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  I bought a faulty car and want to reject it - do I have to let the garage attempt to fix it first? 4 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2014 Audi A3 S-Line from Norwich Audi, they delivered it to me in Coventry, sight unseen and from the day I received the car it had an unusual...
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  What's the best car for poor condition roads as well as a motorway commute? 22 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I live in a rural location which means lots of rough roads and potholes, but I commute a 70- mile round trip to work on a motorway, often at rush hour....
• Celebrating 40 years of the 18-22 series Wedge 27 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Nevertheless, the Princess was an entirely credible rival to the recently released Citroen CX and made Ford’s Granada look like a throwback. Its strengths were cabin space, ride comfort, interior fittings, road holding and refinement. Oh, and its Tomorrow’s World wedginess. But by the time it had mutated into a Princess, a number of weaknesses had emerged.
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  Garage musing 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was a little concerned to read that a Ford dealership in Bristol had consulted with Ford, and suggested that seized spark plugs could be “smashed out...
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  I want a car that has a spacious boot, good fuel economy and is cheap to insure/tax? 21 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  What car is best for me? I like a high driving position, boot space for camping, good fuel economy, ideally some bodywork protection/trims, good all-round...
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 'S' first impresions 1 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Real life kept getting in the way. I've just taken delivery of my new toy, a 2001 Porsche Boxster S, procured slightly accidentally from a dealer friend who phoned me from the auction recently and asked me if I fancied one and on the spur of the moment I decided that I did. It was cheap, well below trade book so on paper I've got a bargain, but I bought it for some fun, not as an investment, so how I'll concentrate on telling you what it's like to drive.
• More on Hydrogen. 17 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  The real problem, and one that car makers by definition have no interest in addressing, is western society?s addiction to the car. Is there an alternative? One person who thinks so is Dean Kamen, an American inventor, who unveiled his much-hyped Segway Human Transporter, a fancy computerised scooter, in December. ?
• Citroen c3 picasso - Central locking causing battery drain 12 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  Hello, I have identified f8 20A fuse as the culprit circuit/s causing parasitic drain of battery to the tune of 1.5A. Having pulled it the immediate problem is solved but as the radio and display are also through this I need to find out how to permanently repair the problem.im having difficulty finding wiring diagram on the Internet.
• Skoda, the good old days? 6 May 2024 (Forum)
  v=-sCbANU_W3o"> The butt of many jokes but I'm not sure they were really that bad, certainly in terms of reliability?. At the technical college I attended back in the late 80's, a mate had an Estelle 120 (of the age the cars in the video) and at the same time, I had a Lada 1600!. I also remember my Grandfather having a late Estelle 120 (though I think the name Estelle might ave been dropped and it was just a Skoda 120?)
• Citroen C6 - Citroen C6 classic car status 4 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Has there been a recent concerted effort to establish Citroen C6's as modern classics? I have quite fancied one of these for ages but never got round to it. Usually they are about 6-8 on autotrader but atm there are only 2 at around £ 3-4000. Maybe it's just the Covid general car price rise but they do seem to be creeping up.
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 18-01-2020 20 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  Parker’s Guide- I looked at the XC40 but was put off by reports of it only doing the high 20’s mpg and as we travel to Southern Europe each year wanted something more economic so ended up buying a NX.. It has it’s faults (road noise and not the most powerful) but fully loaded it returned around 44mpg and that included mountainous regions..As said its not the most powerful so not a ‘driver’s car’ but it’s very comfortable and a relaxing drive..
• Toyota Aygo - Emissions not tested due to blocking up machine 17 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  There's a 2008 Toyota Aygo for sale near me at a very reasonable price. In July 2017 it failed the MOT because, "Emissions not tested due to blocking...
• Service history - does it really matter? 6 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Had a good vibe from the dealer and everything added up condition wise and the way the engine ran and it sailed through the equivalent of the MOT here. A "right" amount of KM for the age and from Holland originally so had never seen a hill!  It`s troubles really began after I got it!!! 2 and a bit years later still going strong. Did the run back to the UK from Hungary with nary a hitch. Maybe I was just lucky.......
• Range Rover, Discovery,Defender - Land Rover Mania 30 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  For the image conscious it must make sense but for Main Dealers not to offer any discount on a £90 k car and to impose waiting lists this situation must be unique. Similarly with the Discovery Tv6 s reputation for blowing engines and other reliabilty nightmares the workshops in this part of the midlands are full of broken down LRs leading to long waits to get them fixed. Can someone explain this madness ?
• Manage with one car 27 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  and am just weighing up if running our second more economical car is worth hanging on to.....Our people/stuff shifter averages 30mpg...our little run around is averaging 40 mpg..... we could of course try and find a more economical car to replace the two but then when you factor in costs is it really worth spending thousands to save few hundred £’s a year.......
• Pugeeot 207 cc - Car Registration not listed 22 Jan 2018 (Forum)
     Number, YR 10 ZVF, is in correct format:  Yorkshire and 2010 car. Another, S 27 ASD, seems to be in the old format, older than the car, and also is not listed.   Any thoughts?
• MOT advice please for single Mum 10 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  My minibus failed it's MOT Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents ingress of dirt offside front lower (2.4.G.2) O/S/F Lower arm part £138.33 3.5hrs Labour @£50pr hr £175 Need to book in for work tomorrow. Want to know if it's a fair timescale and price please? Thank you Tech head Gurus x
• Mercedes-Benz C220 CDi (2011 W204) - Diagnostic Code 20 Apr 2017 (Forum)
    I have had the codes read by M-B of Poole,  It is P200671 The charge movement flap (cylinder bank 1) is jammed closed.  The actuator is blocked.  Status S.  They want the car back for further investigations.  The status of regeneration is given as 'Normal operation without regeneration of diesel particulate filter'. What happened and what is the cure please?
• Peugeot 207 SW - Foul smel from ventilation system 17 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Can someone please help with this problem which has affected my partner,s car since she left the recirculated air control permanently on for several months. The air con man has tried everything including smoke bombs etc to no avail. HJ recommended putting the heater on full just before switching off which helped a little but the problem continues but only when the car is first used.
• Tesla - Not emission free when they burn - Tesla. 26 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  utm_source=ouest-france.fr&utm_medium=autopromo&utm_content=outbrain&utm_campaign=autopromo_monetisation and:- http://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-burns-fire-supercharger-norway/ Fire fighters can't use water to put then out when they are burning - high voltage presumably - another set of problems nobody thought of when designing electric cars!