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Should I buy a petrol, hybrid, PHEV or electric car? 19 Dec 2022 (Ask HJ)
Can you help me choose my next car? I do about 9,000 miles per year. I am 70 years old and most of my motoring is local up to 30 miles. But I regularly... -
I bought a 2003 Range Rover that's not fit for purpose. Why is my only option to go to court? 26 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
Three weeks back, I purchased a 2003 Range Rover with a new MoT. Advisories were a slight leak on transfer box and mileage unreadable through failing pixels.... -
What's the best option for in-car navigation? 22 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
My Mazda CX-5 is three years old and the free sat nav updates will soon end. What is the best option taking into consideration that I have an Apple iPhone... -
Why is my A5 so difficult to drive? 29 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
My Audi A5 Cabriolet 2.0 TFSI S-Line Special Edition is 16 months old and has 6500 miles on the clock. It has 19-inch alloys and low profile 255/35 ZR19... -
Which easily-maintained car do you recommend for towing a caravan? 28 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
I tow a twin axle 1.8 tonne caravan in the UK and Europe with my 168,000mile 1999 Land Rover Discovery TD5. I really want to change it for something newer... -
Problem with trade sale car 21 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
Three weeks ago we bought a Renault Espace (2.2dci Privilege Y plate with 102,000 on the clock) from a trader working from home who advertised on Auto... -
Bumper car 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
The brilliant new Kia Cee’d CRDi which you correctly advised me to buy earlier this year (6,000 miles already) was yesterday shunted in the rear by an... -
Oz tallier 7 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
I was wondering if you could offer me any advice on buying a cheap and reliable car to get me around Australia? I am in Melbourne on a working holiday... -
Customer service problem 30 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
My 2006 Passat has been off the road for three months awaiting a spare part. It's under warranty so this is not an issue. However the problem is the... -
Are hybrid batteries fit for purpose? 20 Nov 2025 (Ask HJ)
You must be tired of people complaining about low mileage hybrid cars failing to start due to a flat battery, but a recent furthur problem produced some... -
Which estate car or SUV should I buy for under £20,000? 27 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
Which sporty (200+ bhp) estate car or SUV should I buy with large boot and a £15,000-£20,000 budget? I currently have a 45-50-mile daily commute and holiday... -
The Sensotronic Brake System on my Mercedes had failed - do I have any chance of a contribution? 24 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
The Sensotronic Brake System on my 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class failed in May of this year. It had had all the relevant recalls and has been serviced by... -
What's your advice regarding my faulty automatic Ford Focus? 1 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
I purchased a 2012 Ford Focus automatic in March 2015. On the drive home I felt the gears were not working properly. I decided it might be different from... -
Warranty repair charge excessive due to 'betterment' 26 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
I bought a 12 year old BMW 330i in June and it drove beautifully until a sudden failure of the automatic gearbox a couple of weeks ago. I bought a Gold... -
Channel Ire land car 13 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
I am hoping you could help me with this problem I am having with my Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec automatic, which I purchased on 16th of April from a local dealer.... -
Can you recommend a practical car for £15,000? 1 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
I need a new or nearly new car for £15,000. I'm quite active and will need something that's reliable, economical and large enough to carry a dog cage and... -
Buying a used estate for £10k - what should I get? 29 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
I have £10,000 to spend on a replacement car. It should be an automatic estate with a petrol engine as I only do around 5000 miles per year. I want to... -
Can I reject a car after two years? 31 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
My 2011 Land Rover Freelander - which i have owned since new - has developed a slight misfire below 50mph. I have returned it to the dealer multiple times,... -
First car - what should I buy for my son? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
My son is 17 and I've told him that I will get him a car and insure it for a year - but at a budget of £9000 all in. Assuming the insurance is about £4500... -
My car was written off by an uninsured driver - why was this recorded as a 'fault' claim against me? 15 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
I'm a 60 year old IAM F1RST and ROSPA Gold qualified driver. Whist driving my daughters car to work, I was T-boned by a vehicle with a cloned reg plate...

