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  • Buying my first UK car 12 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to buy my first car in the UK (Northern Ireland), I would prefer to buy second hand and can spend around £5000. I work as a vet so will be...
  • Too much choice! 8 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Have up to £16K for next car, looking at Saab 93, Mazda 6 (185bhp), Honda Accord & C class saloon. Cover about 20,000 miles PA, like a good "cockpit",...
  • Transferable parts? 7 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased a 2007 Corsa 1.2 Club in the UK, which I subsequently exported to South Africa two years later. Here the base model is a 1.4. As we (I won't...
  • Reimporting a car from Spain 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Three years ago I exported a 2-year-old Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin to Spain. I paid Spanish duty etc and registered it on Spanish plates. I have used it myself...
  • Buying a used MPV,Crossover,4x4. What would you recommend? 3 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Can you please point me in the right direction? Looking to buy a 2-3 year old MPV, Crossover or 4x4. Preferably automatic and preferably disesel (chain...
  • Specialist car 20 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I am 6' 6", disabled, and need a reasonably high vehicle, large, with front doors in excess of 105 cms. I have tried just about everything from Range Rover...
  • Winter wheels and tyres 8 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I am thinking that to have a spare set of winter wheels and tyres would be a good idea, as I have heard they are much better for grip and braking at temperatuires...
  • Could supermarket fuel have burned my valves out? 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have had problems with misfiring, loss of power, and red engine management lights coming on on two cars which where filled with unleaded petrol at a...
  • My 2003 Nissan X-Trail's engine has failed. Who can I complain to? 3 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I purchased a Nissan X-Trail in 2003 from a Belgian garage, imported it to UK and then went to live in Spain. I have had to replace the clutch three times...
  • Pole fault 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2006 VW Polo Sport 1.9TDI so it is now 4 years old and has done 18,000 miles. It is about to go in for its annual service and MOT and the garage...
  • That simmering feeling 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I take your advice about allowing turbo diesels to 'simmer' before turning off. But for how long after what kind of driving? Also if it is an important...
  • Insure rescue 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My car insurance is due for renewal. I am currently with Norwich Union, which, of course, has just changed to Aviva. I have heard rumours that in the...
  • Auts and crosses 3 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
    Please could you help settle a domestic? My husband says that Toyota did not make an automatic Celica. I say they must have done (but what do I know I...
  • Pain in Spain 1 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I’m thinking of buying a car in the UK and bringing it down to Spain as I have a house there. Are there any auctions in the UK specifically for LHD cars?
  • Great Xpectations 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
    Does the Jaguar XF 3.0i V6 diesel prominently advertised in yesterday's Telegraph have the new diesel engine or are they clearing stocks of the old one?...
  • Misses Hatcher 9 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I want to import a Mazda 323 Glassback from the Netherlands. It is a 1995 Hatchback 323 1.5i LX and has only done approx. 45,000km. I know I need to change...
  • Chip van? 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
    My son has a 2005/55 VW Transporter 1.9TDI (85bhp). The van runs out of warranty soon, so, as he finds it a tad pedestrian, he is thinking about having...
  • Which hybrid SUV should I buy? 1 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
    I am looking to replace my existing Kia Niro 3 with a hybrid. My current car achieves 69mpg/70mpg on 16-inch wheels and replacement Niro 3's only come...
  • Born a yen 10 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My daughters friend’s boyfriend agreed to purchase a Honda Legend and a Mitsubishi Shogun from a man he knew where he works at a city bank. The cars were...
  • Volkswagen Scirocco Blue moan 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Faced with repeated failure of the Bluetooth in my Scirocco with my Blackberry 8520, I devised my own shortcut to 're-booting' the cars cranky software...
 

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