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  Buying a large estate - petrol or diesel? 13 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We wish to buy a car and have found that the Volvo V70 D5 suits us well for holidays with dogs, kayaks, luggage etc on long trips to Scotland with no lack...
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  Why is my Nissan Primera automatic only returning 18-20 mpg? 7 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 1999 Nissan Primera 2.0i automatic two years ago. It had 9000 genuine miles on the clock. The previous owner had ongoing health issues and the...
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  Sold an ex-paramedics car 11 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Volkswagen Touran from an Arnold Clark superstore over a year ago. The car has had many problems during my ownership the most recent being...
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  Should I get a small diesel car or small petrol car? 31 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Which car is cheaper and better to run please, considering the cost of diesel. A 2009 Fiat Panda Multijet diesel or a 2006 Toyota Aygo petrol? I am getting...
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  Does setting a car's front wheels to toe-in improve straight-line stability? 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  You claim that "too much toe-in will make a car's steering feel light and very vague". I think you're getting your toe-in and toe-out mixed up. Toe-in...
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  Nearly new and cheap to run car 29 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Myself and my partner currently both own Skoda Fabias. Mine is a 56 1.4 Petrol 16v and hers is a 57 1.3 Diesel (both high spec) but neither really do a...
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  MOT failure on emissions 18 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My X reg Mondeo failed the emissions test of its MOT and had a diagnosis done, which came back as a faulty cat and failed lambda sensor, which were replaced. When...
• SEAT Leon (1999 - 2005) - Rough running at lower revs, warning light 22 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I noticed that intermittently, the harsh running sound seemed to suddenly disappear and asked des. driver (aka wife) to vary engine speeds and gears. The engine appears to run suddenly normally at various rpm in various gears. In first gear it?
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  Is it true that diesel vehicles don't respond well to repeated short runs from cold? 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have advised my wife that for only about 5,000 miles per year she needs to stick to a petrol automatic SUV because it's cheaper and diesel engines do...
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  How easily does the Fiat 500 1.3 Lounge diesel's DPF clog up? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We tried out the Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge petrol but found it to be very sluggish, especially as we live in Devon with loads of hills. You mentioned that there...
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  Did my 2004 Nissan X-Trail suffer a one-off engine management glitch? 19 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  On my 2004 Nissan X-Trail 2.2 DCI (70,000 miles, FSH) I had a problem where the engine would not rev at about 2500rpm. It didn't stall, had been running...
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  Which economical 4WD vehicle would you recommend for tackling mountains? 30 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I climb, hike and mountaineer, and want a 4WD to haul me and my gear off road to the crags, as I'm 60 and can't walk 20 miles before climbing a mountain...
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  What could be causing our MINI Cooper S to lose power? 24 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used 2005 MINI Cooper S from a German dealer a few years ago. The car had only 5000km, now it has 40,000km. The car has been running great and...
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  Clean Simplicity? 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife, Carol, wants to buy an all-electric car, a four/five-seater hatchback, with a decent range. What can you recommend please? Do you think all-electric...
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  My particulate problem 17 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2007 Hyundai Tucson CRTD CDX 07 diesel has been showing a flashing amber warning light. The handbook says "emissions system check particulate filter.”...
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  Carbonic irrigation 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a new Focus 1.8 petrol in April 2009. There is an intermittent fault sometimes on starting and sometimes when pulling away from rest. The engine...
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  Tyres they are a changing 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW 330 SE Coupe and was interested in your comments re Michelin Primacy HP last Saturday. Since fitting these to the wife's VW Golf V5 Tiptronic...
• Ford Mondeo 2L Diesel - Difficulty in engaging reverse gear when cold 4 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Difficult to engage reverse or 1st gear when starting. Once running everything runs smoothly. Garage cant find anything wrong but reckon its a common mondeo problem as the clutch plate may be sticking on input shaft. They reckon only way to check is to take gearbox out.
• Volvo s80 2000 - multiple bulb failure warning 14 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  I have had the above message and the following bulbs have stopped working but only on the driver side, on the passenger side all the bulbs work. brake light daytime running light on front dipped headlight daytime running light on rear.   I did change one of the bulbs but no surprise the new one didn't work either. Is there a solution for someone like me, who's not technical?
• 1.9 LX 04 Plate - Peugeot Partner 8 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Hi My Peugeot Partner was struggling to start on first start up, turned over no problem but took a few tries til it caught, then starts up first time for the rest of the day and runs well. Changed all 4 glow plugs, starts instantly and runs well, but when i drive loses power and black smoke, iv learnt black smoke is too much fuel, what have we done wrong?