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  Low mileage Yaris - buy? 22 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a cheap runaround as a second car and have come across a 2001 Yaris for £2,250. It has only done 20,000 miles, one one owner from new,...
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  Should my son change the cam belt on his 125,000-mile Volvo V50? 11 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My eldest son runs a Volvo V50 2.0D and has now covered 125,000 trouble free miles. He has never changed the cam belt and his specialist Volvo garage who...
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  Buying an Audi A3 - which one? 6 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am currently running a Hyundai ix35 diesel and am considering going to petrol as I only do approx 12-14K per year. I had Audis for 18 years and wonder...
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  Which small car for my son to learn to drive in? 4 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am a 56-year-old mum with full no-claims. I am planning to buy a smallish Fiesta-size car either new or used, which my 17 year old son can practise on...
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  Should I keep this Passat? 1 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I own a VW Passat 1.9TDI S estate on an 07 plate. It has 104,000 on the clock. It is regularly serviced and I do about 18,000 miles a year. The car is...
• Skoda Felicia - Overheating 14 Apr 2013 (Forum)
    As per the manual, the coolant was topped up with the temperature sensor and expanion tank cap removed, the engine running and the heater set at full.  Whilst adding the coolant a lot of air bubbles were surfacing.  After well over half an hour, these appear to have subsided, hence I presumed that any air in the system had been expelled.
• Mondeo tdci 130 Ghia estate 2003 Euro 3 - Mondeo tdci not coming on boost., 7 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  New exhaust system including cat. No fault codes, no flashing glow plug light and no error codes. The car runs sweet but lacks the sizzle it used to have when you ask it perform. I get a rumbling sound which I thought was exhaust when you squeeze the throttle and at the point where the turbo starts to kick in.
• Ford C-MAX 1600 TDCi - Ford 1600 TDCi diesel performance issue 6 Apr 2013 (Forum)
    Needless to say the main dealers are not very interested or seemingly knowledgeable. To them the car runs OK and as long as it is driveable they are happy to see the car leave the garage. But poor performance at these revs is actually potentially dangerous - I have to change down to overtake on the flat, and avoid overtaking going up hills.
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  Why are modern diesels bad for short journeys? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I would be grateful for information on cars using diesel. I have been told that this is a good feature if you are doing a lot of distance driving, but...
• Leyland Roadrunner - Circus truck in dire straights on route to Romania 3 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I would like however to seek advice and therefore have more opportunity to add this knowledge to the mechanics advice, as we are now running lower on money, and cannot risk another expensive but inneffectual repair! Please help! Ash n Rosie.
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  Help me with warranties? 16 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  As my Audi A4 Avant multironic 3 year warranty runs out in March this year,and in light of some problems I have with the gearbox, (new one fitted in...
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  What is causing my friend's Range Rover Sport diesel to blow its turbo? 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  You may remember I emailed you last week about my colleague's Range Rover Sport 2.7 diesel with a blown turbo at 104,000 miles. Well the turbo has been...
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  How can I improve the fuel consumption on my Hyundai i10? 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I puchased a new Hyundai i10 Automatic in April this year. I do two or three daily journeys of about three miles a day, in total about 50 miles per week....
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  Life expectancy of a hybrid? 28 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a RX450h which I have had from new in Jan 2010. I have already done 65,000 miles and wanted to know what was the expected life of the vehicle? I...
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  How to fix a 307's worn our DPF? 28 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Peugeot 307 SW HDI, bought new, 2002 or 2003 (not ex fleet!). 83,000 miles. I know the DPF needs dealing with but can a local service centre clean...
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  Recommended medium hatchbacks? 28 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are a couple in our early 70s looking to buy a medium sized hatch to "see us out" i.e. last about ten years! We need easy access (both have knee...
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  Subaru Outback Diesel Cold Start Problems 19 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The current cold snap has caused extreme difficulty in starting my 58 Outback from cold. The local dealership claim no fault codes and have replaced...
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  Water Leak on 2006 Audi A6 12 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Rear footwell fills up with water. When about 3 inches of water in well it transfers to front well. I ran hosepipe on front windscreen and water leaks...
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  Replacing Tyres on a Freelander 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I need to replace the tyres on my 2004 Freelander (I confess that it is still running on the original tyes but with only 34k miles on the clock). It currently...
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  25 year old city girl WLTM sensible but stylish new model 8 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  25 year old girl living in the city centre but working in the countryside, seeks sensible but stylish small car to replace much loved 2003 Skoda. Able...