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  What's the best diesel on a £5000 budget? 16 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a used car with a £5000 budget but it needs to be a diesel as I'm covering 1400 miles per month. I'd prefer an automati0. What do you recommend?
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - yr2004 - camshaft snapped, compensation???? 23 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  They want over £2500 for a new engine. The car is just out of Vauxhall warranty. It has full Vauxhal S/H. Its done just over 30K miles. She has a computer print-out showing she asked them to investigate the noise & that they didn't have time. The service manager isn't entertaining any sort of "compensation" which to me stinks, considering all of the above.
• Another what to buy 5 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  I do find I am sitting quite low in the corsa, I have arthritis and I tend to 'roll' out of the car, I did have a look at the Fabia and found the driving position to be higher than the Corsa, Do any members of this forum have any good or bad experiences of either the C3 or the Fabia, or should I be looking at a small SUV, for example the Ingis or S-Cross from Suzuki?
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  Do tyres over five years old invalidate your insurance? 8 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I was under the impression that tyres over five years old would invalidate your insurance no matter what type they were. How can part worn tyres be allowed?
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  Is it easy to fit parking sensors? 12 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  How easy is it to fit parking sensors?
• Getting incorrect MOT advisories deleted 26 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  --[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} At my last MOT I got an advisory "Front brake pad(s) wearing thin" which did surprise me as I check them when I rotate the tyres every 10K and I’m not a heavy braker – so, against my instinct, I trusted the tester's discretion and bought a set of pads (Eurocarparts 50% off sale - woohoo!)
• Audi A1 - Do I need new rear tyres? 18 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hello all I hope you can help me! I have 4 x 215/45R16 90V Bridgestone Turanza T001's on my 2015 Audi A1, which has done just over 22,000 miles. The front tyres are approaching the legal minimum, so I am looking at getting these replaced within the next week or two. The rear tyres, on the other hand, have 5.5 mm of tread left, however, as you can see from the attached photos, ever since I have owned the car (bought used nearly 2 years ago), there have been cracks visible in the grooves.
• Time for a rethink on junction design? 6 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Having watched a few "UK Bad Drivers" videos recently, a lot of the accidents occur when a driver at a junction turns right across the path of a car (or bike)  s/he hasn't seen in time. It is invariably the fault of the driver turning right, but it always seems to happen straight after the light has gone green. The brains of hassled, tired, under-stress drivers are wired "green for go", and this instinct seems to override the "watch out for oncoming cars" circuit.
• Audi A6 / A3 - Nearly new cars 16 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  My budget is around £25k (will take out a loan @ 2.8% but have the means to settle it if things take a turn for the worse). Now, I can find a fair number of petrol A3's in a good spec for this budget ('66' plate onwards) or I can go the 'luxury' route and plump for an A6 in 3.0 diesel format. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708017931430 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201703183415908 I know they are two very different cars but the A6 seems a lot of car for the money.
• Honda Civic - Which Honda Civic? 26 Jul 2017 (Forum)
    http://www.croylandcarmegastore.co.uk/used-cars/7522681-honda-civic-1.4-i-vtec-s-5dr/   http://www.jthughes.co.uk/Used+Cars/View/HONDA-CIVIC-I-VTEC-ES-1798cc/df6778e6-999f-4171-8990-1f97d2c87e50
• FIAT Panda 2011 Dynamic Petrol 1.2 manual - Timing Belt /Water pump replacement kit 20 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if there is a genuine Fiat kit for the above including tensioners pump etc or are the kits available separately? If so is there a recomended retail price for the kit(s)? Is there a book time available for both jobs together or do the individual jobs book times not duplicate work? I've had such widely varying costs quoted by Fiat dealers in various locations within 50 miles (from £220 for both Timing Belt and Water pump change to £450 for the Timing belt change alone (parts and labour including VAT) with extra cost for the water pump!
• Selling old SORNed car: should I tax & insure? 22 May 2016 (Forum)
    It's about 15 years old, but runs fine and has MOT until September.  I think it's worth around £500 (it's a 2000 reg 3 litre Jaguar S-Type auto if that makes any difference). I want to sell it to reclaim the space on my drive.  I'm wondering if it's worth spending the money to tax and insure it, or whether I'd be better off selling it as a SORN.
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  Why does my Focus suffer from poor handling? 31 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My recently purchased Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI on 235/40/ZR 18-inch Michelin pilot Sport 3 tyres has a tendency to tramline made worse by the increased thickness...
• Volvo V40 Cross Country 1.6 diesel lux model - Buying and financing used car 24 Jan 2016 (Forum)
   Have been offered £750 if I trade Beetle in.  Would plan to take bank loan for £7500  ( can get 3.3% apr with m&s bank repayments £218 X 36months and pay the rest with savings using a credit card to hand over some of deposit so I have the extra security that using a credit offers and paying off the card before I incur any credit card interest charges.
• Porsche Boxster - Warning lights on dash after fitting a fuse 12 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  As I understand it he hasn't started the car - simply turned the ignition to the first position.  Car is a 2006 Boxster S.
• Volvo V50 (2004 - ) - 2.0d - any good, and a few questions? 11 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  We've done the discussion to death, and a diesel it will be. AFAIK, this is the same PSA/Ford engine as used in the new Mondeo / S-Max / Focus, and the Pug 307/407. Is that correct? I know a few people with high mileage examples of these engines (in different cars) that have had no issues at all, so if it is the same engine, I'm happy.
• MINI cooper 2005 - Grinding sound from 2005 MINI cooper 24 Sep 2015 (Forum)
    The performance of my car is not affected, and my gear box shifting and clutch feel fine. I have been to a garage who have replaced my gearbox bearings, O/S drive shaft, and Diff (costing me £800!).  The garage also replaced my gearbox with a reconditioned one (at no extra cost), but still the sound remains. The sound does not occur when the car is out of gear, ONLY when under load.
• Citroen Jumpy, Peugeot Despatch, Fiat Scudo - What is a reasonable mileage for a van based MPV? 18 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Hello, Well as the Dacia plan did not work (part self employed and new rules for financing) we are now saving up for a used MPV. Seeing plenty of the S-Max/5008/Mazda 5 around (all in the same ball park pricewise but most going over 100,000 miles) but maybe considering a larger van based MPV for business use as well as a family bus. Had a Jumpy as an interim emergency hire car last year and was not too bad really, pretty car like just brand new and everything was a little stiff and BIG!
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  Buying a used estate - which model is best? 9 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I want a large used estate car (three years old), with a comfortable cabin and automatic gearbox. I only do 10,000 miles a year, but want a petrol as I'm...
• Used car depreciation. 4 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    The problem with the second option is that I don't know if it is a viable one or not. What price will the used updated Mazda 3's be in about a year's time. If it's much more than £10,000 then I may as well just try to get a decent car now.  So my question is how much do you think used 2014 Mazda 3s will be in about a year's time bearing in mind the cheapest now are around £14,000 with very low mileage?