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  Which used supermini for £7000-£8000 19 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  This is the first time I've bought a car in 10 years and I'm stumped! I can spend between £7-8000. I need a 5-door, 5-seat car that will be used for...
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  Need a 4x4 - which SUV/Crossover would you recommend? 13 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We currently have a Ford Galaxy for carrying three kids to school. It has been a very good car for clobber, although obviously uninspiring to drive, but...
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  Buying a small car- what would you recomend 19 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Volkswagen Polo 2006 is uneconomical to repair and I must replace it. My garage has recommended a Honda HR-V or a Toyota RAV4. I am a horse owner who...
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  Smart Car Keys Repairs 10 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Smart agent quoted £220 for new key & required two 80 mile round trips to verify details,order key and return to have key programmed. www.keyfobrepair.co.uk...
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  Looking to replace my 2011 Skoda Octavia with a petrol car to avoid DPF problems - what do you suggest? 26 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have an 8000 mile 2011 Skoda diesel Octavia estate but now no longer do the miles needed to avoid DPF problems. I need a car (not necessarily an estate,...
• Audi A4 B6 (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9TDi 130 Avant brake failure 23 May 2012 (Forum)
  Audi managed to send me sales details but don't manage to call me in for what I consider to be an important recall. I would be glad if any other A4 drivers have had any similar problem and ask if you could post here if you have had the 'drain plug' modification done and whether you know about it. For something as important as brakes, I feel I am not going to be fobbed off quite so calmly, without a fight.
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  A car for a 'Grand Tour of Europe.' 10 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am retired, 70yrs old, and drive a Berlingo van. I have bad knee joints and keep a fold up cycle in the back of the van. I rely on this to get around...
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  Which 4WD would be best? 29 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I need to buy new/nearly new car and I have the following requirements; I need a lot of boot space for my training gear, I need 4 wheel drive so I do...
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  Double ‘L’ 30 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2.0 litre petrol Toyota Avensis on a 54 plate. Recently the engine management light came on and I duly took it in to Toyota to investigate. They...
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  European insurance 16 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have an apartment in Spain. Rather than the expense of hiring a car each visit, we intend to take our UK car out to use for the four visits (each of...
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  Jag X-Type or Mercedes-Benz C220? 24 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am planning to change my 2007 Mercedes-Benz C200CDI automatic as I have now done 65,000 miles. I am considering a 2009 Jag X-Type Sovereign auto or a...
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  Can you recommend a car with easy access to replace my Toyota Yaris Verso? 25 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wrote previously when I needed a vehicle to suit my incapacity, which was easy to get into and out of, automatic and would take two Labradors and my...
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  Where should I sell my Honda Integra R? 23 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  The time has come to part with my Integra R. It has done 79,700 miles without serious problems and I have owned it since March 2001, the second owner....
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  Tiida, us? 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A local Nissan dealer has provided me with excellent service over the last four years with my current vehicle. He has recently imported a number of Nissan...
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  Power straggle 30 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm hoping you may be able to find the answer to what seems to be an unanswerable question. Why does the UK 1988-1991 UK Honda CRX 1.6i-VT have 150bhp...
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  Rental arithmetic 7 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We have been offered a year old Ford Focus Titanium, imported to the UK from Jersey, and on your advice I have also looked at drivethedeal.com which has...
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  Hot Eire 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My son now lives in Dublin and he is interested in buying a new or nearly new Ford Mondeo. However, we have been shocked by the high price of cars in Ireland,...
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  Hip, step and jump 19 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My husband has no left hip joint and therefore cannot use a clutch. We need a new automatic car, preferably a hatchback, which is easy to get into and...
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  Sterling Mess 8 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am seriously considering buying a new Golf 1.6S with its neat autobox. It seems almost impossible to get any discounts from the local VW dealers, so...
• Budget 2009 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  These will provide a stronger signal to consumers at the point of purchase. 7.53 To ensure that new VED rates and bands are clearly understood by motorists, the Department for Transport has worked with the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership to update the fuel economy label for new vehicles, and is continuing to work with industry to develop a fuel economy label for the second-hand car market. 7.54 Budget 2009 also announces changes to the VED rules on refunds, six-month licences and imported vehicles during the first year of vehicle licensing, from April 2010, as a consequence of the introduction of First-Year Rates, as well as general changes to the treatment of imported vehicles. Details are set out in Chapter A. 7.55 Company car tax (CCT) was reformed in 2002 and is now based on carbon emissions, encouraging the take-up of more fuel-efficient cars in company fleets.