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  Should I repair my Mercedes-Benz SLK's engine management fault before selling? 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned my 03-plate Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompressor for five years. It was supplied by a Mercedes-Benz dealer but I have chosen to have it serviced...
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  Mondo caned 28 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I currently own a Ford Mondeo 2.5 Ghia X 5-door hatchback (March 04), which I purchased as a Ford Direct Car in Feb 2005. The car was a Ford management...
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  When should I sell my car? 8 Nov 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I've a 2014 Alfa Guiletta on 107k miles, which has had replacement front and rear suspension arms in last 18 months, new battery two years ago. It's reliable...
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  Did my Mercedes-Benz dealer alter my tyre pressures to improve fuel economy? 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a new Mercedes-Benz E220CDI in December 2009. In January I received a call from the dealership asking me to take the car in for a warranty...
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  My 2005 Volkswagen Passat is suffering lots of faults - are they notoriously unreliable? 24 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In February 2009 I bought a 2005 55 Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0TDI SE from a dealer with 70,000 miles on the clock. I do about 20-25,000 miles a year...
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  Would you like some feedback on my 2009 Toyota Verso? 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Having purchased a 2009 model Toyota Verso, I thought you might appreciate some feedback. I agree 100 per cent that my "2.0D is uninspiring to drive" -...
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  Disc cuss 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a late 2006 low mileage Toyota RAV-4 from Toyota in Bracknell in July this year. There has been a judder on the brakes, which has got worse. I...
• Vauxhall Zafira 2.2 - Power failure - not fit for purpose? 25 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I bought this car in August 2009, it had around 5500 miles on the clock.  I traded my car in, and took out finance on this one.  I bought it as I had become a childminder.  No problems until around October last year when it experienced total power failure and the engine management light came on.
• Should I buy a Vectra? 22 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  As I have said in my thread in Technical Matters I have the possibility of buying a 1999 V plate Vectra 2.0 DTi LS with A/C for about £2,500. It has covered 70K and had only one owner. I have read the Car By Car breakdown and I'm not impressed by what I have read, are the 99 model Vectras really that bad? My uncle had one for a good while and didn't seem to have any major issues, but I was wondering what other Backroomers have found.
• Police on hard shoulder 5 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Can I pose a question that I don't know the answer to? If a broken down car is on hard shoulder and AA/RAC van behind it, traffic flows by. If a police car is behind it, traffic slows down to have a look, causing potential accident. If accident happens on motorway and cars go to hard shoulder, police will appear, want driver details etc, if accident happens on the high street, as long as no one injured police will not want to know!
• Ford Focus 1.6 auto. - Changing Insurance company 26 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Every year the comprehensive insurance cover goes up and last year cost me £410 with breakdown cover, legal expenses cover and admin fee. I assume the car is only worth less than £1000. I am going to try the comparative sites when it is nearly due in January. I know the broker needs to take their cut but if the broker cannot get near (within £100) of the quotes I get, I am thinking of looking elsewhere for cover.
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 2002, 1.9TDi - Clutch pedal replacement 31 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I understand that the latest pedals have replaced the plastic bit with metal cos its a common fault. Thanks {car details added to header as per the yet again ignored sticky messages - DD}
• Almera and Kia Rio 17 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Overall they seem good value and simple enough to maintain long term rather than risk a diesel and complicated breakdowns. Ta.
• Wet Rover won't start 30 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I've also fitted a rubber coil cover off of a later model and cleaned all of the low tension leads from the ECU but all to no avail even after a liberal soaking of WD40. The car does several hundred miles a week, easliy passed all of its emission tests in last months MOT and when running is fautless. What else can I try?
• starter motor faulty? 26 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  i have astra mk2, recent problems include stalling after 10 mins drive; carbonised spark plugs; faulty battery.( sparks & battery replaced); today it wouldn't start. nor turn the engine; i checked for loose wires etc, found 1 and rewired it on the ignition switch. i eventually called in the breakdown mechs, and although they managed to start the car by short towing they warned me that starter motor is faulty and may not restart if left off overnight. can anyone advise on where i go from here and could a dodgy starter motor explain the cutting out/stalling problem mentioned earlier. how would i proceed with removing current starter motor to take to auto-sparks as haynes mentioned the procedure for 1.2cc and 16 valve 1.6cc only. how much can i expect to pay for repair/replacement etc. any and all advice on this most welcome urgently please. thanks again.... rob
• Jaguar XF 2.2D - Is it safe?? 12 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I feel less that safe in the car now having 2 near accidents.Let down by the AA for a less than helpful, just turn the light of breakdown service. I feel let down by Jaguar for letting me take the car with a known problem. Im not sure how to feel about the conversation with the insurance company.
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  What is causing my Honda Civic Type S' battery to discharge in under a week? 18 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I took delivery of a new petrol engined Honda Civic Type S on 28 April 2011 from Swansway Honda Rochdale with delivery mileage. Since then, when I've taken...
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  My Range Rover fob won't activate the locking system and now the car has immobilised - what do I do? 28 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The key fob for my Range Rover P38 will not activate the central locking and the car will not start, it has been immobilised. I am not covered by any insurance...
• Ford CMax 1.0 Ecoboost 2013 reg - overheating and engine replacement = lemon? 1 Nov 2017 (Forum)
    Or should I feel confident that it is fixed and fine? I only have two breakdown calls left on my insurance and have already spent £900 on hire cars so far while waiting for it to be fixed so want to decide quickly what to do next.
• Ford Mondeo - Ford mondeo titanium battery drain 11 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I have a 58 plate mondeo titanium 2 litre petrol. Had car about 6 months and battery died on me. Changed battery, all good. About 3 months later car died again and breakdown couldn't start it battery was so dead. Since then it has failed on me half a dozen times.