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  Can I suggest that your correspondent FD of Brentwood lowers his seat to avoid leg ache? 13 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I suggest that FD of Brentwood should try lowering his seat cushion. I too am 6-feet 1-inch tall, and drive an automatic. When I bought my present car...
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  Can you recommend a family MPV with a large boot for short drives? 12 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm currently driving a Ford Focus (old style) 1.6 from 2005 but would like to change to a newer car with more boot space as I'm expecting our first child....
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  Volk heros 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Some weeks ago I wrote to four nearby Volkswagen dealers enclosing a specification for an automatic VW Golf Estate 1.4SE TSI and inviting them to respond...
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  Where should I sell my Honda CR-V with its partial service history? 8 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2004 Honda 2.0 CR-V SE automatic (petrol) which I purchased secondhand (one previous owner) from a Honda franchise in 2008 with 17,500 miles on...
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  Will the required spec of my daughter's new Volkswagen Golf affect its residual value? 5 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 23-year-old daughter is about to place an order for a car, and she'd like something economical but sporty and young looking. Her current choice is a...
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  Hard shouldered 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We recently changed our car insurances and have a much better and cheaper deal from Saga than our old company. Loyalty certainly did not pay. However,...
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  SORN again 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Towards the end of February I renewed the VED online for two of my cars and declared my 1967 MGB as SORN as its MOT had expired. The DVLA website enabled...
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  Why won't the dealer repair my mother's Toyota Corolla's faulty clutch under warranty? 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My mother has had the clutch replaced twice since 2007 in her Toyota Corolla with 40,000 miles on the clock. I don't think she's a 'heavy' clutch user...
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  Can you recommend a small 4x4 or crossover to replace our Volvo V50? 8 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We currently own a Volvo V50 automatic and are keen to change shortly for a smaller 4x4 car. We have always had good reliability with Volvos, with good...
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  Lighten up time 12 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There was a time when car sidelights were not very bright but adequate: headlights dazzled on full beam and but not when dipped. Lower lights were classed...
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  Blinded by the lights 6 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am campaigning to get bi-xenon lights set to a lower angle as not to dazzle other drivers. I have been on TV, radio and various papers and magazines...
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  AC/BC 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Recently while in British Columbia, Canada, I rented a Ford Escape Limited. It had a 3-litre V6 engine, 6-speed automatic transmission with a low ratio...
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  Highway parole 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  One early Saturday morning in October I was driving north on the M6 Toll motorway, relishing in the fact that it seemed similar to the days when the M1...
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  Self-drive car ire 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2004 Accord Estate. I am thinking of updating it with a new model with lane control and automatic braking. What do you think of these extras,...
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  Limiting factor 22 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I recently received my second speeding ticket for doing 39mph in a thirty zone. Since then I travel at no more than 50 on motorways, 30 on country lanes...
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  Disky business 4 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Five years ago I purchased a new BMW 530Diesel automatic. At 74 yrs old I only do 6,000 miles per year, but take great care to make a reasonable run once...
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  Must be choking 16 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2008 Zafira 1.9CDTi automatic and every few weeks its warning light comes on to say we need to get it to a Vauxhall dealer. The handbook says...
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  Intergalactic 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a used 106k-mile Ford Galaxy 1.9 diesel automatic from a garage in Lincoln in April 2007. In the first month the gearbox had to be replaced...
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  No HIDing place 14 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am amazed that I read or hear so few complaints about bright white or Xenon headlights. At the moment there are still relatively few on the road but...
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  Mycrar 7 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have driven a Nissan Micra 1.3 auto from new for nearly 13 years, with very little going wrong. I had the gearbox sorted by King Automatics of Epsom...