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  Sixty grand tourer 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm in the fortunate position to be able to spend £50k-£60k on a sports car which will be our third car and therefore used only as a treat. Ideally, I'd...
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  Can I remap my 2001 Ford Focus to get more power for towing a caravan? 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I need to gain an increase in power (about 15-20 per cent) from my 2001 1600cc Focus automatic, which I believe can be achieved with remapping (or re-chipping...
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  Which MPV could we replace our diesel Vauxhall Zafira with? 17 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We are on our second Vauxhall Zafira, both bought new. First petrol one was good. This second one (now three years old) is a diesel and generally not a...
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  Does my new Audi A4 Avant's climate control require any maintenance? 17 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm just in the process of purchasing an Audi A4 Avant with climate control, the first time I've had any sort of air con in a car. Do I need to do anything...
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  I need cheap family transport for a few hundred pounds - what would you go for? 8 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We need a cheap way of moving a family of four. Considerations include safety and space so we were considering an estate. For a few hundred pounds, what...
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  I've repaired my Range Rover's coolant leak but am getting oil pressure warnings - why? 6 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1998 Range Rover suffered the dreaded coolant leak from the porous engine that the V8 became well known for. I had a new engine fitted with top hat...
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  Air display 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am sick to death with the tyres on my BMW 5 Series. They are run flats. I can’t tell you how many times I have had false alarm warning lights go off....
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  Is there a reliable car my 19-year-old daughter can learn to drive in for under £6000? 1 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a good, reliable secondhand car for my daughter to learn to drive in. She is 19 years old. I live in Kingston upon Thames and my budget...
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  To Jag? 1 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have an E93 BMW 335i convertible, which is now coming up for a change. I love the power from its silky smooth three litre petrol engine and...
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  Siller blacked 17 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I currently run a BMW 3 series, now 8 years old. Both my wife and I are in our 70's and find it increasingly difficult to get into our car because of the...
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  Short and the tall - Honda to BMW 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of changing my car, a 2007/57 Honda Civic type R GT, 31,500 miles, for a BMW 320d SE saloon. My budget runs to about £18,500 depending on...
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  Filter cough 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Can you advise concerning a blocked DPF, on our 2006 Jaguar S Type 2.7 diesel that caused a major breakdown at the end of a holiday on which we travelled...
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  The generation game 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a focus ST on 31-03-06. On 16-10-09 the alternator failed after only 16,053 miles. Due to my health I can't walk far and when I reached seventy...
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  D R hell 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Many drivers now use their headlights all day long, even in clear daylight, which is very distracting and therefore dangerous. Lights on in clear daylight...
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  Farmer’s grand-daughter 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  If you had a 17 year old grand-daughter who lived out in the country (in Northumberland actually) and who had just passed her test and was hell-bent on...
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  Flat refusal 19 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In 2005 XXX fitted a runflat Bridgestone tyre to my SEAT Leon Cupra (can’t say a bad word about the car). I was sold it as a “special deal”. Having found...
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  Attack of the bumps 29 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My 10-year old Primera (a reliable car that wont be going anywhere near the scrappage scheme) recently suffered from a loud rumbling noise at about 50...
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  Rubbered up the wrong way 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have now had two punctures on my 2007 Renault Grand Scenic and each time required a new tyre as the foam inflator apparently ruins the tyre. I am trying...
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  Whined up 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I've contacted you before regarding my Astra estate (regarding a hand brake ratchet problem - now fixed) and I'm sorry to question you again but have a...
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  Last of the summer whine 20 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  A friend bought a 2003 Agila with 24k miles. There is a whine in 5th gear unless the car is coasting. The salesman said "it is a town car and 5th gear...