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• Old cars, modern fluids. 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  To sort out a debate we had in the office today. Are modern fuels and oils beneficial for old cars? If a common pushrod engine from the mid 60?s (Ford Zephyr for example) were to be completely rebuilt as original and then run using synthetic oil and modern fuel (with lead replacement additives if required), would it fare much better now, mile for mile than it would have when it was new?
• old car brochures of the 70's and 80's. 25 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  i have about 200 car brochures from the 1970's and 1980's, i am selling them individually, for £4 each, if you want a brochure for a morris ital, rover p6, or a mgb, then just get in touch on my old address... watson-fam@ic24.net (DW, a free one is on its way to you, its for the 1980's land rover V8)
• "Old Bangers" 10 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  I'm giving my company car back as it is only a perk and I don't really need it, the tax implications are dreadful. I only drive 6 miles to and from work, and I reckon the best thing to do is to buy an old ( uncatalysed ) car for this purpose, question is - which one ??
• Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old 30 Oct 2020 (Forum)
    What to do? I changed car so all the trim and parts are fresh and will not need changing. I feel I was totally mis sold and would have never bought this car knowing it's age. My old car was 2.5 years old when this was made so why would I want it?
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  I sold an old car to a dealer with more mileage than I said - do I owe him compensation? 17 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I sold a 10 year old car with 27,000 miles and a full service history, only to be told a week later that the car had a speedo change eight years ago and...
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  New small automatic car for 80-year-old 2 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a car a car for my 80 year old Mum. She is 100% fine driving at the moment but I am realistic that could change at short notice in the...
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  Should I buy an ex-rental Nissan Acenta? 21 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I was offered a Nissan Acenta 1.5 diesel, seven months old, 11,600 miles at £13,900. They agreed a good price for my old Jeep, unseen. This “great deal"...
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  7 yr old Yaris - to keep or sell? 12 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My parents have a 7 yr old Yaris, 1 litre, T2 with 72k on the clock. It's in very good mechanical and cosmetic condition, and has just sailed through it's...
• Will any old battery do ? 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Anyway to their credit the recovery people turned up after about 30/40 mins and put a meter across the battery which read low. I mentioned that I had already tried to jump start it, to which he replied that most modern cars dont have enough spare 'juice' to do it. With that he got his portable booster pack out clipped it on and the old girl fired up on the first turn. So my main question is will any old battery do or are they specific to the car (2.0Gxli Spacewagon) .
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  Reducing engine speed to keep an engine working 5 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a petrol Ford Focus mk1 which is 8 years old. When overtaking cars on I get to about 6,000 and then change gear. Would revving the engine to...
• Mitsubishi Outlander II - Rear disc corrosion on 2 year old car 22 Mar 2010 (Forum)
   this is fine except they won't replace them as a warranty issue (3 year warranty).  i bought the car a year old from the main dealer in bristol (part of the colt car company Uk) and feel that after 2 years this should really be covered as the car has not been anywhere that should have caused excessive corrosion.
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  Meriva EPS steering fault on older cars 9 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that Vauxhall are now repairing faulty electric power steering free of charge on cars up to 5 years old, but my partner owns a 53 plate model. Is...
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  What first car for a newly qualified 26-year-old? 26 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  i am 26 years old and have been taking driving lessons fo aboutr 9 months, in a few months i hope to have passed my test, what small cars would you recommend...
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  Which cars are easily insurable for a 17-year-old? 18 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Our daughter will shortly be 17 and will learn to drive. We currently have a two-year-old Touran and a six-year-old MINI Cooper soft top. We assume both...
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  I bought a used car with old tyres and a faulty clutch, what are my rights? 23 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Volkswagen Touran from a used car dealer, only to discover that the rear brakes are 75 per cent worn, the rear discs are scored, the clutch...
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  I'd like your advice on which two to three year old car to buy... 4 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter's thirteen year old Skoda Octavia was rear shunted recently and has now been written off by the insurance company. Now looking for a replacement...
• New Old Stock 22 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Anyone know what happens to dealer spare parts when they become uneconomical to keep? In the motorbike world, places like David Silver buy up old stock and have a good business doing so, but as there are more parts to cars this might not be viable. Had a notion of looking out for a 'new old' DW8 engine and having it fitted if it would be cost effective.
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  Luxury car owners resorting to old-fashioned anti-theft measures 23 Oct 2024 (News)
  
• Chevrolet Lacetti - Changing car reg 8 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Have taken my private reg off car and been given a new reg but they do not issue a new mot but old mot has old reg on what do I do.
• Car Valeting 4 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  What do you get for a car valeting and how much does it cost? I have a 4yr old Suzuki Wagon R which is super but needs sprucing up after lending it to grandchildren. {Shouting amended - DD}