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  I achieved 63.7mpg in my 2004 Astra Estate diesel by restricting my speed to 60mph on fast roads. 12 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Our car is a 7-year-old Astra Estate 1.7CDI now at 60,000 miles. I always run from 'tankful' to 'tankful', resetting the odometer to zero and checking...
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  Oil pump failure on Audi A4 Cabriolet 23 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a 2006 Audi A4 Convertible (2.0 TDi) through a private sale. The car has done 76,000 miles and has a full Audi service history. Two...
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  Cambelt and waterpump 5 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I own an 03 plate Skoda Octavia vRS and have, to date, been very pleased with it. However, six weeks ago at 74,000 miles, I had a cambelt change costing...
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  Please can you warn your readers to prepare for breaking down in snow? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We live in rural Surrey. It’s not isolated but it can become difficult in the snow. We were just going to bed one night when the snow was very bad indeed...
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  Can you recommend a pick-up workhorse to replace my 1994 Isuzu Bighorn? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own an 1994 Isuzu Bighorn 3.1TD LWB that has served me well for about 10 years now, used on our small farm for the occasional heavy towing task (livestock...
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  I've experienced transmission failure in my Range Rover Vogue auto - will Land Rover contribute to repairs? 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 Range Rover Vogue auto, bought second hand from Stratstones, Woburn Green, High Wycombe, just over two years ago. A week ago I stopped at...
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  Why won't my warranty cover a burned-out clutch in my Vauxhall Zafira? 1 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Without any warning at all, my ‘57 plate, 1.8 SRi, petrol, 29,000-mile Vauxhall Zafira’s clutch failed quite dramatically. The car went from working fine...
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  Why won't Volkswagen contribute to the cost of a turbocharger repair on my Touran? 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was recently driving my 2003 Volkswagen Touran 2.0 (26,500 miles) when the turbo stopped and the car went into limp mode. I called out the AA who diagnosed...
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  Is it considered 'wear and tear' if my 12,000-mile Mitsubishi Shogun judders in first gear? 3 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport still under warranty with 12,000 miles on the clock. When I engage it in first gear, the clutch appears to slip and there...
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  Spare me 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You have been fairly relaxed about ‘space saver’ emergency wheels. I am very surprised they are legal. I have been idly thinking about my next main car....
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  Perturboed 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I currently possess a BMW320D auto purchased from new in 2002, now has 86,000 miles and turbo replaced at 73,000. I am concerned other expensive repairs...
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  Campden down 28 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  A friend of mine told me that the problem I have just experienced in a 2.8 litre Iveco motorhome, is common with diesel engines. We bought the vehicle...
• Hyundai Bayon - New car misfuel advice 16 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  another 150 miles, with no performance issues and very good mpg numbers... when the engine failed, got towed back to my local dealer, and they have diagnosed a misfuel (diesel in petrol tank). I have a receipt to say I filled up with petrol, dealer is saying they did not put any fuel in and suggest i
• Skoda Octavia Estate - A difficult decision to make 8 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  to tow it. However, my big worry is that given the recent bad publicity around diesels, there is a risk of a massive hike in tax/duty on diesel any time soon to disincentivise it as a fuel over petrol. Looking at my car options, Diesels are definitely cheaper in the choices I have
• Renault scenic - MOT fine 25 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  it was overdue etc. Some people have said I was lucky as it can get towed away etc. But the police just said, don’t worry you may only get a warning, if not £100 fine. I wasn’t naive I was fully expecting the £100 fine within 28 days which I got a few days ago. Was my own fault so no issue. Will admit I
• Vauxhall Astra - Battery Light Keeps Coming On 28 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  I've got a 2009 Astra and the battery light keeps coming on.   About a month ago, the car broke down completely - the alternator belt snapped, so I was towed home and the local garage fitted a new belt.   All seemed fine, however later that day the battery
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus Mk1 - Throttle body/spring 22 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  going 20mph, had left plenty of space to the car in front, and there weren't many parked cars around.  I whacked it into neutral (at which point it started redlining) and was able to coast to the side of the road and then get towed home later.  Quite a hairy few moments - could've been much
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  Is replacing a turbo an expensive job? 9 Nov 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 10 year old Kia Cee’d and my garage has just identified that the turbo is producing a whistling noise on acceleration. They also gave me the impression...
• Jaguar X-Type Estate (2004 - 2007) - 04 2.0D Engine cuts out..... 20 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  it over, and it sounded like it wanted to fire but it wouldn't. He left it for about 20 minutes and it started again and ran normally. He drove for about 3 miles and it cut out again. I went out to him and towed him back to my house where I had a look at it. It's a TDCi common rail system
• Nissan Almera Tino - Car stalling out 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  had to jump the battery but it drove home about 8 miles away just fine. He followed me home just in case.  I drove it again on the 17th and it was fine. On the 18th, it did the same again. But we'd only been on the road for 4 minutes. I parked it in town and had it towed to my