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• Passat, Focus, Mondeo, C Class, 4x4 - I have 6 days to by a car under 3K HELP 25 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  I need to get myself a car to get me to and from work and a bit of social driving.. I dont intend to have this car any longer than 3 years max. and will do about 18'000 miles a year MAX..   I am a self confessed mercedes addict and have had c180k A class, E classes etc. but this time i want to go for something that will holds its value and is under 3k..
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  Which car to replace my Lexus IS250, taking into account my injured leg? 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Following knee replacements, I find getting in and out of my Lexus IS250 with its low headroom rather awkward. Can you recommend a more accessible ‘sit...
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  Need a car for the back of an American RV. What are my options 30 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I need a small car to fit in back of American RV. Width height are no problem. Only have 10'.3" (3120mm) max in length though. Smart car fits, but...
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  Buying a new supermini 31 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I need to buy a new 5 door petrol supermini, Fiesta type size - max budget around £9k. I've been looking at the i20 1.2 comfort, but haven't found a decent...
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  Recently retired 15 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm recently retired after 25 years company car use now need to purchase a car (not new). Budget £10k. Five-year-old max, reasonable running costs,...
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  Unperturboed 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a March 2003 BMW 320d. I saw in your car by car breakdown entry on BMW 3-series E46, that 320d prior to October 2003 are prone to...
• Long term ownership max £4000 country track holes 4 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi there, I need to buy something which will be good over potholed roads and farm tracks, but also being well-behaved on normal roads. I sometimes have...
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - oil overfill 3 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Did regular checks the other day and noticed oil overfill. I'd say it is quite significant. It goes above max to nearly the same distance as from min to max marks on the dipstick (so I think it is about 0.7 litres). This however wasn't checked on a completely level ground, so in reality it may be a little bit less.
• 306 diesel won't rev past 3100rpm... 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  For some reason the engine won't go past 3100rpm. It flies up to this point, really does. I've adjusted the max fuelling and it has given it a bit more go but it still won't rev past 3100rpm. It feels like I'm hitting some sort of limiter. If I give it max throttle it'll jump when it hits 3000rpm, but if I give it a little and let it accelerate more slowly it will creep up to 3100rpm before it starts jumping.
• All EV s - Amstead Garden Suberb 1 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  One of the most interesting articles regarding the infrastructure needed to support the uptake of EV s appeared in HJ s on line agony column on 17 Feb part 1. Grateful if someone cut arrange for a link to be posted here ?
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  What do you think of converting a Ford Transit Custom into a campervan? 12 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a short wheelbase Volkswagen T5 campervan, but need something slightly larger with a high roof. I fancy a long wheelbase Ford Transit Custom. Transit...
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 2000(X) 1.8TD running warm / hot coolant smell 18 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  The water pump was replaced 20,000 miles ago when I did the timing belts, and the thermostat is a recent replacement (Genuine Ford item) which I did when this started happening. It's made no difference. For what it's worth there is a healthy looking flow of coolant from the return hose on the top of the expansion tank which gets stronger with revs.
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  What car has enough rear seat room for two child seats plus an adult? 15 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Which five-seater cars have enough space in the rear for two full size ISOFIX child seats and an adult?
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  How can I fix the screenwash leak on my Honda C-RV? 11 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Screen wash is leaking from behind the the headlamp washer on my 2014 Honda CR-V. My local dealer believes 'hard water' is the cause and will not fix it...
• Scratches on paintwork 1 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  I have a 6 month old Ford Fiesta in vision blue and recently there were some small scratches under the crease on the passenger side rear door. I dont know how but its pi**ed me off.   Over the past year i have used a mobile dent/paint repair service and this time I showed this damage to him.
• Motoring to the disco medallion cold on the chest 30 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  You were `advanced` in the finer points of civilized life and had a bottle of Liebfraumilch - and two glasses in the boot. Your stories, Ladies and Gentlemen - please. Let`s make this thread a good one `for the weekend` (as the barber used to say) oilrag
• Which car companies will be left in 10 years time? 20 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  With the demise of Saab and others on their death beds and the governments of Europe legislating to make our cars clone-like and fuel efficient above all else I am left wondering who will still be standing in the mainstream in ten years time? I would suggest we might have : One French company (with Nissan); VAG; KIA/Hyundai; Ford (& Volvo?); Toyota (& Subaru?) and Beijing automotive (who I think will be selling us cheap Roewe 75's and the Saab technologies they have just picked up). I wonder where Opel or its offspring might be?
• Polite Sign in rear window 27 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Was driving home on Monday afternoon and was behind a W reg Ford Fiesta, it had a fairly large poster in it's back window that read: (or pretty much read) I have recently been 'done' for speeding for the 1st time 34MPH in a 30MPH zone, it's cost me points and a fine I'm driving slowly because of this...
• Build quality- japan versus the rest 16 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The build quality is excellent, The doors close with a satisfying "thunk" like its a real piece of metal. There`s not a patch of rust on it and everything works as it should. Its 12 years old and has done over 100k. Before this i had a 10 year old ford escort which appeared to be made of 2mm thick tinplate and was going on the arches and sills.
• Could we run Jaguar 22 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I have never owned a Jag but have always been a fan as I think they are well engineered (something I think is number 1 in a car), and have got the quality / customer bit right as well - according JD Power. It struck me that if they fixed the design on some cars (X type in particular - next S type looks good according to current spy shots) then these things should have no problem selling. So imagine we are now the new board at Jag and Ford have just sold it to HJ & asscoiates for £1 - what we would do next ???