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  key fob won't open door 24 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My car has not been used for a couple of weeks and when I came to get in at the weekend the key fob would not work to open the door. I then tried the key...
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  Trading a Land Rover Freelander for a used small family car 26 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 XS, full black leather, bought new by me in June 2008, 27,000 miles in grey, aprox £18K trade in. I want to save...
• Ford Mondeo - 2001 Mondeo 2.0tddi - various/related problems? 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  waited for the recovery vehicle.  That arrived to tow us, but then the car started.  Drove it home (not on m'way), to begin with ran really badly, wouldn't go over 2000rpm but a few miles down the road the problem suddenly  cleared and was running perfectly.  We took the car out
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  Can you suggest a replacement for our Toyota RAV4 which has a better gearbox? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Just over seven years ago, when tossing up between a Freelander and RAV4 D-4D, I took your advice and bought the RAV4. It was excellent until it reached...
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  What shall I replace our Octavia with? 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Another letter asking for your advice. I am an elderly lady, now the sole driver as my husband is not fit anymore. We have a 2005 2.0 litre diesel Skoda...
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  How did an accident claim company get hold of our details? 20 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Ever since I had a no-fault accident in early 2009, when a trailer towed by a Land Rover skidded on ice and hit my stationary car, I have been subject...
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  Timings, they are a chaining 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I’m having a problem with Vauxhall and just wondered if you could give me your thoughts. I have a Vauxhall Zafira 2.2 SRI, registered 22.02.07 that has...
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  Wound up 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently suffered a break-down with my car, which I can only attribute to speed-bumps. So far it's proven to be a costly exercise, having been left...
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  Riding stable 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am disabled and need a car that is easy and high enough (higher than a saloon car) to get in and out of, I also have a horse which I need to visit twice...
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  Going out in slippers 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Have you received reports of BMW 3 Series coupes lacking traction? Last week in Scotland my 335d completely failed to hold the road on a hill covered in...
• Open to ideas 21 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  Having passed my driving test 590 years ago and always buying diesel cars since I was 26 due to towing various caravans, I now realise that I need a completely new education about newer cars.  My last car purchase was early 2016 which was a Honda civic, as this is the car
• Car Suggestions 15 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  be imperfect is pointless.  So, new parameters: £10k-£15k Auto Can tow a small trailer  Can seat three in comfort Reasonable (circa 400l+) boot Must be reliable Must be reasonably economical (circa 40mpg
• 4 diif makes - Electric car range 4 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  .   However, if you did go on holiday and decided to use the proper fossil fuel car because you wanted to do more then 325 miles per day ( 2 people driving 1 car ), and decided to leave your electric car at home, which might develop a problem and go flat.   You might have to get it towed
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  What pick-up truck do you recommend for £10,000? 9 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy my first pick-up truck, I have about £10,000 to spend. I need reliability, four seats and some off road capability. In the future, I may...
• New family SUV required 11 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Hi Guys / Girls Another advice topic, sorry! I’m after a general car for towing the family around in, myself my partner and my little girl and hopefully another one on the way soon. I work one day in the office (140 mile round trip mainly motorway miles) every week and then 4 days at home
• Tailgating while overtaking 18 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  This evening on the way home I was following a car and a horse box towed by a Land Rover. I overtook the car and was tailgated during the overtake by a muppet in a high end BMW. I pulled in behind the horse box. A few minutes later I overtook the horse box, and as before I was tailgated by the BMW
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  I've discovered that I can't have a towbar fitted to my new car - what are my rights against the dealer? 8 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I am having problems getting a towbar fitted to my Nissan Qashqai. They never told me that the car was fitted with an Adblue tank and because of that I...
• VW Tiguan 2.0TDI - Expensive engine failure! 22 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  My Jan 2010 Tiguan suddenly lost all engine power (scary) and had to be towed by RAC to VW service dealer. Outcome was that the v-belt had partly "shredded" and a length of severed belt had whipped the cambelt, and knocked the timing out. Result - irreperable damage to the engine, and turbo
• Mazda CX7 - Complete engine failure - Happy new year - NOT 17 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  On Christmas Eve past (on the way home from church) I heard a load ‘tapping’ sound and I immediately freewheeled to a stop over about 300 meters.  Before I came to a standstill the engine cut out completely.  Between Christmas and New Year I towed the car back to the local dealer
• Astra Elite 1.6v - Automatic gearbox 6 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  pressure in the gear box due to low oil. My car had to get towed to a garage and they have just informed me that I need a new automatic gearbox and torque converter and that the cost would be £2600 (for reconditioned parts). I took out an extened warranty (a big con) when I bought the car two