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  • Loss of power after having work done on my Focus 23 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am the owner of a Ford Focus TDCi 2006 plate. I have just recently (yesterday) had the dual mass flywheel and clutch replaced as well as the concentric...
  • Is the Dacia Duster a good alternative to a Renault Scenic? 22 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
    We love Renault cars, have owned seven of them and have always enjoyed great reliability and good service. Our Modus is due to be replaced next year so...
  • Thanks for recommending the Nissan Note as a versatile, economical car. 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I often read where you recommend the wonderful Nissan Note to your readers who are looking for a versatile, economical car. When wishing to reduce to one...
  • SAM panned 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased my third Mercedes C Class in February, a 220 CDI Sport (I have never had any problems with any of the others). After 4 days practically every...
  • Why does my Alfa Romeo 159's battery keep going flat? 13 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have an almost new Alfa Romeo 159 TI. I have no complaints with the car other than a battery problem. There are occasions when I have to attend conferences...
  • Assault on battery 8 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have an Accord Estate with 11,000 miles on the clock. I don't use it every day and sometimes leave it for a week. Up until three weeks ago I had no...
  • Off’d Corsa 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
    We have a 1995 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 auto 5-door that has done 44,500 miles, mostly on journeys of a mile or less in our local urban area. This could well...
  • Do rear dashcams interfere with DAB signal? 21 Dec 2023 (Ask HJ)
    I have just swapped cars from a BMW 1 series to a 5 series 2022 year model. My 1 series had the Nextbase 622 with front and a rear window camera. Nextbase...
  • Can I claim for a punctured radiator under warranty? 9 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
    I have a three week old car. It showed that the coolant was low so I took it in to a dealer for a check. "Oh it's a new car", they said. "We've topped...
  • What reasonably priced tracker system can you recommend? 2 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
    I want to buy a reasonably priced tracker for my new Audi A4 Avant. Any suggestions?
  • Is poor electric range on my new Volkswagen Passat GTE grounds for rejection? 7 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
    My company car just came up for replacement. As I largely do short trips, I decided to ditch diesel and got a Volkswagen Passat GTE last week. My commute...
  • What small automatic should I buy for £2000? 5 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
    My car has just been totalled by a white van man. I have to buy a replacement. I only bought my car in October and now have to look again. I need easy...
  • Audi MMI Sat-Nav 6 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
    Hi HJ. I have a 2014 Audi A6 avant with MMI. The Sat-Nav is very good at getting you from A-B but massively inaccurate when providing traffic reports,...
  • How do I cure Fiesta misfire? 21 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
    My wife's Fiesta was slightly lagging a bit on take off so I gave the car a service, the usual like oil air filter plugs. After installing the plugs the...
  • Leaving car unused for three weeks 14 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I will be away for three weeks over Christmas and New Year and will be leaving my car unused. I do not have a closed garage and therefore, it will be parked...
  • There's a puddle in the footwell of my Suzuki Alto 19 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2006 Suzuki Alto. In heavy rain a puddle forms in the drivers footwell and the driver's side back passenger foot well is also damp. There...
  • Are there alternative tyres we can fit to our Golf and Jetta to reduce road noise? 13 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
    We have a problem with what I consider to be excessive tyre noise inside our two cars. One is a two-year-old 1.4 TSI Golf running on Dunlop 205/55R16 SP...
  • What do you think of the new 3 Series BMW? 9 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I would welcome your advice as I want to replace my BMW 525d SE auto touring (E61), which I purchased new in 2005, with a smaller estate or hatchback,...
  • Warranty from dealers 15 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Following your previous advice I have purchased a petrol 4.2 S type May 2004, 74,000 miles in very good condition and a pleasure to own and drive. However,...
  • Emborissing dilemma 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I base my forthcoming comments to you on past media reports, about the London congestion tax. Kulveer Ranger, the mayor’s spokesman on transport matters,...
 

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