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  What's the best van to use for fishing trips? 15 Aug 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for best value van for £7000 for social use only. It will be used for for carp fishing but not business use.
• RIP handbrake, spare wheel and 4th cylinder 3 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  I'd be more than happy to hire a BMW or MINI on my next trip away, to see if they have found the magic formula to get their three pot to run smoothly.
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  What's the best small secondhand electric car? 13 May 2024 (Ask HJ)
  What's the best small second hand electric car for a low mileage runaround?
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  What's the best estate car for £15,000? 28 Mar 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I want to purchase a second hand estate car. Our last car was a Skoda Octavia, which was perfect for space and running costs, including insurance. I would...
• Any - How clean is your exhaust tailpipe?! 25 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  My 2020 ‘clean’ Kuga 2.5 PHEV with a petrol engine and plug in hybrid capability is Euro 6 and deemed sufficiently clean to dodge any ULEZ money grabs. However, if I run my finger round the end of the exhaust, it comes out covered in soot! Clearly it doesn’t have any form of petrol GPF and it shows! I guess the idea is that the battery is charged and used for urban running to improve local air quality, but I was surprised quite how much filth was lining the exhaust pipe.
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  What reliable car do you recommend for two pensioners? 3 Oct 2023 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking to buy a car with a budget between of between £8k to £12k. We will be covering between 4000 to 5000 miles every year. We are pensioners...
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  I have a limited height garage - what car would you recommend? 25 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I’m limited in my garage to a height clearance of 1.58 metres. Can you recommend an SUV or estate car not exceeding that height?
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  What small SUV do you suggest to replace my Nissan Juke? 29 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I’m a 75 year old lady who wants a new small suv to replace my 10 year old Nissan Juke. I'm after something similar in size, preferably petrol, comfortable...
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  I need to downsize my car, what do you recommend for £20,000? 17 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Can you recommend a compact car with easy access to replace my Hyundai i30? I need something one size smaller as I'm struggling to get in/out of my existing...
• Honda Civic - Honda Civic 2013 daytime light stopped working 7 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  One of the daytime lights on my Civic is off. It looks irritating so am hoping to find a solution. Hoping someone has run into this and knows about it. 1) As far as I can tell it's not an MOT fail having one out of two running due to age of car, does that sound right? 2) There's so much variability online.
• 1986 Daihatsu Skywing - Alternator Operating Temperature? 21 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Didn't screech on a test drive to the coast, (maybe one or two chirps) but the alternator casing was too hot to touch.  I'll put an IR thermometer on it after the next run. Daylight run, so only indicator lights and ignition, but the cooling fan was on all the time under manual control. The battery had been bench charged before starting. Couldn't find much on this in a car context from a quick Google, but a discussion on a yachting forum seems to indicate maybe 100C as a rough rule of thumb maximum.
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  What is the best car for motorway journeys? 4 Jul 2022 (Ask HJ)
  What is the best car for lots of motorway miles? The car must have a big boot, AWD/ 4WD and be comfortable. My budget is £20,000.
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  Should I buy a 2022 Nissan Micra? 29 Jun 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a Nissan Micra Celebration for 22 years and it has seen daily usage. I have read several reports on the 2022 model which have not made terribly...
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  Can you recommend a first car? 1 Jun 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am wondering what first cars are good for a student, which are enjoyable to drive, look reasonably stylish and wouldn't cause my insurance to be above...
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  Should I buy a lower mileage, newish car or an older model that's high-spec? 25 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Should I buy a higher spec or lower mileage/newer car?
• Vauxhall Mokka X - Car Is Losing Coolant - Advice Welcome 13 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Although it's not a massive amount it is a concern, the level drops about 1/2 inch approx every 1000 miles or so. Also, when the car has been on a long run there is still a very small amount of vapour coming from the exhaust pipe even though the engine is fully warmed up. I took it to the main dealer thinking it might be a gasket problem. They tested the coolant pressure which they said was ok after running the engine for an hour.
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  Which small SUV should I buy for under £10,000? 3 Dec 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Which small SUVs would you recommend for under £10,000? My average annual mileage is less than 5,000 miles.
• 1998 ford galaxy 2.8 v6 - blue smoke from exhaust after head skimmed 25 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  the car has been off the road for 18 months as i have renewed the head gasket, had head skimmed, and all associated valve work (new guides, grind and lapped etc) I haven't had chance to take car for a long run as its not taxed until MOT'ed.  I only drove 2 miles to the MOT Station. Do you think the smoke will clear once the valves settle or if any build up of oil in exhaust has cleared?  Was concerned that i might have been 1 tooth out on timing chain but engine appears to run ok, ticks over smoothly at 800rpm.
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  I need a reliable, sub-£10k vehicle to tow a horsebox. What do you advise? 13 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a good tow car under £10,000 to tow a horsebox with minimum braked towing weight of 3000kg. Running cost and reliability are most important.
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  Are plug-in hybrids a halfway house? 7 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Are plug-in electric vehicles only a stop-gap?