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Is it legal for me to tow my friend's uninsured classic car to a garage? 22 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
I have been asked by a friend to tow his 1976 Volkswagen Beetle to a specialist garage for repair. The Beetle is not MoT'd or insured. It's MoT exempt... -
I was mis-sold a pre-registered car, can I claim for the decrease in the vehicle's value? 13 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
I bought a new Volkswagen Golf in October 2017 for my daughter. It cost £17,613 from an online broker and came with a written contract for a new car with... -
Is it illegal to sell a car that's unroadworthy? 8 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
I recently bought a 2002 Volkswagen Golf for my daughter who is learning to drive. We paid £650 and the car was taxed and MoT'd for one month. When we... -
Can you recommend a used car for a long commute? 20 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
My car was written off while parked a few weeks ago and the third party insurer is about to pay out. I have a commute of 90 miles a day, almost all motorway.... -
Can I recommend Tyrepal tyre monitors to your readers? 30 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
You asked for reader experiences of Tyre Pal. I bought a set just before Christmas 2011 when on offer at a near half price. The sensors are fitted to my... -
I replaced my diesel Octavia with a petrol Avensis and have saved a lot of money. 16 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
I was interested in your correspondent RY of Peterborough's comments about diesel engines. After 10 years of driving new and nearly new Volkswagen Group... -
Can you recommend an SUV available on the Motability scheme? 15 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
We've followed you advice over the years which guided us to a second hand 09 plate Mazda 5, and a beautiful brand new 18 plate Mazda CX-5 Sport Nav. Due... -
A used car we just bought is faulty but the seller won't help. What do we do? 10 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
My niece just bought a 2005 Volkswagen Golf for £1000. After a week, it needs a new camshaft and clutch plate. This is her first car so she can take her... -
What classic makes and models are the easiest to source spare parts for? 8 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
I'd like your opinion about the classic car spare parts market, above all for 25 to 35 years old models. What brands or models do you suggest avoiding... -
Faulty used car - can I demand a refund? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
Last year I bought a Volkswagen Polo from an authorised dealer. The car was an ex-demonstrator and had just 7000 miles on the clock. Over the past few... -
Can I recommend using winter tyres following plenty of experience in Sweden? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
Your advice on winter tyres is 100 per cent. As a conservative Brit living in Sweden (-15C at the moment with snow every day) I drive a front wheel drive... -
Mike Rutherfords Champions 7 Feb 2007 (Forum)
Having dropped out of the premier league in the recent past due to silly but wholly unacceptable quality problems, Volkswagen is back in. And sister company Audi is, for the time being at least, at the very top. The eagerly awaited and much-hyped 187mph R8 can be largely thanked for that. Frankly, I'm staggered that the company's first proper, mid-engined supercar is as good as it is. -
Our car was written off but I disputed this - should I go to the Financial Ombudsman? 15 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
My wife had an accident and as a result the insurance company wrote the car off. I disputed this, but the engineer stuck by his decision. Having got the... -
Is the Honda Jazz known for having a particularly stiff handbrake? 4 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
My parents, both fit and strong, though of a late 1920s and 1930s vintage, cannot apply the handbrake of their Honda Jazz sufficiently hard to stop it... -
How crooks are stealing cars without a key 16 Mar 2015 (Forum)
In their place, a procession, largely of tatty vans, filed in, each with their own sorry tale of casual, opportunistic crime, such as the one stuffed full of stolen bicycles. And then, just as we’d given up hope, in came a tasty-looking 64-plate Volkswagen Golf GTI . Police circled, dogs sniffed and investigating officers had that relaxed, confident look that comes from knowing they’ve got their man. -
Warning for Rattle: how to do it, how not to do it 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
LEARNING CURVE Old news from the front line I had the good fortune to visit America in 1973 at the tail end of its loose, lavish and graceful technical supremacy, before Japan imposed a more finicky intellectual hegemony on world automotive engineering; before Mickey Mouse pervaded Detroit (although Pintos, Pacers, Chevettes and assorted Japanese garbage were already common and Volkswagens were actually fashionable). My nine-year-old Plymouth slant six may not have been an inspiring vehicle, but it was a superlative consumer product. On the phone Herb Broadway of Broadway Auto Parts in Trenton, New Jersey, had mentioned an Oldsmobile for $85.
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