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• any make must be automatic, diesel, low emissions - I need help 25 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Having just read the problems people have had with the Ford C-Max I have now changed my mind on buying one, good job I read Honest John's site!. Does anyone know of a 1.6 diesel automatic  MPV that is reliable. I have bad arthritus and am a pensioner. Many thanks
• Electronic parking brake 3 May 2006 (Forum)
  I drove a Ford C-Max today, and it had an electronic parking brake. I've never come across one before, and wondered if anyone had any thought about these, on reliability or otherwise. Perhaps I'd get used to it, but it seemed more controllable to hold the car on an incline using a handbrake.
• diesel car needed 27 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  hi guys wonder if you can help im thinking about buying a pool car for my company - passat/mondeo sized and diesel. can anyone offer any alternatives to these - need 5 doors, saloon, 70k miles max and have 9-10k to spend passats are nice but seem expensive. any diesels to avoid? ive heard the old vaxhall ones are a bit ropey as well as the old fords cheers dave
• Ford - Ka (yr 2000) - hard to change gear 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Any idea why my sister's 2000 Ford Ka is very reluctant to change gear -particularly between 4th and 5th. It takes a mighty shove to make it change. Any ideas? S
• ford ka - removing the oil cap? 7 May 2007 (Forum)
  Help how do i get the oil cap off a Ford Ka S reg, to top up the oil the manual said twist but it does not twist, there is a joint but pipes are attached. the yellow cap does not twist.
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  Buying a Ford Puma - what should I look out for? 10 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a Ford Puma for £995. The seller has told the car had a number of advisories on the last MoT, which was done two months ago. These...
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  Wife is expecting twins - what car should we buy? 12 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My wife is expecting twins and we're looking for a used car which will have space for a double buggy. Our budget is up to around £10,000 and reliability...
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  Should I buy this used Honda CR-V? 23 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I reluctantly have to part with my very comfortable 31,000 2006 Volvo S80 SE D5 185 due to worsening back problems. A local garage has a September 2012...
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  Folkswagon 21 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I always read your bit in the Telegraph and have now started to think about swapping my Volvo V50 diesel, which I really enjoy driving, though my wife,...
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 2008 - Coolant leak Mk6 (late 08) Fiesta 20 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Evening all, hopefully someone on here will have had this problem, there's a very slight coolant leak on my 08 Fiesta, not losing that much but it is noticeable on a weekly check, dropping by about 10mm or so from the Max line. This did happen a little while ago and it was leaking by the thermostat which was fixed, had a look under the car and noticed some where the leaking coolant was settling, along the bottom of the cover for the cam belt.
• Any - Car hire - Italy 26 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Just had a quick look at the current prices as I will be going in a fortnights time and managed to swap from a Fial 500L compact to a Ford Grand C-Max midsize (although they are similar sizes the Ford has more bootspace which will be a big bonus) and got a £75 refund in the process. I suspect the hirers have spare capacity at the moment?
• Toyota Avensis, Ford Focus CMAX - Seq Auto VS Auto VS CVT 30 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hello,   I am considering buying  focus or avensis  or c-max automatic. Few of the models are Seq Auto while order ones are Auto.   What is the difference between these two transmissions ?
• Ford Focus 1.6 Ghia - X plate (2000) - Temperature gague in the red when driving at speed 19 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  When you back off down to 50-60 mph, it falls back to about the 2/3rds point. The header tank is up to the max mark with coolant, and it does not appear to lose any fluid.  It does not appear to overheat when sitting in traffic, so it seems puzzling. I thought it normally gets cooler at speed due to increase airflow?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2004 2.0TDCi engine noises 29 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  The above mentioned car (54 reg) went for an MOT today, the tester refused to carry out the emmissions tests due to a noisy engine. He felt there was an internal defect and would not consider taking the engine up to max revs in case the engine suffered severe internal damage. To my ear the engine is chattering, there is a puff of blue smoke on startup but fuel and oil consumption are very good. It also runs smoothly at 70mph.
• Best Automatic - Help Required 4 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I'm thinking of buying a brand new automatic for Mrs D. Criteria: 1:Max RRP 16k - We are assuming we will get a big discount, so the cheaper the car the better! 2:Must have a 5 start NCAP 3: Has to be as high as the Ford fiesta, or higher for that commanding driving position. 4: No bigger than the ford focus, Or smaller than the MB, A class. 5: Must be very reliable. 6: At least a 12 year corrision warranty. 7; Good handling.
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  How reliable are Ford EcoBoost engines? 8 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My local garage is a Ford specialist, but not an authorised dealer. I am considering buying a new Focus/Fiesta/B-Max through this garage, but the owner...
• Ford Focus - Radio code 1 May 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, Had to have the battery replaced and the stereo's code is no where in the previous owner's documents. I'd appreciate some help, thanks in advance. S/N: M015263
• Ford Focus - Looking to buy a Ford Focus 28 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  Basically, I want to hear anyone’s opinions on these cars good or bad and the same on the engine. It will only be used as a run about in town so max 5-10 miles a day. Many thanks
• Can I be a revolutionary? 9 Jul 2013 (Forum)
   Neither are intuitive, with too many functions buried in hard find menus that take an age to drill down.   Compared to our S-Max and Juke, both with decent size touch screens in the centre of the dash, capable of dealing with most things within a couple of pushes so you can do things like pair up a phone at the trafic lights, rather than having to sit in the car park for five minutes.
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  Automatic Transmissions 3 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Hello again John You have helped me many times re PROPER! auto boxes on cars I have bought. Can I ask you this please? Am looking at Mercedes 1.5 B160...