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• Dad finally considering a new ( his last ) car 24 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  He said to me today that having had a poke around, the structural rust on his 15 year old Astra is getting MOT worthy now and as such, he is considering buying new, but only if it is long-term cost effective. Essentially, what he wants to do is replace his with a car that will eventually be used by both my mum and him when they go to one car in about 5 years. What he has asked is what can he get that has decent load capacity, cruise control, automatic and air con, but with as low as possible CO2 and decent mpg?
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  What is causing a serious fault with our DSG Volkswagen Polo? 3 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife bought a Polo with a DSG box two years ago. At the first Volkswagen dealer service she complained about an intermittent hesitation from the car...
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  Hyundai i30 glow plug problems 11 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Hyundai bought two years ago, with an aftermarket two year warranty. We’ve had it serviced at our regular garage ever since buying it; we’ve...
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  Buying a used car - petrol or diesel? 6 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a five year old car, with a budget of £9000. I'm inclined toward a diesel due to the low-down torque and economy, but also think that a...
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  Citroen not authorising turbo replacement 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The turbo failed on my C4 Picasso. The car is 4 months out of an approved used car warranty and the dealer has told me they have received notification...
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  Do I need to disconnect a car's battery to charge it? 8 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2017 Honda HR-V. Do I need to disconnect the battery to trickle charge?
• Insurance after having company car 3 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  A friend's wife has had a lease car for the last 5 years. Her 9 year NCB she did have has expired. There has been info before on companies who will take into account driving record whilst using lease cars and will calculate premiums with some NCD.
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  Can I recommend Dieseljones.co.uk for sourcing spare parts for diesel car engines? 15 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've just purchased a diesel fuel injection pump for a Saab 9-5 3.0 diesel. I had originally contacted Saab parts, but they were quoting £1500 plus vat...
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  Buying my first car 13 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I've had my licence for 9 years but this will be the first car that I will own. I know very little about car maintenance, or what costs are involved...
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  Honda CR-V clutch failure - should the dealer pay for the repair? 25 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We bought A Honda CRV 2.2 diesel 18 months ago with 11,000 miles on the clock from a main dealership. Since buying the car we have added 7000 miles, approximately...
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  Replacing a Multipla 22 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My Fiat Multipla has wear in the rear bushe and is worth more to me than it is to anyone else. It does have 12 months MOT but I am thinking about trading...
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  The brakes are wearing out on my Jaguar XF that I recently bought - is the selling garage liable to replace them? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2010 Jaguar XF 3.0 V6 petrol on 27 February from an independent garage. It still had three weeks of manufacturer warranty, so I took it to a...
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  GREAT ESPECTATIONS 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My 2005 V/W Golf Plus has been serviced fully by my local VAG garage and was in for service + MOT 3 weeks ago, however last week the ESP light came on...
• Renault's Timing Belt Recommendations 4 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  . (146,000) Which is not what Renault recommend. They have given us no answer as to why the full kit was not fitted at the 54,000 point. And they are now saying it was the timing belt that snapped as because it is out of the 12 month warranty (which we were not informed of at the time!)
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  Antenna snapped of by car wash - what are my rights? 21 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  We recently bought a second hand 2011 Honda CR-Z from a dealer. Last week we put the car through an automated car was and the fin antenna snapped off....
• Toyota Yaris - New car - first week review 7 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Almost a week since we picked up our Yaris, so a quick review based on the first 200 miles or so. The car replaced a smart forfour 0.9t which we had a year. Failed major components taking ages to fix, warranty jobs not being done while Mercedes had had the car 8 weeks, missing components following a service and a main dealer and HQ operation that really didn’t care, saw us decide the best option was to devolve ourselves of the ‘problem child’!
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  Leaking boot seal - who is liable? 12 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a used 58 plate Mazda 3 from RRG Mazda Rochdale in Lancashire on the 14th, March, 2012 and would like your advice on a water leak into the...
• Ford Transit (2006 - ) - Transit SportVan Help 4 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I asked ford if they would be able to help me out with the cost of a new van and they refused basically telling me take your full refund and go away. I explained what we do and that we do car shows all year and that we are Ford RS owners club members ect and they still refused. We haven?t had a van for 7 weeks and ford will not give us a curtsey vehicle as warranty will not pay for one and we have been backed into a corner and have to have the van repaired.
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  What is the best car for long term ownership? 24 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What is the best car to buy and hang onto for the next ten years? I’m looking for bombproof reliability and something that will bear wear and tear with...
• Used car buying advice - trader working from home 16 Nov 2021 (Forum)
      I've just test driven a car and had an offer accepted (around £10k). The car was listed on eBay classified along with 12 month...