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  Are CHAdeMO chargers being phased out? 6 Aug 2025 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking at a new Lexus UX300e which has a CHAdeMO connector. We will be charging it almost exclusively at home, but if we do need to charge it publicly...
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  Is it possible to get repatriation cover while in Europe? 8 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  We are taking delivery of a brand new VW campervan and planning on taking it to Europe in September. The VW warranty provides breakdown cover in Europe...
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  What's the most reliable small SUV that can cope with snow? 5 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has just started as district nurse in the wonderful but very hilly area of the Pennines, West Yorkshire. She needs a reliable automatic, probably...
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  Is buying a low mileage electric car as risky as buying a low mileage diesel? 9 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen a 2017 BMW i3 range extender at a main dealer with only 4363 miles on the clock. It didn't have its first service til June 2020 with 3136 miles...
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  Time to switch? 15 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Not usually indecisive but can't decide whether its time to trade in my relaiable Volvo V50 2.4i for something diesel. There's quite a few good deals out...
• Japanese versus the rest. 21 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I've had Renaults, Fords, Peugeots, Rovers.....so don't have an axe to grind but given that you can now get a Jap. to suit all tastes ie. Lexus instead of BMW or Merc. Micra/Yaris instead of Corsa/Pug 206. Landcruiser/Nissan X.Trail instead of Disco/Freelander. MX5 instead of MG. .....why not go for the one that you know won't give you hassle in going back to the dealer's sevice dept.?
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  Our insurer couldn't recover repair costs after a no fault accident - is it fair they've now increased our premium? 15 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My wife’s car was struck by a metal object which came from an open lorry going in the opposite direction. The damage was estimated at £1600. We contacted...
• Help me narrow down these choices for me please! 23 Aug 2025 (Forum)
  I've not known anyone that's managed to get these cars to high mileage without gearboxes failing or causing major issues. However happy to be proven wrong. Audi Q5; see above. Lexus NX : Can't find any above my budget. Boot seems a bit too small. I am open to suggestions (you guys are the experts!).
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  Can you recommend a modern replacement for my Fiat Coupe? 16 Sep 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I recently lost my beloved 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo, after a head-on collision with a drunk driver. We were lucky to walk away. Having owned the car since...
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  Should I pay extra for winter tyres on a hire car? 22 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am planning to fly to Lyon or Geneva in mid-March 2020 and will be hiring a car for a week to go skiing in Courchevel. Please can you tell me whether...
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  Why is No Claims Bonus only valid on one vehicle at a time? 12 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We've built up a NCB of over nine years with the same insurer on one car. Recently we acquired a second car and insured it with the same insurer, who in...
• Fiat Qubo 1.3 Multijet 95 Trekking - Engine management warning light 24 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Finally, I became paranoid about the vehicle, waiting for the engine management light to come on or the dpf to cause a problem. In December I traded the Qubo in against a 62K Lexus IS250 Sport and a 02 Reg Micra for my wife which has really low mileage. Whilst the costs of running both are a good bit more than the Qubo, the peace of mind is blissful!   
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  Best sports car for £15,000? 26 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm 61 and want to be a car. Due to my age, this will be my last chance to get a big boy's toy before senility and a Honda Jazz hit the horizon. I want...
• USA observations and rip off Britain 31 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  blasphemy removed 3.I saw a Toyota Yaris saloon. It looked awful. 4.I also saw what looked like a 3 door coupe version of the current Lexus IS. Didn't seem to work to me. Looked awkward. 5.I noticed an almost complete lack of low profile tyres. Even things like the Mustang have deep tyre walls. Why, particularly when their roads are so much smoother than ours?
• Omega rammed, lessons learned 3 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Previously I've doubted HJ on automatic left foot braking, but he has it right, so I'm going to learn left foot braking, or it might be me in the car behind one day. 2. Size does matter. I was in my Omega, he was in a Lexus. Had I been in a small hatchback, I believe I'd have been much worse off. 3. It reinforces my belief in the training I received on the skid pan. I might have recovered anyway, but the recent lesson probably helped me to react. 4.
• Choosing a second car - ideas? 10 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Can?t even be bothered to go to their showroom, but at least they have Lexus, and I could be tempted by an old shape IS200/IS300. I also sat a varietry of Golf variants and without failure felt that the quality of interior was a step down from previous generation and since I drove a Bora SE for 2 years, the current models didn?
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  I'm trying to rescue an abandoned Triumph, how do I find the owner? 12 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
  There is a Triumph GT6 slowly rotting into the undergrowth in a garage area behind my son's house. The number plate can be clearly seen. Is it possible...
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  What small automatic should I buy for £2000? 5 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My car has just been totalled by a white van man. I have to buy a replacement. I only bought my car in October and now have to look again. I need easy...
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  Should my warranty cover a failed turbo seal on my 2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class? 10 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my 2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 320 CDi estate in May 2010. It broke down in June and emptied half a tankful onto the ground, squirting out from...
• Goodbye 1 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I've annoyed a lot of people in the past. I have a habit of wittering on which can get annoying (remember the Lexus thread?) but hopefully I've not annoyed a lot more! Some good, and very funny people have left. But some other very good (and equally funny) have joined. The likes of Al, Patently and Mark (when he had the chance to rip into people on here) used to have me in tears of laughter.