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  • Can you recommend a dog friendly car? 20 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
    A friend of mine is looking for a replacement for his Land Rover Defender. The car must be dog friendly and comfortable. He lives in Jersey, so it must...
  • I want a petrol SUV - am I daft? 21 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I am replacing my CR-V, and am actively looking at the Q3, Tiguan, Yeti & CX-5. All these sales people look at my strangely when I say I want a petrol...
  • What's causing a misfire on our Ford C-Max? 8 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Ford C-Max 2.0 diesel (80,000 miles, around 53/54mpg), which has always been main dealer serviced by the book. It suits us well and goes very...
  • Replacing a Jaguar XF with a Lexus IS? 1 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I am thinking of replacing my 4 yr old Jaguar XF 2.7D premium luxury. Whilst I love the car, since retiring my annual mileage has fallen to about 6000...
  • Which car do you recommend for short journeys with good load space and comfort? 18 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My wife and I are in our eighties and have been happy with our now 4-year-old Golf Plus (total miles 20,000) and much older Nissan Micra, both owned from...
  • DCi 90 or TCe90 in my Captur? 16 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I intend to replace my 2009 Nissan Note DCi with a Renault Captur. It ticks all the boxes for me. I do 10,000 miles pa a mix of short (4m) and medium (20m)...
  • Family car also suitable for short journeys 21 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
    My wife is a GP, returning to work after maternity leave. She's looking for a small family car suitable for carrying an extended rear-facing child seat...
  • Which Mondeo Estate? 2 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I want to replace my disappointing Mazda 6 Estate - 2.0 TDCI (121ps), partly because the local Mazda dealer (RRG) tells me that my frequent local journeys...
  • I need a utility 4x4 for landscaping - what do you recommend? 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
    My garden, at 15 acres with some steepish slopes, is big enough for me to need a vehicle to help with gardening. I had been using a garden tractor with...
  • Is a Jaguar XF suitable for high mileage use? 6 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I have been thinking of changing my Octavia vRS (petrol) due to my high mileage of 25,000 per year, and I am very wary of buying a manual due to DMF failure....
  • Can I endorse Miller Oils' Diesel Power Eco Max for DPF care, as used in my Vauxhall Zafira? 12 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I have an old-school 2.0DTI in a Vauxhall Zafira. I have had issues with the EGR valve for about three years. Instead of having it replaced my local friendly...
  • Could you do a feature on comparing a petrol Toyota Auris with the hybrid Auris? 28 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I enjoyed the interesting and informative article on petrol vs diesel in a recent "Motoring". Would it be possible to do a similar article on "Hybrid Cars"...
  • Is the Mazda 5 a suitable replacement for our Ford C-Max? 23 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
    We're planning to replace our Ford C-Max, a 3-year-old 2-litre diesel, in the near future. It has great performance and economy and a good seating position,...
  • best small car 11 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    Hi John , have you tested the latest corsa with 100 bhp, i do fancy the diesel but dpf put me off unless i go for the early versions, it supposed to have...
  • Recurring limp-mode problem on Zafira 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I've reported a recurring problem with my Vauxhall Zafira to the dealership I bought it from over a period of 18 months. The problem is that the car...
  • Filter tips 26 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I'd never owned a diesel-engined car before I bought my pre-registered 2005/55 Volvo V70 in March 2006. It's a delight to drive: a real mile-eater, and...
  • Partic bristle 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Family members are the victim of the diesel particle filter fiasco. They have a '56 registered Vauxhall Zafira 1.9CDtI SRI150 with 40,000 miles on the...
  • Lexed car? 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My present car is a Lexus LS430, which is more than 3 years old and has completed 29,500 miles in a faultless manner. I am considering changing it for...
  • Stop starve technology 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I am really interested in the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera. The benefits seem inescapable. However, given a scenario where the car is used on the daily commute...
  • Serious blow 12 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
    We have a 53 plate 307 2.0HDI and recently every journey was enhanced by the ‘anti-pollution fault’ appearing - and an accompanying rev cut to 2,200rpm....
 

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