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  Should I buy this 2006 Ford Fiesta for my son? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have been looking around for a car for my son and have found a Ford Fiesta 2006 Ghia 1.4 five-door with 31,000 miles, petrol engine and manual gearbox....
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  Why is my Ford Focus losing power? 20 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford Focus Zetec has recently started losing power whilst I am driving and the speedometer drops to zero. The car still moves but is very slow, and...
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  Does the 2009 Peugeot 207 SW have a DPF and a dual mass flywheel? 12 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a 2009 Peugeot 207 SW but I have a couple of questions. Does it have a dual mass flywheel and are there any known problems? Does...
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  What caused my 1994 diesel Volkswagen Golf to shudder and the glow plug lamp to light up? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Driving to see a client today and my 1994 Volkswagen Golf CDi juddered and then cleared itself, but the glow plug light flashed on dashboard the whole...
• Mondeo estate Yreg petrol - mondeo starts.. then splutters after 5 seconds 11 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  hello This fault only occurs sometimes: mostly it starts and runs fine. * I start the engine, it fires normal, then after 4 or 5 seconds the engine splutters and will stall out... I have worked out a resolve to get going.... when/if it begins to splutter, I quickly increase
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  Which small cars are fairly quiet in terms of running noise and feature a high level of specification? 3 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wish to buy a small car/supermini that is not too noisy (in comparison to similar small cars) which has a high specification. Ideally with some of the...
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  Off the buses 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My son aged 23 has just applied for his provisional driving licence and I am paying for some lessons as an Xmas present, as travelling to his new job by...
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  Downsize 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am currently driving a 2004 Citroen Berlingo Desire 1.9 diesel. My husband now has a company car and we no longer need the space of the Berlingo. I generally...
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  Kiddies car 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Our 17-year-old son is learning to drive. Can you recommend a good second hand manual car with a budget of about £4k? He wants something with credibility,...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Instrument sweep on cold start 21 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  in the morning and had it read over 10 volts and tested it when running with a result of 13+ volts. I have been living with it for a while with no other (apparent) ill effects but when I went to start it this (Monday) morning after it had sat and not run for a weekend it: 1. Struggled to start (only took 3-4
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 1993 1.9 starting problem - hot and cold 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  New at this so please bear with me for the explanation. The car's done 180k but over the last 40k is been progressively difficult to start needing several turns before firing, otherwise runs fine. Of late I have to pump the fuel primer bulb to get it to go. OK to start inside of 1hr after initial
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  Motley Crewk 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The turbo on BMW 320d failed after 7 years and 53,000 miles. A new unit was fitted but the engine ran roughly and misfired. A scope fed into the inlet...
• Vauxhall - 01 2.0 vectra petrol running on 3 cylinders 16 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  the owner of this car fitted new spark plugs plus new coil pack trying to eliminate above fault prior to leaving vehicle with us. I got car scanned to-day...
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 02 1.4 Jump started but battery light remains on 26 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Our 1.4tdci wouldn't start after having been left overnight. I checked that there were no lights or electrics left on and it seems that nothing was. We jumped it and got it back home but the headlights appeared dim and the battery light was still on after five minutes of running the engine above
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.2 engine light on & won't run properly 2 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  hello ive recently changed a engine on a 1,2 16v corsa.i seen the new engine runnin before i changed it,whilst changing it i noticed a plastic connector...
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 02 1.8 Fluid leaking from beneath the engine 28 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  A kind chap at a filling station spotted fluid leaking from beneath the engine on my Mazda6 about an hour ago. Closer examination reveals this to be coolant which is dripping quite furiously while the engine is running. I carefully drove the five miles or so to my home while keeping a close eye
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 03 1.2 Windscreen wipers have a mind of their own 10 May 2009 (Forum)
  My wipers will often start working for no reason and cannot be switched off except by operating the right or left direction indicators; two sweeps after the indicators are switched on the wipers will turn off and remain switched off as long as the indicators are left running. While the indicators
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  Meany machine 9 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I’m looking to buy a cheap car (around £500) to use as a run around for about 6 months. Obviously I’m not wanting to spend much on the car during this...
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  Blindingly obvious 28 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Without a doubt switching on dipped lights in poor light conditions is a good safety feature. However it seems more and more people persist in having fog...
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  Wheels within wheels 7 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We need to buy a second-hand, small, wheelchair accessible mobility vehicle. Have you any specific advice about mobility vehicles please? We live in North...