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  Should I buy a Laguna? 27 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am a 71-year-old pensioner and am looking to buy what will probably be my last. I want a petrol Laguna automatic about three years old and I have...
• Car Ventilation 28 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Fresh air in the face could help to prevent this. Anyway, enough ranting. Anyone any suggestions - apart from buying a car made 10 to 20 years ago ??
• Fan/hand encounter 27 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Took the astra in yesterday to get a leak in the exhaust fixed. the thing blows when cold, but quietens down when warm, so I assume a hairline crack. By the time I get to exhaust shop, it's all quiet, as the car has heated up. Up on the lift, the bloke looks underneath, holds hosepipe near ear, and near exhaust... Car is running, and heats up to the degree that the fan kicks in ... Bloke can't hear anything, so lowers car, opens bonnet, starts delving around with hosepipe... leans forward, reaches hand down to steady himself... brrrrrrrrrr as it hits the rapidly-spinning fan ... makes a mess of three fingers, blood all over the engine compartment .... this despite the large DANGER/GEVAAR/INGOZI sticker on the cowling above the fan ...
• Audi A5 S Line - about to buy a 2013 Audi A5 S Line 2 litre Diesel 31 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  Metallic Ice Silver with full Audi service history comes with a long list of extras which include; Black Nappa leather interior heated sports seats 3 zone climate control MMI Navigation Plus with Bluetooth interface Audi park assist auto lights with rain sensor electric heated door mirrors multi-function leather sports steering wheel stop/start function Tech pack (High) piano black trim fascias DAB digital radio sports suspension Bang and Olufsen sound privacy glass adaptive headlights front and rear LED light technology 19" 5 arm Rotor alloy wheels.
• 'Keepers' - preservation of brake pipes, etc. 15 Mar 2023 (Forum)
    I still have an old jar of lanolin grease I inherited thirty years ago which when heated becomes liquid enough to paint onto things but almost solidifies at room temperature.  Excellent for brake pipes.   I've always just painted old engine oil on springs and subframes every three years or so.
• Chrysler PT Cruiser (2000 - ) - Parts not exactly free... 28 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Had to abort a trip to Sussex last Sunday at Roehampton Vale, where I became very aware of a dragging brake. In the petrol station there, the o/s front wheel was nearly too hot to touch. The AA sent a local proxy with a get-you-home truck which got us back here. On Monday took the car to my fine Aussie indy near here. He said the o/s disc had taken some punishment and anyway had corrosion on the inside braking surface.
• Disposable Cars? 30 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Are the cars of today going to become the disposable cars of tomorrow? I have just read a thread in the Technical about the rain sensing windscreens, check it out. Anyway with all of this technology going into cars, it will be worthless to buy a second hand car which is older than a few years.
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  Faulty used car - can we reject it? 9 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We bought a used Citroen C8 two weeks ago on the understanding that the cambelt had been changed and that proof of this would be forthcoming. However,...
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  Is this parking ticket valid? 20 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I drove a way before council warden placed ticket on car - what are the current rules? Is the ticket valid if sent in post, as it was not attached to windscreen...
• Nissan Note - Metallic chain like rattle. 5 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Basically as you pull away (low revs), or go a little hard on the engine, there is a distinctive metallic chain like rattling sound, which only lasts for a few seconds, seemingly coming from just below the bottom of the windscreen, obviously engine compartment ?.  This rattle has been present since getting the car from a dealer (last year), it doesn't annoy the boss (wife), and tbh I only notice it when I'm in the car because I'm "looking for it", It's our first Note so tbh I don't know if they all do it ?..
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  Intermittent Fabia warning light 31 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The problem is intermittent, but it has been narrowed down to happen when the car is driving with the windscreen wiper on, rain or not. There is an...
• any - Parking ticket 23 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all hoping you can help me. My wife returnd to her car lastnight to find a PCN atatched tothe car. The PCN says the charge is for parking beyond the markings witch she doesnt deny but says she was just on the line not over it. What i want to ask is can parking atendants lift the windscreen of the car to put the ticket on the car and the photos they have taken are so bad you canot see any evedence of an infringment of the ruels.
• Ford Focus Estate - 2017 Focus deals vs 4-5 year old cars 15 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  My priorities are the engine.The only feature I want is heated front screens. Other than that I want the smallest wheels and fewest features. Modern cars have so much tat. Why do I need emergency brake assist? If I want to stop hard then I'll press the pedal hard.
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  Kicked while down 23 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My dad is disabled and we parked in a B&Q car park. We used his blue badge but also purchased a ticket as well as we have been told to do this by attendants....
• Things that don't happen anymore.. 28 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I am sure that I remember car horns sticking on years ago. It seems to me that more cars lost a wheel, and certainly over-heated more often. Now the last two are because of improvements, but why don't we hear car horns stuck anymore ?
• Renault Scenic - renault scenic blowers not working 21 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  the blowers on the renault scenic do not appear to be working.  they go on and when the car is at about 40 you can feel it but when it slows down then there is no heat - or air con if it's on. HELP
• Webasto HotShot 2 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Just wondered whether any Backroomers have had experience with the above device (for preheating and squirting windscreen wash water in dirty-screen conditions): http://www.webasto-hotshot.com/index_en.php Oz (as was)
• Vehicle Damage - what would you do??? 22 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Explained liability was not at issue I just wanted my vehicle repaired. Obtained quote which came to just over £700 quid. New bonnet and windscreen required. Phoned compnay boss, who said it was too expensive, I offered to take windscreen on my insurance which would only coat him the £50 excess. He said I'll send you a cheque for £200 and that will be the end of it.
• Fiat doblo cargo 2008 - Glow plug/ heating lamp 13 May 2020 (Forum)
  Just before lockdown purchased a fiat doblo cargo 2008, and its now struggling to start. The glow plug/ heater light on dashboard flashes when the key...
• ford fiesta 1999 zetec - engine overheating ford fiesta zetec 1999 5 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  I'm having a problem with my fiesta. if I drive with the heater on cold and the fans turn of my engine heat goes from just over the middle into the red. as soon as I put the fans on hot and turn them on full the engine heat goes back to normal in the middle.    any ideas sorry I'm not sure . thanks