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  Need a car for the school run - what do you suggest? 7 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like a recommendation for a car to be used predominantly for the school run (1.3 miles each way) for three child passengers. Also, this car will be...
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  Replacing an Audi Avant? 24 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Have an old Audi Avant. I'm looking for a newer (12 months old perhaps) medium sized saloon/hatch. I want to avoid DSG gearboxes and electronic/ pedal...
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  Buying a 1.6-litre first car 22 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has changed jobs and needs a car for her commute. Her allowance allows for a 1600cc engine and she has a budget of £4-5000. She is 27 years...
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  Quick cars for younger drivers 17 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am hoping to invest in a used car when Im 19 as I have a big drop in insurance. I was wondering what the fastest car I can get hold of for my age with...
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  Are you able to source nearly-new automatic cars? 5 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Can you help to source available 1- to 2-year-old 1,300cc to 1,600cc. automatic cars ideally 4/5 doors?
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  Works car 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I commute daily to London from Southampton by car and currently drive a 6-year-old 1.6 petrol Peugeot 307. Unfortunately it has recently become unreliable,...
• New v. old cars 9 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Is it just me or is it true that a disproportionate amount of people seem to get rid of perfectly reliable and functional (if a little long in the tooth)...
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  Goodwill payment six months out of warranty - expecting too much? 2 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My ASX was bought at 3 months old and has been serviced at a Mitsubishi dealership each year since. The car is now three years and six months old. The...
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  Choosing a car for a big low-mileage driver 21 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am well over six feet tall and overweight. I work at home and drive very little. I nonetheless like an entertaining car when I do drive. At present I...
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  What's more important when buying a used car - mileage or age? 14 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at buying a used car. It's 12 years old but has very low mileage. I've done initial checks, looked at its MoT history, however, should I be...
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  Import duty and taxes - is this right? 6 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  What would the import charges be for importing a 1966 Ford Mustang from the USA? Do you have to register the car before it arrives?
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  Buying a small first car 29 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter is 25 and has just passed her driving test, I have seen a 56 plate Peugeot 207 1.4 petrol, with 40,000 miles on the clock. It drives very well...
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  A4 Cabrio hood failure 22 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The hood on my four year old Audi A4 3.2 S-Line convertible stopped working. The car has only done 16,000 miles. Is this normal on a four year old car? If...
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  I traded in my old car for scrappage discount on a new car - should this be honoured even if the scheme has ended? 16 Jun 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We’ve ordered a new Volkswagen Tiguan and we're getting rid of the old car under the scrappage scheme. The Tiguan was ordered in January, but since then,...
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  Replacing two cars with one 18 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have an 11yr old BMW 528i saloon and 5yr old Golf 1.6 FSI both automatic. We want to replace the two cars with one that can cope with central London...
• New old car or old new one? 15 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Here's a debate for a cold winter's day.  Let's take a Mondeo as an example.  The new one is now scheduled for a 2014 launch, the current one...
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  Tricked into buying an ex-rental car 27 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a six month old Volvo XC60 from my local Volvo dealer in Sunderland on the understanding that it was an ex Volvo UK management car. Two weeks...
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  Should I buy a Laguna? 27 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am a 71-year-old pensioner and am looking to buy what will probably be my last. I want a petrol Laguna automatic about three years old and I have...
• Focus - new or old? 16 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Maybe the price would be more negotiable for the 'old' model? By all accounts, the new Focus is a 'better' car all-round than the original - though at the cost of considerable blandness, I have to say. So which model would backroomers recommend for a 'keeper' - SWMBO does about 12k miles a year and tends to keep cars for some time (the Passat's done 165k and this replaced an Audi 100 with 190k on the clock!).
• Old cars and the environment. 11 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I read of some research in the Netherlands a while ago where they calculated that by reducing the average age of vehicles on the road by three years they would actually increase the net emissions by four per cent, largely because of the emissions created by making cars. That's even taking into account the greater efficiency of new engines. It's one of the arguments I use for not getting rid of my fourteen year old Peugeot 309. The old XU diesel is dirty in today's terms, but it's turning in an average of over 50mpg, cruises happily and quietly at 70-75 and I've known park benches less reliable (we do around 10,000 miles a year and the engine has not needed a repair of any kind in the last five years).