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  Canada try 21 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I'm emigrating to Nova Scotia, Canada, and will be looking to buy a cheapish second-hand pick up or SUV. Should I go for North American (V6, V8?) muscle...
• Max 6 months in rest of Europe? 29 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  One of HJ's old columns has a story about someone getting hit by an untaxed English registered car in France. HJ then says you can only use a British...
• Towball weights and Cycle Carriers 27 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  My son is now looking for a new bike for Christmas and as we have been looking , I have been trying to find out the weights of any prospective bike (he wants all the suspension etc and I want him to get a light bike!) Anyway this prompted me to do a check. My Scenic max towball weight is 75kg. The bike carrier itself weighs 19kg which leaves me 56kg for 4 bikes. The Thule website states that the carrier can take max 60kg. I have weighed the 4 bikes we currently use (by standing on the scales with and without the bike - is this accurate?)
• poss fuel consumption problem 26 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  X Type 2.0 diesel estate (i undertsand it to be the Mondeo 130 engine) 33-34 mpg on the trip computer around town....(rush hour stop start with a fair amount of completely stationary traffic, max 4 miles journey at a time) 38-39 mpg... on a very long motorway journey, that includes 120 miles of very good fast A roads at the end of it(driven quite hard, 4th gear selected when gaps appear on motorway with full acceleration, cruise control at well over the limit for the rest of it and constant overtakes on A road at max acceleration, car very heavily laden 47-50 if you fill it up, cruise quite gently in 5th at 40-50 mph but take it very carefully...
• Advice needed re: Dealer and 02 V40 19 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The Brake Fluid warning light came on last week. Opened up the bonnet and the fluid level was below MAX but above the MIN level. About at the MIN-Clutch level actually (about 1 inch about the MIN mark) anyway. I noticed the float thing that detects the level was stuck down so I jiggled it and got it to float up again.
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  Is the S Tronic gearbox problematic? 7 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is wanting to buy a petrol Audi Q2 with the S-Tronic gearbox. You often advise against particular types of automatic or semi-automatic gearboxes....
• 1960's paintwork craze coming back 27 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  1960's style white lines over the roof are starting to appear. What next ~ matt black bonnets?
• All Cars - New year challenge for SLO76 & others 3 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  His hobbies are outdoor based camping, canoeing and biking so the usual first cars such as Toyota Yaris etc will not do. They are thinking of a small estate with low insurance costs budget max £1,000. Suggestions of cars that meet the above criteria?  
• Everything considered - Suggestion on following please 8 May 2016 (Forum)
  Will soon need a "new" vehicle ; am I asking the impossible with the following ? Max  8000 miles  per year so not too worried about mpg  ,petrol , chain cam , NON flyby wire accelerator ,  ....and high  seating position .Wife would prefer a bit of comfort . . .
• Smart Brabus 2005 - Repair Bill 18 Dec 2015 (Forum)
    Car temperature reaching max diagnosed needing new thermostat and water pump.   Alternator also cracked.
• Renault 3 year servicing for £169 (or whatever) 22 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Sounds like a good deal until you realise that almost all models have a 2 year/18k mile service interval, and the max mileage allowed is 30k. So basically you are paying for one service (Unless you do less than 12k miles in the first two years then another 18k in the third year!)
• Modern Diesels OK Mileage? 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  We all know that modern vehicles can well exceed the 100k car mark before any problems. But if you were buying a 4-5 year old vehicle then whats the max mileage you would accept? There are plenty of vehicles out there with 120-160k on the clock, which can be bought cheaply enough. But is an older car with lower mileage the best way to go?
• Oxygen Sensor Volvo 240 1993 Jetronic 17 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Volvo 240 1993 Jetronic LH 2.4. Although I have the correct min and max voltages coming from the O2 sensor and the heater is OK the levels change very slowly i.e. 2 or 3 second cycle time. Is this trying to tell be something or is this the result of some other fault/mixture problem.
• Changing speakers on my car 8 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, Am looking to change the door speakers on my Nissan Almera. My budget is low, max 30-40 pounds. What should I look for in the speakers? Any particular brands or wattage to look for? Will be just plugging the new ones straight into the existing cables. Should I buy component speakers or just normal ones?
• Spacesaver spares 8 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Nothing too unusual in that but we subsequently both joined a stretch of motorway and the Golf headed out into the outside lane and then blasted off at probably 90 to 95 mph, with the worlds skinniest looking rear tyre. I was expecting it to hurtle into the central reservation at any moment. What is the max speed these things are supposed to be good for ?
• Grinding Noise on Gear Change 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi On my Escort 1.8TD (125k),when I go from 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd,there is a screeching/grinding noise ONLY when I reach max revs for changing gear (not when I actually depress clutch to change gear).When in 4th, it subsides until I reach 60mph when it starts again. This is mystifying.Any views please. Thanks
• Cracked windscreen 19 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  It's £60 excess for replacement, FOC for repair, so my cynical view is they will push for replacement. So - what is the max size that can be repaired, can a crack be repaired? It's only 1/2" long (at the moment, bound to spread?). Thanks, Jack
• Peugeot 308sw II - Wishbone Bushes - labour time 16 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Just had the wishbones replaced on my Peugeot 308SW (2015) @45k. Just wanted to check roughly how much time should be charged to do both sides?
• Jaguar XE - Full road test 8 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/jaguar/xe http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/jaguar/jaguar-xe-2015-range-road-test// Do you still want a BMW/Merc/dull A4?
• New Jaguar XF 8 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Good to see a new model smaller instead of larger than the one it replaces, and with better visibility. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-new-york-motor-show/2015-jaguar-xf-revealed-full-pictures-and-details