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• anything at all - Small hatchback - suggestions welcomed 11 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  So, suggestions welcomed for a replacement. We'll be helping her out with the purchase, and want something that;s going to be as trouble-free as possible (we hope, obviously). Budget £3,000. Petrol, manual, hatchback with 5 doors. My wife would prefer something at 119 or lower CO2 (as that's then £30 or less tax per annum), but that's not an absolute essential.
• Any - Enrolment Contract (Sixth Form College) 15 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I fully understand it is difficult with seeing the document, and why oh why is education so confusing nowadays, it wasn't like this in the 70's?
• Saab 9 3 - Exporting and Importing a Car 7 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  The buyer will work with me but my only concern is VRT. If the car is brought back into N. Ireland, re registered, MOT's and Tax''s for the purpose of retention. and goes back to ROI, will the buyer need to pay the €1800 he paid originally? Thanks
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  What is the best non diesel car with a higher seating position? 9 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2015 automatic, 1.6 Volkswagen Touran TDI. It's driven approximately 8000 miles per year. Bearing in mind that we are in our seventies, what...
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  Are Skodas built in Britain? 5 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  In your British Built list of cars I have noticed that you do not list Skoda, why is this? I brought my Yeti in 2014 because I was told it was British...
• Worthwhile? - Independent Car Inspection 1 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Guys/Girls I was hoping I could get some advice from anyone who has actually had a independent vehicle inspection carried out on his/her vehicle? I am thinking of buying an 2001 Alfa 156 (2.0 T.S), I have owned two 156's before. I would like to know whether or not you felt that the inspections were of benefit to you, i.e. Did they inspire any confidence, or would you use the inspector (AA, RAC or independent) again.
• AURIS HYBRID - TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY 29 May 2016 (Forum)
  I would not buy one of these warranties ever again. However I have had an offer from Toyota to extend the manufacture`s warranty for 2 years at a cost of £516... this includes breakdown cover so the extra cost to me is somewhere in the region of £300-£350. On the surface this looks a good deal if the warranty is a good one and the terms and conditions are not silly.
• Honda CR-V - Rare shock leak 6 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  It appears they were least bothered with what I requested, did a basic service and on MOT reported as O/S/R Shock leaking. The service advisor, I guess Philip, gave a call back stating its replaced and told it costs around £350 for the shock. Later on, I told, have this extended warranty and was not charged.
• Which car to buy 21 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All I'm looking to buy a new car - 2nd had of course They are all auto's so a reliable gearbox is also key 2010 Volkswagen Passat Cc 1.8 TSI 4dr 98k - £5985 2011 Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTi 16v Exclusiv 90k - £5740 2009 Vauxhall Insignia SRi Nav 2.0 CDTi 160 28k - £7450 2007 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Line Quattro 92k - £5995 2013 BMW 3 SERIES 2.0 320d M Sport 4dr 22k - £6275 Regarding the Insignias I've read the artcile buy HonestJohn about Insignias and it had alot of bad points against it.
• Ford Focus - Buying first car under £1000 26 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Have tried to seach above topic in forum but not got very far so apologies if there is a thread on this and ive missed it. Anyway i'm new to driving and looking to buy my first car, albiet in my 30's! I have a definate £1000 to spend possibly a couple 100 more if current ebay sales go well. Feel ive done a reasonable  amount of research online and dont have anyone close to me who is particually knowledgeable with cars, so maybe you can help.
• ford fucus 1.8tdci - 2007 ford focus 1.8 tdci turbo actuator problem 11 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi there and thanks for looking  Where do I start lol well I have got a problem with the starting of my focus 1.8tdci we recently did the head gasket and had everything decoked (before I did all this I had a cold start issue) put it all back together and it would start right, it will start for 2 seconds then die so we noticed when started that the actuator start s up normal then goes straight to full open causing the car to die I then took the arm off the actuator and the car starts fine but and doesn't cut out now we have check the ecu for codes and there's nothing stored please help someone have eexperienced the same problem any thoughts will greatly be appreciated
• Volkswagen Golf V - Turbo replacement?! 9 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Took the car to a VW main dealer to get diagnosed to prove issue with dealer - no joy with the dealer, but VW diagnosed a turbo problem. Ended up getting VW to sort the problem (new turbo £££'s), only to get it back a week later with the same issue (black smoke and hesitation). Car went back to them and I'm told that the engine had been remapped (black smoke solved) and had a fuel supply issue (hesitation solved)..
• Lost control on roundabout 31 May 2015 (Forum)
  I rang the local police, and they will check the road surface for oil etc. Any suggestions? The tyres are Khumo 7's, all new 1 month ago. I was driving as per usual. Could this be an issue with the car steering? Or the tyres? (Fakes maybe? There are three deep grooves running round the tyres, and side 'slots' which looks rather shallow.)
• Fiesta 1.0T - Real MPG 22 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  If there's some bright spark in Government reading this, what about doing every motorist a favour and ditch the Official MPG figures produced by manufacturers and replace them with HonestJohn's Real MPG? My old 2010 1.6 Zetec S offical figure was 48mpg, real world I'd see 44mpg at best. The 1.0T ecoboost I'm thinking of purchasing has an official figure of 65.7mpg but according to HJ I should expect little more than my 1.6  What is the point of producing offical mpg figures if they are so inaccurate?
• Jaguar XJS 3.6 - ? Head Gasket failure 17 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hello All. I have a 1991 XJ-S coupe auto. Got it 8 mths ago and run it occasionally. It had previously been laid up for just under a year, but fired up and ran fine. I have restored the interior (was very damp due to leaking screen and door seals).
• To diesel or not to diesel, that is the question 30 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Is there a petrol car of around 150bhp which anyone can recommend?  I would like to see economy in the mid to late 40's if I can  
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  Repairs to black plastic bumper 8 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  There is minor damage including one very small hole to the unpainted thick black plastic rear bumper cover on our Toyota RAV4. Please can you recommend...
• Audi, Land Rover, BMW etc make designers redundant 18 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  The dashboard will be nicked from another model in the range to reduce costs Finally, to simplyfy model designations each model will go as Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large or Extra, Extra Large or S/M/L/XL,XXL for short. Sadly, imagination and creativity has gone. BL was so good at making all their cars look totally different apart from the Micholetti Triumphs, which pre-dated today's Russian doll design language.
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  Faulty used car - what should I do? 2 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2005 Jaguar X-Type three months ago from a local dealer. I have already had to replace a failed rear differential and now the transfer box...
• BMW 320d - Seized brake calliper 13 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  The n/s front brake calliper recently seized. The first and only symptoms were juddering at 60-70 when I immediately slowed down to a smooth 30-40. I drove about 10 miles home like this and a further slow 10 miles a few days later to a garage for repair.