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  Tunnel visionary 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  What is the advantage and disadvantage of speed/revs gauge/dial being centralised in a car, for example the Yaris, opposed to the normal placement, i.e....
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  Seventeener 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Granddaughter, who is 17, hopes to pass her driving test in the next couple of months and my wife and I are thinking of buying her a car. I seem to...
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  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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  Mini budget 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A colleague wants to buy his son his first car/mini. Can you pick up a reasonably clean one for this money and what age would this buy. Are there any particular...
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  Pop idle 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  What is the technical reason for suggesting that turbos are allowed to idle for a couple of minutes before switch-off, and does this apply only after a...
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  Head in the McClouds 19 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have arranged a test drive of the new BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo as I like the versatility of a hatchback but I also want comfort. Is there any other...
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  Korea move 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We decided that our 04 VW Golf needed replacing whilst it still had some value, but VW was not able to offer a reasonable deal, so I remembered your recommendations...
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  Warsaw fact 31 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have some work in Poland next summer. My wife and I are considering driving there so that we might spend a week or two touring after the work is finished....
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  High bread and butter 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am in the market for a new car this year and I am attracted to either the Honda Civic or the Toyota Prius. I am aware that there is a new model of the...
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  VAG bonds 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Please could you advise on cars that I should view. My husband likes the Audi A3 but I find the boot small. What other cars should we consider? We are...
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  Test match 15 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I never cease to be amazed at some of the e-mails you get from the motoring public. The one about ‘Think Bike’ says it all. A large number of those drivers...
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  Police scamera action 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Is it not time for the introduction of an independent body to monitor police prosecutions for minor speeding offences? On reading CL’s tale I feel the...
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  Great Xpectations 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Does the Jaguar XF 3.0i V6 diesel prominently advertised in yesterday's Telegraph have the new diesel engine or are they clearing stocks of the old one?...
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  Graduated person 27 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Our daughter is a 21-year-old student in Manchester. She passed her test 2 years ago and also carried out and passed the advanced motorway driving test...
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  Boots 27 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 VW Passat Trendline TDi PD 130 saloon that has done 81,000 miles and I am thinking of changing it. My problem is to find a suitable replacement....
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  ….belt 16 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to replace my CVT Honda Jazz, which has been excellent in all respects. I was going to upgrade to the new Jazz as they have now included cruise...
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  Edge fund 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a 47-year-old man with up to £4,000 to invest in a used car. I'm looking for a car with a sporty edge to it. Which top 5 used cars would you recommend...
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  No hybing place 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am very pleased with the automatic Skoda Roomster I run, apart from that my wife feels ill when she sits in the back. Maybe it is my driving, but she...
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  Taking the disc-kit 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had my second year service on my Honda FRV. 2.2iCDTI, mileage 19,000. I was relieved of the sum of £345 and then told that my brake discs were...
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  Basle Basle Blackpool 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I watched Top Gear recently. Is it really possible that Jeremy Clarkson got over 50mpg out of the Jaguar XJ6 TDVi he drove from Basle to Blackpool often...