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• VW Crafter CR35 2.5TDI - DPF!!! As usual. 20 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  to find out if im not the only one who thinks thats a load of s***. As i've refused to take the van out of the dealership, we currently have a courtesy van from enterprise paid by VW when the van was in for repair, im not giving that back either as the business needs to run. I know we will get charged
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  Volkswagen emissions fix has affected my car 11 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I had the 'fix' last month but since then there's a horrible rattle in engine when it's changing up between 2 and 4. Volkswagen say I need to pay for a...
• Comparison information required. - 4x4, AWD, AllGrip, AllRoad, what's the difference? 12 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  as the old clutch style Limited Slip. I know of the centre differential viscous coupling used by the 1990's Land Rovers, but I've heard of Haldex systems, without understanding the detail, and there are probably others. Apparently overlaid on any '4WD' system there is Traction Control, where a fast
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  Ecoboost vs TSI reliability 10 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a 2013 Focus 1.6 TDCi with 30k on the clock which is mechanically sound. Though I enjoy a solid 54mpg in mixed driving and expect at least 10mpg...
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  Car could be written off - what do I do? 6 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I had a suspicious crash for cash front end collision to the back end of another car on the entrance into a roundabout. I'm worried that the insurance...
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  Do I have grounds for rejecting a car? 20 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I saw a 15 month old Citroen C3 Picasso advertised by a main dealer. I asked all the right questions as I wanted to avoid buying a car which had been used...
• Lexus, Toyota, GM, others - Hybrids - good to drive? how about 2nd hand 24 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  on 2nd hand buys. I would also consider a non hybrid solution, such a good diesel (e.g. Audi A4 2.0 Tdi), or a small(ish) petrol,   but I currently drive Jag S Type V6 3.0, so small buzzy petrol won't float my boat, and my experience this week put me off a diesel with stop/start
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  How can I work out the residual value of an electric car with leased batteries, like my Renault Fluence? 28 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I've just bought (not yet collected) one of the 'pre-launch' (January 2012) Renault Fluence ZE cars that have been offloaded into the dealer network and...
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  What do you think of the petrol-engined BMW 3 Series saloon? 4 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  After much deliberation and, endless reading of specifications, I have more or less made my mind up to buy a car some might seem strange. What do you think?...
• HELP!!!! VW cc GT, C-Class, 3 Series, A4/5??? 13 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  for £14,450 Business edition with nav system and other upgrades A4 - £15,989 - A4 2.0 TDI 143 S Line 4 dr 2010 - 20k (basic spec) A5 - £17,950 - A5 2.0 TDI Sportback 170 BHP 4dr 2010 - 24k (basic spec) The BMWs and Merc are showing 70+MPG (extra urban), what are the servicing
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  Which cars have a low boot sill for wheelchair loading? 26 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are both in our late 70s and we have a disabled son (spina bifida) who is 50 years old. We have two cars, one a Skoda Roomster, which my...
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  Which small conventional auto? 11 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Working in a garage we have various customers who have issues with small hatch back cars with automatic gearboxes. So many of them seem to have issues...
• F25 BMW X3 - New car run in 4 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  seat,  1.5 miles each way mostly through a great park, where she can spot squirrels and dogs and prattle away, and there is no jostling for parking with mums in dark window Q7's on their phones  -  why are they always so stressed, most have only coffees to worry about later, I see them
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  Hyundai i30 - what discounts are out there? 30 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My father (in his 70s) bought a new Hyundai i30 Comfort 1.4 petrol in September 2011. At the time the car was heavily discounted as the new model immanent....
• Parking: Politeness, morality and the law 30 May 2012 (Forum)
  ?  Any thoughts, comments and "watch out for this rule"s appreciated. Shall I ignore their outrage? Maybe get new tires fitted first, just so they're above reproach (looking like there are only a few hundred miles of legality left in them at the moment)?
• 'Care in the community' 19 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  .  The thing where families or friends have to take care of someone so obviously ill is s***. Even before this government, in my time in the nhs, the cutbacks were so severe, and it was to make room for offices. The past shows us what can happen when people who need care are left unsupervised. Many
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  Excess fuel consumption 3 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've had a VW Polo 05-reg for 2yrs. I'm lucky if I get 25mpg urban and 32mpg maximum on a decent run at 60mph. It's always been same.
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  Why must I carry spare bulbs when driving my BMW Z4 in France when I can't change the bulbs myself anyway? 3 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW Z4 sDrive 3.5i and will be driving to France, Monaco and Italy this summer. I am keen to comply with all the regulations re travel, and have...
• 1998 pug 404 2.1 td estate - pug 406 2.1 speedo not working here's how i fixed it 4 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  . I have had the speedo out to fit new bulbs and discoverd i had no speedo cable on the speedo, so speedo drive fault did not make sence to me. so i trawled the interweb and discoverd people writing about a speedo interface box behind the glove box,somthing that not all 406's have. anyway i
• BMW X5 3.0i year 2000 - BMW X5 cylinder head/engine replace. Advice please 20 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  problematic and that I should either look for a new or tested s/h head and try and fit myself (car not worth a great deal and I have built kit cars many years ago) or much better still, get a replacement engine...Still don't know the cause of the overheating (water pump recently replaced). Sounds