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  Can you recommend a good off-road 4x4 for use in sand here in Oman? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I hope you can help. I know this is a bit off your usual track. We are currently looking for a proper 4x4 to drive here in Oman. I am not planning to cross...
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  Reversal of fortune 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In February my partner had an accident in the private car park of our block of flats, reversing our 2006 Yaris into our neighbour's Mk1 Mercedes SLK. The...
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  Kerbing speed 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There’s regular and understandable criticism in your column from you and your readers about the damaging effect of speed bumps. Whilst I don’t like them...
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  How can I get my imported car through the emissions and brake efficiency tests? 11 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have imported my car from the Middle East to the UK, and it has had to go for the IVA test for type approval. Among the other things that it failed on...
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  Can we reject our Mazda MX-5 because of its gearbox problems? 6 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Back in March we bought a Mazda MX-5. It's a 2007 57-plate 2.0 Sport. We test drove it and thought the gearbox was a little tricky to get into first gear...
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  Does the Jaguar XJR have any known problems I should look for? 17 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a 2003 Celica (140bhp) for two years now and fancy a bit of a change. Talking down the pub with friends, we got on to slightly older but very...
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  Scottish fiver 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My VW Passat V5 is registered Dec 1999. It's a V registration. I have had it for 7 years now. I bought it in 1992 and it had 2 previous owners and 10000...
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  Diesenfranchised 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am writing to you hoping to get some advice regarding a situation that I am currently in with my Audi A3 2.0TDi DSG Automatic. I am a 47-year-old mother...
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  Hire purchased 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Last month I purchased an 18-month-old Avensis Tourer TR 2.2 D-4D from a Toyota Dealership after reading your car-by-car details about them and also your...
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  Turning the air bluetooth 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I thought that it would be useful if I updated you on the Bluetooth phone saga in my new Mk VI Golf. I now have had a Bluetooth interface fitted to my...
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  ML from hell 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Are you able to help me with an ongoing problem that my daughter has with her ML 320CDI. She purchased the car new from Mercedes Salisbury in July 2006...
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  Fine hell curtains? 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Back in December I sold a Volvo Estate. I wrote to DVLA next day and informed them (just plain first class post). A few months later they sent me a letter...
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  Expensive Jeep 20 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  If you could help, I'd be extremely grateful. In the summer of 2007, my fiance and I bought a second-hand Jeep from an authorised Jeep dealership. The...
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  Samba blasted 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I've had a new Fiat 500 from May 2008. It is a Cha Cha Cha Azure Blue colour and I have problems with very little black and orange marks, like pinpricks,...
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  My insurer's approved repairer isn't Honda-approved. Will letting them fix my Honda invalidate my warranty? 19 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  A couple of days ago my parked Honda CR-V was struck by a Morrisons delivery van. Damage to the vehicle includes bodywork repair for dents and scrapes,...
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  How much tax is there in the cost of a litre of diesel or petrol? 16 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  It is about time that you gave us your breakdown again, of how we have crude at very low prices yet unleaded petrol at chronically high prices. The VAT...
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  Are other owners experiencing issues with their EGR after the emissions fix? 2 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Within three months of having the emissions modification done on my 2011 Volkswagen Touran my EGR valve packed up. Am I unlucky or is this happening to...
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  Who's liable for my car's faulty cam belt? 26 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2011 Renault Grand Scenic with the 1.5-litre diesel engine. I was advised to change the cam belt as the mileage was over 80k and the car was five...
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  Buying a Fiat 500 - 1.2 petrol or TwinAir? 12 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking at changing my 2012 Fiat 500C 1.2 petrol as as I have no garage and am concerned about the fabric roof deteriorating. I would like to get...
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  AdBlue vs non-AdBlue - which is best? 2 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking at a new Skoda Superb Estate. The two options I have narrowed it down to are the 1.6TDi Greenline (with AdBlue) or the 2.0TDi (150PS, non-AdBlue,...