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  I'm thinking of buying a Honda CR-V as a family car - is 70,000 miles for an 07-plate model excessive? 14 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Honda Civic was recently written off and so I'm looking for a new car. I have two kids and we are looking to get something a bit bigger as a replacement....
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  Slippery clutchtomer 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  About 3 months ago I bought a Renault Clio from a faraway franchised dealer with a 1-year warranty. I took it into my local Renault dealer recently to...
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  Transmissional period 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1998 XJ8 with 73,600 miles. Although Jaguar has said the auto transmission is sealed for life, and a main dealer has told me not to have the oil...
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  Can I add K&M Auto-Techniks to your Good Garages guide? 10 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like to recommend K&M Auto-Techniks of Windsor. They are simply brilliant. As a female driver I have been pretty consistently unhappy with service...
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  I've bought a BMW 335i privately which has a faulty turbo - can I claim from my new BMW warranty? 10 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've just bought a 2007 BMW 335i from a private seller - sold as seen. I took out a full BMW warranty on the car on the same date. I recently noticed a...
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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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  Will I incur costs for a credit hire car if I dispute the valuation of my damaged car following an accident? 6 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2004 SEAT Altea 1.6 Stylance was written off in a rear end shunt. My insurance company agreed I am not to blame. They have valued the car at £5100,...
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  Diesel Particulate Filters - Confused 3 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I currently own a Toyota Auris T180 with the 2.2 D-Cat diesel. It is a great engine but the cabin is disappointing and, having recently become a grandfather,...
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  Does the Hyundai Santa Fe have a history of expensive clutch failures? 28 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Santa Fe CRTD CDX has 71,000 miles and had been parked a little earlier on my driveway, but would not move off. It was possible to engage all gears...
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  Cat conversion 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned my 2003 Jaguar XJ6 3.0 petrol auto for 5 relatively trouble free years and I am pleased with the car. It is not expensive to run (average...
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  Nice little awarener 17 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently attended a DAS and found it to be quite a pleasant and informative experience. I was expecting three hours of being harangued by police officers....
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  Noseless faces 17 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was interested to read the article about 4x4s in the snow by Erin Baker. It really amazed me that the various public authorities were not organised enough...
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  Oldsworth 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  All the cars built within the last 10 years seem to look much the same: quite boring except for the classier vehicles. They all seem to need a computer...
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  Perturboed 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a Mondeo with a 2.5 litre turbocharged engine. This is the first time that I have owned a car with a turbocharged engine. I have occasionally...
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  Jag 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering purchasing a Jaguar XJ either 3.0L petrol or 2.7L diesel 04-06 plate, as it does seem to be a lot of car for the money at the moment....
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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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  Verging on the ridiculous 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I read with interest your coverage of damage caused by road humps. Although we have some in towns around here in the New Forest, most of the damage to...
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  Getting smugged 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was returning from Oxford yesterday afternoon on the A4074, when I came upon a queue of traffic of about a dozen vehicles doing 30mph. What was causing...
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  Swap a VW for Hyundai? 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I have a 43-year-old single son who suffered a severe stroke two and a half years ago. This has left him with a weakness down his left side...