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  Can you recommend a bike rack for a car with a spoiler? 7 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for some advice about a suitable bike carrier for three bikes - which would be best to fit to the boot of my Skoda Octavia estate VRS. Searching...
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  Should I replace my diesel car with a hybrid or electric vehicle and, if so, which one? 5 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Skoda Yeti diesel, which I have used for towing a caravan for the past six years. Due to our advancing years, we have decided to give up caravanning...
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  Our car was written off - can we claim for the roof bars we've had to replace? 22 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  We had our car written off (not our fault) and had to buy a new one. We use a roof box when we go on holiday each year and so I had to buy new roof bars...
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  The turbo has failed on my car - and despite being replaced it won't go above 60mph? 9 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  A couple of weeks ago my Mazda 3 1.6 diesel died on the motorway. It was towed to a local independent garage, where £800 later the turbo was replaced,...
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  My grandson's new Vauxhall Corsa is faulty - what are his rights? 23 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Two weeks ago, my grandson bought a 2015 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 for just over £6000 from a main Vauxhall dealer. It came with a one year warranty and the car...
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  Is turbo cool down necessary for modern cars? 27 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've just acquired my first turbo car, a Renault Megane GT Sport and am somewhat unclear about the need for turbo cool down. My manual doesn't mention...
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  What car should I buy for my retirement? 8 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently retired and am looking to change my six year old diesel Ford Focus for a long term replacement. I'm looking at a petrol engine as my estimated...
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  Have I void my Fiat warranty? 16 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I was driving my fiat 500 Abarth recently. As I pulled out of a junction on to a busy main road and changed gear my vehicle revved very high and jumped...
• Vauxhall vectra cdti 2008 - Vectra cam sensor 20 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  a long story so please bear with me. I was driving along the motorway and my car overheated. I pulled off at the next exit and called the recovery. They came out and diagnosed the water pump, towed me back to my local garage. They said they could do this and the timing belt fine
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  Evoque engine failure - what are my options? 13 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought new Range Rover Evoque from a dealership two years ago. Last week it unexpectedly broke down. Land Rover towed it to a local garage and said oil...
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  Is this Freelander part-exchange a good deal? 16 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am on the verge of purchasing a Freelander 2 diesel SW 2.2 TD4 XS 5-door, new, in metallic Santorini Black with Almond leather upholstery. I am trading...
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  Mechanical faults in my Volvo XC60 10 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Dad has been having horrendous trouble with his Volvo XC60. He purchased it from new in June 2011. Since then it has spent many, many weeks back at...
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  Which reliable, economical four or five door car would you recommend? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have a 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 coupe and a 1989 Mercedes-Benz G Wagon (that runs on LPG and petrol). Both have done over 140,000 miles and...
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  C-Class or Mondeo? 24 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a KIA Cee'd 2.0 diesel which I use to tow a caravan of less than 1,100 kgs MTPLM max. It is a task that it does satisfactorily, albeit only nine...
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  Rear Axle failed on 4 yr old 4x4 low milage no off road,dealer bought and serviced -should I be paying for this repair ??? 24 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Grand Cherokee suffered major mechanical failure last week while on motorway. oil leak in Diff lead to rear axel damage. It is a dealer bought and serviced...
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  My new 508 has a fault 20 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just taken delivery of a brand new diesel Peugeot 508 SW. It arrived with the towing eye cover missing. This was pointed out to them by me and...
• fabia mpi - Rear-ended another car, it's totaled...now scared 17 May 2012 (Forum)
  being deployed but the workers called an ambulance and while I was getting checked out, they were speaking to the police and then drove off. Obviously, I have now been cautioned and both cars were towed away. Her air bags didn't deploy and the rear bumper and light cluster is in bad shape......mine
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  Are modern cars too technologically advanced for their own good? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  One day I am going to write an article about how car design is wholly wrong in environmental terms. We are scrapping cars at 7 to 10 years old when the...
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  Should the oil in my Meriva need changing at 7600 miles? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  On 18 July 2011 we purchased a pre-owned 2011 Vauxhall Meriva 1.4 turbo petrol with 3,000 miles on the clock. On 18 December 2011 a warning message came...
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  Is the Protection of Freedoms Bill as outrageous as it seems? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Certainly I believe the proposals in the Protection of Freedoms Bill to allow 'keepers' to be penalised to be outrageous. In my view the BPA and SIA have...