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• Diesels 'pros an cons' 28 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  vehicle. However, after this, you will need to pay the typical £140.   Diesel cars are also a particularly great option if you’re planning on towing equipment or other vehicles with your car. For instance, if you love caravan trips, this could certainly be the right
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  Is it a risk to replace the spare wheel with a can of foam sealant in my MG RV8? 25 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have an MG RV8 with the usual spare tyre in the limited boot space. Considering it would cost about £60 to replace a tyre and I have only had five problems...
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  The coolant system of my car is contaminated with transmission fluid - what can I do? 22 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2012 Seat Exeo ST 2.0 TDi Auto. One morning I found a pool of transmission fluid and water on my drive. It was towed to a SEAT main dealer and...
• Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi - Focus TDCi LIMP HOME MODE SOLVED....I THINK! 12 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  . Eventually the engine cut out completely, power steering went.... the lot! So I just about heaved it up onto the hard shoulder, called the tow truck and waited patiently. So after an hour the tow truck showed up, and he actually just about managed to get the car started again. So I drove to the nearest
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  My car had a gearbox oil change last year and now in lower gears there is a whining noise - is this likely to be a problem? 10 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My Rover 75 had a gearbox oil change last year. In lower gears there is a whining noise which disappears when we reach 30mph. Is this likely to be a problem?
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  What should I look out for when buying a 1999 Honda CR-V? 5 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a Honda CR-V 1999 automatic with 135000 km from a private seller. What should I look out for? Any advice is appreciated.
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  What's the best, used pick-up to buy? 9 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  What's the best automatic, double cab pick-up truck to buy second-hand?
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  What cheap, used van can I get to carry gardening tools? 25 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm 6-foot tall and want to haul around scuba diving equipment and gardening tools. I need a car or van to do 10,000 - 15,000 miles per year, for around...
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  What turbo petrol car should I replace my higher torque diesel cars with? 30 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I want to replace our two diesel cars (a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso and a Citroen C3 Picasso) with just one petrol car. The Ford Grand C-MAX looks ideal...
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  Should I get my Honda CR-V serviced sooner than my service plan requires? 31 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Honda Civic 1.8 and will be buying a diesel Honda CR-V 160PS soon. Both cars come with a 5 year annual service plan which seems to cover at least...
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  Serious Engine Failure On Used Car Bought 3 Month Ago 9 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, I bought a Mini Cooper S 2009 plate just over 3 months ago (1/10/15) and a few days ago the engine cut out - the rac towed me to the nearest mini...
• Audi A4 - Purchased car and broke down day after 30 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  not start - eventually started and white smoke billowed from exhaust pipes - we thought car was on fire with the amount of white smoke.  Brought the car home and garage said get it to them at weekend.  I refused to drive and they towed it to their garage. They kept it for 2 days and said they had
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  Litigation and DMF on Volkswagen Touran 22 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  We had our clutch and flywheel fail on us in very dangerous circumstances and without warning. At 15000 miles and 1 year 2 weeks from brand new. We asked...
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  Do you have any info on the Fabia 1.9SDI? 6 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a cheap used Skoda Fabia which I intend to run for around one year. I recently found a 2001 Fabia Comfort Estate with the 1.9SDi engine...
• Peugeot 206 - Peugeot 206 gear change problem 2 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  and said it was fully serviceable. Within a year, the same problem arose - couldn't get the car into gear so the AA towed the car to a garage in Uxbridge who replaced the clutch cable - problem seemed to be solved. A month or so ago (a year after the clutch cable had last been
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  Xsara Picasso recurring turbo seal problems 12 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a seven year old Xsara Picasso from a Citroen dealer 16 months ago. The car has one year’s warranty and 60,000 miles on the clock. After six months...
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  Ford refusing to replace engine under warranty 9 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Two months ago my car broke down and needed to be towed home by the RAC. My local Ford dealer diagnosed the problem as a blown spark plug which had disintegrated...
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  Can you give me some advice on buying a used motorhome? 2 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking at a used motorhome. Most of what we are looking at seem to be based on a Fiat Ducato diesel chassis. In general, are there any older motorhomes...
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  Our new Honda FR-V's engine problem is being blamed on us - what can we do? 28 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Honda FR-V 2.2iCTDI, bought from a Honda dealer on 3 February 2013 with a warranty, broke down on the M25 two weeks ago. The engine began smoking and...
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  Which Honda Civic engine is best - 1.6 or 2.2? 27 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a new shape Honda Civic, question is do I go for 1.6 or 2.2? My local Honda dealer let slip that with the arrival of the new 1.6...