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  Can you recommend a pick-up workhorse to replace my 1994 Isuzu Bighorn? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own an 1994 Isuzu Bighorn 3.1TD LWB that has served me well for about 10 years now, used on our small farm for the occasional heavy towing task (livestock...
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  I've experienced transmission failure in my Range Rover Vogue auto - will Land Rover contribute to repairs? 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 Range Rover Vogue auto, bought second hand from Stratstones, Woburn Green, High Wycombe, just over two years ago. A week ago I stopped at...
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  Why won't my warranty cover a burned-out clutch in my Vauxhall Zafira? 1 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Without any warning at all, my ‘57 plate, 1.8 SRi, petrol, 29,000-mile Vauxhall Zafira’s clutch failed quite dramatically. The car went from working fine...
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  Why won't Volkswagen contribute to the cost of a turbocharger repair on my Touran? 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was recently driving my 2003 Volkswagen Touran 2.0 (26,500 miles) when the turbo stopped and the car went into limp mode. I called out the AA who diagnosed...
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  Is it considered 'wear and tear' if my 12,000-mile Mitsubishi Shogun judders in first gear? 3 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport still under warranty with 12,000 miles on the clock. When I engage it in first gear, the clutch appears to slip and there...
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  Spare me 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You have been fairly relaxed about ‘space saver’ emergency wheels. I am very surprised they are legal. I have been idly thinking about my next main car....
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  Perturboed 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I currently possess a BMW320D auto purchased from new in 2002, now has 86,000 miles and turbo replaced at 73,000. I am concerned other expensive repairs...
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  Campden down 28 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  A friend of mine told me that the problem I have just experienced in a 2.8 litre Iveco motorhome, is common with diesel engines. We bought the vehicle...
• Hyundai Bayon - New car misfuel advice 16 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  Drove home 110 miles, left it a few days before travelling on holiday did another 150 miles, with no performance issues and very good mpg numbers... when the engine failed, got towed back to my local dealer, and they have diagnosed a misfuel (diesel in petrol tank). I have a receipt to say I filled up with petrol, dealer is saying they did not put any fuel in and suggest i contact Hyundai UK.
• Skoda Octavia Estate - A difficult decision to make 8 Apr 2021 (Forum)
    My commute is a 70 mile round trip and all motorway.  I am also considering buying a lightweight (1000kg) caravan so I want something to tow it. However, my big worry is that given the recent bad publicity around diesels, there is a risk of a massive hike in tax/duty on diesel any time soon to disincentivise it as a fuel over petrol.
• Renault scenic - MOT fine 25 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  I was driving and got pulled over by the police, who said it was overdue etc. Some people have said I was lucky as it can get towed away etc. But the police just said, don’t worry you may only get a warning, if not £100 fine. I wasn’t naive I was fully expecting the £100 fine within 28 days which I got a few days ago. Was my own fault so no issue.
• Vauxhall Astra - Battery Light Keeps Coming On 28 Nov 2020 (Forum)
    About a month ago, the car broke down completely - the alternator belt snapped, so I was towed home and the local garage fitted a new belt.   All seemed fine, however later that day the battery light started coming on intermittently.  I went back to the garage and the bloke said it was probably the alternator so he fitted a new one.
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus Mk1 - Throttle body/spring 22 Oct 2018 (Forum)
    I whacked it into neutral (at which point it started redlining) and was able to coast to the side of the road and then get towed home later.  Quite a hairy few moments - could've been much, much worse. Anyway the problem seems to be the spring that returns the accelerator pedal back to normal, and presumably returns the throttle valve to closed.
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  Is replacing a turbo an expensive job? 9 Nov 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 10 year old Kia Cee’d and my garage has just identified that the turbo is producing a whistling noise on acceleration. They also gave me the impression...
• Jaguar X-Type Estate (2004 - 2007) - 04 2.0D Engine cuts out..... 20 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  He left it for about 20 minutes and it started again and ran normally. He drove for about 3 miles and it cut out again. I went out to him and towed him back to my house where I had a look at it. It's a TDCi common rail system and no indication had lit up on the dash. I have VCDS, the VAG diagnostic software which also does OBDII on many other makes, but it will not communicate with this.
• Nissan Almera Tino - Car stalling out 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  On the 18th, it did the same again. But we'd only been on the road for 4 minutes. I parked it in town and had it towed to my garage on the 20th, and they held it there for me until it was booked in to be looked at.  They couldn't find anything wrong with it. Nothing looked rusted, loose, or worn enough to cause it to stall, nothing came up on diagnostics.
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 2005 - Broken Suspension Coil and Misc Problems 10 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I had a problem yesterday and the recovery driver said that the suspension coil had gone, front offside(the front had collapsed after a bang and smell of burning rubber/blue smoke). Cost me £175 to join AA + Relay, towed 40 miles to home dealer. Is it normal that a 2005 Vectra should experience this problem? I am a careful driver (old man of 55), owned the vehicle from new, seem to have regular problems, for example - July 05 - Car pulls to right - dealer reckons ok - I changed the wheels over, improved.
• the end of the road..... 22 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  My car has some tasty bits such as full leather heated seats, Xenon headlights, sound doors and panels, it has Bluetooth and also a proper tow bar kit, plus loads of other bits a taxi fleet may find useful. The gearbox was re built by a specialist 2 years ago so that is in good condition too. I would rather it went to someone who is handy and will fix it and run it, but beggars and choosers eh!
• Vauxhall Zafira A - ZAFIRA WONT START 25 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  hi so   really struggling  had this car  a month  had afew problems after a service with vauxhall , we have had new track rods ends, ties  cv boots   egr valve clean after car  sluggish ,,   new problem  yesterday   car started  ran fine   , needed to go out a second time  car wouldnt start   turning over but nothing  ,  brought a brand new  battery  car was great   popped to morrisons   came out   car wouldnt start suggested  that it would be crank sensor  got a new one  by this time it was getting dark stuck  on  morrisons 3 hours  finally needed a tow  costing £50  !  this morning still nothing   crank sensor on car wont start  !  we have spent and spent on this car   we paid £900   £167  on a service due to spanner light on car  ...
• Any - Motorway Etiquette 17 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  [endif]--> Driving around M25 today (not my normal patch!) the density of trucks, HGVs & cars towing caravans meant that lanes 1 & 2 were nose to tail at 60-65mph. I was driving at a true (GPS) 70mph when conditions permitted and using outside lane as an overtaking lane (as per Highway Code).