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My grandson's new Vauxhall Corsa is faulty - what are his rights? 23 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
Two weeks ago, my grandson bought a 2015 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 for just over £6000 from a main Vauxhall dealer. It came with a one year warranty and the car... -
Is turbo cool down necessary for modern cars? 27 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
I've just acquired my first turbo car, a Renault Megane GT Sport and am somewhat unclear about the need for turbo cool down. My manual doesn't mention... -
What car should I buy for my retirement? 8 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
I have recently retired and am looking to change my six year old diesel Ford Focus for a long term replacement. I'm looking at a petrol engine as my estimated... -
Have I void my Fiat warranty? 16 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
I was driving my fiat 500 Abarth recently. As I pulled out of a junction on to a busy main road and changed gear my vehicle revved very high and jumped... -
Vauxhall vectra cdti 2008 - Vectra cam sensor 20 Aug 2015 (Forum)
I pulled off at the next exit and called the recovery. They came out and diagnosed the water pump, towed me back to my local garage. They said they could do this and the timing belt fine. Once they had had it apart they said timing belt water pump and a pulley. They could do this for £400, ok let’s do it, it needs doing. -
Evoque engine failure - what are my options? 13 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
I bought new Range Rover Evoque from a dealership two years ago. Last week it unexpectedly broke down. Land Rover towed it to a local garage and said oil... -
Is this Freelander part-exchange a good deal? 16 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
I am on the verge of purchasing a Freelander 2 diesel SW 2.2 TD4 XS 5-door, new, in metallic Santorini Black with Almond leather upholstery. I am trading... -
Mechanical faults in my Volvo XC60 10 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
My Dad has been having horrendous trouble with his Volvo XC60. He purchased it from new in June 2011. Since then it has spent many, many weeks back at... -
Which reliable, economical four or five door car would you recommend? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
I currently have a 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 coupe and a 1989 Mercedes-Benz G Wagon (that runs on LPG and petrol). Both have done over 140,000 miles and... -
C-Class or Mondeo? 24 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have a KIA Cee'd 2.0 diesel which I use to tow a caravan of less than 1,100 kgs MTPLM max. It is a task that it does satisfactorily, albeit only nine... -
Rear Axle failed on 4 yr old 4x4 low milage no off road,dealer bought and serviced -should I be paying for this repair ??? 24 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
My Grand Cherokee suffered major mechanical failure last week while on motorway. oil leak in Diff lead to rear axel damage. It is a dealer bought and serviced... -
My new 508 has a fault 20 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
I have just taken delivery of a brand new diesel Peugeot 508 SW. It arrived with the towing eye cover missing. This was pointed out to them by me and... -
fabia mpi - Rear-ended another car, it's totaled...now scared 17 May 2012 (Forum)
I've just remembered I left stuff in the boot of the car...the police dropped me off at home and I was too shaken up to think about it beforehand. It's been towed to the nearest garage to the incident, which is 10 miles from where I live. Should I get a hire car or something to get my stuff? -
Are modern cars too technologically advanced for their own good? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
One day I am going to write an article about how car design is wholly wrong in environmental terms. We are scrapping cars at 7 to 10 years old when the... -
Should the oil in my Meriva need changing at 7600 miles? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
On 18 July 2011 we purchased a pre-owned 2011 Vauxhall Meriva 1.4 turbo petrol with 3,000 miles on the clock. On 18 December 2011 a warning message came... -
Is the Protection of Freedoms Bill as outrageous as it seems? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
Certainly I believe the proposals in the Protection of Freedoms Bill to allow 'keepers' to be penalised to be outrageous. In my view the BPA and SIA have... -
key fob won't open door 24 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
My car has not been used for a couple of weeks and when I came to get in at the weekend the key fob would not work to open the door. I then tried the key... -
Trading a Land Rover Freelander for a used small family car 26 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
I have a Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 XS, full black leather, bought new by me in June 2008, 27,000 miles in grey, aprox £18K trade in. I want to save... -
Ford Mondeo - 2001 Mondeo 2.0tddi - various/related problems? 6 Nov 2010 (Forum)
The car was turning over but not firing, breakdown couldn't get it started so we waited for the recovery vehicle. That arrived to tow us, but then the car started. Drove it home (not on m'way), to begin with ran really badly, wouldn't go over 2000rpm but a few miles down the road the problem suddenly cleared and was running perfectly. -
Can you suggest a replacement for our Toyota RAV4 which has a better gearbox? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
Just over seven years ago, when tossing up between a Freelander and RAV4 D-4D, I took your advice and bought the RAV4. It was excellent until it reached...
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