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• car insurance renewal-good news 2 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Just got a very pleasant surprise. My renewal documents arrived and prior to opening them I anticipated a few hours on the internet finding a new insurance...
• vauxhall vivaro van - 1.9 tdi 2004 6 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Looks good in respect of usage (95K) condition, service history, ownership (1) . Why didn't I leave it at that. I read the car by car breakdown and now expect the water pump to sieze, ripping up the cambelt (replaced as part of purchase) and destroying the engine. Am I being unduly pessimistic, are there warning signs and what preventative action should we take.
• S-Type Jag- advice requested... 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Best variant? Would I be better off with a XJ6/XJ8 (size isn't important, in this case)? I've read the car by car breakdown info, but would like to hear personal experience too, if possible.
• VW Golf MK3 Auto Transmission 28 May 2005 (Forum)
  The gear selections appear ok but the leaking fluid gives me cause for concern and I am unable to determine whether I have the correct fluid level. On the car by car breakdown on this site mention is made of auto problems sometimes associated with the oil control value. I can find no mention of this in any of the manuals neither can I find any diagrams of the auto engine bay the same as mine to verify whether one or other of the breakers should be plugged.
• Fiat JTD Engines 23 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Does anybody have any experience of these engines and their general reliability? I haven't really read any regular horror storiess and the Car-by-car breakdown doesn't appear to highlight any problems. Strikes me as a very cost effective way of getting a reasonably up to date diesel engine. Does anybody else know different??!
• Urgent help required Passat Tdi 97 25 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Hello everyone, My car is currently in the VW garage being looked at after a breakdown this morning. My Alternator (water pump and power steering) belt snapped whilst on the M1 this morning. The water temp rose to 120 degrees c before I had the space to pull over to the hard shoulder.
• New Car Recommendation - Meriva? 16 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Friend currently has R Reg Scenic, looking to update car. Only her and her 2 year old son although sometimes carries her elderly parents. Majority of time car is used for her 2 mile round journey to work. She wants to retain the high up seated position, wants to spend about £5k over her own car (guessing at about 2k trade in), so total spend £7k.
• Drifting Fiat Punto (follow-up) 14 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Well, the car was back at the Fiat dealer yesterday and they could find nothing wrong with it. Mind you, they did fix the juddery wipers which is mentioned on HJs car by car breakdown. They claim that the car is not affected by the other recalls that HJ notes, even though one is related to sterring.
• Jacking points and sill damage 5 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  (I did have a look at the car by car breakdown but couldnt find anything on it). Thanks John
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  Practical and enjoyable - what can are the choices? 16 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I currently own a 51-plate Rover 25 1.6 and a 97 plate MGF 1.8vvc. The MGF was bought as the fun car and I love driving it. Time has come to consider...
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  A new mid-sized car 1 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Do you know of any forthcoming changes to VAG diesels, such as chain cam and/or less problematic DPF? Are DMFs used on automatics/DSGs by VAG or Hyundai?...
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  Diesed off 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a SAAB 9-5 Estate1.9 JTDM Manual for some 18 months. The car was first registered in March 2006 and has covered 52,500 miles. The kerb weight...
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  Jag 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering purchasing a Jaguar XJ either 3.0L petrol or 2.7L diesel 04-06 plate, as it does seem to be a lot of car for the money at the moment....
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  Torque and trouble 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have driven, but never owned, a number of automatic cars in the past, and I am now tempted to make my first purchase albeit from the used sector. My...
• Ford Fiesta 1.6 Diesel - Cambelt failure and DPF blockage 18 May 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, 2010 reg Fiesta diesel with 101,000 miles when cambelt failed.  Car cut out and no restart.  Relayed to the Ford dealer who has serviced the car from new.  Head sent away for checking and skimmed but on putting the engine back together (over 3 weeks since breakdown!)
• Volkswagen Passat (2005 - ) - 2.0 TDI Sport DSG Need a bigger car, 05/06 14 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hope everyone is well... I've recentley set up my own company (even in todays climate, i know!) and need a bigger car for carrying stock and commuting around 30 miles a day. I currently drive a 2004 Audi A3 2.0 tdi sport but i'm looking to change it for a Passat. I like the size of it, but i have just looked at the C-B-C Breakdown and its kinda put me off!
• First time buyer - advice please 28 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Following the breakdown of my marriage with the ex getting custody of the car, I now find myself looking for a car, but not knowing where to start. I'm not bothered about makes, but there's a few things which may narrow the search a little.
• Rover 214i P reg any good? 20 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Hi, Ive read the very useful Car by car breakdown but would like to canvas a few opinions... Ive been offerd a tidy P reg Rover 214i with the basic 1.4 8-valve K series engine. Its done about 50kmiles and its most recent owner was an elderly gent who won't have driven it hard.
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  Misdiagnosed fault by recovery company – can I claim for my costs? 20 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  On 15th May I bought a 2002 Vauxhall Vectra from a car dealer. On 3rd July the vehicle broke down - the engine went into limp home mode - and I needed...
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  What should I replace my Scirocco company car with? 24 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to replace my company Volkswagen Scirocco DSG with an Audi A3 Quattro. Unfortunately the new A3 won’t be out until next Autumn and I need...