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  Is £12,000 a good price for a new Ford Fiesta with a part-exchange for our old Puma? 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking at a 1.4 Fiesta Titanium in Sea Grey. The dealer is offering it at £12,000 plus our Y-reg Puma valued at £1200. I'd like reversing sensors...
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  Blinking Nuisance 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My pet hate is indicators flashing in my eyes when waiting at traffic lights, especially on cold, wet British winters nights. Nothing worse. Especially...
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  Out of Focus 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A friend is thinking of changing her 3-year-old Ford Focus Diesel manual for another car. Could you advise what types of similar mid range cars are available...
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  Does the petrol Fiat 500C drive as well as the diesel version? 10 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In your road test you thought the 500C drove like a sports car and was as good as the Mini Cooper thanks to the anti-roll bar. Is this the same as a torsion...
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  Postcode problems on sat-nav 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Mercedes C320 drivers seem to be having problems getting satnav updates. I had exactly the opposite experience with Ford. Two years ago I bought a six-month...
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  Fiat blow-up: Dealt a choker 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Back in August 2010 I emailed you about my FIAT 500 diesel. At 2 years old the engine blew up. Glynn Hopkins, FIAT dealers at Chadwell Heath, Essex did...
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  Picant choose 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My elderly cousin wants to replace her battered 9-year-old Nissan Micra with an economical automatic for pottering about the town only. 2 doors ok, very...
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  Braking up is hard to do 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  In your VW Touran review you mention a possible recall given the number of ABS control unit faults. Mine has just developed this 'feature' and before...
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  Carbon fingerprint 22 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have purchased a Honda Accord Tourer 2.2i-ctdi. The car was first registered on 18/09/2007 and I purchased it in February 2009, at 18 months old, with...
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  Bling and buy 16 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I would appreciate your comments on the wheels fitted to my car. It's a two-year-old Signum with the 2.8 turbo engine. Nice car and cheap to buy thanks...
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  Fearbox 11 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I note that one of your correspondents recently described his/her Honda Jazz as “a heap of unreliable junk”. Can I add my name to the list of dissatisfied...
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  Brake snores power 21 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Whilst searching for a replacement car, I have been confused by a proliferation of terms used to describe engine power. I have seen: Brake Horsepower,...
• Mitsubishi servicing requirements 13 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I have just bought a used Mitsubishi Colt (05 plate, 8500 miles, registered end of June 2005) as a second car/runaround. I bought it from a 'reputable' dealer with many dealerships nationwide, although not a Mitsubishi garage, and it was just over 13 months old when I picked it up at the end of July. The garage assured me that it was serviced before I picked it up (although they have yet to give me documentation to prove this), and because it was a little after 13 months old I checked that this wouldn't affect the warranty - I was told it wouldn't, and that the car just has to be serviced within 4 months or 500 miles of the time it is due.
• Mondeo TD (Endura DE) oil recommendation 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Car has run fine and in neither case has it needed even a small top up between services. I have since learned that Ford recommend their 5W/30 Formula E petrol engine oil for these cars built from 1998 onwards.
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  Is tyres cracking on a low mileage car normal? 1 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My two year old Mazda 3 went in for its second-year service recently. On collecting the car from my main dealer nothing faulty was pointed out and I drove...
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  Can you recommend a petrol, family car? 21 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a budget of £11,000 for a petrol family car (6000 - 8000 miles per year). It needs enough room for four adults and I’ve been looking at a minimum...
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  What's the most reliable car for a teenager? 30 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  What cars would you recommend for my 18 year old son? He's starting an apprenticeship this autumn and will need a reliable car to get there and back. The...
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  In-law manifold 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  One of your readers letters extolled the virtue of running older cars. Like you, I remember when I was young and had little money. I ran old cars and can’t...
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  Side rule 15 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Advice please. My daughter’s car was hit side on by an old lady driver who admitted total liability (she said she never saw her car coming). An insurance...
• Goodwood Festival of Speed 19 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  It has lost a lot of its garden party atmosphere since I was last there about ten years ago, due to increased crowds and commercialisation, but there is certainly something for everyone - motorbikes,race cars,road cars, rally cars, old cars,new cars and some that never should have existed. I drove down on friday as the public were leaving and the last 20 miles had a constant stream of interesting cars coming the other way - Ferraris including an F40, Maseratis, TVRs, 7s, lots of vintage cars, and a Toyota iQ.