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• Volkswagen Golf III - cam belt replacement and correct timing. 29 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  i bought a new belt kit got the cam to tdc and the crank, fitted the belt and would not start, run or idle so i bought a new head off of ebay and fitted it new headgasket and proceeded to time it up as normal, managed to get it to run using the throttle but still would not idle and the timing was out as it was backfiring up the intake, numerous days and hours spent adjusting timing and still no improvement i went back to my old head, stripped it and to my astonishment none of my valves were bent, so i cleaned the head up and the valves, reseated them into the head and put everything back together.
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  Safe, efficient, cheap to insure car 26 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a car that will be used 5 days a week, 115 miles a day. Pretty much straight run: motorway and major A roads (very few/infrequent stoppages). The...
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  It tolls for thee 23 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  On a recent touring holiday in the Scotland we were unfortunate to blow a head gasket whilst on the Isle of Mull. As members of the RAC (including recovery)...
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  Could you recommend a car suitable for commuting 30,000 miles a year? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My son has just taken a post with a company in Newbury and will be travelling from Bournemouth five days a week. It would appear he will cover 30,000 miles...
• Audi A6 Saloon - Oil Light 19 May 2011 (Forum)
  A new issue is that the water temp gauge drops to minimum in one step and then returns to its usual 90 ° C also in one step intermittently but not necessarily at the same time as the oil warning light so this may or may not be connected to the oil light fault. V6 Engine runs smoothly, sounds as good as a diesel ever does, no oil leaks at all, oil level is always at max on the dip stick, oil changed using correct grade regularly and oil is acceptably clean on a spot test, steady oil temp on gauge when running, fuel economy is as good as ever, all fluid levels are OK and no sign or smell of anything abnormally hot, turbocharger can be heard spinning down sweetly when engine is turned off.
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  Xsara Picasso versus C3 Picasso 17 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am 6'10" tall, aged 66 and currently have a 2-litre Xsara Picasso Exclusive HDI. I love the styling, size, driving position, mpg. etc. but it is seven...
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  Should I get an extended warranty? 9 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2008 Mercedes E220 automatic. I plan to keep it for the next 4 years. Current mileage is 33000 and I expect to do 10-15k per annum, so in 4 years...
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  Noisy clutch 8 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Recently when I change gear (any) it makes a kind of clicking (well makes some sort of noise which is hard to explain) noise everytime i change gear. The...
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  Economical tow car 8 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I tow a 1500kg caravan with an 2008 E280 CDI Estate. I want to replace this car with a 4x4 for better traction in mud/snow. I need a car which has a large...
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  Insure rescue 22 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Our family runs 11 modest cars, including two 4x4s, on business and has very, very rarely claimed on insurance over the past decade. We are all over 40...
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  Claim entitlement 20 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We bought a BMW X5 from a car dealer, things started going wrong with it very early on. We discovered after investigation it was clocked and was not...
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  Petrol or diesel? 2 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  An answer you posted recently pointed out multiple drawbacks to diesel ownership from the fourth year onwards, on a car under a 3 year lease. If I buy...
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  Can you reverse a battery's polarity? 23 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My neighbour bought a very clean and low mileage Rover 25 (2004) from his local dealer 3 months ago for £3,200. After not being run for 2 weeks, he...
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  Buying a new or nearly new small car - what would you recommend? 19 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is a single parent with a four-year-old child and very happy with her 04 plate, manual, petrol, Jazz, but wants to change it for a new or nearly...
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  Volkswagen Production Delays 3 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We ordered a New VW Golf match in September 2010 with the dealer saying it would be 12 weeks. In fact every dealer we spoke with told us 12 weeks. After...
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  Thanks to the Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy for a great day out with my sons. 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My sons were booked into the Winter Driving Experience at Mercedes-Benz World in December. We travelled up from Dorset and were greeted by the team with...
• Honda Jazz - Honda Jazz '07-'08 CVT or Manual for reliability? 23 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I looked briefly at the new model; it looks great and seems to have better suspension but again gearbox probs reported plus its still new enough that I'd get stung for big depreciation. I've always tended to buy cars at the end of their production run, reasoning that most major problems will have been sorted out by then (another reason to avoid '09-'10 models). I do about 16k miles/year, mostly built up A road commutes with weekend runs to the country and maybe 2-3 big 250 mile trips/yr each way.
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  Which automatic 7-seat MPV would you recommend for a large family? 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Our son has just announced that we are going to become grandparents again, so a we need a larger car, really a 7-seater so we can all go out as a family....
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  Does my Land Rover Discovery 4 have a 'Black Box' which records information in an accident? 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a Discovery 4, and was told by someone within Land Rover that the car contained a 'Black Box', which (in the event of an accident) recorded...
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  Is there a lobby group which stands up for the interests of motorists? 2 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You often publicise issues that seem unfair to road users: speed humps, road repairs, inappropriate speed enforcement and unfair parking charges, for example....