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  What hot hatch below £5000? 3 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  After driving a Toyota Corolla for five years with no problems, I'm looking for a hotter hatch for a change but would still like the reliability. It must...
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  Buying a small four-wheel drive 9 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a Hyundai Coupe, having had many BMW 3-Series. She loves the Hyundai, but we want a used small four-wheel drive as my Jaguar XF is useless...
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  Fiddler and Leak 21 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have taken my TT twice to an excellent local garage because the footwell carpet keeps getting wet. The second time they replaced a seal where the air...
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  Do you know of any specialists with knowledge of air conditioning compressors? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In your column in the Daily Telegraph recently you were replying to a guy with a Laguna Sports Tourer with problems with the air conditioning compressor,...
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  Has water ingress into our Vauxhall Vectra caused the air conditioning system to fail? 25 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There is water in the passenger footwell in our 54-reg Vauxhall Vectra estate. At the same time the motor to the air conditioning and heating system has...
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  Air conditioning problem 18 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My friend has a Vauxhall Zafira that appears to have two problems of concern. There is an intermittent rumbling from the engine bay when no clutch is pressed...
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  Why has a radiator fault in our Nissan Micra resulted in the air conditioning being shut down? 3 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My sister drives a 2008 Nissan Micra 1.2 manual and noticed smoke/vapour coming out of the dash and a substance like cooking oil on the rear carpet a few...
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  Does using an air conditioner affect fuel consumption? 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have always understood that running the air conditioner causes an increase in fuel consumption. Last week, in very cold weather, I was taken for a demonstration...
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  Can you recommend a cheap, basic, no-frills car? 12 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am retired and want to buy my last car. I do not want to pay for extras that I will hardly ever use such as air conditioning or electric wing mirrors....
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  Start err problem 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 57 plate BMW 118i with auto stop start engine. Throughout last summer the auto stop start engine re-activated itself after a couple of minutes....
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  Which crossover should I buy? 1 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I need a car for a round trip commute of 90 miles, mostly on the motorway. I have been looking at a SEAT Arona, Skoda Kamiq or Kia Stonic as I like the...
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  How can you tell if online car selling companies are scams? 2 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  There's a company that sells repossessed vehicles at a price that seems too good to be true. Is this a scam?
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  Steering heavy after replacement alternator? 19 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Honda Accord's alternator packed up a week ago. Had it replaced with new belts. It made a screaming noise on full lock when I put the Air Con on as...
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  Should I have the timing belt changed on my Fiat 500? 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My brilliant but under-used Fiat 500 (7200 miles) is coming up to five years old and is due an MOT and service. Last year the dealer did a "32-point service"...
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  Obscure question 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  During the winter, particularly when frosty, the inside of my windscreen freezes over immediately I get in. (Car kept on drive, all windows closed.) This...
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  Honda Jazz air conditioning not working 21 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  The air con has stopped working on my 2009 Honda Jazz. I've taken a look under the bonnet and there is a grinding noise coming from the general vicinity...
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  Should I buy this Peugeot 206 with faulty air conditioning? 23 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I need advice on buying Peugeot 206 1.9 HDI in black. It's done 78,000 miles and is good condition with one lady owner from new. The only fault it has...
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  Why is the climate control in my BMW 120i inadequate? 27 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a BMW 120i convertible with climate control. The 28 degrees centigrade max of the BMW is puny - no good at all for winter sun. Neither does it...
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  Honda CR-V heater on driver's side does not warm up, how can I fix this? 28 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Having done the due dilligence (HJ Reviews etc) I took a 13 plate Honda CR-V for a test run two days ago which was a warm day so was pleased that the air...
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  My used Peugeot is causing problems - what do I do? 29 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2006 Peugeot 207 at the end of January. I was mislead as to its mileage when emailing them and discovered it had done more when test driving...