Showing results in  Ask HJ [Show all channels]

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• 
  Deal. Or no deal? 29 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  A Range Rover, dealer is advertising new Diesel Range Rover 4.4 TD V.8, cash price: £68,995, deposit: £41,436, pay after 24 months £27,549, or give the...
• 
  Rover 214. Bump Starts but will not turn over with starter 3 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I tried starting my Rover after work the other night and the car would just not attempt to turn over, however what I believe to be the starter motor made...
• 
  My Peugeot 106 diesel won't start after running out of fuel. Does it need to be bled? 27 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 106's battery went dead so I gave it a jump start from another car and it started straight away. I put a new battery on it, but it had run out...
• 
  My Peugeot 205 GTi won't start - any tips? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Peugeot 205 GTi. It's been sat for three weeks and ran spot on before I parked it up. When I tried to start the car the battery was flat, so I...
• 
  Rocky horror 15 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My mother has a Peugeot 306 1,800 automatic in which she ran out of petrol a few days ago. I got petrol but ran the battery flat trying to start it. One...
• 
  How long would you expect the Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid battery to last? 31 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is considering buying the Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 PHEV. Can you tell me if it's a good buy for £20,000, how long a battery would last for...
• 
  My Ford Galaxy won't start 31 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a problem with a Y reg 2000 Ford Galaxy MkII 2.3 petrol manual. The engine doesn't start or even attempt to turn over. All the dash lights come...
• 
  Mazda 6 won't start - what's the cause? 20 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am having some problems with my Mazda6. The starter motor won’t turn over when the key is turned, but the battery is fine and charged. The car bump starts...
• 
  Current pun 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Do you not think that to promote electric cars there needs to be a change in the law so that some electric vehicles could incorporate a small engine without...
• 
  How do we store a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for six months? 1 Apr 2022 (Ask HJ)
  We leave our diesel vehicles stored for up to six months with the tanks full to avoid condensation pollution. We're considering changing one of them to...
• 
  Can I leave an electric car for months at a time without the battery going flat? 30 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering buying a secondhand electric car but I go away for three months every winter. Will the battery go flat and cause irreparable damage if...
• 
  Should I have to pay a diagnostic fee on a car I've only had for a week? 20 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Toyota Auris from a main Toyota dealer a week ago. The car is a 16 plate, with only seven miles on the clock when I bought it. The car was a...
• 
  Why is my Jaguar X-Type failing to start? 19 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Jaguar X-Type 2.0 diesel manual. It only has 38,000 miles and drives fine with no funny noises or handling issues. Lately it has shown an...
• 
  Should I sue my local dealer over a flat battery? 12 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Ford S Max six months ago and the car has suffered a flat battery on 10 occasions. As a result, it has been in the dealership for repairs...
• 
  Is it too early to buy an EV or better to wait until prices come down? 20 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is it too early to buy an EV? Or better to wait a while for prices (hopefully) to come down and any initial problems to be ironed out?
• 
  Why do hybrids do a very small distance on just electric power compared to electric cars? 25 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  A 24Kw Nissan Leaf will do about 95 miles. Why does the 32Kw Hyundai Ioniq only do a very small distance on electric power only?
• 
  Ford C-Max - "Limited EPB" warning light 18 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Ford C-Max 1.6 diesel. For the past two week, the car has started displaying a message on start up. The message says “Limited EPB” but goes away...
• 
  How often should a trickle charger be used on a car that's only used once weekly? 8 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I only use my car once a week. How often should I be charging the battery?
• 
  Is there a fault with my Audi A4's start-stop system? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I believe I have a problem with my Audi A4 Avant B8's start-stop system. Whatever I do, including switching everything including radio, lights and climate...
• 
  Power cut - Peugeot warning light? 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Having recently hired a Peugeot 207, I found the car OK except for a strange complication that I fail to understand. Sitting in the car after approximately...