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• 2013 VW Passat 2.0TDi - My rights on a second hand car bought from dealer 9 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Anyway, we have had the car a day and the aircon is blowing out hot air. Took it to a garage to get it regased which the dealer confirmed he would cover, but the garage said that wasn't the issue, and that it might be the compressor or something else.
• Toyota MR2 - Won Small Claims Case - What Next? 1 May 2017 (Forum)
  Hi - I purchased a car from a dealer a year ago and it had loads of faults wrong with it which i wasnt told of at the point of sale. The dealer refused to take the car back so i took him to court. I won the court case yesterday and the judge ruled for the dealer to pay me my money back within 14 days.
• Mazda 6 2007 Diesel - DPF regen failure/air mass sensor link? 4 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  For about six months the car has, I think, had two simultaneous faults. 1) A failed DPF regen about 1000 miles after a filter replacement.  The car had covered about 1000 miles since the replacement and had done about 100 miles of steady motorway driving on the day the DPF light came on.
• 2006 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI - Weird vibrating, flapping sound under acceleration 8 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  I've changed the alternator belt thinking that it could've become loose, but this hasn't rectified the problem. The engine undershield and top cover are firmly attached, as is the wheel arch liner. There is no physical vibration from the car during the noise, and the running of the car is as it should be. I know of someone else who has the same car as me, and has had this noise going on for the last two years of owning it, but car still runs ok.
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  Buying used - Civic or BMW 318d? 14 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I need to change my car and have a choice between a 2010 Honda Civic 2.2 I-ctdi se (95,400 miles) or a 2009 BMW 318d with 114,300 miles. I understand...
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  Does the Volkswagen Passat suffer from corroded brake discs? 11 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2008 2.0 Volkswagen Passat TDI that I have just taken for its second service with 24,000 miles on the clock. When I picked up my car, I was informed...
• A Good Laugh - Courtesy of Me 5 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  After hastily ringing up Ford, I was told "Oh yeah - we get a lot of them. But I don't know how to do it. " So I rang up Green Flag but my car wasn't covered for Home Start. THe fee was £72. I had to pay it as the car had been running for 1 hour now with the heaters on. 1 hour later, a guy came out and it was impressive watching him use the tools of the trade to effectively break into my car.
• Fickle minded Sellers 22 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I have covered this in part in another posting but here goes. Me-Private buyer , not very knowledgeable about cars. Looking for a reliable runabout. Happened to see an ad for an Almera 1999 1.4 2 weeks back. Him-Private seller,1999,1.4, second owner , 50000 miles Condition of car=Average.
• FWD transmission noise? 13 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  I was wondering if anyone could help to identify a noise that appears to come from the front of the car. The noise occurs when turning at slow speed with about 3/4 lock or more applied while accelerating (eg car parks, mini roundabouts, etc. The noise is a continuous, whining/grumbling noise (ie not a clicking CV joint type noise).
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  Car purchase advice - help 16 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Unfortunately last year I purchased the Ford Fiesta as I needed a car quite urgently. I will try to keep this brief as it is a long winded sorry....
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  I want my car repaired after a no-fault accident 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Royal Mail have admitted liability for driving their lorry into me while I was parked on Wednesday just gone. I called them yesterday morning and told...
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  The car I bought from a dealer looks like it's been involved in an accident - what are my rights? 26 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Five months ago purchased a one owner Fiesta from a dealer with a 12 month Ford warranty. Just after delivery, I contacted the dealer explaining that the...
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  Legality of international warranties 13 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In June 2007 I Purchased a new Ford Focus 1.6 Diesel CVT Automatic from Ford Cyprus with a five year mechanical warranty. Now, 4.5 years and 5700Km...
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  My garaged car has mildew on the seats. How do I get rid of it? 9 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Hi. I have a 2004 Peugeot 206cc which has been stored in a garage over the winter months. Once a month I start the car, operate the electric roof etc...
• Vauxhall Corsa 3 door - Drivers Seat won't lock back into position 9 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  The seat mechanism jammed / broke and so the seat backrest would not lock back into place and the seat slid up and down the runners and will not stop in any position and the car wasn't driveable. It ended up being a broken cable. This is a quick fix which will get the car working again. It should also work with the passenger seat.   Other fixes online have suggested waggling the lever whilst pushing and pulling the seat.
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  Should I keep my BMW Z3 or sell it? 21 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned my 2000 BMW Z3 3.0 since I bought it from my sister in law in 2005. It has all the bells and whistles as extras such as a leather tonneau...
• Site Adverts and Pop-ups 26 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  The greater part of the site holds a lot of useful and valuable information around motoring - whether this is things such as the Car by Car breakdown, Buying/Selling Cars and Road Tests and much more or things such as the useful website list. If you haven\'t explored the rest of the site, then I encourage you to do so. This all takes a great deal of people\'s time, in particular HJ\'s.
• Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer - Is this MPG-based scheme unfair? Help please! 7 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  He is not required to submit actual mileage amounts for business or private use, as they are not used in the calculation. This system would work if all vehicles achieved this figure without fail. However, when a car is only able to average around 53mpg, the employee ends up subsidising the business mileage themselves - to a fairly large degree if this mileage is high. Other colleagues have experienced this problem too, but the amount to which they are affected varies with the terrain they cover.
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  Should I suspect my Mercedes C-Class has an undisclosed history? 12 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My Mercedes C220 Estate was 11 months old, with 13,000 miles on the clock when purchased from a main dealer in 2012. From the outset I suspected the car...
• Suzuki Vitara - Tyres again 26 Nov 2024 (Forum)
    There are certain corners on my usual commute where I now know I will get some gentle understeer even at low speeds.  This is usually where there is a nice chunky manhole cover or a very broken surface. As I've mentioned before, the car has tyres of variable (none very high) quality - the front two are matching Davanti.  The rear are one Sumitomo and one Fortune.