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• Help needed with prospective used car purchase 17 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I cover between 11k and 12k mile a year. Economy: Cost me less than £120 per month in fuel.
• Volkswagen Polo IV - Oil Pressure Problem 19 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  In fact I had left the car for a day after I carried out the changes and the car stalled twice which was quite unusual. Trying to find the problem I removed the sump, the oil in there had no sign of any bearing wear (I was told little bits of metal would be present in the sump if this happened) and removed the oil pump.
• Volkswagen Golf GTI - Rough idle 22 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Also had a new exhaust manifold fitted as the old one was blowing severly. No problem starting, cold or hot. No accelleration problems. The car now does not cut out but most of the time the idle drops to around 500rpm then picks back up. This the drop in revs occurs momentarily but on a consistent cycle. Very occasionally the car stops doing this but only briefly.
• Ford Fiesta 1.25 1996 - Another Overheating Fiesta! 26 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, read through pretty much all of the overheating fiesta threads now & cant find one that matches my problem. Two weeks ago, driving to work the car started to go into the red, so i pulled over, let it cool down & continued to work. When i got there i opened the bonnet & noticed the heater valve inlet hose looked quite swollen, so i touched it, at the point the plastic pipe it connects to disintergrated, covering me in rather hot, smelly, brown coolant.
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 03 1.2 sudden loss of power 21 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all I'm new to the forum although i have been visiting as a guest for a while now. I have found it very useful, However I have a problem with my car now that i need some help with! My Car: Clio 1.2 16v Dynamique 2003 Engine:D4f712 Current Milage>120,000m When i try to pull away, as i bring up the clutch it reaches the biting point and suddenly the power dissapears then comes back with a vengance, making it very difficult to pull away smoothly.
• Citroen Saxo (1997 - 2003) - 1997 1.1 - Limp Home Mode? 23 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi There, I have a 97 1.1 Saxo (HDZ) - I bought it for my partner when it was a year old and it has been a great little car. Recent separation meant it coming back to me! Recently I noticed an oil leak coming from the rocker cover seal so with funds a little low (divorce is very expensive!) I bought a Haynes and decided to tackle this and a few other jobs myself.
• Insurer's mindset???? 2 May 2004 (Forum)
  To make sure i could get the damage repaired one way or the other I contacted my insurers for info, explaining I would continue to pursue the company and if that failed I may need to use my insurance to repair the car. I successfully squeezed the necessary amounts out of the skip hire company to repair the car - however - my insurers now record that there is an outstanding claim on my record - despite the fact i notified them the claim would not be pursued as it was settled between myself and the company on a without prejudice basis.
• International licence insurance query 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  A friend of mine from another country has just been involved in a car accident. I can go through the ins and outs of what happened another time, but I'm a bit concerned about his insurance situation as the person who caused the accident fled the scene unscathed (and unidentified) and my friend's car is likely to be written off after swerving to avoid the nutter.
• BMW Cam lifters 9 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  This may have come up before but I am a little perplexed with what could be going on here. I have a 1990 BMW E30 (318i) with an M40 engine. I service the car myself completely since I have owned it and have always used the onboard service indicator to determine when the service is due. On the most recent oil change I noticed the valve gear to be unusually noisy (The car has done 146K).
• Engine Replacement & Mileage Setting 3 May 2003 (Forum)
  Now I know that there was some damage done to the engine when the head gasket blew, so my question is this; if the engine was not repairable and was instead replaced with a 'second hand' engine, would the clock be set to the replacement engine, or should it still reflect the mileage that the chassis has covered? The guy didn't seem to be too bothered, but I did give him the name and number of the dealership I sold the car to. TIA Will
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  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...
• Mini Cooper F56 (9/14 reg) - Brake pad replacement Mini Cooper F56 17 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  In particular, if front pads for an R56 can be supplied AND fitted for a total cost of £115, why does it cost £102 +VAT just in labour charges to fit front pads on an F56 Before anyone goes down the "all Mini/BMW dealers charge top dollar...go to an independent and get the pads from Euro Parts etc. etc... yes I know that, but when the car is still under warranty, is covered by  a 5 year/50,000 mile TLC pack (from new) and is in for its first (TLC covered) brake fluid change PLUS the latest "Quality enhancement " (aka recall) for the axial bearing shells on crankshaft...and the dealer does a vehicle healthcheck and calls at 4pm and says "front pads 99% worn, rear pads 80% worn..and I can replace all of them by 5pm ........what would you do.......you wouldn't spend half a day getting other quotes would you ??
• Referal Fees to be Banned 24 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  "Honest motorists are seeing their premiums hiked up as insurance companies cover the increasing costs of more and more compensation claims. Many of the claims are spurious and only happen because the current system allows too many people to profit from minor accidents and incidents."
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  What could be causing my Renault Clio's starting problem? 13 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2003 Renault Clio 1.5 DCi with 70,000 miles. When starting from cold, the engine turns and fires but does not pick up. On the third attempt the...
• FIAT Doblo - FIAT Doblo 1.9 in JTD & MJ forms – consumption 2 May 2010 (Forum)
  I thought that maybe the engine needed ‘loosening up’ (I’m an old style motorist who can recall cars having to be ‘run-in’), as the MJ had only covered 27K over 3 years, and being based outside Inverness was unlikely to have had many high-speed runs !   So now the MJ has covered at least 1500 miles at 70’ish, and is also revved to 3500 regularly when changing up.
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  Are petrol particulate filters problematic? 10 Feb 2025 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter's three month old Kia Sportage mild hybrid petrol automatic recently flashed up an instruction to re-generate exhaust filter having covered...
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  What's the most reliable estate car to buy for under £3k? 29 Feb 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I need an estate car with a large boot space. It must be reliable, have good fuel economy and low tax. It must cost less than £3000. I am currently a...
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  I had an accident in France but am getting nowhere with my claim - what can I do? 22 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I had a car accident in France in August. A lady drove into the back of my car. I was only third party covered on my insurance so am using a no win no...
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  A drunk valet driver crashed my car - how do I claim if he won't report it to his own insurer? 6 Nov 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My car was involved in an accident last week. It was being driven by a valet parking driver (driving towards Gatwick to meet us at the airport). My car...
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  Just bought a 10 year old BMW that had an undisclosed engine issue - do I have any recourse for the £2500 repair work? 21 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 10 year old BMW 3 Series cabriolet from a private seller two days ago. It had 74,000 miles on it and nearly full service history (missed 1 in...