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  • Thanks to BMW for helping out with the steering repairs on my wife's Mini One. 11 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
    My wife's MINI One suffered a serious steering problem, estimate for repair £1200. The car was well out of warranty and also out of goodwill warranty....
  • Buying a new car online - are there any hidden catches? 18 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I have been given a quotation for a new C-Max 1.6 TDCI by Buyacar.co.uk at a substantial discount of £3687, as well as a reasonable p/x price on my existing...
  • Reinforced tyres 5 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I took your advice about getting winter tyres for our C-MAX which is now wonderful in snow and want to get winter tyres for our Hyundai i10. The only...
  • Replacement car 3 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My wife has decided that after 25 years of driving cabriolets she needs something easier to get in/out of. The budget is around £11,000 and the requirements...
  • Cock up doodle doo 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I wonder if you can help me? I have recently had an MoT on my Fiesta Zetec and a coil spring replaced. Subsequently, the alarm keeps going off on the...
  • Classic kids 7 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
    My three daughters grew up in my 1948 MG TC or 1966 Sunbeam Alpine. They travelled in the front passenger seat, or behind the seats. Now I am a grandfather...
  • replacing my VR6 for max economy! 2 Oct 2008 (Forum)
    Hi everyone A new job with a 40 mile a day commute means my 1995 golf vr6 has to go. Over the last 2 years i've only had about 28mpg from it, plus the...
  • Can you suggest a good SUV with torque converter transmission? 4 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
    My present Motability car is a Skoda Yeti 1.2 DSG. It's time to replace this car and I want my next car to have a torque converter transmission. I have...
  • When should I change the gearbox oil on my Audi A1 S tronic? 21 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I have owned an Audi A1 1.4 TFSI 185PS for 3.5 years and overall am very happy with it. However I am confused regarding the maintenance and servicing for...
  • Off road Jaguar S-Type 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My 2003/53 Jaguar S-Type has been off the road for over 10 weeks because of the = unavailability of outer CV joint kits - both of the existing N/S and...
  • nissan micra - N A T S 12 Aug 2012 (Forum)
    Drove through 4 toll booths arrived at destination ok. When I put key in to restart car N A T S appeared in the dash board LED Car will not start. Tryed second key but car seems to be disabled. How do I fix this problem.
  • Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - 05 2.7 parts list 6 Sep 2009 (Forum)
    Hi, does anyone know where we can get parts lists for 05 diesel and early S type jaguars as we have to repair the suspension on a diesel and want to know if they are the same. thanks wife'y
  • Jaguar S-type handbrake 8 Nov 2006 (Forum)
    Hello Has anyone had problems with the handbrake mechanism on an S-type (1999). The handbrake unit has been binding on and the screw type mechanism seems to not be freely releasing or releasing enough to allow the discs to rotate without overheating. Did anyone find a good solution for this and is it a common problem?
  • Should I trade my 2006 Jaguar S Type in for the newer model? 29 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
    I bought a 2006 Jaguar S Type 2.7-litre diesel back in April while I was between jobs to see me through. Having now returned to work I am wondering whether...
  • Do I need to change my car when the ULEZ expands? 15 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
    I live inside the ULEZ zone with an old diesel car and I need to know if I will need to pay the ULEZ zone charge on 1 October 2021. My neighbour said I...
  • Skoda Fabia - cold wife 10 Jan 2018 (Forum)
    my wife owns a skoda fabia 2015,she as owned it from new ,and every time the weather is cold she complains how long it takes to get warm ,do they still have winter and summer stats,or is there another way it will get warmer any quicker thanks
  • Honda Civic 1.8 discrepancy in the mileage. 23 Mar 2017 (Forum)
    Hi , just spotted a Honda Civic which I am very intrested in but checked the MOT history and there seems to be a discrepancy in the mileage. 2015 is 60k 2016 is 98k 2017 mot shows just 68K Could this be human error or should I look elsewhere . thanks
  • Comment on Goodyear F1's 28 Apr 2007 (Forum)
    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19551
  • Cooper S - Air Con on R56 Cooper S 31 May 2020 (Forum)
    On this forum you've always been helpful and polite so will post it here.......I have a R56 Cooper S. Now the air con has never been that cold albeit perfectly acceptable to me. I've only had this car 16 months so it might need a regas anyway ?? However leaving that aside when activating the air con its make the engine note rise considerably.
  • Jaguar S-type diesel blowing blue smoke 10 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My diesel Jaguar S-Type has started blowing blue smoke from underneath the front passenger side. The problem only happens in the cold, any idea what it...
 

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