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  Buying a Ford Focus diesel - what should I look out for? 27 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am wanting to buy a 3/4 year old Ford Focus Estate and seem to have found a 2013 one, but the mileage is quite high at 100,000. Would this be a problem...
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  What's the best estate car for £26k? 5 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  The last two estate cars I have owned (for 10 years and eight years respectively) have been Volvo 850 diesel and a Saab 95 diesel. The latter is giving...
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  What's the best used family car? 16 Feb 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I need a used car - ideally the smallest and cheapest to buy and run for three children. What would you recommend?
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  Toyota Yaris diesel 2006 - 2009 - any good for my first car or not a good idea.? 4 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy my first car, a Toyota Yaris 2006 to 09 diesel and not sure if it will give me too many problems due to age. For getting around locally and...
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  What is the emissions situation on larger and thirstier diesel engines? 25 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  With all the current hype about diesel cars, the fact that all commercial transport is oil fuelled seems to have been overlooked. What is the emissions...
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  What would you consider is a 'high mileage' car? 29 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  What would you consider as high mileage in a car? Are some marques likely to be capable of higher mileages than others?
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  Loss of power in a Mitsubishi Outlander 9 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Our Outlander occasionally loses power at 60-80mph, no warning lights on dash and problems clears when engine is switched off and back on again. Any ideas...
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  Should we all buy a petrol or hybrid? 10 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  With improvements in DPF technology as in Mazda skyactiv and 1.6 Renault/Nissan diesel, do you think this has only solved one problem of many in modern...
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  Buying a new diesel - Captur or C'eed? 29 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My wife wants to buy a new diesel. Something between the Renault Clio size but less then the Laguna Tourer. We like the look of the Captur and Megane,...
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  Pizza delivery driver in need of a used car 28 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a car for pizza delivery, my options are Kia Rio 2009 1.5 diesel and Kia Cee'd 1.6 diesel (2007). Can you tell me which car is best?
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  Buying an old, cheap car for commuting 6 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I already have an 09 Range Rover Sport but I only do a 60 mile round trip to work every day so I'm looking for a very cheap car I can buy that would be...
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  Buying a used saloon - Honda Accord or Peugeot 508? 28 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to spend £10,000 on a comfortable reliable saloon. I don't fancy the rear-wheel drive of a BMW and am considering a 2009 Honda Accord (petrol...
• Ford Focus - Unhappy with work Carried out by Garage 18 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I am unhappy with the work carried out by an RAC approved garage after my Focus brokedown. They replaced the EGR and carried out a forced regen of the dpf, they handed the car back to me and it was smoking excessively. I was told that the excessive smoke was down to excess DPF fluid
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  Need a car for the school run - what do you suggest? 7 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like a recommendation for a car to be used predominantly for the school run (1.3 miles each way) for three child passengers. Also, this car will be...
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  Can you recommend a small car for an elderly driver? 27 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My mother in her 80s needs to buy a small petrol car with a good automatic gearbox. She is concerned about accident protection, so wants SIP and lots of...
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  Can you recommend a reliable and efficient second hand diesel hatchback? 17 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need a comfortable, reliable and efficient diesel hatchback for a weekly commute from Leeds to Birmingham. I have around £8000 to spend for a second...
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  Should we buy a petrol or diesel? 19 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We're interested in a new Kia Sportage KX-2 automatic and intend to keep the car for seven years, but can't decide between the diesel 2.0 and petrol 2.0...
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  Leasing a BMW 1 series - petrol or diesel? 4 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I've been looking at leasing a 1 Series after finding that my employer offers some good deals for this particular car, but I'm unsure over whether to get...
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  Buying a used petrol Passat CC - any good? 1 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a used Passat CC, petrol and manual as we only do 4/5000 miles a year, so we would have DPF problems with a diesel version. Also...
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  Ford Focus - 1.0 125 ecoboost or 115 TDCI? 8 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I’m interested in a new Ford Focus 1.0 125 Ecoboost or 115 TDCI. It'd be used for a 12 mile daily commute (24 mile round trip) of approximately 6 miles...