec 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I am in the process of buying a campervan from a private seller. I conducted a vehicle check using which has come back as all 'green' for the common issues...