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  I want to buy a cheap, reliable car with low insurance - what do you recommend? 22 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a cheap car with low insurance. It needs to be reliable and I'm not bothered about the badge. What do you recommend?
• Honda Accord 2011 - Clutch Judder When Reversing 19 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  A couple of months ago I bought a used Honda Accord 2.0 petrol with a very low mileage. The car runs almost like new with one exception (i.e. the clutch). In normal running it is as smooth as can be with no noise or slippage but the problem comes when I come to reverse it up my fairly steep driveway, The engine note changes to a low rumble and the car judders really badly.
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  Will the battery go flat if I stow away my MG GS for a month? 22 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Will my MG GS be okay being stowed away for a month or will the battery go flat and will I lose the radio code?
• Volvo v70 1.6d - V70 cutting out 2 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  When you throttle up at a standard rate and it will get to 3000rpm-ish then go in to limp/low power mode with the engine warning light on. If you continue to accelerate it will cut out. If you back off it will stay running in low power mode. Turn it off and restart and it resets back to normal. Floor the throttle and it will cut out immediately no warning given. . Tease it up with a very low throttle and it will happily run all the way up to the rev limiter.
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  Is a high mileage 2008 Mitsubishi Colt CZC a smart buy? 13 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Is 2008 Mitsubishi Colt Cabriolet that has done 117,000 miles okay to buy? It's a cheap stopgap car for 6 months.
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  Which small petrol hatchbacks have a sunroof and navigation? 11 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to buy a smallish petrol hatchback that has a sunroof and navigation, between 1 and 3 years old. What would you suggest?
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  Can I use 10w-40 oil in my Toyota Yaris Verso? 8 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My trusty Toyota Yaris Verso [petrol] runs happily enough on 5w-30 fully synthetic oil. Would there be any problem in topping up between services with...
• Ford Fiesta - 2009 1.6 diesel timing issues 26 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  This was done at less than 84,000  Since then the fuel seems to not last as long, although it has been a while since i filled it full to the brim. Due to usage and costs i've been running it on supermarket diesel and generally filling up from empty (fuel light on less than 50 miles) to half a tank.  I used to run on BP and BP Ultimate. After zeroing the MPG and using for a week with £15 of BP ultimate it did read as getting 55 MPG so could be psychological.
• Mercedes 220 diesel - Dual clutch transmission 31 May 2016 (Forum)
  The Mercedes has a “Hold” position, which disengages the transmission by an additional short stab on the footbrake after stopping and allows the foot to be taken off the brake pedal with the engine running, rather like neutral position on a manual gearbox. However, if I hold the brake pedal down, the engine continues to run and the car is stationary. As the transmission is mechanical, without oil to shear ( as in conventional automatic transmissions), what is slipping?
• Vauxhall Corsa 1.7CDTi - Noisey engine when started warm. 13 May 2016 (Forum)
  My Vauxhall Corsa 1.7CDTi (2008 model) starts and runs perfectly when cold. However if the engine is anywhere between mildly warm and normal operating temperature and is stopped and restarted within a minute or two the engine sounds horrendous. This is so bad I immediately shut the engine down.
• VW Golf - Hit and Run 19 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all, my car was parked on a main road, someone hit it and then drove off, it caused £2000 damage, a passer by managed to get a reg plate,...
• Caught out! - Daylight running lights 20 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Big change to routine this week, and obliged to get up early so that swmbo can catch a 7am train to London, where she has a course for the week. However,...
• VW polo TDI 1.6 - 2012 VW Polo 1.6 tdi rough running 10 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All, Mrs has a 2012 polo diesel 1.6 TDI CAYA Engine code, When its cold its ok, as it warms up it misfires until hot or i rev it over 2500 rpm, when...
• Honda CRV i-Vtec 2002 - Cold starting and judder 10 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  My 13 year-old Honda CRV (petrol), 67,000 miles, owned from new, has become less easy to start in the cold weather and runs 'rich' when it starts; it is difficult to achieve a smooth clutch release until the engine has warmed-up (after a minute or two). Once warm, it runs perfectly. This fault has gradually become more apparent over the past 3 or 4 years.
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  Overheating Peugeot 207 4 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 207CC has an intermittent fault of overheating. After about 20 mins of running, on comes the fan and up goes the temp gauge, heading to boiling....
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  Saab 9000 a good buy? 24 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I need a reliable workhorse/load carrier, cheap until I can afford newer. I've seen a tidy Saab 9000 CSI for $1400 NZD. Two owners from new. Worth a...
• Peugeot 207 - 207 GT Vacuum Pump Failure Please Help 4 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  The garage doesn't seem to know what the issue is I am over £1000 down with a car that won't run and not sure where to go from here. Can anyone help?
• 307 2.0 hdi - no power 30 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  hi people i wounder if u could help i have a 2002 307 2.0 hdi 110 bhp an when i got it the dpf was playing up so i took it off an saw it was removed so i got the dpf softwear removed as the car was running in limp mode all the time when this was done the car had loads off power went great on the first run i had it up to 100 mph no problem when i lifted my foot off i heard like a loaud whiseling from the turbo or a cracked pipe i notic there is no turbo boost now at all i had it at the garage an the man said its the air flow meter or the turbo but hes not to sure look all the pipes sais they are ok so has any body all feed back on this thanks
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  Renault Zoe stalling 22 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is interested in leasing a Renault Zoe, but has heard that a friend of a friend was happy with one until she was driving along at 60mph and...
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  Buying a new BMW - 520d or 530d? 4 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to replace my BMW 520dSE which has been brilliant (17-inch wheels and sensible suspension). I am tempted to go for a new 530d but common...