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  • Why did it take a week for a BMW dealer to replace a runflat tyre on my BMW 530D? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I ordered a new F10 BMW 530D on its launch date and took delivery early this summer. A couple of weeks after delivery, my wife picked up a puncture. She...
  • Hyundai ix35 - delayed delivery 9 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
    From a personal perspective I only discovered this resource last Friday, much too late to help me personally but I do feel a responsibility to draw to...
  • Please recommend a cheap, reliable car for local station runs and also a safe family car? 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
    In an attempt to save money, my wife, two small children and I are about to leave London and move to a rural location where the country lanes will not...
  • Why do you suggest left-foot braking for drivers of automatic cars? 2 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I assume that I am probably in a majority who drive a manual as well as an automatic car. I do not understand your oft-repeated argument that drivers of...
  • Even spender 19 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I took delivery of a new Vauxhall Agila 1.2 automatic Design with air conditioning on 3 June 2010. On-the-road price with 1-years VED £12,985, and I paid...
  • Could you recommend a more economical replacement for my wife's Subaru Forester? 10 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My wife is using a Subaru Forester XT 2.5 auto which we bought in 2009. I anticipated that the annual mileage would be around 6000, but in fact it's double...
  • Partic bristle 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Time after time I read you comments about problems with DPFs and todays' copy of the Telegraph was no exception. I personally had my first problem after...
  • Inner sense 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    One month after the 3 year warranty expired on my wife's MINI Cooper S, and after 13,000 miles three warning lights appeared on the console. The manual...
  • I need to replace my Skoda Octavia with something to cover high mileages - what about the Toyota Avensis diesel? 19 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I run my own furnishing business and cover about 50,000 miles per year. I currently have a 2006 Skoda Octavia Mk2 1.9TDI estate which is coming up to 165,000...
  • Tyred out 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I own a 2003 Ford Mondeo Ghia Estate 2.0 TDCi (130). The car has run very well since I acquired it when 12 months old. Last year I hit a pothole that resulted...
  • Twist or stick? 10 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I am currently driving a 13-month-old VW Golf 1.4TSI SE. This was chosen by my husband from new, but sadly he died suddenly last September and the car...
  • Why does my Nissan Note blow dead insects in my face? 18 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I finally parted with my beloved but batty Rover 75 in favour of Nissan Note. It's within my budget, big enough to house a wheelchair for my mum, and (I...
  • Unwarranted behaviour 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2005 Renault Grand Scenic 1.5 Diesel car that failed a year ago. The Renault Garage replaced the complete fuel injection system free of charge....
  • Play de-misty for me 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Your recent cover story about the Honda Jazz makes interesting reading, but I should like to add a few points. I bought a new 1.4i DSI SE CVT-7 at the...
  • Tigra in his tank 12 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Driving home recently in my wife's 2009 Vauxhall Tigra 1.8 Exclusive, after a 40 mile round trip, we traversed a particularly nasty speed hump at 5mph...
  • Over tyred and over here 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Early last summer I was delighted to take delivery of a new BMW 320D Estate but regrettably it has not lived up to my expectations, BMW has, and is continuing...
  • Fresh fried turbo 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I am currently having my TDI serviced today at the Audi dealers. I had previously reverted to the fixed 10,000 ml service routine at 24,000 at last service...
  • Contract parking 29 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
    Three years ago, my wife and I downsized to a small house with a single garage. Being close to the town amenities we now walk a lot more and find that...
  • Dual garage ways 6 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
    My local garage is a small, family-run business. It is just two and a half miles away. They have looked after a succession of cars owned either by me or...
  • Drip freed 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
    We have a really annoying problem with tenacious condensation on the inside of the glass of our 5k mile 2 year old Fabia in some winter conditions. Internal...
 

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