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  Where is the best place to quickly and safely sell a car? 11 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My brother died recently and my sister-in-law has been left to sell his car. She will have to sell it privately. However, this places her in a very vulnerable...
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  Buying new mid range saloon 16 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In the autumn I will be changing my eight year old VW Passat TDI 130 and as I do an average of 8,000 miles per annum, including a lot of local runs and...
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  Which medium sized car? 12 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I need an economical Golf size car. 1. Needs to be auto. 2. Mileage will 60 mi per day (30mi each way), mainly country side roads... 40-50 mph limit...
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  Which small station wagon should I buy? 3 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My needs are varied. Most trips tend to be in the city with the occasional long trip and annual trip to Germany. I thought of buying a supermini estate...
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  Dispute with a finance company 22 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought the above MINI in 2009. I 'scrapped' a perfectly good 16 yr old Volvo for this car and wish I hadn't! I've had nothing but problems with it since...
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  Buying a car to tow 2500KG 13 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 90,000 mile 53 plate Nissan X-Trail with a head gasket on its way out (so I'm told). I have two small children and two small dogs and regulaly...
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  Can you recommend a Golf-sized, British-built car? 15 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  If one wanted to be patriotic and buy something made here in the UK, can you identify (in a very small space) which models (Golf-sized, say) are made here?...
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  Can I expect any problems if I drive my 2008 Ford Mondeo to 100,000 miles? 2 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a Ford Mondeo Titanium X 2.5T from new. It is now two years old and has 46,000 miles on the clock. I normally trade my car in after two years...
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  When was production of the Mitsubishi Grandis discontinued? 1 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a Mitsubishi Grandis in April 2009 from a Mitsubishi dealer as a part-exchange for my 2007 Volvo XC90. After a short period, we were not happy...
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  New for old 10 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  What do you recommend for new car? I am 69 and my wife is 66. Our current car is a Volvo S40 SE 2.0 Diesel 41,000 purchased from new Sept 2004. Looking...
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  Family plan 26 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  With sons of 7 and 4 and twins arriving in 6 weeks we need to replace our trusty old SAAB 900, within a budget of £15k. We live in London but most mileage...
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  Diesed off 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a SAAB 9-5 Estate1.9 JTDM Manual for some 18 months. The car was first registered in March 2006 and has covered 52,500 miles. The kerb weight...
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  No recollection 15 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  With all the bad publicity that Toyota has received of late I cannot understand why Vauxhall have not been brought to task over the problem with the Meriva's...
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  No recollection 10 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Here is an excellent example of how VOSA as a governmental organisation can, and does help, motorists: Dear A.R., Thank you for your note to VOSA's webmaster...
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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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  Honesty is the Best policy 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In the early hours one morning last week, my driver's side mirror was clipped and damaged by a passing car while I was in a roadside shop picking up a...
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  Local hero 28 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Our children having 'flown the nest', we would like to replace our trusty (350,000 mile) but thirsty Volvo 745 GLT estate with something smaller and more...
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  Change of Scenery 15 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  You were very helpful a couple of years ago helping my mother-in-law when she wanted to downsize from her Volvo V70. She has been very happy with your...
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  Well scrubbed 6 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Volvo V70 (new shape), but, as with the old model, I and other owners are only getting 10k-12k miles from the front tyres. I do not drive like...
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  When should I change the cambelt and water pump on my car? 3 Apr 2025 (Ask HJ)
  We've just bought a new 2025 Volvo XC60 mild hybrid and I would just like to know at what mileage/age it's best to change the cambelt/timing chain and...