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  Need a new car with a large flat load bay 11 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  We need to replace our 12 year old Citroen C5 2.2 HDI Exclusive that has the luxury of a top end car, a super smooth drive and the space of a decent sized...
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  Buying a new car - what is recommended? 4 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am 85, male and fit. I bought a new Peugeot 308 SE HDI (136) in 2008, and have driven only 22,000 miles. I use my car for short shopping trips, and...
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  Are there any reported faults not in your Hyundai Tucson car review? 7 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have an August 2006 registered car. In seven months the warranty runs out. The car is due its 40k service in February (the cars actual mileage is...
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  What's the best family car for £3k? 29 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I need to buy a family car on a £3000 budget. The car will replace my old Jaguar XJ, but it must be practical and comfortable, with a nice cabin. What...
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  My brother bought a Renault Megane that had been imported from Cyprus - what can he do? 14 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My brother bought a brand new Renault Megane from a Renault dealership in March 2008. Unbeknown to him this car was first registered on 1 August 2007 in...
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  Buying a used MPV - what do you recommend? 9 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need a second hand MPV with seven seats. Ideally, the car should be around six years old and reliable. Any ideas?
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  Why do I have to fill my car up with oil so often? 15 May 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2009 Peugeot 207 SW 1.6-litre automatic with 45,000 on the clock. I acquired the car in June 2020. The car has been serviced annually (last in...
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  My new car was sat at the docks for months. Is this normal or due to Covid? 13 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I've just taken delivery (remotely) of a brand new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate. This car was advertised as brand new and I'm the first registered keeper....
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  New driver in need of a small car with good MPG 19 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have very recently passed my test and am due to start new job in two weeks time. I will be commuting 500 miles a week, so need something with great MPG...
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  Are long life servicing regimes to blame for below-par reliability? 15 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A lot of higher mileage BMWs and Audis suffer reliability issues, and in you replies you often state that so called long life and filled for life servicing...
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  Alleged insurance incident in car park - what do we do? 30 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A woman friend, aged about 80, has recently been accused by another woman of scraping her Mercedes in a public car park. The Mercedes owner stated...
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  Scrapper flow 15 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I thought you might be interested in a new common sight on the A1 in the Netherlands: Almost every time I join this motorway at Deventer I see a Polish...
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  Can you recommend a product to keep plastic trim looking good? 1 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a good product that can be applied to black exterior plastic. There are plenty of products that make the plastic look good when applied,...
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  Oil pump failure on Audi A4 Cabriolet 23 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a 2006 Audi A4 Convertible (2.0 TDi) through a private sale. The car has done 76,000 miles and has a full Audi service history. Two...
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  How do we go about driving a classic car through France's clean air zones? 22 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I was under the impression that the French authorities had banned classic cars - even if they were over forty years old - from entering major French cities....
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  Sorely nissed 29 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Our faithful 1993M Nissan Primera 1.6 LX has been forcibly retired having done 161,000 miles and now requires a new engine (£2,000) as the timing mechanism...
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  Spring fever 3 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and children travelled from Suffolk to Dorset 2 weeks ago in our 3 year old Vauxhall Vectra 2.0l diesel estate. In a car park in Lyme Regis, she...
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  I am 80 years of age - should I change car or stick with what I have? 27 Mar 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I'll be 80 in a few weeks and I have had my Toyota Verso for 12 years - it has covered 82,000 faultless miles. We have family living 150 miles away and...
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  What is the battery life on hybrid cars? 3 Oct 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I recently read, to my surprise, the batteries on self-charging hybrids only last about five years. Then the owner has a big bill to replace the battery,...
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  Can you recommend any dual clutch small/medium crossovers? 7 Apr 2022 (Ask HJ)
  For the last 25 years I have always had torque converter automatics as well as driving the odd CVT and I am now looking to change my car again. I have...