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• Skoda Octavia II - Pot holes and speed bumps 21 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Just pondering getting either a Focus Estate, C-Max or Octavia Estate - are any of these more resilient to our wonderful pot-hole / speed bump ridden streets? In particular the bump by Furniture Village in Southampton West Quay :-) Or any other makes to consider of that ilk.
• Ford Focus - Radio Code Needed 23 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hi   Can anyone please help me, I need the radio code for S/N M660860.   Thanks in advance for any help
• Ford Focus - RDS 5000 radio code 21 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Flat battery and lost radio code. Could anyone please help me? S/N M260174   thanks   Mat
• Decent size used MPV/4x4 31 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Only do about 5k miles a year. Down to older ( I guess around 2008 ) VW Touran Ford C-Max Honda FRV or newer Dacia Duster Would prefer auto but not sure what the auto boxes are like on these cars Any suggestions  
• Used MPV's which is better bet 19 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  This will probably start an interesting and maybe heated debate lol Sub £2k ish MPV Petrol Ford C-Max vs Vauxhall Zafira vs VW Touran ( or others if people feel strongly enough ) Presuming they had good service history and under say 120k miles which one would you trust to drive 600 miles to Cornwall back if you had the choice  Look forward to the answers..
• Seats for five tall adults 9 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Currently we use a Fiat Panda, mainly for my commute, and a Honda Shuttle (old but good) for the family. I am thinking of a Honda Civic or perhaps an Accord estate, or maybe a Corolla Verso or a Ford C-Max, of conceivably a Skoda. Ideally the budget is under £6,000.  Any thoughts??
• Focust - Slow Coolant loss 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Focus hatch  a 1.8 petrol  january 2008 57plate Mk2  done 22500 miles from new one owner over a period of time the coolant level drops from max to clearly below min level on expansion tank, and I have to top it every 3-4 months, Ford dealer did pressure test showed no leak. I wondered if anyone else has this,  or is it a normal feature of this vehicle ?.
• 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
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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 - 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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  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 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 ?