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  I need a cheap 4x4 14 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I live in rural area. I am on my own and must have reliable vehicle, there's been a lot of bad weather, snow and ice in area. My budget is restricted....
• Renault Megane - Car not as ordered 24 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  I recently took delivery of a Megane 1.5 dci (brand new order) but had the problems with torque and economy I mentioned in my previous post re emissions ( to recap :- fuel economy of 28 max urban, 45 max extra urban,,,,, no torque whatsoever under 2k rpm) I now find that the megane we have been supplied is not the same car/engine as I test drove. The dealer test car had the previous 1.5dci engine which although producing higher emissions also had a much better torque curve and produced the torque from lower down the rev range, whereas the car they supplied us with has renaults new eco2 engine which has totally different characteristics and torque etc.
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  What is your opinion of the Lexus GS 450h hybrid? 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There are some 2-year-old, low mileage, Lexus GS 450h 3.5 SE Saloons available within my max price of £22,500. I don't do big mileage (7,500 miles pa)...
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  Should I buy a BMW 320D M Sport with 100,000 miles on it? 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm struggling to make a decision on parting with £11,800 for a BMW 320D M Sport Touring, with 100,000 miles, leather interior and one owner. What are...
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  Cromalogical order 10 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have had many trouble-free years driving Fiats, my current car being a Croma 2.2 auto (a superb car in most respects). However, it has recently developed...
• Unusual insurance question 15 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  And will I lose my maximum NCD if I don't take out any new insurance in the next three years? OR.....should I renew the Focus insurance in MY name, to retain my max NCD? And would my wife then lose HER maximum NCD? Or in fact has her max NCD now be in jeopardy since she had an insurance claim, albeit on a DIFFERENT policy/car? I really don't know what to do for the best, and would be extremely grateful for some advice.
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  We want a small car for less than £2000. What advice would you give to a clueless buyer? 16 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  We need a second car for local trips (the school run, popping to the shops etc - no long motorway journeys). I don't want to spend more than £2000 and...
• MINI Cooper S R56 - MINI Cooper S Timing Chain Failure 21 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Morning all, I'm looking for a little bit of advice. We own a R56 Cooper S, the 1.6T one. On Friday, it cut out, when my partner was reversing out a parking space at her work, and refused to start. The AA came out, looked at it, decided he reckoned the timing chain had snapped, as it appears the top end isn't turning, and towed it home for us, since most garages were shut for the holiday weekend.
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  Unfair parking fine 28 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I parked in a Euro car park behind Marks and Spencers in Lymington. It is also joined on to a car park owned by the council. I parked in a space and,...
• Vat - Vat Qualifying vehicles, an expensive option? 10 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Buy a new car, get the 14.89% (or whatever it is) off the purchase price. Sell in 2 yrs without having to charge vat 2. Buy a s/h 6 month old demo car, save say 3k ish, and then sell 2yrs later without adding vat 3. Buy a s/h 6 month old car that is non qualifying and sell 2yrs later. Choices 1 &2 look best, probably 2, as someone else would of suffered some of the depreciation.
• Porsche Boxster 986 + Boxster S (1996 - 2004) - 2000 Boxster S? Would you buy?? 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I've found my dream car although having one or two doubts after reading about engine problems. Here are the details: 2000 Boxster S 2 owners - first was an older couple who had it from new and the current owner had it bought for her by an ex-boyfriend (who is a Porsche owner himself) from a Porsche dealership. As a suprise he also had it resprayed metallic silver/pink (via Porsche - they dealt with it all) and she's given the Porsche dealership her permission to let me have access to all her details if need be.
• What price Freedom? m/homes,caravans, hotels, boat 23 May 2009 (Forum)
  A caravan then? there`s room here, the tiny Freedom caravan is only 750kg and would easily be pulled by the 200nm of the van. That said - nearly £9,000 for the Freedom would buy at least 100 nights in hotels. That`s around 10 years worth of hotel rooms, given that most of our holiday effort is visiting family in the far east.
• Pug 205GTi 1.6 - Low tickover & cut out. 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Now most of you are probably thinking it?s the idle valve, but there?s something else to add to the mix, at night, when the headlights are on, or I?ve got the wipers on, it?s simply a struggle to keep her going at all as the revs just are far too low.
• Best Back Room Moments... 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order: Car fires tech report by Steve Hannaford http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=6738&m=74304 Stephen Khoo\'s espace engine failure http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=4&t=5512 659FBE formula for working out when to change a cam belt http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=7920&v=f Andymc\'s excellent Biodiesel thread http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?
• Yaris D4D vs Golf TDI 130 12 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Yes I know this topic sounds like an unlikely head to head, but I have a decision to make. I own a Golf TDI 130 5 door bought new in January 2002 from Motorhouse 2000, it\'s an EU import. I bought the Golf over the Christmas hols in a hurry after I rejected my new MINI Cooper, following legal advice. But that\'s another story! The early BMW Mini\'s were not good news...
• Jaguar S-Type - Blue smoke 9 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Hi I bought an S type Jaguar two weeks ago, the first frosty morning we had I started the engine and pressed the three buttons to clear front and rear screens,the blower started up inside and the screens cleared, I had left the engine running for about five minute's then blue smoke started blowing down from the front right hand side of the engine (as you look at it) , it had a strong smell like plastic or rubber burning.
• Skoda Rapid 1.6 TDi S - Broken Engine Mount 7 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  My son has recently bought a 1 year old Rapid 1.6 TDi S with approx 14,000 miles on the clock just over a month ago.   Within two weeks of ownership there was a loud knocking from the engine.
• Peugeot 308 S HDi 2009 - Oil Pressure - Oil Pressure issue 2 months after P1 service? 27 May 2014 (Forum)
  Peugeot 308 S HDi 2009 - Oil Pressure light has come on (over Bank Holiday, joy) only two months after a P1 dealership service. Oil info light on start up says Oil OK. I've looked at the dipstick and it looks OK (I understand from other threads in the this forum, black oil is usual).
• Mini Cooper S - ABS light flickering after start up? 19 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hello one and all, 3 days ago my 2002 Mini Cooper S developed a strange fault with the abs. After the car is started and as you pull away in 1st gear at a slow pace (no spinning) the abs light flickers and kicks in for a few seconds then clears, after that it is fine and would be for 500 miles hypothetically.
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  What's wrong with my Audi A3's rear wiper? 9 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A few weeks ago my Audi A3's rear wiper started coming on on its own when I was using the front wipers. Now the rear wiper has stopped working altogether....