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  Can you recommend an electric SUV? 4 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am contemplating changing my large automatic SUV vehicle to an electric or plug-in hybrid. I don’t quite understand the cost of charging compared to...
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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...
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  Car damaged due to contaminated fuel - who's to blame? 21 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a two year old 19,000 mile car from a large car supermarket three weeks ago. I collected the car and drove it the 50 miles to my home. Within...
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  Lots of serious problems with a recently purchased £4800 car 9 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a BMW 330 for £4800. On way home the engine management light came on. The dealer was informed and he more or less said its how you drove...
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  Kuga rant 22 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  12 months ago I purchased a 12-month old Ford Kuga 2.0TDCI 163 SUV. This was a replacement for a LandRover Discovery Td5 auto and in general I am very...
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  Should we buy a Focus or a Fiesta, and with which engine? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife I are now in our 80s and we have a 9-year-old Focus and a 5-year-old Fiesta. I am no longer allowed to drive due to poor eyesight so we propose...
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  Why are broken-down cars recovered from busy roads at peak traffic times? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday my partner and I were returning to Nottingham via Birmingham from a weekend in Hampshire. We set off from Four Marks at about 1.30 in order to...
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  Do large wheels with low profile tyres make SUVs like our Honda CR-V unacceptably expensive to run? 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I drive a CR-V EX I-VTEC auto (our third such vehicle) that was purchased as a 3-month-old demo model in October 2008. However this model was...
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  I bought a used 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe with piston ring problems - should the dealer replace the car? 23 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe from a dealer. After four months I started to get white smoke from the exhaust - nothing major, but enough for me...
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  Tugging a liberty 19 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am 71 years old and drive a 2003 Golf 100TDI PD that has done 34,000 miles and pulls a 1,000kg caravan very well at 30 mpg, but struggles a bit on the...
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  Per turboed 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I now own my third BMW, a 525TD 2002 E39. Lovely car, the nicest I have owned and bought nine months ago at 38,000 miles, I am the second owner. I initially...
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  Corsa and effect 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you could help me with a problem I am having with a Vauxhall Corsa, purchased new in March 2008 for cash. The car broke down on March 26th...
• Need a new to me car 1 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  2 motorway journeys a month either to a friends who lives on the outskirts of Solihull, or a family member who lives on the outskirts of Sutton Coldfield. Having had diesels all my life, and towing caravans and driving horseboxes since in my mid 20's, now find the prospect of getting a 'new
• Do I need a 4x4 and if so PHEV, MHEV or diesel? 26 May 2024 (Forum)
  in fields for events and we are always being pushed or towed off.  I am now searching for my next vehicle.  I do 12,000 miles a year, 20 miles commute 3 times a week and several motorway trips all over to friends etc.  I like the boot space of the karoq as we often go camping, cycling
• Landrover Discover 5 HSE Luxury 3 years - Windscreen sealant failure - serious leak 4 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  can’t tow our caravan, we can’t fit our roof rails or bike rack to the Tucson. I feel I bought a great family car but it has been unusable for getting on for 3 months with no end in sight. I feel powerless and unable to do anything - can you advise with any options I could ask for? Does anyone
• BMW 1 Series - Faulty car - engine light issue 4 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  in court to proof the car is not as dealer described? - Garage suggests scrapping the car. Should I tow the car and storage it with extra cost or scrapping the car before legal procedure complete?  
• MINI Cooper S R56 - MINI Cooper S Timing Chain Failure 21 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  , as it appears the top end isn't turning, and towed it home for us, since most garages were shut for the holiday weekend. I've spoken today, with the service manager at the MINI garage, who tells me their warranty advisor is off today, so he'll speak to him tomorrow and get back to me about the best way
• Peugeot 306 1.9td - Peugeot 306 STOP light and radiator fan problem 20 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  kicks in and out on what seems to be a high speed when the A/C is on, but not when the A/C is off. The temperature gauge stays around 75 degrees all the time, except if I'm towing, it can rise if going up a long steep hill with a heavy load. Here's what I have done so far: I cleaned my
• Seat Ibiza 2018 (18) - Seat - Approved used under Warranty - Rejection ? 2 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Good evening all,   I currently have a Seat Ibiza purchased end of Jan as approved used. It still has 1 year 8 months remaining warranty and has been in my possession 4.5 months.   It's had two tow-away repair's undertaken by two different dealerships
• Nissan Pathfinder 2.2 TDI 2005 plate - Head or Head gasket gone less than 3 months... 13 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  could see little puddles of orange fluid). I get this could be a thermostat issue or a split pipe, however I am steeling myself for the worst. I’ve contact the garage this morning and the car is being towed back to there for them to have a look at. My concern is two fold: 1 – Having moved house