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• Land Rover Freelander 2 (2006 - ) - Cold starting - serious misfire & blue smoke 27 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Our Land Rover Freelander 2 GS Td4-e, registered November 2009 has covered less than 2000 miles and has suffered cold start problems since new. This comprises a serious misfire on 1 or more cylinders, followed by clouds of blue smoke and continuing misfire for up to 10 minutes.
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 04 1.9 Aux drive belt idler pulley or viscous fan 27 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  So, what experience does anyone have with either of these items? Obviously replacement is expensive as the front has to come off the car (again!!). Unless I can clearly identify which is failing, my inclination is to replace both whilst the front is off. Any comments? (I can no longer do jobs like this myself due to arthritis). Thanks in advance for any help.
• What is it with Insurance companies 13 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Maybe this bozo has a habit of hitting other people and got me mixed up with someone else. 1. Why didnt the insurance company pick up on the fact that he has shown the wrong side of my car being hit by his van? 2. Why do they insist it will go down as a 50/50. 3. Wont the court take into account the fact that this bozo has already lied to try and cover his back and will therefore lie again?
• Skoda Octavia II (2004 - ) - Tyre suggestion - Octavia II Ambiente TSi 2 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Ive had my Octavia now for a few months and the only negative (apart from poor MW/LW reception) has been a lack of grip from the front tyres. I can spin the front tyres and set the ASR "banging away" without really trying. The car is an 08 plate 1.8 TSi Ambiente (160 BHP) and has covered 9K miles. The tyres currently fitted are Dunlop SP Sport 01 (205/60/15 91V) and are evenly worn with >5 mm tread remaining. My last 2 Octavia's (Mk1 vRS's) had Continental sportcontact 2's fitted (205/50/17) and seemed much grippier than these Dunlops.
• In the light of Green Tax proposals... 31 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I make no claims as to the veracity of the calculator, but for me, for example, it looks like £35 a year for my car and £90 for the house. I for one am prepared to pay that sort of money annually (perhaps more, in fact, because I really like trees) to pay for enough trees to offset my co2 use. I would hope the figures include the co2 produced in actually getting the darned things planted too.
• Basic maintenance knowledge 15 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Who knows what possessed her to give it a go yesterday, but it made me think about the very basic things one should know about a car before getting a license. I know there has been some plan to add a basic maintenance component to the driving test and I seem to recall some discusison about it on this forum. Let me propose something.
• mondeo TDCi Vibration under load 18 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  This got worse over our 3000 mile trip, and makes using the low down torque very uncomfortable. One last question for Mondeo TDCi owners....... Do you find the car a pig to drive around town when the air con is on?? Mine stalls easily, and generally feels heavy to drive in terms of accelerating. Neil T Mondeo Ghia TDCi 130 Estate, SEAT Toledo 20VT Sport, Various Montegos...
• Worst Van on E bay!! 25 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Well scruffy - well beaten - dirty uncomfy tatty horrible skip on wheels. But it does start - it does drive and it actually goes quite well! Has covered 103K has had 1 careful owner and several others that didn\'t give a toss about it! It has fallen into my hands - I bought it to nick the wheels and tyres then on the same day some nice bloke smashed my car up - hence they are now surplus to requirement.
• Terms and conditions of Skoda?s 3 year u 25 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  As I cover 50,000mls a year, I chose to buy a Skoda Octavia on the basis that it had a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty and have Skoda literature to that effect. I was at the local Skoda dealer to have a 50,000mls service and told them there is difficulty in engaging 1st gear (this has been highlighted since its 20,000mls service).
• nottingam sacks all traffic cops 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  " As far as road safety goes, speed cameras will be pretty much it and that is unacceptable. Speeding covers a narrow band of people, generally those in cars. We need to pay more attention to buses and lorries as well, which also cause accidents." Even the most generous estimates reckon speed causes no more than a third of all accidents.
• 1985 Capri 2.8i 25 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  It has been sitting on axle blocks in my dry garage for several years. It was originally my company car and I loved it so much that I bought it for personal use, but that didn't work out as expected because I then suffered severely from a back problem and it was agony getting in and out of that low-slung Recaro seat.
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  Can I reject a car if the dealer wasn't honest about its history? 19 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I think I've purchased a second hand car from a car dealer with a hidden history. I bought it a week ago as one owner with15,000 miles, supplied by the...
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  What car checks are done by dealers? 8 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Can I expect that a dealer will have done a car check and will know the car history if I purchase a car from them? Can I trust them not to sell me a car...
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 2006 2.0 turbo petrol - Bad situation please help 22 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  They then also claimed that the works will cost me apx £4000 as I need a complete new engine. The car is 3 years and 3 months old so according to GM I am out of warranty, the car has only covered about 38,000 miles. Even though I am technically out of warranty I believe a car should last more than 38,000 miles.
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  Can I contest a parking ticket for parking on private land? 19 Mar 2025 (Ask HJ)
  Once a week I attend a social function at a church hall for about 2 hours. I am aware that this is covered by a Parking Company called Civil Enforcement...
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  Skoda Superb diesel or PHEV? 27 Sep 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I've pretty much narrowed my search down to a Skoda Superb Estate in SportLine Plus guise. I initially thought the 200PS diesel was going to be my best...
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  I 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a 1996 Peugeot 406 2.0-litre petrol 16v LX from new and for the last year it has had an intermittent fault. It had covered 165,000 trouble...
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  The Claim Game 25 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I write to express my disappointment regarding the 'Customer Care' provided by my recent insurers in the hope that it may prevent others from making the...
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  Shredded feet 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife's BMW 330 convertible (purchased new and now 18 months old) developed a puncture in the nearside rear tyre, which is a Dunlop 'runflat'. The car...
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  Buying a new car - should we go for the best price? 26 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has decided to trade in her four year old Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec diesel with 29,000 miles on clock for a new Nissan Qashqai. We have been customers...