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  Shall I change the timing belt on my recently purchased Polo? 26 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We recently purchased a used Volkswagen Polo 1.4 (1999) with 180,000 km from a family that was the original owner. We have taken it to mechanics that confirm...
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  What car for my high mileage? 27 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I do around 30k miles a year, with about 19k being motorway work miles and the rest being a mix with mountain bikes and climbing trips etc. Ideally...
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  Is buying abroad a problem? 12 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a second hand LHD car (preferably a 4-5 year old German diesel auto estate) which I will leave at my holiday house in France for use while...
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  Do you think temperature gauges are important? 8 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Do you think that having a temperature gauge is essential in a car? I am thinking of buying a used Nissan Note and they do not have temp gauges. I have...
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  Changing an automatic to a manual? 20 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mk1 (1990) VW Golf 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet Auto and have had it for many years. The auto box is starting to play up a little bit so am thinking...
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  Does the Nissan Qashqai use a Renault engine? 8 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have a Nissan Primera P12 but am considering a change. The Nissan Qashqai looks interesting. Perhaps you could tell me if the 1.6 dCI engine...
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  What do you think of the Mazda Bongo? 12 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter needs a car to ferry her four young children to school and to travel to see us in the school holidays. I have been offered a 2.5-litre Mazda...
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  Is this deal on a new Toyota RAV-4 too good to be true? 21 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm about to purchase a new Toyota RAV4. The local dealer is quoting £25,245 for a cash sale whereas an online company (www.broadspeed.com) has quoted...
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  Which company car for motorway driving with good fuel economy and low tax? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am shortly to change jobs and will have to choose a company car, list price up to £28,000. I am 6-feet 4-inches tall, will drive approximately 60,000...
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  Which company car? 21 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am going to have a car through work so to some extent the purchase cost is not a consideration. More important is economy and tax. However I drive...
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  Can you recommend a suitable car for a young family with three children? 25 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Sometime during 2012 our family will have an addition and we will then have three children under the age of two years old. The current car will need to...
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  Buying a used estate for the family 30 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife is looking to buy a family estate for the arrival of our second child, and also to use for her garden design business. We have a budget of...
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  Hybrid v Diesel 5 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have two cars, Audi A4 and Corolla Verso, both 2004 and both Automatics. We are considering consolidating to one car between us. We would...
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  Buying a new or nearly new small car - what would you recommend? 19 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is a single parent with a four-year-old child and very happy with her 04 plate, manual, petrol, Jazz, but wants to change it for a new or nearly...
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  Would you recommend a BMW M Sport 3 Series or an Audi A5? 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a budget of around £17,500 and I'm looking at the Audi A5 or BMW M Sport 3 Series coupe. Fuel economy and cost of insurance is important as well...
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  Do premium fuels de-coke turbochargers as well as injection components? 9 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  This is a very important question as many vehicle owners suffer sticking vanes in turbochargers due to carbon build-up, which is very expensive to fix....
• Nissan Cube - Help me choose the right Cube 3 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Okay guys give me some feedback on this, please. I live in Japan so these cars would be import only over there. I have narrowed my search to two cars, both Cubes. This is the first one. It has pretty badly stained back seats and a large worn-through patch on the carpet in the back (you can see a bit in the pictures).
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  My Mercedes-Benz C270 has developed an electrical fault in the dash. Do you think Mercedes-Benz will contribute? 27 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased my Mercedes-Benz C270 estate on 1 September 2004 new from a Mercedes-Benz dealer. The instrument panel needs replacement due to an electronic...
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  Eye-bitsa 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I'm on my fourth Ibiza but need to trade it in soon. I'm comparing it to the Hyundai i20 and Skoda Fabia, both 1.4 petrol versions. Speed isn’t important...
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  Calm without harm 15 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  As a UK manufacture of traffic calming devices, I agree with the comments of your reader from Liverpool about the ramp gradient being more important than...