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  How can I tell the age of a car battery? 2 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I want to know if the battery that's fitted to my 2015 Audi is original to the car, as a replacement is very expensive. It does not have an obvious date...
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  I believe a campervan I bought secondhand has a gear selector issue, can I just ignore the issue or will it get worse? 13 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2015 Ducato campervan 2.9 that I bought secondhand last year. In sixth gear, there's a rattle and the gearstick moves forward and backwards a few...
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  Why does my Porsche 911 991 rattle? 3 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a six month old Porsche 911 (991) model Carrera from a Porsche main dealer in September 2015. Mechanically the car is perfect, but there is an...
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  My new car was damaged and repaired before delivery - can I reject it? 2 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My new car was due to be delivered today. I received a call yesterday afternoon to say that it would not be delivered as it was damaged by the car valeter....
• Vauxhall Corsa - Vauxhall corsa ECU Problems 30 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  They have sent out a mechanic to write a report on the car and I am just waiting on their response…   The car has done 45k miles in total and is a 10 plate   Any advice would be appreciated – thanks Max
• Small Family Car for approx £4,500 max 25 May 2015 (Forum)
  Hello all,   I am looking for a small family car with a maximum budget of £4,500 maximum.   I really want a car which offers...
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  Performance loss after ECU upgrade 31 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I took my KIA Cee'd to my local dealer recently and they upgraded the ECU. Since this work has been carried out the car has loss power throughout the range....
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  Ambulance Chasers 10 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Just received unsolicited phone call from National Accident Helpline. Had minor coming together with telegraph pole 4 days ago, enough damage to warrant...
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  Low insurance for 23-year-old 25 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My son is 23 years old and has 4 years no claim bonus wants to buy a second hand car up to max £2000 with hatch back as needs a roomy boot which are the...
• Vauxhall Omega (1994 - 2003) - 97 2.5V6 - new head gasket - now poor MPG 4 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  What we do have is MPG prior to repair of 27ish, now lucky to get 21!! I have been using climate control & max heating/lights during the journey of 30miles, each way, daily, in darkness, so expect some increase in consumption. But on a run from filling up in Luton, resetting the computer readings & straight onto M1, to start of motorway, daytime, no delays, max 6omph & no heating used, it still only got 23mpg.
• Punto emissions 5 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Figures were (First figures are today, followed by last two years as a comparison): Fast idle CO - 0.21% (max < 0.30%) / 2006 - 0.20% / 2005 - 0.13% HC - 78ppm (max < 200ppm) / 2006 - 52ppm / 2005 - 38 ppm Lambda - 1.03 (0.97 - 1.03) / 2006 - 1.01 / 2005 - 1.00 Natural idle CO - 0.15% (<0.35%) / 2006 - 0.15% / 2005 - 0.16% The car only covers 2,500 miles a year, but gets an Italian tune up when I drive it and always just before the MOT.
• Fiat Punto - max roof-rack load 27 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all, I'm considering getting a roof rack for my 99 Punto (last of the first generation model), but first need to know what's the maximum weight I...
• '2nd Car' insurance 21 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi backroomers, can anyone offer any suggestions? Until 2 1/2 years ago, we had always had 2 cars. At that time we had max NCD on both policies. We still have max NCD on our current car. We are now buying a 2nd car again. Our insurace company says that we will have to start with 0% NCD on this '2nd car'. As a reult, the quote was twice what I had expected.
• Oil Consumption - Volvo V70 2.5 20v 13 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  At first I thought the servicing garage had underfilled it, but the problem persists and I calculate that I am losing or using about 1 litre per 1000 miles (the dipstick goes from max to below min in 4-5000 miles and the max/min gap is 4 litres). Can anyone offer any advice before I send it into the garage and a possibly long and expensive search for the problem? The car exhibits no other problems that I can see.
• New Mondeo as towcar - GrahamM 15 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I'm thinking of buying a used new model Mondeo LX 2.0 or 1.8 hatch or possibly estate to replace our 1994 1.8 petrol (I'd like a TDCi but it's beyond my budget and any way I'm a bit put off by the starting and other problems highlighted in this forum). We tow a small caravan, max permitted weight 1050kg, which is only 75% of the petrol models' kerbweight, but I'm a bit worried about the relatively (4500) high rpm at which max torque is developed in these engines, though I don't know what the actual torque curves look like.
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  What's the best small automatic car? 5 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My Volkswagen Up has been written off. I would like to replace it with a small automatic car that is as much fun to drive and with a similar or better...
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  Do I need to replace my Mazda 3's DPF? 12 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 4-year-old Mazda 3 1.6 diesel has done 63,000 trouble-free miles. I live in the country so don't do many short trips (the nearest shop is 7 miles away)....
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  Buying a small SUV - what's best? 6 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife wants to downsize to downsize from our trusty family V70 and also improve fuel consumption. She needs plenty of leg room in the back with two growing...
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  Why is my 2007 Peugeot 307's annual road tax so expensive at £245 per annum? 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I would be greatly obliged if you could tell me what is the current amount of road tax due annually on a Peugeot 307 year 2007 1589cc petrol hatchback....
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  Recommend a reliable, good quality car for comfortable motorway cruising? 22 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm getting ready for retirement and want to change my car. We do a lot of European touring so want something spacious, comfortable, reliable and a good...