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  Clutch issues at 54,000 miles on a Peugeot 308 15 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  360 days into our (second-hand - 58 plate, Nov 2008) ownership of a 308SW HDI FAP, the clutch pedal sank to the floor and stayed there. The AA duly towed...
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  Can you recommend a sporty estate for my wife's business and a mid-engined sports car for me? 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have been struggling to find a balance of cars in our garage. Our current cars are a 12-year-old Range Rover converted to LPG and a modified 55 plate...
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  I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with petrol - do I need to have the whole fuel system changed for £7,000? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with unleaded fuel. I drove it 400 metres to my house with no problem. In the morning I had difficulty starting it. When it...
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  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...
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  Should I replace my Toyota Avensis with the current model? 18 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1999 Toyota Avensis estate (2.0-litre petrol) has, after 170,000 trouble-free miles, expired due to a burst radiator and subsequent cracked cylinder...
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  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...
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  The lessor evil? 11 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  A small problem to which I think I know the answer. We have two cars, both ‘57’ reg: a Toyota RAV-4 XT4 and a Hyundai Tucson CRDT Limited’. Both cars are...
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  New cam belt has snapped - who's liable for the repairs? 25 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I had the cam belt replaced on my KIA Sedona 11 weeks ago. However, last week, whilst driving, I heard a clunk and lost all power. The car was towed to...
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  Renault Megane blow blue smoke and refusing to start - what's wrong? 7 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday, on the motorway my Renault Megane started puffing blue smoke out of the exhaust. About a mile later the on-board computer appeared with the...
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  Can you recommend an electric SUV? 4 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am contemplating changing my large automatic SUV vehicle to an electric or plug-in hybrid. I don’t quite understand the cost of charging compared to...
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  My used Peugeot is causing problems - what do I do? 29 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2006 Peugeot 207 at the end of January. I was mislead as to its mileage when emailing them and discovered it had done more when test driving...
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  Car damaged due to contaminated fuel - who's to blame? 21 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a two year old 19,000 mile car from a large car supermarket three weeks ago. I collected the car and drove it the 50 miles to my home. Within...
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  Lots of serious problems with a recently purchased £4800 car 9 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a BMW 330 for £4800. On way home the engine management light came on. The dealer was informed and he more or less said its how you drove...
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  Kuga rant 22 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  12 months ago I purchased a 12-month old Ford Kuga 2.0TDCI 163 SUV. This was a replacement for a LandRover Discovery Td5 auto and in general I am very...
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  Should we buy a Focus or a Fiesta, and with which engine? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife I are now in our 80s and we have a 9-year-old Focus and a 5-year-old Fiesta. I am no longer allowed to drive due to poor eyesight so we propose...
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  Why are broken-down cars recovered from busy roads at peak traffic times? 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday my partner and I were returning to Nottingham via Birmingham from a weekend in Hampshire. We set off from Four Marks at about 1.30 in order to...
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  Do large wheels with low profile tyres make SUVs like our Honda CR-V unacceptably expensive to run? 8 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I drive a CR-V EX I-VTEC auto (our third such vehicle) that was purchased as a 3-month-old demo model in October 2008. However this model was...
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  I bought a used 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe with piston ring problems - should the dealer replace the car? 23 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe from a dealer. After four months I started to get white smoke from the exhaust - nothing major, but enough for me...
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  Tugging a liberty 19 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am 71 years old and drive a 2003 Golf 100TDI PD that has done 34,000 miles and pulls a 1,000kg caravan very well at 30 mpg, but struggles a bit on the...
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  Per turboed 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I now own my third BMW, a 525TD 2002 E39. Lovely car, the nicest I have owned and bought nine months ago at 38,000 miles, I am the second owner. I initially...