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  Renault Megane blow blue smoke and refusing to start - what's wrong? 7 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday, on the motorway my Renault Megane started puffing blue smoke out of the exhaust. About a mile later the on-board computer appeared with the...
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  Which diesel is best for short journeys? 17 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at buying/leasing a new crossover. I play drums in a band so a small car is not an option. I work from home four days a week and drive a short...
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  Vectra heater problems 8 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a problem with my 53 reg Vauxhall Vectra petrol. My heater has stopped blowing warm air into the cabin. I have had my thermostat replaced and...
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  Radiator of the lost Arc Weld 15 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Last week when driving my 2002 Mercedes E Class automatic up the M23 I depressed the accelerator on and incline and there was no response; the car then...
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  Unsteamly progress 28 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am due to decide on buying a 2001 Rover 45 IXS 16V, which looks good inside. It has a low mileage of 38,000. This is going to my only family car, and...
• Vauxhall Astra 2.0 CDTi Diesel (2013) - Vauxhall Astra - acrid smell inside car 14 Feb 2025 (Forum)
  At first I thought the exhaust might be leaking but I've had several carbon monoxide monitors in the car with me and they always stay at 0 PPM so I would think this rules out an exhaust leak. There's definitely something there though, and having the blowers on makes it a lot worse, to the extent that if I'm coming to a stop at say some traffic lights I have to turn the heating off until I can get the car moving again else it soon starts to smell inside the car.
• VW Golf Mk IV 1.8 20v - Starting problems - help! 5 May 2011 (Forum)
  Does anyone have any idea what might be going on? Incidentally, just after the sensor was changed, the car started to run cold. The only time it heats up to the correct temp is when it is sitting in traffic, otherwise it heats up very slowly to about 20c below what it should be. Might this be connected, or something totally different?
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  K sera sera 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently been widowed and my husband always used to check our car's "vital signs" as he termed it. My simple query is how often should I check the...
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  What would be the ballpark figure of running a 15 year old Bentley? 24 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  What would be the ballpark figure of running a Bentley that has full service history, low mileage and is 15 years old? Considering it would be weekend...
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  Why do plastic/nylon timing belt pulleys need to be changed so often? 27 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Plastic and nylon timing belt pulleys in VAG 1.4 and 1.6 16v engines have been an area of concern for many. We all know that the plastic pulley wheels/bearings...
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  What's the best car for fitting rear facing child seats in? 25 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at replacing my wife's Fiesta as we are expecting a second child. We only rear face our five year old in an extending rear facing seat and...
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  Why is my Peugeot 106 overheating? 14 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Peugeot 106 and over the past week I have noticed the temperature light on my dashboard flashing up from time to time. I recently had some work...
• VW Passat 04 - Rusting front wings 3 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  HJ mentioned in this week's Telegraph that VW Passats of this era all suffer from rust on the front wings caused by the makers fitting foam sound deadening in the inner void. Was my A4 of the same era similarly affected? As I havn't seen much evidence of this on what is a very similar car?
• tempted to drive into car in front 21 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  this morning i was driving along a dual carriageway in town, speed limit is 30. Approaching traffic lights which are showing red. No cars in front of me. On the other lane there is a car waiting at the traffic lights. In my rear view mirror i caught a glance of a mitsibishi evo weaving in and out of lanes at high speed. he over took me and swerved into my lane, nearly hitting the front of my car, then slaming on the brakes straight away to stop for the lights. i had to brake hard to prevent running into back of him. i had a young kid in the car and was very angry , i was about to get out to have a freindly chat with him but the lights changed and he zoomed off. if i was alone in the car i would have drove into him and scratch his new car.
• nostalgia 10 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  When we're complaining about the idiots who designed/built our car it may help to cast our minds back to our first new car. In my case I had just gone to New England in 1963 and was chuffed to be able to buy a new car. I had left a Standard 10 and Morris Minor at home.
• MOT failure on front (white) number plate 1 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I lost the will to live today.   My car failed its MOT on the front number plate!   I've found at least one previous thread where an MOT failure was caused by the slight "honeycomb" pattern on the white background of the front number plate.
• Peugeot 3008 - Price of replacement mirrors 12 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  Enquiring about a replacement electric folding heated mirror with indicator and puddle light I was quoted £314 by a Peugeot dealer. A mirror specialist online quoted £88 for the same item, new, including delivery. Is this a record?
• Xantia Tailgate Wiring 8 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Run a Y2K Xantia 2.0Hdi estate. Various failures of rear screen heat and tailgate mounted lights traced to (fatigue?) breaks in cable cores inside wiring conduit between body and tailgate. Is this a known Xantia problem and are there any fixes? TIA
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  Is there a dash camera/sat nav combo? 27 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Is there a dash cam and sat nav combination available anywhere?
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  Parking Fines and clause 56 8 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have just found a parking ticket at a private carpark from premier parking services. I had not had the chance to get a ticket and put on my car before...