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Can you recommend a car for a £11,000 budget? 17 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
I am desperately trying to make a decision on a car to buy. I have a £10,000/£11,000 budget and have narrowed my choice down to the Honda Jazz, Mazda 2,... -
I'm looking for a small SUV that will last the next 10 years. Any advice? 28 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
I have a max of £11,000 to spend on a buying a family car. I currently have a Vauxhall Zafira but want to trade up to something newer and nicer. I like... -
What sort of breakdown cover can I get for driving a classic car in Europe? 8 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
I plan to take my 1996 Mercedes E220 W124 Estate on a tour of the continent this summer. What form of breakdown/recovery insurance cover should I take... -
What scooter should I buy? 3 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
I need a scooter for a holiday home in France with low seating and sufficient power to get up some steep hills. I've been told fuel injection is best so... -
My car was hit and I wasn't at fault - so why has my premium increased? 16 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
My car was hit in France whilst parked in October 2016. The owner of the other car admitted full responsibility and signed a statement. The repair to... -
Should I buy the current KIA Sorento or wait for the new model? 14 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
I have a 2008 KIA Sorento XS with 47,000 on the clock. I am looking to change, but have found that KIA cannot provide me with a new KX2 demonstrator to... -
Is it ok to drive my Mercedes-Benz SLK280 on a repaired tyre? 28 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
On a recent trip to France in my 17,000 mile 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK280, I had the misfortune to get a puncture in the rear nearside tyre. The tyres are... -
What do you think of the Volvo C30? 2 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
I have a 2008 Skoda Roomster diesel bought new. Now it has 78,000 miles on the clock and I think time to change. For a couple of years I anticipated relatively... -
Sootable case for treatment? 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
In April 2009 I bought a one-year-old Nissan X-trail. At the end of July, having covered 2000 miles in France in just over a week the particulate light... -
Favoured Five 10 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
I felt you may be able to point us in the right direction regarding the search for a replacement of our present car. I took it over from my father 16 years... -
Catch twingo too 21 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
Our Renault Twingo has just had its first birthday. Then 36 hours after going in for its birthday service, my wife and son were doing 70 on the motorway... -
Ford Fiesta Mk5 2005 - Fiesta Mk5 cooling system 11 Jul 2018 (Forum)
I have an elderly Fiesta as my run about in the south of France - I'm sure mechanically it's pretty much the same as UK models. This week I gave it a bit more of a challenge than its usual trips to airport/beach/supermarket by taking it up some long steep climbs on roads in the southern Alps. -
Jaguar X-Type 2.0d SE - X type update 28 Feb 2018 (Forum)
I was gratified that some forum members were interested in, and motivated to post on, my threads about the car and my misadventures when it broke down in France last year. Pierre the pirate mechanic's misdiagnosis (injecteur, monsieur, €1500) - no, turbo pipe has come off - were funny viewed from a distance. So, just an update. Car went in for MOT and service on Monday to my trusted indy. -
Why won't my mechanic change my car's transmission fluid? 20 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
I have a 2003 Audi A6 4.2 V8, with almost 150,000 miles on the clock. It has always been regularly serviced by an independent Audi specialist, and runs... -
Renault Laguna 2.2 Dci Year 2002 Estate UK Reg - Water from Header Tank and Injector issue (HELP) ! 29 Dec 2014 (Forum)
Hi all, on our way to spain when the heater hose split. Took it off, repaired it and started it, all OK drove 300 miles close to Spain Border, then overheating... -
Daihatsu Hijet 1.3 16v 2001 - Headlight Pattern Help 1 Aug 2014 (Forum)
According to the law their assembly is permitted (if your car does not have legal, you can add, like you do with the fog lamps), Brands approvals in Europe: E1 - Germany E2 - France E3 - Italy E4 - Netherlands E5 - Sweden E6 - Belgium E7 - Hungary E8 - Czech Republic E9 - Spain E10 - Yugoslavia E11 - United Kingdom E12 - Austria E13 - Luxembourg E14 - Switzerland E16 - Norway E17 - Finland E18 - Denmark E19 - Romania E20 - Poland E21 - Portugal E22 - Russian Federation E23 - Greece E24 - Ireland E25 - Croatia E26 - Slovenia E27 - Slovakia E28 - Belarus E29 - Estonia E31 - Bosnia and Herzegovina E32 - Latvia E34 - Bulgaria E37 - Turkey E40 - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia E42 - European Community E43 - Japan So if the headlights have one of these approvals are perfectly normal for the movement. -
What tyres are best for my Skoda Fabia? 6 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
My 2009 Skoda Fabia came fitted with Goodyear tyres, 205/45R16 W 83, which I have replaced, like for like, since new. I have done nearly 70,000 miles predominantly... -
Renault - Key Cards - security improvement 16 May 2013 (Forum)
Then they either come to your home address and steal the vehicle or sell the key and the address to a friend who then steals it So the procedure is that you or us a dealer has to provide customer specific details to Renault France who will authorise the card to be ordered. The card then arrives at the dealership with your VIN number already coded to it. We then apply to Renault for the programming code and have 1 hour to program the key before the code expires. -
2005 Renault Laguna 1.9 DCi - Aircon not working 11 May 2012 (Forum)
My trusty old Laguna (174,000 miles) is still needed until later this year and we also have to go to France twice so need cooling. Can anyone suggest anything please? Desperate!!! -
Citroen C5 Turbo HDi 2 litre - Turbo or what is it 13 Mar 2012 (Forum)
The problem continued, but after parking the car overnight & re-booting the computer when starting the problem always disappears. Six monthe in UK including motorway driving – no problems. On returning to France & on the autoroute South, after 4-5 hours of driving on climbing hills between Lyon & Grenoble the turbo power failed. After re-booting the computer & driving gently & presumably letting the engine cool a little the turbo re-started!
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