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  • 4x4 for £10,000 27 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to buy a 4x4. It will be used for commuting and general driving but also going up and down a mile long pot holed drive four times a day and...
  • Gap Insurance 11 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I bought a car from Harrots in Huddersfield in May 2012. The car had 7 miles on the clock when I purchased it. Unfortunately I did not take out Gap Insurance,...
  • Choosing a 4x4 7 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I'm trying to decide upon a 4x4 or cross-over to do 20k miles p.a. half motorway and half badly potholed rural roads. 4 wheel-drive is needed because we...
  • Which tyres should I buy for my Nissan X-Trail? 22 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I have just bought a used Nissan X-Trail 2.0 Dci, do you have any recommendation for make and spec of tyre? At present the front and back pairs are...
  • Replacing the brake hose on my Focus 19 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I need to change front brake hose for mot, dont have manual questions are: 1 What size spanners required? 2 For bleeding brakes do you have to do all...
  • Misrepresentation at Auction 11 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I bought a car at auction today (BCA Manchester) - An Audi A3 2.0 TDI (140). The auction catalogue, web description and screen description all said...
  • What car for winter driving? 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I will be driving on country roads to work early mornings and evenings, and am worried about winter. I would like to buy a used car, which is female friendly...
  • My friend's Hyundai Accent is on a 53 plate but was first registered in 2001 - how can we check the age of the car? 11 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I have a friend who has a Hyundai Accent with a 53-registration plate but has noticed that in the warranty book it is recorded as first registered in 2001....
  • Buying my first UK car 12 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to buy my first car in the UK (Northern Ireland), I would prefer to buy second hand and can spend around £5000. I work as a vet so will be...
  • Too much choice! 8 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Have up to £16K for next car, looking at Saab 93, Mazda 6 (185bhp), Honda Accord & C class saloon. Cover about 20,000 miles PA, like a good "cockpit",...
  • Transferable parts? 7 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased a 2007 Corsa 1.2 Club in the UK, which I subsequently exported to South Africa two years later. Here the base model is a 1.4. As we (I won't...
  • Reimporting a car from Spain 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Three years ago I exported a 2-year-old Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin to Spain. I paid Spanish duty etc and registered it on Spanish plates. I have used it myself...
  • Buying a used MPV,Crossover,4x4. What would you recommend? 3 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Can you please point me in the right direction? Looking to buy a 2-3 year old MPV, Crossover or 4x4. Preferably automatic and preferably disesel (chain...
  • Specialist car 20 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I am 6' 6", disabled, and need a reasonably high vehicle, large, with front doors in excess of 105 cms. I have tried just about everything from Range Rover...
  • Winter wheels and tyres 8 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I am thinking that to have a spare set of winter wheels and tyres would be a good idea, as I have heard they are much better for grip and braking at temperatuires...
  • Could supermarket fuel have burned my valves out? 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have had problems with misfiring, loss of power, and red engine management lights coming on on two cars which where filled with unleaded petrol at a...
  • My 2003 Nissan X-Trail's engine has failed. Who can I complain to? 3 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased a Nissan X-Trail in 2003 from a Belgian garage, imported it to UK and then went to live in Spain. I have had to replace the clutch three times...
  • Pole fault 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2006 VW Polo Sport 1.9TDI so it is now 4 years old and has done 18,000 miles. It is about to go in for its annual service and MOT and the garage...
  • Did changing a tap washer set you up for `life`? 3 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    It was presented to us at school as the most important practical task that had to be mastered before leaving. And much to everyone`s amazement the school (famous for forcing you to write in Italic, and not start sentences with err `and`) produced an actual tap. We had no sex education
  • That simmering feeling 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I take your advice about allowing turbo diesels to 'simmer' before turning off. But for how long after what kind of driving? Also if it is an important...
 

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