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  What's the best petrol hybrid with room for five passengers? 22 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I travel to Spain 3 times a year and am looking for a petrol hybrid (not plug in) with good boot space for 5 passengers any suggestions please
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  Filter tip - auto transmission advice 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  For 5 years the local Toyota Main Dealer has serviced my 150,000 mile 2001 Lexus RX300. I took it in with a slipping automatic transmission. He told me...
• Driving holiday Costa Blanca in March 23 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Briefly, I'm after any advice on where to head for and any special hotel recommendations outside the main resorts, starting from Alicante - do we head south or north? I know Spain in March isn't ideal, but as long as we don't get any snow I'll be happy, and it's only a week. BB
• Volkswagen Scirocco Mk III (2008 - ) - How many will tick these boxes? 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Just been pricing up a Scirocco on the VW Spain configurator (couldn't find one on the UK site), and there is a "BlueMotion" section where you can offset CO2 emissions: 20,000km - ?210 50k - ?455 100k - ?870 150k - ?1305 Percentage likely to tick these boxes?
• mercedes230e 8 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi everyone , I live in Spain and wanted to ask advice. I can buy a Mercedez 230E W124 year 91 with 115000 miles manual petrol for 1500 pounds or a Mercedes Benz 230 E 2300cc Automatic year 90 with more than 125000 miles on the clock for 1800 pounds.
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  My car has been stuck abroad for over a year. What should I check when I get back to it? 2 Feb 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I've had a Volkswagen Passat Estate parked in an underground car park in Spain. The battery is disconnected. We have not been to Spain since November 2019...
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  Does our Mercedes-Benz C220 diesel need a new DPF? 15 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We have had a 2004 Mercedes-Benz C220 CDi automatic diesel in Spain for the last 10 years. All was fine until a week after its annual MOT last May, when...
• cycle lanes 13 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Just come back from a week's cruise to Spain and France and I was impressed with the way they have separate cycle and pedestrian lanes off the main roads. No making the roads narrower by painting a few lines but every one had their own dedicated lanes.
• Ford - 25% discount until 24-Jan-09... 24 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  "Ford Spain has announced that from Monday (today) it is offering a 25% discount on 6,000 of the estimated 25,000 cars it has in stock. All models will be available at the discount until January 24, with the exception of the new designs of the Ka, Fiesta and Kuga."
• Toyota RAV4 extended warranty 20 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  The only problems over the three years of ownership was a new battery after leaving the car in the garage when we were in Spain for six months. Is it really worth the cost?
• Exhange Rates £/Euro 7 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  As I know to my cost, (Living in Spain & with U.K. originating pensions paid in Euros) the current exchange rate is dreadful for buying euros with £s. All you folks intending to go the personal import route should keep an eye on F.Ex rates!
• Espace Diesel overheating 11 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Our 2000 Renault Grand Espace 2.2 DCi started overheating and the engine cutting out in the Pyrenees last year. Garages in Spain and the UK failed to find any cause for this and the problem has increased, the final straw being the cutting out of the engine in slow traffic on Piccadilly! Any comments / ideas / tips gratefully received as we are off on a holiday to Southern France in a couple of weeks!
• Importing (again sorry) Ford Focuses 29 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I am considering a 2.0i Ghia, the UK spec has lots of nice to have extras as standard. If I import it or buy it from Trade Sales (imported from Spain) can I expect it to have all of the bits that a 'UK Spec' car would have? Anyone got any experience? (particularly with Fords) Thanks 'First Time Importer'
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  Are runflat tyres just a ruse to relieve manufacturers of the cost of including a spare? 24 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a bit suspicious of runflat tyres. What are the pros/cons of using them? Is it just a manufacturers' ruse to relieve them of the cost of including...
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  What cars can offer ease of entry and a large boot? 27 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Ford Focus Estate that enables us to carry a wheelchair and mobility scooter. We hired a Vauxhall Zafira in Spain last year and were impressed...
• Nissan Qashqai - Engine revved itself to death 31 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Hi All, So.... Took our 57 plate, 2.0 diesel Qashqai on it's second trip to southern Spain. All was going well until day 2. I was on the motorway doing 75mph on cruise control when the road started up a steep section of motorway. All of a sudden the car started to speed up on its own. I turned off the cruise control but it kept speeding up.
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  Kia Sportage - how often should I service it? 6 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a second hand kia Sportage 1.6 petrol in Spain and have been told by a Spanish kia dealer that the service is every two years or 30,000km....
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  Tyres perishing after being left in sun - can they be recovered? 11 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW X5 in Spain that spends long periods sat in the sun. The car has completed 16,000km over the past four years and the tyres are cracking on...
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  Lost Accord 4 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 54-registered Honda Accord with built in Satnav. I travel to Spain, via France, every year and have found that the system does not take into account...
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  Rip off Britain? 11 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have just returned from Tenerife, a Spanish island in the Atlantic, miles from anywhere. Diesel fuel is 0.844 cents per litre or about £0.75 pence per...