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• Vat - Vat Qualifying vehicles, an expensive option? 10 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  If two identical s/h cars were advertised and one of those was a "Vat qualifying" car, would one expect this to be more expensive than its equivalent non qualifying counterpart as a much larger percentage of the price will go to HMRC and not the dealer? If this was correct, then a good
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 2000 Boxster S? Would you buy?? 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  dream car although having one or two doubts after reading about engine problems. Here are the details: 2000 Boxster S 2 owners - first was an older couple who had it from new and the current owner had it bought for her by an ex-boyfriend (who is a Porsche owner himself) from a Porsche dealership
• What price Freedom? m/homes,caravans, hotels, boat 23 May 2009 (Forum)
  that`s a boat, motorhome or caravan. Tempted by Motorcaravans... but it would have to be a small one (multipurpose) - and the smaller (romahomes) don`t have showers - without a shower, whats the point? Sure days out and so on, but for the continent over a couple of weeks? A caravan then? there`s room
• Pug 205GTi 1.6 - Low tickover & cut out. 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Good morning gentleman, I wonder whether you could offer some advice regarding my 1990 H plate 205GTI 1.6. I've had numerous probs with my girl; I've spent best part of a grand on her, she?s well worth the hassle but I?m in a bit of a fix at the mo. Here?s the thing.... When i start her majesty
• Best Back Room Moments... 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Guy Lacey\'s reference to his classic Archive \"anall day benders\" thread prompts me to ask for other nominations of classic BR threads and posts. There are plenty of outstanding threads and posts mixed in amongst the mundane – funny, weird, amazing, tragic, outrageous, and even
• Yaris D4D vs Golf TDI 130 12 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Yes I know this topic sounds like an unlikely head to head, but I have a decision to make. I own a Golf TDI 130 5 door bought new in January 2002 from Motorhouse 2000, it\'s an EU import. I bought the Golf over the Christmas hols in a hurry after I rejected my new MINI Cooper, following legal
• Musings on Sat Nav/phones + Google/Nokia maps. 7 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  - and instantly there  was a sarcastic comment from Mrs O. "We know it as the `stir-fry lizard` and have done since before westerners arrived - it tastes of chicken" Already on the map then -which is more than can be said for Nokia`s Navteq maps, which  simply show Tacloban (Leyte
• Jaguar S-type 2003 V6 petrol yaw rate sensor / Ford part numbers 29 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi there, my father in laws S-type (registered Feb 2003, 03 reg, 2.5 V6 SE auto) has a continuous DSC not available message and anti skid amber light on all the time.  The local indi has read the fault codes and the problem is the yaw rate sensor.  To repair it is around
• Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet - Focus 1.6 Zetec, Zetec S or other? 8 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  compared to my current car. Is the 1.6 zetec s engine the same as mine?  If so, this is probably perfect for what I need (just me, the other half and a toddler).  What should I aim to pay?  I'm thinking that if I'm spending atleast 10k, I want to get something with ultra low miles
• Jaguar S-Type LHD - Jaguar S Type Indicator switch 10 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Following the failure of my driver window winder and my AC, my indicator/lighting stalk malfunctioned on the same day. It did not snap as on two previous...
• UK pea on China`s drum - Car Manufacture 7 May 2010 (Forum)
  visit. Perhaps we had it coming, with our old Empire and it`s arrogant feather hatted minions, forcing people in their own country  to bow to the `superiority` of an imported genteel England into Shanghai. Or was it demanding black pudding and jellied eals instead of accepting and savoring
• Simple late 90's small car engines - advice needed 13 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  believe the FIAT FIRE engines are very good but ewith my budget £700-£1000 the car is likely to be well tatty by now. I love the 1.25 Ford Zetec S but I am right in the fact these need careful servicing? Something which will be hard to find on the used market. Then there i s the VAG engines, seem
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - Aftermarket HID headlights 28 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  up? Finally, is it likely that my blue bulbs (and the 9 year old stock ones that the car came with) are so rubbish that if I got some Philips +80's I'd probably be happy with the result? My main concern is that they are far dimmer than my old MK4 Golf GTi (which I found perfectly satisfactory
• Mercedes C200 2003 - Misfire problems 18 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Friend?s car (75k miles) is suffering an intermittent fault. Brought to idle a few miles after a cold start it misfires badly. EML sometimes illuminates. Misfire won?t clear until car is switched of and restarted, after which the problem will not occur for the rest of the day. In addition
• how to get a refund due to dodgy car 3 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  A little over 7 days since I got my 2002 S80. Handling seems a bit soggy, and ride crashes a fair bit, but figured it?s done 80k, that?s the way it drives. Anyway, took it down some country lanes in Essex to office today and had to slow right down. Car nearly lost grip on back end at 35mph round
• Big Brother?s Garage - Round four. 17 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  ****** Voting over for round four. ****** For the next round, and to see the remaining cars, goto thread:- http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=23858 Right then, and onto round four of Big Brother\'s Garage. 2 cars were evicted from the previous round. See here
• Big Brother?s Garage - Round three. 13 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  ****** Voting over for round three. ****** For the next round, and to see the remaining cars, goto thread:- http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=23750 Right then, round three of Big Brother\'s Garage. 2 cars in total were evicted from the previous round. See here
• Speedo broken/poor performance/h. gasket 20 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, Mum\'s speedo isn\'t working. It seems to register intermittently when in lower gears or in any gear under hard acceleration. (OK 5th won\'t offer hard acceleration in a severely negelected metro but nevermind.) Loose cable? My friend\'s Mondeo 1.8TD ,M reg, 146k ,seems to perform poorly below
• E class Merc W211 vs BMW 5 E39 / E60 28 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  In his road test on the new Merc E Class, HJ says: " ... So what?s this paragon or engineering excellence like to drive? In a word, brilliant. ...... ...... There is no other saloon car quite like it. It really is ?engineered like no other car in the World?. ...." In last weeks Sunday Times
• My 1st month, 3300 miles, with an S-Max 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I?ve recently changed my car to a Ford S-Max and here are my thoughts after my first month. I have come from a BMW 320d touring, 2004 and 119,000 miles. In that time NOTHING went wrong, not even a bulb blew. However, with a new baby and starting up a part-time photography business, I needed