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  Why is water soaking the footwells on one side of my Volkswagen Golf? 23 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday I discovered water ingress in the front and back near side footwells of my Volkswagen Golf. Recently we have been having problems with condensation...
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  What's the best, fun two-seater convertible or coupe? 21 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have up to £7000 for a fun two-seater - ideally a convertible but a coupe would be fine. It will be used for a daily seven mile commute and at weekends....
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  What's the best method for running-in a new EcoBoost? 23 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I'm due to collect my new Ford with the EcoBoost petrol engine. Do new cars still have a running-in period? Is there anything to be careful of with this...
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  What should I exchange for my BMW 3 Series? 17 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2011 BMW 3 Series convertible, manual, diesel, 30,000 on the clock. After, breaking my ankle (left), hip problems and being made redundant, I...
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  Is there a 4WD van available? 28 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a self-employed gardener and occasionally I need to drive up rough tracks to my work sites. I have a 2004 Peugeot Partner 2.0-litre HDi van and I would...
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  Which car offers a flat boot for easy loading of a walking frame? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My mother who is 80 currently drives a Toyota Yaris. She has great difficulty walking for more than twenty yards, therefore she uses a wheeled walker frame...
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  How should I best store my wheels with summer tyres whilst I fit my winter tyres? 14 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The Arnold Clark group has offered me four 185/60/15T Continental WinterContact TS 800 winter tyres for £299 (the standard package offer as per its website)...
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  Burger off 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I live in a quiet residential road. 3 weeks ago a neighbour parked a burger bar caravan in the road outside his house. It is dilapidated, unroadworthy...
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  Volvo V50 or Volkswagen Passat? 12 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I used to own a 2002 1.9 TDi 140 Volkswagen Passat Estate and loved it. I've already sold the car and am looking at purchasing a newer estate. I have heard...
• 5k miles in Octavia 2.0TDi estate 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  surprisingly useful, something you don?t miss until you?ve tried it. Massive and practical rear loadspace, and plenty of other storage space within the car Useful ?multipurpose? boot floor with hidden underfloor storage, or use it to divide the massive loadspace and stop things sliding around. Also creates a completely flat load deck with no lip from the rear door when in place (without it, there is a significant drop from the boot lip into the boot) Cons Short first gear Lack of electrically-folding mirrors ?
• ANY - RIP DOT3? 10 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  5 big helpings of the M-word from 5 different filling stations later, I’m thinking they’'ve maybe stopped making it. Since its better than DOT-4 (less hygroscopic so longer service and storage life, higher viscosity) and quite a lot cheaper, I suppose its demise was predictable. May have to change to DOT 4. Taiwanese seem to use ground coffee (Free Honda Accord reservoir screen) https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/uploads/default/optimized/3X/2/6/2612a987001377198 b2f712eb9b1e1099bd8f7be_2_666x500.jpeg
• Volkswagen Polo II (1991 - 1994) - 92 1.05 water in rear passenger footwell 24 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have found the source of the rain water leak into the rear passenger nearside footwell,it is getting in down past the passenger window into the door and then exiting from both the water drain holes in the bottom edge of the door and also between the inner door skin and the door trim (under the storage pocket at the door base).The later is the problem as the water sits on the rubber door seal and then runs over onto the carpet and then into the footwell.Has anyone removed a polo door trim to look inside the door and can tell me if their is some kind of deflector in the door to shed any water out to the drain holes or anything to stop the water exiting insde as apposed to through the drain holes in the boottom of the door.It could be that the drain holes are partially blocked and just causing an over spill. help appreciated before I remove the door skin next weekend.
• Peugeot 406 rear o/side "thumping" noise 23 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  (it's a deaper "rubber hammer" type knocking than that)but everything is OK. I've checked the internals - rear facing seat + mounting, spare wheel & tools fixings, side storage boxes etc. etc. and I just can't find anything that is loose or suspect. Is there a common fault on these cars...it's driving me nuts.
• Is this a road? 8 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  The driver removing the van told me it was being removed at the request of the DVLA. His family are trying to retrieve the van which has been accumulating a £12 per day storage fee. Is the concrete ramp part of the road, if it is why are ramps not marked with yellow or red lines when in a restricted road. The stock answer by police to any vehicle obstructing these ramps is "they are private property and we have no powers.So who is right the police or DVLA.
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  Can a car trader park his cars all over our residential road? 22 Apr 2021 (Ask HJ)
  We have a new neighbour who is apparently a trade plate delivery driver. A couple of weeks ago, his wife door-stepped me, complaining that my works van...
• Transporter, Vivaro, Transit - Small Motor Vans: What you need to know! 14 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  The Vivaro has space under the passenger seats for quite a lot of food and biscuits, but you will need a storage container.  The space is restricted by the giblets of the seat, and unless you use an anti slip mat, the low open box that will fit, will slide irritatingly forward everytime the Micra driver brakes for no apparent reason.
• Solar panels 25 Apr 2025 (Forum)
  This if priced sensibly make for a better investment. Anyhoo, mind wanderings as usual. Has anyone installed solar and/or battery storage, and how has it worked out?
• Hired Driver with illegal Trade Plates 31 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  She has opted to go to court as she is claiming that the driver and his company misled her into believing that by using the trade plates everything was covered. She has had to pay to remove her truck from storage and get another company to drive it back to the Port. What does the law say in such an instance. Can 2 people be charged for the same offence, can she be said to have allowed the driver to drive her truck without insurance?
• Has anyone heard of this before.....AJ Long Transport Services? 17 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  It seems cosher but I wanted to see if anyone else had experienced anything like this before I go ahead and spend my hard won cash... The Storage and shippers are AJ Long Transport Services Ltd.  Thanks Feek
• Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster - First drive if the year 4 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Over the winter myself and a friend converted her to EFI from mechanical injection (old bits put in box for storage). Full services done last weekend even though it had done less than 1k miles since being brought back on the road seeming as it can't do any harm. Fresh petrol in the tank and she fired in to life.