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  Buying a Skoda Yeti - petrol or diesel? 15 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2004 BMW saloon 2.0 diesel which we are passing on to our son. We are looking at buying a Skoda Yeti to replace it. My husband wants another...
• Focus Conundrum 2 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  for the size of car? Is the 1.6 a better idea (there're more of them about), easier to live with and grin and bear the car tax? Am I right to disregard the diesels (my concern centres around the DPF due to short journeys
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  Ibiza DSG gearbox causing problems 30 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Several months ago I bought a 2011 SEAT Ibiza 1.2tsi with the seven speed dsg gearbox as a replacement for my diesel Focus, as I do a lot of town driving...
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  Which tyres for our Mercedes-Benz SUV? 2 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML 270 CDI 4x4 auto showing 52,000 miles, mainly on motorways but a little off-road, and also a 2007 Mercedes-Benz B200 CDI...
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Mondeo IV 2.0TDCI - 20,000 mile report 3 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  never reset), 70% driving in urban 30 / 40 limits and journeys under 10 miles, 30% motorway / A road trips. Considering the size & weight of car I think this is pretty good. No DPF problems, regenerations are now unobtrusive. I reported before about the "oil service" light issue: http
• Hyundai i40 tourer 1.7 active 115ps - Reliability/Economy/Maintenance 3 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  the tank drop below half full, and almost exclusively use premium diesel, either Shell V power, or equivalent. I am not ''dissing'' other fuels, but I want as little downtime/workshop time as possible during the car's lifecycle, and want to keep the injectors/fuel pump/dpf/fuel tank as clean as possible
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  Should Volkswagen replace my my Golf's EGR for free? 12 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2011 Volkswagen Golf Mk6 1.6 TDI, bought in in December 2015 from a local independent Volkswagen dealer. My mechanic noticed a water leak after...
• Mazda CX-7 - Let down by Mazda customer service. 19 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  dealer in Tamworth for service and good check up. I asked them to check timing chain and they said its fine. I drove for Christmas to Poland and all was good but there was one think I wasn’t sure about… Mazda put castrol magnatec oil instead dexelia dpf. I already knew  about customer
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  Why does Mercedes Benz not have a petrol C-Class in its dealer fleet? 20 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently enquired about the new Mercedes C-Class Coupe and after much deliberation decided to opt for a petrol model as I do not do the mileage to warrant...
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  What should we replace our Peugeot 208 with? 28 Mar 2024 (Ask HJ)
  My wife wants to replace her 2012 Peugeot 208. We have looked at similar sized Kia and Hyundai vehicles but nothing is really grabbing our attention. We...
• Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi (08) - Ford refuse to help charity - turbo failure warning 18 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  ).   After much toing and throwing, Ford Customer Relations said that they were not prepared to help the charity as their technical team believed it was a servicing issue (that the likelihood was that oil starvation due to poor servicing caused the turbo failure, which caused the dpf failure and then engine
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  My car seems too worn for the logged mileage. Has it been clocked? 29 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2016 DS3 a year ago with only 12,000 miles on the clock. As a fella who has been around cars all his life, a couple of things about the mileage...
• mazda 6 2.2 sport - madza 6 engine failure under warranty 30 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  the strainer as part of the service, this alone tells me that mazda know that there is a problem with there diesels. Every time the DPF filter regenerates it releases some diesel into the engine which again changes the oil and affects its properties, which means it can't keep the metal parts of the engine
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  Do I need headlight beam deflectors for driving in France? 7 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm driving to Italy from the UK in my 2016 Peugeot 308. I will have to drive through France and Switzerland. Do I need to apply headlight beam deflectors...
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  What is the difference in insurance terms between a hire car and courtesy car? 25 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Our daughter has just suffered a rear-end shunt sustaining severe damage to her Audi. Fortunately, she is signed up with the Audi Ensurance scheme who...
• How/Where to report a scammer? 24 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  with a laptop & dealer-level diagnostic software, asking all kinds of HIGHLY technical questions about the car, most of which I had no idea what they even were. As a result of the diagnostics, a major problem with the turbo was found, as well as DPF and glow plugs, as a result I sold him the car
• Mazda 3 - Car sold with no service history. Advice/Feedback 21 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I bought a 15 plate mazda back in Oct from a Stoneacre dealership. About 4 weeks ago some lights came on on the dash - Tyre pressure malfunction, Engine malfunction, DSC malfunction, DPF malfunction, Smart Brake assist malfunction. In addition the istop stopped working, and the dash section
• Toyota Yaris - Problems with Yaris bought recently from dealer 24 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  light. I took it to motorline bromsgrove. They said that the DPF needs regeneration and initially, they were going to charge me £101 as they said it should be covered under toyota warranty. Then they called back an hour later and said that they called toyota and toyota would NOT cover it under
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  Why does my Citroen C5 keep cutting out? 3 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Citroen C5 estate 1.6 diesel (2006 model). It's done approx 73k miles and has always been serviced on time. A While ago I got the anti-pollution...
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  Best small estate/MPV for £9000? 26 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I need a medium sized estate or MPV with a flat access boot (for getting my wheelchair in and out easily). It must be an automatic as I do mainly urban,...