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  Which small car offers better performance than our Honda Jazz but keeps the folding rear seats? 21 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife currently drives a 2007 Honda Jazz. She loves the CVT auto gearbox and the ‘Magic’ easy folding back seats. However, particularly on longer journeys,...
• Fuel stabiliser 17 May 2007 (Forum)
  Pull, d-d-d-donk. Etc, etc!) and buy goddness knows how many carburettor overhaul kits for his Briggs & Stratton powered Mountfield, this is a characteristic I wish to retain!
• Looking for a new Compact SUV 4 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  I'd appreciate thoughts if the higher purchase price is worth it? I was looking at the Honda HR-V and although it has some good points the reviewers are not as sold on it. The underpowered CVT being chief among them (an issue I also have with the Jazz). Also the entertain/control system isn't great.
• audi S3 black edition(2011) manual - your Audi S3 road test 25 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  The performance is quite frankly astounding for the price - as you recommended we only run it on V-power and it seems to be getting faster and faster as the engine loosens - the current A3 is due to be replaced next year and they now do a 40k RS version - my audi dealer(who has driven one ) tells me it's not as good as the S3 as it's only marginally quicker and the ride is awful - also it's auto only.
• Ford Ka2 - Are Ford being helpful? 7 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    I feel this is unacceptable, i have had the battery loaded tested by two independant garages and neither of them can find a problem with it.  The battery is always above 12 v when cranking and when the engine is running it is receiving a 14V charge from the alternator. Ford have basically said they are unwilling to support this problem until my Mum pays them £105 for fitting a new battery.
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 02 2.4 D5: "Engine Service Required" 5 May 2010 (Forum)
  I've had it since new and it covers about 1,500 (mainly motorway) miles a month. Much obliged, WdB http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=58684&v=f
• Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - Diesel fuel economy - what's happening? 8 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I thought it must be my style of driving - heavyish right foot - and so I tried to baby it along: gentle acceleration, smooth driving, hardly any above 70 mph. Result: 43 mpg, brim-to-brim. Which is crepe. So I filled up with Shell V-Power. (Not sure it made any difference to anything.) Pootling at an indicated 70 (slightly over 66 mph according to the computer) on the M6 Saturday afternoon, and using the computer (I know, I know) I seemed to be getting about the same 40-ish mpg.
• Volkswagen Golf V estate (2007 - ) - 10,000 mile report 18 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  For anyone interested, I've just seen 10,000 come up on the Golf's odometer, in 6 months or so. So far - so good. HURRAY Most things. Engine was fairly...
• Diesel v petrol - nearly-new comparison 11 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I know we've done a lot lately on the relative merits and economics of petrol and diesel engines, but I've done some calculations lately that made me sit...
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  Which small estate car do you recommend for covering about 10,000 miles a year? 15 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  For the last 20 years I have run a number of Volvo estates, mostly V70s but the last a Volvo V50, all diesel powered. I am now retired, and have decided...
• Vauxhall - Camshaft snapped on Vauxhall Tigra 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I was in the fast lane of a very busy motorway doing about 70ish on Friday when the engine started to lose power rapidly so I pulled over to the hardshoulder and called recovery. Have had no warning lights come on prior to the actual moment when the car started to lose power and then the engine management light came on - a slightly sooner warning would have been nice!!!
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  Looking for a family hybrid SUV for city and country life 22 Dec 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I am recently married, in my early 30s and with a newly acquired lurcher puppy. My wife and I live in London, but often frequent our my family's farm in...
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  EGR valve failure seems common on my BMW engine - do BMW offer assistance with this issue? 6 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought new a BMW Tourer 520d in July 2016, it now has covered 11,000 miles. However, drivetrain fault indication recently appeared and the car fell into...
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  What's your advice regarding my faulty automatic Ford Focus? 1 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2012 Ford Focus automatic in March 2015. On the drive home I felt the gears were not working properly. I decided it might be different from...
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  Is there a known issue with blocked injectors in the Citroen DS4? 12 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2011 Citroen DS4, purchased two years ago. Since January, the engine light keeps coming on and the car will go into limp mode. I had the emissions...
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  What estate should I buy to replace my Citroen C5 Tourer? 10 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to replace my 2009 Citroen C5 VTR+ Tourer 140 HDI with one that is 2 or 3 years old. I travel 8000 miles a year, 30% in town and the balance...
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  Diesel bug in BMW 7 Series - any advice? 10 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have been told by my BMW dealer after spending £1000 that the reason my car stops running is that I have a diesel bug that has damaged the high pressure...
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  Do I have redress on a Subaru Impreza import from Japan that has developed a misfire? 25 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My problem involves a Subaru Impreza that my son bought through an online Japanese importer. This is a Japanese-based outfit that brings specialist cars...
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  Fixing a misfuelled problem 20 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I was in a hurry to get to the airport and accidentally put 14.8 litres of Shell Fuelsave Petrol in my 2006, 56 model diesel BMW 520d SE Auto. At the advice...
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  SEAT starting issue 10 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We currently run a 59 plate SEAT Leon 1.9 tdi S and a Volvo V50 company car which is being withdrawn at the end of February. The Leon has an intermittent...