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  Can you recommend a car dryer? 20 Jan 2025 (Ask HJ)
  Could you please recommend a car dryer - I don't like leaving a wet car in the garage, especially if it has to stay garaged for a few days.
• Hyundai i10 (2008 - ) - Cold Draught 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  typo in subject line corrected - in case someone thought you were selling some rather pleasing real ale in your car !
• Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - dashboard reflections 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  The new Corsa was really very high on our new Supermini car list for a future purchase next year but unfortunately, after having sat in a few, we have discovered those awful reflections you get from the bling on the upper fascia in the overly raked windscreen.
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  How much will my 1995 Ford Mondeo Ghia X be worth? 5 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Mondeo Ghia X, 1995 with a 6 cylinder, 2.5l engine. It has done about genuine 70km with new driveshafts, suspension, clutch, starter, windscreen,...
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  Why is my Vauxhall Corsa not starting properly? 17 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2004 diesel Vauxhall Corsa doesn't start on the first key turn and barely on the second is there something wrong with the car or is it the cold?
• VW Passat - Heater Matrix 3 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  VW Passat 1.9 tdi 1999 10200 miles. Heater matrix problem I think(no heat),the car had a leak on the main cooling rad so a mechanic put some sealant in last year. More info the car has had a new thermostat/water pump and been flushed the heat control knob is working I can feel the valve arm moving I have not checked the heater valve to see if it is sezied.The pipes to the bulk head are both warm/hot I am trying to avoid pulling the dash out or some one else to do it .Any tips or hints please Mick
• Shiny dashboards 28 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  When its is sunny I find reflections from dashboard tops and in the windscreen distracting, polaroid clip-on glasses stop these but I  remember rally cars with matt black dashboard tops which would solve the problem. Do any detailers do this mod these days?
• Blue LEDs 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Last night I thought I saw an emergency vehicle in my rear-view mirror. I took a second look and it was a car with those Blue LEDs on its windscreen washers. Are LEDs classified as lights? If so quite a few peole are breaking the law.
• Leaking mondeo. 8 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Please does anybody have a definitive solution to water getting in to the passenger footwell? The car is 1996 Ghia estate with aircon & sunroof.The water in question is 'clean' and not tainted with anti-freeze or windscreen washer fluid. Research seems to indicate that the car does not have to be moving, only parked, in wet weather for water to find its way in.
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  Is it safe to share a VIN number with a potential buyer? 20 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm selling a vehicle privately and have an interested buyer who is asking for the chassis number in order to complete some checks before purchase. Is...
• Land Rover Discovery 3 TDi - Discovery ice problem 15 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  This time saw rubber pipe to manifold sucked flat. Pulled it off to allow air in. Started fine. Left idling for 2 hours and engine heat melted ice and all OK. Q. Why on earth do LR rely on air bubbling through water, in the pipe leading up to the manifold, to dry. Cure. Either suck air in from inside the engine compartment instead of the side of a front wing OR fit a solenoid operated drain valve where water collect, open when the ignition is off.
• Ford Galaxy (2006 - ) - 2005 1.9TD Fuse box burning out 21 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Ford - and VW apparently - claim there isn't a problem but something must be causing it to overheat. I suspect the heated front screen but have no real proof. It's a 130PS Ghia with climate control and my garage has replaced the same unit on other Galaxys and also Sharans but has not been able to find out why as yet.
• Ford Focus ST (2005 - ) - ST initial impressions 11 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Got the FocuST yesterday, 3 dr ST-2, well equipped with xenons, heated screen decent MP3 compatible audio, keyless etc. Mid 2007 though almost as new having had some cosmetic work done by the lease company including alloys refurbed and fitted with four new Michelin Pilot Sport 225/40-18 tyres.
• Ford Fiesta Zetec knocking/clunking 29 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  It's hard to pin down exactly where it comes from. But I feel it's the four wheels, or the back and front in general. It's a bit odd as it used to be better in the heat/dry and worse in wet, but I was out yesterday in rain and it was so annoying, but today it's been dry and almost as bad. I used to not hear it over the radio but I can now, but that's cos I'm listening I guess!
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  Pants on fire 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2002 Volvo V70 estate. This week my wife was driving the children to school in the morning and had the heated seats on to combat the cold. Suddenly...
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  Disturbing thoughts 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Does you know why the car alarm keeps going off when the car is parked and locked.
• Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning 24 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  m a newbie I have FORD Galaxy TDi , 1999, T reg . 47000 miles, 7 seater Problem is central console for the Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning and gone caput. Checked the fuse?s you need to be a contortionist to get at it, seem to be all OK Can only presume it?s a relay but where the hell are they situated it?
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  Hot weather is triggering car alarm – how do I fix it? 21 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The hot weather is triggering the alarm on my 2009 Ford Mondeo TDCi 140 Estate. It goes off at 10pm and 4am, everything else with the car is fine, and...
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  Why did my husband's Renault Safrane produce a puff of smoke when he started it? 8 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My huband is driving his ageing Renault Safrane in France at the moment and wrote "It was 42 degrees when I started the car, and I got a brief puff of...
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  Is a glass panoramic roof covered by insurance the same as a windscreen? 22 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My colleague has just been hit with an enormous bill to replace a cracked glass roof. When he read the small print of his policy, he's not covered for...