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  Should we replace our diesel Nissan Qashqai with a petrol version before we suffer DPF problems? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Hi John, my wife drives a 2007 Nissan Qashqai 2.0 dCi Acenta 4WD auto and used to cover 25,000 miles a year with work. However a change in our circumstances...
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  What's wrong with our SEAT Alhambra's gearbox? 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We have an '02 plate SEAT Alhambra 1.9TDI. In the last month or so, my wife has lost power twice when driving it. She switched the engine off, and everything...
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  Consuming anger 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I would like your help/advice. Last September my daughter bought a new Corsa 1.2 Active 5 door, at the time the salesman said the car would get 48 to 60...
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  The lease police 30 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I read a letter in your column regarding lease purchase. HPI covers hire purchase information, not lease purchase. Some finance companies don¹t seem to...
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  Honesty is the Best policy 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In the early hours one morning last week, my driver's side mirror was clipped and damaged by a passing car while I was in a roadside shop picking up a...
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  Local hero 28 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Our children having 'flown the nest', we would like to replace our trusty (350,000 mile) but thirsty Volvo 745 GLT estate with something smaller and more...
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  Idle moments 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I read with interest (as I always do) your piece in the Saturday Telegraph, this week particularly your comment regarding the BMW 530d turbo overheating...
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  Use sparingly 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Before too long I could be looking to buy a new car. My ‘normal’ private purchases are Mercedes/Audi/BMW. For each of these I have (to me) a major concern:...
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  Alfa darling 28 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to share my recent experience if Alfa Romeo. I had a three-and-a-half year old Alfa 147 1.9 MJET 16V diesel that had done 53,000 miles and...
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  My insurer won't provide enough money for full repairs on my damaged car - what do I do? 24 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a heavily modified 2012 Volkswagen Golf with all modifications declared to my insurer. In February 2018 I had an accident, which was my fault. It...
• Renault Modus - Faulty Renault Modus 1.5dci,Legal Advice required. 11 May 2016 (Forum)
  I purchased a 05 plate Renault Modus on the 10/02/2016 i paid £1030 via my credit card from an independent car dealer. I did take it for a 20 min test drive and the car had some service history. The car had 93k on the clock,on day of purchase the car broke down on the way home(turned out it required a new battery,had it fitted and the cost was shared 50% each way) I also had the car serviced.
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  Is it worth fixing a 7 year old C8? 20 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We bought our family C8 from a Citroen dealer in March 2005 with a 5 year warranty. The car has been well looked after and serviced in accordance with...
• What to choose for long motorway trips? 16 Mar 2021 (Forum)
     I’ve been dividing my mileage between two cars, my main car is a Mazda 6 diesel with the 2.2ltr 163ps engine, year 2012.  I’ve had this one since new but it’s now at 157,000 miles and showing its age.  The second car was a 2001 Peugeot 206 2.0 diesel HDi which I owned from new, and covered 100,000 miles before it succumbed to the ‘corrosion virus’ so we had to scrap it last year.
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  Need a replacement for Rover 75 15 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have to replace my Rover 75. Ideally, I'd like a car with a similar level of comfort to my Rover (leather seats, air con) with similar handling and economy....
• Please Help! So stressed as hit parked car 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I am at my wits end as i helped someone move and hired a van. I caused a small scratch to a parked car and the owner said he would consider my offer of paying for the repair out of court. I didnt hear anything and assumed he had let it go...until 6 weeks later i got a letter from his insurers He is now saying his car is undrivable and is using a hire car The problem is im young and on a minimum wage, though i was insured to drive the hire van as i didnt notify them of the incident as i thought the owner was unlikely to claim...im now not covered as the hire company say i failed to tell them within 7 days.
• Company car tax info please 24 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I am disillusioned in my current job, been for an interview for a job that has better hours but £6k less pay. However it comes with a company car, either a Focus or Astra. Now I have never had a company car so unsure of rules so if anyone has any links, info etc then I would appreciate it. I asked at the interview what the company "rules" were on the car and was told that all business mileage is covered and you would pay for any private mileage, but he didn't say what the payment was.
• Advice please on an estate.... 3 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I wonder if any of you guys can offer me some help...I am a bit out of touch with car ownership - had a van for the last 10 years. I drive at the moment a VW caddy TDI,its a company pooled vehicle. Due to my work role changing I am looking at a largeish estate, preferably diesel. I am looking at spending about 8-9K on a car and charging the company mileage to cover costs, probably about 15,000 miles a year, I will be getting in the region of 35p per mile.
• Is Duratec HE engine reliable? 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  What is the general experience with the Duratec HE engine? There must surely now be some that have covered high mileages. Is there anything to check for on these cars other than the items listed in 'car-by-car breakdown'? A final query - does anyone know if it is possible to get a discount for 'no p/ex' off the Ford Direct prices, or are they pretty much 'fixed' like 'car supermarket' prices?
• RIP handbrake, spare wheel and 4th cylinder 3 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  I'm always open to new technology and exciting trends in car design, but there are three that I find utterly tedious. Press-button parking brakes and space saver wheels (and their truly evil half-brother, the puncture repair kit) have been covered amply in other threads.
• Mazda CX-5 - Windscreen wipers not returning to rest positon 6 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  The Mazda dealership has checked out the problem and say there is nothing wrong and they are operating as any other car does. I have owned cars that did exactly this but not for the last 40 years or so. They were unable to answer why this problem did not exist during many months of use or why my previous Mazda never did this during the entire time I owned it.