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• HJ Classic Car Thread 2 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Drive a Mondeo, don't you? *LOL*
• Mazda 2 - Honda Jazz - Toyota Auris - Help Finding The Most Reliable Car 16 Jan 2025 (Forum)
  Hi, My bulletproof 2007 Kia Ceed 1.6 Auto Petrol is getting on a bit and I'm exploring "new" cars. I want one with cheap road tax (under £35), as a I don't drive very often (2k to 3k a year). It needs to be around the same cargo size as my Ceed. Ideal for upto two kids in the future. Because I don't drive often, I'm ruling out out hybrids as I'm worried I'll damage the battery by not driving it.
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  What's the best premium estate car for £25,000? 18 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have around £25,000 to spend on a used estate car. I want to replace my old 2010 Volvo XC70 which is dependable but boring. I can't decide between the...
• Research Hazard Prediction while driving test! :) 13 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  :)   I am a postdoctoral researcher at NTU and am undertaking a research project about driving and dyslexia. I need your help with the first of a series of surveys that will be included in my research project. This research is not funded and I have run it past the forum moderator, who has completed the test and found it fun.
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  What's the best seven-seater with a large boot for £10,000? 10 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a seven-seater car with a large boot. I have a budget of £10,000 but would like to spend less (if possible). I have shortlisted the Ford...
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  Categories missing from my licence, what can I do? 29 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I sent my licence for renewal last October. When it came in February it was missing the C1-D1 and I haven't been able to drive my motorhome this year....
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  Should I learn left foot braking? 19 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  How do you train your left foot to brake in a car with an auto transmission?
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  Over 70s driving licence out of date, what do I do? 4 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I was reading an answer to a question about over 70s driving licence renewals from your latest newsletter which prompted me to check mine. It is over 12...
• Zafira 1.9CDTI SRi - cutting out while driving! HELP 14 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  I have a 2006 Zafira 1.9 CDTI SRi. Done 120k. I havnt had this for long only about 6 weeks and i have rarely been able to drive it!! When im driving along the engine stalls and cuts out forcing me to pull over quickly as pressing the accel pedal has no effect. The dash lights will light up, if i turn the key straight away it just attempts to start and just turns over.
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  My van rolled into another car, will my insurance cover their repairs if I wasn't technically driving at the time? 1 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My van failed its MoT a few days ago, so I’ve been doing the work myself to get it passed. I finished it today, but as I let it back off the jack it started...
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  Hiring a car abroad 5 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  We are shortly going on holiday to Austria. Although mainly walking we may wish to hire a car for a day or so. I remember something about extra things...
• BMW X3 - Family Car 2 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Cabin space increase is not saying much really as the C Class hasquite limited legroom and headroom and most family cars seem larger these days. Higher driving position is more as I am tall (6' 3) and want to sit a bit higher in my seat. Off road and snow driving ability doesn't necessarily mean 4x4 as we don't live up a rubble track or anything (very small lanes and lots of reversing, but not much off road), it's just the C Class is totally useless, particularly in the snow as it is RWD.
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  Turbo boosted petrol engines - are they any good on the motorway? 3 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The 1.0-litre 'Ecoboost' petrol engine in the Ford C-MAX is amazingly swift and responsive, can such an arrangement really deliver long-term on A-roads...
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  Should I replace my 2007 Audi A3 now before it develops any expensive problems? 23 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My present car is a 2007 Audi A3 SE 2.0 litre TDI automatic that I have had from new. I do limited mileage (total 25,000 currently) and have much enjoyed...
• Ford Fiesta. - Driving without displaying a valid RFL 2 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I bought a car today from CarGiant and had insurance for seven days from Aviva (and a current MOT) to drive it back to my home. In the back of my mind I know that it is a strict liability offence to drive a motor vehicle on a public highway without displaying a vaild RFL. The only exception I could find was if the vehicle is displaying "trade plates".
• Bank holiday driving 25 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  This afternoon i was driving down the dual carraigeway, in front of me was a Vauxhall Astra who forgets to look before they pull out, to the left of me is a driver in a Shogun on his phone, possibly talking to the guy behind him in a Mercedes C Class who was also on phone, quick glance in the rear view mirror sees a Corsa with a girl texting at the wheel, and all mixing in with foreign lorry drivers who still cant grasp we drive on the left.
• Motorway driving standards 26 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I had a particularly frustrating drive down a section of the M4 in heavy spray this morning.  Lane 1 was almost empty, as usual there were a few members of the Centre Lane Owners' Group (CLOGs) in lane 2, and the consequence was that lane 3 was nose to tail with drivers staying out there for mile after mile, many driving much closer than seemed wise.
• Unusual Insurance problem? 10 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Two months ago, I got my full British driving license, having passed my driving test at first attempt. A month ago I bought a Honda Accord executive diesel 2005 Reg. Then my problem started. Almost all insurance companies refused to offer me motor insurance of any kind saying I was uninsurable including Churchill that had my name on their insurance register for almost a year.
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 1998 1.8T Quattro misfiring under load. 20 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  STILL SAME PROBLEM If i keep my foot floor to the ground and let the car bog out and misifire car it will shoot out a cel. This is only if i try to floor the pedal and hold it. otherwise daily driving and no boost the car drives perfect but not power:( Like driving a 1.8 that wishes it could hahaa ONLY codes now are >>Cyl.3 Misfire Detected >>Cyl.2 Misfire Detected >>also have 18014-P1606 Rough Road Spec Engine Torque ABS-ECU Electrical Malfunction NOW my question is could Rough Road Spec Engine Torque ABS-ECU Electrical Malfunction make my car do this?
• Motorway behaviour... 31 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  It doesn't try to hold me up, it doesn't try to get me out of the way, it jjust seems to accept me. All together a much more peaceful drive to work. I know the easy thing to do is to say that I drive differently depending on which car I'm in, but I'm damn sure that I don't. I drive netiher faster nor slower, nor in one lane more than another.