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I'm thinking of buying a 2010 Kia Cee'd diesel, can you tell me if it has a dual-mass flywheel?
Our Volkswagen Tiguan is just one year old and has 7000 miles on the clock. Recently, the engine would not start after being left overnight in the garage. The starter motor engaged then immediately disengaged...
The windows in my Porsche Boxster steams up within 2/3 mins, unless l put the air con on.l have tried the air circulation with and without the recirculate button, but it makes no difference.Any ideas?...
My Ford Focus (2000) feels as though it is going to stall, with a lack of power and juddering at low speeds. Any idea what the fault could be?
My 2010 Volkswagen Passat diesel is experiencing some clutch problems. Driving at 30mph the clutch is fine, but when I accelerate up to 50mph the clutch pedal drops to the floor, leaving very little room...
I went to pick up a Ford Focus 2012 diesel from the garage only to find it had been filled it up with three gallons of petrol. It went for five miles then refused to start. The garage has taken it away...
How do I stop spiders making their home inside my door mirrors? Every time I get into my car I have to brush sticky webs away from the mirrors and the doors. I don't want to risk hosing my mirrors' electrics...
Is there a know problem with the gearbox fitted to the Skoda Fabia Mk1, 1.2 petrol engine? Mine has failed after only 60,000 mile and I've been quoted £2000 to fit a new 'box. Surely this cannot be acceptable,...
My Jaguar XF has an electronic blind spot warning system fitted to the wing mirrors.The light on the drivers mirror has started to come on randomly when there is no vehicle behind. How does this system...
I own a 1984 Peugeot 205, but it refuses to run for more than 30 seconds. I seemed to have checked everything, even had wiring loom apart, but haven't found any faults. The engine starts every time,...
 

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