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• Toyota Prius not rubbish to drive shock! 30 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Time to take stock of the interior. There is a digital speedo, lots of idiot lights, including one that tells you when the air-con is switched on and one that says ?Ready? for no apparent reason. A large touch sensitive screen dominates the middle of the dashboard and controls pretty much all of the minor functions such as air-con and stereo, sort of like a miniature i-Drive, and there appear to be no controls instantly recognisable from other cars.
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  Trader won't give refund over dangerous van - what are my options? 19 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently purchased a 2007 Fiat Ducato from a trader. Within a day of buying it, the clutch pedal started sticking and the speedo would only work...
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  What's the best short-mileage commuter car? 6 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I need something for traveling 15 miles a day to and back from work, but I am fussy and want something that is cheap to run, insure and maintain yet has...
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  Can I buy a car with solar panels? 5 Sep 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Why don't manufacturers omit the sunroof and add solar panels instead? They could be used to power the obligatory air con and the sound systems and eventually...
• Toyota Voxy - Toyota Misfire And White Smoke On Cold Starting 30 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  4/ The engine gets really hot real quick and the fan keeps coming on very frequently but I think this might be due to some air blockage in the cooling system or some leak in the radiator. 5/ The oil dipstick kind of smells of petrol.
• Used car never ending faults 22 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Again I’ve questioned this. An update was made but it’s no different. The garage say it’s fine. Latest fault is the air con, a new blender was fitted but didn’t cure. Now a new heater box is being fitted and that means dashboard out. I certainly have no confidence that this will be the final fix as with the roof I’m expecting creaks and rattles ( I’ve questioned rejecting the car to my local dealer but I bought it from another approved dealer and am now using my local jaguar dealership.
• multi - car insurance 5 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  It's not worth selling the older car ( Shogun Pinin 3 door Auto on a W ) as the published value is about two grand and i've spent half that in the last year - new cam belt kit, air con recharge , tyres and a full service, so basically I might get offered £1500 or so for it - it's worth more as a back - up car, being totally reliable. Am sure others are in the same boat ? Any tips on how to best insure ?
• 54 Focus 1.8i - What SUV to replace a great car to drive? 22 May 2017 (Forum)
  Being old school i actually like a car that drives well and has a manual box, we also prefer an opening sunroof over air con but that seems to be a big ask these days.  We have test driven the CR-V, Qashqui, CX3, ASX, C-HR, X1, Tiguan, GLA, Tuscon, Q3 and have either found them poor to drive, or constantly jittery, or not enough passenger legroom in front or passenger seat won't raise, or not very high or very poor internal trim for the money being asked.
• Any. - Reasonably priced reliable commuter vehicle. 9 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  In addition each of my diesel cars have had major breakdowns (diesel related) that have cost a fortune to put right. ( negating any fuel saving and more) My wife has a fiesta ecoboost that is fantastic and I can manage 50-55 mpg on my commute but will cost more than I'm willing to spend. My main requirements are a car under 4 years old that has 5 doors, air con, ESP, a full array of airbags and a reasonable boot. This car will suffer dents etc due to parking arrangements in loading bays so looks not too important. It needs to be more comfortable than the Auris (can't be hard) and return 45 mpg at least.
• Mazda 6 - Idling and low rev torubles 18 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I have also read that the injectors should be calibrated at each service (12.5k miles) As it hasn't had Mazda services, I wonder if it has never been calibrated and maybe this is the issue. So, this is what the car does now. Idle is a little rough. If I turn on the Air Con at idle it goes really rough and sometimes stalls (more so when warm). When driving, pull is very weak up to approx 1700rpm (ie going round corners in second gear is sometimes an issue at low revs, feels like it is going to stall and have to give it some throttle) Before I go and get ripped of by a Mazda service technician, I wonder if it is possible to do an injector calibration myself?
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - Consider buying or walk away? 17 May 2013 (Forum)
    There are various causes ranging from water getting in through door seals or something to do with the air con dripping out water.  The owner is likely to drop the price again due to this so we would be getting the car for much less than the going rate.  And IF the water problem is easily fixed we could be getting everything we want at a very good price.
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  Which small manual car do you recommend for my mother? 16 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My mother’s current car is a 14-year-old Mitsubishi Colt, which she has always been very satisfied with over the years, but it seems to be nearing its...
• MINI Cooper - MPG on a Mini Cooper 16 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  I also make use of the start-stop in traffic, change up in line with the shift indicator and I don't run the air con or use the cruise control much. I wouldn't say I'm a particularly heavy footed driver. My view is that as the sales contract is one of Utmost Good Faith, the dealer and/or manufacturer failed to disclose something to me that was instrumental in choosing the car that they would have known about.
• Ford Galaxy (1995 - 2006) - 2002 1.9tdi Turbo goes into limp mode 3 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  On return to me, the fault does not happen as often but it's still there, and it's a dangerous fault to have especially when overtaking!, the last time it happened i only turned the air con. on and the car went straight into limp mode, pulled up switched off and back on again fault cleared, yes VW Sharran rubbish, garrett turbo i think,are these garages missing the obvious!, surely turbo faults at less than 20k are not right.
• VW Golf 2001 se TDI Auto - Should I sell My VW GOLF 24 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Condition good but it will need a new cambelt next year, and full service . It is due now for lubrication service and also air con service. The cellulose  is peeling in places on the paint finish. It will also need new tyres next year.Warranty for next year £350 So about  £1700 expenditure in next 12 months.
• Volvo Audi - 2 Ltr petrol non Turbo options plus VAG 1.9TDI 11 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  I have decided to keep to a very strict budget to avoid the fun of car finance and I do like owning cars outright. These are all double the price of the UK but we don't have the salting so much and the air is much dryer generally! All cars subject to all electronics especially the air con working of course. The 3 hour round trip to the office has made me thing to stick to normal cars as it would be much more calm and comfortable driving.
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  Golf windows misting up 25 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  The ventilation on my 2009 Volkswagen Golf (1.4 TSI) has always seemed poor (mist takes ages to clear in the mornings) but this evening when driving home...
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 SE - Engine judder when at idle 5 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Took to my local garage, agreed that fuel injector number 3 was the problem. Replaced and also full set of spark plugs done. No other problems noted. I had my air filter changed as it has always been a little smelly when putting the air con on. Got it back yesterday. It's running better but still juddery a little at idle but nowhere near as bad as before.
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  Ford Focus or Volvo V40? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking to buy a new family car to replace our aging Ford Focus and have so far narrowed down our choices to the new Focus and the new Volvo V40....
• Citroen C5 - 2010 Citroen c5 2.0 163 HDI - aux belt 21 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Forgive me, it has been quite some time since my last posting... hope everyone is doing well I’ve a Citroen c5 tourer, 2010 with the auto HDi 163 engine. When I pulled up outside my house the other night, noticed that the air con had cut out, and got an error saying battery low or electrical system fault (or words to that effect). Assumed the alternator was shot. Drove it to work and same problem, error after a couple of miles and battery light in display.