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  What small SUV do you recommend? 30 Oct 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has a 71 plate Volvo XC40 2.0 litre petrol light hybrid which is a lovely car and comes highly recommended. My problem with it is that, as it's...
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  Can you suggest a ULEZ-friendly coupe for under £35,000? 6 Jun 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I live in London and the impending ULEZ extension forces a reluctant sale of my much loved Euro5 BMW 640d. Everything about this car has been superb for...
• Small cars were do I begin. 1 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  I am thinking of something small and easy to run as well as cheap to run but there's two snags why I'm struggling and am hoping I can get help on here as my boyfriend is useless as he's driven the same car for the past 10yrs he drives a lexus RX (he has a better salary than me , he's a doctor, my salary is peanuts compared to his you don't earn much as a receptionist) so as much as I Love his car I can afford that and he doesn't know much about cars apart from knowing a fair bit about Lexus's.
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  What is an upmarket replacement for my Honda CR-V? 10 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a Honda CR-V 2.2 EX for 4 years now and it's been great. I'd like to replace it with something the same size, certainly no smaller, but with...
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  Can you recommend a small car with low running costs? 11 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We currently have a Lexus RX 400h, but the kids have left home and we now want to downgrade to a smaller car with lower costs. We need it to be reliable,...
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  Which BMW returns over 60mpg? 23 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  What is the BMW model you have that gives you nearly 60mpg? This coming September I will have owned my Volvo C30 three years and have an option to hand...
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  I improved my Nissan Murano's fuel economy by 4mpg by using Shell V Power fuel. 4 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I own 2009 Nissan Murano, purchased new, where prior to running in I averaged 24 mpg. However, now that it has covered 9000 miles my consumption has improved...
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  Why do you recommend disabling the ESP when driving in snow and ice? 15 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have just read with interest your reply to JG, Fleet, regarding the switching off of ESP in snow and ice. I own a rear-wheel drive Lexus IS 250 automatic,...
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  Why are some franchised dealerships so uninterested in selling cars? 20 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We have been trying over the past couple of weeks to buy a car with around £12,000 in cash, but Nissan dealers and Vauxhall dealers seem singularly uninterested...
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  Should we sell our SEAT Ibiza or Peugeot 206, and which family car should we replace it with? 28 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My fiancee and I currently have a car each: a 2006 SEAT Ibiza 1.9TDi FR with 72,000 miles, and a 2003 Peugeot 206 1.1 with 48,000 miles. We are looking...
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  Perplexused 19 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Lexus LS430 at the moment, which is just over three years old, and only completed 26,700 miles, I am contemplating changing it for the LS460,...
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  What is the best car theft protection? 8 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  Which is the best device for car theft protection?
• Used family sized car options 25 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  The Accord, with its 2.2 I dtec, has so far reached 124,000 trouble free miles (purchased at 50k) I'm not overly keen on SUV type cars and my annual mileage is now lower at around 22k a year. Ideally I would go for a hybrid lexus GS but they're few and far between and seem to hold their value. I normally buy my cars at BCA as my father in law is a car dealer so I use his account.  I drove a mazda 6, but its naturally aspirated 2.0 petrol seemed underpowered.
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  Do pedestrians legally have to use the button on crossings? 21 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I've become frustrated by pedestrians pressing the button on pelican and puffin crossings when there's no traffic and they could cross the road safely...
• Hybrids and Starting Trouble 16 May 2020 (Forum)
  Further chit/chat during our socially distanced VE day drinks elicited fact that somebody else's (now gone) Lexus had also had same problem. IIRC he is an engineer; he certainly does most of his own car maintenance. His comment on the street's 'Whatsapp' is the really annoying thing about hybrids is they won’t fire up unless there is enough power in the normal 12v battery, even though you have a racking great big battery in the back.
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  What do you think about buying a secondhand 2009 Honda Jazz automatic? 2 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  How would you rate a 2009 Honda Jazz automatic with 30,000 miles on the clock. It's being sold for £3750.
• car under £1000 / £1500 Thought I would give you a 17 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Got this as my shortlist is no particular order Hatches/Saloons Mazda3 1.6 Peugeot 206  Mercedes C CLASS Vauxhall Astra  Renault Clio Vauxhall Tigra Lexus IS 200 Sports BMW Z3 MX-5 Small 4x4's Toyota RAV4 Suzuki Jimny   Please not too many hilarious digs...although I do understand I'm going to get a lot of negatives Thanks
• Conversation with a mechanical fitter 14 May 2018 (Forum)
  I had the pleasure tofay of spending nearly an hour in the company of a hire car company mechaincal fitter/repair guy who was attending a relatives hire van His pearls of wisdom -  If your buying a car, buy Toyota or Lexus If your buying a car, dont buy a Renault  If your buying a commercial vehicle, buy a MAN TGE (far better aftersales support than VW provide with the Crafter), a Vauxhall Vivaro (easy to work on, not alot goes wrong) or Toyota Hilux (only ever need a service) If your buying a commercial vehicle dont buy any IVECO model ('Fiat rubbish') or a Ford Transit Courier with the 1.0 ecoboost engine (clutches dont last long) A few recent things he mentioned -  * currently only Landrover dealers can change the rear brakes on the discovery sport, its meant to be very complex with the electric parking brake  * there is a batch of full size 67/18 plate ford transits with the hill assist that locks fully on and needs a dealer visit to provide a permanent fix  * recently did a first year service on a ssangyong musso and found it to be as well built as the hilux  * the new cummings diesel engine in the hilux is a delight, easy to service and work around
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  Tyre pressure sensor problems 15 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Lexus LS460 has just passed its MOT but the main dealer has told me all the tyres need replacing soon as well as all the tyre pressure sensor valves...
• family coupe convertible 12 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Something like this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201022360156834/  Though perhaps 60,000 miles is a bit on the high side - wondering about all those 'up and down's on the convertible mechanism. Otherwise there are: 3-series (not keen on BMW image) VW EOS Lexus IS (still too new to be cheap, so not really an option) Chrysler Sebring Ford Focus and a few French cars, which I won't consider. I suspect the 3-series is probably best, followed by the EOS and then C70.