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• What to do with car for three months? 16 May 2022 (Forum)
  So my son's gf is off to the US for 3 months. She has a 2011 Mini Cooper S and she is wondering what to do with it. It will be parked off road. Options appear to be: - Just park up and see if starts when she returns. Advantage being it could be SORN and maybe there'd be a small insurance
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  Can you recommend a cheap way to clean fogged headlamps? 4 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Is there a DIY way of restoring fogged headlamp lenses?
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  Citroen C1 - cam belt or timing chain? 20 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Does the Citreon C1 (2009 model) have timing chains or belts?
• Tesla beater or hot air? - Lucid Air (that's its actual name!) 9 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  - the longest currently on the open market.   The Air Dream Edition, which costs just short of $170,000 (£124,000) in the US, travels about 28% - or 115 miles - further on a full charge than Tesla's Model S, which Lucid Group's British-born CEO Peter Rawlinson helped develop. It also
• Mazda 3 - Rust in Mazda 3 24 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  old enough to remember rust and welding being a regular occurrence in the 70’s but this is our first modern car with an issue. Anyway, discussing with the indie, he says the subframe rust is not very serious and he can treat it with Schutz for an hour and a half  labour and £30
• Any - Tyres and iinsurance 4 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  period of time. Select your tyre speed rating to find out the maximum speed your tyres can maintain. Speed Rating     e.g. V  Q  R  S  T  H  V  W  Y
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  Are service books purely digital now? 22 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have been told that the service book is purely computerised for my new car - but surely I should have a paper service book so I can see a record and...
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  Are there any differences between a private light goods and a light goods vehicle? 7 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Are there any differences between a private light goods and a light goods vehicle? If a 1997 Escort van is a PLG does it mean it's a commercial vehicle?
• Water pump replacement cost/ Ford Focus Zetec S1.8 6 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Just a quick question regarding getting the water pump replaced. I have rang Ford and asked how much it would cost to replace the water pump in my Ford Focus 2010 Zetec S 1.8 Petrol. They are quoting me nearly £500 but I rang a local garage from fixmycar.com and they quoted a rough
• VW Golf TDI 1.9 130 - Mk4 golf electric issue 12 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  /unlock Interior lights only work when pressed manually Also cluster resets randomly when driving Airbag light on but very dim Traction control randomly comes On. sometimes will turn On and off if I press it but rarely The one light in the passenger o/s on the roof comes on with door open
• Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L V reg 2000 - Battery Light has come on 12 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  and the battery light has now come on does anyone know if this means that maybe there is likely to be an alternator problem?? Or would a VW Beetle"s battery light just come on for a simple battery change? As I have had this car for 10 years and cant remember this happening before I have changed the battery 3-4
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  How can I reduce road noise in my car? 27 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to reduce road noise in my 2013 Toyota Verso Excel. Would changing the tyres /wheels help? The tyres currently fitted are 215/55 R17.
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  How do I clean the air conditioning to remove bad odours? 6 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  How do I clean the air conditioning to remove bad odours?
• Land Rover Discovery - Yet another Blown engine 1 May 2018 (Forum)
  on this months HJ advice column confirms that there is a problem of excessive oil consumption with the Ford sourced engine. As LR don't seem to be accepting any responsibility for this fault do you know of any class actions from unhappy customers. But will nothing dampen these LR s fans enthusiasm ? My
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  What's included in the list price of a vehicle? 13 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Cars with a list price over £40,000 pay higher VED, so what's included in the list price?
• BMW/Audi/Mercedes - £15k budget for a family car 27 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Hey all, I've got a £15k budget for a new (2nd hand!) car. I've been looking at the following: BMW 3 series Touring M Sport (05-12) Mercedes C220 CDI Estate (2008 > ...I think) Audi A4 Avant (Either Black Edition or S-Line) So mainly
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  Can I get a decent seven-seater without buying a diesel? 27 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I need to buy something with a few more seats but worry about all the negative coverage of diesels. What do you recommend?
• Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 auto 60 plate - Loss of power/no warning lights/useless dealer 13 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Please help. Got this car s/h at christmas and its started playing up. Within a couple of miles from home, after coasting, you put your foot down and its lost power. Stopping and putting it into neutral, the engine slowly revs to 2800rpm and stays there. If you stop the engine and restart, its
• Time for STANDARD national on line parking? 9 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  pay for parking so why the hell not make it SIMPLE and SMOOTH ? A sad looking local car park machine with it's steamed up perspex window had a major queue the other morning due to vandalism (a machine smash and grap?-someone desperate for a few £s!), with an attached long dreary TYPED
• Ford Focus Estate 2008 - 1.6tdci- Alternator 30 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  .  The alternator is off used car but my opinion is that it-s working fine and something is taking extremly much amperage and cant seem to find what. Battery doesent die form a day to the next and the problem seems to be manifesting when engine is running. Anything I should look for?  My car may