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Scrapper flow 27 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
I just wanted to thank you for your advice (it arrived within 6 minutes of my emailing you), which I immediately followed. I scrapped my non-running 1999... -
Shouldering, the blame 6 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
There has been a lot of discussion recently about alloy wheels developing cracks that necessitate replacing the wheels at considerable cost. The cracks... -
Drip freed 6 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
I have a problem. The gasket seals on my engine have gone and my engine slowly but surely drips oil out quite rapidly leaving drips everywhere. Would my... -
ill logical? 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
I just tested a Dualogic FIAT 500. The box behaved perfectly. I was then set on a Dualogic Panda, but at the last minute was told that it was no longer... -
Fuel and his money 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
You may remember I wrote to you about starting and running problems with my recently purchased 2006/56 Focus 1.6 automatic. You recommended Shell V-Power... -
Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - Fiesta ST 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
My budget is £6000 and I am looking for a bit of poke and a reasonable amount of reliability/reasonable running costs. I will be doing around 35k miles a year so am looking for a lower mileage car - not for residual value purposes, just because there is the potential for less to go wrong (and I do mean potential, I'm not making any assumptions). -
Unused car 26 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
My Brother is working in Canada and has purchased a flat in this country. He will be able to take two 3-week holidays every year. He is considering purchasing... -
Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 2.0 GTI - head gasket failure pending? 24 Nov 2009 (Forum)
Engine in question is the 8v AGG - about 80k miles. 1) Oil residue in the air box - despite cleaning 2) Oil being blown out of the oil filler cap 3) "Blowing" noise from the airbox when there is any load on the engine. Exhaust has been checked twice and is 100% ok. 4) Gurgling / running fluids sound when the oil cap is removed when the engine is running. By this I don't mean the puff-puff-puff sounds of the compression cycle. Sounds like air is blowing through fluid (oil!?). 5) Possibly a very slight water loss - but this could be a minor radiator leak - so not so worried about this one 6) Lumpy idle 7) Its very hard to drive smoothly when hot and in traffic - i.e. start stop - low RPM. -
Dream dropping 21 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
I have about £12,000 to spend on a small open top job. I quite like the MINI Cooper cabriolet 2nd hand, pre 2007, but also quite fancy the panache of the... -
Scenic rout 31 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
At the moment my son is running a 2002 Renault Scenic 1.6, which he has had 4 years. It has always been very greedy and underpowered and overall a big... -
Boils Law 31 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
I have a 1999 Rover 214 which has just conked out with a head gasket problem, not even having done 50,000 miles. I have been quoted about £800, which... -
Moving to peak district - recommend 4x4? 23 Oct 2009 (Forum)
we're now down to 1 reliable income, plus what i bring in as a consultant, so need something reliable with low running costs, that will fit a large lab-size dog in the boot & 4 people. However other concern is that we're moving to the peak district next year, probably to a village. In the winter we wonder if we could do with 4x4 for those early starts on unsalted country roads. -
Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 09 2.2TDCi engine problems 23 Oct 2009 (Forum)
Have an 11K mileage/March '09 car which - since a I got secondhand from the dealer in July - has had occasional fan running-type noise after engine switch off, usually after short journeys and can run for anything up to 5 mins. Sometimes (at least) this has been accompanied by blue-ish smoke (which one assumes as oil) coming from the engine compartment, normally escaping via the front wheel arches. -
Hyped breed? 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
I recently bought a Honda Insight, which I use mainly for short journeys of three to five miles Honda claims about 61mpg for urban work. I am getting about... -
Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 05 3.0 Poor running and rough gearchange 3 Sep 2009 (Forum)
I'm having a couple of problems with the C5, which may be related. It's been in to the dealers recently after I complained of poor shifting on the autobox,... -
Short and girly 22 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
I am a 26-year-old female and would like to buy a small convertible car that looks quite flashy. I would like it to still be quite economical to run, lower... -
Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 98 3.3 problems starting car 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
Please help we have been experiencing problems with our automatic petrol 3.3 Chysler Grand Voyager and are up againt the wall after running out of solutions. When you put in the key in the ignition the information centre lights come on and the car starts but none of the displays within the priemium instrument cluster work and the car dies after a few seconds the alarm light flashes and whilst on holiday this week it stayed on for 3 days. -
Long-range fuel thanks 27 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
I thought that your readers may find this interesting: I currently run a Peugeot 206 1.4 HDI turbodiesel. My motoring mainly consists of a 36-mile round-trip... -
Raised expectation 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
My wife and I are looking for a 4WD style family car in a diesel powered 2WD format. Having seen the Nissan Qashqai + 2, which I particularly like due... -
I'm after inspiration for a new (to us) car 26 Mar 2009 (Forum)
So, with great regret, the Beetle will be replaced with a modern Euro (or Jap) box. This is where we have no idea what we want, or need. I run an Alfa 156 2.4JTD Sportwagen, which I would expect to be able to cope with pushchairs etc. Initial thoughts were on a Grande Punto 5 door, probably in diesel form with a 30 mile each way commute in mind.
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