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  Estate car shortage 9 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The time is approaching to replace our 10-year-old Mondeo Estate that has been brilliant. With kids grown up, 95% of the time we only need a 2-seater but...
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  Opening the throttle makes the car slow down! 8 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Just done over 100,500 miles in my Mondeo. Two very small pipes keep blowing off when I accelerate. I dont know what the pipes are. Got to the point...
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  Disabled - needs high seat for easy access 29 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm an elderly driver with bad arthritis knees and need a high driver's seat for ease of access and decent leg room. Must be automatic, with petrol...
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  Lab test 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a smaller estate car that is comfortable, economical, reliable, automatic, petrol new or up to 3yrs old. The entry height over the bumper...
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  No indication 24 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Have you noticed how many new cars have their front indicator lights in such a position that they cannot easily be seen? At mini roundabouts for example,...
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  Cost, in France 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My husband needs to replace our 15-year-old RHD Clio with a new RHD Modus. Ideally he would like to buy one over here, in order to save the long trek to...
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  When did Smart cars become right-hand drive? 29 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a Smart car and am trying to find out which year they started to become right-hand drive. I am desperately trying to find a right-hand...
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  Recommend a long-lasting family car with room for five and a dog, with low running costs? 18 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We are a family of 5 looking for a safe car that will last at least 10 very economical years and which can be serviced by our fantastic local backstreet...
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  ABSCONNED? 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My VW Touran 1.9TDI ESP light came on in February and sure enough I needed a new ABS control unit. This was diagnosed in March at my local VW dealership...
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  Where should I sell my Porsche 911 and what could I replace it with? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I drive an increasingly inappropriate Porsche 911. It's wrong for two reasons - it's a sports car, so it's best for younger folk and at 63 maybe I'm getting...
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  No fuel like an old fuel 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Several weeks ago, I accidentally put 20 litres of unleaded into my 9 year old, 93,000 mile 1.9D Renault Kangoo. I immediately filled the rest of the tank...
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  Rumpy pumpy 24 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Your letter from C.E. in Cyprus (November 29) struck a real chord in terms of the 'ankle breaker' cheap Chinese foot pumps flooding the market. Maybe he...
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  Should my 1999 Mercedes-Benz be suffering from such extreme rust? 13 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI estate with 142,000 miles which is suffering from severe penetrated rust in the rear floorpan. I was put in touch...
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  Which larger estate would you recommend for carrying medieval reenactment gear? 14 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a large estate to carry quite a lot of kit for medieval reenactment gear. Ideally something not that new but reasonably reliable from say...
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  Excessive road noise on Ford C-MAX 16 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a Ford C-MAX 1.8 TDI. It now has 62,000 miles on the clock and recently I have noticed excessive road noise from the front tyres. My local Ford...
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  Land Rover Freelander - when should I change the cam belt? 17 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2008 Land Rover Freelander is nearing 50,000 miles. Can you tell me when I should change the cam belt? A friend of mine (who works with Land Rovers)...
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  Approved used car has no service history - what can we do? 10 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My son bought a 2007 used Mercedes-Benz C220 CDi Sport from a main dealer in Aberdeen about six months ago. We have since discovered the car has barely...
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  Would Mercedes-Benz contribute to an ABC pump replacement? 10 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2010 Mercedes-Benz CL500 was making noise so I took it to local dealer. He called in a Mercedes-Benz dealer who diagnosed the ABC pump failing. The...
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  Ford Fusion replacement 12 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Can you recommend a replacement car for my wife? She currently drives a Ford Fusion which she loves as she is only 5ft tall and finds the driving position...
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  Buying a new car - BMW 3 Series or Audi A3? 11 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a new car and have narrowed my choice to the Audi A4 Avant 3.0TDI black edition or the BMW 330 D X drive M Sport Tourer. Which car do you...