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  Scotch miss 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My niece is 18 years old, having passed her test 15 months ago. She wants something with a bit more zip than her 1.0 litre 03 Reg Corsa (that is going...
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  should I avoid buying a car with an MoT advisory? 20 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I’ve looked at a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The MoT history shows the last advisory as 'Nearside & Offside Rear Coil spring corroded bottom'. Should I avoid buying...
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  Buying a first car for £800 - what do you recommend? 6 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I’m searching for my first car; I am 18 years old and have around £800 to spend. I’ve narrowed down my search to two cars that fit my needs and insurance...
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  Does my 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT need a new cam belt at four years old? 27 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT diesel 170bhp has just had its second service, as it's on long life regime. While booking it in, the dealer remarked that it...
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  Car Insurance for the elderley 13 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have now taken over responsibility for organising the insurance for my elderly Mother's car. She is 86 years old and drives a Honda Jazz (on your recommendation)....
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  What is the best short term insurance cover? 26 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have an old, low value car that I would like to use for a couple of months in the summer. I expect to do less than 200 miles in it and would like to...
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  Replacement for a Land Rover Freelander 2? 19 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Freelander 2 when it was three years old. It's now eight years old and has, unfortunately cost me masses in almost continual repair bills...
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  Our neighbour hit our car quite badly and won't pay for repairs - what can we do? 27 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We just brought a new car and our old car is parked on our driveway, which we share with our neighbour. I've switched the insurance to the new car as we...
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  One year old high mileage Insignia - good used buy? 14 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm planning to buy a insignia from a Vauxhall dealer. A 2014 model for £10,800. But this car has 53000 miles already on in 1 year, and has 1 key missing...
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  Distance relative 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I currently drive 25-30kmiles per annum and have a 2003 Citroen C5 2.0 SX petrol, bought last October now with 59k miles. Not long after purchase it became...
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  What do you think of the Mercedes-Benz R129 SL? 13 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have the opportunity to purchase, as a private deal, a LHD 1994 Mercedes-Benz SL320 roadster, which belongs to a friend of a friend. It is white in colour...
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  Snapped rear coil spring on Renault Clio 23 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Renault Clio went in for its MoT recently. It failed due to what they called "snapped rear coil spring". The garage said they would need to replace...
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  Buying family estate with a £17k budget? 4 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking at replacing my current car and need something that will give me enough room for 2 children and bikes but is also suitable for work (mainly...
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  Buying an ex-lease car? 21 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a nice two-and-a-half-year-old, one-owner Mondeo from my local Ford dealer but the V5 shows the owner/keeper was a lease company. Does this...
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  X3 problems? 4 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is proposing to buy a 2008 BMW X3 3.0l auto Diesel with 58000 miles on the clock. She mainly wants the car for transporting 2 children with...
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  The pre-sale service on my new car was not carried out, can Trading Standards help? 24 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Honda HRV from a dealer who said he will give the car a full service and stamped the service book accordingly pre sale. Having got the car home...
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  Should we get a petrol or diesel Volvo V40? 21 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We have decided to purchase a year old Volvo V40. It's a second car that would have be mostly short journeys and twice weekly 40 mile commutes, doing about...
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  Should I buy a Lada Niva 4x4 14 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I spend a fair bit of time in rural Bulgaria. The hire cars are expensive and not up to road conditions of rutted cart tracks. I notice that most neighbours...
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  Which auto for my neighbour? 28 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I've helped my disabled 78 year old neighbour buy new cars every four years because previously she could not negotiate a sensible price. We've bought three...
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  My insurance premium went up by seven pence this year. 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In the light of many comments in your column regarding ever-increasing car insurance premiums, and also in the press, I though you might be interested...