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  Audi Q5 stalling and jumping forward 7 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has an Audi Q5 3.0 S line March 2010 with 50k miles with FASH. The car started having a fault where it would try to lurch forward against the brakes...
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  Does the Jaguar XJR have any known problems I should look for? 17 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a 2003 Celica (140bhp) for two years now and fancy a bit of a change. Talking down the pub with friends, we got on to slightly older but very...
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  Hire purchased 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Last month I purchased an 18-month-old Avensis Tourer TR 2.2 D-4D from a Toyota Dealership after reading your car-by-car details about them and also your...
• Nail In Tyre & Other Issues 12 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Just returned from holiday to Andorra & week trolling round France. 2004 x type diesel, 2400 miles, 55 mpg, used no oil, now done 163,000 miles. Temp gauge mostly at 1/4, got up to 1/2 climbing the Pyrenees in 34 deg outside temp. Pretty pleased with a car that is worth effectively £1k
• Vauxhall Signum 2.2 DTi - Vauxhall Signum Gearbox Limp Mode 13 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  U2106-71 Invalid Data from TCM U2105-00 Can Bus - No Communication with ECM I have managed to get rid of P0773 (changed gearbox oil) and P1590 (changed turbo solenoid) however the existing codes are changing everytime I clear and restart. I am about to strip out the ERG and give
• Audi A3 Cabriolet - How to deal with possible fake jobs?? 1 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  gearbox oil change and Aircon service FOC. I also asked them to repair the right side brake light bulb. So they ring me today and say I need a front right tyre as the one fitted is barely legal. Changing this will bring them all up to 2mm. Now I bought the tyres in pairs so surely the other side would
• When to change a cambelt. 27 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  working under ideal conditions, ie correctly tensioned, no oil, no disintegrating idlers. Take a belt base life of 60,000 miles. Now apply the following factors as multipliers: Crank pulley teeth (half cam pulley number) 19t 0.7; 20t 0.9; 21t 1.0; 22t 1.05. Next, apply the following factors
• Omega running costs 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  , etc, over the past two and a half years, which you're about to hear about, like it or not. Bought at 26,614 miles, it's now done 79,112, so I've travelled a grand total of 52,498 miles. In that time I've spent £1,761 on servicing and repairs. Oil change every 5K, service every 10K, cambelt every
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  Is my 2003 Nissan Almera suffering from rusty brake discs? 24 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2003 (revised) Nissan Almera N16 1.5S. I’m hearing some strange noises from from the front end of the car after it has been driven constantly...
• Porsche Cayenne e-Hybrid - Porsche Hybrid 9 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  to pay £400.00 for a fault that developed during the warranty period, neither did I expect to have to change the oil and filters every 2500 miles or not to be able to drive a hybrid vehicle in its default electric mode.   This raises a few concerns.  Am I
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  What's a sensible mileage to look for on a used car? 12 Sep 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at buying a used car within the next six months. I drive around 15,000 to 20,000 miles a year so ideally I need a lower mileage car, but budget...
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  What is the EDC gearbox in the Renault Scenic like? 9 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I like the look of the new model Renault Scenic and am considering changing my lovely BMW E89 Z4 M Sport auto for one. The Dynamique S Nav appears to be...
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  BMW 530 diesel versus 520 diesel - go for the newer engine? 17 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Congratulations on a great motoring column. I have a 520 manual diesel, which is 7 years old with 72,000 miles on the clock. Oil changes at 10,000 miles....
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  Seat Altea 1.6 cr tdi Ecomotive se 103 bhp 23 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, Happy Xmas any way, Have put a deposit of £40 on Seat 1.6 Altea that has done 890000 miles at a price of £4,900 not to ...
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  Why is my Citroen Xsara making a knocking noise? 19 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My 2001 Citroen Xsara 1,4 petrol is making a knocking noise. The noise only happens when the car is moving and appears to to be coming from the front when...
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  Mini One - keep or reject? 17 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my dream car recently from a BMW dealer - a 2008 MINI One. It was a good price with only 24,000 miles on the clock. However, since then,it has...
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  Buying a new A5 - petrol or diesel? 6 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm going to buy a new Audi Q5 S-Line Plus with a manual gearbox. The 2.0T FSI(225) and 2.0 TDI (177) engines have virtually identical list prices. I do...
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  Should I fit a racing chip to my BMW X3? 28 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to tune my 2004 BMW X3 2.0 diesel, which currently has 150PS. The racing chip will increase torque from 330 to 412Nm and raise output to 192PS....
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  Which Golf engine for reliability? 13 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in a used manual Volkswagen Golf VI or VII. In the Introduction section to the VW Golf VI you mention that there are "huge problems with...
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  Is the Ford Ecoboost engine reliable? 24 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I’m thinking of buying a 2013 Ford Focus EcoBoost 125. It looks great in theory, cheap tax, good mileage, decent power, no DPF repairs and nice extras....