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• Lancia - Ypsilon, driving experience. 25 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Just had an interesting week driving around Italy in a Lancia Ypsilon - two door "luxury" supermini (http://www.lanciaypsilon.com/ypsilon/eng/home.html ) We went for the cheapest car we could hire and I must say it's impressive. Ours had climate control and was plenty big enough for me to drive, and notably wide enough.
• Company Car vs Car Allowance 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  A:- should I opt out or not B:- what is probably the best option I need to be looking at C:- anything else I may not have covered above The main considerations have to be financial rather than drive quality. I need something thats economical and the petrol auto just isnt around town. I'm lucky to get 30mpg and thats driving it under 3500 revs. Cheers count but to be honest, the main considerations have to be financial rather than drive quality.
• Nearly killed a child last night 20 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I have watched that advert where it shows if a car wasn't speeding it wouldn't have knocked the boy down. Now I know how true it is. I am not going to preach to anyone else or beg you to drive safely, I have read such comments in the past and it has not affected my driving. What happened last night, however, has.
• Driver training - skid pan 27 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Apparently, what I was doing is what everyone does, and is the reason why skids in front wheel drive cars are called "killer skids" by those in the training world. Format of the morning? Swan around in a rear-wheel drive car (BWM 3 series) and a front-wheel drive (Rover 216), four to a car. Spin a lot, laugh a lot.
• Losing the rear end of a BMW? 21 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Please note that I do not feel this is because I am driving like a boy racer, as the symptoms occur even when I go around roundabouts at 20mph. I think that this is caused by accelerating out of corners, which I always believed was the correct driving technique, and so, whilst the front wheels are turning slightly, the back wheels are attempting to propel the car in a different direction.
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  What is better for a flat battery, a booster or charger? 1 Sep 2020 (Ask HJ)
  What is better, battery booster or charger for a flat battery? Can you explain the difference, please?
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  Are the 1.5 TSI engine issues in Audis sorted out now? 20 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  We're considering buying a 2019 Audi Q3 with the 1.5 engine. Are you able to comment on the reports that it suffers from low speed “kangrooing” . If it...
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  I want a new Audi A6. My heart is saying petrol but the wallet is screaming diesel - which should I go for? 22 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I’m considering buying a new Audi A6 next year, but I can’t make up my mind on which engine I should pick. I live in London and don’t do more than 6000...
• Applying for class 2 and class 1 with DR20 and DR3 8 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Please forgive me for the noob questions or if they have been answered before, I am sorry in advance. A little bit about my personal situation, in early 2016 I have had a DR20: Driving or attempting to drive while unfit through drink and a DR30: Driving or attempting to drive then failing to supply a specimen for analysis. I do not want to get into the details and defend myself here but basically, I was not actually driving nor attempted to drive but that is another story.
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  Clutch issue on used car - should the warranty cover it? 9 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We have a two year old Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost purchased 6 months ago from a Ford dealer which has a heavy clutch at 36,000 miles. Our local dealer accepts...
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  Audi A7 or Golf GTI? 21 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am in the market for an up market executive car. I really like the Audi A7 and used values for low mileage example are within our £35,000 budget. The...
• Car Park failing to stop/report dangerous driving 18 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi wondering if anyone can give me some advice, my car is registered to me fully comp insured for me and i have my son as a named driver as if i am not using the car i let him take it to work ~(he has full licence) this 'incident' occured on a sunday i was at home my son used the car to go to work, on way back he went to supermarket car park got some milk and came out, nothing strange in that well 4 days later i received a nip for failing to stop/report, dangerous driving, driving without due care attention ....at the car park !  my car is not damaged that i can see, i have been over it like a fine tooth combe i bought it as a four year old car so would have had  tiny key scratches etc this was back in june, i filled out the form to say my son was driving, he also replied by email to the station saying i drove the car i was in the car park but not quite at the time they had put, he said he wasnt aware of making contact with any vehicle or anything else for that matter , and as for dangerous driving he said it is a car park with people walking around queuing to get out i couldnt drive dangerously.
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  Is there a training programme that will teach me to drive my new Mazda 6 confidently in snow and ice? 22 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  You advised me of problems with Saab diesel engines and also potential problems with the DPF on a 1-year-old ex-demonstrator Subaru Legacy. After more...
• Peugeot 207 (2006 - ) - 207 Diesel - a 7 day hire experience 19 May 2009 (Forum)
  Driving at night the lights were impressively good (cf my 2 yr old Picasso with uprated bulbs), probably benefitting from the separate dipped and main beam reflectors/bulbs. The cabin and boot were usefully large for a smallish car, and certainly I found the driving position comfortable and secure.
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 99 3.0 530d Autobox Issue - ?? 9 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, my BMW 530d, 1999 E39, with 150K miles on the clock has a transmission issue... Basically she refuses to DRIVE forwards either in Drive or Sport or Manual Sports. The problem sudden started one morning... no previous signs of slippage, jolting etc, etc.. got in the car in the morning and she just refused to move.
• Vauxhall Combo Life - Vauxhall Combo 1.2L - powerful enough? 10 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  We have 3 kids  Main use is getting to work (solo) roughly 5 mile away - fine for that But what about driving on holiday, fully laden? How abut with 4 adults and 3 kids in it? Will it make it up a hill?? Yet to test drive...  Cheers!!    Ch
• NEW CAR - THE NEW UK PHOTOCARD FEE IN 1999 22 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Heya, strange question but any help appreciated. Im trying to find out how much the New Photocard driving license cost when it was introduced in 1998/99. Nobody seems to know including the DVLA. So imagine you had a paper provisional, then you passed your test in 1999, and applied for your full driving license with the new photocard, what was the fee?
• Renault Clio - Looking for recommendations for my next car 17 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Currently driving a 2010 1.2 16v Renault Clio Looking for a new car. I mainly drive to work in an urban area, but I like to get out and about on country lanes, A roads and the occasional motorway journey. The Clio has held it's own.
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  What is the best all-wheel drive hybrid? 30 Oct 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What is the best awd hybrid please?
• Illegal to drive with this cracked windscreen 23 May 2023 (Forum)
    Woke up this morning to find an L shape crack in my windscreen.  I think my insurance policy should cover the replacement (won't find...