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  Can I get refund for a car without a service history? 7 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a second hand Fiat Abarth for £7,500 from a reputable dealer three months ago. The sales person assured me that the car had a full service history,...
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  I bought a unsatisfactory, faulty car and the dealer won't give a full refund. What next? 16 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2006 BMW E46 2.0-litre diesel convertible on 13 May for £2700. It'd done 105,000 miles. I bought it in Birmingham, I live in Shropshire. On...
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  Should I keep or sell my diesel car? 21 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  What is the position on emissions legislation? It's very confusing. Are some cities imposing/planning to impose local charges or bans? It's putting me...
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  Is Volkswagen liable to fix my Polo? 27 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a Volkswagen Polo 1.2 new in May 2015 from a Volkswagen supplier and have had it regularly serviced with them. Early this year, after heavy...
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  My car has been in for repairs for 16 weeks - should I keep it? 11 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Volkswagen Passat Estate from a big car supermarket last year for £18,000. It was 10 months old, had done 5000 miles and was in immaculate condition....
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  Sale of Goods Act claim? 3 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you can help me even though the item in question is a scooter but not a car. Hopefully the law and your professional opinion applies in the...
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  How much will it cost to transfer vehicle ownership to my wife? 16 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I own two cars. Both are registered and insured under my name. We're getting older and one of us will probably stop driving. To simplify the...
• Volkswagen Polo - VW Polo 1.2L 2007 misfiring over 60mph 2 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  in London so most driving for the first few weeks was at a max speed of 40mph. I took it out for its first motorway drive a few weeks ago. 10 mins into the M25 and the check engine light started flashing and car went into limp mode. The engine light stopped flashing when I'd pulled in at the services
• TUD5 VZJ problem with CAV pump ?? - Toro mower with TUD5 ( saxo \ 106 ) low torque 29 May 2021 (Forum)
  . This tells me that the load is not too high ( faulty ) and i know max torque should be at 2200rmp on these motors  not the 1500 it sits at. Any thoughts from you guys with CAV roto pump knowledge   Thanks Simon.        
• Help me decide! - Advice for a first car?? 16 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  to one day be able to do up classics/project cars. I have a budget of around max £2,500. I really like the look of Peugeot 106 (but I have read they’re not great for motorway driving) or citoeren Saxo, particularly the 1.5 Diesel. Also had a look at older Micras and Fiestas. I’m thinking perhaps
• Peugeot 307 - Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 03 110, Anti Pollution 4 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  to try and give a kick. Did this for at least 20mins if not more and this seemed to help a little. The car can now get past 30mph on but still takes alot longer than normal. You have to max out on each gear before changing.  - I got my brother in law to use a reader (Carista) and got
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  Can you suggest a reliable crew-cab? 21 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Currently looking at used crew cabs. Financial constraints aside, I generally prefer to look at options from a few 'generations' back - as a home mechanic,...
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  Should I keep or sell my old Polo? 1 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have had my 2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI since new. It has covered 37,000 miles and hasn’t given me any major problems. I am wondering if I should keep...
• horsebox - misrepresentation of vehicle 29 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  to use it knowing the mileage was wrong and she had ripped the tack area out. she refused this and has spent 9 months taking it to Court.   I have been referred to a counsellor. . And under doctor stressed to Max.  My solicitor said it was innocent misrepresentation as I
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  Bought a used car that's faulty - what can I do? 14 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last week I bought a 2003 Alfa Romeo 156 for £1799. It was cosmetically very good inside and out and had a full service history. I checked the oil and...
• Help please with bump in work car park...girl claiming more damage than i caused. 5 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  £600+ and she would take it there in the morning. I wasnt in the mood to argue and was waiting for her father to say it would cost 100/150 max. So i saw her the next day and she said her father told her to go to another garage in which they said it would cost 500/600 and she wanted to go through
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  Which car should we buy to leave in storage in the UK? 28 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I live in Portugal but are in UK from time to time, when we usually rent a car. Now we're thinking of buying small runaround which we can leave...
• Driving diesels with health in mind 19 May 2009 (Forum)
  , black smoking, limp mode, injector problems etc... i started to wonder. I have adapted a specific driving style. I give it some beans, 70% throttle openings and usually try to keep the revs between 1.8k and 2.6k max torque. I also maintain steady speeds just under or on boost; 1.8k. So get up
• Audi A4 B8 Avant (2008 - - 2.0TDi CR v PD 31 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  problem I have with this car is the speedo, which for some reason is a three quarter circle with 0 at 6 o clock and 180 (yes 180 mph) at 3 o clock. 60 is at 9 o clock, so all your speedo readings will be in just over the first third of the speedo. This car has a max speed of about 130mph. Because km/h
• Oil usage for '99 VW Golf 1.8T? 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  seems a huge amount and defintely nowhere near the 2 litres max I've put in myself over the past 3 or 4 years. Does anyone know if VW really do see 1 litre of oil usage per 660 miles as acceptable, and how does this match with other cars? Am I just being fobbed off? Would a new sump explain the massive