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  When should I sell my old car? 4 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought this car in 2001 with 18 miles on it, now it has 132K on the clock. It’s almost bomb proof, it’s a 1.8 SE Auto, with Recaros I had fitted because...
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  How can I stop my Fiat Stilo Abarth Selespeed 'kangarooing'? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2002 Fiat Stilo Abarth fitted with Selespeed transmission. I have owned the car since 2003. The car has done 36,000 miles. Soon after purchasing...
• DIY - Is it required? 16 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I did the majority of work on my early bikes and cars, but they were relatively uncomplicated. The last car I worked on was daughter's old Beetle when she was at university - and I recently discovered my old set of feeler gauges, which along with my slide rule, must qualify as my most redundant equipment!
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  Can I insure my son on my car even though he isn't the owner? 21 Jan 2026 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to upgrade my car and would like to gift the old car to my son. He cannot have a car in his name due to financial issues and a strong likelihood...
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  Cars less liable to attract car park criminal damage 11 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Because of persistent criminal damage to my 13 year old BMW 5 Series in Farnham car parks, I have decided not to replace it unless forced to do so by a...
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  Coming to the end of a PCP 12 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I will shortly be coming to the end of a four-year PCP agreement on my ML and am concerned about the potential penalty charges I may incur for alleged...
• 2011 Peugeot 107 2 door - Advice selling a car 11 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Any advice on how to sell my car privately and accept payment would be appreciated. In the past I have simply driven my cars to auction or sold them to friends but I am a bit reluctant to part with this car as it has been obsessively maintained so I intend sticking out for a top price.
• Automatic car with EPB advice please 8 Nov 2021 (Forum)
    Ideally it needs to be ULEZ compliant too.  My budget is up to £8k and I'd like a car less than six years old. I've been searching online but have found it impossible to filter searches for EPBs so I'm hoping for some help on here. I know EPBs aren't popular amongst those who like to fix their own cars so perhaps if any of you are avoiding these you could share the Make, Model and Year?
• Nissan 100NX - Personal Contract Hire and car written off 24 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, a quick question around PCH. I entered into a 4 year lease contract where at the end of the period you hand the car back. If the car is written off I understand that the insurance company and lease finance company settle directly based in the car's current value. Is it as simple as this? If my lease contract was for a total of £8000 over the four years and I have paid out over £3200 to date, if my vehicle is valued at say £10,000 (it is only a year old and its sale value was £14000), am I correct that the insurers pay the lease company the money owed on the lease and I receive the rest?
• Neighbours car - New Tyres Please 8 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  My neighbour has a 13 year old VW bora/jetta 20 diesel which runs quite well, and has the usual glitch of the abs light coming on intermittently, and is disinclined to fix it due to the age of the car and cost, although using this forum have pointed him in the way of fixes.
• Mazda 3 - My rights under warranty 30 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  1 year old car that has a fault necessitating RAC call out twice. When fault develops car is barely driveable. At this juncture Dealer is unable to locate fault ( seems to be in electrical connections that RAC mad twiddled with, but dealer says unless they can isolate fault, will not replace under warranty.)
• Any - Young Driver Car Insurance 30 May 2011 (Forum)
  Hi wondered if any backroomers have a suggestion for suitable car that will be insured by my 17 year old son.The problem is he is six foot five and still growing and he is a keen golfer so needs to carry clubs around to events that he is playing at so he needs a roomy car.
• Suzuki Swift - Car wrote off but not showing on database 13 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I had a accident in my car over a year ago and it took over three weeks before the insurance company wrote it off, I got money back for it then got another car and that was the end of it. Until the other day I was looking at another car and paid to check for the history and that came up as a cat d as that was what the dealer said it was.
• car insurance + young persons 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Wonder if anyone on this site has advice or knowledge of the following I have an 18 yr old daughter who is learning to drive. would like to purchase a new car, one with a low insurance group such as vw polo or toyota yaris. Not sure whether to insure the car in my name, then include my daughter as a named driver, I have full no claims bonus on my own vehicle which I will be keeping. or to insure the new car in my daughters name only.
• Mitsubishi Lancer - Botched Repair on Brand New Car 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
    I then noticed significant damage to the dashboard and fascia trim where this screwdriver had been used to gouge off the trim of the satnav headunit.    This car is barely a month old.   Any suggestions for tackling the dealer on this botched repair job? Can I expect to get the car repaired to my complete satisfaction?
• Renault Clio 1.2 1997 petrol - Engine misfires after replacing broken timing belt 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  The car did 66000miles. 1. Is it safe to drive the car in this condition without further repairs? Or am I likely to break down soon or cause more damage to the car? 2. With the car being so old would it be worth it to have the cylinder head either repaired or replaced and would that solve the misfiring problem?
• Insurance- new car replacement 31 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I'm looking to take out RTI Gap on my new car. There is an option to delay the start of the GAP policy for 12 months, as my insurance company provide a replacement car in the first year. The only fly in the ointment is that I'm planning to change my insurance company in June, due to a nightmare I had trying to change the car over.
• Just bought a used car - deceived by dealership. 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I've just picked up a 3 year old used car from a main dealership. It was advertised with only 13.5k on the clock. A few days after viewing it I agreed over the phone to go ahead with the purchase, and was sent an invoice by the dealership to sign and return.
• 1st car 23 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all, im 19 years old, and i need some advice on getting my 1st proper car, i had a citroen AX before but it had to be written off and im now looking for a proper 1st car. i have been looking at peugoet 206 on the trader and i have found nothing within my budget. with only £2000 i would like to get a car with the same characteristics of the 206 with the 'boyish' look. i have looked at clios year:1999+ and havent had much luck, the engine size i was looking at was 1.2 or anything in the insurance group 1,2 and 3. if any one could give me some advice on what to look for next as i need to get a car within 1 1/2 weeks, any help would be great :D thanks Tom
• E32 BMW 7 series 24 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Just been offered an old Bmw 735 E32 1988 7 series for about £700. Tempted to buy it as a second car for a bit of fun, however the car by car breakdown doesn't seem too happy about these cars, suggesting I should get it checked out by a specialist before I part with any money.