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• Ford Mondeo 1 (1993 - 1996) - P reg / any car - suspension strut bolt seized 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Coil spring broken so I?ve got the whole leg from the scrapyard. As expected the pinch bolt?s seized. Tried a 4? scaffold bar, hitting a spanner with a lump hammer, warming the joint & WD40. Any ideas please? Also is it practical to remove the strut and knuckle to drill the pinch bolt out on the bench if necessary?
• why No 8 in car ads? 26 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  my list of numbers in plates to date is toyota avensis...808 mg/rover ad....888 (on the 75) suzuki grand vitara ad.....831 jaguar s-type.....118 ford fiesta (pinball ad)....801 chrysler crossfire........825 and to finish it off.... part of the telephone number on the ford thunderbird ad.....111888!!!! d`oh i think i must be ill or something!!!
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  Our Isuzu D-Max has gone through four sets of brake pads in four months - is there a known issue? 14 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We've had a reoccurring brake wear issue with pads and drums on our Isuzu D-Max (changed four times between March 2016 and December 2017. The vehicle is...
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  The car I bought from a dealer looks like it's been involved in an accident - what are my rights? 26 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Five months ago purchased a one owner Fiesta from a dealer with a 12 month Ford warranty. Just after delivery, I contacted the dealer explaining that the...
• Ford Focus - EXTENDED WARRANTY 20 Mar 2016 (Forum)
   I`m new to the site and I would appreciate any help at all.  This is an unsual situation (I think!). Just over a year ago I bought a Ford Focus from Motorpoint in Newport. The car was only 6mths old and still had over 2 years of the manufacture`s warranty to run. The extended warranty was not to kick in until 2017 (Sept). Unfortunately I was involved in an accident last week and the insurance company have told me that the car is a write-off.
• maybe a Golf? - buying a car £10k budget 8 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Preferred: -1.4-1.6 petrol - something with a bit of oomph but not horrible on fuel but not diesel as i dont plan on long miles - manual -5 door + 5 seats, something spacious that i could carry friends around with comfortably -year of reg: 2015+ -Mileage <30k -something reliable - body = hatchback looking at a 2015 1.4 VW golf match, thoughts?
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  Best practical car for under £5k? 10 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have a three-door Mitsubishi Colt, but need a larger car for transporting at least four people (plus myself) in comfort with room for five...
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  Petrol or diesel seven seater? 7 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently retired and I have a 57 reg Ford C-max 1.6 TDCI 110 Zetec with just shy of 50k on the clock. This weekend mentioned a cost of £1600 for...
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  Which used estate would you choose? 4 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I've narrowed my search for a second hand buy down to a few models, I have a max of £17-18k to spend, but id rather keep it to 15/16k unless theres something...
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  Would you recommend that we buy a Honda CR-V and another second car? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Ford C-Max 1.6 110 diesel with 61,000 miles on the clock. My husband has a Ford Mondeo estate diesel 2.2 Titanium X with 60,000. We both...
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  Which car has the most comfortable seat for a multiple sclerosis sufferer? 27 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My partner, who is 29, has been suffering from MS for about four years. Recently her back has got worse and has trouble with the passenger seats. She is...
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  My car was written off - what happens to the finance payments I've made so far? 7 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford B-MAX was involved in an accident and the other party accepted liability. I didn’t want the hassle, so I claimed against my own insurer. I lost...
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  Need a baby friendly car - what do you recommend? 27 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm going to be a mum for the first time in early 2015 and my husband and I need to upgrade our car. I'm looking for something that can easily get a pram...
• Any - Suzuki SX4 SCross vs Honda Civic vs Toyota Avensis 23 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  So now we are in the market for a replacement. I  have narrowed the choices to the below 3 options 1) Suzuki SX4 - S-cross - 1.6 petrol manual model:- 2015 mileage:- 45000 Cost £7000 Pros:- Newer car I like the raised seating position and better all round visibility. Good fuel economy figures Cons:- 1.6 engine.
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  Is it better to have air conditioning on hot or cold setting? 28 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am concerned about the advice regarding how long air conditioning needs to be on as I have only put mine on occasionally when on a long downhill runs...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Coolant Leak 14 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Couldn't see anything till they had it on the ramp and apparently its the core plugs leaking at back of engine? I didn't get a look. I believe they need some bits from Ford and a gasket or two. Anyway quoted around £165 if all goes to plan and the plugs prove easy enough to remove. Its booked in for Tuesday and we've not used it much, only to take son to nursery and back.
• Ford Transit - Questions for Transit owners 3 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  (Bear in mind I’m not planning on a resale but want it to last us at least seven years as a camper) Or would we be better off looking for an older model with less than 100K on the clock? My concerns with the older models are that if I’m not sure we’d get the max height and width (no, I want a Ducato!), but I don’t have the budget to get a newer van with less miles... 4. Finally, I don’t suppose anybody knows when the used van market is going to cool off a bit?!
• Ford Focus Mk1 99/T 1.8 petrol - Badly reduced fuel economy 1 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  I've eliminated things like tyre pressure/condition and despite having a small oil leak, it seems to make no difference whether the car is a Max or Min oil level. One thing I haven't changed for several years is the fuel filter, but despite a friend suggesting it as a possible cause I can't really see how it could cause the car to use *more* fuel??
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 quick to heat up 5 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  fluids had been topped up and as normal until this started. way home sat, 6 miles into journey and temp needle suddenly goes to max and yellow warning light came on., pulled over, switched off, and back on, temp was in middle, light was off. inspected under bonnet no leaks or obvious, contunied journey as normal. normal journey today. to work. inspected fluid levels and reservoir was empty. topped up, and left engine running 15 minutes on drive.
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  Does the Ford Fiesta use a DSG gearbox? 2 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have test driven a Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Powershift and was really impressed with it. However, I've now been told by men 'in the know' that its probably...