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• Insurance/NCB query 28 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Wonder if somebody can advise. 2 years ago I went from running my own car to a company car. For the sake of a couple of months I just let my own insurance run to its expiry (Dec 2015). I had 10 yrs NCB at that point. I have had no claims since (touch wood!!)
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  How often should air con gas be replaced? 18 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  How often should air con gas be replaced in a 2012 Volkswagen Golf?
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  How often does the air conditioning on my 2015 Volkswagen Polo need servicing ? 14 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  How often does the air conditionong on my 2015 VW polo need servicing?
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  Are any manufacturers not having issues with DPFs? 21 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Which manufacturers - if any - are not having issues with DPFs?
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  Should I buy a £500 Nissan Micra K11? 14 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen a Nissan Micra, mileage 71,000 and 12 months MOT selling for £500. Is it worth it?
• Used car for family - £7-8k budget 5 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I had my Ford Focus written off this week and need to buy a car which is going to be used mostly for school runs with our two kids within London, and the occasional trip further afield (we probably average 9000 miles a year).   Finding something which is cheap to run is important and my wife is keen to get an suv so she has a better view of the road - she has been talking about a Nissan Qashquai.
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 19-11-2016 Part 1 18 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  My wife has a 24,000 miles, 2013 Audi A3 1.8 TFSI, and the 'Thermo-management' unit (thermostat to most people) has failed. - Just after the warranty expired. This gives an engine warning light. The car runs fine it just runs cooler than it should. Audi and my local specialist have diagnosed that the system needs to be replaced, Audi want £800.00 and the local specialist £550.00. A normal thermostat would not fail after 24,000 miles and if it did the cost would be minimal.
• Most battered car you've seen running 16 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Just returned from a few weeks work in Tunisia, and you can imagine the state of the cars over there. One of note was an early mk3 Escort, bonnet held...
• Ford Focus 1.8tdci 2006 - Ford Focus 2006 1.8tdci low speed misfire 22 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  I have a 2006 focus 1.8tdci that has a misfire between 1100 and 1900 rpm. I have had the injectors professionally bench tested and they are all ok. The car runs perfect above 1900rpm. It doesn't smoke at all. The mechanic that looked at it said that as it runs perfectly at higher revs it can't be a compression fault and he says it must be injector failure but they tested perfectly.
• Peugeot 5008 1.6 THP 156 petro engine 2012 - Engine sounds like a diesel when running ? 9 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hello List, Can someone throw some light on the following problem I have been having with my 5008. The vehicle has been to the garage a few times...
• Volvo V50 - Garage Cannot fix Car 1 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  What is my legal postion? Car was running before it went in now they want me to pay for the repair plus their time.    
• Honda CRV 2015 - Garmin Sat Nav 11 Jul 2015 (Forum)
    I know that the maps are out of date as I understand that updates (via disc) for older CRVs are running on Version 3.9.  By comparison my old handheld Garmin system is fully up to date and has no problem in updating via download and is running Version 4.0.  Does anyone have any idea how I can get a more recent version downloaded into my car as Garmin Express continually says my car is up to date.
• peugeot expert 2.0 hdi - peugeot expert 2.0 hdi p0230 16 Mar 2015 (Forum)
    The few seconds its runs its fine no smoke or missing. It ticks over lovely then just stops  it doesn't fade out it just stops ( like pulling a plug) Any ideas for what to try next? Many tthanks Odd ball
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  Will a Jeep Wrangler cover 200k miles? 8 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Is it true that a Jeep Wrangler with over 100,000 miles can still run for another 100,000?
• Hyundai gets 1300 gsi 2004 petrol - start up noise on Hyundai getz 29 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Just bought a lovely Gets which runs great. Just one issue, when starting from cold it makes a cruch sound which lasts for about a second. It sounds like cars used to years ago if you turned the key too far. Only happens on a cold start.
• Peugeot expert - PEUGEOT EXPERT RUNNING ISSUE 18 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hi recently bought a peugeot expert 2.0 HDi 2003 model. the van drove 50 miles home faultlessly, and ran perfect that night tootling about. I then got...
• Ford mondeo ghia x 2.5 v6 - Help car cuts out when tank still a third full 7 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  When my tank reaches approx a third full, with 130 miles range showing on the computer, it has started to kick back or worse cut out, particularly in 5th gear, cruising at 70mph, has happened 4 times and been a real pain to re start on 2 occasions leaving me stuck on a dual carriageway. I'm currently re filling when half full, but not ideal for longer runs. Any ideas or advice greatly appreciated. It runs like dream when there is plenty in the tank.
• Volkswagen Golf GTI - Are my running costs OK? 5 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I purchased a V-reg VW Golf Gti 1.8T exactly 3 years ago for £2000. Since purchase I've done: 28,000 miles And spent: £5260...
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  Buying a new car - Audi Q3 or A3? 19 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a new Audi, but can't decide between the diesel Q3 or A3. Which of these would you recommend as the best car in terms of running costs and...
• Car advertised with 12 months MOT - only six weeks 3 May 2014 (Forum)
  I bought a car from a local dealer in March which was advertised on their site and others (including this one) as having 12 months MOT to run. This was also confirmed verbally by the dealer. On getting a copy of the certificate, it transpires that it runs out in a couple of days and also has some advisory items on it. I have a copy of the advert where the 12 months MOT is mentioned.