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• Diesel or Petrol advice. 15 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  for the full warranty period. Dilema is regarding the milage and journey distances i do. I travel only 7-8 miles (country B roads) to work with the odd 15-30 mile journey each week. Total 9-11K per year. My main worry is with DPF and short journeys. Also real MPG of petrol cars versions
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  Should I buy a high mileage diesel? 26 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have been looking at ex-company cars (Astra, Focus, Megane etc) all diesel, under five years old, full history and just over 100,000 miles. My main concern...
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  Mercedes CLS engine noise 23 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  There is an intermittent change of engine note on my 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 CDI. Normally the engine is silent when slowly progressing through the...
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  small family car 3 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  we are interested in trading our 2006 Mazda 2.0 90k Diesel for a Petrol as our Journeys are mainly shorter town use.We are interested in Skoda Octavia...
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  Petrol or diesel Hyundai Tucson 2 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a new Hyundai Tucson automatic. However, reading your general advice you recommend petrol rather than diesel and torque converter...
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  Focus juddering above 2000rpm - what could it be? 20 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My car is juddering really bad after 2000 revs, when you first start the car the rev counter is going up and down. You can drive it but as soon as you...
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  Skoda Octavia buying advice? 25 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm test driving a Skoda Octavia estate 1.9 DSI 2002 with 180k on clock, it has a lot of service history and i've seen they go on for well over 300k. I'm...
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  Honda CR-V i-CTDi vs i-VTEC 16 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I can't decide whether to buy a Honda CR-V 2.2 i-CTDi or CR-V 2.0 i-VTEC petrol. My budget is £9000 and I plan to use it as our main family car driving...
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  Second hand car or leasing a new car? 29 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am presently travelling from Surrey to London Monday to Friday (64 miles) in leased CR-V which will go back in October this year. I am in a need of the...
• Volkswagen Passat CC 08 - Is this even right or what? 5 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  value of the consumption I have  filled up to the max and I drove a 100 miles and after I refuelled to max again. Then I calculated the fuel consumption and it was 28mpg for the city.  At first I was told it is bacuse of the DPF filters. Some "very clever" guy has offered me to remove
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  What's wrong with my Nissan Qashqai? 7 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a used Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dci (2008) a couple of months ago with 38,000 on the clock. Everything was fine until a couple of weeks ago when...
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  Looking for a family car with 4x4 capability 27 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We currently own a Toyota RAV4 and Audi A4. We need to sell both and get a family sized car, which has occasional 4x4 ability (prefer two-wheel drive which...
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  What's the best diesel for £2500? 14 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had my 1998 Volkswagen Golf TDI written off in an accident. As a result, I have £2500 to spend on a replacement. I'm thinking of Audi A3, Volkswagen...
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  Why does my X-Type keeping switching to safety mode? 3 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My Jaguar X-Type has done 90k miles with few problems, but over the last six months it inexplicably goes into "Safety Mode". To solve the problem I usually...
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  Oil level rise in BMW 3 Series 19 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My BMW 3 Series 320D 2008 (72,000 miles) has just shown an increase in the oil level over the maximum. This is on the car's computer and not the dipstick...
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  Mazda CX7 - should I sell or keep? 27 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a Mazda CX7 2.2 D Spoort Tech for three years. The car has been dealer serviced and completely reliable and I enjoy driving the car. Mileage...
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  Should I buy a high mileage diesel? 10 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have previously read your comments on modern diesels complexity (DPF/DMF/EGR/Turbo) possibly being problematic with high miles unlike older diesel engines....
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  Buying an Audi A5 - Petrol or Diesel 9 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  A friend is thinking of buying an Audi A5 (2010 onwards). He does around 6000 miles per year in a mix of urban and longer runs. He is leaning towards the...
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  Can you recommend a cheap estate/SUV? 9 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy an estate or SUV, budget around £7500. I do a daily commute of four miles each way and the regular trips of 500 miles round trip to...
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  Kia Cee'd or Skoda Octavia? 6 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a new car and am considering a used Kia Cee'd SW or Skoda Octavia (2009-2010), but I'm concerned about the price of parts. What do you suggest...