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  What stop/start battery do you recommend? 11 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What stop start battery would you recommend for my Skoda Octavis vRS? Prices seem hugely variable, as do warranties. How do I choose?
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  Where should I sell a cherished plate? 4 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What's the best way to sell a cherished plate?
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  Is the Skoda Yeti the right car for me? 17 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in buying a Skoda Yeti. I have a budget of up to £10,000. We drive a max of 5000 miles a year and are not off-roaders in any sense! Would...
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  Can you recommend a car with electric memory seats? 22 Nov 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I share one car (Toyota Avensis Tourer estate) which we are thinking of replacing within 12 months. We have a height difference of 10 inches...
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  Should I get a manufacturer extended warranty? 24 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Renault Trafic Sport from new in 2019, with a three-year business + warranty , meaning they keep me on the road if something was to go wrong....
• 2022 Range Rover 30 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  I'm not sure that any vehicle in this price range, sold in the UK (otherwise i would say the Lexus LX570 beats it) that offers the same combination of S-Class comfort levels with Defender off-road ability - Range Rovers as the flagship are always benchmarked against the Defender. Now, if only they could sort out the reliability. If they did, it would quite possibly be the best car on sale at the price point, but they won't.
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  When should I change the cam belt on my Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI? 26 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought an immaculate, used Volkswagen Golf Estate 1.4 TSI SE from a main dealer. The car is a 2017 model with 39,800 miles on the clock and...
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  Do I need an MoT during lockdown? 6 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  The MoT has just expired on my motorcycle. Assuming I want to ride it now, do I have to get the MoT carried out straight away? I've had the bike from new...
• Peugeot 2008 1.2 130 EAT6 Allure Premium - The first thousand miles 3 Jan 2020 (Forum)
   And even 5th gear is 25mph per 1000 revs, 5mph more than the manual 5th gear in a rorty revvy 80hp 1.2 Pug 208 we hired recently on hols.  For overtaking you can press the S button to drop down a gear, or just floor it and it goes like a rocket, spooling rapidly to smooth 6000 rpm change-ups. Petrol consumption is disappointing, though probably as expected from a tight new engine tuned for power rather than economy.
• KIA Ceed 2011 - The mystery of the resurrected battery... 21 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  More curious than anything, this has really got me scratching my head... Wondering if anyone can explain this mystery to me? 10 months ago, I accidentally...
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  Are front engine, rear wheel drive cars more stable in the wet than front engine, front wheel drive? 10 Sep 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Are front engine, rear wheel drive cars more stable in the wet than front engine, front wheel drive?
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  Can you recommend a plug-in hybrid hatchback with space for children's car seats? 19 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a Volkswagen Golf currently but need to change. I drive under 5000 miles annually, mostly around town. I need space for grandchildren in car seats...
• MG ZS 2017 - Condensed update at 8 Months 25 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Update 27/04/19 USB plug in centre console detached and fell into console... Parcel shelf clip that string goes onto broke. drivers n/s seat bolster cloth detached from holding clips (into dealers to be sorted shortly) Now 7200 miles total, fuel economy good. around 40 MPG. Update 23/05/2019, Now 7900 miles total, no further problems to report.
• Nissan Almera Tino 2.2 dCi - Poor fuel economy 6 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Surely I should be seeing better figures than this? Others in owner reviews seem to regularly quote high 40's, what am I doing wrong, or what may be the cause of such (in my opinion) poor economy? Has this 2.2 chain cam engine any known foibles which may be giving me my problems. In general running the engine feels strong, and certainly doesn't appear lacking in power or torque and certainly isn't smoking excessively or anything obvious like that.
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  Why does the turbo of my diesel get so hot? 20 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I own a MINI Coupe 2.0 diesel and now and again I get a smoke smell like burning oil coming from around the turbo. I took it back to the garage and they...
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  A dealer agreed to restore a classic car I bought - can I get a refund if he won't do the work? 11 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a classic car that's falling apart from a dealer. We arranged that he would get it reassembled and on the road for me. That was five months ago....
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  We had a minor bump on a garage forecourt - and now the police are involved? 16 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My wife recently bumped into a parked car on a garage forecourt. She got out, looked at the car, found no damage and so drove off. Now we find an insurance...
• Didn't declare incident, should I now? 10 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  However, I've been shopping around for a 2nd car and doing quotes online, and it has occurred to me that I may have to declare this as an "incident, no claim made" on quotes (which puts up my premium by around £90 depending on the car, and this really ****'s me off since it wasn't my fault and I I didn't make a claim - there's hundreds of threads about that gripe though, so I'll moan no further here.)  Anyway, my question is, will my insurance co be aware of this incident, or will the other party's company be the only ones aware?
• Mk5 golf Gt Tdi - Mk5 golf Gt Tdi turbo issues, help!! 11 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  I don't want to throw any more time at it as it's so frustrating, I've heard it can perminantly damage the engine, I noticed a leak on the intercooler hose where it meets the intercooler, its noticeable when I'm driving the boost noise, I've left it in hopes that it lets enough out so it counteracts the overboost and stops engine failure, just hit 100k and done 800 mile runs where it hasn't happened, but under load increases the risk of it coming back, I don't know what to do anymore, I'm worried that the turbo will s*** the bed, we have just had a newborn and we rely on our car, we are worried that the turbo could die any day... anyone able to help??.. thanks Graeme
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  My Volkswagen Golf is rattling loudly since the emissions fix - what are my options? 1 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had my 2.0-litre Volkswagen Golf emissions fix and there is now a top end knock/rattle that my local Volkswagen garage say they are unaware...