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  How much charge will a PHEV battery lose over five years? 10 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a PHEV. I intend to keep the vehicle for five years and I do 15000 miles per year. I am a little concerned at battery deterioration...
• Toyota Landcruiser 120 series - Toyota component dies & charging twin batteries. 29 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  All fixed now i've got ignition light when it supposed to and all charging fine,  i've run Toyota 4x4's for years and that's the first major failure i can recall apart form the odd bulb. Twin batteries on these vehicles, wired in parallel so still 12v starting, and yes i did charge them both fully so they have an equal starting charge...common sense tells me it would not do either battery any good if you only charged one, but if i had only charged one battery would it lead to one or other of the two failing before it's natural time or would they equalise without any issues?
• Volkswagen Passat B6/B7 - VW Passat B6/B7 5 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=100&sort=price-asc&make=VOLKSWAGEN&postcode=ip288gb&model=PASSAT&seller-type=trade&price-to=4000&year-from=2011&page=1   To me to be fair, it seems to cheap for the car itself, is my feeling right, or am I wrong? What would you guys advice? Stick with a B6 lower mileage? Or are these B7's actually quite good at the mileages they are at? 
• Audi Q5 17 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  I then test drove the q5 and its comfy and quite. My dealer said there are great deals on the Q5 too. So i picked an S line model again and in total it came to £42k and they then gave me a good deal and took off £3k so my total price was £39k i just had to pay £1k towards it as they used the £38k i had already paid for my Q3.
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  Electric gates damaged my but the owners of the house won't return my calls - what can I do? 7 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  After viewing a house for sale via an estate agents (but shown around by the vendor) the electric gates of the property closed on my car. The vendor agreed...
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  Is an EV actually cost effective? 15 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I am trying to decide on my next car. With pure EVs I hear of £50 pcm battery lease and then whatever commercial charging points cost. What is the sort...
• Most - Let the sun shine on in! 20 Sep 2018 (Forum)
    I know a few naysayers will make comments about leakage, or structural integrity, or airbags not working, or reduced headroom   … I’ve researched all these and none are a problem. Anyway, the factory sunroofs on the Maestro I drove in the 1980’s and the Primera from 2004 both leaked, and had to be repaired under warranty.  Also, as I plan to keep the car for a good few years, possibly until scrappage like the previous two Primera cars I drove (at 170k+ and 180k+ miles respectively) so resale value is a distant thought.
• Volkswagen Golf GTE - Help! Car Horn won't shut up 13 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  I charge the car every other day mainly using the standard UK 3 pin home charger plug but have also used the rapid chargers at work. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to the issue other than it happens in th emorning, but that;s when I typically first use the car each day to go to work.  When it happens the only way to stop it is to remove F15 fuse to disable the car horn. Anyone else had a similar problem? If so do you have any idea what the cause is?
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  Do you have a Ford radio code for a C serial number? 8 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently had the battery on my Ford Mondeo Mk4 replaced and I need the code for my radio. I've pulled out the unit and have the following serial numbers:...
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  Why does my TPMS keep giving me a warning? 26 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2009 Jaguar XFR. 12 months ago the tyre pressure warning came up on the dash. I pulled over and checked but the pressures were fine. Since then...
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  Has the price of MGFs bottomed out? 28 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have had an 18 year old MGF almost since new and have had years of fun in what I consider to be the last true MGs. Do your think the price has bottomed...
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  Does mileage have an effect on the value of written off cars? 1 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2003 Vauxhall Astra. It's silver, manual with a mileage of 160,000. It;s just been written off and I need to agree its value with the insurers....
• multi - car insurance 5 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Any ideas out there - my renewal comes up in 4 days - got to insure 2 Jap 4 x 4 's , have 9 years NCD , who are the companies doing ' multi - car ' policies ? My existing insurers ( E Certain ) were very insouciant on the phone - didn't want to know , told me I need a 2nd policy , and the 2nd car cannot benefit from my NCD.
• Trying the Jaguar E-Pace 17 Mar 2018 (Forum)
    The diesel performs quite well, but the acceleration isn't linear and there's a lag followed by a surge.  - After two years of suffering the V60's parking brake, which some tortured Swedish genius elected to place by the driver's right knee, there it is again in the same benighted place in the E-Pace, and as with the Volvo, counter-intuitive in that you push for on, pull for off.
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  What's best: Kia Picanto or Hyundai i10? 29 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We need to replace my wife's Toyota iQ, with a 2/3-year-old small car that's as reliable and easy to drive/park ( and with automatic transmission). I've...
• X type 2004 173k - Car Valet 31 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Living in Pembs, you get used (once you venture outside the towns and onto country roads) to your car being coated with 'Pembrokeshire Underseal' aka cow s*** most of the time. On Sunday, against my better judgement, I called into a £5 handwash place and had most of it blasted off. 'Blasted' is a good word, they used commercial strength pressure wash which wouldn't have been out of place in a shipyard and who knows what chemicals.
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  Do I need to notify my insurer of a modification if I change my runflat tyres? 31 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I saw you recently advised a driver to inform his insurance about replacing runflats with non runflats as a modification. What's your advice about my MINI...
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  Should I swap my BMW 535d Touring for 530d Touring? 6 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of swapping my 2011 535d BMW Touring M Sport, that has done 111,000 (on 19-inch wheels), for a 2011 530d BMW Touring SE that's done 98,000...
• Mazda 3 - Heavy steering 4 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  I recently found that my Mazda3's steering has got a lot heavier, though still usable.  I checked the fluid level and its within range (last serviced in Jan 16 at my local main dealer), and the dealership 'checked' it when I had the clutch replaced a few weeks ago and couldn't find any issues, other than to say 'its getting old' (possibly because they want me to buy a new car).
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  Can I fit all season tyres to my BMW X3? 9 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2013 BMW X3 ill be due new tyres shortly. It uses 225/60/17V, currently Pirelli P7, which have lasted 40k miles. BMW say my transmission warranty will...