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  Petrol Honda CR-V on urban commute - worth using premium fuel? 28 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a 2013 4WD Honda CR-V, with a 2.0 litre petrol engine (manual). My daily commute is 7 miles each way in urban / suburban traffic. I drive carefully...
• New Ford Fiesta 1000 Ecoboost - Gear lever vibration at around 2500revs 25 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  with good acceleration. Honest John advises that there are minor diferences between Ecoboost 100 and 125 with the 125 having an overboost and suggests using the high grade Shell V-Power Nitro Plus petrol so I will give that a go to see if there is an improvement
• Honda CR-V - caravan towing 19 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  is the 1600 diesel under powered for towing a 1600 kg van  thanks fo any advice                                             
• Honda CR-V - Honda CRV judders then engine light comes on 8 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  I have a 2003 CRV, 90K my problem is when driving at 70 for any length of time the car judders/bumps, as if there's no fuel getting through and sometimes loses all power, the engine light comes on. my garage have cleared the fault but haven't resolved it.  anyone had
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  Premium fuel benefits? 7 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Given your valid recommendations for V-Power fuels, would my Civic benefit from consistent use of V-Power (or similar) unleaded, or would regular 95-Ron...
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  Would the advantages of V-Power fuel be felt in a 13 year-old car? 4 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen you recommend V-Power fuel multiple times and seen the reasons why - but I've always been told that if a car is regularly run on a lower grade...
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  Would I benefit from higher-grade petrol? 4 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have driven a BMW E30 318i automatic from new which I had converted to run on unleaded petrol when leaded petrol was phased out. I currently always refuel...
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  Audi Q5 and EA189 engine - does it have defeat software? 3 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Does this engine which uses Adblue injection likely to have the defeat system software fitted?
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  New BMW X1 fixed service contract and first oil change 28 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm getting a new BMX X1 xDrive 20i. My mileage is 8,000 a year, minimum journey 10 miles from cold. Is the BMW service inclusive worthwhile and should...
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  Alfa Romeo Giulia launched 15 Sep 2015 (News)
  weight and improve economy. Details on engines and economy figures are sketchy, but expect the Giulia to be offered with a wide range of efficient diesels, along with a selection of high performance petrols. Alfa Romeo has already confirmed the 4C’s 240PS engine, with power delivered
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  Benefit of premium petrol? 8 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have often seen your endorsement of 97 Octane fuel as worth the extra cost. I have owned from new my loved 2002 Honda Legend. Recently I had the chance...
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  Engine in New Model Jazz 5 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  The new model Jazz has launched in the UK with only one engine option - a 1.3 petrol. I am aware from a friend in California that the Honda Jazz (or Honda...
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  A car for someone with back injury? 1 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My partner had an accident 8 years ago which resulted in a crushed vertebra. She still has pain from her injury, especially when our car goes over bumpy...
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  Intelligent Motorist Pack 30 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My 2014 Swift was serviced on Friday by the main dealers - they charged me £24.98 + vat for a "intelligent motorist pack". This turns out to be an engine...
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  Real MPG 28 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a new Hyundai i20 1.1 CRDi Blue and am getting a miserly 60mpg with fairly careful driving. Your data for the i20 1.1 CDRi includes both the blue...
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  Volvo V70 D4 reliability 27 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My new May 2014 Volvo V70 Diesel (D4 181) has been extremely plagued with faults. The repairs were carried out at two separate Volvo dealers. I was told...
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  Audi A5 or Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe? 15 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  First of all would like to thank you and your website for its considerable useful info and I am an avid follower of the website and find it very informative...
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  Five Grand Friday: Skoda Octavia vRS 7 Aug 2015 (News)
  . With this kind of car you'll want to run it on a premium fuel like Shell V-Power Nitro+ which should help retain the vRS performance and aid fuel economy too. We think this generation Octavia still looks good, especially the more angular pre-facelift version that this is. With 68,000 miles on the clock
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  Replacement for a Hyundai ix20 4 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I wish to replace my Hyundai petrol 1.4 ix20 Style with something similar Are the Ford B-MAX or Vauxhall Meriva any better or is there any other MPV/crossover/SUV...
• M240 Solar charge battery anyone? - M240 Solar charge battery anyone? 3 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm headed out to a 10 day long trip later this summer where I won't be able to charge my M240 battery using usual methods - I won't have access to external power sources at all. I will take some spare batteries