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  Suitable medium-size long-lasting car for retired person. 9 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have a Skoda Octavia 1.9 Tdi Elegance which will soon need four new tyres and timing belt change, so decision time looms. Should I keep...
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  Please recommend an economical, easily-accessible car capable of driving over rough tracks? 2 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Would you be kind enough, please, to recommend a car that will do approximately 10,000 miles per annum, and will last for the next ten years, will do at...
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  Internally Combusted 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 15,000-mile Vauxhall Combo 1.3 diesel that has blown up its engine because the particulate filter was supposedly not regenerated. Vauxhall will...
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  The mouse that roared 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a 12 month old FIAT 500 diesel. Today while driving it "made a funny noise" then started to accelerate. She put in the clutch and pulled over...
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  Is diesel or petrol better for a used car? 11 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  What are the advantages/disadvantages of diesel over petrol for a ten year old car?
• Diesel and DPF 2 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  When I bought my car last year (TDi) I was doing regular 60 mile motorway trips 2 or 3 times a week.  Since then my circumstances have changed dramatically...
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  My car's emission engine light is on, how do I get this to go out? 22 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Is it true I have to keep going on long journeys to clear this sign?
• Choosing an SUV for long drives? 28 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  . The CR-V 1.6L 2WD Diesel is the car I have done the most research into. I was disappointed to discover that recent versions of the Honda CR-V are not available in diesel, and I am concerned about getting a bad DPF if I get a used diesel. I'm also a bit concerned about DPF theft. I am aware
• Mazda 3 2.2 Sport Nav '17 - Mazda 3 2.2 Skyactiv Diesel Facelift issues 27 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  Hi All, I've read up as much as possible on the limited amount of information available on the Mazda 2.2 diesel (2017). It seems they used to be very problematic with dumping fuel into the oil, DPF blocking, EGR valves etc... a lot of the forums I've read tend to talk about pre
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  I only do short journeys but need to tow a caravan. Should I buy a petrol or diesel car? 9 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My normal commute is less than 10 miles to work so I use a petrol car, but I was thinking about getting a caravan. The caravan I like is 1700kg. Is there...
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  Should I go for a petrol or diesel if I drive 10,000 miles per year? 24 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I’m buying a BMW X1 but I’m not sure which engine to get between the 1.8 diesel or the 2.0 petrol. I drive around 10,000 miles a year - probably 70/30...
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  We need a car for towing a boat off a rough beach - is petrol or diesel best? 16 Jan 2020 (Ask HJ)
  We now live in town and rarely use the car during the week, only every second weekend and holidays go to a cottage 100 miles away on mainly open roads...
• Citroen c4 hdi - Faulty car on finance 18 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  I have a car on finance that had a warrantee which ran out literally weeks ago within a week of it running out I have had to get the dpf filter cleared at a garage, the radiator fan blew a fuse link and now been told that it has an engine knock which requires a new timing belt and bearings
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  What is the best car for £2500 or less? 14 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I'm picking out a car for a friend and would be interested to know what would be a good hatch/saloon for a learner driver at under £2500? Preferably a...
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  How do I best maintain a diesel car? 18 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 1.5-litre diesel Dacia Logan MCV. It's my first diesel car. I bought it over petrol this time as I'm driving further to work and it...
• Automatic petrol with a bit of panache and flair 28 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  10 petrols....a Skoda, a BMW 3 series estate, and I forget the other ones. I need some help....some ideas....suspect I will have to go private.... Tried a Mazda 6 petrol auto (new and old model) and was frankly unimpressed.  Have seen and heard horror stories on Mazda 6 DPF regens
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  What maintenance costs can I expect on my 2013 diesel Ford Mondeo? 7 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  You say the underlying maintenance cost is the reason for the collapsing of diesel car prices. I'm concerned because I own a 63 reg Ford Mondeo Estate...
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  What are the implications of not having the emissions fix done? 30 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  How will the emissions update affect the EGR and DPF in my 2009 Audi A4 170PS diesel. It has only 64,000 miles of mostly motorway driving and has been...
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  The EGR valve in my Golf Plus is faulty - should I have the emissions fix anyway? 15 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My Volkswagen dealer has advised against carrying out the emissions software update on my Golf Plus because they say there is a fault in the exhaust gas...
• Mondeo 2014 2.0 TDCi 140 ZBE - Mondeo TDCi - next 50k miles? 1 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  for the majority of the miles. Otherwise it has a few trips around a pretty fast dual carriageway and the usual school / supermarket journeys. What should I look out for in the next year or so? Routine servicing etc. I know about but what about cambelts / DPF failures / DMF issues? The cambelt is rated