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  Should I buy a used Land Rover Discovery? 12 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a 2012 Land Rover Discovery HSE with 70,000 miles on the clock. I wanted the HSE because of the high spec and concluded that the...
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  Leasing a small car - good plan? 1 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I calculate personal lease costs, using Fleet Prices, over 2 or 3 years. I am surprised to find that the Juke, Note and Captur are just over 30%of the...
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  Which is the best MPV for 3 kids? 6 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We have two small boys (three and five five years old) and have another on the way. Obviously, we want to buy a car that can carry three baby chairs in...
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  Which Fiat Panda should I get? 31 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need to get a more practical vehicle since my husband now needs to use a walking frame / wheelchair. At moment I only have a 2009 Aston Martin Vantage...
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  Which small, 'green' car would you recommend for a working nurse? 24 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a community mental health nurse who does approximately 23,000 miles a year, mostly in journeys of 15 to 40 miles. A good chunk of this mileage is made...
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  Buying Supermini - choice HJ? 20 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Hi HJ - You have helped with choice for self and family before - many thanks, really appreciated. Have Spark 1.2LT (px around £4.5k) to trade + c£7k. Like...
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  Should we buy a diesel for shorter journeys? 11 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We will be replacing our 2004 Focus 1.8 diesel shortly. The new car will start off as my husband’s car so needs to fit a set of golf clubs and an electric...
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  Should I buy a new Avensis or the Mazda 6 Tourer? 13 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The time has come for me to think about changing my present vehicle, a 2009 Toyota Avensis D-4D 2.2 Tourer. Although the Avensis has had a fairly recent...
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  What do you think of the new 3 Series BMW? 9 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I would welcome your advice as I want to replace my BMW 525d SE auto touring (E61), which I purchased new in 2005, with a smaller estate or hatchback,...
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  Replacing my very costly 407 - with what? 7 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I currently do 35,000 per year in a Peugeot 407 SW, when it is working it is lovely but last year cost £3k to keep on the road, in the past I have always...
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  Which comfortable, economical car for long distance commuting? 26 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I'm about to start a 500 miles per week weekly commute in my new role and need to make a choice on company car to fit several needs. With this mileage...
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  Flywheel and clutch failure on Volkswagen Golf - is this a common problem? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2009 Volkswagen Golf Plus 1.9 TDI Bluemotion and have noticed an unusual noise coming from under the bonnet. After some investigation by my local...
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  Bangernomics reliable diesel needed. 16 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm in need of a reliable diesel on a small budget of up to £1500. I'm afraid of a Golf (and to some extent of a Bora) due to possible DMF issues in this...
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  How long to keep Fiesta? 26 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Fiesta 1.6 Titanium (manual 90 bhp version, registered Oct 2009) a year ago, having done 26000miles. I do ~12-13000 miles a year, mostly on...
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  Should I really worry about DPFs? 13 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have been worried by your frequent references to costly problems relating to diesel car particulate filters. We have a 2 year old Subaru Legacy with...
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  Should I pick an Audi? 3 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Current car: Toyota Avensis 1.8 T3x (2006 facelifted model) Current mileage: ~11000/year I am considering replacing my current car, I have been looking...
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  Is my Volkswagen Touran diesel likely to develop any faults soon and should I replace it? 3 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am driving a 2005 Volkswagen Touran 1.9 TDI that I have owned from new. It has done almost 115,000 miles (about 80 per cent of which was cruising on...
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  Kuga Engine Warning Light 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 10 plate 2.0tdi 2 wheel drive Ford Kuga. Just before Christmas the orange engine warning light came on. We called out Ford Assist (AA) who...
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  Should I change my Octavia estate now while interest rates are low? 14 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I presently drive a 2006 Octavia 2.0 TDI automatic estate. Generally I am very pleased with its performance and its load capacity ideally suits my requirements....
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  Ford S-Max choices 22 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm interested in a young-ish used Ford S-Max with Powershift gearbox to replace my 2006 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDi DSG estate. I would choose the S-Max...